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圓信


圆信

see styles
yuán xìn
    yuan2 xin4
yüan hsin
 enshin
Complete faith; the faith of the 'perfect' school. A Tiantai doctrine that a moment's faith embraces the universe.

在纏


在缠

see styles
zài chán
    zai4 chan2
tsai ch`an
    tsai chan
 zaiten
In bonds, i. e. the '在眞如 the bhūtatathatā in limitations, e. g. relative, v. 起信論 Awakening of Faith.

大乘

see styles
dà shèng
    da4 sheng4
ta sheng
 oonori
    おおのり
Mahayana, the Great Vehicle; Buddhism based on the Mayahana sutras, as spread to Central Asia, China and beyond; also pr. [Da4 cheng2]
(surname) Oonori
Mahāyāna; also called 上乘; 妙乘; 勝乘; 無上乘; 無上上乘; 不惡乘; 無等乘, 無等等乘; 摩訶衍 The great yāna, wain, or conveyance, or the greater vehicle in comparison with the 小乘 Hīnayāna. It indicates universalism, or Salvation for all, for all are Buddha and will attain bodhi. It is the form of Buddhism prevalent in Tibet, Mongolia, China, Korea, Japan, and in other places in the Far East. It is also called Northern Buddhism. It is interpreted as 大教 the greater teaching as compared with 小教 the smaller, or inferior. Hīnayāna, which is undoubtedly nearer to the original teaching of the Buddha, is unfairly described as an endeavour to seek nirvana through an ash-covered body, an extinguished intellect, and solitariness; its followers are sravakas and pratyekabuddhas (i.e. those who are striving for their own deliverance through ascetic works). Mahāyāna, on the other hand, is described as seeking to find and extend all knowledge, and, in certain schools, to lead all to Buddhahood. It has a conception of an Eternal Buddha, or Buddhahood as Eternal (Adi-Buddha), but its especial doctrines are, inter alia, (a) the bodhisattvas 菩薩 , i.e. beings who deny themselves final Nirvana until, according to their vows, they have first saved all the living; (b) salvation by faith in, or invocation of the Buddhas or bodhisattvas; (c) Paradise as a nirvana of bliss in the company of Buddhas, bodhisattvas, saints, and believers. Hīnayāna is sometimes described as 自利 self-benefiting, and Mahāyāna as 自利利他 self-benefit for the benefit of others, unlimited altruism and pity being the theory of Mahāyāna. There is a further division into one-yana and three-yanas: the trīyāna may be śrāvaka, pratyeka-buddha, and bodhisattva, represented by a goat, deer, or bullock cart; the one-yāna is that represented by the Lotus School as the one doctrine of the Buddha, which had been variously taught by him according to the capacity of his hearers, v. 方便. Though Mahāyāna tendencies are seen in later forms of the older Buddhism, the foundation of Mahāyāna has been attributed to Nāgārjuna 龍樹. "The characteristics of this system are an excess of transcendental speculation tending to abstract nihilism, and the substitution of fanciful degrees of meditation and contemplation (v. Samādhi and Dhyāna) in place of the practical asceticism of the Hīnayāna school."[Eitel 68-9.] Two of its foundation books are the 起信論and the 妙法蓮華經 but a larnge numberof Mahāyāna sutras are ascribed to the Buddha。.

妙行

see styles
miào xíng
    miao4 xing2
miao hsing
 myoukou / myoko
    みょうこう
(female given name) Myōkou
The profound act by which a good karma is produced, e.g. faith; v. 一行一切行.

始覺


始觉

see styles
shǐ jué
    shi3 jue2
shih chüeh
 shigaku
The initial functioning of mind or intelligence as a process of 'becoming', arising from 本覺 which is Mind or Intelligence, self-contained, unsullied, and considered as universal, the source of all enlightenment. The 'initial intelligence' or enlightenment arises from the inner influence 薰 of the Mind and from external teaching. In the 'original intelligence' are the four values adopted and made transcendent by the Nirvāṇa-sūtra, viz. 常, 樂, 我, 淨 Perpetuity, joy, personality, and purity; these are acquired through the 始覺 process of enlightenment. Cf. 起信論 Awakening of Faith.

