monastic life; transcending the secular world
Buddhist term referring to leaving worldly life to enter the monastic path, or the state of being beyond secular concerns.
He aspired to monastic life and became a monk.
The path of transcending the secular world involves rigorous training.
unworldly; supramundane; transcending worldly concerns
Compound of 出 (shutsu, 'leave') and 世間 (seken, 'world, society'), literally 'leaving the world'. The reading しゅっせけん reflects a sound change from しゅつせけん.