satya

Japanese: satya
satya

…Therefore, if it is destroyed, the cycle of existence will cease and suffering will disappear. To do this, one must attain the knowledge (vidya, enlightenment) of the truth (satya, resignation) about the reality of suffering in this world and how to overcome it. In Buddhism, this knowledge of the truth is called enlightenment (bodhi, bodhi, awakening), and the person who attains it is called a buddha (buddha, enlightened one), and the state of enlightenment is called nirvana (nirvana). …

From [Truth]

…Tattva literally means “being that” and has the nuance of the essence of things, and in the Sankhya school it is used in a way that can be translated as “principle.” Satya means truth or reality in the sense of “will definitely be realized” or “will never be wrong.” For example, one of the important precepts in Buddhism, “satya vacana,” is skillfully translated into Chinese as “not lying.”…

*Some of the terminology explanations that mention "satya" are listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…したがって,それを滅ぼせば輪廻的生存はやみ,〈苦〉もなくなることになる。そのためには,この世の〈苦〉の真相とその克服法についての真実(サティヤsatya,〈諦(たい)〉)の知(ビドゥヤーvidyā,〈明(みよう)〉)を得なければならないとする。その真実の知を仏教では悟り(ボーディbodhi,菩提(ぼだい),覚(かく))といい,それを得た人をブッダbuddha(仏陀,覚者)といい,悟りの境地をニルバーナnirvāṇa(涅槃(ねはん))という。…

【真理】より

…タットバtattvaは字義どおりには〈それであること〉を意味し,ものごとの本質というニュアンスをもち,サーンキヤ学派では〈原理〉と訳しうるような用い方をする。サティヤsatyaは〈必ずや実現される〉〈絶対に違わない〉という意味での真理・真実である。例えば仏教などの重要な戒のひとつ〈サティヤ・バチャナsatya vacana〉は〈不妄語〉と巧みに漢訳されている。…

※「satya」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。

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