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    fu2
fu
 hotoke
    ほとけ

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Buddhism / Buddha
used in 仿佛[fang3fu2]
(surname) Hotoke
Buddha, from budh to "be aware of", "conceive", "observe", "wake"; also 佛陀; 浮圖; 浮陀; 浮頭; 浮塔; 勃陀; 勃馱; 沒馱; 母馱; 母陀; 部陀; 休屠. Buddha means "completely conscious, enlightened", and came to mean the enlightener. he Chinese translation is 覺 to perceive, aware, awake; and 智 gnosis, knowledge. There is an Eternal Buddha, see e.g. the Lotus Sutra, cap. 16, and multitudes of Buddhas, but the personality of a Supreme Buddha, an Ādi-Buddha, is not defined. Buddha is in and through all things, and some schools are definitely Pan-Buddhist in the pantheistic sense. In the triratna 三寳 commonly known as 三寳佛, while Śākyamuni Buddha is the first "person" of the Trinity, his Law the second, and the Order the third, all three by some are accounted as manifestations of the All-Buddha. As Śākyamuni, the title indicates him as the last of the line of Buddhas who have appeared in this world, Maitreya is to be the next. As such he is the one who has achieved enlightenment, having discovered the essential evil of existence (some say mundane existence, others all existence), and the way of deliverance from the constant round of reincarnations; this way is through the moral life into nirvana, by means of self-abnegation, the monastic life, and meditation. By this method a Buddha, or enlightened one, himself obtains Supreme Enlightenment, or Omniscience, and according to Māhāyanism leads all beings into the same enlightenment. He sees things not as they seem in their phenomenal but in their noumenal aspects, as they really are. The term is also applied to those who understand the chain of causality (twelve nidānas) and have attained enlightenment surpassing that of the arhat. Four types of the Buddha are referred to: (1) 三藏佛the Buddha of the Tripiṭaka who attained enlightenment on the bare ground under the bodhi-tree; (2) 通佛the Buddha on the deva robe under the bodhi-tree of the seven precious things; (3) 別佛the Buddha on the great precious Lotus throne under the Lotus realm bodhi-tree; and (4) 圓佛the Buddha on the throne of Space in the realm of eternal rest and glory where he is Vairocana. The Hīnayāna only admits the existence of one Buddha at a time; Mahāyāna claims the existence of many Buddhas at one and the same time, as many Buddhas as there are Buddha-universes, which are infinite in number.

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sēng
    seng1
seng
 sou / so
    そう

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Sangha / Order of Monks
(bound form) Buddhist monk (abbr. for 僧伽[seng1 qie2])
(1) monk; priest; (2) (abbreviation) (See 僧伽・そうぎゃ) sangha (the Buddhist community); (surname) Sou
僧伽 saṅgha, an assembly, collection, company, society. The corporate assembly of at least three (formerly four) monks under a chairman, empowered to hear confession, grant absolution, and ordain. The church or monastic order, the third member of the triratna. The term 僧 used alone has come to mean a monk, or monks in general. Also僧佉, 僧加, 僧企耶.; A fully ordained monk, i.e. a bhikṣu as contrasted with the śramaņa.


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tán
    tan2
t`an
    tan
 mayumi
    まゆみ

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Mandala / Altar
altar; platform; rostrum; (bound form) (sporting, literary etc) circles; world
(1) platform; podium; rostrum; pulpit; (2) (ceremonial) mound; (suffix noun) (3) world (of haiku, art, etc.); (literary) circles; (4) (archaism) mandala; (given name) Mayumi
An altar; an open altar. In the esoteric cult it also means a maṇḍala, objects of worship grouped together.

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rěn
    ren3
jen
 nin
    にん

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Patience / Perseverance
to bear; to endure; to tolerate; to restrain oneself
(archaism) endurance; forbearance; patience; self-restraint; (given name) Nin
kṣānti, 羼提 (or 羼底); patience, endurance, (a) in adverse circumstances, (b) in the religious state. There are groups of two, three, four, five, six, ten, and fourteen, indicating various forms of patience, equanimity, repression, forbearance, endurance, constancy, or "perseverance of the saints," both in mundane and spiritual things.

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wu
 tokubu
    とくぶ
martial; military
(1) the art of war; martial arts; military arts; (2) military force; the sword; (3) (archaism) valor; bravery; (4) military officer; military man; (surname) Tokubu
martial

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 hikaru
    ひかる

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Jade
jade
(1) (also formerly read as ごく) precious stone (esp. jade); (2) {food} (occ. ギョク) egg (esp. as a sushi topping); (3) stock or security being traded; product being bought or sold; (4) (See 建玉) position (in finance, the amount of a security either owned or owed by an investor or dealer); (5) geisha; (6) (abbreviation) (See 玉代) time charge for a geisha; (7) (abbreviation) {shogi} (See 玉将) king (of the junior player); (female given name) Hikaru
Jade, a gem; jade-like, precious; you, your.

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ruì
    rui4
jui
 yutaka
    ゆたか

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Lucky / Auspicious / Good Omen
lucky; auspicious; propitious; rayl (acoustical unit)
(1) (abbreviation) (rare) (See 瑞典・スウェーデン) Sweden; (2) (abbreviation) (rare) (See 瑞西・スイス) Switzerland; (personal name) Yutaka
Auspicious: a jade token.

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lu

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Lou
beautiful jade


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qióng
    qiong2
ch`iung
    chiung
 kei / ke
    けい

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Joan
jasper; fine jade; beautiful; exquisite (e.g. wine, food); abbr. for Hainan province
(personal name) Kei

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shēng
    sheng1
sheng
 yanao
    やなお

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Birth / Life
to be born; to give birth; life; to grow; raw; uncooked; student
(n,n-suf) (See 芝生) area of thick growth (of trees, grass, etc.); (surname) Yanao
jāti 惹多; life; utpāda means coming forth, birth, production; 生 means beget, bear, birth, rebirth, born, begin, produce, life, the living. One of the twelve nidānas, 十二因緣; birth takes place in four forms, catur yoni, v. 四生, in each case causing: a sentient being to enter one of the 六道 six gati, or paths of transmigration.

