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<12345678910...>Characters | Pronunciation Romanization |
Simple Dictionary Definition |
指鬘 see styles |
zhǐ mán zhi3 man2 chih man Shiman |
Aṅgulīmālya, name of a convert of Śākyamuni, who had belonged to a Śivaitic sect which wore chaplets of finger-bones, and 'made assassination a religious act'. |
振る see styles |
buru ぶる |
(suf,v5r) (1) (kana only) (after noun, adjectival noun or adj. stem) to assume the air of ...; to behave like ...; (Godan verb with "ru" ending) (2) (colloquialism) (kana only) to put on airs; to be self-important |
掃苔 see styles |
soutai / sotai そうたい |
(noun/participle) (1) visit to a family grave (esp. during the Bon festival); (noun/participle) (2) removal of moss from a tombstone |
接機 接机 see styles |
jiē jī jie1 ji1 chieh chi |
to meet (or pick up) sb arriving by plane; (of airport staff) to deal with the arrival of a plane |
推導 推导 see styles |
tuī dǎo tui1 dao3 t`ui tao tui tao |
derivation; to deduce |
搵食 揾食 see styles |
wèn shí wen4 shi2 wen shih |
to earn one's living (Cantonese); Mandarin equivalent: 謀生|谋生[mou2 sheng1] |
摩尼 see styles |
mó ní mo2 ni2 mo ni mani まに |
Mani (3rd century AD), Persian prophet and founder of Manichaeism (1) {Buddh} jewel (san: mani); pearl; gemstone; (2) {Buddh} Cintamani stone; wish-fulfilling jewel; (surname) Mani maṇi; 'a jewel, gem, precious stone (especially a pearl, bead, or other globular ornament).' M.W. A bright luminous pearl, symbol of Buddha and his doctrines. Tr. 'as wished', or at wish, whoever possesses the pearl receives whatever he desires. One of the seven treasures. With Shivaites a symbol of the Liṅga. Also 末尼. |
攻玉 see styles |
kougyoku / kogyoku こうぎょく |
(poetic term) cultivating knowledge and virtue; jewel polishing |
敗残 see styles |
haizan はいざん |
(noun - becomes adjective with の) (1) survival after defeat; (noun - becomes adjective with の) (2) decline (of a person, business, etc.); ruin |
散善 see styles |
sàn shàn san4 shan4 san shan sanzen |
Goodness cultivated during normal life, not as 定善, i.e. by meditation. |
敵う see styles |
kanau かなう |
(Godan verb with "u" ending) (1) (kana only) to come true (wish); (2) (kana only) to be suited; (3) (kana only) to match (implies competition); to rival; to bear (e.g. I can't bear the heat) |
敵手 敌手 see styles |
dí shǒu di2 shou3 ti shou tekishu てきしゅ |
opponent; substantial adversary; worthy match; antagonist; in the enemy's hands rival; enemy |
敵檔 敌档 see styles |
dí dàng di2 dang4 ti tang |
rival productions (of the same opera in neighboring theaters) |
敵社 see styles |
tekisha てきしゃ |
(rare) rival company; rival corporation |
敵車 see styles |
tekisha てきしゃ |
{vidg} opponent's car (in racing games); rival driver |
數人 数人 see styles |
shù rén shu4 ren2 shu jen shunin |
數法人 Those of the Sarvāstivādāḥ school, cf. 薩, who held that all things are real. |
數論 数论 see styles |
shù lùn shu4 lun4 shu lun Suron |
number theory (math.) The śāstras of the Sarvāstivādins; also Kaplila, called數論外道; 數論師 founder of the Sāṅkhyā philosophy; v. 僧伽, 劫, and 迦. It is an attempt to place all concepts in twenty-five categories, with puruṣa at the head and the others in ordered progress. Inter alia it also teaches 'the eternity and multiplicity of souls' (Eitel). Vasubandhu wrote in criticism of the system. |
文人 see styles |
wén rén wen2 ren2 wen jen bunjin ぶんじん |
cultivated individual; scholar; literati person of letters; literary person; (given name) Monto |
文殊 see styles |
wén shū wen2 shu1 wen shu monju もんじゅ |
