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著想


着想

see styles
zhuó xiǎng
    zhuo2 xiang3
cho hsiang
 jakusō
to give thought (to others); to consider (other people's needs); also pr. [zhao2 xiang3]
The attachment of thought, or desire.

蘊結


蕴结

see styles
yùn jié
    yun4 jie2
yün chieh
latent (desire, feeling etc); bottled up

要求

see styles
yāo qiú
    yao1 qiu2
yao ch`iu
    yao chiu
 youkyuu / yokyu
    ようきゅう
to request; to require; requirement; to stake a claim; to ask; to demand; CL:點|点[dian3]
(noun, transitive verb) demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire

觸欲


触欲

see styles
chù yù
    chu4 yu4
ch`u yü
    chu yü
 sokuyoku
Desire awakened by touch.

說欲


说欲

see styles
shuō yù
    shuo1 yu4
shuo yü
 setsuyoku
explanation of the desire

谿壑

see styles
 keigaku / kegaku
    けいがく
(1) ravine; chasm; (2) ravenous desire; insatiable desire

財欲


财欲

see styles
cái yù
    cai2 yu4
ts`ai yü
    tsai yü
 zaiyoku
The desire for wealth, one of the five wrong desires.

貪使


贪使

see styles
tān shǐ
    tan1 shi3
t`an shih
    tan shih
 tonshi
(貪欲使) The messenger, or temptation of desire.

貪愛


贪爱

see styles
tān ài
    tan1 ai4
t`an ai
    tan ai
 tonai; tonnai; donai
    とんあい; とんない; どんあい
(noun/participle) {Buddh} attachment; craving
Desire, cupidity.

貪慾


贪欲

see styles
tān yù
    tan1 yu4
t`an yü
    tan yü
 donyoku
    どんよく
    tonyoku
    とんよく
    tanyoku
    たんよく
greed; avarice; rapacious; avid
(noun or adjectival noun) (1) avarice; greed; covetousness; (2) (Buddhist term) raga (desire)

貪染


贪染

see styles
tān rǎn
    tan1 ran3
t`an jan
    tan jan
 tonzen
The taint of desire, or greed.

貪欲


贪欲

see styles
tān yù
    tan1 yu4
t`an yü
    tan yü
 tonyoku
    とんよく
{Buddh} raga (desire)
Desire for and love of (the things of this life).

貪毒


贪毒

see styles
tān dú
    tan1 du2
t`an tu
    tan tu
 tondoku
The poison of desire.

貪水


贪水

see styles
tān shuǐ
    tan1 shui3
t`an shui
    tan shui
 tonsui
Desire is like water carrying things along.

貪濁


贪浊

see styles
tān zhuó
    tan1 zhuo2
t`an cho
    tan cho
 tondaku
The contamination of desire.

貪狼


贪狼

see styles
tān láng
    tan1 lang2
t`an lang
    tan lang
 tonrō
Greedy wolf, wolfish desire or cupidity.

貪結


贪结

see styles
tān jié
    tan1 jie2
t`an chieh
    tan chieh
 tonketsu
The bond of desire, binding in the chain of transmigration.

貪縛


贪缚

see styles
tān fú
    tan1 fu2
t`an fu
    tan fu
 tonbaku
The tie of desire.

貪習


贪习

see styles
tān xí
    tan1 xi2
t`an hsi
    tan hsi
 tonshū
The habit of desire, desire become habitual.

貪著


贪着

see styles
tān zhù
    tan1 zhu4
t`an chu
    tan chu
 tonjaku
The attachment of desire.

貪見


贪见

see styles
tān jiàn
    tan1 jian4
t`an chien
    tan chien
 tonken
The illusions or false views caused by desire.

迦摩

see styles
jiā mó
    jia1 mo2
chia mo
 kama
kāma, desire, love, wish. A hungry spirit.

