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Higan, the
other shore
The word Higan is literally made up of
two characters: the first hi means other,
beyond, and the second gan, the shore.
Therefore literally is the other shore.
It’s used to identify the Spring and
Autumn equinox, meaning the passage from
one shore to the other, from one season
to the other and especially from one bad
side to a good one: from winter to
spring. In the Buddhist sense it means
the passage from a condition of
ignorance and illusion to one of
enlightment, and therefore the
achievement of enlightement.
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