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Clean and Pure
淨 is the most simple way to express purity or cleanliness in Chinese, Japanese Kanji, and old Korean Hanja.
As a single character, the concept is broad: This can be a verb (the act of cleaning, purifying, or cleansing) but it can also be the state of being clean, pure, and chaste. In some contexts, it can be a place to clean (like a bathing room for the soul in a Buddhist context). In Japanese, this can be a female given name “Jou” or “jō” (the Japanese equivalent of the English girl's name “Chastity”).
Also a sect of Buddhism
淨土 literally means “pure land” or “clean earth.”
淨土 is also the abbreviated title of a Buddhist sect that involves faith in the rebirth of Buddha Amitabha (Amitābha) in the Western Heaven. Sometimes this sect is translated as “Paradise of the West.” Other titles of this school of Buddhism include Amidism or Elysium.
心澄淨 is the Buddhist concept of the pure and calm mind. It is believed that once you achieve a meditative state of pure focused thought, the mind becomes clear and calm. Although, others will say this means that achieving a calm mind will allow you to reach pure thought.
From Sanskrit, this is known as citta-prasāda. The concept of citta-prasāda is sometimes defined as “clear heart-mind,” or “the single and definitive aspiration.”
浄土宗 is the title of Japanese “Pure Land Buddhism.” This form is also romanized/known as “Jodo Shu” (jōdo shū).
Also known as Amidism for the fact that this is a branch of Mahayana (Mahāyāna) Buddhism which focuses on Amitabha (Amitābha) Buddha. This form of Buddhism, along with Chinese characters, came to Japan via China in the 5th century, according to most historians.
Notes:
Pure Land Buddhism is also known as (jōdo bukkyō).
Some will just express it with just (Pure Land).
This is the Heart Sutra in Chinese as translated by Xuanzang.
The Heart Sutra is often cited as the best-known and most popular of all Buddhist scriptures.
Notes: There are too many characters for this to be done by the economy calligrapher. You must choose a Master Calligrapher.
With this many characters, and the fact that one tiny mistake wipes out hours of work, keep in mind that writing the Heart Sutra is usually a full day of work for a calligrapher. This work and personal energy should be cherished and respected. In other words, the calligrapher is not charging enough money for the value that you are getting here.
Also, you will find that as my server processes 260 characters, the customization process is a bit slow for this title.
Below are some entries from our dictionary that may match your 淨 search...
Characters If shown, 2nd row is Simp. Chinese |
Pronunciation Romanization |
Simple Dictionary Definition |
淨 净 see styles |
jìng jing4 ching jou / jo じょう |
More info & calligraphy: Purity(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. |
淨土 净土 see styles |
jìng tǔ jing4 tu3 ching t`u ching tu jōdo |
More info & calligraphy: Pure Land / JodoSukhāvatī. The Pure Land, or Paradise of the West, presided over by Amitābha. Other Buddhas have their Pure Lands; seventeen other kinds of pure land are also described, all of them of moral or spiritual conditions of development, e.g. the pure land of patience, zeal, wisdom, etc. |
心澄淨 see styles |
xīn chéng jìng xin1 cheng2 jing4 hsin ch`eng ching hsin cheng ching shin chōjō |
More info & calligraphy: Purity of Mind |
淨土宗 净土宗 see styles |
jìng tǔ zōng jing4 tu3 zong1 ching t`u tsung ching tu tsung Jōdo Shū |
Pure Land Buddhism The Pure-land sect, whose chief tenet is salvation by faith in Amitābha; it is the popular cult in China, also in Japan, where it is the Jōdo sect; it is also called 蓮宗(蓮花宗) the Lotus sect. Established by Hui-yuan 慧遠 of the Chin dynasty (317— 419), it claims P'u-hsien 普賢 Samantabhadra as founder. Its seven chief textbooks are 無量淸淨平等覺經; 大阿彌陀經; 無量壽經; 觀無量壽經; 阿彌陀經; 稱讚淨土佛攝受經; and 鼓音聲三陀羅尼經. The淨土眞宗 is the Jōdo-Shin, or Shin sect of Japan. |
