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四要品 see styles |
sì yào pǐn si4 yao4 pin3 ssu yao p`in ssu yao pin shiyōbon |
The four most important chapters of the Lotus Sutra, i. e. 方便品; 安樂行品; 壽量品, and 普門品; this is Tiantai's selection; the Nichiren sect makes 勸持品 the second and 神力品 the fourth. |
四見惑 四见惑 see styles |
sì jiàn huò si4 jian4 huo4 ssu chien huo shi kenwaku |
four types of deluded views |
四親近 四亲近 see styles |
sì qīn jìn si4 qin1 jin4 ssu ch`in chin ssu chin chin shi shingon |
The four bodhisattvas associated with the five dhyāni-buddhas in the Vajradhātu. |
四記問 四记问 see styles |
sì jì wèn si4 ji4 wen4 ssu chi wen shi kimon |
the Buddha`s four methods of dealing with questions |
四記答 四记答 see styles |
sì jì dá si4 ji4 da2 ssu chi ta shi ki tō |
the Buddha's four methods of dealing with questions |
四評家 四评家 see styles |
sì píng jiā si4 ping2 jia1 ssu p`ing chia ssu ping chia shi hyōke |
The four great scholars (among the 500 arhats) who made the Vibhāṣā-śāstra, a critical commentary on the Abhidharma. Their names are 世友 Vasumitra, 妙音 Ghoṣa, 法救 Dharmatrāta, and 覺天 Buddhadeva. |
四論宗 四论宗 see styles |
sì lùn zōng si4 lun4 zong1 ssu lun tsung shiron shū |
four treatise school |
四諦法 四谛法 see styles |
sì dì fǎ si4 di4 fa3 ssu ti fa shitai hō |
the law of the four truths |
四諦經 四谛经 see styles |
sì dì jīng si4 di4 jing1 ssu ti ching Shitai kyō |
The sutra of the four dogmas, tr. by 安世高 An Shih Kao, one juan. 四趣 Durgati; the four evil directions or destinations: the hells, hungry ghosts, animals, asuras; v. 四惡. |
四證淨 四证淨 see styles |
sì zhèng jìng si4 zheng4 jing4 ssu cheng ching shishō jō |
four actualizations of purity |
四足獣 see styles |
shisokujuu / shisokuju しそくじゅう |
quadruped; four-footed animal |
四車家 四车家 see styles |
sì chē jiā si4 che1 jia1 ssu ch`e chia ssu che chia shishake |
The Lotus School, which adds to the trīyāna, or Three Vehicles, a fourth which includes the other three, viz. the 一佛乘 q. v. |
四輪王 四轮王 see styles |
sì lún wáng si4 lun2 wang2 ssu lun wang shi rinō |
The four kinds of cakravartin kings. |
四運心 四运心 see styles |
sì yùn xīn si4 yun4 xin1 ssu yün hsin shiun jin |
four phases of a thought |
四邪見 四邪见 see styles |
sì xié jiàn si4 xie2 jian4 ssu hsieh chien shi jaken |
four mistaken views |
四部僧 see styles |
sì bù s eng si4 bu4 s eng1 ssu pu s eng shibu sō |
four kinds of disciples |
四部律 see styles |
sì bù lǜ si4 bu4 lv4 ssu pu lü shibu ritsu |
v. 四律五論. |
四部經 四部经 see styles |
sì bù jīng si4 bu4 jing1 ssu pu ching shibu kyō |
The four sutras of the Pure Land sect, according to 慈恩 Cien, i. e. the 無量壽經; 觀無量壽經; 阿彌陀經, and 鼓音壽處陀羅尼經. |
四部衆 四部众 see styles |
sì bù zhòng si4 bu4 zhong4 ssu pu chung shibushu しぶしゅ |
(rare) (See 四衆・1) four orders of Buddhist followers (monks, nuns, male lay devotees and female lay devotees) 四部弟子; 四部僧; 四衆 The four divisions of disciples— bhikṣu, bhikṣuṇī, upāsaka, and upāsikā, monks, nuns, and male and female devotees. |
四重唱 see styles |
shijuushou / shijusho しじゅうしょう |
vocal quartet; four-part chorus |
四重戒 see styles |
sì z hòng jiè si4 z hong4 jie4 ssu z hung chieh shi jūkai |
four grave prohibitions |
四重禁 see styles |
sì zhòng jīn si4 zhong4 jin1 ssu chung chin shijuukin; shijuugon / shijukin; shijugon しじゅうきん; しじゅうごん |
{Buddh} four grave prohibitions (killing, theft, adultery, and deceit) four grave prohibitions |
