善ぜん逝ぜい

noun

Sugata; the Well-Gone One

An epithet of the Buddha used in Buddhist texts, meaning one who has gone to a good rebirth or attained enlightenment. Rare in everyday Japanese; encountered mainly in religious or academic contexts.

• 仏ぶっ典てんでは、釈しゃ迦か牟む尼に仏ぶつを「善ぜん逝ぜい」と称たたえることがある。

  In Buddhist scriptures, Shakyamuni Buddha is sometimes praised as 'Sugata' (the Well-Gone One).