also: せきせい
noun, na-adjective
Formal or literary term for profound quiet and calm, often used in poetic or philosophical contexts.
夜の森は深い寂静に包まれていた。
The forest at night was wrapped in deep stillness.
寂静な湖畔で一日を過
noun
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.
仏教では、寂静は悟りの境地を指す。
In Buddhism, 寂静 refers to the state of enlightenment.
I spent the day by the tranquil lakeside.
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.