四重罪 see styles |
sì zhòng zuì si4 zhong4 zui4 ssu chung tsui shi jūzai |
four grave crimes |
四重苦 see styles |
yonjuuku / yonjuku よんじゅうく |
(See 二重苦) four-fold hardship; quadruple whammy |
四金剛 see styles |
sì jīn gāng si4 jin1 gang1 ssu chin kang |
The four mahārājas, v. 四天王. |
四阿含 see styles |
sì ā hán si4 a1 han2 ssu a han shi agon |
The four Agamas 四阿笈摩, or divisions of the Hīnayāna scriptures: 長阿含 dīrghāgamas, 'long' works, cosmological; 中阿含 madhyamāgamas, metaphysical; 雜阿含 saṃyuktāgamas, general, on dhyāna, trance, etc.; 增一阿含 ekottarikāgamas, numerically arranged subjects. |
四靜慮 四静虑 see styles |
sì jìng lǜ si4 jing4 lv4 ssu ching lü shi jōryo |
(四靜慮天) v. 四禪 (四禪天). |
四韋陀 四韦陀 see styles |
sì wéi tuó si4 wei2 tuo2 ssu wei t`o ssu wei to shi ida |
(四韋) The four Vedas. |
四須臾 四须臾 see styles |
sì xū yú si4 xu1 yu2 ssu hsü yü shi shuyu |
The four short divisions of time: a wink; a snap of the fingers; 羅預 a lava, 20 finger-snaps; and 須臾 kṣaṇa, said to be 20 lava; but a lava is 'the sixtieth of a twinkling' (M. W. ) and a kṣaṇa an instant. |
四顚倒 see styles |
sì diān dǎo si4 dian1 dao3 ssu tien tao shi tendō |
four distortions |
四風輪 四风轮 see styles |
sì fēng lún si4 feng1 lun2 ssu feng lun shi fūrin |
four rings of wind |
四食時 四食时 see styles |
sì shí shí si4 shi2 shi2 ssu shih shih shi jikiji |
The four times for food, i. e. of the devas at dawn, of all Buddhas at noon, of animals in the evening, and of demons and ghosts at night. |
四驅車 四驱车 see styles |
sì qū chē si4 qu1 che1 ssu ch`ü ch`e ssu chü che |
four-by-four (vehicle); 4x4 |
四齋日 四斋日 see styles |
sì zhāi rì si4 zhai1 ri4 ssu chai jih shi sainichi |
The four fast days, i. e. at the quarters of the moon— new, full 8th, and 23rd. |
地輪壇 地轮坛 see styles |
dì lún tán di4 lun2 tan2 ti lun t`an ti lun tan jirin dan |
The earth altar is four-cornered and used by the esoteric sect. |
塞建陀 see styles |
sāi jiàn tuó sai1 jian4 tuo2 sai chien t`o sai chien to saikenda |
(塞建陀羅); 塞健陀 skandha, 'the shoulder'; 'the body'; 'the trunk of a tree'; 'a section,' etc. M.W. 'Five psychological constituents.' 'Five attributes of every human being.' Eitel. Commonly known as the five aggregates, constituents, or groups; the pañcaskandha; under the Han dynasty 陰 was used, under the Jin 衆, under the Tang 蘊. The five are: 色 rūpa, form, or sensuous quality; 受 vedana, reception, feeling, sensation; 想 sañjñā , thought, consciousness, perception; 行 karman, or saṃskāra, action, mental activity; 識 vijñāna, cognition. The last four are mental constituents of the ego. Skandha is also the name of an arhat, and Skanda, also 塞建那, of a deva. |
大四喜 see styles |
taasuushii; daisuushii / tasushi; daisushi タースーシー; だいスーシー |
{mahj} big four winds (chi:); winning hand containing four kongs or pungs of winds |
大廣律 大广律 see styles |
dà guǎng lǜ da4 guang3 lv4 ta kuang lü daikōritsu |
the four comprehensive Vinaya texts. |
大日經 大日经 see styles |
dà rì jīng da4 ri4 jing1 ta jih ching Dainichi kyō |
The Vairocana sutra, styled in full 毘盧遮那成佛神變加持經, tr. in the Tang dynasty by Śubhākarasiṃha 善無畏 in 7 chuan, of which the first six are the text and the seventh instructions for worship. It is one of the three sutras of the esoteric school. Its teaching pairs with that of the 金剛頂經. There are two versions of notes and comments on the text, the 大日經疏 20 chuan, and 大日經義疏 14 chuan; and other works, e.g. 大日經義釋; 大日經不思議疏; 大日經義軌 in four versions with different titles. |
