六道
Chinese edit
six | direction; way; method direction; way; method; road; path; principle; truth; reason; skill; Tao (of Taoism); a measure word; to say; to speak; to talk | ||
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trad. (六道) | 六 | 道 | |
simp. #(六道) | 六 | 道 |
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
六道
Synonyms edit
- 六趣 (liùqù)
Japanese edit
Kanji in this term | |
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六 | 道 |
りく Grade: 1 |
どう Grade: 2 |
on’yomi |
Kanji in this term | |
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六 | 道 |
ろく Grade: 1 |
どう Grade: 2 |
on’yomi |
Noun edit
- Alternate reading for 六道 (ろくどう, rokudō).
- (Buddhism) The six planes, realms, or domains of existence into which souls are reborn in the cycle of samsara:
- Note that the Theravada Buddhist tradition only recognizes five planes of existence, as Theravada does not distinguish between the ashura and heaven planes.
See also edit
- Desire realm on Wikipedia.Wikipedia (containing these six planes)
- Buddhism on Wikipedia.Wikipedia