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一切如来诸法本性淸净莲华三昧
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Characters Pronunciation
Romanization
Simple Dictionary Definition

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    yi1
i
 ii / i
    イー

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One
one; single; a (article); as soon as; entire; whole; all; throughout; "one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1); also pr. [yao1] for greater clarity when spelling out numbers digit by digit
(numeric) one (chi: yī); (female given name) Moto
eka. One, unity, monad, once, the same; immediately on (seeing, hearing, etc.).

一切

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yī qiè
    yi1 qie4
i ch`ieh
    i chieh
 issai
    いっさい
everything; every; all
(noun - becomes adjective with の) (1) all; everything; entirety; the whole; (adverb) (2) (with neg. verb) absolutely (not); (not) at all; (none) whatsoever; without exception; (place-name) Issai
sarva. All, the whole; 普, 遍, 具.

一切如來


一切如来

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yī qiè rú lái
    yi1 qie4 ru2 lai2
i ch`ieh ju lai
    i chieh ju lai
 issai nyorai
sarvatathāgata, all Tathāgatas, all the Buddhas.

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qiè
    qie4
ch`ieh
    chieh
 setsu
    せつ

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Che
definitely; absolutely (not); (scoffing or dismissive interjection) Yeah, right.; Tut!; to grind; (bound form) close to; (bound form) eager; to correspond to; (used to indicate that the fanqie 反切[fan3 qie4] system should be applied to the previous two characters)
(noun or adjectival noun) (1) (See 切に,切なる) eager; earnest; ardent; kind; keen; acute; (interjection) (2) (abbreviation) (also きり) (See 切る・3) OFF (on switch)
To cut, carve; a whole; urgent; the 反切 system of spelling, i. e. the combination of the initial sound of one Chinese word with the final sound of another to indicate the sound of a third, a system introduced by translators of Buddhist works; v. 反.

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    ru2
ju
 nyo
    にょ
as; as if; such as
{Buddh} (See 真如) tathata (the ultimate nature of all things); (female given name) Yuki
tathā 多陀; 但他 (or 怛他), so, thus, in such manner, like, as. It is used in the sense of the absolute, the 空 śūnya, which is 諸佛之實相 the reality of all Buddhas; hence 如 ru is 賃相 the undifferentiated whole of things, the ultimate reality; it is 諸法之性 the nature of all things, hence it connotes 法性 faxing which is 眞實之際極 the ultimate of reality, or the absolute, and therefore connotes 實際 ultimate reality. The ultimate nature of all things being 如 ru, the one undivided same, it also connotes 理 li, the principle or theory behind all things, and this 理 li universal law, being the 眞實 truth or ultimate reality; 如 ru is termed 眞如 bhūtatathatā, the real so, or suchness, or reality, the ultimate or the all, i. e. the 一如 yiru. In regard to 如 ju as 理 li the Prajñā-pāramitā puṇḍarīka makes it the 中 zhong, neither matter nor nothingness. It is also used in the ordinary sense of so, like, as (cf yathā).

如來


如来

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rú lái
    ru2 lai2
ju lai
 nyorai
    にょらい

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Tathagata
tathagata (Buddha's name for himself, having many layers of meaning - Sanskrit: thus gone, having been Brahman, gone to the absolute etc)
(out-dated kanji) Tathagata; perfected one (suffix of high-ranking Buddhist deities)
tathāgata, 多陀阿伽陀 q. v.; 怛他揭多 defined as he who comes as do all other Buddhas; or as he who took the 眞如 zhenru or absolute way of cause and effect, and attained to perfect wisdom; or as the absolute come; one of the highest titles of a Buddha. It is the Buddha in his nirmāṇakāya, i. e. his 'transformation' or corporeal manifestation descended on earth. The two kinds of Tathāgata are (1) 在纏 the Tathāgata in bonds, i. e. limited and subject to the delusions and sufferings of life, and (2) 出纏 unlimited and free from them. There are numerous sutras and śāstras bearing this title of 如來 rulai.