大海印 see styles |
dà hǎi yìn da4 hai3 yin4 ta hai yin dai kaiin |
The ocean symbol, i.e. as the face of the sea reflects all forms, so the samādhi of a bodhisattva reflects to him all truths; it is also termed 海印三昧. |
天中殺 see styles |
tenchuusatsu / tenchusatsu てんちゅうさつ |
(See 四柱推命) inauspicious time in four pillar astrology |
太夫人 see styles |
tài fū rén tai4 fu1 ren2 t`ai fu jen tai fu jen |
(old) dowager; old lady (title for the mother of a noble or an official) |
奚嘯伯 奚啸伯 see styles |
xī xiào bó xi1 xiao4 bo2 hsi hsiao po |
Xi Xiaobo (1910-1977), Beijing opera star, one of the Four great beards 四大鬚生|四大须生 |
奥御殿 see styles |
okugoten おくごてん |
noble's private quarters |
女公子 see styles |
nǚ gōng zǐ nu:3 gong1 zi3 nü kung tzu |
noble lady; (honorific) your daughter |
妙聖智 妙圣智 see styles |
miào shèng zhì miao4 sheng4 zhi4 miao sheng chih myō shōchi |
noble wisdom; holy wisdom |
姚文元 see styles |
yáo wén yuán yao2 wen2 yuan2 yao wen yüan youbungen / yobungen ようぶんげん |
Yao Wenyuan (1931-2005), one of the Gang of Four (person) Yao Wenyuan (1931-2005) |
婆羅門 婆罗门 see styles |
pó luó mén po2 luo2 men2 p`o lo men po lo men baramon; baramon; buraaman / baramon; baramon; buraman ばらもん; バラモン; ブラーマン |
Brahmin (noun - becomes adjective with の) (1) (kana only) Brahman (priest of Hinduism, members of the highest caste) (san: brahmana); (noun - becomes adjective with の) (2) Brahmanism; priest of Brahmanism 跋濫摩; 沒囉憾摩 Brāhmaṇa; Brāhmanical; Brāhman; 淨行; 婆志 of pure life or mind; the highest of the four castes, those who serve Brahma, his offspring, the keepers of the Vedas. |
宋四家 see styles |
sòng sì jiā song4 si4 jia1 sung ssu chia |
four famous Song calligraphers, namely: Su Shi 蘇軾|苏轼[Su1 Shi4], Huang Tingjian 黃庭堅|黄庭坚[Huang2 Ting2 jian1], Mi Fu 米芾[Mi3 Fu2] and Cai Xiang 蔡襄[Cai4 Xiang1] |
實報土 实报土 see styles |
shí bào tǔ shi2 bao4 tu3 shih pao t`u shih pao tu jitsuhōdo |
The land of Buddha-reward in Reality free from all barriers, that of the bodhisattva, the third of the four 'lands' of Tiantai. A Buddha-kṣetra. |
寶積佛 宝积佛 see styles |
bǎo jī fó bao3 ji1 fo2 pao chi fo hōshaku butsu |
Buddha adorned with heaps of treasures, i.e. powers, truths, etc. |
対々和 see styles |
toitoihoo トイトイホー |
(mahj) all pungs (chi:); winning hand consisting of four pungs or kongs and one pair |
対対和 see styles |
toitoihoo トイトイホー |
(mahj) all pungs (chi:); winning hand consisting of four pungs or kongs and one pair |
Variations: |
mikoto みこと |
(n-suf,n) (1) (after the name of a god or a noble) Lord; Highness; (pronoun) (2) (archaism) (derogatory term) you |
尊卑者 see styles |
zūn bēi zhě zun1 bei1 zhe3 tsun pei che sonhi sha |
noble and base |
小乘經 小乘经 see styles |
xiǎo shèng jīng xiao3 sheng4 jing1 hsiao sheng ching shōjō kyō |
The Hīnayāna sūtras, the four sections of the Āgamas 阿含經 v. 小乘九部. |
小四喜 see styles |
shaosuushii; shousuushii / shaosushi; shosushi シャオスーシー; しょうスーシー |
{mahj} little four winds (chi:); winning hand consisting of three kongs or pungs of winds and a pair of the fourth wind |
小座敷 see styles |
kozashiki こざしき |
(1) small tatami room; (2) (See 放ち出) extension of the main room of a home (in traditional palatial-style architecture); (3) room smaller than four and a half tatami (in tea ceremony) |
