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Simple Dictionary Definition |
内踝 see styles |
uchikurubushi うちくるぶし |
inner side of the ankle |
内輪 see styles |
nairin ないりん |
inner ring (e.g. washer); (surname) Uchiwa |
内陣 see styles |
naijin ないじん |
(See 外陣) inner sanctum; inner temple; inner shrine; sanctuary; chancel |
冥熏 see styles |
míng xūn ming2 xun1 ming hsün myōkun |
(or內熏) Fumigation within, inner influence. |
凄い see styles |
sugoi(p); sugoi(p); sugoi すごい(P); スゴイ(P); スゴい |
(adjective) (1) (kana only) terrible; dreadful; (adjective) (2) (kana only) amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); wonderful; terrific; (adjective) (3) (kana only) to a great extent; vast (in numbers); (adverb) (4) (kana only) (colloquialism) (See 凄く) awfully; very; immensely |
分身 see styles |
fēn shēn fen1 shen1 fen shen bunshin(p); bunjin(ok) ぶんしん(P); ぶんじん(ok) |
(of one who has supernatural powers) to replicate oneself so as to appear in two or more places at the same time; a derivative version of sb (or something) (e.g. avatar, proxy, clone, sockpuppet); to spare some time for a separate task; to cut a corpse into pieces; to pull a body apart by the four limbs; parturition (1) other self; alter ego; part of oneself (in someone or something else); representation of oneself; (2) {Buddh} incarnations of Buddha Parturition: in Buddhism it means a Buddha's power to reproduce himself ad infinitum and anywhere. |
利基 see styles |
lì jī li4 ji1 li chi toshimoto としもと |
asset that gives a competitive advantage; a strength; (market) niche (given name) Toshimoto |
利己 see styles |
lì jǐ li4 ji3 li chi riko りこ |
personal profit; to benefit oneself (ant: 利他) self-interest; (given name) Toshimi |
剋己 克己 see styles |
kè jǐ ke4 ji3 k`o chi ko chi katsumi かつみ |
self-restraint; discipline; selflessness (personal name) Katsumi |
剛力 see styles |
gouriki / goriki ごうりき |
(noun or adjectival noun) herculean strength; mountain carrier-guide; (surname) Gouriki |
剛強 刚强 see styles |
gāng qiáng gang1 qiang2 kang ch`iang kang chiang goukyou / gokyo ごうきょう |
firm; unyielding (noun or adjectival noun) strength; firmness; (personal name) Tsuyotake stiff |
力む see styles |
rikimu りきむ |
(v5m,vi) (1) to strain (oneself); to bear down; to exert oneself; to try (too) hard; to draw one's body taut; (v5m,vi) (2) to put on a bold front; to make a show of strength; to swagger; to bluff; to boast |
力倆 see styles |
rikiryou / rikiryo りきりょう |
(out-dated kanji) (1) ability; capacity; capability; talent; (2) physical strength |
力勝 力胜 see styles |
lì shèng li4 sheng4 li sheng rikishō |
excellence in terms of strength |
力度 see styles |
lì dù li4 du4 li tu |
strength; vigor; efforts; (music) dynamics |
力技 see styles |
chikarawaza ちからわざ |
(irregular kanji usage) (1) heavy work; manual labour; (2) feat of strength |
力投 see styles |
rikitou / rikito りきとう |
(n,vs,vi) {baseb} pitching with all one's strength |
力業 see styles |
chikarawaza ちからわざ |
(1) heavy work; manual labour; (2) feat of strength |
力氣 力气 see styles |
lì qi li4 qi5 li ch`i li chi |
physical strength |
力道 see styles |
lì dào li4 dao4 li tao rikidou / rikido りきどう |
strength; power; efficacy (male given name) Rikidō |
力餅 see styles |
chikaramochi ちからもち |
(1) fortifying mochi; mochi that improves one's strength; (2) (See 汁の餅) mochi received from one's parents after giving birth; (3) mochi given to a toddler on its first birthday |