宗教

see styles
zōng jiào
    zong1 jiao4
tsung chiao
 shuukyou / shukyo
    しゅうきょう
religion
(1) religion; religious affiliation; belief; faith; creed; (2) religious activity; (personal name) Munenori
essential teaching

宗旨

see styles
zōng zhǐ
    zong1 zhi3
tsung chih
 shuushi / shushi
    しゅうし
objective; aim; goal
(1) tenets (of a religious sect); doctrines; (2) (religious) sect; denomination; religion; faith; (3) one's principles; one's tastes; one's preferences
The main thesis, or ideas, e. g. of a text.

定錢


定钱

see styles
dìng qian
    ding4 qian5
ting ch`ien
    ting chien
security deposit; earnest money (real estate); good-faith deposit

崇信

see styles
chóng xìn
    chong2 xin4
ch`ung hsin
    chung hsin
 takanobu
    たかのぶ
Chongxin county in Pingliang 平涼|平凉[Ping2 liang2], Gansu
(personal name) Takanobu
Reverence and faith, to revere and trust.

德母

see styles
dé mǔ
    de2 mu3
te mu
 tokumo
The mother of virtue. i.e. faith which is the root of the religious life.

心性

see styles
xīn xìng
    xin1 xing4
hsin hsing
 shinsei / shinse
    しんせい
one's nature; temperament
mind; disposition; nature
Immutable mind-corpus, or mind-nature, the self-existing fundamental pure mind, the all, the Tathāgata-garbha, or 如來藏心; 自性淸淨心; also described in the 起信論 Awakening of Faith as immortal 不生不滅. Another definition identifies 心 with 性 saying 性卽是心, 心卽是佛 the nature is the mind, and mind is Buddha; another, that mind and nature are the same when 悟 awake and understanding, but differ when 迷 in illusion; and further, in reply to the statement that the Buddha-nature is eternal but the mind not eternal, it is said, the nature is like water, the mind like ice, illusion turns nature to mental ice form, awakening melts it back to its proper nature.

忠心

see styles
zhōng xīn
    zhong1 xin1
chung hsin
 chūshin
good faith; devotion; loyalty; dedication
Loyal, faithful, honest.

念力

see styles
niàn lì
    nian4 li4
nien li
 nenriki
    ねんりき
psychokinesis; telekinesis
(1) willpower; faith; (2) telekinesis; psychokinesis
smṛtibala, one of the five bāla or powers, that of memory. Also one of the seven bodhyaṅga 七菩提分.

悟忍

see styles
wù rěn
    wu4 ren3
wu jen
 gonin
The patience of enlightenment, obtained by Vaidehī, wife of Bimbisāra, 'on her vision of Amitābha,' also known as Joy-perseverance, or Faith-perseverance; one of the ten stages of faith.

悪意

see styles
 akui
    あくい
(noun - becomes adjective with の) (1) ill will; spite; evil intention; malice; (noun - becomes adjective with の) (2) bad meaning; (3) {law} (See 善意・4) mala fides; bad faith; criminal intent to deceive; (4) {law} malice

感得

see styles
gǎn dé
    gan3 de2
kan te
 kantoku
    かんとく
(noun, transitive verb) (1) (profound) realization; awareness; appreciation; becoming (spiritually) awakened (to); (noun, transitive verb) (2) one's faith being transmitted to a deity and one's wish then being granted; (noun, transitive verb) (3) (archaism) obtaining (something) unexpectedly
to attain

折伏

see styles
zhé fú
    zhe2 fu2
che fu
 shakubuku; jakubuku
    しゃくぶく; じゃくぶく
(noun, transitive verb) {Buddh} preaching down; breaking down someone's false beliefs through confrontation (in order to convert them to the right faith)
to subdue

故意

see styles
gù yì
    gu4 yi4
ku i
 koi
    こい
deliberately; on purpose
(noun - becomes adjective with の) (1) intent; intention; bad faith; (2) {law} (See 構成要件) mens rea (guilty mind)
Intentionally.

