Definition

1. Verb (Buddhist term):
   • To be liberated from the cycle of rebirth and suffering (samsara): The core meaning of "siêu sinh" is to transcend the cycle of death and rebirth, achieving spiritual liberation.
   • To be reborn in a pure land: Specifically, it refers to the passing of a soul from the earthly realm to a Buddha's pure land, a realm free from defilement and suffering.

Usage Examples

• Verb:
  • Các nhà sư cầu nguyện cho linh hồn người đã khuất được siêu sinh. (The monks prayed for the soul of the deceased to be liberated.)
  • Theo đạo Phật, tu tập tốt sẽ giúp con người siêu sinh về cõi Tây phương cực lạc. (According to Buddhism, good practice helps people be reborn in the Western Pure Land.)

Advanced Usage

• "siêu sinh tịnh độ": This is the most common compound phrase, meaning "to be liberated from rebirth and attain rebirth in the Pure Land." It is the complete doctrinal goal.
  • Nguyện vong linh bà được siêu sinh tịnh độ. (May her soul be liberated and reach the Pure Land.)

Variants and Related Words

• Siêu thoát (v): to be delivered or liberated (from suffering, the mortal world); often used interchangeably with "siêu sinh" in a Buddhist context.

  • Cầu mong anh ấy sớm được siêu thoát. (I pray for him to soon find liberation.)

• Đầu thai (v): to reincarnate; this is the process of rebirth within the cycle that "siêu sinh" aims to transcend.

  • Lin hồn sẽ đầu thai vào một kiếp sống mới. (The soul will reincarnate into a new life.)

Synonyms

• To achieve liberation: to be freed from the cycle of samsara.
• To attain rebirth in the Pure Land: the specific Buddhist goal.

Related Idioms

• "Siêu sinh lên cõi Phật": to be reborn in the Buddha's realm.
  • Sau khi hỏa táng, gia đình mong cụ siêu sinh lên cõi Phật. (After the cremation, the family hopes he will be reborn in the Buddha's realm.)

1. Siêu sinh tịnh độ to depart from this life and reach serene and pure land