加力 see styles |
jiā lì jia1 li4 chia li kariki |
Added strength or power (by the Buddhas or bodhisattvas); aid. |
加持 see styles |
jiā chí jia1 chi2 chia ch`ih chia chih kaji かじ |
(Buddhism) (from Sanskrit "adhiṣṭhāna") blessings; (fig.) empowerment; boost; support; backing; to give one's blessing; to empower; (Tw) to hold an additional (passport etc) (n,vs,vi) (1) prayer (to get rid of misfortune, disease, etc.); incantation; faith healing; (n,vs,vi) (2) {Buddh} adhisthana (blessing of a buddha or bodhisattva); (place-name, surname) Kamochi 地瑟娓曩 adhiṣṭhāna, to depend upon, a base, rule. It is defined as dependence on the Buddha, who 加 confers his strength on all (who seek it), and 持 upholds them; hence it implies prayer, because of obtaining the Buddha's power and transferring it to others; in general it is to aid, support. |
努む see styles |
rikimu りきむ |
(transitive verb) (1) to strain; to bear up; to exert one's strength; (2) to swagger; to bluff; to boast |
勁力 劲力 see styles |
jìn lì jin4 li4 chin li |
physical strength; power |
勁頭 劲头 see styles |
jìn tóu jin4 tou2 chin t`ou chin tou |
enthusiasm; zeal; vigor; strength |
勉む see styles |
rikimu りきむ |
(transitive verb) (1) to strain; to bear up; to exert one's strength; (2) to swagger; to bluff; to boast |
勢力 势力 see styles |
shì li shi4 li5 shih li seiryoku / seryoku せいりょく |
power; influence; a force (military, political etc) influence; power; might; strength; potency; force; energy; (place-name, surname) Seiriki momentum |
化德 see styles |
huà dé hua4 de2 hua te |
Huade county in Ulaanchab 烏蘭察布|乌兰察布[Wu1 lan2 cha2 bu4], Inner Mongolia |
匪躬 see styles |
hikyuu / hikyu ひきゅう |
self-sacrificing service |
十住 see styles |
shí zhù shi2 zhu4 shih chu jū jū |
The ten stages, or periods, in bodhisattva-wisdom, prajñā 般若, are the 十住; the merits or character attained are the 十地 q.v. Two interpretations may be given. In the first of these, the first four stages are likened to entry into the holy womb, the next four to the period of gestation, the ninth to birth, and the tenth to the washing or baptism with the water of wisdom, e.g. the baptism of a Kṣatriya prince. The ten stages are (1) 發心住 the purposive stage, the mind set upon Buddhahood; (2) 治地住 clear understanding and mental control; (3) 修行住 unhampered liberty in every direction; (4) 生貴住 acquiring the Tathāgata nature or seed; (5) 方便具足住 perfect adaptability and resemblance in self-development and development of others; (6) 正心住 the whole mind becoming Buddha-like; (7) 不退住 no retrogression, perfect unity and constant progress; (8) 童眞住 as a Buddha-son now complete; (9) 法王子住 as prince of the law; (10) 灌頂住 baptism as such, e.g. the consecration of kings. Another interpretation of the above is: (1) spiritual resolve, stage of śrota-āpanna; (2) submission to rule, preparation for Sakṛdāgāmin stage; (3) cultivation of virtue, attainment of Sakṛdāgāmin stage; (4) noble birth, preparation for the anāgāmin stage; (5) perfect means, attainment of anāgāmin stage; (6) right mind, preparation for arhatship; (7) no-retrogradation, the attainment of arhatship; (8) immortal youth, pratyekabuddhahood; (9) son of the law-king, the conception of bodhisattvahood; (10) baptism as the summit of attainment, the conception of Buddhahood. |