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pi
 minemoto
    みねもと

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Bee
green jade; bluish green; blue; jade
(n,adj-no,adj-na) (1) blue; (2) green; (3) (abbreviation) green light; (4) black (horse coat color); (prefix) (5) immature; unripe; young; (personal name) Minemoto
Jade-green, or blue.

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qìng
    qing4
ch`ing
    ching
 kei / ke
    けい

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Khánh
chime stones, ancient percussion instrument made of stone or jade pieces hung in a row and struck as a xylophone
sounding stone; qing; ancient Chinese chime shaped like a chevron (inverted 'v'), orig. of stone, today often metal, in Japan primarily used at Buddhist temples; (given name) Kei
A piece of flat stone or metal, used as a gong, or for musical percussion.


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shàn
    shan4
shan
 yuzuri
    ゆずり

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Zen / Chan / Meditation
to abdicate
(out-dated kanji) (1) (Buddhist term) dhyana (profound meditation); (2) (abbreviation) Zen (Buddhism); (surname) Yuzuri
To level a place for an altar, to sacrifice to the hills and fountains; to abdicate. Adopted by Buddhists for dhyāna, 禪 or 禪那, i.e. meditation, abstraction, trance. dhyāna is 'meditation, thought, reflection, especially profound and abstract religious contemplation'. M.W. It was intp. as 'getting rid of evil', etc., later as 靜慮 quiet meditation. It is a form of 定, but that word is more closely allied with samādhi, cf. 禪定. The term also connotes Buddhism and Buddhist things in general, but has special application to the 禪宗 q.v. It is one of the six pāramitās, cf. 波. There are numerous methods and subjects of meditation. The eighteen brahmalokas are divided into four dhyāna regions 'corresponding to certain frames of mind where individuals might be reborn in strict accordance with their spiritual state'. The first three are the first dhyāna, the second three the second dhyāna, the third three the third dhyāna, and the remaining nine the fourth dhyāna. See Eitel. According to Childers' Pali Dictionary, 'The four jhānas are four stages of mystic meditation, whereby the believer's mind is purged from all earthly emotions, and detached as it were from his body, which remains plunged in a profound trance.' Seated cross-legged, the practiser 'concentrates his mind upon a single thought. Gradually his soul becomes filled with a supernatural ecstasy and serenity', his mind still reasoning: this is the first jhāna. Concentrating his mind on the same subject, he frees it from reasoning, the ecstasy and serenity remaining, which is the second jhāna. Then he divests himself of ecstasy, reaching the third stage of serenity. Lastly, in the fourth stage the mind becomes indifferent to all emotions, being exalted above them and purified. There are differences in the Mahāyāna methods, but similarity of aim.

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cuì
    cui4
ts`ui
    tsui
 minami
    みなみ

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Thuy
bluish-green; green jade
(adj-no,n) (1) green; (2) greenery (esp. fresh verdure); (female given name) Minami


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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.

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dào
    dao4
tao
 wataru
    わたる

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Daoism / Taoism
road; path (CL:條|条[tiao2],股[gu3]); (bound form) way; reason; principle; (bound form) a skill; an art; a specialization; (Daoism) the Way; the Dao; to say (introducing a direct quotation, as in a novel); (bound form) to express; to extend (polite words); classifier for long thin things (rivers, cracks etc), barriers (walls, doors etc), questions (in an exam etc), commands, courses in a meal, steps in a process; (old) circuit (administrative division)
(1) (abbreviation) (See 道・みち・1) road; path; street; route; (2) (See 道・みち・5) way; set of practices; rules for conducting oneself; (3) (abbreviation) (in Japanese schools) (See 道徳教育) moral education; (4) Buddhist teachings; (5) Taoism; (6) administrative region of Japan (Hokkaido); (7) (hist) administrative region of Japan (Tokaido, Tosando, etc.); (8) province (administrative region of Korea); (9) circuit (administrative region of China); (10) (hist) province (Tang-era administrative region of China); (personal name) Wataru
mārga. A way, road; the right path; principle, Truth, Reason, Logos, Cosmic energy; to lead; to say. The way of transmigration by which one arrives at a good or bad existence; any of the six gati, or paths of destiny. The way of bodhi, or enlightenment leading to nirvāṇa through spiritual stages. Essential nirvāṇa, in which absolute freedom reigns. For the eightfold noble path v. 八聖道.; The two Ways: (1) (a) 無礙道 or 無間道 The open or unhindered way, or the way of removing all obstacles or intervention, i. e. all delusion; (b) 解脫道 the way of release, by realization of truth. (2) (a) 難行道 The hard way of "works", i. e. by the six pāramitā and the disciplines. (b) 易行道 the easy way salvation, by the invocation of Amitābha. (3) (a) 有漏道 The way of reincarnation or mortality; (b) 無漏 the enlightened way of escape from the miseries of transmigration. (4) (a) 教道 The way of instruction; (b) 證道 the way of realization. (5) The two lower excretory organs.

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ruǎn
    ruan3
juan
 guen
    グエン

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Nguyen / Ruan
ruan, a four-stringed Chinese lute
(surname) Nguyen

鹿

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lu
 roku
    ろく

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Deer
deer
deer (esp. the sika deer, Cervus nippon); cervid; (personal name) Roku
mṛga; a deer; as Śākyamuni first preached the four noble truths in the Deer-garden, the deer is a symbol of his preaching.

一流

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yī liú
    yi1 liu2
i liu
 itsuru
    いつる

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Top Quality / First Class
top quality; front ranking
(adj-no,n) (1) first-class; top grade; foremost; top-notch; leading; (adj-no,n) (2) characteristic; peculiar; unique; (3) school (e.g. of a performance art); (4) (also written as 一旒) one flag; one banner; one streamer; (female given name) Itsuru
In one, or the same flow; of the same class.

