淨界
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Chinese[edit]
to purify; to cleanse | realm; abode | ||
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trad. (淨界) | 淨 | 界 | |
simp. (净界) | 净 | 界 |
Etymology[edit]
Calque of French purgatoire or Italian purgatorio, first used by Wang Weike (王維克) in his translation of Dante Alighieri's Divine Comedy based on French and Italian texts [1948].
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
淨界
See also[edit]
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