六道

六道

Chinese

		six	direction; way; method direction; way; method; road; path; principle; truth; reason; skill; Tao (of Taoism); a measure word; to say; to speak; to talk
simp. and trad. (六道)		六	道

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): liùdào

  (Zhuyin): ㄌㄧㄡˋ ㄉㄠˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): luk⁶ dou⁶
• Hakka (Sixian, PFS): liuk-tho

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: liùdào
    • Zhuyin: ㄌㄧㄡˋ ㄉㄠˋ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: liowdaw
    • IPA ^(key): /li̯oʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ tɑʊ̯⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: luk⁶ dou⁶
    • Yale: luhk douh
    • Cantonese Pinyin: luk⁹ dou⁶
    • Guangdong Romanization: lug⁶ dou⁶
    • IPA ^(key): /lʊk̚² tou̯²²/
• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: liuk-tho
    • Hakka Romanization System: liug` to
    • Hagfa Pinyim: liug⁵ to⁴
    • IPA: /li̯uk̚² tʰo⁵⁵/

Noun

六道

1. (Buddhism) the six realms of existence into which souls are reborn in the cycle of samsara

Synonyms

• 六趣 (liùqù)

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
六	道
りく Grade: 1	どう Grade: 2
on’yomi

Kanji in this term
六	道
ろく Grade: 1	どう Grade: 2
on’yomi

Noun

六道 (hiragana りくどう, rōmaji rikudō)

1. Alternate reading for 六道 (ろくどう, rokudō).

六道 (hiragana ろくどう, rōmaji rokudō)

1. (Buddhism) The six planes, realms, or domains of existence into which souls are reborn in the cycle of samsara:
   1. 地獄道 (じごくどう, jigokudō): hell
   2. 餓鬼道 (がきどう, gakidō): life in starvation (one of the Buddhist hells)
   3. 畜生道 (ちくしょうどう, chikushōdō): life as a beast
   4. 人間道 (にんげんどう, ningendō) / 人道 (にんどう, nindō): life as a human
   5. 阿修羅道 (あしゅらどう, ashuradō): life as a demigod
   6. 天上 (てんじょう, tenjō): heaven

• Note that the Theravada Buddhist tradition only recognizes five planes of existence, as Theravada does not distinguish between the ashura and heaven planes.

See also

• Desire realm on Wikipedia.Wikipedia (containing these six planes)
• Buddhism on Wikipedia.Wikipedia