大だい覚かく

also: だいがく

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Meanings

1

noun

great awakening; great enlightenment

Buddhism

Buddhist term referring to the profound realization of truth, often associated with the Buddha's enlightenment.

釈しゃ迦かは菩ぼ提だい樹じゅの下もとで大だい覚かくを開ひらいたと伝つたえられる。
It is said that Shakyamuni attained great enlightenment under the Bodhi tree.

2

noun

greatly awakened person; enlightened being

Buddhism

Buddhist term for one who has achieved great awakening; often refers to the Buddha or a high-level bodhisattva.

大だい覚かくの教おしえは多おおくの人ひと々びとを救すくった。
The teachings of the greatly awakened one saved many people.

3

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru'

understanding; comprehension

Rare non-Buddhist use meaning deep understanding or comprehension; may appear in literary or philosophical contexts.

彼かれはその問もん題だいについて大だい覚かくしている。
He has a deep understanding of the issue.

Written forms

大覚Usage100%
- だいかく
  Standard kanji form; reading だいかく is the primary Buddhist reading.
- だいがく
  Alternate reading; less common and may be considered non-standard in some contexts.
だいがく

Kanji

大large, big
覚memorize, learn, remember

Similar words

悟さとり
悟り is the more common term for enlightenment in Japanese Buddhism, while 大覚 is a formal, Sino-Japanese term emphasizing the greatness of the awakening.
覚かく醒せい
覚醒 means awakening in a general sense, including non-religious contexts, whereas 大覚 is specifically a Buddhist term for supreme enlightenment.

Etymology

Sino-Japanese compound of 大 (great) and 覚 (awakening, enlightenment). The term is primarily used in Buddhist contexts to denote the ultimate realization of truth.