三世

三世

1. (Buddhism) the three periods of time: the past, present, and future.

   • 如三世諸佛，說法之儀式，我今亦如是，說無分別法。 [MSC, trad.]
     如三世诸佛，说法之仪式，我今亦如是，说无分别法。 [MSC, simp.]

     From: The Lotus Sutra

     Rú sānshì zhūfó, shuōfǎ zhī yíshì, wǒ jīn yì rúshì, shuō wúfēnbiéfǎ. [Pinyin]

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2. three generations (of a family)

• 一世 (yīshì)
• 二世 (èrshì)

• 過去／过去 (guòqù)
• 現在／现在 (xiànzài)
• 未來／未来 (wèilái)
• 十世

• Ding, Fubao (丁福保) (1922),  “三世” in 佛學大辭典 [A Dictionary of Chinese Buddhist Terms].

From Middle Chinese 三世.

三(さん)世(ぜ) • (sanze) 

1. (Buddhism) the "three lives", namely 前世 (zense, “previous life”), 現世 (gense, “current life”) and 来世 (raise)/後世 (gose, “next life”)
2. three generations, as in parents, children and grandchildren
3. the tertiary relationship between master and servant, in contrast with 一世 (isse, primary relationship between parents and children) and 二世 (nise, secondary relationship between spouses)

• 一(いっ)世(せ) (isse)
• 二(に)世(せ) (nise)

三(さん)世(せい) • (sansei) 

1. three generations
2. the third generation

   ヘンリー三(さん)世(せい)

   Henrī Sansei

   Henry III; Henry the Third

• 一(いっ)世(せい) (issei)
• 二(に)世(せい) (nisei)

• 三(さん)世(せ)間(けん) (sanseken)
• 三(さん)世(せ)代(だい) (sansedai)