中道

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zhōng dào
    zhong1 dao4
chung tao
 nakamichi
    なかみち

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The Middle Way
road through the middle; middle road; (place-name, surname) Nakamichi
The 'mean' has various interpretations. In general it denotes the mean between two extremes, and has special reference to the mean between realism and nihilism, or eternal substantial existence and annihilation; this 'mean' is found in a third principle between the two, suggesting the idea of a realm of mind or spirit beyond the terminology of 有 or 無, substance or nothing, or, that which has form, and is therefore measurable and ponderable, and its opposite of total non-existence. See 中論. The following four Schools define the term according to their several scriptures: the 法相 School describes it as the 唯識, v. 唯識中道; the 三論 School as the 八不 eight negations, v. 三論; the Tiantai as 實相 the true reality; and the Huayan as the 法界 dharmadhātu. Four forms of the Mean are given by the 三論玄義.

体術

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 taijutsu
    たいじゅつ

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Tai Jutsu
classical form of martial art

侘寂

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 wabisabi
    わびさび

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Wabi Sabi
(kana only) aesthetic sense in Japanese art emphasising quiet simplicity and subdued refinement

修行

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xiū xíng
    xiu1 xing2
hsiu hsing
 nobuyuki
    のぶゆき

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Shugyo
to devote oneself to spiritual development (esp. Buddhism or Daoism); to devote oneself to perfecting one's art or craft
(noun, transitive verb) (1) training; practice; discipline; study; (noun, transitive verb) (2) {Buddh} ascetic practices; (personal name) Nobuyuki
caryā, conduct; to observe and do; to end one's ways; to cultivate oneself in right practice; be religious, or pious.

兵法

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bīng fǎ
    bing1 fa3
ping fa
 heihou / heho
    へいほう

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Art of War
art of war; military strategy and tactics
art of war; strategy; tactics; (surname) Heihou

剣術

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 kenjutsu
    けんじゅつ

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Kenjutsu / Kenjitsu
(art of) fencing; swordsmanship

剣道

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 kendou / kendo
    けんどう

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Kendo / The Way of the Sword
kendo; Japanese martial art using bamboo swords; (surname) Kendō

功夫

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gōng fu
    gong1 fu5
kung fu
 norio
    のりお

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Kung Fu / Gong Fu
skill; art; kung fu; labor; effort
(kana only) {MA} kung fu (chi: gōngfu); (male given name) Norio
work

医道

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 idou / ido
    いどう

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Art of Healing
the art of medicine

君子

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jun zǐ
    jun1 zi3
chün tzu
 kunshi
    くんし

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Nobleman
nobleman; person of noble character
(1) man of virtue; wise man; (true) gentleman; (2) person of high rank; (3) (See 四君子) the four gentlemen (plum, chrysanthemum, orchid, and bamboo); (female given name) Kunshi
superior man

四大

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sì dà
    si4 da4
ssu ta
 shidai
    しだい

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Shidai / Sida / Mahabhuta
the four elements: earth, water, fire, and wind (Buddhism); the four freedoms: speaking out freely, airing views fully, holding great debates, and writing big-character posters, 大鳴大放|大鸣大放[da4 ming2 da4 fang4], 大辯論|大辩论[da4 bian4 lun4], 大字報|大字报[da4 zi4 bao4] (PRC)
(1) {Buddh} the four elements (earth, water, fire, wind); (2) the human body; (3) Tao, heaven, earth and king
mahābhūta, 四界; 四大界. The four elements of which all things are made; or the four realms; i. e. earth, water, fire, and wind (or air); they represent 堅, 濕, 煖, and 動 solid, liquid, heat, and motion; motion produces and maintains life. As 實 active or formative forces they are styled 四界 (四大界) ; as 假 passive or material objects they are 四大; but the 成實論 Satyasiddhi śāstra disputes the 實 and recognizes only the 假.

四季

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sì jì
    si4 ji4
ssu chi
 yomogi
    よもぎ

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The Four Seasons
four seasons, namely: spring 春[chun1], summer 夏[xia4], autumn 秋[qiu1] and winter 冬[dong1]
the four seasons; (female given name) Yomogi

四月

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sì yuè
    si4 yue4
ssu yüeh
 watanuki
    わたぬき

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April
April; fourth month (of the lunar year)
four months; (personal name) Watanuki
Āṣāḍha, the fourth month.

四田

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sì tián
    si4 tian2
ssu t`ien
    ssu tien
 yotsuda
    よつだ

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Yotsuda / Shida
(surname) Yotsuda
The four fields for cultivating happiness — animals; the poor; parents, etc.; the religion.

四諦


四谛

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sì dì
    si4 di4
ssu ti
 shitai
    したい

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Four Noble Truths (Buddhism)
the Four Noble Truths (Budd.), covered by the acronym 苦集滅道|苦集灭道[ku3 ji2 mie4 dao4]: all life is suffering 苦[ku3], the cause of suffering is desire 集[ji2], emancipation comes only by eliminating passions 滅|灭[mie4], the way 道[dao4] to emancipation is the Eight-fold Noble Way 八正道[ba1 zheng4 dao4]
{Buddh} (See 苦集滅道) The Four Noble Truths
catvāri-ārya-satyāni; 四聖諦; 四眞諦. The four dogmas, or noble truths, the primary and fundamental doctrines of Śākyamuni, said to approximate to the form of medical diagnosis. They are pain or 'suffering, its cause, its ending, the way thereto; that existence is suffering, that human passion (taṇhā, 欲 desire) is the cause of continued suffering, that by the destruction of human passion existence may be brought to an end; that by a life of holiness the destruction of human passion may be attained'. Childers. The four are 苦, 聚 (or 集), 滅, and 道諦, i. e. duḥkha 豆佉, samudaya 三牟提耶, nirodha 尼棲陀, and mārga 末加. Eitel interprets them (1) 'that 'misery' is a necessary attribute of sentient existence'; (2) that 'the 'accumulation' of misery is caused by the passions'; (3) that 'the 'extinction' of passion is possible; (4) mārga is 'the doctrine of the 'path' that leads to the extinction of passion'. (1) 苦 suffering is the lot of the 六趣 six states of existence; (2) 集 is the aggregation (or exacerbation) of suffering by reason of the passions; (3) 滅 is nirvana, the extinction of desire and its consequences, and the leaving of the sufferings of mortality as void and extinct; (4) 道 is the way of such extinction, i. e. the 八正道 eightfold correct way. The first two are considered to be related to this life, the last two to 出世間 a life outside or apart from the world. The four are described as the fundamental doctrines first preached to his five former ascetic companions. Those who accepted these truths were in the stage of śrāvaka. There is much dispute as to the meaning of 滅 'extinction' as to whether it means extinction of suffering, of passion, or of existence. The Nirvana Sutra 18 says that whoever accepts the four dogmas will put an end to births and deaths 若能見四諦則得斷生死 which does not of necessity mean the termination of existence but that of continued transmigration. v. 滅.

