sukrta (English spelling)

Japanese: sukṛta(英語表記)sukrta
sukrta (English spelling)

… [Kenji Shimada]
[India]
The word "Zen" used in Japan is often the Buddhist term "Zen." It is a Chinese translation of the Sanskrit "Punya" or "Sukrita," both of which refer to "good deeds." Karman directly refers to external actions, but at the same time it also means the potential power, or substance, that these actions leave behind.

*Some of the glossaries that mention "sukṛta" are listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…【島田 虔次】
[インド]
 日本で用いられる〈善〉という言葉は,しばしば仏教語としての善である。これは,サンスクリットの〈プニヤpuṇya〉とか〈スクリタsukṛta〉などの漢訳語であり,いずれも〈善業〉のことを指している。業(カルマン)というのは,直接には外的な行為のことであるが,同時に,その行為が残す,実体ともいうべき潜在的な力のことも意味する。…

※「sukṛta」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

出典|株式会社平凡社世界大百科事典 第2版について | 情報

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