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3. Kyokushin
7. Shinzen
9. Tathata / Ultimate Nature of All Things
10. True Heart
11. True Love
12. True Essence
13. Truth
15. Kyokushinkai
16. Midnight
17. True Friend
19. Zhen Shan Ren
20. God is Good
21. My True Love
22. Shinken Shobu
23. Shin Buddhism
25. True to Yourself
30. Tenshin Shoden Katori Shinto-ryu
31. Respect out of fear is never genuine; Reverence out of respect is never false
32. Daodejing / Tao Te Ching - Chapter 54
35. Heart Sutra
Chinese Slang
真主 is how Chinese Muslims refer to God (it literally means “True Master”).
Oddly, in China, two different names for God have emerged. Even though Muslims, Christians, and Jews all worship the same God of Abraham.
In Arabic, the word Allah is just the Arabic way to say, God. Arab Christians pray to Allah, just like Arab Muslims. Somehow in China, the title of God diverged.
If you are curious, there are millions of Muslims throughout China but especially in the northwest portion of China known as Xinjiang. Here you will find descendants of Turkmen, Persian, Arab, and other ethnicities. Some are mixed with Han-Chinese blood; others appear to be pure Turkmen. Many have fair complexions, green eyes, and light hair but all are citizens of China. A visit to Xinjiang will shift your paradigm and blow away all of your stereotypes about what it means to be Chinese.
極真 is the Japanese title Kyokushin.
The literal meaning is “great truth” or “ultimate truth.” However, 極真 is usually associated with the style of stand-up, full-contact karate, founded in 1964 by Masutatsu Oyama (大山倍達).
Practitioners of the Kyokushinkai Karate follow a philosophy of discipline and self-improvement.
Buddhism Concept
真誠 is the true essence of sincerity.
It takes strength of personality to be truly sincere without overdoing it. Speaking of strength, this is probably the strongest way to convey the idea of sincerity in the Chinese language.
The first character literally means true, real, and genuine. While the second character means sincere and honest.
真如 comes from the Sanskrit and Pali word often romanized as “tathata” or “tathatā.” Originally written, “तथता.”
It's a Buddhist term often translated as “thusness” or “suchness,” but this does not explain it.
A better explanation may be “the ultimate nature of all things” or “ultimate truth.” However, this gives it too strong of a feeling. This concept is sometimes described as being in awe of the simple nature of something - like a blade of grass blowing in the wind or ripples on water. It is what it is supposed to be, these things follow their nature. Amazing in their mundane simplicity.
Every sect of Buddhism will have a slightly different flavor or explanation, so don't get fixated on one definition.
Notes: Sometimes Buddhists use the word dharmatā, a synonym to tathatā.
In Japan, this can also be the female given name Mayuki, or the surname Majo.
While 真心 literally reads as “true heart” or “genuine heart,” the understood meaning is sincerity, devotion, sincere, or heartfelt. Some will extend the meaning to be like “true love.” It's the idea of doing something or treating someone with genuine feelings.
真心 is valid and has the same meaning in both Chinese characters and Japanese Kanji.
Note: While not too common, this can be the female given name “Mami” in Japanese.
真愛 is literally “True Love” in Chinese.
The first character means “real,” “true,” and “genuine.” The second character means “love” and “affection.”
During the customization of your calligraphy wall scroll, there is a place to add an inscription. You might want that inscription to be your names in Chinese down the side of your wall scroll or perhaps just below these two main characters (just $9 extra). A nice gift to celebrate an anniversary or marriage!
Beyond “truth” in Chinese, 真相 can also be used to say “the actual facts” or “genuine” depending on context.
This also means "truth" in Japanese, just not as commonly used.
真 is a simple way to express the idea that something is real, true, truth, or genuine.
Occasionally, this character refers to a Buddhist sect that originated in the 13th century.
真 is commonly used as a compound with other characters to create ideas like “true love.” It's also used similarly to the English words “really” or “truly” to say “really good” or “He is really knowledgeable.” Those phrases start with “他真的是... (note the second character is 真).
There are two ways to write this character, shown here is the most common way in China; however, a slight stroke variation is used in Korean Hanja. If you want that version, just let us know when you place your order.