遐心

see styles
xiá xīn
    xia2 xin1
hsia hsin
the wish to abandon or keep aloof; the desire to live in retirement

邪念

see styles
xié niàn
    xie2 nian4
hsieh nien
 janen
    じゃねん
wicked idea; evil thought; evil desire
wicked thought; wicked mind
false thoughts

邪欲

see styles
xié yù
    xie2 yu4
hsieh yü
 jayoku
    じゃよく
evil desire
evil desires

酒虫

see styles
 sakamushi; sakemushi; shuchuu / sakamushi; sakemushi; shuchu
    さかむし; さけむし; しゅちゅう
(from 'Strange Stories from a Chinese Studio', 1740) mythical spirit residing in a person's body that generates a desire to drink (also said to turn water into alcohol)

金的

see styles
 kinteki
    きんてき
(1) bull's-eye; (2) object of desire; most-coveted goal; (3) (colloquialism) male crotch (as a target in fighting); the jewels (as in "kick him in ...")

長貪


长贪

see styles
cháng tān
    chang2 tan1
ch`ang t`an
    chang tan
 chōton
endless desire

隨心


随心

see styles
suí xīn
    sui2 xin1
sui hsin
 zuishin
to fulfill one's desire; to find something satisfactory
According to mind, or wish.

離欲


离欲

see styles
lí yù
    li2 yu4
li yü
 riyoku
To leave, or be free from desire, or the passions.

離貪


离贪

see styles
lí tān
    li2 tan1
li t`an
    li tan
 riton
freedom from desire

願い

see styles
 negai
    ねがい
desire; wish; request; prayer; petition; application

願う

see styles
 negau
    ねがう
(transitive verb) (1) to desire; to wish; to hope; (transitive verb) (2) to beg; to request; to implore; to pray; (v5u,aux-v) (3) to have something done for oneself

願事


愿事

see styles
yuàn shì
    yuan4 shi4
yüan shih
 negaigoto
    ねがいごと
wish; dream; prayer; one's desire
content of the vow

願佛


愿佛

see styles
yuàn fó
    yuan4 fo2
yüan fo
A Buddha of the vow, who passes through the eight forms of an incarnate Buddha, v. 八相.

飮食

see styles
yǐn shí
    yin3 shi2
yin shih
Drink and food, two things on which sentient beings depend; desire for them is one of the three passions; offerings of them are one of the five forms of offerings.

饕餮

see styles
tāo tiè
    tao1 tie4
t`ao t`ieh
    tao tieh
 toutetsu / totetsu
    とうてつ
ferocious mythological animal, the fifth son of the dragon king; zoomorphic mask motif, found on Shang and Zhou ritual bronzes; gluttonous; sumptuous (banquet)
(1) (hist) taotie (Chinese mythological creature commonly represented as a motif on ritual bronzes from the Shang and Zhou dynasties); (2) (archaism) covetousness; greed; avarice
intense desire

香欲

see styles
xiāng yù
    xiang1 yu4
hsiang yü
The desire for fragrance, the lust of the nasal organ, one of the five desires.

駄都

see styles
tuó dōu
    tuo2 dou1
t`o tou
    to tou
dhātu, intp. by 界 field, area, sphere; 體 embodiment, body, corpus; 性nature, characteristic. It means that which is placed or laid; a deposit, foundation, constituent, ingredient, element; also a śarīra, or relic of Buddha The two dhātus are the conditioned and unconditioned, phenomenal and noumenal; the three are the realms of desire, of form, and of the formless; the four are earth, water, fire, and air; the six add space and intelligence; the eighteen are the twelve āyatanas, with six sensations added.

鬱勃

see styles
 utsubotsu
    うつぼつ
(adj-t,adv-to) (form) pent-up (energy, enthusiasm, etc.); burning (e.g. ambition); irrepressible (e.g. desire)

魔梵

see styles
mó fàn
    mo2 fan4
mo fan
Māra and Brahmā; i.e. Māra, lord of the sixth desire-heaven, and Brahmā, lord of the heavens of form.

