Definition

1. Adjective:

   • Transcendent; sublime: Describes a state, quality, or achievement that goes beyond the ordinary, the mundane, or conventional limitations, reaching a higher, more spiritual or refined level.
   • Liberated; freed: Refers to being released from the cycle of rebirth and suffering (in Buddhist context), or more generally, from worldly attachments and constraints.

2. Verb:

   • To liberate; to save; to transcend: The act of freeing oneself or others from the mundane world, suffering, or spiritual bondage, often leading to salvation or enlightenment.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:

  • Tư tưởng của ông ấy thật siêu thoát. (His thinking is truly transcendent.)
  • Linh hồn đã được siêu thoát. (The soul has been liberated.)

• Verb:

  • Mong cầu siêu thoát cho vong linh. (To pray for the liberation of the departed soul.)
  • Anh ấy muốn siêu thoát khỏi những phiền muộn trần tục. (He wishes to transcend worldly troubles.)

Advanced Usage

• "sự siêu thoát" (noun): The state of transcendence or liberation.
  • Sự siêu thoát của tâm hồn là mục đích tối thượng. (The liberation of the soul is the ultimate goal.)

Variants and Related Words

• Siêu độ (v/n): To save souls; to guide spirits to salvation; salvation. This is a closely related Buddhist term often used interchangeably with "siêu thoát" in religious contexts.
  • Làm lễ cầu siêu độ. (To perform a ceremony to pray for salvation of souls.)

Synonyms

• Transcend: to go beyond the limits of.
• Liberate: to set free, especially from oppression or constraints.
• Sublime: of such excellence, grandeur, or beauty as to inspire great admiration or awe.

Related Concepts

• In Buddhist philosophy, siêu thoát specifically denotes the liberation from samsara (the cycle of death and rebirth) and the attainment of nirvana.
• It can be used in a secular sense to describe art, thought, or behavior that is remarkably free from conventionality and exceptionally elevated.

1. Go beyong usual practices
   • như siêu độ