Taxonomy of meanings for 出世:  

  • SALVATION
    • VPiacttranscend this mundane world
  • WORLD
    • NPbuddhistBUDDH: world other than this world; other world; world beyond our's
  • BIRTH
    • VPimiddle voiceBUDDH: be born into the world, appear in the world (in Buddhist texts often specifically referring to a Bodhisattva or a saint)
    • VPtoNBUDDH: be born in, appear in the world at (in Buddhist texts often specifically referring to a Bodhisattva or a saint)
  • TEACH
    • VPibuddhistBUDDH: appear in the world as teacher > start one's teaching activities