魔王

see styles
mó wáng
    mo2 wang2
mo wang
 maou / mao
    まおう
devil king; evil person
(1) Satan; the Devil; the Prince of Darkness; (2) {Buddh} (See 天魔) king of the demons who try to prevent people from doing good; (female given name) Maou
The king of māras, the lord of the sixth heaven of the desire-realm.

エロス

see styles
 erosu
    エロス
(1) sexual desire; physical love; eros; (2) (See エロース) Eros (Greek god); (3) Eros (asteroid); (4) {med} event-related optical signal; EROS; (5) Earth Resources Observation Satellite; EROS

せめて

see styles
 semete
    せめて
(adverb) (expresses a desire or hope) at least; at most; (even) just

たび心

see styles
 tabigokoro
    たびごころ
desire to travel

ひ恋し

see styles
 hikoishi
    ひこいし
desire for a fire that comes with the cold of autumn

もがな

see styles
 mogana
    もがな
(particle) particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.)

一闡提


一阐提

see styles
yī chǎn tí
    yi1 chan3 ti2
i ch`an t`i
    i chan ti
 issendai
(一闡提迦) icchantika. Also 一顚迦, 阿闡底迦 One without desire for Buddha enlightenment; an unbeliever; shameless, an enemy of the good; full of desires; 斷善根者 one who has cut off his roots of goodness; it is applied also to a bodhisattva who has made a vow not to become a Buddha until all beings are saved. This is called 大悲闡提 the icchantika of great mercy.

七種捨


七种舍

see styles
qī zhǒng shě
    qi1 zhong3 she3
ch`i chung she
    chi chung she
 shichishu sha
Seven abandonments or riddances―cherishing none and nothing, no relations with others, riddance of love and hate, of anxiety about the salvation of others, of form, giving to others (e.g. supererogation), benefiting others without hope of return. Another form is―cherishing nothing, riddance of love and hate, of desire, anger, etc., of anxiety about, etc., as above.

三三昧

see styles
sān sān mèi
    san1 san1 mei4
san san mei
 san zanmai
(三三昧地) The three samādhis, or the samādhi on three subjects; 三三摩 (三三摩地); 三定, 三等持; 三空; 三治; 三解脫門; 三重三昧; 三重等持. There are two forms of such meditation, that of 有漏 reincarnational, or temporal, called 三三昧; and that of 無 漏 liberation, or nirvāṇa, called 三解脫. The three subjects and objects of the meditation are (1) 空 to empty the mind of the ideas of me and mine and suffering, which are unreal; (2) 無相to get rid of the idea of form, or externals, i.e. the 十相 which are the five senses, and male and female, and the three 有; (3) 無願 to get rid of all wish or desire, also termed無作 and 無起. A more advanced meditation is called the Double Three Samādhi 重三三昧 in which each term is doubled 空空, 無相無相, 無願無願. The esoteric sect has also a group of its own.

三善根

see styles
sān shàn gēn
    san1 shan4 gen1
san shan ken
 sanzengon; sanzenkon
    さんぜんごん; さんぜんこん
{Buddh} three wholesome roots (no coveting, no anger, no delusion)
The three good "roots", the foundation of all moral development, i.e. 無貪, 無瞋, 無痴 no lust (or selfish desire), no ire, no stupidity (or unwillingness to learn). Also, 施, 慈, 慧 giving, kindness, moral wisdom; v. 三毒 the three poisons for which these are a cure.

三惡覺


三恶觉

see styles
sān è jué
    san1 e4 jue2
san o chüeh
 san akukaku
The three evil mental states: 欲 desire, 瞋 hate (or anger), 害 malevolence.

三界欲

see styles
sān jiè yù
    san1 jie4 yu4
san chieh yü
 sankai yoku
desire of [all] three realms

三種斷


三种断

see styles
sān zhǒng duàn
    san1 zhong3 duan4
san chung tuan
 sanshu dan
The three kinds of uccheda— cutting-off, excision, or bringing to an end: (1) (a) 自性斷 with the incoming of wisdom, passion or illusion ceases of itself; (b) 不生斷 with realization of the doctrine that all is 空 unreal, evil karma ceases to arise; (c) 緣縛斷 illusion being ended, the causal nexus of the passions disappears and the attraction of the external ceases. (2) The three śrāvaka or ascetic stages are (a) 見所斷 ending the condition of false views; (b) 修行斷 getting rid of desire and illusion in practice; (c) 非所斷 no more illusion or desire to be cut off.