十地 see styles |
shí dì shi2 di4 shih ti juuji / juji じゅうじ |
{Buddh} dasabhumi (forty-first to fiftieth stages in the development of a bodhisattva); (place-name) Jūji daśabhūmi; v. 十住. The "ten stages" in the fifty-two sections of the development of a bodhisattva into a Buddha. After completing the十四向 he proceeds to the 十地. There are several groups. I. The ten stages common to the Three Vehicles 三乘 are: (1) 乾慧地 dry wisdom stage, i. e. unfertilized by Buddha-truth, worldly wisdom; (2) 性地 the embryo-stage of the nature of Buddha-truth, the 四善根; (3) 八人地 (八忍地), the stage of the eight patient endurances; (4) 見地 of freedom from wrong views; (5) 薄地 of freedom from the first six of the nine delusions in practice; (6) 離欲地 of freedom from the remaining three; (7) 巳辨地 complete discrimination in regard to wrong views and thoughts, the stage of an arhat; (8) 辟支佛地 pratyeka-buddhahood, only the dead ashes of the past left to sift; (9) 菩薩地 bodhisattvahood; (10) 佛地 Buddhahood. v. 智度論 78. II. 大乘菩薩十地 The ten stages of Mahāyāna bodhisattva development are: (1) 歡喜地 Pramuditā, joy at having overcome the former difficulties and now entering on the path to Buddhahood; (2) 離垢地 Vimalā, freedom from all possible defilement, the stage of purity; (3) 發光地 Prabhākarī, stage of further enlightenment; (4) 焰慧地 Arciṣmatī, of glowing wisdom; (5) 極難勝地 Sudurjayā, mastery of utmost or final difficulties; (6) 現前地 Abhimukhī, the open way of wisdom above definitions of impurity and purity; (7) 遠行地 Dūraṁgamā, proceeding afar, getting above ideas of self in order to save others; (8) 不動地 Acalā, attainment of calm unperturbedness; (9) 善慧地 Sādhumatī, of the finest discriminatory wisdom, knowing where and how to save, and possessed of the 十力 ten powers; (10) 法雲地 Dharmamegha, attaining to the fertilizing powers of the law-cloud. Each of the ten stages is connected with each of the ten pāramitās, v. 波. Each of the 四乘 or four vehicles has a division of ten. III. The 聲聞乘十地 ten Śrāvaka stages are: (1) 受三歸地 initiation as a disciple by receiving the three refuges, in the Buddha, Dharma, and Saṅgha; (2) 信地 belief, or the faith-root; (3) 信法地 belief in the four truths; (4) 内凡夫地 ordinary disciples who observe the 五停心觀, etc.; (5) 學信戒 those who pursue the 三學 three studies; (6) 八人忍地 the stage of 見道 seeing the true Way; (7) 須陀洹地 śrota-āpanna, now definitely in the stream and assured of nirvāṇa; (8) 斯陀含地 sakrdāgāmin, only one more rebirth; (9) 阿那含地 anāgāmin, no rebirth; and (10) 阿羅漢地 arhatship. IV. The ten stages of the pratyekabuddha 緣覺乘十地 are (1) perfect asceticism; (2) mastery of the twelve links of causation; (3) of the four noble truths; (4) of the deeper knowledge; (5) of the eightfold noble path; (6) of the three realms 三法界; (7) of the nirvāṇa state; (8) of the six supernatural powers; (9) arrival at the intuitive stage; (10) mastery of the remaining influence of former habits. V. 佛乘十地 The ten stages, or characteristics of a Buddha, are those of the sovereign or perfect attainment of wisdom, exposition, discrimination, māra-subjugation, suppression of evil, the six transcendent faculties, manifestation of all bodhisattva enlightenment, powers of prediction, of adaptability, of powers to reveal the bodhisattva Truth. VI. The Shingon has its own elaborate ten stages, and also a group 十地十心, see 十心; and there are other groups. |