地獄


地狱

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dì yù
    di4 yu4
ti yü
 jigoku
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Hell
hell; infernal; underworld; (Buddhism) Naraka
(1) {Buddh} hell realm; Naraka; (2) {Christn} Hell; (3) hell; misery; nightmare; inferno; (4) place where a volcano or hot springs constantly spew smoke or steam; (place-name) Jigoku
naraka, 捺落迦 (or 那落迦) ; niraya 泥犂; explained by 不樂 joyless; 可厭 disgusting, hateful; 苦具, 苦器 means of suffering; if 地獄 earth-prison; 冥府 the shades, or departments of darkness. Earth-prison is generally intp. as hell or the hells; it may also be termed purgatory; one of the six gati or ways of transmigration. The hells are divided into three classes: I. Central, or radical, 根本地獄 consisting of (1) The eight hot hells. These were the original hells of primitive Buddhism, and are supposed to be located umder the southern continent Jambudvīpa 瞻部州, 500 yojanas below the surface. (a) 等活 or 更活 Saṃjīva, rebirth, where after many kinds of suffering a cold wind blows over the soul and returns it to this life as it was before, hence the name 等活. (b) 黑繩 Kaslasūtra, where the sufferer is bound with black chains and chopped or sawn asunder. (c) 線合; 衆合; 堆壓 Saṃghāta, where are multitudes of implements of torture, or the falling of mountains upon the sufferer. (d) 號呌; 呼呼; 叫喚 Raurava, hell of wailing. (e) 大呌; 大號呌; 大呼 Mahāraurava, hell of great wailing. (f) 炎熱; 燒炙 Tapana, hell of fames and burning. (g) 大熱; 大燒炙; 大炎熱 Pratāpana, hell of molten lead. (h) 無間; 河鼻旨; 阿惟越致; 阿毗至; 阿鼻; 阿毗 Avīci, unintermitted suffering, where sinners die and are reborn to suffer without interval. (2) The eight cold hells 八寒地獄. (a) 頞浮陀地獄 Arbuda, where the cold causes blisters. (b) 尼刺部陀 Nirarbuda, colder still causing the blisters to burst. (c) 頞哳吒; 阿吒吒 Atata, where this is the only possible sound from frozen lips. (d) 臛臛婆; 阿波波 Hahava or Apapa, where it is so cold that only this sound can be uttered. (e) 虎虎婆 Hāhādhara or Huhuva, where only this sound can be uttered. (f) 嗢鉢羅; 鬱鉢羅 (or 優鉢羅) Utpala, or 尼羅鳥 (or 漚) 鉢羅 Nīlotpala, where the skin is frozen like blue lotus buds. (g) 鉢特摩 Padma, where the skin is frozen and bursts open like red lotus buds. (h) 摩訶鉢特摩 Mahāpadma, ditto like great red lotus buds. Somewhat different names are also given. Cf. 倶舍論 8; 智度論 16; 涅槃經 11. II. The secondary hells are called 近邊地獄 adjacent hells or 十六遊增 each of its four sides, opening from each such door are four adjacent hells, in all sixteen; thus with the original eight there are 136. A list of eighteen hells is given in the 十八泥梨經. III. A third class is called the 孤地獄 (獨地獄) Lokāntarika, or isolated hells in mountains, deserts, below the earth and above it. Eitel says in regard to the eight hot hells that they range 'one beneath the other in tiers which begin at a depth of 11,900 yojanas and reach to a depth of 40,000 yojanas'. The cold hells are under 'the two Tchahavālas and range shaft-like one below the other, but so that this shaft is gradually widening to the fourth hell and then narrowing itself again so that the first and last hell have the shortest, those in the centre the longest diameter'. 'Every universe has the same number of hells, ' but 'the northern continent has no hell whatever, the two continents east and west of Meru have only small Lokāntarika hells... whilst all the other hells are required for the inhabitants of the southern continent '. It may be noted that the purpose of these hells is definitely punitive, as well as purgatorial. Yama is the judge and ruler, assisted by eighteen officers and a host of demons, who order or administer the various degrees of torture. 'His sister performs the same duties with regard to female criminals, ' and it may be mentioned that the Chinese have added the 血盆池 Lake of the bloody bath, or 'placenta tank' for women who die in childbirth. Release from the hells is in the power of the monks by tantric means.

