cực lạc

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Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 極樂, from Chinese 極樂极乐 (jílè), from Sanskrit सुखावती (sukhāvatī).

Pronunciation

Noun

cực lạc

  1. (Buddhism) sukhāvatī (Western Pure Land of Amitabha Buddha)
  2. (by extension) nirvana; paradise; bliss