三種欲


三种欲

see styles
sān zhǒng yù
    san1 zhong3 yu4
san chung yü
 sanshu yoku
Three kinds of desire— food, sleep, sex.

三離欲


三离欲

see styles
sān lí yù
    san1 li2 yu4
san li yü
 sanriyoku
three stages of freedom from desire

不悕求

see styles
bù xī qiú
    bu4 xi1 qiu2
pu hsi ch`iu
    pu hsi chiu
 fu kegu
does not harbor desire(s)

不死覺


不死觉

see styles
bù sǐ jué
    bu4 si3 jue2
pu ssu chüeh
 fushi kaku
One of the eight 覺, the desire for long life.

不淨觀


不淨观

see styles
bù jìng guān
    bu4 jing4 guan1
pu ching kuan
 fujō kan
The meditation on the uncleanness of the human body of self and others, e. g. the nine stages of disintegration of the dead body 九想 q.v.; it is a meditation to destroy 貪 desire; other details are: parental seed, womb, the nine excretory passages, the body's component parts, worm-devoured corpse — all unclean.

不還向


不还向

see styles
bù huán xiàng
    bu4 huan2 xiang4
pu huan hsiang
 fu genkō
The third of the 四向 four directions or aims, see 阿那含 anāgāmin, not returning to the desire-world, but rising above it to the 色界 or the 無色界 form-realm, or even formless realm.

九品惑

see styles
jiǔ pǐn huò
    jiu3 pin3 huo4
chiu p`in huo
    chiu pin huo
 ku hon waku
Also九品煩惱 The four 修惑, i.e. illusions or trials in the practice of religion, i.e. desire, anger, pride, ignorance; these are divided each into 九品 q.v.; hence desire has all the nine grades, and so on with the other three.

九想觀


九想观

see styles
jiǔ xiǎng guān
    jiu3 xiang3 guan1
chiu hsiang kuan
 kusō kan
nine kinds of meditation (on a corpse to quell desire)

五住地

see styles
wǔ zhù dì
    wu3 zhu4 di4
wu chu ti
 go jūji
(五住) The five fundamental condition of 煩惱 the passions and delusions: wrong views which are common to the trailokya; clinging, or attachment, in the desire-realm; clinging, or attachment, in the form-realm; clinging, or attachment, in the formless realm which is still mortal: the state of unenlightenment or ignorance in the trailokya 三界 which is the root-cause of all distressful delusion, Also 五住地惑.

五根本

see styles
wǔ gēn běn
    wu3 gen1 ben3
wu ken pen
 go konpon
They are the six great kleśa, i. e. passions, or disturbers, minus 見 views, or delusions; i. e. desire, anger, stupidity (or ignorance), pride, and doubt.

五祕密


五秘密

see styles
wǔ mì mì
    wu3 mi4 mi4
wu mi mi
 go himitsu
(五祕) The five esoteric or occult ones, i. e. the five bodhisattvas of the diamond realm, known as Vajrasattva in the middle; 欲 desire on the east; 觸 contact, south; 愛 love, west; and 慢 pride, north. Vajrasattva represents the six fundamental elements of sentient existence and here indicates the birth of bodhisattva sentience; desire is that of bodhi and the salvation of all: contact with the needy world for its salvation follows; love of all the living comes next; pride or the power of nirvana succeeds.

五鈍使


五钝使

see styles
wǔ dùn shǐ
    wu3 dun4 shi3
wu tun shih
 go donshi
pañca-kleśa 五重滯; 五惑 The five dull, unintelligent, or stupid vices or temptations: 貪 desire, 嗔 anger or resentment, 癡 stupidity or foolishness, 慢 arrogance, 疑 doubt. Overcoming these constitutes the pañca-śīla, five virtues, v. 尸羅. Of the ten 十使 or agents the other five are styled 五利 keen, acute, intelligent, as they deal with higher qualities.