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.

施護


施护

see styles
shī hù
    shi1 hu4
shih hu
 Sego
Dānapāla, a native of Udyāna who translated into Chinese some 111 works and in A. D. 982 received the title of Great Master and brilliant expositor of the faith.

明信

see styles
míng xìn
    ming2 xin4
ming hsin
 meishin / meshin
    めいしん
(given name) Meishin
clear faith

有信

see styles
yǒu xìn
    you3 xin4
yu hsin
 yuushin / yushin
    ゆうしん
(given name) Yūshin
having faith

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.

業相


业相

see styles
yè xiàng
    ye4 xiang4
yeh hsiang
 gōsō
Action, activity, the karmic, the condition of karmic action. The first of the three 相 of the Awakening of Faith, when mental activity is stirred to action by unenlightenment.

業識


业识

see styles
yè shì
    ye4 shi4
yeh shih
 gōshiki
"Activity-consciousness in the sense that through the agency of ignorance an unenlightened mind begins to be disturbed (or awakened)." Suzuki's Awakening of Faith, 76.

檀信

see styles
tán xìn
    tan2 xin4
t`an hsin
    tan hsin
 danshin
The faith of an almsgiver; almsgiving and faith.

正信

see styles
zhèng xìn
    zheng4 xin4
cheng hsin
 masanobu
    まさのぶ
(surname, given name) Masanobu
correct faith

歸信


归信

see styles
guī xìn
    gui1 xin4
kuei hsin
 kishin
relying on faith

沓婆

see styles
tà pó
    ta4 po2
t`a p`o
    ta po
 Tōba
沓婆摩羅 Dravya Mallaputra, an arhat who was converted to the Mahāyāna faith.

流失

see styles
liú shī
    liu2 shi1
liu shih
 ryuushitsu / ryushitsu
    りゅうしつ
(of soil etc) to wash away; to be eroded; (fig.) (of talented staff, followers of a religious faith, investment funds etc) to go elsewhere; to fail to be retained
(n,vs,vi) being washed away

淨信


净信

see styles
jìng xìn
    jing4 xin4
ching hsin
 jōshin
Pure faith.

深信

see styles
shēn xìn
    shen1 xin4
shen hsin
 jinshin
to believe firmly
Deep faith.

無信


无信

see styles
wú xìn
    wu2 xin4
wu hsin
 mushin
    むしん
(noun or adjectival noun) irreligion; atheism
no faith

現相


现相

see styles
xiàn xiàng
    xian4 xiang4
hsien hsiang
 gensō
Manifest forms, i.e. the external or phenomenal world, the 境界相, one of the三細 q.v. of the 起信論 Awakening of Faith.

盲目

see styles
máng mù
    mang2 mu4
mang mu
 moumoku / momoku
    もうもく
blind; blindly; ignorant; lacking understanding
(noun - becomes adjective with の) (1) blindness; (noun or adjectival noun) (2) (sensitive word) blind (e.g. love, faith); reckless

相大

see styles
xiāng dà
    xiang1 da4
hsiang ta
 sōdai
The greatness of the potentialities, or attributes of the Tathāgata; v. the Awakening of Faith 起信論.

神闇


神暗

see styles
shé nàn
    she2 nan4
she nan
 jinan
The darkened mind without faith.

精誠


精诚

see styles
jīng chéng
    jing1 cheng2
ching ch`eng
    ching cheng
sincerity; absolute good faith

終教


终教

see styles
zhōng jiào
    zhong1 jiao4
chung chiao
 jūkyō
The 'final teaching', i.e. the third in the category of the Huayan School, cf. 五教 the final metaphysical concepts of Mahāyāna, as presented in the Laṅkāvatāra sūtra, Awakening of Faith, etc.

