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紅学

see styles
 kougaku / kogaku
    こうがく
redology; study of the novel Dream of the Red Chamber by Cao Xueqin, one of China's four great classical novels

素志

see styles
 motoyuki
    もとゆき
long-standing ambition; one's heart's desire; (male given name) Motoyuki

素意

see styles
sù yì
    su4 yi4
su i
 soi
    そい
long-standing desire; long-held belief
素懷 Ordinary thoughts, or hopes; the common purposes of the mind.

素願

see styles
 sogan
    そがん
(archaism) long-held desire; cherished hope; lifelong wish

絵心

see styles
 egokoro
    えごころ
(1) artistic taste; aptitude for painting; ability to appreciate art; (2) desire to paint

緣諦


缘谛

see styles
yuán dì
    yuan2 di4
yüan ti
 entai
in reference to the noble truths

緣起


缘起

see styles
yuán qǐ
    yuan2 qi3
yüan ch`i
    yüan chi
 engi
to originate; origin; genesis; account of the origins of an endeavor
Arising from conditional causation; everything arises from conditions, and not being spontaneous and self-contained has no separate and independent nature; cf. 緣生. It is a fundamental doctrine of the Huayan school, which defines four principal uses of the term: (1) 業感緣起 that of the Hīnayāna, i.e. under the influence of karma the conditions of reincarnation arise; (2) 賴耶緣起 that of the primitive Mahāyāna school, i.e. that all things arise from the ālaya, or 藏 fundamental store; (3) 如來藏緣起 that of the advancing Mahāyāna, that all things arise from the tathāgatagarbha, or bhūtatathatā; (4) 法界緣起 that of complete Mahāyāna, in which one is all and all are one, each being a universal cause.

縛芻


缚刍

see styles
fú chú
    fu2 chu2
fu ch`u
    fu chu
 Bakusu
Vakṣu; Vaṅkṣu; 婆芻 (or 婆槎 or婆輸); 薄叉; 博叉; the Oxus 靑河 or Blue River, one of the 'four great rivers of Jambudvīpa', rising in the west of the Anavatapta lake (Tibet) and flowing into the north-west sea, the Caspian; cf. 西城記 1.

縞蛇

see styles
 shimahebi; shimahebi
    しまへび; シマヘビ
(kana only) Japanese four-lined ratsnake (Elaphe quadrivirgata); Japanese striped snake

縦横

see styles
 juuou / juo
    じゅうおう
(noun or adjectival noun) (1) length and width; length and breadth; lengthwise and crosswise; vertical and horizontal; the four cardinal points; (noun or adjectival noun) (2) every direction; all directions; (noun or adjectival noun) (3) as one wishes; as one pleases; at will

羅誐


罗誐

see styles
luó é
    luo2 e2
lo o
 raga
rāga, desire, covetousness.

義挙

see styles
 gikyo
    ぎきょ
noble undertaking; heroic deed

義淨


义淨

see styles
yì jìng
    yi4 jing4
i ching
 Gijō
Yijing, A.D. 635-713, the famous monk who in 671 set out by the sea-route for India, where he remained for over twenty years, spending half this period in the Nālandā monastery. He returned to China in 695, was received with much honour, brought back some four hundred works, tr. with Śikṣānanda the Avataṃsaka-sūtra, later tr. many other works and left a valuable account of his travels and life in India, died aged 79.

羯磨

see styles
jié mó
    jie2 mo2
chieh mo
 katsuma
    かつま
karma (loanword)
{Buddh} (read as かつま in the Tendai sect, etc.; as こんま in Shingon, Ritsu, etc.) (See 業・ごう・1) karma; (surname) Katsuma
karma; action, work, deed, performance, service, 'duty'; religious action, moral duty; especially a meeting of the monks for the purpose of ordination, or for the confession of sins and absolution, or for expulsion of the unrepentant. There are numerous kinds of karma, or assemblies for such business, ordinarily requiring the presence of four monks, but others five, ten, or twenty. Cf. 業 for definition of karma, deeds or character as the cause of future conditions; also 五蘊 for karma as the fourth skandha.

