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普佛 see styles |
pǔ fó pu3 fo2 p`u fo pu fo fubutsu |
universal Buddha |
普現 普现 see styles |
pǔ xiàn pu3 xian4 p`u hsien pu hsien fugen |
Universal manifestation, especially the manifestation of a Buddha or bodhisattva in any shape at will. |
普知 see styles |
pǔ zhī pu3 zhi1 p`u chih pu chih fuchi |
Omniscience, hence 普知者 the Omniscient, i.e. Buddha. |
普賢 普贤 see styles |
pǔ xián pu3 xian2 p`u hsien pu hsien fugen ふげん |
Samantabhadra, the Buddhist Lord of Truth Samantabhadra (bodhisattva); Universal Compassion; (place-name) Fugen Samantabhadra, Viśvabhadra; cf. 三曼 Universal sagacity, or favour; lord of the 理 or fundamental law, the dhyāna, and the practice of all Buddhas. He and Mañjuśrī are the right- and left-hand assistants of Buddha, representing 理 and 智 respectively. He rides on a white elephant, is the patron of the Lotus Sūtra and its devotees, and has close connection with the Huayan Sūtra. His region is in the east. The esoteric school has its own special representation of him, with emphasis on the sword indicative of 理 as the basis of 智. He has ten vows. |
普門 普门 see styles |
pǔ mén pu3 men2 p`u men pu men fumon ふもん |
(surname) Fumon Universal door, the opening into all things, or universality; the universe in anything; the unlimited doors open to a Buddha, or bodhisattva, and the forms in which he can reveal himself. |
智悲 see styles |
zhì bēi zhi4 bei1 chih pei chihi |
All-knowing and all-pitying; these two with 定 'contemplative' make up the 三德 three virtues or qualities of a Buddha. |
智智 see styles |
zhì zhì zhi4 zhi4 chih chih chichi |
Wisdom of wisdom; Buddha-omniscience. |
智水 see styles |
chisui ちすい |
(1) {Buddh} purifying wisdom of a buddha; (2) {Buddh} (See 灌頂・1,灌頂・2) purifying water of wisdom used in a Buddhist baptism; (personal name) Tomomi |
智相 see styles |
zhì xiàng zhi4 xiang4 chih hsiang chisō |
Wise mien or appearance, the wisdom-light shining from the Buddha's face; also human intelligence. |
智礙 智碍 see styles |
zhì ài zhi4 ai4 chih ai chige |
Obstacles to attaining Buddha-wisdom, especially original ignorance. |
智者 see styles |
zhì zhě zhi4 zhe3 chih che chisha ちしゃ |
sage; wise man; clever and knowledgeable person (out-dated or obsolete kana usage) (1) sage; wise man; wise person; man of wisdom; (2) (Buddhist term) buddha; bodhisattva; enlightened priest; (surname) Chisha The knower, or wise man; a name for 智顗 q.v. |
智藏 see styles |
zhì zàng zhi4 zang4 chih tsang Chizō |
The treasury of Buddha-wisdom; posthumous title of Amogha. |
智象 see styles |
zhì xiàng zhi4 xiang4 chih hsiang chizō |
prajñā, or Wisdom, likened to an elephant, a title of Buddha, famous monks, the Nirvāṇa-sūtra, the Prajñā-pāramitā sūtra, etc. |
智門 智门 see styles |
zhì mén zhi4 men2 chih men chimon |
Wisdom gate; Buddha-wisdom and Buddha-pity are the two gates or ways through which Buddhism expresses itself: the way of enlightenment directed to the self, and the way of pity directed to others. |
智顗 智𫖮 see styles |
zhì yǐ zhi4 yi3 chih i Chigi |
Zhiyi (538-597), founder of the Tiantai sect of Buddhism Zhiyi, founder of the Tiantai school, also known as 智者 and 天台 (天台大師); his surname was 陳 Chen; his 字 was 德安, De-an; born about A. D. 538, he died in 597 at 60 years of age. He was a native of 頴川 Ying-chuan in Anhui, became a neophyte at 7, was fully ordained at 20. At first a follower of 慧思, Huisi, in 575 he went to the Tiantai mountain in Chekiang, where he founded his famous school on the Lotus Sūtra as containing the complete gospel of the Buddha. |