孟子

see styles
mèng zǐ
    meng4 zi3
meng tzu
 motoko
    もとこ

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Mencius
Mencius (c. 372-c. 289 BC), Confucian philosopher second only to Confucius; book of the same name, one of the classics of Confucianism
(1) Mencius (372-289 BCE); Mengzi; (2) (See 四書) Mencius (one of the Four Books); (female given name) Motoko
Mengzi

布施

see styles
bù shī
    bu4 shi1
pu shih
 fuho
    ふほ

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Dana: Almsgiving and Generosity
Dana (Buddhist practice of giving)
(n,vs,vi) (1) {Buddh} alms-giving; charity; (n,vs,vi) (2) {Buddh} offerings (usu. money) to a priest (for reading sutras, etc.); (surname) Fuho
dāna 檀那; the sixth pāramitā, almsgiving, i. e. of goods, or the doctrine, with resultant benefits now and also hereafter in the forms of reincarnation, as neglect or refusal will produce the opposite consequences. The 二種布施 two kinds of dāna are the pure, or unsullied charity, which looks for no reward here but only hereafter; and the sullied almsgiving whose object is personal benefit. The three kinds of dāna are goods, the doctrine, and courage, or fearlessness. The four kinds are pens to write the sutras, ink, the sutras themselves, and preaching. The five kinds are giving to those who have come from a distance, those who are going to a distance, the sick, the hungry, those wise in the doctrine. The seven kinds are giving to visitors, travellers, the sick, their nurses, monasteries, endowments for the sustenance of monks or nuns, and clothing and food according to season. The eight kinds are giving to those who come for aid, giving for fear (of evil), return for kindness received, anticipating gifts in return, continuing the parental example of giving, giving in hope of rebirth in a particular heaven, in hope of an honoured name, for the adornment of the heart and life. 倶舍論 18.

忍法

see styles
rěn fǎ
    ren3 fa3
jen fa
 ninpou / ninpo
    にんぽう

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Ninpo
ninja arts
(忍法位) The method or stage of patience, the sixth of the seven stages of the Hīnayāna in the attainment of arhatship, or sainthood: also the third of the four roots of goodness.

杖道

see styles
 joudou / jodo
    じょうどう

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Jodo
(See 杖術) jōdō; form of martial art using a cane staff

柔術


柔术

see styles
róu shù
    rou2 shu4
jou shu
 juujutsu / jujutsu
    じゅうじゅつ

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Jujitsu / Jujutsu
jujitsu; contortion (performance art)
jujitsu (martial art); jiujitsu; jujutsu

查拳

see styles
chá quán
    cha2 quan2
ch`a ch`üan
    cha chüan

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Chaquan / Cha Quan
Cha Quan - "Cha Fist" - Martial Art

棒術

see styles
 boujutsu / bojutsu
    ぼうじゅつ

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Bojutsu / Bojitsu
bōjutsu (art of using a stick as a weapon)

正定

see styles
zhèng dìng
    zheng4 ding4
cheng ting
 masasada
    まささだ
Zhengding county in Shijiazhuang 石家莊|石家庄[Shi2 jia1 zhuang1], Hebei
{Buddh} (See 八正道) right concentration; (male given name) Masasada
saṃyak-samādhi, right abstraction or concentration, so that the mind becomes vacant and receptive, the eighth of the 八正道; 'right concentration, in the shape of the Four Meditations.' Keith.

正見


正见

see styles
zhèng jiàn
    zheng4 jian4
cheng chien
 masami
    まさみ
{Buddh} (See 八正道) right view; (female given name) Masami
samyag-dṛṣṭi, right views, understanding the four noble truths; the first of the 八正道; 'knowledge of the four noble truths. ' Keith.

武藝


武艺

see styles
wǔ yì
    wu3 yi4
wu i

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Martial Arts
martial art; military skill

武術


武术

see styles
wǔ shù
    wu3 shu4
wu shu
 bujutsu
    ぶじゅつ

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Martial Arts / Wushu
military skill or technique (in former times); all kinds of martial art sports (some claiming spiritual development); self-defense; tradition of choreographed fights from opera and film (recent usage); also called kungfu 功夫; CL:種|种[zhong3]
(1) martial arts; military arts; (2) (See 武術太極拳) wushu (Chinese martial art)

毒蛇

see styles
dú shé
    du2 she2
tu she
 dokuja; dokuhebi
    どくじゃ; どくへび

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Viper
viper
venomous snake; poisonous snake
A poisonous snake.; Poisonous snakes, the four elements of the body— earth, water, fire, wind (or air)— which harm a man by their variation, i. e. increase and decrease. Also, gold.

泰拳

see styles
tài quán
    tai4 quan2
t`ai ch`üan
    tai chüan

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Muay Thai
Muay Thai - "Thai fist" - Martial Art

洪家

see styles
hóng jiā
    hong2 jia1
hung chia

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Hung Gar
the Hong family (household); Hung Gar Kung Fu - Martial Art

滅諦


灭谛

see styles
miè dì
    mie4 di4
mieh ti
 mettai
    めったい
{Buddh} (See 四諦) truth of the cessation of suffering
nirodha-āryasatya, the third of the four dogmas, the extinction of suffering, which is rooted in reincarnation, v. 四諦.

無量


无量

see styles
wú liàng
    wu2 liang4
wu liang
 muryou / muryo
    むりょう

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Immeasurable / Unlimited
measureless; immeasurable
(adj-no,n) immeasurable; infinite; inestimable; (given name) Muryō
apramāṇa; amita; ananta; immeasurable, unlimited, e.g. the 'four infinite' characteristics of a bodhisattva are 慈悲喜捨 kindness, pity, joy, and self-sacrifice.

猴拳

see styles
hóu quán
    hou2 quan2
hou ch`üan
    hou chüan

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Monkey Fist
Hou Quan - "Monkey Fist" - Martial Art

神韻


神韵

see styles
shén yùn
    shen2 yun4
shen yün
 shinin
    しんいん

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Charm / Grace
charm or grace (in poetry or art)
exceptional artistry

練功


练功

see styles
liàn gōng
    lian4 gong1
lien kung
 renkou / renko
    れんこう

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Skill Acquired Through Hard Training
to do tai chi; to practice kung-fu (or other martial art); to train (for dancing, acrobatics etc)
{MA} skills acquired through hard training; feats of practice

舞蹈

see styles
wǔ dǎo
    wu3 dao3
wu tao
 butou / buto
    ぶとう

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Dance / Dancing
dance (performance art); dancing
(n,vs,vi) dancing