老苦

see styles
lǎo kǔ
    lao3 ku3
lao k`u
    lao ku
 rōku
One of the four sufferings, that of old age.

耶執


耶执

see styles
yé zhí
    ye2 zhi2
yeh chih
 yashū
mistaken attachment

聖慧


圣慧

see styles
shèng huì
    sheng4 hui4
sheng hui
 shōe
noble awareness

聖淨


圣淨

see styles
shèng jìng
    sheng4 jing4
sheng ching
 shōjō
The schools of Buddhism and the Pure-land School, cf. 聖道.

聖諦


圣谛

see styles
shèng dì
    sheng4 di4
sheng ti
 shōtai
The sacred principles or dogmas, or those of the saints, or sages; especially the four noble truths, cf. 四聖諦.

聖道


圣道

see styles
shèng dào
    sheng4 dao4
sheng tao
 seidou / sedo
    せいどう
(given name) Seidō
The holy way, Buddhism; the way of the saints, or sages; also the noble eightfold path.

聚諦


聚谛

see styles
jù dì
    ju4 di4
chü ti
 shutai
samudaya, the second of the four dogmas, that of 'accumulation', i.e. that suffering is caused by the passions.

聞診


闻诊

see styles
wén zhěn
    wen2 zhen3
wen chen
(TCM) auscultation and smelling, one of the four methods of diagnosis 四診|四诊[si4 zhen3]

聲聞


声闻

see styles
shēng wén
    sheng1 wen2
sheng wen
 shōmon
(Buddhism) disciple
śrāvaka, a hearer, a term applied to the personal disciples of the Buddha, distinguished as mahā-śrāvaka; it is also applied to hearers, or disciples in general; but its general connotation relates it to Hīnayāna disciples who understand the four dogmas, rid themselves of the unreality of the phenomenal, and enter nirvana; it is the initial stage; cf. 舍.

肉感

see styles
ròu gǎn
    rou4 gan3
jou kan
 nikkan; nikukan
    にっかん; にくかん
sexiness; sexy; sensuality; sensual; voluptuous
(1) sexual feeling; carnal desire; (2) physical feeling

肉慾


肉欲

see styles
ròu yù
    rou4 yu4
jou yü
carnal desire
See: 肉欲

育樂


育乐

see styles
yù lè
    yu4 le4
yü le
(Tw) (abbr. for 教育與娛樂|教育与娱乐[jiao4 yu4 yu3 yu2 le4]) education and entertainment, the 5th and 6th aspects of life beyond the four basic necessities of food, clothing, shelter and transportation 食衣住行[shi2 yi1 zhu4 xing2]; (sometimes used to signify edutainment or just recreation)

與欲


与欲

see styles
yǔ yù
    yu3 yu4
yü yü
 yoyoku
offering of desire

興趣


兴趣

see styles
xìng qù
    xing4 qu4
hsing ch`ü
    hsing chü
 kyoushu / kyoshu
    きょうしゅ
interest (desire to know about something); interest (thing in which one is interested); hobby
interest (in something)

色愛


色爱

see styles
sè ài
    se4 ai4
se ai
 shikiai
attachment to form

色慾


色欲

see styles
sè yù
    se4 yu4
se yü
 shikiyoku
    しきよく
sexual desire; lust
lust; sexual appetite

色欲

see styles
sè yù
    se4 yu4
se yü
 shikiyoku
    しきよく
lust; sexual appetite
Sexual desire, or passion.