Manjushri, the Bodhisattva of keen awareness (Buddhist term) Manjushri; Manjusri; Bodhisattva that represents transcendent wisdom; (p,s,f) Monju (文殊師利) Mañjuśrī 滿殊尸利 -later 曼殊室利. 文殊 is also used for Mañjunātha, Mañjudeva, Mañjughoṣa, Mañjuṣvara, et al. T., hjamdpal; J., Monju. Origin unknown; presumably, like most Buddhas and bodhisattvas, an idealization of a particular quality, in his case of Wisdom. Mañju is beautiful, Śrī; good fortune, virtue, majesty, lord, an epithet of a god. Six definitions are obtained from various scriptures: 妙首 (or 頭 ) wonderful or beautiful) head; 普首 universal head; 濡首 glossy head (probably a transliteration); 敬首 revered head; 妙德 wonderful virtue (or power); 妙吉祥 wonderfully auspicious; the last is a later translation in the 西域記. As guardian of wisdom 智慧 he is often placed on Śākyamuni's left, with 普顯 on the right as guardian of law 理, the latter holding the Law, the former the wisdom or exposition of it; formerly they held the reverse positions. He is often represented with five curls or waves to his hair indicating the 五智 q. v. or the five peaks; his hand holds the sword of wisdom and he sits on a lion emblematic of its stern majesty: but he has other forms. He is represented as a youth, i. e. eternal youth. His present abode is given as east of the universe, known as 淸涼山 clear and cool mountain, or a region 寶住 precious abode, or Abode of Treasures, or 寶氏 from which he derives one of his titles, 寶相如來. One of his dhāraṇīs prophesies China as his post-nirvāṇa realm. In past incarnations he is described as being the parent of many Buddhas and as having assisted the Buddha into existence; his title was 龍種上佛 the supreme Buddha of the nāgas, also 大身佛 or 神仙佛; now his title is 歡喜藏摩尼寶精佛 The spiritual Buddha who joyfully cares for the jewel: and his future title is to be 普現佛 Buddha universally revealed. In the 序品 Introductory Chapter of the Lotus Sutra he is also described as the ninth predecessor or Buddha-ancestor of Śākyamuni. He is looked on as the chief of the Bodhisattvas and represents them, as the chief disciple of the Buddha, or as his son 法王子. Hīnayāna counts Śāriputra as the wisest of the disciples, Mahāyāna gives Mañjuśrī the chief place, hence he is also styled 覺母 mother, or begetter of understanding. He is shown riding on either a lion or a peacock, or sitting on a white lotus; often he holds a book, emblem of wisdom, or a blue lotus; in certain rooms of a monastery he is shown as a monk; and he appears in military array as defender of the faith. His signs, magic words, and so on, are found in various sutras. His most famous centre in China is Wu-tai shan in Shansi. where he is the object of pilgrimages, especially of Mongols. The legends about him are many. He takes the place in Buddhism of Viśvakarman as Vulcan, or architect, of the universe. He is one of the eight Dhyāni-bodhisattvas, and sometimes has the image of Akṣobhya in his crown. He was mentioned in China as early as the fourth century and in the Lotus Sutra he frequently appears, especially as the converter of the daughter of the Dragon-king of the Ocean. He has five messengers 五使者 and eight youths 八童子 attending on him. His hall in the Garbhadhātu maṇḍala is the seventh, in which his group numbers twenty-five. His position is northeast. There are numerous sutras and other works with his name as title, e. g. 文殊師利問菩提經 Gayaśīrṣa sūtra, tr. by Kumārajīva 384-417: and its 論 or .Tīkā of Vasubandhu, tr. by Bodhiruci 535. see list in B. N. |
文蛤 see styles |
wén gé wen2 ge2 wen ko hamaguri はまぐり |
clam; bivalve mollusk, many spp. (kana only) common orient clam (Meretrix lusoria) |
文部 see styles |
wén bù wen2 bu4 wen pu monbu もんぶ |
Wenbu or Ombu village in Nyima county 尼瑪縣|尼玛县[Ni2 ma3 xian4], Nagchu prefecture, central Tibet; Tang dynasty equivalent of 吏部, personnel office (abbreviation) (See 文部省) Ministry of Education, Science and Culture (1871-2001); (surname) Ayabe |
斉行 see styles |
saigyou / saigyo さいぎょう |
