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六道

Hiragana
ろくどう / りくどう
Noun
Japanese Meaning
仏教などで説かれる、六つの迷いの世界。具体的には、地獄道・餓鬼道・畜生道・修羅道・人間道・天道を指す。生きとし生けるものが生前の行為(業)によって死後に輪廻転生するとされる六つの世界の総称。 / 転じて、人間世界を含めた、苦しみや迷いの多いこの世のありさまをたとえていう語。
Easy Japanese Meaning
ほとけのおしえでいういきものがうまれかわるむっつのせかいのこと
Chinese (Simplified) Meaning
佛教所指的六种生存境界(地狱、饿鬼、畜生、人、修罗、天) / 六道轮回;六趣
Chinese (Traditional) Meaning
佛教六道輪迴,眾生生死流轉的六種境界 / 指天道、人道、阿修羅道、畜生道、餓鬼道、地獄道六界
Korean Meaning
불교에서 중생이 윤회하는 여섯 세계. / 지옥도·아귀도·축생도·아수라도·인간도·천상도를 통칭하는 말.
Vietnamese Meaning
Lục đạo; sáu cõi luân hồi trong Phật giáo. / Sáu nẻo tái sinh gồm: địa ngục, ngạ quỷ, súc sinh, a-tu-la, nhân, thiên.
Tagalog Meaning
anim na landas ng muling pagsilang sa Budismo / anim na uri ng pag-iral (hal. impiyerno, gutom na multo, at buhay‑hayop)
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He is deeply studying the teachings of the six realms in Buddhism.

Chinese (Simplified) Translation

他正在深入学习佛教六道的教义。

Chinese (Traditional) Translation

他正在深入學習佛教的六道教義。

Korean Translation

그는 불교의 육도에 대한 가르침을 깊이 공부하고 있습니다.

Vietnamese Translation

Anh ấy đang học sâu về giáo lý lục đạo của Phật giáo.

Tagalog Translation

Malalim niyang pinag-aaralan ang mga aral ng anim na kaharian sa Buddhismo.

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Alternate reading for 六道 (ろくどう, rokudō).

Sense(2)

地獄道 (じごくどう, jigokudō): hell

Sense(3)

餓鬼道 (がきどう, gakidō): life in starvation (one of the Buddhist hells)

Sense(4)

畜生道 (ちくしょうどう, chikushōdō): life as a beast

Sense(5)

人間道 (にんげんどう, ningendō) / 人道 (にんどう, nindō): life as a human

Sense(6)

阿修羅道 (あしゅらどう, ashuradō): life as a demigod

Sense(7)

天上 (てんじょう, tenjō): heaven

Sense(8)

Note that the Theravada Buddhist tradition only recognizes five planes of existence, as Theravada does not distinguish between the ashura and heaven planes.

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Alternate reading for 六道 (ろくどう, rokudō). / 地獄道 (じごくどう, jigokudō): hell / 餓鬼道 (がきどう, gakidō): life in starvation (one of the Buddhist hells) / 畜生道 (ちくしょうどう, chikushōdō): life as a beast

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六道

彼は仏教の六道の教えを深く学んでいます。

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He is deeply studying the teachings of the six realms in Buddhism.

He is deeply studying the teachings of the six realms in Buddhism.

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彼は仏教の六道の教えを深く学んでいます。

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