十宗 see styles |
shí zōng shi2 zong1 shih tsung jūshū |
The ten schools of Chinese Buddhism: I. The (1) 律宗 Vinaya-discipline, or 南山|； (2) 倶舍 Kośa, Abhidharma, or Reality (Sarvāstivādin) 有宗； (3) 成實宗 Satyasiddhi sect founded on this śāstra by Harivarman; (4) 三論宗 Mādhyamika or 性空宗； (5) 法華宗 Lotus, "Law-flower" or Tiantai 天台宗； (6) 華嚴Huayan or法性 or賢首宗； ( 7) 法相宗 Dharmalakṣana or 慈恩宗 founded on the唯識論 (8) 心宗 Ch'an or Zen, mind-only or intuitive, v. 禪宗 ; (9) 眞言宗 (Jap. Shingon) or esoteric 密宗 ; (10) 蓮宗 Amitābha-lotus or Pure Land (Jap. Jōdo) 淨士宗. The 2nd, 3rd, 4th, and 9th are found in Japan rather than in China, where they have ceased to be of importance. II. The Hua-yen has also ten divisions into ten schools of thought: (1) 我法倶有 the reality of self (or soul) and things, e.g. mind and matter; (2) 法有我無 the reality of things but not of soul; (3) 法無去來 things have neither creation nor destruction; (4) 現通假實 present things are both apparent and real; (5) 俗妄眞實 common or phenomenal ideas are wrong, fundamental reality is the only truth; (6) things are merely names; (7) all things are unreal 空; (8) the bhūtatathatā is not unreal; (9) phenomena and their perception are to be got rid of; (10) the perfect, all-inclusive, and complete teaching of the One Vehicle. III. There are two old Japanese divisions: 大乘律宗, 倶舎宗 , 成實 宗 , 法和宗 , 三論宗 , 天台宗 , 華嚴宗 , 眞言宗 , 小乘律宗 , and 淨土宗 ; the second list adds 禪宗 and omits 大乘律宗. They are the Ritsu, Kusha, Jōjitsu, Hossō, Sanron, Tendai, Kegon, Shingon, (Hīnayāna) Ritsu, and Jōdo; the addition being Zen. |
十恩 see styles |
shí ēn shi2 en1 shih en jūon |
Ten kinds of the Buddha's grace: his (1) initial resolve to universalize (his salvation); (2) self-sacrifice (in previous lives); (3) complete altruism; (4) his descent into all the six states of existence for their salvation; (5) relief of the living from distress and mortality; (6) profound pity; (7) revelation of himself in human and glorified form; (8) teaching in accordance with the capacity of his hearers, first hīnayāna, then māhayāna doctrine; (9) revealing his nirvāṇa to stimulate his disciples; (10) pitying thought for all creatures, in that dying at 80 instead of at 100 he left twenty years of his own happiness to his disciples; and also the tripiṭaka for universal salvation. |
十智 see styles |
shí zhì shi2 zhi4 shih chih jū chi |
The ten forms of understanding. I. Hīnayāna: (1) 世俗智 common understanding; (2) 法智 enlightened understanding, i.e. on the Four Truths in this life; (3) 類智 ditto, applied to the two upper realms 上二界; (4), (5), (6), (7) understanding re each of the Four Truths separately, both in the upper and lower realms, e.g. 苦智; (8) 他心智 understanding of the minds of others; (9) 盡智 the understanding that puts an end to all previous faith in or for self, i.e. 自信智; (10) 無生智 nirvāṇa wisdom; v. 倶舍論 26. II. Mahāyāna. A Tathāgatas ten powers of understanding or wisdom: (1) 三世智 perfect understanding of past, present, and future; (2) ditto of Buddha Law; (3) 法界無礙智 unimpeded understanding of the whole Buddha-realm; (4) 法界無邊智 unlimited, or infinite understanding of the whole Buddha-realm; (5) 充滿一切智 understanding of ubiquity; (6) 普照一切世間智 understanding of universal enlightenment; (7) 住持一切世界智 understanding of omnipotence, or universal control; (8) 知一切衆生智 understanding of omniscience re all living beings; (9) 知一切法智 understanding of omniscience re the laws of universal salvation; (10) 知無邊諸佛智 understanding of omniscience re all Buddha wisdom. v. 華嚴経 16. There are also his ten forms of understanding of the "Five Seas" 五海 of worlds, living beings, karma, passions, and Buddhas. |