Truth Compassion Tolerance
我心真愛 is a slightly poetic way to express this sentiment to someone.
The meaning is “My True Love,” but the characters directly translate as “I/Me/My Heart/Mind True/Real Love.”
Note that Chinese grammar and construction are different, so this sounds very eloquent and artsy in Chinese.
In Korean Hanja, the third character should be written differently. Just let me know when you place your order if you want that version - it will still make sense in Chinese. This phrase makes sense in Korean but is not commonly used.
Death Match
In modern Japanese, 真剣勝負 means to take something very seriously.
The literal and historical meaning is “real sword battle.” In old times, a Samurai apprentice would practice with a wooden practice sword. Once trained and qualified, they would wield a real steel sword made for battle and killing. They were ready for a “death match” or Shinken Shobu.
真剣 is an adjective that has come to mean serious/earnest. The literal translation is “real sword.”
勝負 in the simplest terms, means match, contest, game, or bout. Depending on the context, it could also mean victory or defeat, winning and losing, or the outcome of a battle.
There is a suggestion in Shinken Shobu that you train with serious and real intent, as we should train with the same fervor and dedication as if the battle was real. “Train as we fight.”
True Pure Land Buddhism
酒后吐真言 / 酒後吐真言 is a nice Asian proverb if you know a vintner or wine seller - or wine lover - although the actual meaning might not be exactly what you think or hope.
The literal meaning is that someone drinking wine is more likely to let the truth slip out. It can also be translated as “People speak their true feelings after drinking alcohol.”
It's long believed in many parts of Asia that one can not consciously hold up a facade of lies when getting drunk, and therefore the truth will come out with a few drinks.
I've had the experience where a Korean man would not trust me until I got drunk with him (I was trying to gain access to the black market in North Korea which is tough to do as an untrusted outsider) - so I think this idea is still well-practiced in many Asian countries.
Please note that there are two common ways to write the second character of this phrase. The way it's written will be left up to the mood of the calligrapher, unless you let us know that you have a certain preference.
打怕的人是假的敬怕的人是真的 is a proverb that seems to be aimed at world leaders or others in power. Perhaps a suggestion to avoid the practice of “fear-mongering” opting instead for a policy of benevolence and justice.
An example: When the Bush administration told Pakistan they could either join America in the “war on terror,” or expect some bombs to be coming their way, Bush gained this kind of “less-than-genuine respect” from Pakistanis.
Leaders in places like North Korea and even Saudi Arabia reap the same bogus respect from their own citizens.
Note that calligraphers do not like to repeat the same characters in exactly the same way in the same piece of artwork. So expect the characters that are repeated to be written in different forms in the real artwork (unlike the way they are displayed to the left).
This is the Mawangdui version of Daodejing chapter 54.
This is a poem, including a title, that celebrates the tactics and virtues of the Shaolin Kung Fu Monks for future generations.
Here is 1st Corinthians 13:4-8 (just the first sentence of verse 8) in Japanese.
In the familiar NIV, this would read:
Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud.
It does not dishonor others, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs.
Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth.
It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres.
Love never fails...
The Japanese text is from the 新改訳聖書 (Shinkaiyaku) or New Japanese Bible. Popular among most Protestant denominations in modern Japan.
Note: Because this selection contains some special Japanese Hiragana characters, it should be written by a Japanese calligrapher.
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 真 search...
