六道

Chinese

		six	direction; way; method direction; way; method; road; path; principle; truth; reason; skill; Tao (of Taoism); a measure word; to say; to speak; to talk
trad. (六道)		六	道
simp. #(六道)		六	道

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): liùdào

  (Zhuyin): ㄌㄧㄡˋ ㄉㄠˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): luk⁶ dou⁶
• Hakka (Sixian, PFS): liuk-tho

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: liùdào
    • Zhuyin: ㄌㄧㄡˋ ㄉㄠˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: liòudào
    • Wade–Giles: liu⁴-tao⁴
    • Yale: lyòu-dàu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: liowdaw
    • Palladius: людао (ljudao)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /li̯oʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ tɑʊ̯⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: luk⁶ dou⁶
    • Yale: luhk douh
    • Cantonese Pinyin: luk⁹ dou⁶
    • Guangdong Romanization: lug⁶ dou⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /lʊk̚² tou̯²²/
• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: liuk-tho
    • Hakka Romanization System: liug` to
    • Hagfa Pinyim: liug⁵ to⁴
    • Sinological IPA: /li̯uk̚² tʰo⁵⁵/

Noun

六道

1. (Buddhism) the six realms of existence into which souls are reborn in the cycle of samsara

Synonyms

• 六趣 (liùqù)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
六	道
りく Grade: 1	どう Grade: 2
on’yomi

Kanji in this term
六	道
ろく Grade: 1	どう Grade: 2
on’yomi

Noun

六(りく)道(どう) • (rikudō) 

1. Alternate reading for 六道 (ろくどう, rokudō).

六(ろく)道(どう) • (rokudō) 

1. (Buddhism) The six planes, realms, or domains of existence into which souls are reborn in the cycle of samsara:
   1. 地獄道 (じごくどう, jigokudō): hell
   2. 餓鬼道 (がきどう, gakidō): life in starvation (one of the Buddhist hells)
   3. 畜生道 (ちくしょうどう, chikushōdō): life as a beast
   4. 人間道 (にんげんどう, ningendō) / 人道 (にんどう, nindō): life as a human
   5. 阿修羅道 (あしゅらどう, ashuradō): life as a demigod
   6. 天上 (てんじょう, tenjō): heaven

• Note that the Theravada Buddhist tradition only recognizes five planes of existence, as Theravada does not distinguish between the ashura and heaven planes.

See also

• Desire realm on Wikipedia.Wikipedia (containing these six planes)
• Buddhism on Wikipedia.Wikipedia