月王 see styles |
yuè wáng yue4 wang2 yüeh wang Getsuō |
Moon-king, 設賞迦 Śaśāṇka, a ruler of Karṇasuvarṇa, who tried to destroy the bodhidruma, Buddha's tree; dethroned by Śīlāditya. |
月眉 see styles |
yuè méi yue4 mei2 yüeh mei gatsumi |
New moon eyebrows, i. e. arched like the Buddha's. |
月蓋 月盖 see styles |
yuè gài yue4 gai4 yüeh kai Gatsugai |
An elder of Vaiśālī, who at the Buddha's bidding sought the aid of Amitābha, 勢至 (Mahāsthamaprāpta) and Guanyin, especially the last, to rid his people of a pestilence. See Vimalakīrti Sutra. |
有佛 see styles |
yǒu fó you3 fo2 yu fo u butsu |
there is a buddha. |
有縁 see styles |
uen うえん |
(adj-no,n) (1) {Buddh} (ant: 無縁・むえん・3) related to the teachings of Buddha; able to be saved by Buddha; (adj-no,n) (2) (ant: 無縁・むえん・1) related; relevant |
木仏 see styles |
kibutsu; kibotoke; mokubutsu きぶつ; きぼとけ; もくぶつ |
wooden Buddha |
木佛 see styles |
mù fó mu4 fo2 mu fo bokubutsu |
A Buddha of wood, i. e. an image of wood. |
末世 see styles |
mò shì mo4 shi4 mo shih masse; massei / masse; masse まっせ; まっせい |
last phase (of an age) (1) degenerate age; corrupt world; (2) {Buddh} (See 末法) age of the decline of Buddhism; latter days of the law The third and last period of a Buddha-kalpa; the first is the first 500 years of correct doctrine, the second is the 1, 000 years of semblance law, or approximation to the doctrine, and the third a myriad years of its decline and end. Also 末代. |
末化 see styles |
mò huà mo4 hua4 mo hua matsuke |
Buddha transformed into (palm-) branches or leaves; the transformation of the Buddha in the shape of the sutras. |
末尼 see styles |
mò ní mo4 ni2 mo ni mani |
maṇi 摩尼; a jewel, a crystal, a pearl, symbol of purity, therefore of Buddha and of his doctrine. It is used in oṃ-maṇi -padmi-hūṃ. |
末法 see styles |
mò fǎ mo4 fa3 mo fa mappou / mappo まっぽう |
{Buddh} (See 三時・3) latter days of the law (one of the three ages of Buddhism); age of the degeneration of the law; (surname) Matsubou The last of the three periods 正, 像, and 末; that of degeneration and extinction of the Buddha-law. |
末田 see styles |
mò tián mo4 tian2 mo t`ien mo tien matsuda まつだ |
(place-name, surname) Matsuda Madhyāntika, 末田地 (末田地那); 末田底加, 末田提; 末田鐸迦; 末彈地; 末闡地 or a 摩 is also used for 末. It is tr. by 中; 日中, 水中河中, and 金地. One of the two chief disciples of Ānanda, to whom he handed down the Buddha's doctrine. He is reputed to have been sent to convert 罽賓 Kashmir, the other, 商那和修 Śāṇakavāsa, to convert 中國 which is probably Central India, though it is understood as China. Another account makes the latter a disciple of the former. Eitel says that by his magic power he transported a sculptor to the Tuṣita heavens to obtain a correct image of Maitreya. |
本佛 see styles |
běn fó ben3 fo2 pen fo honbutsu ほんぶつ |
(surname) Honbutsu The Buddha-nature within oneself; the original Buddha. |
本土 see styles |
běn tǔ ben3 tu3 pen t`u pen tu hondo ほんど |
one's native country; native; local; metropolitan territory (1) mainland; the country proper; (2) native country; country where one was born; (3) {Buddh} pure land; Buddha realm; (surname) Mototsuchi one's original land |
本地 see styles |
