cửa thiền

cửa thiền

Sau nhiều năm thế tục, ông ấy quyết định trở về cửa thiền.

Definition
  1. Noun:
    • A Buddhist temple, a pagoda, a monastery: "Cửa thiền" refers to a place of Buddhist practice, worship, and residence for monks and nuns. It is a compound word where "cửa" means "door/gate" and "thiền" means "Zen/meditation," thus metaphorically meaning "the gate/door to meditation" or "the gate of Zen."
    • The Buddhist monastic community or institution: It can also refer to the Buddhist religious institution or community as a whole.
Usage Examples
  • Noun:
    • Sau nhiều năm thế tục, ông ấy quyết định trở về cửa thiền. (After many years in secular life, he decided to return to the Buddhist temple/monastery.)
    • Cô ấy tìm thấy sự bình yên mỗi khi bước chân vào cửa thiền. (She finds peace every time she steps into the Buddhist pagoda.)
    • Câu chuyện này được lưu truyền rộng rãi trong cửa thiền. (This story is widely circulated within the Buddhist monastic community.)
Advanced Usage

  • "gõ cửa thiền": To knock on the temple's door; figuratively, to seek entry into monastic life or to seek Buddhist teachings.

    • Chàng trai trẻ đã gõ cửa thiền để tìm lối thoát cho những khổ đau trong lòng. (The young man knocked on the temple's door to find an escape from the suffering in his heart.)

  • "cửa thiền thanh tịnh": The pure/pacified temple gate; describing a tranquil and sacred temple environment.

    • Du khách ai cũng cảm nhận được không khí cửa thiền thanh tịnh ở nơi đây. (Every visitor can feel the atmosphere of a pure and tranquil temple here.)
Variants and Related Words
  • Thiền môn (n): A synonym for "cửa thiền," also meaning a Buddhist temple or monastery. (Literally: Zen gate)
  • Chùa (n): Pagoda, temple. This is the most common and general word for a Buddhist place of worship.
  • Tu viện (n): Monastery, convent. Emphasizes the residential and communal aspect for monks/nuns.
  • Thiền viện (n): Zen monastery; a temple specifically dedicated to Zen (Thiền) Buddhist practice.
Synonyms
  • Chùa chiền: Temples and pagodas (a general term).
  • Phật đường: Buddhist hall/temple.
  • Tự viện: Temple and monastery (a more literary term).
Related Phrases
  • "Cửa Phật": The gate of Buddha; another term for a Buddhist temple or the Buddhist faith/path.
    • Quy y cửa Phật. (To take refuge in the Buddha, i.e., to become a Buddhist.)
Related Idioms
  • "Cửa thiền đóng then cài": The temple gate is closed and bolted; implying a place of strict seclusion, deep meditation, or a monastery not open to the outside world.
    • Ngôi chùa trên núi như thể cửa thiền đóng then cài, tách biệt hẳn với thế giới ồn ào bên ngoài. (The temple on the mountain is like a closed and bolted gate, completely separated from the noisy world outside.)