升形 see styles |
masugata ますがた |
(1) square (shape); (2) (in a castle) rectangular space between the inner and outer gates (where troops can gather); (place-name, surname) Masugata |
卑下 see styles |
bēi xià bei1 xia4 pei hsia hige ひげ |
base; low (n,vs,vt,adj-no) self-abasement; humility; self-depreciation inferior |
卑屈 see styles |
bēi qū bei1 qu1 pei ch`ü pei chü hikutsu ひくつ |
(noun or adjectival noun) servile; subservient; obsequious; slavish; self-abasing; grovelling; spineless mean |
卑慢 see styles |
bēi màn bei1 man4 pei man himan |
(下慢) The pride of regarding self as little inferior to those who far surpass one; one of the 七慢. |
卓資 卓资 see styles |
zhuó zī zhuo2 zi1 cho tzu takashi たかし |
Zhuozi county in Ulaanchab 烏蘭察布|乌兰察布[Wu1 lan2 cha2 bu4], Inner Mongolia (personal name) Takashi |
取我 see styles |
qǔ wǒ qu3 wo3 ch`ü wo chü wo shuga |
attachment to self |
同名 see styles |
tóng míng tong2 ming2 t`ung ming tung ming doumei(p); doumyou / dome(p); domyo どうめい(P); どうみょう |
of the same name; homonymous; self-titled (album) (noun - becomes adjective with の) (1) same name; (2) (どうめい only) {biol} homonym synonymous |
名乗 see styles |
nanori なのり |
(irregular okurigana usage) (noun/participle) (1) giving one's name (or rank, etc.); self-introduction; (2) name readings of kanji; (place-name) Nanori |
名告 see styles |
nanori なのり |
(irregular okurigana usage) (noun/participle) (1) giving one's name (or rank, etc.); self-introduction; (2) name readings of kanji |
名宣 see styles |
nanori なのり |
(irregular kanji usage) self-introduction (of a character in noh theatre) |
后町 see styles |
kisakimachi; kisaimachi きさきまち; きさいまち |
(See 常寧殿) women's pavilion (of the inner Heian palace) |
吾我 see styles |
wú wǒ wu2 wo3 wu wo goga |
self |
和尚 see styles |
hé shang he2 shang5 ho shang wajou / wajo わじょう |
Buddhist monk (1) (honorific or respectful language) preceptor or high priest (in Shingon, Hosso, Ritsu or Shin Buddhism); (2) second highest priestly rank in Buddhism; (3) master (of one's art, trade, etc.); (1) (honorific or respectful language) preceptor or high priest (in Tendai or Kegon Buddhism); (2) second highest priestly rank in Buddhism; (3) monk (esp. the head monk of a temple); (4) master (of one's art, trade, etc.); (1) (honorific or respectful language) preceptor or high priest (esp. in Zen or Pure Land Buddhism); (2) second highest priestly rank in Buddhism; (3) monk (esp. the head monk of a temple); (4) master (of one's art, trade, etc.); (personal name) Wajō A general term for a monk. It is said to be derived from Khotan in the form of 和闍 or 和社 (or 烏社) which might be a translit. of vandya (Tibetan and Khotani ban-de), 'reverend.' Later it took the form of 和尚 or 和上. The 律宗 use 和上, others generally 和尚. The Sanskrit term used in its interpretation is 鳥波陀耶 upādhyāya, a 'sub-teacher' of the Vedas, inferior to an ācārya; this is intp. as 力生 strong in producing (knowledge), or in begetting strength in his disciples; also by 知有罪知無罪 a discerner of sin from not-sin, or the sinful from the not-sinful. It has been used as a synonym for 法師 a teacher of doctrine, in distinction from 律師 a teacher of the vinaya, also from 禪師 a teacher of the Intuitive school. |
