Du seng, Dù sēng: 3 definitions
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Du seng means something in Buddhism, Pali. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.
In Buddhism
Chinese Buddhism
[The following represents an unverified English translation. For all purposes consult the original Chinese text.]
度僧 [du seng]—Ordination of Monks — [Ritual (儀式 [yi shi])] It is the act of ordaining people to become monks. The term 'Du (度 [du])' means to exit and to leave. It means to depart from the secular world (俗 [su]), and also to escape the cycle of birth and death (生死 [sheng si]). Hence, it is called 'Du'.
度僧—【儀式】度人為僧也。度者出也離也。出離俗也，又出離生死也。故云度。
[yí shì] dù rén wèi sēng yě. dù zhě chū yě lí yě. chū lí sú yě, yòu chū lí shēng sǐ yě. gù yún dù.
[yi shi] du ren wei seng ye. du zhe chu ye li ye. chu li su ye, you chu li sheng si ye. gu yun du.
度僧 ts = dù sēng p refers to [phrase] “to lead to become a monastic”; Domain: Buddhism 佛教 [fu jiao]; Notes: (Ding '度僧 [du seng]'; FGDB '度僧 [du seng]') .
Chinese Buddhism (漢傳佛教, hanchuan fojiao) is the form of Buddhism that developed in China, blending Mahayana teachings with Daoist and Confucian thought. Its texts are mainly in Classical Chinese, based on translations from Sanskrit. Major schools include Chan (Zen), Pure Land, Tiantai, and Huayan. Chinese Buddhism has greatly influenced East Asian religion and culture.
Languages of India and abroad
Chinese-English dictionary
度僧 [dù sēng] refers to: “regulation of monk and nun ordination by the government”.
度僧 is further associated with the following language/terms:
[Vietnamese] độ tăng.
[Korean] 도승 / do seung.
[Japanese] ドソウ / do sō.
Chinese language.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Seng, Du, Dou, Tu.
Full-text (+8): Yu die du seng, Te en du seng, Qi si du seng, Shi jing du seng, Na jin du seng, Pudu, Chuc diep do tang, Duke, Wu gong de, Amju, Du die, Zuo xia, 'khor gyi nang du seng ge'i sgra yang dag par sgrog pa, Kong ming du die, Henan, Zhu lin jing she, Shi jing de du, A ye mu qu, Xiang shui qian, Da zhong zhong zheng shi zi hou.
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