běn dì ben3 di4 pen ti honji; honchi ほんじ; ほんち |
local; this locality (1) (archaism) {Buddh} (See 垂迹) true form of a buddha; (2) (ほんち only) land of origin; (surname) Motoji Native place, natural position, original body; also the 本身; 本法身; or 本地身 fundamental person or embodiment of a Buddha or bodhisattva, as distinct from his temporal manifestation. |
本堂 see styles |
běn táng ben3 tang2 pen t`ang pen tang hondou / hondo ほんどう |
main hall (of a Buddhist temple); main temple; (place-name, surname) Hondou main [buddha] hall |
本尊 see styles |
běn zūn ben3 zun1 pen tsun honzon ほんぞん |
(Buddhism) yidam (one's chosen meditational deity); the principal object of worship on a Buddhist altar; (of a monk who has the ability to appear in multiple places at the same time) the honored one himself (contrasted with his alternate forms, 分身[fen1 shen1]); (fig.) (jocular) the genuine article; the real McCoy; the man himself; the woman herself; the original manifestation of something (not a spin-off or a clone) (1) principal object of worship (at a Buddhist temple); principal image; (2) idol; icon; object of adoration; (3) (joc) (usu. as ご〜) the man himself; the person at the heart of the matter ? satyadevatā, 裟也地提嚩多. The original honoured one; the most honoured of all Buddhas; also the chief object of worship in a group; the specific Buddha, etc., being served. |
本性 see styles |
běn xìng ben3 xing4 pen hsing honshou(p); honsei / honsho(p); honse ほんしょう(P); ほんせい |
natural instincts; nature; inherent quality true character; real nature The spirit one possesses by nature; hence, the Buddha-nature; the Buddha-nature within; one's own nature. |
本意 see styles |
běn yì ben3 yi4 pen i honi; hoi ほんい; ほい |
original idea; real intention; etymon (1) real intention; true motive; true will; (2) original intention; original purpose; original hope original intention (of the Buddha) |
本生 see styles |
běn shēng ben3 sheng1 pen sheng motonari もとなり |
(given name) Motonari accounts of the Buddha's lives |
本行 see styles |
běn háng ben3 hang2 pen hang hongyou / hongyo ほんぎょう |
one's line; one's own profession (surname) Hongyou The root of action: the method or motive of attainment; (his) own deeds, e. g. the doings of a Buddha or bodhisattva. |
本覺 本觉 see styles |
běn jué ben3 jue2 pen chüeh hongaku |
Original bodhi, i. e. 'enlightenment', awareness, knowledge, or wisdom, as contrasted with 始覺 initial knowledge, that is 'enlightenment a priori is contrasted with enlightenment a posteriori'. Suzuki, Awakening of Faith, P. 62. The reference is to universal mind 衆生之心體, which is conceived as pure and intelligent, with 始覺 as active intelligence. It is considered as the Buddha-dharmakāya, or as it might perhaps be termed, the fundamental mind. Nevertheless in action from the first it was influenced by its antithesis 無明 ignorance, the opposite of awareness, or true knowledge. See 起信論 and 仁王經,中. There are two kinds of 本覺, one which is unconditioned, and never sullied by ignorance and delusion, the other which is conditioned and subject to ignorance. In original enlightenment is implied potential enlightenment in each being. |
本誓 see styles |
běn shì ben3 shi4 pen shih honzei |
samaya; the original covenant or vow made by every Buddha and Bodhisattva. |
本迹 see styles |
běn jī ben3 ji1 pen chi honjaku |