哀家 see styles |
āi jiā ai1 jia1 ai chia |
I, me (self-referring by a widowed empress etc, used in historical novels and operas) |
商都 see styles |
shāng dū shang1 du1 shang tu |
Shangdu county in Ulaanchab 烏蘭察布|乌兰察布[Wu1 lan2 cha2 bu4], Inner Mongolia |
喬志 see styles |
kyoushi / kyoshi きょうし |
pride; self-conceit; (given name) Takashi |
四取 see styles |
sì qǔ si4 qu3 ssu ch`ü ssu chü shishu |
catuḥ-parāmarśa, the four attachments, i. e. desire, (unenlightened) views, (fakir) morals, and ideas arising from the conception of the self. Also, the possible delusions of the 四住地. Also, seeking fame in the four quarters. |
国勢 see styles |
kokusei / kokuse こくせい |
state of a country (population, resources, etc.); condition of a country; strength of a country |
國勢 国势 see styles |
guó shì guo2 shi4 kuo shih |
national strength; situation in a state |
地和 see styles |
chiihoo / chihoo チーホー |
{mahj} blessing of earth (chi:); winning with a self-drawn tile in the first turn |
地肩 see styles |
jigata じがた |
(one's natural) shoulder strength |
坦然 see styles |
tǎn rán tan3 ran2 t`an jan tan jan tannen |
calm; undisturbed self-possessed |
坪庭 see styles |
tsuboniwa つぼにわ |
inner garden (esp. small, traditional); courtyard; (surname) Tsuboniwa |
執我 执我 see styles |
zhí wǒ zhi2 wo3 chih wo shūga |
attach to as a self |
執障 执障 see styles |
zhí zhàng zhi2 zhang4 chih chang shūshō |
The holding on to the reality of self and things and the consequent hindrance to entrance into nirvana. |
売名 see styles |
baimei / baime ばいめい |
self-advertisement |
壺庭 see styles |
tsuboniwa つぼにわ |
inner garden (esp. small, traditional); courtyard |
外乞 see styles |
wài qǐ wai4 qi3 wai ch`i wai chi gekotsu |
The mendicant monk who seeks self-control by external means, e. g. abstinence from food, as contrasted with the 内乞 who seeks it by spiritual methods. |
外場 外场 see styles |
wài chǎng wai4 chang3 wai ch`ang wai chang gaiba がいば |
outer area (of a place that has an inner area); dining area of a restaurant (as opposed to the kitchen); outfield (baseball etc); area outside a venue (e.g. exterior of a stadium); field (maintenance, testing etc); (Chinese opera) the area in front of the table on the stage {math} external field; (place-name) Sotoba |
外我 see styles |
wài wǒ wai4 wo3 wai wo gega |
An external Ego, e. g. a Creator or ruler of the world, such as Siva. |
外道 see styles |
wài dào wai4 dao4 wai tao gedou / gedo げどう |
(1) {Buddh} (See 内道) tirthika; non-Buddhist teachings; non-Buddhist; (2) heterodoxy; unorthodoxy; heresy; heretic; (3) (oft. used as a pejorative) demon; devil; fiend; brute; wretch; (4) type of fish one did not intend to catch; (person) Gedō Outside doctrines; non-Buddhist; heresy, heretics; the Tīrthyas or Tīrthikas; there are many groups of these: that of the 二天三仙 two devas and three sages, i. e. the Viṣṇuites, the Maheśvarites (or Śivaites), and the followers of Kapila, Ulūka, and Ṛṣabha. Another group of four is given as Kapila, Ulūka, Nirgrantha-putra (Jainas), and Jñātṛ (Jainas). A group of six, known as the外道六師 six heretical masters, is Pūraṇa-Kāśyapa, Maskari-Gośālīputra, Sañjaya-Vairāṭīputra, Ajita-Keśakambala, Kakuda-Kātyāyana, and Nirgrantha-Jñātṛputra; there are also two other groupings of six, one of them indicative of their various forms of asceticism and self-torture. There are also groups of 13, 1, 20, 30, 95, and 96 heretics, or forms of non-Buddhist doctrine, the 95 being divided into 11 classes, beginning with the Saṃkhyā philosophy and ending with that of no-cause, or existence as accidental. |