Characters If shown, 2nd row is Simp. Chinese |
Pronunciation Romanization |
Simple Dictionary Definition |
真 see styles |
zhēn zhen1 chen ma ま |
More info & calligraphy: True / Real / Genuine(prefix) (1) (See 真上・まうえ) just; right; due (east); (prefix) (2) (See 真っ白・まっしろ・1) pure; genuine; true; (3) (See 真に受ける) truth; (surname) Mayanagi |
真主 see styles |
zhēn zhǔ zhen1 zhu3 chen chu |
More info & calligraphy: Allah / God of Islam |
真剣 see styles |
shinken しんけん |
More info & calligraphy: Intense / Serious |
真善 see styles |
masayoshi まさよし |
More info & calligraphy: Shinzen |
真如 see styles |
zhēn rú zhen1 ru2 chen ju shinnyo しんにょ |
More info & calligraphy: Tathata / Ultimate Nature of All Things{Buddh} tathata (the ultimate nature of all things); (female given name) Mayuki |
真実 see styles |
shinjitsu(p); shinjichi(ok) しんじつ(P); しんじち(ok) |
More info & calligraphy: Truth |
真實 真实 see styles |
zhēn shí zhen1 shi2 chen shih |
More info & calligraphy: Truth |
真心 see styles |
zhēn xīn zhen1 xin1 chen hsin magokoro(p); makokoro(ok) まごころ(P); まこころ(ok) |
More info & calligraphy: True Heart(noun - becomes adjective with の) sincerity; true heart; devotion; (female given name) Mami |
真愛 真爱 see styles |
zhēn ài zhen1 ai4 chen ai mio みお |
More info & calligraphy: True Love(female given name) Mio |
真牛 see styles |
zhēn niú zhen1 niu2 chen niu |
More info & calligraphy: Awesome / Really Cool |
真相 see styles |
zhēn xiàng zhen1 xiang4 chen hsiang shinsou / shinso しんそう |
More info & calligraphy: Truthtruth; real situation; (personal name) Shinsou |
真誠 真诚 see styles |
zhēn chéng zhen1 cheng2 chen ch`eng chen cheng makoto まこと |
More info & calligraphy: Sincere / True Sincerity(personal name) Makoto |
真諦 真谛 see styles |
zhēn dì zhen1 di4 chen ti shintai; shintei / shintai; shinte しんたい; しんてい |
More info & calligraphy: True Essence(1) {Buddh} (esp. しんたい) (See 俗諦) ultimate truth; (2) (esp. しんてい) essence; (person) Paramartha (499-569 CE) |
真風 see styles |
maji まじ |
More info & calligraphy: Makaze / True Wind |
真の友 see styles |
shinnotomo しんのとも |
More info & calligraphy: True Friend |
真善美 see styles |
zhēn shàn měi zhen1 shan4 mei3 chen shan mei shinzenbi しんぜんび |
More info & calligraphy: Truth Goodness and Beautythe true, the good, and the beautiful; (female given name) Mazemi |
真夜中 see styles |
mayonaka まよなか |
More info & calligraphy: Midnight |
浄土真宗 see styles |
joudoshinshuu / jodoshinshu じょうどしんしゅう |
More info & calligraphy: Shin Buddhism |
真剣勝負 see styles |
shinkenshoubu / shinkenshobu しんけんしょうぶ |
More info & calligraphy: Shinken Shobu |
一真 see styles |
hitomi ひとみ |
(personal name) Hitomi |
三真 see styles |
mitsuzane みつざね |
(given name) Mitsuzane |
上真 see styles |
ueshin うえしん |
(surname) Ueshin |
中真 see styles |
nakama なかま |
(surname) Nakama |
主真 see styles |
suma すま |
(surname, given name) Suma |
乃真 see styles |
noma のま |
(female given name) Noma |
乗真 see styles |
joushin / joshin じょうしん |
(personal name) Jōshin |
亂真 乱真 see styles |
luàn zhēn luan4 zhen1 luan chen |
to pass off as genuine; spurious |
二真 see styles |
tsuguchika つぐちか |
(given name) Tsuguchika |
井真 see styles |
ishin いしん |
(personal name) Ishin |
亥真 see styles |
ishin いしん |
(personal name) Ishin |
The following table may be helpful for those studying Chinese or Japanese...