(noun/participle) carrying out (a religious festival or ceremony); (personal name) Saigyou |
斎う see styles |
iwau いわう |
(transitive verb) to congratulate; to celebrate; to observe (a festival) |
斎服 see styles |
saifuku さいふく |
{Shinto} priestly vestments, esp. white silk robes worn at festivals |
斎行 see styles |
saigyou / saigyo さいぎょう |
(noun/participle) carrying out (a religious festival or ceremony); (personal name) Saigyou |
新来 see styles |
shinrai しんらい |
(can be adjective with の) newly arrived; new (arrival); (personal name) Araki |
新水 see styles |
shinsui しんすい |
shinsui (cultivar of nashi, Pyrus pyrifolia); (surname) Shinmizu |
新着 see styles |
shinchaku しんちゃく |
(n,adj-no,vs,vi) new arrivals; new acquisitions |
新羅 新罗 see styles |
xīn luó xin1 luo2 hsin lo shiragi; shinra しらぎ; しんら |
Silla, Korean kingdom 57 BC-935 AD; one of the Korean Three Kingdoms from 1st century AD, defeating its rivals Paikche 百濟|百济[Bai3 ji4] and Koguryo 高句麗|高句丽[Gao1 gou1 li2] around 660 in alliance with Tang China; unified Silla 658-935 (hist) (See 三国・3) Silla (ancient Korean kingdom; 57 BCE-935 CE); (surname) Nira Silla |
新開 see styles |
shinkai しんかい |
opening (of uncultivated land); (surname) Niihira |
方丈 see styles |
fāng zhang fang1 zhang5 fang chang houjou / hojo ほうじょう |
square zhang (i.e. unit of area 10 feet square); monastic room 10 feet square; Buddhist or Daoist abbot; abbot's chamber (1) (See 丈・じょう・1) square jō (approx. 10 sq feet); (2) {Buddh} abbot's chamber; (3) chief priest; (p,s,g) Hōjō An abbot, 寺主 head of a monastery; the term is said to arise from the ten-foot cubic dwelling in which 維摩 Vimalakirti lived, but here seems to be no Sanskrit equivalent. |
旅所 see styles |
tabisho たびしょ |
(See 御旅所) place where the sacred palanquin is lodged during a festival |
旗頭 see styles |
hatagashira はたがしら |
(1) leader; boss; (2) upper part of a flag; (3) (Okinawa) bamboo poles with an attached vertical flag and an elaborate display at the top that are used during the annual fertility and thanks-giving festivals |
旧盆 see styles |
kyuubon / kyubon きゅうぼん |
Bon Festival of the lunar calendar |
早番 see styles |
hayaban はやばん |
(See 遅番) early shift; morning shift; early arrival |
星祭 see styles |
xīng jì xing1 ji4 hsing chi hoshi matsuri ほしまつり |
Star Festival (held in July or August); Tanabata 星供 To sacrifice, or pay homage to a star, especially one's natal star. |
春岑 see styles |
chūn cén chun1 cen2 ch`un ts`en chun tsen |
Hill of Spring (derivation of Tel Aviv 特拉維夫|特拉维夫 from the book of Ezekiel 以西結書|以西结书) |
春祭 see styles |
harumatsuri はるまつり |
spring festival |
春節 春节 see styles |
chūn jié chun1 jie2 ch`un chieh chun chieh shunsetsu しゅんせつ |
Spring Festival (Chinese New Year) Lunar New Year; Chinese New Year; Spring Festival |
春聯 春联 see styles |
chūn lián chun1 lian2 ch`un lien chun lien |
Spring Festival couplet (the first line of which is pasted on the right side of a doorway at New Year, and the second on the left side) |
春運 春运 see styles |
chūn yùn chun1 yun4 ch`un yün chun yün shunun しゅんうん |
(increased) passenger transportation around Chinese New Year Chinese Spring Festival travel season; Chunyun period |
春酒 see styles |
chūn jiǔ chun1 jiu3 ch`un chiu chun chiu |
banquet to celebrate the Spring Festival; wine made in spring and kept until winter, or made in winter and kept until spring |
昨季 see styles |
sakuki; sakki さくき; さっき |
last season (e.g. in sports); equivalent season last year |
暖寮 see styles |
nuǎn liáo nuan3 liao2 nuan liao nanryō |
暖寺; 暖洞; 暖席 Presents of tea, fruit, etc., brought to a monastery, or offered to a new arrival. |
暗裡 暗里 see styles |
àn li an4 li5 an li |
privately; secretly; behind closed doors |
曠代 旷代 see styles |
kuàng dài kuang4 dai4 k`uang tai kuang tai |
unrivalled; without peer in this generation |