多倫 多伦 see styles |
duō lún duo1 lun2 to lun |
Duolun County in Xilingol League 錫林郭勒盟|锡林郭勒盟[Xi1 lin2 guo1 le4 Meng2], Inner Mongolia |
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。. |
大奥 see styles |
oooku おおおく |
(See 江戸城) inner palace (in Edo Castle); palace's ladies chambers; shogun's harem; (surname) Oooku |
大我 see styles |
dà wǒ da4 wo3 ta wo taiga たいが |
the collective; the whole; (Buddhism) the greater self (female given name) Taiga The greater self, or the true personality 眞我. Hīnayāna is accused of only knowing and denying the common idea of a self, or soul, whereas there is a greater self, which is a nirvana self. It especially refers to the Great Ego, the Buddha, but also to any Buddha ;v.大目經1, etc., and 涅槃經 23. |
大牌 see styles |
dà pái da4 pai2 ta p`ai ta pai |
strong card; honor card (card games); very popular or successful person; self-important |
天王 see styles |
tiān wáng tian1 wang2 t`ien wang tien wang tennou / tenno てんのう |
emperor; god; Hong Xiuquan's self-proclaimed title; see also 洪秀全[Hong2 Xiu4 quan2] (1) {Buddh} heavenly king; (2) (See 牛頭天王) Gozu Tenno (deity said to be the Indian god Gavagriva); (place-name, surname) Tennou Maharāja-devas; 四天王 Caturmahārāja. The four deva kings in the first or lowest devaloka, on its four sides. E. 持國天王 Dhṛtarāṣṭra. S. 增長天王 Virūḍhaka. W. 廣目天王 Virūpākṣa. N. 多聞天王 Dhanada, or Vaiśravaṇa. The four are said to have appeared to 不空 Amogha in a temple in Xianfu, some time between 742-6, and in consequence he introduced their worship to China as guardians of the monasteries, where their images are seen in the hall at the entrance, which is sometimes called the 天王堂 hall of the deva-kings. 天王 is also a designation of Siva the 大白在, i. e. Maheśvara 摩醯首羅, the great sovereign ruler. |
失態 失态 see styles |
shī tài shi1 tai4 shih t`ai shih tai shittai しったい |
to forget one's manners; to forget oneself; to lose self-control (in a situation) mismanagement; fault; error; failure; disgrace; discredit |
奈曼 see styles |
nài màn nai4 man4 nai man |
Naiman banner or Naiman khoshuu in Tongliao 通遼|通辽[Tong1 liao2], Inner Mongolia |
套間 套间 see styles |
tào jiān tao4 jian1 t`ao chien tao chien |
vestibule; small inner room (opening to others); suite; apartment |
奥壁 see styles |
okuheki おくへき |
inner wall (e.g. cave); inner rockface (mountain valley, etc.) |
奥庭 see styles |
okuniwa おくにわ |
inner garden; back yard; (surname) Okuniwa |
奥義 see styles |
ougi; okugi / ogi; okugi おうぎ; おくぎ |
secret techniques; inner mysteries; esoterica; hidden purpose; quintessence (of art, skill) |
奴家 see styles |
nú jiā nu2 jia1 nu chia |
(old) your servant (humble self-reference by young female) |
妙應 妙应 see styles |
miào yìng miao4 ying4 miao ying myōō |
The miraculous response, or self-manifestation of Buddhas and Bodhisattvas. |
妙覺 妙觉 see styles |
miào jué miao4 jue2 miao chüeh myōgaku |
The wonderful enlightenment of Mahāyāna, or self-enlightenment to enlighten others. |
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. |