Title | Characters | Romaji (Romanized Japanese) | Various forms of Romanized Chinese | |
Awesome Really Cool | 真牛 | zhēn niú / zhen1 niu2 / zhen niu / zhenniu | chen niu / chenniu | |
Allah God of Islam | 真主 | zhēn zhǔ / zhen1 zhu3 / zhen zhu / zhenzhu | chen chu / chenchu | |
Kyokushin | 極真 | kyoku shin / kyokushin | ||
Makaze True Wind | 真風 | maji / makaze | ||
Reality and Illusion | 真妄 | zhēn wàng zhen1 wang4 zhen wang zhenwang | chen wang chenwang |
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Intense Serious | 真剣 | shin ken / shinken | ||
Shinzen | 真善 | shinzen | zhēn shàn zhen1 shan4 zhen shan zhenshan | chen shan chenshan |
Sincere True Sincerity | 真誠 真诚 | zhēn chéng zhen1 cheng2 zhen cheng zhencheng | chen ch`eng chencheng chen cheng |
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Tathata Ultimate Nature of All Things | 真如 | shinnyo | zhēn rú / zhen1 ru2 / zhen ru / zhenru | chen ju / chenju |
True Heart | 真心 | mago koro / magokoro | zhēn xīn / zhen1 xin1 / zhen xin / zhenxin | chen hsin / chenhsin |
True Love | 真愛 真爱 | shinai | zhēn ài / zhen1 ai4 / zhen ai / zhenai | chen ai / chenai |
True Essence | 真諦 真谛 | shintai / shintei | zhēn dì / zhen1 di4 / zhen di / zhendi | chen ti / chenti |
Truth | 真相 | shin sou / shinsou / shin so | zhēn xiàng zhen1 xiang4 zhen xiang zhenxiang | chen hsiang chenhsiang |
Truth | 真實 真実 | shinjitsu / sana | ||
True Real Genuine | 真 or 眞 真 | shin / makoto | zhēn / zhen1 / zhen | chen |
Kyokushinkai | 極真會 極真会 | kyoku shin kai kyokushinkai | ||
Midnight | 真夜中 | mayonaka | ||
True Friend | 真の友 | shinnotomo | ||
Truth Goodness and Beauty | 真善美 | shin zen bi shinzenbi | zhēn shàn měi zhen1 shan4 mei3 zhen shan mei zhenshanmei | chen shan mei chenshanmei |
Zhen Shan Ren | 真善忍 | zhēn shàn rěn zhen1 shan4 ren3 zhen shan ren zhenshanren | chen shan jen chenshanjen |
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God is Good | 神真美好 | shén zhēn měi hǎo shen2 zhen1 mei3 hao3 shen zhen mei hao shenzhenmeihao | shen chen mei hao shenchenmeihao |
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My True Love | 我心真愛 我心真爱 | wǒ xīn zhēn ài wo3 xin1 zhen1 ai4 wo xin zhen ai woxinzhenai | wo hsin chen ai wohsinchenai |
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My True Love | 真実の愛 | shin jitsu no ai shinjitsunoai | ||
Shinken Shobu | 真剣勝負 | shinken shoubu shinkenshoubu shinken shobu | ||
Shin Buddhism | 浄土真宗 | jou do shin shuu joudoshinshuu jo do shin shu | ||
Meifu Shinkage-Ryu | 明府真影流 | mei fu shin kage ryuu meifushinkageryuu mei fu shin kage ryu | ||
True to Yourself | 真實的自己 真实的自己 | zuò zhēn shí de zì jǐ zhen1 shi2 de zi4 ji3 zhen shi de zi ji zhenshideziji | chen shih te tzu chi chenshihtetzuchi |
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Be True to Yourself | 做真實的自己 做真实的自己 | zuò zhēn shí de zì jǐ zuo4 zhen1 shi2 de zi4 ji3 zuo zhen shi de zi ji zuozhenshideziji | tso chen shih te tzu chi tsochenshihtetzuchi |
