zhèngguǒ

正果

Word · Noun

Buddhist enlightenment; spiritual attainment

Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma

Meanings

1 sense · 3 examples
1.

noun

attainment of Buddhist enlightenment; the right fruit of spiritual practice

formal

Buddhist terminology referring to the successful completion of spiritual cultivation and attainment of sainthood or enlightenment.

Táng唐
Sēng僧
shī师
tú徒
lì历
jīng经
jiǔ九
jiǔ九
bā八
shí十
yī一
nàn难
 ,
zuì最
zhōng终
xiū修
chéng成
zhèng正
guǒ果
 。

Tang Monk and his disciples went through eighty-one trials and finally attained enlightenment.

Zài在
fó佛
jiào教
zhōng中
 ,
zhǐ只
yǒu有
fàng放
xià下
zhí执
niàn念
cái才
néng能
xiū修
dé得
zhèng正
guǒ果
 。

In Buddhism, only by letting go of attachments can one attain enlightenment.

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Tā他
kǔ苦
xiū修
shí十
nián年
 ,
zhōng终
yú于
chéng成
zhèng正
guǒ果
 。

After ten years of ascetic practice, he finally attained enlightenment.