also: せきせい
Formal or literary term for profound quiet and calm, often used in poetic or philosophical contexts.
Only with reading じゃくじょう
Buddhist term for the state of liberation from worldly desires and suffering; used specifically with the reading じゃくじょう.
The forest at night was wrapped in deep stillness.
I spent the day by the tranquil lakeside.
In Buddhism, 寂静 refers to the state of enlightenment.
Standard kanji form for both readings; じゃくじょう is the more common reading.
Alternate reading; less common and may be considered archaic or literary.
The word is composed of 寂 (stillness, loneliness) and 静 (quiet, calm). The reading じゃくじょう is the on'yomi, while せきせい is an alternative on'yomi reading. The Buddhist sense derives from Sanskrit śānti (peace, tranquility) via Chinese translations.