túc duyên
Definition
- Noun:
- Predestined love or connection: A bond, relationship, or affection believed to have been formed or destined from a previous life, according to Buddhist philosophy.
- Karmic attachment: A connection or debt from past lives that influences relationships in the current existence.
Usage Examples
- Noun:
- Họ gặp lại nhau, đó chính là túc duyên. (They met again; that is precisely predestined love.)
- Câu chuyện của họ được giải thích là do túc duyên từ kiếp trước. (Their story is explained by a karmic attachment from a past life.)
Advanced Usage
- The term is primarily used in literary, philosophical, or spiritual contexts to describe deep, fated relationships, often romantic but not exclusively.
- It implies a sense of inevitability and a spiritual or karmic cause for a present connection.
Variants and Related Words
- Nhân duyên (n): Cause and condition; the Buddhist concept of conditional arising, often referring to the factors that create relationships.
- Tiền duyên (n): Predestined affinity or a bond from a former time.
Synonyms
- Predestined affinity: A relationship destined by fate.
- Karmic bond: A connection resulting from actions in past lives.
- Fated love: Love that is meant to be by destiny.
Related Idioms and Phrases
- Túc duyên tiền định: Emphasizes that the predestined connection is preordained or fated.
- Cuộc hôn nhân của họ như đã được túc duyên tiền định. (Their marriage seems to have been preordained by a karmic bond.)