色気

see styles
 iroke
    いろけ
(1) (See 色合い・1) colouring; coloring; shade of colour (color); (2) sex appeal (esp. of women); sexiness; sexual allure; seductiveness; (3) interest in the opposite sex; sexual feelings; sexual urge; (4) charm; elegance; romance; graciousness; (5) feminine presence; (6) desire; interest; ambition; inclination

色界

see styles
sè jiè
    se4 jie4
se chieh
 shikikai
    しきかい
{Buddh} (See 三界・1) form realm
rūpadhātu, or rūpāvacara, or rūpaloka, any material world, or world of form; it especially refers to the second of the Trailokya 三界, the brahmalokas above the devalokas, comprising sixteen or seventeen or eighteen 'Heavens of Form', divided into four dhyānas, in which life lasts from one-fourth of a mahākalpa to 16,000 mahākalpas, and the average stature is from one-half a yojana to 16,000 yojanas. The inhabitants are above the desire for sex or food. The rūpadhātu, with variants, are given as— 初禪天 The first dhyāna heavens: 梵衆天 Brahmapāriṣadya, 梵輔天 Brahmapurohita or Brahmakāyika, 大梵天 Mahābrahmā. 二禪天 The second dhyāna heavens: 少光天 Parīttābha, 無量光天 Apramāṇābha, 光音天 Ābhāsvara. 三禪天 The third dhyāna heavens: 少淨天 Parīttaśubha, 無量淨天 Apramāṇaśubha, 徧淨天 Śubhakṛtsna. 四禪天 The fourth dhyāna heavens: 無雲天 Anabhraka, 福生天 Puṇyaprasava, 廣果天 Bṛhatphala, 無想天 Asañjñisattva, 無煩天 Avṛha, 無熱天 Atapa, 善現天 Sudṛśa, 善見天 Sudarśana, 色究竟天 Akaniṣṭha, 和音天 ? Aghaniṣṭha, 大自在天 Mahāmaheśvara.

色貪


色贪

see styles
sè tān
    se4 tan1
se t`an
    se tan
 shikiton
desire of the form realm

色魔

see styles
sè mó
    se4 mo2
se mo
 shikama
    しかま
sex fiend; molester; sex attacker; sex demon (a spirit that enters people's souls and makes them desire sex)
sex maniac; seducer; libertine; Lothario; rake; (surname) Shikama

芝蘭


芝兰

see styles
zhī lán
    zhi1 lan2
chih lan
 tsuuran / tsuran
    つうらん
lit. iris and orchid; fig. exalted sentiments; (expr. of praise for noble character, beautiful surrounding, future prospects etc)
(1) (See 霊芝・れいし,藤袴・ふじばかま) reishi mushroom and thoroughwort; fragrant plants; (can be adjective with の) (2) talented; virtuous; (given name) Tsuuran

苦本

see styles
kǔ běn
    ku3 ben3
k`u pen
    ku pen
 kuhon
The root of misery, i. e. desire.

苦集

see styles
kǔ jí
    ku3 ji2
k`u chi
    ku chi
 ku shu
samudaya, arising, coming together, collection, multitude. The second of the four axioms, that of 'accumulation', that misery is intensified by craving or desire and the passions, which are the cause of reincarnation.

英姿

see styles
yīng zī
    ying1 zi1
ying tzu
 eishi / eshi
    えいし
heroic bearing; dashing figure
(form) gallant figure; impressive figure; noble appearance

荒家

see styles
 araya
    あらや
(irregular okurigana usage) (1) dilapidated house; tumbledown house; hovel; miserable shack; (2) (humble language) my house; my home; (3) small resting place comprising four pillars and a roof (with no walls); (surname) Araya

荒屋

see styles
 araya
    あらや
(irregular okurigana usage) (obscure) dilapidated house; tumbledown house; hovel; miserable shack; (irregular okurigana usage) (1) dilapidated house; tumbledown house; hovel; miserable shack; (2) (humble language) my house; my home; (3) small resting place comprising four pillars and a roof (with no walls); (place-name, surname) Araya

華族


华族

see styles
huá zú
    hua2 zu2
hua tsu
 kazoku
    かぞく
noble family; of Chinese ancestry
(hist) (See 五等爵) peerage (in Japan; 1869-1947); nobility; aristocracy

著床


着床

see styles
zhuó chuáng
    zhuo2 chuang2
cho ch`uang
    cho chuang
to lie down on a bed; (physiology) implantation (attachment of a blastocyst to the lining of the uterus); (of an oyster larva) to attach to a substrate; (fig.) to take root; to become established
See: 着床

著心


着心

see styles
zhāo xīn
    zhao1 xin1
chao hsin
 jakushin
The mind of attachment, or attached.