曳山 see styles |
hikiyama ひきやま |
festival float; (personal name) Hikiyama |
書館 书馆 see styles |
shū guǎn shu1 guan3 shu kuan |
teashop with performance by 評書|评书 story tellers; (attached to name of publishing houses); (in former times) private school; library (of classic texts) |
曹司 see styles |
zoushi / zoshi ぞうし |
(1) palace room for government officials or ladies in waiting; (2) room inside a palace or private estate allocated to employees; person living in such a room; (3) (See 大学寮) boarding house for trainee administrators (ritsuryō period); (given name) Souji |
月夕 see styles |
yuè xī yue4 xi1 yüeh hsi |
Mid-autumn Festival on lunar 15th August |
月餅 月饼 see styles |
yuè bǐng yue4 bing3 yüeh ping geppei / geppe げっぺい |
mooncake (esp. for the Mid-Autumn Festival) mooncake; disc-shaped confection of wheat-flour dough filled with bean paste, usu. eaten during Autumn in China |
有教 see styles |
yǒu jiào you3 jiao4 yu chiao yuukyou / yukyo ゆうきょう |
(given name) Yūkyō The realistic school as opposed to the 空教 teaching of unreality; especially (1) the Hīnayāna teaching of the 倶舍宗 Abhidharmakośa school of Vasubandhu, opposed to the 成實宗 Satya-siddhi school of Harivarman; (2) the Mahāyāna 法相宗 Dharma-lakṣana school, also called the 唯識宗, founded in China by Xuanzang, opposed to the 三論宗 Mādhyamika school of Nāgārjuna. |
有部 see styles |
yǒu bù you3 bu4 yu pu aribe ありべ |
(surname) Aribe 一切有部; 薩婆多 Sarvāstivāda; the school of the reality of all phenomena, one of the early Hīnayāna sects, said to have been formed, about 300 years after the Nirvāṇa, out of the Sthavira; later it subdivided into five, Dharmaguptāḥ, Mūlasarvāstivādāḥ, Kaśyapīyāḥ, Mahīśāsakāḥ, and the influential Vātsīputrīyāḥ. v. 一切有部. Its scriptures are known as the 有部律; 律書; 十誦律; 根本說一切有部毘那耶; (根本說一切有部尼陀那) 有部尼陀那; (根本說一切有部目得迦) 有部目得迦; 根本薩婆多部律攝 or 有部律攝, etc. |
未墾 see styles |
mikon みこん |
(can be adjective with の) uncultivated; wild |
本祭 see styles |
honmatsuri ほんまつり |
regular festival |
本籤 see styles |
honkuji ほんくじ |
first prize in a private lottery |
朴伴 see styles |
bokuhan; bokuhan ぼくはん; ボクハン |
(kana only) Camellia japonica 'Bokuhan' (cultivar of common camellia) |
杖林 see styles |
zhàng lín zhang4 lin2 chang lin Jōrin |
Yaṣṭivana, 洩瑟知林; the forest in which a Brahman tried to measure Buddha's height with a 16 ft. bamboo pole, but the more he measured the higher the body became; another part of the legend is that the forest grew from the bamboo which he left behind in chagrin. |
束脩 see styles |
shù xiū shu4 xiu1 shu hsiu sokushuu / sokushu そくしゅう |
(literary) salary of a private tutor (1) entrance fee; initiation fee; registration fee; present to a teacher; (2) (archaism) gift of dried meat from a new vassal or pupil |
来仙 see styles |
raisen らいせん |
(n,vs,vi) coming to Sendai; arrival in Sendai; visit to Sendai; (surname) Raisen |
来任 see styles |
rainin らいにん |
(noun/participle) arrival at one's post |
来伯 see styles |
raihaku らいはく |
(noun/participle) coming to Brazil; visit to Brazil; arrival in Brazil |
来日 see styles |
rainichi らいにち |
(n,vs,vi) arrival in Japan; coming to Japan; visit to Japan; (place-name) Kuruhi |
来着 see styles |
raichaku らいちゃく |
(noun/participle) arrival |
来航 see styles |
raikou / raiko らいこう |
(n,vs,vi) arrival of ships (from abroad); arrival by ship |
来賓 see styles |
raihin らいひん |
guest; visitor; visitor's arrival |
来韓 see styles |
raikan らいかん |
(n,vs,vi) coming to Korea; visit to Korea; arrival in Korea |
栽培 see styles |
zāi péi zai1 pei2 tsai p`ei tsai pei saibai さいばい |
to grow; to cultivate; to train; to educate; to patronize (noun, transitive verb) cultivation |
案内 see styles |
annai(p); anai(ok) あんない(P); あない(ok) |
