vạn kiếp
Definition
- Noun:
- Ten thousand kalpas; countless eons; eternity: A Buddhist-derived term representing an immeasurably long period of time, often used to symbolize a near-infinite duration or the concept of eternal suffering or existence across countless rebirths.
Usage Examples
- Noun:
- Lời thề ấy được giữ vững qua vạn kiếp. (That vow is kept steadfast for ten thousand kalpas.)
- Tội lỗi ấy phải chịu khổ đau vạn kiếp. (That sin must endure suffering for countless eons.)
- Truyền thuyết kể về một lời nguyền vạn kiếp. (The legend tells of a curse for eternity.)
Advanced Usage
- The term is often used in literary, philosophical, or religious contexts to convey a sense of profound, timeless duration, particularly related to karma, destiny, or cyclical existence.
- Ý thức ấy đã tồn tại từ vạn kiếp trước. (That consciousness has existed since countless eons ago.)
Variants and Related Words
Kiếp (n): kalpa; eon; lifetime; destiny. A fundamental unit of cyclical time.
- Kiếp này kiếp khác (life after life).
Vạn (num): ten thousand; a great number; myriad.
- Vạn vật (all things, the myriad things).
Synonyms
- Eternity: infinite or unending time.
- Ages: long periods of time.
- Eons: an indefinite and very long period of time.
Related Idioms and Phrases
Vạn kiếp bất phục: (Literally: not recovering in ten thousand kalpas) implying something is irredeemable or lost forever.
- Sai lầm đó khiến anh ta vạn kiếp bất phục. (That mistake made him irredeemable for all eternity.)
Khổ đau vạn kiếp: eternal suffering; misery lasting countless eons.
- Câu chuyện là một bi kịch của khổ đau vạn kiếp. (The story is a tragedy of eternal suffering.)