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來世 is a word that can be used in many different ways.
It is often used to express the next life (life in heaven or wherever your soul is bound for). So it does have a religious overtone. However, it can also be used to express your life in the future - perhaps during your present lifetime.
It can also be translated as “the next world,” “the next generation,” “the time that is to come,” “otherworld,” or simply “posterity.”
Below are some entries from our dictionary that may match your 來世 search...
Characters If shown, 2nd row is Simp. Chinese |
Pronunciation Romanization |
Simple Dictionary Definition |
來世 来世 see styles |
lái shì lai2 shi4 lai shih raise |
More info & calligraphy: Eternal Life / Future LifeFuture world, or rebirth. |
將來世 将来世 see styles |
jiāng lái shì jiang1 lai2 shi4 chiang lai shih shōrai se |
in a future life |
未來世 未来世 see styles |
wèi lái shì wei4 lai2 shi4 wei lai shih miraise |
future |
當來世 当来世 see styles |
dāng lái shì dang1 lai2 shi4 tang lai shih tōrai se |
future |
於當來世 于当来世 see styles |
yú dāng lái shì yu2 dang1 lai2 shi4 yü tang lai shih o tōrai se |
a future life |
當來世因 当来世因 see styles |
dāng lái shì yīn dang1 lai2 shi4 yin1 tang lai shih yin tōraise in |
causes of future lives |
於當來世得涅槃意樂 于当来世得涅槃意乐 see styles |
yú dāng lái shì dé niè pán yì yào yu2 dang1 lai2 shi4 de2 nie4 pan2 yi4 yao4 yü tang lai shih te nieh p`an i yao yü tang lai shih te nieh pan i yao o tōraise toku nehan igyō |
the intention to attain nirvāṇa in a future life |
The following table may be helpful for those studying Chinese or Japanese...
Title | Characters | Romaji (Romanized Japanese) | Various forms of Romanized Chinese | |
Eternal Life Future Life | 來世 来世 | rai-se | lái shì / lai2 shi4 / lai shi / laishi | lai shih / laishih |
In some entries above you will see that characters have different versions above and below a line. In these cases, the characters above the line are Traditional Chinese, while the ones below are Simplified Chinese. |
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All of our calligraphy wall scrolls are handmade.
When the calligrapher finishes creating your artwork, it is taken to my art mounting workshop in Beijing where a wall scroll is made by hand from a combination of silk, rice paper, and wood.
After we create your wall scroll, it takes at least two weeks for air mail delivery from Beijing to you.
Allow a few weeks for delivery. Rush service speeds it up by a week or two for $10!
When you select your calligraphy, you'll be taken to another page where you can choose various custom options.
The wall scroll that Sandy is holding in this picture is a "large size"
single-character wall scroll.
We also offer custom wall scrolls in small, medium, and an even-larger jumbo size.
Professional calligraphers are getting to be hard to find these days.
Instead of drawing characters by hand, the new generation in China merely type roman letters into their computer keyboards and pick the character that they want from a list that pops up.
There is some fear that true Chinese calligraphy may become a lost art in the coming years. Many art institutes in China are now promoting calligraphy programs in hopes of keeping this unique form
of art alive.
Even with the teachings of a top-ranked calligrapher in China, my calligraphy will never be good enough to sell. I will leave that to the experts.
The same calligrapher who gave me those lessons also attracted a crowd of thousands and a TV crew as he created characters over 6-feet high. He happens to be ranked as one of the top 100 calligraphers in all of China. He is also one of very few that would actually attempt such a feat.
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