往生

Readings

Pinyin: wǎngshēng

Wade-Giles: wang-sheng

Hangul: 왕생

Korean MC: wangsaeng

Korean MR: wangsaeng

Katakana: オウジョウ

Hepburn: ōjō

be reborn [in another world]

• In most cases, this term is seen used in reference to the attainment of rebirth in a positive sense, such as rebirth into a pure buddha-realm, or into a heaven, etc. In colloquial writing however, it can refer simply to the notion of death. It is most commonly seen used in Pure Land texts, indicating rebirth into Sukhāvatī or some other pure realm based on virtuous behavior and religious practices in the present lifetime. Nakamura, Oda, the Fo Guang Dictionary, and of course Mochizuki offer detailed explanations of various nuances of this term according to textual families. (Skt. upa-√pad; upapadyate; Tib. skye bar 'gyur ba, skyes pa, 'gro ba) 〔瑜伽論 T 1579.30.282b07; 兩卷無量壽經宗要 T 1747.37.126b20〕 [resp. Charles Muller; source(s): YBh-Ind]

Dictionary References:

Bukkyō jiten (Ui), 105

Bulgyo sajeon, 630a

Zengaku daijiten (Komazawa U.), 121b

Iwanami bukkyō jiten, 86

Japanese-English Buddhist Dictionary (Daitō shuppansha), &tdash;/253

Bukkyōgo daijiten (Nakamura), 127a

Fo Guang Shan Dictionary, 3199

Ding Fubao, {Digital Version}

Buddhist Chinese-Sanskrit Dictionary (Hirakawa), 0442

Bukkyō daijiten (Mochizuki), (v.1-6)336a, (v.9-10)15b

Bukkyō daijiten (Oda), 1849-2

Sanskrit-Tibetan Index for the Yogâcārabhūmi-śāstra (Yokoyama and Hirosawa), {Digital Version}

Copyright © 2010 -- Charles Muller

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