(noun, transitive verb) (1) guidance; leading (the way); showing around; (noun, transitive verb) (2) information; notice; notification; (3) announcement (of a visitor's arrival); informing (someone) of a visitor's arrival; (noun, transitive verb) (4) invitation; (5) (as ご〜) acquaintance; knowledge; (place-name) Annai |
案出 see styles |
anshutsu あんしゅつ |
(noun, transitive verb) contrivance; invention |
桜祭 see styles |
sakuramatsuri さくらまつり |
cherry blossom festival |
梯己 see styles |
tī ji ti1 ji5 t`i chi ti chi |
intimate; private saving of family members |
梵壇 梵坛 see styles |
fàn tán fan4 tan2 fan t`an fan tan bondan |
or 梵怛 brahmadaṇda, brahma-staff 梵杖, the brahma (i.e. religious) punishment (stick), but the derivation is uncertain; the explanation is "to send to Coventry" a recalcitrant monk, the forbidding of any conversation with him, called also 默擯 exclusion to silence. |
梵天 see styles |
fàn tiān fan4 tian1 fan t`ien fan tien bonten; bonden ぼんてん; ぼんでん |
Nirvana (in Buddhist scripture); Lord Brahma (the Hindu Creator) (1) Brahma (Hindu creator god); (2) (See 御幣) large staff with plaited paper streamers (used at religious festivals or as a sign); (3) buoy (used in longline fishing, gillnetting, etc.); (4) down puff (on the end of an ear pick); (given name) Bonten Brahmadeva. Brahmā, the ruler of this world. India. brahmaloka, the eighteen heavens of the realm of form, divided into four dhyāna regions (sixteen heavens in Southern Buddhism). The first three contain the 梵衆天 assembly of brahmadevas, i.e. the brahmakāyika; the 梵輔天 brahmspurohitas, retinue of Brahmā; and 大梵天 Mahābrahman, Brahman himself. |
梵王 see styles |
fàn wáng fan4 wang2 fan wang Bonō |
Brahmā, cf. 梵天. The father of all living beings; the first person of the Brahminical trimūrti, Brahmā, Viṣṇu, and Śiva, recognized by Buddhism as devas but as inferior to a Buddha, or enlightened man. |
棚幡 see styles |
tanabata たなばた |
(out-dated kanji) Star Festival (held in July or August); Tanabata; Festival of the Weaver |
棚機 see styles |
tanabata たなばた |
Star Festival (held in July or August); Tanabata; Festival of the Weaver |
棚経 see styles |
tanagyou / tanagyo たなぎょう |
(See 精霊棚・しょうりょうだな) chanting sutras in front of a shōryōdana (of a monk during the Bon Festival) |
楽車 see styles |
danjiri だんぢり |
(kana only) (ksb:) decorative portable shrine; float used in festivals |
榻床 see styles |
tà chuáng ta4 chuang2 t`a ch`uang ta chuang |
divan; couch |
標會 标会 see styles |
biāo huì biao1 hui4 piao hui |
private loan association where money is allocated through bidding; meeting of such an association; to win the bidding at such a meeting |
機巧 机巧 see styles |
jī qiǎo ji1 qiao3 chi ch`iao chi chiao kikou / kiko きこう |
cunning; dexterous; ingenious trick; contrivance; cleverness |
機軸 机轴 see styles |
jī zhóu ji1 zhou2 chi chou kijiku きじく |
arbor; shaft (in a machine) axis; axle; plan; contrivance |
檀尻 see styles |
danjiri だんぢり |
(kana only) (ksb:) decorative portable shrine; float used in festivals |
欠如 see styles |
ketsujo けつじょ |
(n,vs,vi) lack; absence; shortage; deficiency; privation |
次生 see styles |
cì shēng ci4 sheng1 tz`u sheng tzu sheng tsuguo つぐお |
derivative; secondary; sub- (given name) Tsuguo |
歌台 see styles |
gē tái ge1 tai2 ko t`ai ko tai |
boisterous live show held during the Ghost Festival 中元節|中元节[Zhong1 yuan2 jie2] in Singapore and other parts of Southeast Asia |
正日 see styles |
zhèng rì zheng4 ri4 cheng jih masanichi まさにち |
the day (of a festival, ceremony etc) (given name) Masanichi Correct day, the day of a funeral. |
武侠 see styles |
bukyou / bukyo ぶきょう |
chivalry; gallantry; heroism |
武俠 武侠 see styles |
wǔ xiá wu3 xia2 wu hsia |
martial arts chivalry (Chinese literary, theatrical and cinema genre); knight-errant See: 武侠 |
歯肉 see styles |
shiniku; haniku しにく; はにく |
{anat} gums; gingiva |
歯齦 see styles |
shigin しぎん |