般若

see styles
bō rě
    bo1 re3
po je
 hanniya
    はんにや

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Great Wisdom
(Buddhism) wisdom; insight into the true nature of reality (from Sanskrit prajñā)
(1) {Buddh} prajna (wisdom required to attain enlightenment); (2) {noh} (See 般若面・1) hannya; mask of a grinning, horned demoness (represents a woman's rage and jealousy); (3) (abbreviation) (See 般若面・2) dreadful face (esp. of a woman driven mad by jealousy); terrifying facial expression; (surname) Hanniya
(般賴若) Prajñā is also the name of a monk from Kabul, A.D. 810, styled 三藏法師; tr. four works and author of an alphabet.; prajñā, 'to know, understand'; 'Wisdom. ' M. W. Intp. 慧 wisdom; 智慧 understanding, or wisdom; 明 clear, intelligent, the sixth pāramitā. The Prajñā-pāramitā Sutra describes it as supreme, highest, incomparable, unequalled, unsurpassed. It is spoken of as the principal means, by its enlightenment, of attaining to nirvana, through its revelation of the unreality of all things. Other forms 般羅若; 般諄若; 鉢若; 鉢剌若; 鉢羅枳孃; 鉢腎禳; 波若, 波賴若; 波羅孃; 班若.

苦諦


苦谛

see styles
kǔ dì
    ku3 di4
k`u ti
    ku ti
 kutai
    くたい

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Four Noble Truths: Suffering
{Buddh} (See 四諦) truth of suffering
(苦聖諦) duḥkaha-ārya-satyam. The first of the four dogmas, that of suffering; v. 苦集.

藝術


艺术

see styles
yì shù
    yi4 shu4
i shu
 geijutsu / gejutsu
    げいじゅつ

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Art
art
(fine) art; the arts

西施

see styles
xī shī
    xi1 shi1
hsi shih
 seishi / seshi
    せいし

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Xishi / Xi Shi
Xishi (c. 450 BC), famous Chinese beauty, foremost of the four legendary beauties 四大美女[si4 da4 mei3 nu:3], given by King Gou Jian 勾踐|勾践[Gou1 Jian4] of Yue as concubine to King of Wu as part of a successful plan to destroy Wu
(personal name) Seishi

詠春


咏春

see styles
yǒng chūn
    yong3 chun1
yung ch`un
    yung chun

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Wing Chun
Wing Chun; same as 詠春拳|咏春拳[yong3 chun1 quan2]; Yongchun - "Singing Spring Fist" (Chinese martial art)

身心

see styles
shēn xīn
    shen1 xin1
shen hsin
 shinshin
    しんじん

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Body and Mind
body and mind; mental and physical
(noun - becomes adjective with の) mind and body
Body and mind, the direct fruit of the previous life. The body is rūpa, the first skandha; mind embraces the other four, consciousness, perception, action, and knowledge; v. 五蘊.

道諦


道谛

see styles
dào dì
    dao4 di4
tao ti
 doutai / dotai
    どうたい
{Buddh} (See 四諦) truth of the way to the cessation of suffering
mārga, the dogma of the path leading to the extinction of passion, the fourth of the four axioms, i.e. the eightfold noble path, v. 八聖道.

醫道


医道

see styles
yī dào
    yi1 dao4
i tao
 idō

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Art of Healing
art of healing; medical skill
art of healing

長拳


长拳

see styles
cháng quán
    chang2 quan2
ch`ang ch`üan
    chang chüan

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Changquan / Long Fist
Changquan - Northern Shaolin (北少林) - Longfist - Martial Art

集諦


集谛

see styles
jí dì
    ji2 di4
chi ti
 jittai
    じったい
{Buddh} (See 四諦) truth of the origin of suffering
samudaya, the second of the four dogmas, that the cause of suffering lies in the passions and their resultant karma. The Chinese 集 'accumulation' does not correctly translate samudaya, which means 'origination'.

馬術


马术

see styles
mǎ shù
    ma3 shu4
ma shu
 bajutsu
    ばじゅつ

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Bajutsu
equestrianism; horsemanship
horsemanship; equestrian art; (art of) riding

體術

see styles
 taijutsu
    たいじゅつ

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Tai Jutsu
classical form of martial art

アート

see styles
 aato / ato
    アート

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Art
art; (male given name) Art

シャド

see styles
 jado
    ジャド
(personal name) Jade; Judd

五祖拳

see styles
wǔ zǔ quán
    wu3 zu3 quan2
wu tsu ch`üan
    wu tsu chüan

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Five Ancestors Fist
Wuzuquan - "Five Ancestors" - Martial Art

八極拳


八极拳

see styles
bā jí quán
    ba1 ji2 quan2
pa chi ch`üan
    pa chi chüan
 hakkyokuken
    はっきょくけん

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Ba Ji Quan
Ba Ji Quan "Eight Extremes Fist" - Martial Art
bajiquan (Chinese martial art)

八正道

see styles
bā zhèng dào
    ba1 zheng4 dao4
pa cheng tao
 hasshōdō
    はっしょうどう

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The Noble Eightfold Path
the Eight-fold Noble Way (Buddhism)
(Buddhist term) noble eightfold path
(八正道分) Āryamārga. The eight right or correct ways, the "eightfold noble path" for the arhat to nirvāṇa; also styled 八道船, 八正門, 八由行, 八游行, 八聖道支, 八道行, 八直行, 八直道. The eight are: (1) 正見Samyag-dṛṣṭi, correct views in regard to the Four Axioms, and freedom from the common delusion. (2) 正思 Samyak-saṁkalpa, correct thought and purpose. (3) 正語 Samyag-vāc, correct speech, avoidance of false and idle talk. (4) 正業 Samyak-karmānta, correct deed, or conduct, getting rid of all improper action so as to dwell in purity. (5) 正命 Smnyag-ājīva, correct livelihood or occupation, avoiding the five immoral occupations. (6) 正精進 Samyag-vyāyāma, correct zeal, or energy in uninterrupted progress in the way of nirvāṇa. (7) 正念 Samyak-smṛti, correct remembrance, or memory, which retains the true and excludes the false. (8) 正定 Samyak-samadhi, correct meditation, absorption, or abstraction. The 正 means of course Buddhist orthodoxy, anything contrary to this being 邪 or heterodox, and wrong.