置く

see styles
 oku
    おく
(transitive verb) (1) to put; to place; (transitive verb) (2) to leave (behind); (transitive verb) (3) to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; (transitive verb) (4) to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire; to employ; (transitive verb) (5) to place (one's trust, one's faith, etc.); to bear (in mind, etc.); (transitive verb) (6) to put down a tool (e.g. a pen) hence stopping what one is doing with that tool; (transitive verb) (7) to take in (boarders, etc.); to provide lodging in one's house; (transitive verb) (8) to separate spatially or temporally; (v5k,aux-v) (9) (kana only) (after the -te form of a verb) to do something in advance; (v5k,aux-v) (10) (kana only) (after the -te form of a verb) to leave something in a certain state; to keep something in a certain state

義認

see styles
 ginin
    ぎにん
(noun/participle) justification (by faith)

背信

see styles
bèi xìn
    bei4 xin4
pei hsin
 haishin
    はいしん
to break faith
(n,vs,adj-no) betrayal; infidelity

胎生

see styles
tāi shēng
    tai1 sheng1
t`ai sheng
    tai sheng
 taisei / taise
    たいせい
viviparity; zoogony
(1) viviparity; (can be adjective with の) (2) viviparous; zoogonous; live-bearing
Uterine birth, womb-born. Before the differentiation of the sexes birth is supposed to have been by transformation. The term is also applied to beings enclosed in unopened lotuses in paradise, who have not had faith in Amitābha but trusted to their own strength to attain salvation; there they remain for proportionate periods, happy, but without the presence of the Buddha, or Bodhisattvas, or the sacred host, and do not hear their teaching. The condition is known as 胎宮, the womb-palace.

脱教

see styles
 dakkyou / dakkyo
    だっきょう
(noun/participle) (rare) renouncing one's faith

自他

see styles
zì tā
    zi4 ta1
tzu t`a
    tzu ta
 jita
    じた
(1) (See 自他共) oneself and others; (2) {phil} subject and object; (3) {ling} (See 自動詞,他動詞) transitivity; transitive and intransitive verbs; (4) (rare) {ling} (See 自称・3,他称) first person and third person; (5) {Buddh} (See 自力・2,他力・2) self-salvation and salvation by faith
self and other

蓮理


莲理

see styles
lián lǐ
    lian2 li3
lien li
 renri
The mystic doctrine of the Lotus faith.

行信

see styles
xíng xìn
    xing2 xin4
hsing hsin
 yukinobu
    ゆきのぶ
(p,s,g) Yukinobu
Act and faith, doing and believing, acting out one's belief.

見相


见相

see styles
jiàn xiàng
    jian4 xiang4
chien hsiang
 kensō
The state or condition of visibility, which according to the 起信論 Awakening of Faith arises from motion, hence is also called 轉相.

解信

see styles
jiě xìn
    jie3 xin4
chieh hsin
 geshin
faith through understanding

誠信


诚信

see styles
chéng xìn
    cheng2 xin4
ch`eng hsin
    cheng hsin
 masanobu
    まさのぶ
honesty; trustworthiness; good faith
(personal name) Masanobu
True and trustworthy, true, reliable.

諸根


诸根

see styles
zhū gēn
    zhu1 gen1
chu ken
 morone
    もろね
(surname) Morone
All roots, powers, or organs, e.g. (1) faith, energy, memory, meditation, wisdom; (2) eyes, ears, nose, tongue, and body.

貫く

see styles
 tsuranuku
    つらぬく
(transitive verb) (1) to go through; to pierce; to penetrate; (transitive verb) (2) to run through (e.g. a river through a city); to pass through; (transitive verb) (3) to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out; to persist with; to keep (e.g. faith); to maintain (e.g. independence)

賢護


贤护

see styles
xián hù
    xian2 hu4
hsien hu
 Kengo
Bhadrapāla, a disciple who kept the faith at home at the time of the Buddha. Also, a bodhisattva who with 500 others slighted Śākyamuni in a previous existence, was converted and became a Buddha. An image of Bhadrapāla is kept in the monastic bathroom; cf. 楞嚴經5.