著想


着想

see styles
zhuó xiǎng
    zhuo2 xiang3
cho hsiang
 jakusō
to give thought (to others); to consider (other people's needs); also pr. [zhao2 xiang3]
The attachment of thought, or desire.

著我


着我

see styles
zhù wǒ
    zhu4 wo3
chu wo
 jakuga
Attachment, to the ego, or idea of a permanent self.

著有


着有

see styles
zhāo yǒu
    zhao1 you3
chao yu
 jakuu
attachment to existence

著樂


着乐

see styles
zhāo lè
    zhao1 le4
chao le
 jakuraku
Attachment to bliss, or pleasure regarded as real and permanent.

著法


着法

see styles
zhāo fǎ
    zhao1 fa3
chao fa
 jakuhō
move (in chess or martial arts)
Attachment to things; attachment and its object.

著者


着者

see styles
zhù zhě
    zhu4 zhe3
chu che
 chosha
    ちょしゃ
author (usu. of a particular book); writer
attachment

著財


着财

see styles
zhuó cái
    zhuo2 cai2
cho ts`ai
    cho tsai
 jakuzai
attachment to wealth

薛稷

see styles
xuē jì
    xue1 ji4
hsüeh chi
Xue Ji (649-713), one of Four Great Calligraphers of early Tang 唐初四大家[Tang2 chu1 Si4 Da4 jia1]

藏教

see styles
zàng jiào
    zang4 jiao4
tsang chiao
 zōkyō
The Piṭaka, i.e. Tripiṭaka school, one of the four divisions 藏通別圓 as classified by Tiantai; it is the Hīnayāna school of the śrāvaka and pratyeka-buddha type, based on the tripiṭaka and its four dogmas, with the bodhisattva doctrine as an unimportant side issue. It is also subdivided into four others, 有 the reality of things, 空 their unreality, both and neither. The bodhisattva of the Piṭaka school is defined as undergoing seven stages, beginning with the four dogmas and ending with complete enlightenment under the bodhi-tree.

蘇繡


苏绣

see styles
sū xiù
    su1 xiu4
su hsiu
Suzhou embroidery, one of the four major traditional styles of Chinese embroidery (the other three being 湘繡|湘绣[Xiang1 xiu4], 粵繡|粤绣[Yue4 xiu4] and 蜀繡|蜀绣[Shu3 xiu4])

蘊結


蕴结

see styles
yùn jié
    yun4 jie2
yün chieh
latent (desire, feeling etc); bottled up

蜀繡


蜀绣

see styles
shǔ xiù
    shu3 xiu4
shu hsiu
Sichuan embroidery, one of the four major traditional styles of Chinese embroidery (the other three being 蘇繡|苏绣[Su1 xiu4], 湘繡|湘绣[Xiang1 xiu4] and 粵繡|粤绣[Yue4 xiu4])

要求

see styles
yāo qiú
    yao1 qiu2
yao ch`iu
    yao chiu
 youkyuu / yokyu
    ようきゅう
to request; to require; requirement; to stake a claim; to ask; to demand; CL:點|点[dian3]
(noun, transitive verb) demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire

見取


见取

see styles
jiàn qǔ
    jian4 qu3
chien ch`ü
    chien chü
 midori
    みどり
(place-name, surname) Midori
Clinging to heterodox views, one of the four 取; or as 見取見, one of the 五見 q. v.

