離垢

Chinese

		to leave; to depart; to go away to leave; to depart; to go away; from	dirt; disgrace
trad. (離垢)		離	垢
simp. (离垢)		离	垢

Etymology

Calque of Sanskrit विमल (vimala, “without filth”).

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): lígòu

(Zhuyin): ㄌㄧˊ ㄍㄡˋ

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: lígòu
  - Zhuyin: ㄌㄧˊ ㄍㄡˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: lígòu
  - Wade–Giles: li²-kou⁴
  - Yale: lí-gòu
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: ligow
  - Palladius: лигоу (ligou)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /li³⁵ koʊ̯⁵¹/

Noun

離垢

(Buddhism) free of afflictions.
Synonym: 淨／净 (jìng)

Further reading

Ding, Fubao (丁福保) (1922), “離垢” in 佛學大辭典 [A Dictionary of Chinese Buddhist Terms].

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