起信

see styles
qǐ xìn
    qi3 xin4
ch`i hsin
    chi hsin
 kishin
The uprise or awakening of faith.

道具

see styles
dào jù
    dao4 ju4
tao chü
 dougu / dogu
    どうぐ
(theater) prop; paraphernalia; (gaming) item; artifact
(1) tool; implement; instrument; utensil; apparatus; device; (2) means; (3) (See 家具・かぐ) furniture; (surname) Dōgu
The implements of the faith, such as garments, begging-bowl, and other accessories which aid one in the Way.

體信

see styles
tǐ xìn
    ti3 xin4
t`i hsin
    ti hsin
embodies faith

體大


体大

see styles
tǐ dà
    ti3 da4
t`i ta
    ti ta
Great in substance, the 'greatness of quintessence' or the fundamental immutable substance of all things; cf. Awakening of Faith 起信論.

鼓起

see styles
gǔ qǐ
    gu3 qi3
ku ch`i
    ku chi
to summon one's (courage, faith etc); to puff up (one's cheeks etc); to bulge; to swell out

バハイ

see styles
 bahai
    バハイ
(1) Baha'i; (2) the Baha'i faith; (3) a member of the Baha'i faith

七法財


七法财

see styles
qī fǎ cái
    qi1 fa3 cai2
ch`i fa ts`ai
    chi fa tsai
 shichi hōzai
The seven riches, or seven ways of becoming rich in the Law : 信 faith, 進 zeal, 戒 moral restraint, 漸愧 shame, 聞 obedient hearing (of the Law), 捨 abnegation, and 定慧 wisdom arising from meditation.

三歸依


三归依

see styles
sān guī yī
    san1 gui1 yi1
san kuei i
 san kie
the Three Pillars of Faith (Buddha, dharma, sangha), aka 三寶|三宝[san1 bao3]
three refuges

三發心


三发心

see styles
sān fā xīn
    san1 fa1 xin1
san fa hsin
 san hosshin
The three resolves of the 起信論 Awakening of Faith: (a) 信成就發心 to perfect the bodhi of faith, i.e. in the stage of faith; (b) 解行發心 to understand and carry into practice this wisdom; (c) 證發心 the realization, or proof of or union with bodhi.

不信仰

see styles
 fushinkou / fushinko
    ふしんこう
lack of faith; unbelief; impiety; infidelity

不誠実

see styles
 fuseijitsu / fusejitsu
    ふせいじつ
(noun or adjectival noun) insincerity; dishonesty; untruthfulness; bad faith

不誠意

see styles
 fuseii / fuse
    ふせいい
insincerity; dishonesty; untruthfulness; bad faith

不退信

see styles
bú tuì xìn
    bu2 tui4 xin4
pu t`ui hsin
    pu tui hsin
 futai shin
unretrogressive faith

他力宗

see styles
tā lì zōng
    ta1 li4 zong1
t`a li tsung
    ta li tsung
 tariki shū
Those who trust to salvation by faith, contrasted with 自力宗 those who seek salvation by works, or by their own strength.

信じる

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 shinjiru
    しんじる
(transitive verb) to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in

信ずる

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 shinzuru
    しんずる
(vz,vt) (See 信じる) to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in

信不退

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xìn bù tuì
    xin4 bu4 tui4
hsin pu t`ui
    hsin pu tui
 shin futai
non-retrogression in terms of faith

信仰心

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 shinkoushin / shinkoshin
    しんこうしん
(religious) piety; faith; devotion

信切る

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 shinjikiru
    しんじきる
(Godan verb with "ru" ending) to be certain of; to have faith in; to believe completely; to trust (someone completely)

信勝解


信胜解

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xìn shèng jiě
    xin4 sheng4 jie3
hsin sheng chieh
 shin shōge
faith and resolve

信心海

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xìn xīn hǎi
    xin4 xin1 hai3
hsin hsin hai
A heart of faith great as the ocean.

