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苦海无边,回头是岸

kǔ hǎi wú biān , huí tóu shì àn

Definitions

  • The sea of bitterness has no bounds, turn your head to see the shore (idiom). Only Buddhist enlightenment can allow one to shed off the abyss of worldly suffering.
  • Repent and ye shall be saved!