寂じゃっ光こう

noun

light of wisdom; silent illumination

Buddhist term for the serene, illuminating wisdom experienced near nirvana. Often associated with the concept of 'silent illumination' in Zen.

• 禅ぜんの修しゅ行ぎょう者しゃは、寂じゃっ光こうの境きょう地ちを目め指ざす。

  Zen practitioners aim for the state of silent illumination.

noun

paradise; nirvana

Refers to the Pure Land or the realm of enlightenment, especially in the context of 寂光浄土 or 常寂光土. Often used as an abbreviation in Buddhist texts.

See also: 寂光浄土 · 常寂光土

• 彼かれは死し後ご、寂じゃっ光こうに往おう生じょうしたと信しんじられている。

  It is believed that after death, he was reborn in the Pure Land of Silent Light.