Meaning of 此岸
此岸 means this shore; the shore of suffering and mortality. Pronounced cǐ àn.
- this shore; the shore of suffering and mortality
Definitions & Examples
Zài在
fó佛
jiào教
kàn看
lái来
，
zhòng众
shēng生
jiē皆
zài在
shēng生
sǐ死
de的
cǐ此
àn岸
zhōng中
chén沉
fú浮
。
In Buddhism, all sentient beings are adrift in the this shore of life and death.
Pú菩
sà萨
lì立
zhì志
yào要
dù渡
zhòng众
shēng生
cóng从
cǐ此
àn岸
dào到
dá达
bǐ彼
àn岸
。
A bodhisattva vows to ferry all beings from this shore to the other shore (enlightenment).
Tā他
de的
xiū修
xíng行
jiù就
shì是
wèi为
le了
tuō脱
lí离
fán烦
nǎo恼
de的
cǐ此
àn岸
。
His spiritual practice is precisely to escape from this shore of afflictions.