親署

see styles
 shinsho
    しんしょ
(n,vs,vi) signature of an emperor or noble

親臨


亲临

see styles
qīn lín
    qin1 lin2
ch`in lin
    chin lin
 shinrin
    しんりん
to visit in person; to personally attend
(n,vs,vi) visit by an emperor or noble

觀諦


观谛

see styles
guān dì
    guan1 di4
kuan ti
 kantai
to contemplate the truths

觸欲


触欲

see styles
chù yù
    chu4 yu4
ch`u yü
    chu yü
 sokuyoku
Desire awakened by touch.

計執


计执

see styles
jì zhí
    ji4 zhi2
chi chih
 keishū
attachment to the imaginary

說欲


说欲

see styles
shuō yù
    shuo1 yu4
shuo yü
 setsuyoku
explanation of the desire

論語


论语

see styles
lún yǔ
    lun2 yu3
lun yü
 rongo
    ろんご
The Analects of Confucius 孔子[Kong3 zi3]
(See 四書) the Analects of Confucius (one of the Four Books)
Analects

諦相


谛相

see styles
dì xiàng
    di4 xiang4
ti hsiang
 taisō
functional aspect of the truths

諦緣


谛缘

see styles
dì yuán
    di4 yuan2
ti yüan
 taien
truths and dependency

證德


证德

see styles
zhèng dé
    zheng4 de2
cheng te
 shōtoku
Attainment of virtue, or spiritual power, through the four dogmas, twelve nidānas and six pāramitās, in the Hīnayāna and Madhyamayāna.

識住


识住

see styles
shì zhù
    shi4 zhu4
shih chu
 shikijū
That on which perception, or mind, is dependent; the four 識住are phenomenon, receptivity, cognition, and reaction; a further category of seven 識住 is divided into phenomenal and supra-phenomenal.

護國


护国

see styles
hù guó
    hu4 guo2
hu kuo
 morikuni
    もりくに
(surname) Morikuni
The four lokapālas, or rāṣṭrapālas, who protect a country.

護摩


护摩

see styles
hù mó
    hu4 mo2
hu mo
 goma
    ごま
{Buddh} homa; Buddhist rite of burning wooden sticks to ask a deity for blessings
homa, also 護磨; 呼麽 described as originally a burnt offering to Heaven; the esoterics adopted the idea of worshipping with fire, symbolizing wisdom as fire burning up the faggots of passion and illusion; and therewith preparing nirvāṇa as food, etc.; cf. 大日經; four kinds of braziers are used, round, semi-circular, square, and octagonal; four, five, or six purposes are recorded i.e. śāntika, to end calamities; pauṣṭika (or puṣṭikarman) for prosperity; vaśīkaraṇa, 'dominating,' intp. as calling down the good by means of enchantments; abhicaraka, exorcising the evil; a fifth is to obtain the loving protection of the Buddhas and bodhisattvas; a sixth divides puṣṭikarman into two parts, the second part being length of life; each of these six has its controlling Buddha and bodhisattvas, and different forms and accessories of worship.

谿壑

see styles
 keigaku / kegaku
    けいがく
(1) ravine; chasm; (2) ravenous desire; insatiable desire

豆佉

see styles
dòu qū
    dou4 qu1
tou ch`ü
    tou chü
 zukya
(Buddhism) suffering (from Sanskrit "dukkha")
duḥkha, trouble, suffering, pain, defined by 逼惱 harassed, distressed. The first of the four dogmas, or 'Noble Truths' 四諦 is that all life is involved, through impermanence, in distress. There are many kinds of 苦 q. v.

豪姓

see styles
háo xìng
    hao2 xing4
hao hsing
 gō shō
noble lineage

貂蟬


貂蝉

see styles
diāo chán
    diao1 chan2
tiao ch`an
    tiao chan
Diaochan (-192), one of the four legendary beauties 四大美女[si4 da4 mei3 nu:3], in fiction a famous beauty at the break-up of Han dynasty, given as concubine to usurping warlord Dong Zhuo 董卓[Dong3 Zhuo2] to ensure his overthrow by fighting hero Lü Bu 呂布|吕布[Lu:3 Bu4]

財欲


财欲

see styles
cái yù
    cai2 yu4
ts`ai yü
    tsai yü
 zaiyoku
The desire for wealth, one of the five wrong desires.