The original 本 Buddha or Bodhisattva and his 迹 varied manifestations for saving all beings, e. g. Guanyin with thirty-three forms. Also 本地垂迹. |
本門 本门 see styles |
běn mén ben3 men2 pen men honmon ほんもん |
(1) (rare) main gate; front gate; (2) {Buddh} (See 迹門) latter half of the Lotus Sutra, which describes the nature of the Buddha; (surname) Motokado v. 本迹. |
本願 本愿 see styles |
běn yuàn ben3 yuan4 pen yüan hongan ほんがん |
Amida Buddha's original vow; long-cherished desire; (surname) Hongan pūrvapraṇidhāna. The original vow, or vows, of a Buddha or bodhisattva, e. g. the forty-eight of Amitābha, the twelve of 藥師, etc. |
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. |
来迎 see styles |
raigou / raigo らいごう |
(n,vs,vi) coming of Amida Buddha to welcome the spirit of the dead; (surname) Raikou |
林變 林变 see styles |
lín biàn lin2 bian4 lin pien rinpen |
The trees of the wood turned white when the Buddha died. |
果人 see styles |
guǒ rén guo3 ren2 kuo jen kato かと |
(personal name) Kato Those who have obtained the fruit, i. e. escaped the chain of transmigration, e. g. buddha, pratyekabuddha, arhat. |
果名 see styles |
guǒ míng guo3 ming2 kuo ming kana かな |
(female given name) Kana 果號 Attamentment-name, or reward-name or title, i. e. of every Buddha, indicating his enlightenment. |
果極 果极 see styles |
guǒ jí guo3 ji2 kuo chi kagoku |
Fruition perfect, the perfect virtue or merit of Buddha-enlightenment. |
果脣 果唇 see styles |
guǒ chún guo3 chun2 kuo ch`un kuo chun kashun |
Fruit lips, Buddha's were 'red like the fruit of the Bimba tree'. |
果頭 果头 see styles |
guǒ tóu guo3 tou2 kuo t`ou kuo tou kazu |
The condition of retribution, especially the reward of bodhi or enlightenment, idem 果上, hence 果頭佛 is he who has attained the Buddha-condition, a Tiantai term. |
柰女 see styles |
nài nǚ nai4 nv3 nai nü Nanyo |
(or 柰氏) Āmradārikā, Āmrapālī, a woman who is said to have been born on a mango-tree, and to have given the Plum-garden 柰苑 (or 柰園) to the Buddha, cf. 菴羅. |
根本 see styles |
gēn běn gen1 ben3 ken pen nehon ねほん |
fundamental; basic; root; simply; absolutely (not); (not) at all; CL:個|个[ge4] (1) (archaism) (ksb:) kabuki script; (2) (abbreviation) (See 絵入根本) illustrated kabuki script; (surname) Memoto Fundamental, basal, radical, original, elemental; when referring to a fundamental text, 根本經 mūlagrantha, it indicates a sutra supposed to contain the original words of the Buddha. |
梵刹 see styles |
fàn chà fan4 cha4 fan ch`a fan cha bonsatsu; bonsetsu ぼんさつ; ぼんせつ |
temple brahmakṣetra, Buddha-land; a name for a Buddhist: monastery, i.e. a place of purity. |
梵唄 梵呗 see styles |
fàn bài fan4 bai4 fan pai bonbai ぼんばい |
(Buddhism) chanting of prayers (1) {Buddh} song praising the virtues of the Buddha; (2) {Buddh} (See 声明・2) chanting of Buddhist hymns Buddhist hymns, cf. 唄. They are sung to repress externals and calm the mind within for religious service; also in praise of Buddha. |
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. |
梵皇 see styles |
fàn huáng fan4 huang2 fan huang bonkō |
The Indian Emperor, Buddha. |
梵相 see styles |
fàn xiàng fan4 xiang4 fan hsiang Bonsō |
Brahmadhvaja, one of the sons of Mahābhijña; his Buddha domain is south-west of our universe. |
梵聲 梵声 see styles |
fàn shēng fan4 sheng1 fan sheng bonshō |
The voice of Buddha. |
梵身 see styles |
fàn shēn fan4 shen1 fan shen bonshin |
The pure spiritual body, or dharmakāya, of the Buddha, v. 法身. |