如来

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 nyorai
    にょらい

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Tathagata
Tathagata; perfected one (suffix of high-ranking Buddhist deities); (g,p) Nyorai


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lái
    lai2
lai
 rai
    らい

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To Come / To Arrive
to come; (used as a substitute for a more specific verb); hither (directional complement for motion toward the speaker, as in 回來|回来[hui2lai5]); ever since (as in 自古以來|自古以来[zi4gu3 yi3lai2]); for the past (amount of time); (prefix) the coming ...; the next ... (as in 來世|来世[lai2shi4]); (between two verbs) in order to; (after a round number) approximately; (used after 得[de2] to indicate possibility, as in 談得來|谈得来[tan2de5lai2], or after 不[bu4] to indicate impossibility, as in 吃不來|吃不来[chi1bu5lai2])
(female given name) Rai
āgama; āgam-; āgata. Come, the coming, future.

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 rai
    らい

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To Come / To Arrive
(prefix) (1) next (year, spring, etc.); coming; (suffix) (2) since (e.g. last month); for (e.g. 20 years); (surname) Rei


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zhū
    zhu1
chu
 sho
    しょ
all; various
(prefix) various; many; several; (personal name) Morozumi
The diverse kinds, many, the many, all, every; on, at, in regard to; a final interrogative particle, also a rhythmic ending; used for sarva.

諸法


诸法

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zhū fǎ
    zhu1 fa3
chu fa
 shohou / shoho
    しょほう
{Buddh} all existing things (formed and formless)
sarvadharma; sarvabhāva; all things; every dharma, law, thing, method, etc.


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    fa3
fa
variant of 法[fa3]
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    fa3
fa
 hou / ho
    ほう

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Dharma / The Law
law; method; way; to emulate; (Buddhism) dharma; (abbr. for 法家[Fa3 jia1]) the Legalists; (physics) farad (abbr. for 法拉[fa3 la1])
(n,n-suf) (1) law; act; principle; (n,n-suf) (2) method; (n,n-suf) (3) {gramm} mood; (n,n-suf) (4) {Buddh} dharma; law; (female given name) Minori
Dharma, 達磨; 曇無 (or 曇摩); 達摩 (or 達謨) Law, truth, religion, thing, anything Buddhist. Dharma is 'that which is held fast or kept, ordinance, statute, law, usage, practice, custom'; 'duty'; 'right'; 'proper'; 'morality'; 'character'. M. W. It is used in the sense of 一切 all things, or anything small or great, visible or invisible, real or unreal, affairs, truth, principle, method, concrete things, abstract ideas, etc. Dharma is described as that which has entity and bears its own attributes. It connotes Buddhism as the perfect religion; it also has the second place in the triratna 佛法僧, and in the sense of 法身 dharmakāya it approaches the Western idea of 'spiritual'. It is also one of the six media of sensation, i. e. the thing or object in relation to mind, v. 六塵.


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    fa3
fa
old variant of 法[fa3]; law
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法本

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fǎ běn
    fa3 ben3
fa pen
 norimoto
    のりもと
(surname) Norimoto
The root or essence of all things, the bhūtatathatā.

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běn
    ben3
pen
 hon
    ほん

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Ben
(bound form) root; stem; (bound form) origin; source; (bound form) one's own; this; (bound form) this; the current (year etc); (bound form) original; (bound form) inherent; originally; initially; capital; principal; classifier for books, periodicals, files etc
(1) book; volume; script; (prefix) (2) this; present; current; ... in question; ... at issue; (prefix) (3) main; head; principal; (prefix) (4) real; genuine; regular; proper; (counter) (5) counter for long, cylindrical things; counter for films, TV shows, etc.; counter for goals, home runs, etc.; counter for telephone calls; (surname) Yanakamoto
Radical, fundamental, original, principal, one's own; the Buddha himself, contrasted with 蹟 chi, traces left by him among men to educate them; also a volume of a book.

本性

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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.

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xìng
    xing4
hsing
 narikuse
    なりくせ
nature; character; property; quality; attribute; sexuality; sex; gender; suffix forming adjective from verb; suffix forming noun from adjective, corresponding to -ness or -ity; essence; CL:個|个[ge4]
(archaism) disposition; nature; character; (surname) Shou
svabhāva, prakṛti, pradhāna. The nature intp. as embodied, causative, unchanging; also as independent or self-dependent; fundamental nature behind the manifestation or expression. Also, the Buddha-nature immanent in all beings, the Buddha heart or mind.

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qīng
    qing1
ch`ing
    ching
 sei
variant of 清[qing1]
amala. Pure, clear.

淸淨


淸净

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qīng jìng
    qing1 jing4
ch`ing ching
    ching ching
 shōjō
pariśuddhi; viśuddhi. Pure and clean, free from evil and defilement, perfectly clean.