五類天


五类天

see styles
wǔ lèi tiān
    wu3 lei4 tian1
wu lei t`ien
    wu lei tien
 gorui ten
The five kinds of devas: (1) 上界天 in the upper realms of form and non-form; (2) 虛空天 in the sky, i. e. four of the six devas of the desire-realm; (3) 地居天 on the earth, i. e. the other two of the six devas, on Sumeru; (4) 遊虛天空 wandering devas of the sky, e. g. sun, moon, starvas, (5) 地下天 under-world devas, e. g. nāgas, asuras, māras, etc. Of. 五大明王.

他化天

see styles
tā huà tiān
    ta1 hua4 tian1
t`a hua t`ien
    ta hua tien
 take ten
(他化自在天) Paranirmita-vaśavartin, 婆羅尼蜜婆舍跋提天; 婆那和提; 波舍跋提 the sixth of the six heavens of desire, or passion heavens, the last of the six devalokas, the abode of Maheśvara (i. e. Śiva), and of Māra.

令離欲


令离欲

see styles
lìng lí yù
    ling4 li2 yu4
ling li yü
 ryō riyoku
freeing [sentient beings] from desire

伊舍那

see styles
yī shèn à
    yi1 shen4 a4
i shen a
 izana
(伊舍那天) Iiśāna; 伊邪那 (or 伊賒那); v. 伊沙 'one of the older names of Siva-Rudra; one of the Rudras; the sun as a form of Śiva, ' M. W. Maheśvara; the deva of the sixth desire-heaven; head of the external Vajra-hall of the Vajradhātu group; Siva with his three fierce eyes and tusks.

倍離欲


倍离欲

see styles
bèi lí yù
    bei4 li2 yu4
pei li yü
 hairiyoku
double separation from desire

倒等流

see styles
dào děng liú
    dao4 deng3 liu2
tao teng liu
 tōdōru
to err by producing the karma of desire

兜率天

see styles
dōu shuò tiān
    dou1 shuo4 tian1
tou shuo t`ien
    tou shuo tien
 Tosotsu ten
    とそつてん
(out-dated kanji) (Buddhist term) Tusita heaven; Tushita; one of the six heavens of the desire realm
Tuṣita Heaven

兜率陀

see styles
dōu shuài tuó
    dou1 shuai4 tuo2
tou shuai t`o
    tou shuai to
 Tosotsuda
(兜率 or 兜率哆); 兜術; 珊都史多, 珊覩史多; 鬭瑟多 Tuṣita, from tuṣ, contented, satisfied, gratified; name of the Tuṣita heaven, the fourth devaloka in the 欲界 passion realm, or desire realm between the Yama and Nirmāṇarati heavens. Its inner department is the Pure Land of Maitreya who, like Śākyamuni and all Buddhas, is reborn there before descending to earth as the next Buddha; his life there is 4,000 Tuṣita years (each day there being equal to 4000 earth-years) 584 million such years.

八勝處


八胜处

see styles
bā shèng chù
    ba1 sheng4 chu4
pa sheng ch`u
    pa sheng chu
 hasshōjo
The eight victorious stages, or degrees, in meditation for overcoming desire, or attachment to the world of sense; v. 八解脫.

八念法

see styles
bā niàn fǎ
    ba1 nian4 fa3
pa nien fa
 hachi nenhō
Or 八念門. Eight lines of thought, in the智度論 21 , for resisting Māra-attacks and evil promptings during the meditation on impurity, etc.; i.e. thought of the Buddha, of the Law (or Truth), the fraternity, the commandments, alms-giving, the devas, breathing, and death. There are also the 大人八念 , i.e. that truth 道 is obtained through absence of desire, contentment, aloneness, zeal, correct thinking, a fixed mind, wisdom, and inner joy. v. 八念經.

