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

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• 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

1. (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].