小明槓 see styles |
shouminkan / shominkan ショウミンカン |
{mahj} (See 加槓,槓) forming a four-of-a-kind by adding a self-drawn tile to an open three-of-a-kind (chi:) |
小白華 小白华 see styles |
xiǎo bái huā xiao3 bai2 hua1 hsiao pai hua Shō Byakuge |
One of the four divine flowers, the mandāra-flower, v. 曼. |
尼樓陀 尼楼陀 see styles |
ní lóu tuó ni2 lou2 tuo2 ni lou t`o ni lou to nirōda |
nirodha, restraint, suppression, cessation, annihilation, tr. by 滅 extinction, the third of the four dogmas 四諦; with the breaking of the chain of karma there is left no further bond to reincarnation. Used in Anupūrva-nirodha, or 'successive terminaīons', i. e. nine successive stages of dhyāna. Cf. 尼彌留陀. |
峨眉山 see styles |
é méi shān e2 mei2 shan1 o mei shan gabisan がびさん |
Mount Emei in Sichuan, one of the four sacred mountains of Chinese Buddhism (place-name) Gabisan (or 峩眉山) Emei Shan or Mt. Omi in Sichuan. Two of its peaks are said to be like 峨眉 a moth's eyebrows, also pronounced O-mei; the monastery at the top is the 光相寺 where Puxian (Samantabhadra) is supreme. |
已知根 see styles |
yǐ zhī gēn yi3 zhi1 gen1 i chih ken ichi kon |
ājñendriya. The second of the 三無漏根 q. v. One who already knows the indriya or roots that arise from the practical stage associated with the Four Dogmas, i. e. purpose, joy, pleasure, renunciation, faith, zeal, memory, abstract meditation, wisdom. |
巻狩り see styles |
makigari まきがり |
hunt (where the hunting area is surrounded on four sides by hunters) |
希ガス see styles |
kigasu きガス |
(1) noble gas; inert gas; (expression) (2) (slang) (joc) I get the feeling that; I think that |
帶分數 带分数 see styles |
dài fēn shù dai4 fen1 shu4 tai fen shu |
mixed fraction; mixed number (i.e. with an integer part and a fraction part, e.g. four and three quarters); see also: improper fraction 假分數|假分数[jia3 fen1 shu4] and proper fraction 真分數|真分数[zhen1 fen1 shu4] |
廣目天 广目天 see styles |
guǎng mù tiān guang3 mu4 tian1 kuang mu t`ien kuang mu tien Kōmokuten |
Virupaksa (on of the Four Heavenly Kings) The wide-eyed deva, Virūpākṣa, diversely-eyed, having deformed eyes, an epithet of Śiva, as represented with three eyes; name of one of the four Mahārājas, he who guards the west. |
廿四史 see styles |
niàn sì shǐ nian4 si4 shi3 nien ssu shih |
twenty four dynastic histories (or 25 or 26 in modern editions); same as 二十四史[Er4 shi2 si4 Shi3] |
Variations: |
tarashi たらし |
(archaism) bow (and arrow; esp. of a noble) |
張僧繇 张僧繇 see styles |
zhāng sēng yóu zhang1 seng1 you2 chang seng yu |
Zhang Sengyou (active c. 490-540), one of the Four Great Painters of the Six Dynasties 六朝四大家 |
張志新 张志新 see styles |
zhāng zhì xīn zhang1 zhi4 xin1 chang chih hsin |
Zhang Zhixin (1930-1975) female revolutionary and martyr, who followed the true Marxist-Leninist line as a party member, and was arrested in 1969, then executed in 1975 after opposing the counterrevolutionary party-usurping conspiracies of Lin Biao and the Gang of Four, and only rehabilitated posomethingumously in 1979 |
張春橋 张春桥 see styles |
zhāng chūn qiáo zhang1 chun1 qiao2 chang ch`un ch`iao chang chun chiao choushunkyou / choshunkyo ちょうしゅんきょう |
Zhang Chunqiao (1917-2005), one of the Gang of Four (person) Zhang Chunqiao (1917-2005) |
形相因 see styles |
keisouin / kesoin けいそういん |
{phil} (See 質料因,作用因,目的因) formal cause (one of Aristotle's four fundamental types of answer to the question "why?") |