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Love Loyalty Respect | 真愛忠誠尊敬 | zhēn ài zhōng chéng zū jìng zhen1 ai4 zhong1 cheng2 zu1 jing4 zhen ai zhong cheng zu jing zhenaizhongchengzujing | chen ai chung ch`eng tsu ching chenaichungchengtsuching chen ai chung cheng tsu ching |
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Respect, Honor, Truth | 尊重, 榮譽, 真實 尊重, 荣誉, 真实 | zūn zhòng róng yù zhēn shí zun1 zhong4 rong2 yu4 zhen1 shi2 zun zhong rong yu zhen shi zunzhongrongyuzhenshi | tsun chung jung yü chen shih tsunchungjungyüchenshih |
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Respect, Honor, Truth | 敬意, 名譽, 真実 敬意, 名誉, 真実 | keii meiyo shinjitsu keiimeiyoshinjitsu kei meiyo shinjitsu | ||
In Wine there is Truth | 酒后吐真言 / 酒後吐真言 酒后吐真言 | jiǔ hòu tǔ zhēn yán jiu3 hou4 tu3 zhen1 yan2 jiu hou tu zhen yan jiuhoutuzhenyan | chiu hou t`u chen yen chiuhoutuchenyen chiu hou tu chen yen |
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Tenshin Shoden Katori Shinto-ryu | 天真正伝香取神道流 | ten shin shou den ka tori shin tou ryuu ten shin sho den ka tori shin to ryu | ||
Respect out of fear is never genuine; Reverence out of respect is never false | 打怕的人是假的敬怕的人是真的 | dǎ pà de rén shì jiǎ de jìng pà de rén shì zhēn de da3 pa4 de ren2 shi4 jia3 de jing4 pa4 de ren2 shi4 zhen1 de da pa de ren shi jia de jing pa de ren shi zhen de | ta p`a te jen shih chia te ching p`a te jen shih chen te ta pa te jen shih chia te ching pa te jen shih chen te |
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Daodejing Tao Te Ching - Chapter 54 | 善建者不拔善抱者不脫子孫以祭祀不絕修之身其德乃真修之家其德有余修之鄉其德乃長修之國其德乃夆修之於天下其德乃博以身觀身以家觀家以鄉觀鄉以邦觀邦以天下觀天下吾何以知天下然茲以此 善建者不拔善抱者不脱子孙以祭祀不绝修之身其德乃真修之家其德有余修之乡其德乃长修之国其德乃夆修之于天下其德乃博以身观身以家观家以乡观乡以邦观邦以天下观天下吾何以知天下然兹以此 | shàn jiàn zhě bù bá shàn bào zhě bù tuō zǐ sūn yǐ jì sì bù jué xiū zhī shēn qí dé nǎi zhēn xiū zhī jiā qí dé yǒu yú xiū zhī xiāng qí dé nǎi zhǎng xiū zhī guó qí dé nǎi féng xiū zhī yú tiān xià qí dé nǎi bó yǐ shēn guān shēn yǐ jiā guān jiā yǐ xiāng guān xiāng yǐ bāng guān bāng yǐ tiān xià guān tiān xià wú hé yǐ zhī tiān xià rán zī yǐ cǐ shan4 jian4 zhe3 bu4 ba2 shan4 bao4 zhe3 bu4 tuo1 zi3 sun1 yi3 ji4 si4 bu4 jue2 xiu1 zhi1 shen1 qi2 de2 nai3 zhen1 xiu1 zhi1 jia1 qi2 de2 you3 yu2 xiu1 zhi1 xiang1 qi2 de2 nai3 zhang3 xiu1 zhi1 guo2 qi2 de2 nai3 feng2 xiu1 zhi1 yu2 tian1 xia4 qi2 de2 nai3 bo2 yi3 shen1 guan1 shen1 yi3 jia1 guan1 jia1 yi3 xiang1 guan1 xiang1 yi3 bang1 guan1 bang1 yi3 tian1 xia4 guan1 tian1 xia4 wu2 he2 yi3 zhi1 tian1 xia4 ran2 zi1 yi3 ci3 shan jian zhe bu ba shan bao zhe bu tuo zi sun yi ji si bu jue xiu zhi shen qi de nai zhen xiu zhi jia qi de you yu xiu zhi xiang qi de nai zhang xiu zhi guo qi de nai feng xiu zhi yu tian xia qi de nai bo yi shen guan shen yi jia guan jia yi xiang guan xiang yi bang guan bang yi tian xia guan tian xia wu he yi zhi tian xia ran zi yi ci | shan chien che pu pa shan pao che pu t`o tzu sun i chi ssu pu chüeh hsiu chih shen ch`i te nai chen hsiu chih chia ch`i te yu yü hsiu chih hsiang ch`i te nai chang hsiu chih kuo ch`i te nai feng hsiu chih yü t`ien hsia ch`i te nai po i shen kuan shen i chia kuan chia i hsiang kuan hsiang i pang kuan pang i t`ien hsia kuan t`ien hsia wu ho i chih t`ien hsia jan tzu i tz`u shan chien che pu pa shan pao che pu to tzu sun i chi ssu pu chüeh hsiu chih shen chi te nai chen hsiu chih chia chi te yu yü hsiu chih hsiang chi te nai chang hsiu chih kuo chi te nai feng hsiu chih yü tien hsia chi te nai po i shen kuan shen i chia kuan chia i hsiang kuan hsiang i pang kuan pang i tien hsia kuan tien hsia wu ho i chih tien hsia jan tzu i tzu |
