tiền thế

Tiền thế của ông ấy là một vị quan thanh liêm.

Definition

1. Noun:
   • Previous existence / Past life: A Buddhist and philosophical term referring to a life or state of being that occurred before the current one, in a cycle of rebirth.
   • Previous generation / Former age: Can refer to a prior era or generation in a historical or metaphorical sense.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Theo Phật giáo, nghiệp của tiền thế ảnh hưởng đến kiếp này. (According to Buddhism, karma from a past life affects this existence.)
  • Những phát minh của tiền thế đã đặt nền móng cho khoa học hiện đại. (The inventions of a former age laid the foundation for modern science.)

Advanced Usage

• The term is primarily used in religious, spiritual, or literary contexts to discuss concepts of reincarnation, karma, or historical legacy. It is not common in everyday conversation.

Variants and Related Words

• Tiền kiếp (n): A more common synonym specifically meaning "past life" or "previous incarnation."

  • Anh ta tin rằng mình là một nghệ sĩ trong tiền kiếp. (He believes he was an artist in a past life.)

• Tiền nhân (n): Forefathers, ancestors.

  • Chúng ta nên biết ơn công lao của tiền nhân. (We should be grateful for the contributions of our forefathers.)

Synonyms

• Past life: A life lived before the current one.
• Former existence: A previous state of being.
• Previous generation: An earlier generation in history.

Related Concepts

• Nghiệp (Karma): The spiritual principle of cause and effect where actions in one's tiền thế influence the current life.
• Luân hồi (Reincarnation/Samsara): The cycle of rebirth, within which tiền thế is one link.