合氣道


合气道

see styles
hé qì dào
    he2 qi4 dao4
ho ch`i tao
    ho chi tao
 aikidou / aikido
    あいきどう

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Hapkido
aikido (Japanese martial art); hapkido (Korean martial art)
(out-dated kanji) (martial arts term) aikido

唐手道

see styles
táng shǒu dào
    tang2 shou3 dao4
t`ang shou tao
    tang shou tao

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Tang Soo Do / Tang Hand Way
Tang soo do (Korean martial art)

太極拳


太极拳

see styles
tài jí quán
    tai4 ji2 quan2
t`ai chi ch`üan
    tai chi chüan
 taikyokuken
    たいきょくけん

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Tai Chi Chuan / Tai Ji Quan
shadowboxing or Taiji, T'aichi or T'aichichuan; traditional form of physical exercise or relaxation; a martial art
{MA} grand ultimate fist; Tai Chi Chuan

居合道

see styles
 iaidou / iaido
    いあいどう

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Iaido
iaido (art of drawing the Japanese sword)

形意拳

see styles
xíng yì quán
    xing2 yi4 quan2
hsing i ch`üan
    hsing i chüan
 keiiken / keken
    けいいけん

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Xing Yi Quan
Xingyiquan (Chinese martial art)
{MA} shape-of-the-mind fist; Hsing I Chuan

截拳道

see styles
jié quán dào
    jie2 quan2 dao4
chieh ch`üan tao
    chieh chüan tao
 jiikundoo / jikundoo
    ジークンドー

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Jeet Kune Do
Jeet Kun Do or Way of the Intercepting Fist, a fusion of Eastern and Western martial arts led by Bruce Lee 李小龍|李小龙[Li3 Xiao3 long2]
{MA} Jeet Kune Do; Way of the Intercepting Fist (martial art founded by Bruce Lee)

抜刀術

see styles
 battoujutsu / battojutsu
    ばっとうじゅつ

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Battojutsu
(See 居合い) art of sword drawing

生活法

see styles
 seikatsuhou / sekatsuho
    せいかつほう

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Way of Life / Art of Life
art of living; way of life

白鶴拳


白鹤拳

see styles
bái hè quán
    bai2 he4 quan2
pai ho ch`üan
    pai ho chüan

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White Crane Fist
Baihequan (Fujian White Crane) martial art form

西遊記


西游记

see styles
xī yóu jì
    xi1 you2 ji4
hsi yu chi
 seiyuuki / seyuki
    せいゆうき

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Journey to the West
"Journey to the West", a Ming dynasty novel by Wu Cheng'en 吳承恩|吴承恩[Wu2 Cheng2en1], one of the Four Great Classical Novels of Chinese literature, also known as "Pilgrimage to the West" or "Monkey"
(1) (work) Journey to the West (classic of Chinese literature); (2) (work) Alakazam the Great (1960 animated film); (3) (work) Monkey (1978-1980 TV series); Monkey Magic; (4) (work) Saiyūki (2006 TV series); (wk) Journey to the West (classic of Chinese literature); (wk) Alakazam the Great (1960 animated film); (wk) Monkey (1978-1980 TV series); Monkey Magic; (wk) Saiyūki (2006 TV series)

詠春拳


咏春拳

see styles
yǒng chūn quán
    yong3 chun1 quan2
yung ch`un ch`üan
    yung chun chüan

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Wing Chun Fist
Yongchun - "Singing Spring Fist" (Chinese martial art)

護身術

see styles
 goshinjutsu
    ごしんじゅつ

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Goshin Jutsu
art of self-defense (defence)

跆拳道

see styles
tái quán dào
    tai2 quan2 dao4
t`ai ch`üan tao
    tai chüan tao
 tekondoo; tekondo
    テコンドー; テコンド

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Taekwondo
taekwondo (Korean martial art)
(kana only) taekwondo (kor:); tae kwon do

阿修羅


阿修罗

see styles
ā xiū luó
    a1 xiu1 luo2
a hsiu lo
 ashura
    あしゅら

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Frightful Demon / Asura
Asura, malevolent spirits in Indian mythology
{Buddh} Asura; demigod; anti-god; titan; demigods that fight the Devas (gods) in Hindu mythology; (female given name) Ashura
asura, 修羅 originally meaning a spirit, spirits, or even the gods, it generally indicates titanic demons, enemies of the gods, with whom, especially Indra, they wage constant war. They are defined as 'not devas', and 'ugly', and 'without wine'. Other forms are 阿須羅 (or 阿蘇羅, or 阿素羅); 阿修倫 (or羅須倫 or 阿修輪 or 羅須輪); 阿素洛; 阿差. Four classes are named according to their manner of rebirth-egg, born, womb-born, transformation-born, and spawn- or water-born. Their abode is in the ocean, north of Sumeru, but certain of the weaker dwell in a western mountain cave. They have realms, rulers, and palaces, as have the devas. The 阿修羅道 is one of the six gatis, or ways of reincarnation. The 修羅場 or 修羅巷 is the battlefield of the asuras against Indra. The 阿修羅琴 are their harps.

黑虎拳

see styles
hēi hǔ quán
    hei1 hu3 quan2
hei hu ch`üan
    hei hu chüan

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Black Tiger Fist
Hei Hu Quan - "Black Tiger Fist" - Martial Art

アーニス

see styles
 aanisu / anisu
    アーニス

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Arnis
(See エスクリマ) arnis (Filipino marshal art)

三國演義


三国演义

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sān guó yǎn yì
    san1 guo2 yan3 yi4
san kuo yen i

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Romance of the Three Kingdoms
Romance of the Three Kingdoms by Luo Guanzhong 羅貫中|罗贯中[Luo2 Guan4 zhong1], one of the Four Classic Novels of Chinese literature, a fictional account of the Three Kingdoms at the break-up of the Han around 200 AD, portraying Liu Bei's 劉備|刘备[Liu2 Bei4] Shu Han 蜀漢|蜀汉[Shu3 Han4] as heroes and Cao Cao's 曹操[Cao2 Cao1] Wei 魏[Wei4] as villains

三牟提耶

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sān móu tí yé
    san1 mou2 ti2 ye2
san mou t`i yeh
    san mou ti yeh
 sanmudaiya

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Samudaya
samudaya, gather together, accumulate, the 聚 or 集諦, i.e. the second of the Four Truths, the aggregation of suffering.