(rare) {anat} (See 歯肉) gums; gingiva |
残存 see styles |
zanzon(p); zanson ざんぞん(P); ざんそん |
(n,vs,vi) survival; remaining; being extant; being left |
比丘 see styles |
bǐ qiū bi3 qiu1 pi ch`iu pi chiu biku びく |
Buddhist monk (loanword from Sanskrit "bhiksu") bhikkhu (fully ordained Buddhist monk) (san: bhiksu) 比呼; 苾芻; 煏芻 bhikṣu, a religious mendicant, an almsman, one who has left home, been fully ordained, and depends on alms for a living. Some are styled 乞士 mendicant scholars, all are 釋種 Śākya-seed, offspring of Buddha. The Chinese characters are clearly used as a phonetic equivalent, but many attempts have been made to give meanings to the two words, e. g. 比 as 破 and 丘 as 煩惱, hence one who destroys the passions and delusions, also 悕能 able to overawe Māra and his minions; also 除饉 to get rid of dearth, moral and spiritual. Two kinds 内乞 and 外乞; both indicate self-control, the first by internal mental or spiritual methods, the second by externals such as strict diet. 苾芻 is a fragrant plant, emblem of the monastic life. |
毘摩 毗摩 see styles |
pí mó pi2 mo2 p`i mo pi mo Bima |
Bhīmā. (1) Śiva, also a form of Durgā, his wife (the terrible). (2) A city west of Khotan, possessing a statue of Buddha said to have transported itself thither from Udyāna. Eitel. Also used for 毘摩羅 vimalā, unsullied, pure; name of a river, and especially of Śiva's wife. |
民企 see styles |
mín qǐ min2 qi3 min ch`i min chi |
privately-operated enterprise (abbr. for 民營企業|民营企业[min2 ying2 qi3 ye4]) |
民営 see styles |
minei / mine みんえい |
private management |
民地 see styles |
minchi みんち |
private land; privately-owned land |
民報 see styles |
minpou / minpo みんぽう |
(usu. in newspaper names) non-official newspaper; private newspaper |
民家 see styles |
mín jiā min2 jia1 min chia minka みんか |
minka; commoner's house; Bai ethnic group private house; (surname) Tamiya |
Entries with 2nd row of characters: The 2nd row is Simplified Chinese.
This page contains 100 results for "Iva" in Chinese and/or Japanese.Information about this dictionary:
Apparently, we were the first ones who were crazy enough to think that western people might want a combined Chinese, Japanese, and Buddhist dictionary.
A lot of westerners can't tell the difference between Chinese and Japanese - and there is a reason for that. Chinese characters and even whole words were borrowed by Japan from the Chinese language in the 5th century. Much of the time, if a word or character is used in both languages, it will have the same or a similar meaning. However, this is not always true. Language evolves, and meanings independently change in each language.
Example: The Chinese character 湯 for soup (hot water) has come to mean bath (hot water) in Japanese. They have the same root meaning of "hot water", but a 湯屋 sign on a bathhouse in Japan would lead a Chinese person to think it was a "soup house" or a place to get a bowl of soup. See this: Japanese Bath House
This dictionary uses the EDICT and CC-CEDICT dictionary files.
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Chinese Buddhist terms come from Dictionary of Chinese Buddhist Terms by William Edward Soothill and Lewis Hodous. This is commonly referred to as "Soothill's'". It was first published in 1937 (and is now off copyright so we can use it here). Some of these definitions may be misleading, incomplete, or dated, but 95% of it is good information. Every professor who teaches Buddhism or Eastern Religion has a copy of this on their bookshelf. We incorporated these 16,850 entries into our dictionary database ourselves (it was lot of work).
Combined, these cover 1,007,753 Japanese, Chinese, and Buddhist characters, words, idioms, names, placenames, and short phrases.
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