梵輪 梵轮 see styles |
fàn lún fan4 lun2 fan lun bonrin |
The brahma-wheel, the wheel of the law, or pure preaching of the Buddha; his four梵行 v. 四無量心; the first sermon at the request of Brahma; the doctrine or preaching of the Brahmans. |
梵音 see styles |
fàn yīn fan4 yin1 fan yin bonnon |
(1) Brahma voice, clear, melodious, pure, deep, far-reaching, one of the thirty-two marks of a Buddha. (2) Singing in praise of Buddha. |
梵響 梵响 see styles |
fàn xiǎng fan4 xiang3 fan hsiang bonkyō |
The sound of Buddha's voice; his preaching. |
棲光 栖光 see styles |
qī guāng qi1 guang1 ch`i kuang chi kuang saikō |
To bring his light to rest, the Buddha's nirvāṇa. |
楊葉 杨叶 see styles |
yáng shě yang2 she3 yang she yōshō |
Wi11ow leaves, e.g. yellow willow leaves given to a child as golden leaves to stop its crying, a parallel to the Buddha's opportune methods of teaching. |
極位 极位 see styles |
jí wèi ji2 wei4 chi wei gokui |
The highest stage of enlightenment, that of Buddha. |
極地 极地 see styles |
jí dì ji2 di4 chi ti kyokuchi きょくち |
polar region (1) polar regions; the pole; (2) farthest land; ends of the earth Reaching the ground; utmost; fundamental principle; the highest of all, i.e. Buddha. |
極尊 极尊 see styles |
jí zūn ji2 zun1 chi tsun gokuson |
The highest revered one, Buddha. |
極果 极果 see styles |
jí guǒ ji2 guo3 chi kuo gokuka |
The highest fruit, perfect Buddha-enlightenment. |
極聖 极圣 see styles |
jí shèng ji2 sheng4 chi sheng gokushō |
The highest saint, Buddha. |
槃頭 槃头 see styles |
pán tóu pan2 tou2 p`an t`ou pan tou Hanzu |
Pāṇḍu, father of Vipaśyin, the 998th Buddha of the last kalpa . |
樂法 乐法 see styles |
lè fǎ le4 fa3 le fa gyō hō |
Delight in Buddha-truth, or the religion. |
権化 see styles |
gonge ごんげ |
(1) {Buddh} (See 実化) incarnation (of Buddha or bodhisattva); avatar; (2) embodiment (as in "embodiment of evil"); incarnation; personification |
権現 see styles |
gongen ごんげん |
temporary manifestation of a Buddha (or bodhisattva, etc.) in the form of a Shinto kami; (place-name, surname) Gongen |
機感 机感 see styles |
jī gǎn ji1 gan3 chi kan kikan |
Potentiality and response, the potentiality of all to respond to the Buddha; the response of the Buddha to the good in all the living. |
機教 机教 see styles |
jī jiào ji1 jiao4 chi chiao kikyō |
Potentiality and teaching, opportune teaching, suited to the occasion. |
機見 机见 see styles |
jī jiàn ji1 jian4 chi chien kiken |
Vision according to natural capacity, seeing the Buddha according to natural endowment. |
權智 权智 see styles |
quán zhì quan2 zhi4 ch`üan chih chüan chih gonchi |
Buddha-wisdom of the phenomenal, in contrast with 實智 knowledge of the fundamental or absolute. |
權者 权者 see styles |
quán zhě quan2 zhe3 ch`üan che chüan che gonza |
A Buddha or bodhisattva who has assumed a temporary form in order to aid beings; also 化者; 權化; 大權, etc. |
權迹 权迹 see styles |
quán jī quan2 ji1 ch`üan chi chüan chi gon jaku |
Temporal traces, evidences of the incarnation of a Buddha in human form. |
欲箭 see styles |
yù jiàn yu4 jian4 yü chien yokusen |
The arrows of desire, or lust. Also the darts of the bodhisattva 欲金剛, who hooks and draws all beings to Buddha. |
欲鉤 欲钩 see styles |
yù gōu yu4 gou1 yü kou yokukō |
The hook of desire; the bodhisattva attracts men through desire, and then draws them to the enlightenment of Buddha. |
歎佛 see styles |