不淨 不净 see styles |
bù jìng bu4 jing4 pu ching fujō |
Unclean, common, vile. |
乾淨 干净 see styles |
gān jìng gan1 jing4 kan ching |
clean; neat |
五淨 五净 see styles |
wǔ jìng wu3 jing4 wu ching gojō |
The five 'clean' products of the cow, its pañca-gavya, i. e. urine, dung, milk, cream (or sour milk), and cheese (or butter); cf M. W. |
令淨 see styles |
lìng jìng ling4 jing4 ling ching ryōjō |
purify |
光淨 see styles |
guāng jìng guang1 jing4 kuang ching kōjō |
clear |
円淨 see styles |
enjou / enjo えんじょう |
(surname) Enjō |
分淨 see styles |
fēn jìng fen1 jing4 fen ching funjō |
partial purity |
勻淨 匀净 see styles |
yún jìng yun2 jing4 yün ching |
even; uniform |
善淨 see styles |
shàn jìng shan4 jing4 shan ching zenjō |
well-purified |
嚴淨 严淨 see styles |
yán jìng yan2 jing4 yen ching gen jō |
Glorious and pure, gloriously pure. |
圓淨 圆淨 see styles |
yuán jìng yuan2 jing4 yüan ching en jō |
complete purification |
垢淨 see styles |
gòu jìng gou4 jing4 kou ching ku jō |
defiled and pure |
堪淨 see styles |
kān jìng kan1 jing4 k`an ching kan ching kanjō |
superb purity |
外淨 see styles |
wài jìng wai4 jing4 wai ching gejō |
external purity |
妙淨 see styles |
miào jìng miao4 jing4 miao ching myōjō |
perfectly clean |
寂淨 see styles |
jí jìng ji2 jing4 chi ching jakujō |
quiet |
寶淨 宝淨 see styles |
bǎo jìng bao3 jing4 pao ching hōjō |
Ratnaviśuddhā |
少淨 see styles |
shǎo jìng shao3 jing4 shao ching shōjō |
heaven of lesser purity |
就淨 see styles |
jiù jìng jiu4 jing4 chiu ching shūjō |
to attain purity |
已淨 see styles |
yǐ jìng yi3 jing4 i ching ijō |
purified |
徧淨 遍净 see styles |
biàn jìng bian4 jing4 pien ching henjō |
Universal purity. |
心淨 see styles |
xīn jìng xin1 jing4 hsin ching shinjō |
purity of mind |
性淨 see styles |
xìng jìng xing4 jing4 hsing ching shōjō |
naturally pure |
悟淨 悟净 see styles |
wù jìng wu4 jing4 wu ching |
Sha Wujing, character from the Journey to the West |
慧淨 慧净 see styles |
huì jìng hui4 jing4 hui ching ejou / ejo えじょう |
(personal name) Ejō Huijing, a noted Tang monk, translator and author, who was commanded to assist Xuanzang in his translations but was unable through failing health. |
成淨 see styles |
chéng jìng cheng2 jing4 ch`eng ching cheng ching jōjō |
to be purified |
The following table may be helpful for those studying Chinese or Japanese...
Title | Characters | Romaji (Romanized Japanese) | Various forms of Romanized Chinese | |
Purity | 淨 | jou / jo | jìng / jing4 / jing | ching |
Pure Land Jodo | 淨土 净土 | jou do / joudo / jo do | jìng tǔ / jing4 tu3 / jing tu / jingtu | ching t`u / chingtu / ching tu |
Purity of Mind | 心澄淨 | shin chou jou shinchoujou shin cho jo | xīn chéng jìng xin1 cheng2 jing4 xin cheng jing xinchengjing | hsin ch`eng ching hsinchengching hsin cheng ching |
Pure Land Buddhism Jodo Buddhism | 淨土宗 浄土宗 | jou do shuu joudoshuu jo do shu | jìng tǔ zōng jing4 tu3 zong1 jing tu zong jingtuzong | ching t`u tsung chingtutsung ching tu tsung |
Heart Sutra | 觀自在菩薩行深般若波羅蜜多時照見五蘊皆空度一切苦厄舍利子色不異空空不異色色即是空空即是色受想行識亦復如是舍利子是諸法空相不生不滅不垢不淨不增不減是故空中無色無受想行識無眼耳鼻舌身意無色聲香味觸法無眼界乃至無意識界無無明亦無無明盡乃至無老死亦無老死盡無苦集滅道無智亦無得以無所得故菩提薩埵依般若波羅蜜多故心無罣礙無罣礙故無有恐怖遠離顛倒夢想究竟涅盤三世諸佛依般若波羅蜜多故得阿耨多羅三藐三菩提故知般若波羅蜜多是大神咒是大明咒是無上咒是無等等咒能除一切苦真實不虛故說般若波羅蜜多咒即說咒曰揭諦揭諦波羅揭諦波羅僧揭諦菩提薩婆訶 观自在菩萨行深般若波罗蜜多时照见五蕴皆空度一切苦厄舍利子色不异空空不异色色即是空空即是色受想行识亦复如是舍利子是诸法空相不生不灭不垢不净不增不减是故空中无色无受想行识无眼耳鼻舌身意无色声香味触法无眼界乃至无意识界无无明亦无无明尽乃至无老死亦无老死尽无苦集滅道无智亦无得以无所得故菩提萨埵依般若波罗蜜多故心无罣碍无罣碍故无有恐怖远离颠倒梦想究竟涅盘三世诸佛依般若波罗蜜多故得阿耨多罗三藐三菩提故知般若波罗蜜多是大神咒是大明咒是无上咒是无等等咒能除一切苦真实不虚故说般若波罗蜜多咒即说咒曰揭谛揭谛波罗揭谛波罗僧揭谛菩提萨婆诃 | |||
In some entries above you will see that characters have different versions above and below a line. In these cases, the characters above the line are Traditional Chinese, while the ones below are Simplified Chinese. |
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