役力士 see styles |
yakurikishi やくりきし |
(member of one of) the top four ranks of sumo wrestlers |
徐禎卿 徐祯卿 see styles |
xú zhēn qīng xu2 zhen1 qing1 hsü chen ch`ing hsü chen ching |
Xu Zhenqing (1479-1511), Ming writer, one of Four great southern talents of the Ming 江南四大才子 |
得聖道 得圣道 see styles |
dé shèng dào de2 sheng4 dao4 te sheng tao toku shōdō |
attains the noble path |
御曹司 see styles |
onzoushi / onzoshi おんぞうし |
son of a distinguished family; son of a noble |
御曹子 see styles |
onzoushi / onzoshi おんぞうし |
son of a distinguished family; son of a noble |
御母様 see styles |
otaasama; otatasama / otasama; otatasama おたあさま; おたたさま |
(honorific or respectful language) (archaism) (used by children of court nobles and noble families) (See 御父様) mother |
御父様 see styles |
omousama / omosama おもうさま |
(honorific or respectful language) (See 御父様・おとうさま) father (used by children of court nobles and noble families) |
德叉迦 see styles |
dé chā jiā de2 cha1 jia1 te ch`a chia te cha chia Tokusaka |
Takṣaka, one of the four dragon-kings. |
忉利天 see styles |
dāo lì tiān dao1 li4 tian1 tao li t`ien tao li tien Tōri Ten |
trāyastriṃśas, 怛唎耶怛唎奢; 多羅夜登陵舍; the heavens of the thirty-three devas, 三十三天, the second of the desire-heavens, the heaven of Indra; it is the Svarga of Hindu mythology, situated on Meru with thirty-two deva-cities, eight on each side; a central city is 善見城 Sudarśana, or Amarāvatī, where Indra, with 1, 000 heads and eyes and four arms, lives in his palace called 禪延; 毘闍延 (or 毘禪延) ? Vaijayanta, and 'revels in numberless sensual pleasures together with his wife' Śacī and with 119, 000 concubines. 'There he receives the monthly reports of the' four Mahārājas as to the good and evil in the world. 'The whole myth may have an astronomical' or meteorological background, e. g. the number thirty-three indicating the 'eight Vasus, eleven Rudras, twelve Ādityas, and two Aśvins of Vedic mythology. ' Eitel. Cf. 因陀羅. |
忍加行 see styles |
rěn jiā xíng ren3 jia1 xing2 jen chia hsing nin kegyō |
The discipline of patience, in the 四加行 four Hīnayāna disciplines; also in the Mahāyāna. |
性念處 性念处 see styles |
xìng niàn chù xing4 nian4 chu4 hsing nien ch`u hsing nien chu shō nenjo |
citta-smṛtyupasthāna, one of the four objects of thought, i. e. that the original nature is the same as the Buddha-nature, v. 四念處. |
Variations: |
e え |
(1) wisdom; enlightenment; (2) {Buddh} (See 三学) prajñā (one of the three divisions of the noble eightfold path); wisdom |
戒四別 戒四别 see styles |
jiè sì bié jie4 si4 bie2 chieh ssu pieh kai no shibetsu |
four distinctions in moral discipline |
持國天 持国天 see styles |
chí guó tiān chi2 guo2 tian1 ch`ih kuo t`ien chih kuo tien Jikoku ten |
Dhritarashtra (one of the Four Heavenly Kings) (or 治國天) Dhṛtarāṣṭra, one of the four deva-guardians or maharājas, controlling the east, of white colour. |
提鞞波 see styles |
tí bǐ bō ti2 bi3 bo1 t`i pi po ti pi po daihiha |
dvīpa, an island, or continent; four dvīpa compose a world, v. 四洲. |
揚げ巻 see styles |
agemaki あげまき |
(1) old-fashioned boys' hairstyle; (2) Meiji period women's hairstyle; (3) type of dance in kabuki; (4) (sumo) knots in colour of four cardinal points hanging from the roof above the ring (color); (5) (abbreviation) constricted tagelus (Sinonovacula constricta); Chinese razor clam |