tàn fó tan4 fo2 t`an fo tan fo tanbutsu |
to praise the Buddha |
正傳 正传 see styles |
zhèng zhuàn zheng4 zhuan4 cheng chuan shouden / shoden しょうでん |
main subject of long novel; true biography (personal name) Shouden correct transmission of the Buddha-dharma from teacher to student |
正覺 正觉 see styles |
zhèng jué zheng4 jue2 cheng chüeh shougaku / shogaku しょうがく |
(surname) Shougaku Sambodhi. the wisdom or omniscience of Buddha. |
步他 see styles |
bù tā bu4 ta1 pu t`a pu ta buta |
v. 佛 Buddha. |
歸佛 归佛 see styles |
guī fó gui1 fo2 kuei fo kibutsu |
to take refuge in the Buddha |
歸命 归命 see styles |
guī mìng gui1 ming4 kuei ming kimyō |
南無 namas, namah, namo; to devote one's life (to the Buddha, etc.); to entrust one's life; to obey Buddha's teaching. |
毀釋 毁释 see styles |
huǐ shì hui3 shi4 hui shih kishaku |
To slander the Buddha or Buddhism. |
母馱 see styles |
mǔ tuó mu3 tuo2 mu t`o mu to |
毋馱 idem 佛陀, i. e. 佛 Buddha. |
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. |
毫光 see styles |
goukou / goko ごうこう |
(abbreviation) (from 白毫相光) light that is said to be emitted from some hair or tuft in Buddha's forehead; ray of light from the tuft of white hair (between the eyebrows) |
毫眉 see styles |
háo méi hao2 mei2 hao mei gōmi |
The white hair between Buddha's eyebrows, the毫相, i.e. one of the thirty-two signs of a Buddha. |
沒度 没度 see styles |
mò dù mo4 du4 mo tu motsudo |
Buddha, v. 佛. |
沒馱 没驮 see styles |
mò tuó mo4 tuo2 mo t`o mo to motsuda |
buddha, v. 佛. |
法主 see styles |
fǎ zhǔ fa3 zhu3 fa chu hossu; hosshu; houshu / hossu; hosshu; hoshu ほっす; ほっしゅ; ほうしゅ |
high priest Dharma-lord, Buddha. |
法体 see styles |
hottai; houtai / hottai; hotai ほったい; ほうたい |
(1) {Buddh} clerical appearance; appearance of a priest; (2) teachings of Buddha; condition of the universe at creation; in the pure land teachings, the name of Amitabha, or prayers to Amitabha; investiture of a Buddhist priest |
法佛 see styles |
fǎ fó fa3 fo2 fa fo hobbutsu |
idem 法身佛, or 法性佛. |
法劍 法剑 see styles |
fǎ jiàn fa3 jian4 fa chien hōken |
The sword of Buddha-truth, able to cut off the functioning of illusion. |
法力 see styles |
fǎ lì fa3 li4 fa li houriki / horiki ほうりき |
magic power power of Buddhism; (place-name, surname) Houriki The power of Buddha-truth to do away with calamity and subdue evil. |
法化 see styles |
fǎ huà fa3 hua4 fa hua hōke |
Transformation by Buddha-truth; teaching in or by it. |
Entries with 2nd row of characters: The 2nd row is Simplified Chinese.
This page contains 100 results for "buddha" 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.
EDICT data is the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group, and is used in conformance with the Group's
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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.
Just because a word appears here does not mean it is appropriate for a tattoo, your business name, etc. Please consult a professional before doing anything stupid with this data.
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No warranty as to the correctness, potential vulgarity, or clarity is expressed or implied. We did not write any of these definitions (though we occasionally act as a contributor/editor to the CC-CEDICT project). You are using this dictionary for free, and you get what you pay for.
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