八解脫


八解脱

see styles
bā jiě tuō
    ba1 jie3 tuo1
pa chieh t`o
    pa chieh to
 hachi gedatsu
aṣṭa-vimokṣa, mokṣa, vimukti, mukti. Liberation, deliverance, freedom, emancipation, escape, release―in eight forms; also 八背捨 and cf. 解脫 and 八勝處. The eight are stages of mental concentration: (1) 内有色想觀外色解脱 Liberation, when subjective desire arises, by examination of the object, or of all things and realization of their filthiness. (2) 内無色想觀外色解脫 Liberation, when no subjective desire arises, by still meditating as above. These two are deliverance by meditation on impurity, the next on purity. (3) 淨身作證具足住解脫 Liberation by concentration on the pure to the realization of a permanent state of freedom from all desire. The above three "correspond to the four Dhyānas". (Eitel.) (4) 空無邊處解脫 Liberation in realization of the infinity of space, or the immaterial. (5) 識無邊處解脫 Liberation in realization of infinite knowledge. (6) 無所有處解脫Liberation in realization of nothingness, or nowhereness. (7) 非想非非想處解脫 Liberation in the state of mind where there is neither thought nor absence of thought. These four arise out of abstract meditation in regard to desire and form, and are associated with the 四空天. (8) 滅受 想定解脫 Liberation by means of a state of mind in which there is final extinction, nirvāṇa, of both sensation, vedanā, and consciousness, saṁjñā.

六十心

see styles
liù shí xīn
    liu4 shi2 xin1
liu shih hsin
 rokujū shin
The sixty different mental positions that may occur to the practitioner of Yoga, see 大日經, 住心品; examples of them are desire, non-desire, ire, kindness, foolishness, wisdom, decision, doubt, depression, brightness, contention, dispute, non-contention, the spirit of devas, of asuras, of nāgas, of humanity, woman (i. e. lust), mastery, commercial, and so on.

六欲天

see styles
liù yù tiān
    liu4 yu4 tian1
liu yü t`ien
    liu yü tien
 rokuyokuten
    ろくよくてん
{Buddh} (See 欲界) the six domains of the desire realm; the six heavens of the desire realm
The devalokas, i. e. the heavens of desire, i. e. with sense-organs; the first is described as half-way up Mt. Sumeru, the second at its summit, and the rest between it and the Brahmalokas; for list v. 六天. Descriptions are given in the 智度論 9 and the 倶舍論 8. They are also spoken of as 六欲天婬相, i. e. as still in the region of sexual desire.

出世欲

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 shusseyoku
    しゅっせよく
desire to succeed in life; ambition to make one's mark in the world

化楽天

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 kerakuten
    けらくてん
{Buddh} (See 六欲天) heaven of enjoying emanations; one of the six heavens of the desire realm

化樂天


化乐天

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huà lè tiān
    hua4 le4 tian1
hua le t`ien
    hua le tien
 keraku ten
Nirmāṇarati, 樂變化天 the fifth of the six desire-heavens, 640, 000 yojanas above Meru; it is next above the Tuṣita, or fourth deva. loka; a day is equal to 800 human years; life lasts for 8, 000 years; its inhabitants are eight yojanas in height, and light-emitting; mutual smiling produces impregnation and children are born on the knees by metamorphosis, at birth equal in development to human children of twelve— hence the 'joy-born heaven'.