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Shaolin Generational Poem | 嵩山少林寺曹洞正宗傳續七十字輩訣福慧智子覺了本圓可悟周洪普廣宗道慶同玄祖清靜真如海湛寂淳貞素德行永延恆妙體常堅固心朗照幽深性明鑒崇祚忠正善禧祥謹志原濟度雪庭為導師引汝歸鉉路 嵩山少林寺曹洞正宗传续七十字辈诀福慧智子觉了本圆可悟周洪普广宗道庆同玄祖清静真如海湛寂淳贞素德行永延恒妙体常坚固心朗照幽深性明鉴崇祚忠正善禧祥谨志原济度雪庭为导师引汝归铉路 | sōng shān shào lín sì cáo dòng zhèng zōng chuán xù qī shí zì bèi jué fú huì zhì zǐ jiào le běn yuán kě wù zhōu hóng pǔ guǎng zōng dào qìng tóng xuán zǔ qīng jìng zhēn rú hǎi zhàn jì chún zhēn sù dé xíng yong song1 shan1 shao4 lin2 si4 cao2 dong4 zheng4 zong1 chuan2 xu4 qi1 shi2 zi4 bei4 jue2 fu2 hui4 zhi4 zi3 jiao4 le5 ben3 yuan2 ke3 wu4 zhou1 hong2 pu3 guang3 zong1 dao4 qing4 tong2 xuan2 zu3 qing1 jing4 zhen1 ru2 hai3 zhan4 ji4 chun2 zhen1 su4 de2 xing2 yong song shan shao lin si cao dong zheng zong chuan xu qi shi zi bei jue fu hui zhi zi jiao le ben yuan ke wu zhou hong pu guang zong dao qing tong xuan zu qing jing zhen ru hai zhan ji chun zhen su de xing yong | sung shan shao lin ssu ts`ao tung cheng tsung ch`uan hsü ch`i shih tzu pei chüeh fu hui chih tzu chiao le pen yüan k`o wu chou hung p`u kuang tsung tao ch`ing t`ung hsüan tsu ch`ing ching chen ju hai chan chi ch`un chen su te hsing yung sung shan shao lin ssu tsao tung cheng tsung chuan hsü chi shih tzu pei chüeh fu hui chih tzu chiao le pen yüan ko wu chou hung pu kuang tsung tao ching tung hsüan tsu ching ching chen ju hai chan chi chun chen su te hsing yung |
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1 Corinthians 13:4-8 | 愛は寛容であり愛は親切ですまた人をねたみません愛は自慢せず高慢になりません礼儀に反することをせず自分の利益を求めず怒らず人のした悪を思わず不正を喜ばずに真理を喜びますすべてをがまんしすべてを信じすべてを期待しすべてを耐え忍びます愛は決して絶えることがありません | ai wa kan youdeari ai wa shinsetsudesu mata hito o netamimasen ai wa jiman sezu kouman ni narimasen reigi ni hansuru koto o sezu jibun no rieki o motomezu okorazu hito no shita aku o omowazu fusei o yorokobazu ni shinri o yorokobimasu subete o gaman shi s ai wa kan yodeari ai wa shinsetsudesu mata hito o netamimasen ai wa jiman sezu koman ni narimasen reigi ni hansuru koto o sezu jibun no rieki o motomezu okorazu hito no shita aku o omowazu fusei o yorokobazu ni shinri o yorokobimasu subete o gaman shi s | ||
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 | |||
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All of our calligraphy wall scrolls are handmade.
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.
Allow a few weeks for delivery. Rush service speeds it up by a week or two for $10!
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.
Check out my lists of Japanese Kanji Calligraphy Wall Scrolls and Old Korean Hanja Calligraphy Wall Scrolls.