also: ぜったい
noun
absoluteness; incomparability; supremacy
Buddhist term referring to the absolute, unconditioned, or incomparable nature of ultimate reality, often contrasted with 相待 (relative, conditioned).
See also: 相待
絶待の真理は言葉では表せないとされる。
It is said that the absolute truth cannot be expressed in words.
この経典では、絶
This sutra expounds the relationship between the absolute and the relative.
相待 refers to the relative or conditioned, while 絶待 refers to the absolute or unconditioned; they form a conceptual pair in Buddhist philosophy.
From Middle Chinese 絕待 (tsüet dʌi), a Buddhist term meaning 'absolute' or 'beyond comparison'. The kanji 絶 means 'sever' or 'transcend', and 待 means 'depend on' or 'wait', together conveying the idea of transcending all dependencies.