諦てい念ねん

noun

spiritual acceptance; resignation; awakening to truth

A Buddhist-influenced term for a deep, often serene acceptance of reality, sometimes with a nuance of resignation. Can refer to a spiritual awakening or a heart that understands truth. The 'resignation' nuance is common in modern usage.

• 彼かれはすべてを諦てい念ねんの境きょう地ちで受うけ入いれた。

  He accepted everything with a state of spiritual resignation.

• 諦てい念ねんとは、単たんなる諦あきらめではなく、真しん理りを悟さとることだ。

  Teinen is not mere giving up, but awakening to the truth.