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jìng
    jing4
ching
 sō
clear


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jìng
    jing4
ching
variant of 淨|净[jing4]
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jìng
    jing4
ching
 jou / jo
    じょう

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Purity
clean; completely; only; net (income, exports etc); (Chinese opera) painted face male role
(female given name) Jō
vimala. Clean, pure; to cleanse, purify; chastity. In Buddhism it also has reference to the place of cleansing, the latrine, etc. Also 浄 and 净.


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lián
    lian2
lien
 ren
    れん

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Lotus
lotus
(out-dated or obsolete kana usage) (1) (kana only) sacred lotus (Nelumbo nucifera); Indian lotus; lotus; (2) rose of Sharon (Hibiscus syriacus); (kana only) sacred lotus (Nelumbo nucifera); Indian lotus; lotus; (f,m,s) Ren
puṇḍarīka, the lotus, especially the white lotus, Numphoea alba; padma, especially the Nelumbium speciosum; utpala, the Nymphoea coerulea, the blue lotus; kumuda, Nymphoea esculenta, white lotus, or N. rubra, red lotus; nīlotpala, N. cyanea, a blue lotus. The first four are called white, red, blue, and yellow lotuses; but the white lotus is generally meant unless otherwise specified.

蓮華


莲华

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lián huá
    lian2 hua2
lien hua
 renge
    れんげ
(1) (kana only) lotus flower; (2) (abbreviation) (kana only) Chinese milk vetch (Astragalus sinicus); (3) (abbreviation) china spoon; (4) lotus-shaped pedestal for a gravestone; (f,p) Renge
or 蓮花 The lotus flower.

蓮華三昧


莲华三昧

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lián huá sān mèi
    lian2 hua2 san1 mei4
lien hua san mei
 renge zanmai
lotus-samādhi


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huá
    hua2
hua
 ka
    か
magnificent; splendid; flowery
(1) flashiness; showiness; brilliance; splendor; (2) bloom; flowers; (female given name) Ririka
kusuma; puṣpa; padma; a flower, blossom; flowery; especially the lotus; also 花, which also means pleasure, vice; to spend, waste, profligate. 華 also means splendour, glory, ornate; to decorate; China.

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sān
    san1
san
 san
    サン
three; 3
(numeric) three (chi: sān); (personal name) Miyoshi
Tri, trayas; three.

三昧

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sān mèi
    san1 mei4
san mei
 sanmai; zanmai
    さんまい; ざんまい

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Samadhi
Samadhi (Buddhist term)
(1) (さんまい only) {Buddh} samadhi (state of intense concentration achieved through meditation) (san:); (suffix noun) (2) (usu. ざんまい) being immersed in; being absorbed in; indulging in; doing to one's heart's content; (suffix noun) (3) (usu. ざんまい) prone to; apt to; (given name) Sanmai
(三昧地) Samādhi, "putting together, composing the mind, intent contemplation, perfect absorption, union of the meditator with the object of meditation." (M. W.) Also 三摩地 (三摩提, 三摩帝, 三摩底). Interpreted by 定 or 正定, the mind fixed and undisturbed; by 正受 correct sensation of the object contemplated; by 調直定 ordering and fixing the mind; by 正心行處 the condition when the motions of the mind are steadied and harmonized with the object; by 息慮凝心 the cessation of distraction and the fixation of the mind; by 等持 the mind held in equilibrium; by 奢摩他, i.e. 止息 to stay the breathing. It is described as concentration of the mind (upon an object). The aim is 解脫, mukti, deliverance from all the trammels of life, the bondage of the passions and reincarnations. It may pass from abstraction to ecstasy, or rapture, or trance. Dhyāna 定 represents a simpler form of contemplation; samāpatti 三摩鉢底 a stage further advanced; and samādhi the highest stage of the Buddhist equivalent for Yoga, though Yoga is considered by some as a Buddhist development differing from samādhi. The 翻譯名義 says: 思專 when the mind has been concentrated, then 志一不分 the will is undivided; when 想寂 active thought has been put to rest, then 氣虛神朗 the material becomes etherealized and the spirit liberated, on which 智 knowledge, or the power to know, has free course, and there is no mystery into which it cannot probe. Cf. 智度論 5, 20, 23, 28; 止觀 2; 大乘義章 2, 9, 1 3, 20, etc. There are numerous kinds and degrees of samādhi.

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mèi
    mei4
mei
 mai
to conceal; dark
dark

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