Is the desire for knowledge an affliction

I don't think it's necessary to give up the desire for knowledge. It's probably impossible to read through all the tens of thousands of volumes of sutras. Please keep studying. I think both Kobo Daishi Kukai and Denkyo Daishi Saicho were obsessed with a desire for knowledge their whole lives. Study as much as you like. There is no end to learning.
However, what we have to think about here is whether that is all it takes. It means using the knowledge gained for people. Instead of showing off the knowledge you have gained, you use it to help others. If you don't do that, you'll end up complacent. Both Kukai and Saicho opened Mount Koya and Mount Hiei to use them for people. And they nurtured latecomers.
In Buddhism, the heart of a Bodhisattva is cherished. I'm not the only one who completes it; I do things that are useful for others. An act of altruism rather than self-interest. We need it. Studying on a daily basis is essential in order to be able to do that.
Please study with your desire for knowledge and at the same time learn to make use of it for others. It's good to become a monk. It's also good to be a scholar or teacher. It doesn't matter if you are a politician or another profession. Please be someone people can rely on in every world. That's what I study for. Never knowledge for complacency, get knowledge that benefits others, and make use of it.
If you do that, the suffering will go away by itself.

You can think that all feelings involving pleasure and pleasure are afflictions of greed.
So, if you don't realize the affliction of greed, you won't be able to get rid of it.
Buddhist teachings are sometimes compared to a raft.
In order to cross the river, you need to ride a raft, but once you've crossed it, you won't be able to go ashore unless you throw away the raft.
People who have begun to learn Buddhist knowledge also have concerns about the desire for knowledge.
The desire for knowledge is often a motive for jumping on a raft (Buddhism).
However, when one day you realize it and the worry of greed disappears, the obsession that devours knowledge will probably disappear.
Unaware, we have the afflictions of greed, anger, laziness, and pride.
However, I think it is possible for those of us who are unaware to control our worries to some extent.
The Buddha left us both training methods to get rid of worries and techniques to control worries.
summary.
Once the desire for knowledge is realized, it will disappear.
If you can control your greed even if you don't realize it, you can control your worries and suffering.

Greed raga is bothersome for the time being, but Motivation Chanda, which makes you want to do something, is neither good nor bad in itself. Motivation for good things is good, and when motivation is given to bad things, motivation also becomes bad.
Deciding whether it's good or bad is bad if you, or your partner, or the lives around you aren't good by doing or saying it, it's evil; if no one is at least in trouble; rather, it's good if you become good.
My hobby of killing time is at the last minute. It's a change of pace, friendships expand, and conversely, money, goods, and time are taken...
Learning is basically going to be good. That's because I was born a human and I'm trying to get to know the human world better. It's good if learning becomes a job, and if it's a hobby, it's while working.
However, it's not easy to take what you've learned into the next life. Occasionally, there are people who are naturally fond of painting and are good at it, or like piano and are good at it. Mostly, the desire to learn becomes good, and it becomes a merit, and it will have a positive impact on the next life and beyond.
Whether you're learning or learning, if you feel that there are too many things you want to know and don't have enough time, be careful not to become impatient or hopeless. It's an evil heart. The fundamental affliction of greed called thirst for love is “not enough. It also includes a sense of lack of “more.”
You can't know everything anyway, so I think it's good to get along well with the desire for knowledge.

What is our greed
You can't throw it away in the first place.
because everyone suffers from everything in life
The pain won't go away either.

though
To the fun that comes from that desire
Why don't you look at it?

nor
Isn't there an option to stay in college?