信成就

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xìn chéng jiù
    xin4 cheng2 jiu4
hsin ch`eng chiu
    hsin cheng chiu
 shin jōjū
perfection of faith

信現觀


信现观

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xìn xiàn guān
    xin4 xian4 guan1
hsin hsien kuan
 shin genkan
Firm faith in the triratna as revealing true knowledge; one of the 六現觀.

信行者

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xìn xíng zhě
    xin4 xing2 zhe3
hsin hsing che
 shingyōsha
faith-follower

信解脫


信解脱

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xìn jiě tuō
    xin4 jie3 tuo1
hsin chieh t`o
    hsin chieh to
 shin gedatsu
freed by faith

信解行

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xìn jiě xíng
    xin4 jie3 xing2
hsin chieh hsing
 shin ge gyō
practice of faith and understanding

六和敬

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liù hé jìng
    liu4 he2 jing4
liu ho ching
 roku wakyō
(六和) The six points of reverent harmony or unity in a monastery or convent: 身 bodily unity in form of worship, 口 oral unity in chanting, 意 mental unity in faith, 戒 moral unity in observing the commandments, 見 doctrinal unity in views and explanations, and 利, 行, 學, or 施 economic unity in community of goods, deeds, studies, or charity.

六成就

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liù chéng jiù
    liu4 cheng2 jiu4
liu ch`eng chiu
    liu cheng chiu
 roku jōjū
Six perfections (some say five, some seven) found in the opening phrase of each sutra: (1) 'Thus' implies perfect faith; (2) ' have I heard, ' perfect hearing; (3) 'once, 'the perfect time; (4) 'the Buddha, ' the perfect lord or master; (5) 'on Mt. Gṛdhrakūṭa, ' the perfect place; (6) 'with the great assembly of bhikṣus, ' the perfect assembly.

六染心

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liù rǎn xīn
    liu4 ran3 xin1
liu jan hsin
 roku zenshin
The six mental 'taints' of the Awakening of Faith 起心論. Though mind-essence is by nature pure and without stain, the condition of 無明 ignorance, or innocence, permits of taint or defilement corresponding to the following six phases: (1) 執相應染 the taint interrelated to attachment, or holding the seeming for the real; it is the state of 執取相 and 名字相 which is cut off in the final pratyeka and śrāvaka stage and the bodhisattva 十住 of faith; (2) 不斷相應染 the taint interrelated to the persisting attraction of the causes of pain and pleasure; it is the 相續相 finally eradicated in the bodhisattva 初地 stage of purity; (3) 分別智相應染 the taint interrelated to the 'particularizing intelligence' which discerns things within and without this world; it is the first 智相, cut off in the bodhisattva 七地 stage of spirituality; (4) 現色不相應染 the non-interrelated or primary taint, i. e. of the 'ignorant' mind as yet hardly discerning subject from object, of accepting an external world; the third 現相 cut of in the bodhisattva 八地 stage of emancipation from the material; (5) 能見心不相應染 the non-interrelated or primary taint of accepting a perceptive mind, the second 轉相, cut of in the bodhisattva 九地 of intuition, or emancipation from mental effort; (6) 根本業不相應染 the non-interrelated or primary taint of accepting the idea of primal action or activity in the absolute; it is the first 業相, and cut of in the 十地 highest bodhisattva stage, entering on Buddhahood. See Suzuki's translation, 80-1.

初正信

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chū zhèng xìn
    chu1 zheng4 xin4
ch`u cheng hsin
    chu cheng hsin
 sho shōshin
first stage of correct faith

十信位

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shí xìn wèi
    shi2 xin4 wei4
shih hsin wei
 jisshin'i
ten stages of faith

四不退

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sì bù tuì
    si4 bu4 tui4
ssu pu t`ui
    ssu pu tui
 shi futai
The four kinds of non-backsliding, which includes three kinds of non-backsliding 三不退, on top of which the Pure Land sect adds another 處 place or abode, i. e. that those who reach the Pure Land never fall away, for which five reasons are given termed 五種不退. The 法相 Dharmalakṣaṇa sect makes their four 信, 位, 證, and 行, faith, position attained, realization, and accordant procedure.