貪使


贪使

see styles
tān shǐ
    tan1 shi3
t`an shih
    tan shih
 tonshi
(貪欲使) The messenger, or temptation of desire.

貪愛


贪爱

see styles
tān ài
    tan1 ai4
t`an ai
    tan ai
 tonai; tonnai; donai
    とんあい; とんない; どんあい
(noun/participle) {Buddh} attachment; craving
Desire, cupidity.

貪慾


贪欲

see styles
tān yù
    tan1 yu4
t`an yü
    tan yü
 donyoku
    どんよく
    tonyoku
    とんよく
    tanyoku
    たんよく
greed; avarice; rapacious; avid
(noun or adjectival noun) (1) avarice; greed; covetousness; (2) (Buddhist term) raga (desire)

貪染


贪染

see styles
tān rǎn
    tan1 ran3
t`an jan
    tan jan
 tonzen
The taint of desire, or greed.

貪欲


贪欲

see styles
tān yù
    tan1 yu4
t`an yü
    tan yü
 tonyoku
    とんよく
{Buddh} raga (desire)
Desire for and love of (the things of this life).

貪毒


贪毒

see styles
tān dú
    tan1 du2
t`an tu
    tan tu
 tondoku
The poison of desire.

貪水


贪水

see styles
tān shuǐ
    tan1 shui3
t`an shui
    tan shui
 tonsui
Desire is like water carrying things along.

貪濁


贪浊

see styles
tān zhuó
    tan1 zhuo2
t`an cho
    tan cho
 tondaku
The contamination of desire.

貪狼


贪狼

see styles
tān láng
    tan1 lang2
t`an lang
    tan lang
 tonrō
Greedy wolf, wolfish desire or cupidity.

貪着


贪着

see styles
tān zhāo
    tan1 zhao1
t`an chao
    tan chao
 tonjaku
attachment

貪結


贪结

see styles
tān jié
    tan1 jie2
t`an chieh
    tan chieh
 tonketsu
The bond of desire, binding in the chain of transmigration.

貪縛


贪缚

see styles
tān fú
    tan1 fu2
t`an fu
    tan fu
 tonbaku
The tie of desire.

貪習


贪习

see styles
tān xí
    tan1 xi2
t`an hsi
    tan hsi
 tonshū
The habit of desire, desire become habitual.

貪著


贪着

see styles
tān zhù
    tan1 zhu4
t`an chu
    tan chu
 tonjaku
The attachment of desire.

貪見


贪见

see styles
tān jiàn
    tan1 jian4
t`an chien
    tan chien
 tonken
The illusions or false views caused by desire.

貴位


贵位

see styles
guì wèi
    gui4 wei4
kuei wei
 kii
noble position

貴種

see styles
 kishu
    きしゅ
noble birth

貴紳

see styles
 kishin
    きしん
noble; men of rank; notables

貴腐

see styles
 kifu
    きふ
noble rot; Botrytis cinerea infection, esp. of grapes

貴賓


贵宾

see styles
guì bīn
    gui4 bin1
kuei pin
 kihin
    きひん
honored guest; distinguished guest; VIP
noble visitor

貴賤


贵贱

see styles
guì jiàn
    gui4 jian4
kuei chien
 kizen
    きせん
noble and lowly; high versus low social hierarchy of ruler to people, father to son, husband to wife in Confucianism
high and low; all ranks
Dear and cheap; noble and base; your and my.

賜爵


赐爵

see styles
cì jué
    ci4 jue2
tz`u chüeh
    tzu chüeh
to bestow a noble title

走獸


走兽

see styles
zǒu shòu
    zou3 shou4
tsou shou
(four-footed) animal; beast

起著


起着

see styles
qǐ zhù
    qi3 zhu4
ch`i chu
    chi chu
 kijaku
arising of attachment

Entries with 2nd row of characters: The 2nd row is Simplified Chinese.

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