圆
寂
usually read as
yuánjì
圆寂
a Buddhist term, Parinirvana, is the final nirvana, which occurs upon the death of the body of someone who has attained complete awakening (bodhi).
It is another name for nirvana when translated into Chinese. But each Chinese character also has its own meaning.
圆——> circle, round ——> perfect, complete (extended meaning)
寂——> quiet, silent, still ——> death, end, rest (extended meaning)
Not it is split in two parts in vertical form to make it look like a poem with the interpretation:
1, the implication: nirvana, coming to a sucessful end, like the sun that has complished its work but will rise again, rivive the next day.
2, the imagery: the character above is "round", meaning "the sun"; the character below implies "the earth". Thus when the red sun goes down over the horizon, the earth becomes quite, man goes home, and all birds return to their nests.
Are there such expressions in English which have the image as well as the implied meaning?
The dictionary says, perfect rest, from which can anyone get the two points above?
Here is another try
sun
down