摩那斯 see styles |
mó nà sī mo2 na4 si1 mo na ssu Manashi |
摩那蘇婆帝 Mānasa; Manasvatī. A lake in the Himālayas, one of the four lakes formed when the ocean fell from heaven upon Mount Meru. The dragon who is the tutelary deity of this lake. |
文徵明 文征明 see styles |
wén zhēng míng wen2 zheng1 ming2 wen cheng ming |
Wen Zhengming (1470-1559), Ming painter, one of Four great southern talents of the Ming 江南四大才子 |
方口食 see styles |
fāng kǒu shí fang1 kou3 shi2 fang k`ou shih fang kou shih hō kujiki |
Opportunism in obtaining a living, i. e. a monk who makes a living by fawning or by bullying, one of the 四邪命 four illicit ways of livelihood. |
於四方 于四方 see styles |
yú sì fāng yu2 si4 fang1 yü ssu fang o shihō |
in the four directions |
普陀山 see styles |
pǔ tuó shān pu3 tuo2 shan1 p`u t`o shan pu to shan Hodasan |
Mt Potala at Zhoushan 舟山市 in Zhejiang, one of the Four Sacred Mountains and Bodhimanda of Guanyin 觀音|观音 (Avalokiteśvara) Putuo Shan |
曹不興 曹不兴 see styles |
cáo bù xīng cao2 bu4 xing1 ts`ao pu hsing tsao pu hsing |
Cao Buxing or Ts'ao Pu-hsing (active c. 210-250), famous semilegendary painter, one of the Four Great Painters of the Six Dynasties 六朝四大家 |
月雪花 see styles |
tsukiyukihana つきゆきはな |
(poetic term) (from a poem by Bai Juyi) (See 雪月花) moon, snow and flowers; beauty of the four seasons |
月黶尊 月黡尊 see styles |
yuè yǎn zūn yue4 yan3 zun1 yüeh yen tsun Gatten son |
One of the names of a 明王 Ming Wang, i. e. 'moon-black' or 'moon-spots', 降三世明王 the maharāja who subdues all resisters, past, present, and future, represented with black face, three eyes, four protruding teeth, and fierce laugh. |
有餘土 有余土 see styles |
yǒu yú tǔ you3 yu2 tu3 yu yü t`u yu yü tu uyo do |
One of the four lands, or realms, the 方便有餘土 to which, according to Mahāyāna, arhats go at their decease; cf. 有餘涅槃. |
果唯識 果唯识 see styles |
guǒ wéi shì guo3 wei2 shi4 kuo wei shih ka yuishiki |
The wisdom attained from investigating and thinking philosophy, or Buddha-truth, i. e. of the sūtras and abhidharmas; this includes the first four under 五種唯識. |
枝末惑 see styles |
zhī mò huò zhi1 mo4 huo4 chih mo huo shimatsu waku |
or枝末無明 Branch and twig illusion, or ignorance in detail, contrasted with 根本無明root, or radical ignorance, i. e. original ignorance out of which arises karma, false views, and realms of illusion which are the 'branch and twig' condition or unenlightenment in detail or result. Also, the first four of the 五住地 five causal relationships, the fifth being 根本無明. |
Entries with 2nd row of characters: The 2nd row is Simplified Chinese.
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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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Chinese Buddhist terms come from Dictionary of Chinese Buddhist Terms by William Edward Soothill and Lewis Hodous. This is commonly referred to as "Soothill's'". It was first published in 1937 (and is now off copyright so we can use it here). Some of these definitions may be misleading, incomplete, or dated, but 95% of it is good information. Every professor who teaches Buddhism or Eastern Religion has a copy of this on their bookshelf. We incorporated these 16,850 entries into our dictionary database ourselves (it was lot of work).
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