religious merit

Swedish translation: andlig belöning

11:39 Nov 13, 2006
English to Swedish translations [PRO]
Social Sciences - Religion
English term or phrase: religious merit
Vad bör "religious merit" översättas med i följande kontext:
"At the temple's entrance, devout worshippers repeatedly prostrate themselves to gain religious merit ..." andlig belöning? (Det handlar om buddister)
Elisabeth Tauvon
Sweden
Local time: 11:01
Swedish translation:andlig belöning
Explanation:
Ditt förslag passar alldeles utmärkt tycker jag!
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Local time: 11:01
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4 +1andlig belöning
Monika Lebenbaum (X)
4andlig dygd/förtjänst/merit
Jan Sundström


  

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andlig belöning


Explanation:
Ditt förslag passar alldeles utmärkt tycker jag!

Monika Lebenbaum (X)
Local time: 11:01
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in SwedishSwedish
PRO pts in category: 4
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Tack! Det får det bli.

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andlig dygd/förtjänst/merit


Explanation:
Meriten är ju inte en belöning i sig, utan något som längre fram kommer att leda till en belöning.
Den specifika termen för merit heter Punya inom buddhismen, läs artikel nedan, medan "belöning" närmast kan liknas vid frukt (Pali, phala).

In Buddhism, the term karma is used specifically for those actions which spring from :
* mental intent
* mental obsessions
which bring about a fruit (Pali, phala) or result (vipāka), either within the present life, or in the context of a future rebirth. Karma is the engine which drives the wheel of saṃsāra for each being.
(taget från http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karma_in_Buddhism)


    Reference: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Merit_%28Buddhism%29
    Reference: http://uwacadweb.uwyo.edu/religionet/er/buddhism/BGLOSSRY.HT...
Jan Sundström
Sweden
Local time: 11:01
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in SwedishSwedish
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