四十位

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sì shí wèi
    si4 shi2 wei4
ssu shih wei
 shijū i
The 'forty bodhisattva positions' of the 梵網經. They are classified into four groups: (1) 十發趣 Ten initial stages, i. e. the minds 心 of abandoning things of the world, of keeping the moral law, patience, zealous progress, dhyāna, wisdom, resolve, guarding (the Law), joy, and spiritual baptism by the Buddha. These are associated with the 十住. (2) 十長養 Ten steps in the nourishment of perfection, i. e. minds of kindness, pity, joy, relinquishing, almsgiving, good discourse, benefiting, friendship, dhyāna, wisdom. These are associated with the 十行. (3) 十金剛 Ten 'diamond' steps of firmness, i. e. a mind of faith, remembrance, bestowing one's merits on others, understanding, uprighthess, no-retreat, Mahāyāna, formlessness, wisdom, indestructibility; these are associated with the 十廻向. (4) The 十地 q. v.

執取相


执取相

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zhí qǔ xiàng
    zhi2 qu3 xiang4
chih ch`ü hsiang
    chih chü hsiang
 shusshusō
Retention of memories of past joys and sorrows as if they were realities and not illusions, one of the 六麤 in the Awakening of Faith.

境界相

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jìng jiè xiàng
    jing4 jie4 xiang4
ching chieh hsiang
 kyōgai sō
The external, or phenomenal world, the third aspect referred to in the Awakening of Faith; the three are blind or unintelligent action, the subjective mind, and the objective illusory world.

大信力

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dà xìn lì
    da4 xin4 li4
ta hsin li
 dai shinriki
the power of great faith

大信心

see styles
dà xìn xīn
    da4 xin4 xin1
ta hsin hsin
 daishin shin
mind of great faith

已知根

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yǐ zhī gēn
    yi3 zhi1 gen1
i chih ken
 ichi kon
ājñendriya. The second of the 三無漏根 q. v. One who already knows the indriya or roots that arise from the practical stage associated with the Four Dogmas, i. e. purpose, joy, pleasure, renunciation, faith, zeal, memory, abstract meditation, wisdom.

從他信


从他信

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cóng tā xìn
    cong2 ta1 xin4
ts`ung t`a hsin
    tsung ta hsin
 jūta shin
faith [from hearing] form others

意和敬

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yì hé jìng
    yi4 he2 jing4
i ho ching
 i wakyō
reverent harmony in mental unity in faith

捨攞馱


舍攞驮

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shě luó luǒ tuó
    she3 luo2 luo3 tuo2
she lo lo t`o
    she lo lo to
 sharada
śraddhā, faith, confidence, trust, belief.

有相業


有相业

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yǒu xiàng yè
    you3 xiang4 ye4
yu hsiang yeh
 usō gō
Action through faith in the idea, e. g. of the Pure Land; the acts which produce such results.

決定信


决定信

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jué dìng xìn
    jue2 ding4 xin4
chüeh ting hsin
 ketsujō shin
unshakable faith

淨信心

see styles
jìng xìn xīn
    jing4 xin4 xin1
ching hsin hsin
 jōshinjin
mind of pure faith

淨影疏

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jìng yǐng shū
    jing4 ying3 shu1
ching ying shu
 Jōyō sho
Jingying's Commentary [on the Awakening of Faith]

深法忍

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shēn fǎ rěn
    shen1 fa3 ren3
shen fa jen
 jinbō nin
Patience, or perseverance, in faith and practice.

淸信女

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qīng xìn nǚ
    qing1 xin4 nv3
ch`ing hsin nü
    ching hsin nü
 seishin nyo
a woman of pure faith

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