siêu thăng

siêu thăng

Một người đang siêu thăng trong lúc ngồi thiền.

Definition

  1. Verb (Transitive):

    • To save; to deliver; to cause to attain salvation: In Buddhist and some folk religious contexts, "siêu thăng" refers to the act of performing rituals or prayers to help the soul of a deceased person transcend suffering, escape the cycle of rebirth, and reach a blissful state or a higher plane of existence (e.g., heaven, a pure land).

  2. Verb (Intransitive):

    • To be saved; to ascend to salvation; to be delivered: Describes the state or process of a soul being liberated from the earthly realm or lower states of existence and ascending to a higher, peaceful spiritual state.
Usage Examples

  • Verb (Transitive):

    • Gia đình tổ chức lễ cầu siêu để siêu thăng cho vong linh người quá cố. (The family held a prayer ceremony to save the soul of the deceased.)
    • Các nhà sư tụng kinh để siêu thăng những linh hồn bơ vơ. (The monks chant sutras to deliver the wandering souls.)

  • Verb (Intransitive):

    • Người ta tin rằng những linh hồn được siêu thăng sẽ về nơi cực lạc. (People believe that souls that are saved will go to the pure land.)
    • Cầu mong vong linh bà được siêu thăng. (May her soul ascend to salvation.)
Advanced Usage
  • The term is primarily used in solemn, religious, or ceremonial contexts related to death and the afterlife. It carries a formal and reverent tone.
  • It is often used with objects like "vong linh" (spirit of the dead), "linh hồn" (soul), or "người quá cố" (the deceased).
Variants and Related Words

  • Cầu siêu (v): to pray for the salvation/deliverance of a soul.

    • Lễ cầu siêu được tổ chức vào ngày 49 sau khi mất. (The prayer for salvation is held on the 49th day after death.)

  • Siêu độ (v): a near-synonym meaning to save and ferry across (the sea of suffering); to deliver.

    • Phật pháp có sức mạnh siêu độ chúng sinh. (The Buddha's teachings have the power to deliver sentient beings.)
Synonyms
  • To save / to deliver (in a religious sense).
  • To liberate (spiritually).
  • To ascend (to a higher state).
Related Concepts
  • Siêu thoát: to be liberated/released (from the cycle of rebirth); often used interchangeably with "siêu thăng."
  • Đầu thai: reincarnation; the cycle that "siêu thăng" helps one escape.
  • Cõi niết bàn / Tịnh độ: Nirvana / Pure Land; the ultimate destinations associated with being "siêu thăng."