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十法 is the title of the ten perfect or perfecting Mahāyāna rules.
The order of rules is as follows:
1. right belief.
2. right conduct.
3. right spirit.
4. the joy of the bodhi mind.
5. joy in the dharma.
6. joy in meditation.
7. pursuing the correct dharma.
8. obedience to, or accordance with dharma.
9. departing from pride, desire, etc.
10. comprehending the inner teaching of Buddha and taking no pleasure in attaining such knowledge or noting the ignorance of others.
This title is only used in the context of Buddhism. Japanese and Chinese people who are not familiar with Buddhism will not recognize this title.
Below are some entries from our dictionary that may match your 十法 search...
Characters If shown, 2nd row is Simp. Chinese |
Pronunciation Romanization |
Simple Dictionary Definition |
十法 see styles |
shí fǎ shi2 fa3 shih fa jippō |
More info & calligraphy: Ten perfect Mahayana rules |
五十法 see styles |
wǔ shí fǎ wu3 shi2 fa3 wu shih fa gojū hō |
Fifty modes of meditation mentioned in the 大品般若; i. e. the 三十七品 bodhi paksika dharma, the 三三昧, four 禪, four 無量心, four 無色定, eight 背捨, eight 勝處, nine 次第定, and eleven 切處. |
十法界 see styles |
shí fǎ jiè shi2 fa3 jie4 shih fa chieh jū hōkai |
The ten dharma-worlds, or states of existence, i.e. the hells (or purgatories), pretas, animals, asmas, men, devas, śrāvakas, pratyekabuddhas, bodhisattvas, Buddhas. In the esoteric teaching there is a series of hells, pretas, animals, asuras, men, devas, śrāvakas, bodhisattvas, 權佛 relative Buddhas, 實佛 absolute Buddhas. |
十法行 see styles |
shí fǎ xíng shi2 fa3 xing2 shih fa hsing jippō gyō |
Ten ways of devotion to the Buddhist sutras: to copy them; serve the places where they are kept, as if serving the Buddha's shrine; preach or give them to others; listen attentively to their exposition; read; maintain; discourse on them to others; intone them; ponder over them; observe their lessons. |
十法明入 see styles |
shí fǎ míng rù shi2 fa3 ming2 ru4 shih fa ming ju jippō myōnyū |
ten dharmas of luminous entry |
十法止觀 十法止观 see styles |
shí fǎ zhǐ guān shi2 fa3 zhi3 guan1 shih fa chih kuan jippō shikan |
ten vehicles of meditation |
十法成乘觀 十法成乘观 see styles |
shí fǎ chéng shèng guān shi2 fa3 cheng2 sheng4 guan1 shih fa ch`eng sheng kuan shih fa cheng sheng kuan jippō jōjō kan |
ten vehicles of meditation |
觀門十法界 观门十法界 see styles |
guān mén shí fǎ jiè guan1 men2 shi2 fa3 jie4 kuan men shih fa chieh kanmon jippokkai |
cf. 十 and 法. |
上根一法中根七法下根十法 see styles |
shàng gēn yī fǎ zhōng gēn qī fǎ xià gēn shí fǎ shang4 gen1 yi1 fa3 zhong1 gen1 qi1 fa3 xia4 gen1 shi2 fa3 shang ken i fa chung ken ch`i fa hsia ken shih fa shang ken i fa chung ken chi fa hsia ken shih fa jōkon ippō chūkon shichihō gekon jippō |
one practice for the talented, seven for the middling, ten for the inferior |
The following table may be helpful for those studying Chinese or Japanese...
Title | Characters | Romaji (Romanized Japanese) | Various forms of Romanized Chinese | |
Ten perfect Mahayana rules | 十法 | jippou / jipo | shí fǎ / shi2 fa3 / shi fa / shifa | shih fa / shihfa |
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When the calligrapher finishes creating your artwork, it is taken to my art mounting workshop in Beijing where a wall scroll is made by hand from a combination of silk, rice paper, and wood.
After we create your wall scroll, it takes at least two weeks for air mail delivery from Beijing to you.
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When you select your calligraphy, you'll be taken to another page where you can choose various custom options.
The wall scroll that Sandy is holding in this picture is a "large size"
single-character wall scroll.
We also offer custom wall scrolls in small, medium, and an even-larger jumbo size.
Professional calligraphers are getting to be hard to find these days.
Instead of drawing characters by hand, the new generation in China merely type roman letters into their computer keyboards and pick the character that they want from a list that pops up.
There is some fear that true Chinese calligraphy may become a lost art in the coming years. Many art institutes in China are now promoting calligraphy programs in hopes of keeping this unique form
of art alive.
Even with the teachings of a top-ranked calligrapher in China, my calligraphy will never be good enough to sell. I will leave that to the experts.
The same calligrapher who gave me those lessons also attracted a crowd of thousands and a TV crew as he created characters over 6-feet high. He happens to be ranked as one of the top 100 calligraphers in all of China. He is also one of very few that would actually attempt such a feat.
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