修道 (xiū dào) — to cultivate the Way (Daoist practice); to engage in spiritual or religious self-cultivation
Definition
A formal/literary verb for cultivating the Dao — the dedicated spiritual or ascetic practice of a Daoist or Buddhist monk, usually over many years. In everyday speech, monks are more commonly said to 修行 or 修炼.
verb
to cultivate the Way (Daoist practice)to engage in spiritual or religious self-cultivation
Examples
- 修道，。Tā yì zhí zài shān shàng xiū dào, hěn shǎo xià shān.He has been cultivating the Way on the mountain and rarely comes down.
- 。Zhè wèi dào shi yǐ jīng xiū le sān shí nián de dào.This Daoist priest has been cultivating the Way for thirty years.
- 。Tā nián qīng shí zài sì miào lǐ xiū guò dào.He practiced asceticism in a temple when he was young.
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