this shore; worldly existence; samsara
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesnoun
this shore; the shore of suffering and mortality
literaryA core Buddhist concept contrasted with 'the other shore' (彼岸, pàramitā, nirvana), which represents enlightenment and liberation from the cycle of rebirth (samsara). Refers to the world of delusion, attachment, and suffering.
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).
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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.