受用欲

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shòu yòng yù
    shou4 yong4 yu4
shou yung yü
 juyūyoku
desire for experience

名誉心

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 meiyoshin / meyoshin
    めいよしん
desire for fame

向上心

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 koujoushin / kojoshin
    こうじょうしん
ambition; aspiration; desire to improve oneself

向学心

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 kougakushin / kogakushin
    こうがくしん
love of learning; desire for learning; passion for knowledge

嗑CP

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kē c p
    ke1 c p
k`o c p
    ko c p
(slang) to ship a couple (i.e. to strongly desire that a pair of fictional characters become a couple); also pr. [ke4 C P]

四住地

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sì zhù dì
    si4 zhu4 di4
ssu chu ti
 shi jūji
(四住) The four states or conditions found in mortality; wherein are the delusions of misleading views and desires. They are (1) 見一切住地 the delusions arising from seeing things as they seem, not as they really are. (2) 欲愛住地 the desires in the desire-realm. (3) 色愛住地 the desires in the form-realm. (4) 有愛住地 the desires in the formless realm. When 無明住地 the state of ignorance is added we have the 五住地 five states. These five states condition all error, and are the ground in which spring the roots of the countless passions and delusions of all mortal beings.

四煩惱


四烦恼

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sì fán nǎo
    si4 fan2 nao3
ssu fan nao
 shi bonnō
The four delusions in reference to the ego: 我痴 ignorance in regard to the ego; 我見 holding to the ego idea; 我慢 self-esteem, egotism, pride; 我愛 self-seeking, or desire, both the latter arising from belief in the ego. Also 四惑.

四王天

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sì wáng tiān
    si4 wang2 tian1
ssu wang t`ien
    ssu wang tien
 shiouten / shioten
    しおうてん
{Buddh} (See 四天王・1,六欲天) heaven of the Four Great Kings; one of the six heavens of the desire realm; (surname) Shinouten
four heavenly kings kings

在欲界

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zài yù jiè
    zai4 yu4 jie4
tsai yü chieh
 zai yokukai
exists in the desire realm

夜摩天

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yè mó tiān
    ye4 mo2 tian1
yeh mo t`ien
    yeh mo tien
 yamaten
    やまてん
{Buddh} (See 六欲天) heaven without fighting; one of the six heavens of the desire realm
Yamadeva; the third devaloka, which is also called 須夜摩 or 蘇夜摩, intp. as 時分 or 善時分 the place where the times, or seasons, are always good.

大乘意

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dà shèng yì
    da4 sheng4 yi4
ta sheng i
 daijō i
a desire for the Great Vehicle

大寶坊


大宝坊

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dà bǎo fáng
    da4 bao3 fang2
ta pao fang
 dai hōbō
The place between the desire-world and the form-world where Buddha expounded the 大集經.; The "great precious region" described in the 大集 sutra as situated between the world of desire and the world of form.

天意樹


天意树

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tiān yì shù
    tian1 yi4 shu4
t`ien i shu
    tien i shu
 teni ju
The tree in each devaloka which produces whatever the devas desire.

婬怒癡


淫怒痴

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yín nù chī
    yin2 nu4 chi1
yin nu ch`ih
    yin nu chih
 in nu chi
The three poisons of sexual desire, anger, and ignorance (or heedlessness).

婬羅綱


婬罗纲

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yín luó gāng
    yin2 luo2 gang1
yin lo kang
 inrakō
the net of sexual desire

安陁會


安陁会

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ān tuó huì
    an1 tuo2 hui4
an t`o hui
    an to hui
 andae
安怛婆沙 (or 安多婆沙) (or 安怛婆參, 安多婆參); 安多跋薩 (or 安陀跋薩) antarvāsaka, antarvāsas; a monk's inner garment described as a sort of waistcoat. It is also explained by 裙 qun which means a skirt. This inner garment is said to be worn against desire, the middle one against hate, and the outer one against ignorance and delusion. It is described as the present-day 絡子 a jacket or vest.

尼延底

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ní yán dǐ
    ni2 yan2 di3
ni yen ti
 nientei
? niyati, or niyantṛ 尼近底 tr. as 執取 to restrain, hold, also as 深入 deeply enter, and said to be another term for 貪 to desire, covet.

尼摩羅


尼摩罗

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ní mó luó
    ni2 mo2 luo2
ni mo lo
 nimara
nirmāṇarati, 須密陀天 devas who 'delight in transformations', i. e. 化樂天 or 樂變化天; of the six devalokas of desire they occupy the fifth, where life lasts for 8, 000 years.

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