不動明王


不动明王

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bù dòng míng wáng
    bu4 dong4 ming2 wang2
pu tung ming wang
 fudoumyouou / fudomyoo
    ふどうみょうおう

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Fudo Myo-o / Wisdom King
{Buddh} Acala (Wisdom King); Acalanatha; Fudō Myōō (Myō-ō); fierce Buddhist deity; (place-name) Fudoumyouou
不動尊 Aryacalanatha 阿奢羅曩 tr. 不動尊 and 無動尊 and Acalaceta, 阿奢囉逝吒 tr. 不動使者. The mouthpiece or messenger, e. g. the Mercury, of the Buddhas; and the chief of the five Ming Wang. He is regarded as the third person in the Vairocana trinity. He has a fierce mien overawing all evil spirits. He is said to have attained to Buddhahood, but also still to retain his position with Vairocana. He has many descriptive titles, e. g. 無量力神通無動者; 不動忿怒王, etc. Five different verbal signs are given to him. He carries a sharp wisdom-sword, a noose, a thunder-bolt. The colour of his images is various—black, blue, purple. He has a youthful appearance; his hair falls over his left shoulder; he stands or sits on a rock; left eye closed; mouth shut, teeth gripping upper lip, wrinkled forehead, seven locks of hair, full-bodied, A second representation is with four faces and four arms, angry mien, protruding teeth, with fames around him. A third with necklaces. A fourth, red, seated on a rock, fames, trident, etc. There are other forms. He has fourteen distinguishing symbols, and many dharanis associated with the realm of fire, of saving those in distress, and of wisdom. He has two messengers 二童子 Kimkara 矜羯羅 and Cetaka 制吒迦, and, including these, a group of eight messengers 八大童子 each with image, symbol, word-sign, etc. Cf. 不動佛.

南派螳螂

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nán pài táng láng
    nan2 pai4 tang2 lang2
nan p`ai t`ang lang
    nan pai tang lang

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Southern Praying Mantis
Chow Gar - "Southern Praying Mantis" - Martial Art

和敬清寂

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 wakeiseijaku / wakesejaku
    わけいせいじゃく

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Elements of the Tea Ceremony
(yoji) harmony, respect, purity and tranquility; the four most important elements of the tea ceremony

四大元素

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 yondaigenso
    よんだいげんそ

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Earth Fire Water Air
the four classical chemical elements (fire, earth, air and water)

四海為家


四海为家

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sì hǎi wéi jiā
    si4 hai3 wei2 jia1
ssu hai wei chia
to regard the four corners of the world all as home (idiom); to feel at home anywhere; to roam about unconstrained; to consider the entire country, or world, to be one's own

四無量心


四无量心

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sì wú liàng xīn
    si4 wu2 liang4 xin1
ssu wu liang hsin
 shi muryōshin
catvāri apramāṇāni; the four immeasurables, or infinite Buddha-states of mind, also styled 四等 the four equalities, or universals, and 四梵行 noble acts or characteristics; i. e. four of the twelve 禪 dhyānas: 慈無量心 boundless kindness, maitrī, or bestowing of joy or happiness; 悲無量心 boundless pity, karuṇā, to save from suffering; 喜無量心 boundless joy, muditā, on seeing others rescued from suffering; 捨無量心 limitless indifference, upekṣā, i. e. rising above these emotions, or giving up all things, e. g. distinctions of friend and enemy, love and hate, etc. The esoteric sect has a special definition of its own, connecting each of the four with 普賢; 虛 空 藏; 觀自在; or 盧 空 庫.

地水火風


地水火风

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dì shuǐ huǒ fēng
    di4 shui3 huo3 feng1
ti shui huo feng
 chisuikafuu; jisuikafuu / chisuikafu; jisuikafu
    ちすいかふう; じすいかふう

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Four Elements
{Buddh} earth, water, fire, and wind (the four elements)
earth, water, fire, wind

孫子兵法


孙子兵法

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sūn zǐ bīng fǎ
    sun1 zi3 bing1 fa3
sun tzu ping fa

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Sun Tzu - Art of War
“Art of War”, one of the Seven Military Classics of ancient China 武經七書|武经七书[Wu3 jing1 Qi1 shu1], written by Sun Tzu 孫子|孙子[Sun1 zi3]

日本拳法

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 nipponkenpou; nihonkenpou / nipponkenpo; nihonkenpo
    にっぽんけんぽう; にほんけんぽう

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Nippon Kempo
{MA} Nippon Kempo; Nihon Kempo; Japanese martial art

春夏秋冬

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chūn xià qiū dōng
    chun1 xia4 qiu1 dong1
ch`un hsia ch`iu tung
    chun hsia chiu tung
 hitotose
    ひととせ

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The Four Seasons
the four seasons; spring, summer, autumn and winter
(n,adv) (yoji) spring, summer, autumn (fall) and winter; the four seasons; (personal name) Hitotose

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Apparently, we were the first ones who were crazy enough to think that western people might want a combined Chinese, Japanese, and Buddhist dictionary.

A lot of westerners can't tell the difference between Chinese and Japanese - and there is a reason for that. Chinese characters and even whole words were borrowed by Japan from the Chinese language in the 5th century. Much of the time, if a word or character is used in both languages, it will have the same or a similar meaning. However, this is not always true. Language evolves, and meanings independently change in each language.

Example: The Chinese character 湯 for soup (hot water) has come to mean bath (hot water) in Japanese. They have the same root meaning of "hot water", but a 湯屋 sign on a bathhouse in Japan would lead a Chinese person to think it was a "soup house" or a place to get a bowl of soup. See this: Japanese Bath House

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