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The idiom 「七生七死」 we’re featuring is explained below, showcasing its meaning and usage.
The Buddha said that those who have attained the first fruit of the Hinayana still have to travel back and forth between heaven and earth and experience seven cycles of life and death before they can attain the fruit of Arhat. Same as “Seven Deaths and Seven Resurrections”.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
qī shēng qī sǐ
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
chat1 saang1/sang1 chat1 sei2
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