Lokottara
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lokottara (P. lokuttara; T. 'jig rten las 'das pa; C. chushijian 出世間). Translated as: “beyond the world”, “supramundane”, “transcendent”, "world transcending", etc.[1][2] It refers to something that is related to attaining liberation from samsara or that leads to such liberation.[1]
This term is contrasted with loka ("mundane", "worldly", etc.).
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Buswell & Lopez 2014, s.v. lokottara.
- ↑
'jig rten las 'das pa, Christian-Steinert Dictionary
Sources
Buswell, Robert E.; Lopez, Donald S. (2014), The Princeton Dictionary of Buddhism, Princeton University
External links
- 'jig rten las 'das pa, Christian-Steinert Dictionary