结界

Traditional: 結界

jié jiè

Dictionary entry

(Buddhism) to designate the boundaries of a sacred place within which monks are to be trained; a place so designated

What does 结界 mean?

结界 (jié jiè) has the following dictionary meaning.

1(Buddhism) to designate the boundaries of a sacred place within which monks are to be trained; a place so designated

2(fantasy fiction) force field; invisible barrier (orthographic borrowing from Japanese 結界 "kekkai")

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结jiē(of a plant) to produce (fruit or seeds) · Taiwan pr. [jie2]界jiè(bound form) boundary; border · (bound form) realm

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结界

jié jiè

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