姫皮 see styles |
himekawa ひめかわ |
(See 絹皮・きぬかわ) thin, soft membrane inside the tip of a bamboo culm; silky inner covering at the tip of a bamboo shoot |
婆羅 婆罗 see styles |
pó luó po2 luo2 p`o lo po lo bara |
pāla; keeper, guardian, warden; vihārapāla, warden of a monastery. bala; power, strength, especially the 五力 five powers, pañca bālani, i.e. 五根; also the 十力 daśabala, ten powers. Name of the sister of Ānanda who offered milk to Śākyamuni. bāla; 'young,' 'immature,' 'simpleton, fool,' 'hair' (M.W.); ignorant, unenlightened, see bālapṛthagjana, below. |
子骨 see styles |
kobone こぼね |
(See 親骨・おやぼね・1) thin inner ribs of a folding fan |
孤調 孤调 see styles |
gū diào gu1 diao4 ku tiao kochō |
Self-arranging, the Hīnayāna method of salvation by individual effort. |
守刀 see styles |
mamorigatana まもりがたな |
(irregular okurigana usage) sword for self-defense; sword for self-defence |
宗門 宗门 see styles |
zōng mén zong1 men2 tsung men shuumon / shumon しゅうもん |
(religious) denomination; sect; (given name) Muneto Originally the general name for sects. Later appropriated to itself by the 禪 Chan (Zen) or Intuitional school, which refers to the other schools as 教門 teaching sects, i. e. those who rely on the written word rather than on the 'inner light'. |
実力 see styles |
jitsuryoku じつりょく |
(1) (real) ability; true strength; merit; efficiency; competency; (2) (See 実力行使) arms; force |
宸襟 see styles |
shinkin しんきん |
mind of the emperor; inner feelings of the emperor |
寝屋 see styles |
neya ねや |
(1) sleeping quarters; bedroom (mainly refers to one used by a married couple); (2) inner room; inner sanctum; (place-name) Neya |
寡人 see styles |
guǎ rén gua3 ren2 kua jen kajin かじん |
I (first person pronoun used by royalty or nobility) (expression) my humble self |
實力 实力 see styles |
shí lì shi2 li4 shih li |
strength |
實我 实我 see styles |
shí wǒ shi2 wo3 shih wo jitsuga |
The true ego, in contrast with the 假我 phenomenal ego. |
寧城 宁城 see styles |
níng chéng ning2 cheng2 ning ch`eng ning cheng |
Ningcheng County of Chifeng 赤峰[Chi4 feng1], Inner Mongolia |
尊大 see styles |
sondai そんだい |
(noun or adjectival noun) haughty; arrogant; pompous; self-important; (personal name) Takahiro |
導引 导引 see styles |
dǎo yǐn dao3 yin3 tao yin douin / doin どういん |
same as 引導|引导[yin3 dao3]; Dao Yin, Daoist exercises involving breathing, stretching and self-massage (1) guidance; showing the way; (2) (See あん摩・あんま・1) massage; (3) tao yin; Taoist Neigong; Taoist exercises To lead. |
小子 see styles |
xiǎo zi xiao3 zi5 hsiao tzu shoushi / shoshi しょうし |
(coll.) boy; (derog.) joker; guy; (despicable) fellow (1) (form) little child; (2) (archaism) male between 4 and 16 years old (ritsuryō period); (3) (archaism) (See 弟子) pupil; disciple; follower; (pronoun) (4) (form) (humble language) I; me; my humble self; (pronoun) (5) (archaism) (referring to an inferior) you; (female given name) Choko |
小師 小师 see styles |
xiǎo shī xiao3 shi1 hsiao shih komoro こもろ |
(surname) Komoro A junior monk of less than ten years full ordination, also a courtesy title for a disciple; and a self-depreciatory title of any monk; v. 鐸 dahara. |
小我 see styles |
xiǎo wǒ xiao3 wo3 hsiao wo shouga / shoga しょうが |
the self; the individual the self; the ego |
Entries with 2nd row of characters: The 2nd row is Simplified Chinese.
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