彼岸

彼岸(bǐ àn)　“the farther shore”i.e. 　“completion, perfection”# (　“到彼岸”[　“reaches the other shore”] is the usual Chinese rendering of BHS. pāramitā [　“perfection, supremacy”], based on a fanciful interpretation of the word, as though it consisted of the noun pāra[　“the opposite shore”] and the verb √i[　“to go”], cf. BHSD, s.v. pāramitā)　Cf. 波羅蜜(bō luó mì);