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得(とく)

とくtoku

Very commonAdjective

Meanings

Meanings are shown in English (JMdict).

  1. na-adjectivenoun

    profit; advantage; benefit; gain

    Note: also written as 徳(とく)

  2. rebirth in paradise, entering nirvana

    Buddhism

    彼(かれ)は長(なが)年(ねん)修(しゅ)行(ぎょう)を積(つ)み、真(しん)の悟(さと)りを開(ひら)き、極(ごく)楽(らく)往(おう)生(じょう)を得(とく)たと信(しん)じられています。

    • He is believed to have practiced ascetic training for many years, attained true enlightenment, and achieved rebirth in the Pure Land.

    その僧(そう)は、生(しょう)涯(がい)の修(しゅ)行(ぎょう)を通(つう)じて、仏(ふつ)の国(くに)での安(やす)らかな往(おう)生(じょう)を得(とく)られることを願(ねが)った。

    • Through a lifetime of ascetic training, the monk hoped to attain a peaceful rebirth in the Buddha's land.

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