Dictionary Definition :
Definition[1]
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The great bitter sea, or great sea of suffering i.e. of mortality in the six gati, or ways of incarnate existence.
Source
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A Dictionary of Chinese Buddhist Terms, William Edward Soothill and Lewis Hodous
Definition[2]
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(譬喻)謂六道生死之苦也。智度論五曰:「沒大苦海不自覺知。」
Source
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丁福保《佛學大辭典》