極楽
(Buddhism) Short for 極楽浄土 (Gokuraku Jōdo): pure land (western paradise of Amitabha Buddha)
(by extension) heaven, paradise
a pleasure quarters, red-light district
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( romanization )
( kyūjitai )
( hiragana )
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(Buddhism) Short for 極楽浄土 (Gokuraku Jōdo): pure land (western paradise of Amitabha Buddha) / (by extension) heaven, paradise / a pleasure quarters, red-light district
極楽
大学の宗教学の討論で、彼は極楽を現世の苦しみから逃れるための幻想と切り捨てるのではなく、生き方を規定する倫理的目標として再評価すべきだと説いた。
In a university religious-studies debate, he argued that the Pure Land should not be dismissed as an illusory escape from worldly suffering, but rather re-evaluated as an ethical aim that shapes how one lives.
In a university religious-studies debate, he argued that the Pure Land should not be dismissed as an illusory escape from worldly suffering, but rather re-evaluated as an ethical aim that shapes how one lives.
大学の宗教学の討論で、彼は極楽を現世の苦しみから逃れるための幻想と切り捨てるのではなく、生き方を規定する倫理的目標として再評価すべきだと説いた。
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