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Lamp / Lantern

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dēng

tou

등

燈 is a Chinese character, Japanese Kanji, and old Korean Hanja that means lamp, light, or lantern.

This can also be the Japanese female given name Hikaru.

In the Buddhist context, this is used to express the Sanskrit word, dīpa (the same meaning as a lamp or lantern).

Inner Light / Intelligence

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xīn dēng

shin tou

心燈 is the Buddhist concept of “The Lamp of the Mind” or “Inner Light.”

It's kind of the Buddhist way to express intelligence.

Directly translated, this means “heart light” or “heart lamp.”
Note: In ancient China, the ideas of heart and mind are interchangeable.

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Characters If shown, 2nd row is Simp. Chinese	Pronunciation Romanization	Simple Dictionary Definition
燈灯 see styles	dēng deng1 teng hikaru ひかる	More info & calligraphy: Lamp / Lantern lamp; light; lantern; CL:盞\|盏[zhan3] (out-dated kanji) (1) light; lamp; (suf,ctr) (2) counter for electric lights; (female given name) Hikaru dīpa, a lamp, lantern; cf. 然燈 12.
心燈心灯 see styles	xīn dēng xin1 deng1 hsin teng shintō	More info & calligraphy: Inner Light / Intelligence The lamp of the mind; inner light, intelligence.
一燈一灯 see styles	yī dēng yi1 deng1 i teng ittō	一燈 Custom Scroll a single lamp
世燈世灯 see styles	shì dēng shi4 deng1 shih teng setō	世燈 Custom Scroll lamp to the world
信燈 see styles	shinto しんと	信燈 Custom Scroll (given name) Shinto
傳燈传灯 see styles	chuán dēng chuan2 deng1 ch`uan teng chuan teng dentō	傳燈 Custom Scroll to pass on the light of Buddha To transmit the light, pass on the lamp of truth.
冰燈冰灯 see styles	bīng dēng bing1 deng1 ping teng	冰燈 Custom Scroll ice lantern
前燈前灯 see styles	qián dēng qian2 deng1 ch`ien teng chien teng	前燈 Custom Scroll headlight
剜燈剜灯 see styles	wān dēng wan1 deng1 wan teng wantō	剜燈 Custom Scroll To scoop out (one's body) and turn (it) into a lamp, attributed to Śākyamuni in a former incarnation.
千燈 see styles	sendo せんど	千燈 Custom Scroll (place-name) Sendo
吊燈吊灯 see styles	diào dēng diao4 deng1 tiao teng	吊燈 Custom Scroll hanging lamp
噴燈 see styles	pēn dēng pen1 deng1 p`en teng pen teng	噴燈 Custom Scroll blowtorch; blowlamp
壁燈壁灯 see styles	bì dēng bi4 deng1 pi teng	壁燈 Custom Scroll wall lamp; bracket light; CL:盞\|盏[zhan3]
大燈大灯 see styles	dà dēng da4 deng1 ta teng	大燈 Custom Scroll headlight
天燈天灯 see styles	tiān dēng tian1 deng1 t`ien teng tien teng	天燈 Custom Scroll sky lantern (miniature hot-air balloon used during festivals)
如燈如灯 see styles	rú dēng ru2 deng1 ju teng nyotō	如燈 Custom Scroll like a lamp
射燈射灯 see styles	shè dēng she4 deng1 she teng	射燈 Custom Scroll spotlight
小燈 see styles	koto こと	小燈 Custom Scroll (female given name) Koto
尾燈尾灯 see styles	wěi dēng wei3 deng1 wei teng bitou / bito びとう	尾燈 Custom Scroll tail light (on vehicle) (out-dated kanji) tail-light (taillight); tail lamp (taillamp); rear light
幻燈幻灯 see styles	huàn dēng huan4 deng1 huan teng gentou / gento げんとう	幻燈 Custom Scroll lantern slides (out-dated kanji) slide projector; magic lantern
後燈后灯 see styles	hòu dēng hou4 deng1 hou teng	後燈 Custom Scroll taillight
悠燈 see styles	yuuhi / yuhi ゆうひ	悠燈 Custom Scroll (female given name) Yūhi
慈燈慈灯 see styles	cí dēng ci2 deng1 tz`u teng tzu teng Jitō	慈燈 Custom Scroll Jadeung
慧燈慧灯 see styles	huì dēng hui4 deng1 hui teng etō	慧燈 Custom Scroll The lamp of wisdom.
挑燈挑灯 see styles	tiǎo dēng tiao3 deng1 t`iao teng tiao teng	挑燈 Custom Scroll to light a lamp; to raise a lantern
掌燈掌灯 see styles	zhǎng dēng zhang3 deng1 chang teng	掌燈 Custom Scroll to hold a lamp; to light a lamp
提燈提灯 see styles	tí dēng ti2 deng1 t`i teng ti teng chouchin / chochin ちょうちん	提燈 Custom Scroll a portable lamp paper lantern; Chinese lantern; Japanese lantern
放燈放灯 see styles	fàng dēng fang4 deng1 fang teng hōtō	放燈 Custom Scroll Lighting strings of lanterns, on the fifteenth of the first month, a custom wrongly attributed to Han Ming Ti, to celebrate the victory of Buddhism in the debate with Taoists; later extended to the seventh and fifteenth full moons.
明燈明灯 see styles	míng dēng ming2 deng1 ming teng myōtō	明燈 Custom Scroll a bright lamp
星燈 see styles	seitou / seto せいとう	星燈 Custom Scroll (given name) Seitou

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The following table may be helpful for those studying Chinese or Japanese...

Title	Characters	Romaji (Romanized Japanese)	Various forms of Romanized Chinese
Lamp Lantern	燈灯	tou / to	dēng / deng1 / deng	teng
Inner Light Intelligence	心燈心灯	shin tou / shintou / shin to	xīn dēng / xin1 deng1 / xin deng / xindeng	hsin teng / hsinteng
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.