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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.

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

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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

賽制


赛制

see styles
sài zhì
    sai4 zhi4
sai chih
competition format; tournament system (e.g. round robin, single-elimination knockout etc)

走獸


走兽

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

車裂


车裂

see styles
chē liè
    che1 lie4
ch`e lieh
    che lieh
to tear off sb's four limbs and head using five horse-drawn carts (historical form of capital punishment)

軫方


轸方

see styles
zhěn fāng
    zhen3 fang1
chen fang
square; four-square

軽四

see styles
 keiyon / keyon
    けいよん
(abbreviation) (See 軽四輪) four-wheeled light vehicle

輪王


轮王

see styles
lún wáng
    lun2 wang2
lun wang
 rinō
A cakravartin, 'a ruler the wheels of whose chariot roll everywhere without obstruction; an emperor, a sovereign of the world, a supreme ruler.' M.W. A Buddha, whose truth and realm are universal. There are four kinds of cakravartin, symbolized by wheels of gold, silver, copper, and iron; each possesses the seven precious things, 七寶 q.v.

轉捨


转舍

see styles
zhuǎn shě
    zhuan3 she3
chuan she
 tensha
transformation by elimination

轉輪


转轮

see styles
zhuàn lún
    zhuan4 lun2
chuan lun
 tenrin
rotating disk; wheel; rotor; cycle of reincarnation in Buddhism
cakravartī, "a ruler the wheels of whose chariot roll everywhere without hindrance." M.W. Revolving wheels; to turn a wheel: also 轉輪王 (轉輪聖王); 輪王; 轉輪聖帝, cf. 斫. The symbol is the cakra or disc, which is of four kinds indicating the rank, i.e. gold, silver, copper, or iron, the iron cakravartī ruling over one continent, the south; the copper, over two, east and south: the silver, over three, east, west, and south; the golden being supreme over all the four continents. The term is also applied to the gods over a universe, and to a buddha as universal spiritual king, and as preacher of the supreme doctrine. Only a cakravartī possesses the 七寳 saptaratna and 1, 000 sons. The cakra, or discus, is also a missile used by a cakravartī for overthrowing his enemies. Its origin is probably the sun with its myriad rays.

返閉

see styles
 henbai
    へんばい
(1) ceremony performed by a sorcerer to protect a noble setting out on a trip; (2) dance steps inspired by this ceremony

迦摩

see styles
jiā mó
    jia1 mo2
chia mo
 kama
kāma, desire, love, wish. A hungry spirit.

追放

see styles
 tsuihou / tsuiho
    ついほう
(noun, transitive verb) (1) exile; banishment; eviction; deportation; purge; expulsion; ousting; (noun, transitive verb) (2) elimination (e.g. of poverty); removal

退治

see styles
 taiji
    たいじ
(noun/participle) (1) extermination (e.g. of pests, demons, bandits); elimination; eradication; suppression; (2) (Buddhist term) making someone renounce worldly desires in order to concentrate on Buddha's teachings; (3) curing illness; (given name) Taiji

逆耳

see styles
nì ěr
    ni4 er3
ni erh
unpleasant to hear; grates on the ear (of home truths)

通教

see styles
tōng jiào
    tong1 jiao4
t`ung chiao
    tung chiao
 michinori
    みちのり
(abbreviation) (See 通信教育) correspondence education; correspondence course; distance education; (given name) Michinori
Tiantai classified Buddhist schools into four periods 藏, 通, 別, and 圓. The 藏 Piṭaka school was that of Hīnayāna. The 通Tong, interrelated or intermediate school, was the first stage of Mahāyāna, having in it elements of all the three vehicles, śrāvaka, pratyekabuddha, and bodhisattva. Its developing doctrine linked it with Hīnayāna on the one hand and on the other with the two further developments of the 別 'separate', or 'differentiated' Mahāyāna teaching, and the 圓 full-orbed, complete, or perfect Mahāyāna. The 通教 held the doctrine of the Void, but had not arrived at the doctrine of the Mean.

連弾

see styles
 rendan
    れんだん
(n,vs,vt,adj-no) four handed performance (on the piano)

連枝

see styles
 renshi
    れんし
off-shoot; noble (family) sibling; (place-name) Renshi

遐心

see styles
xiá xīn
    xia2 xin1
hsia hsin
the wish to abandon or keep aloof; the desire to live in retirement

邪念

see styles
xié niàn
    xie2 nian4
hsieh nien
 janen
    じゃねん
wicked idea; evil thought; evil desire
wicked thought; wicked mind
false thoughts

邪欲

see styles
xié yù
    xie2 yu4
hsieh yü
 jayoku
    じゃよく
evil desire
evil desires

部多

see styles
bù duō
    bu4 duo1
pu to
 buta
bhūta, 'been, become, produced, formed, being, existing,' etc. (M. W. ); intp. as the consciously existing; the four great elements, earth, fire, wind, water, as apprehended by touch; also a kind of demon produced by metamorphosis. Also, the 眞如 bhūtatathatā.

酒虫

see styles
 sakamushi; sakemushi; shuchuu / sakamushi; sakemushi; shuchu
    さかむし; さけむし; しゅちゅう
(from 'Strange Stories from a Chinese Studio', 1740) mythical spirit residing in a person's body that generates a desire to drink (also said to turn water into alcohol)

釋迦


释迦

see styles
shì jiā
    shi4 jia1
shih chia
 shaka
    しゃか
sugar apple (Annona squamosa)
(personal name) Shaka
(釋迦婆) Śakra.; Śākya. the clan or family of the Buddha, said to be derived from śāka, vegetables, but intp. in Chinese as powerful, strong, and explained by 能 powerful, also erroneously by 仁charitable, which belongs rather to association with Śākyamuni. The clan, which is said to have wandered hither from the delta of the Indus, occupied a district of a few thousand square miles lying on the slopes of the Nepalese hills and on the plains to the south. Its capital was Kapilavastu. At the time of Buddha the clan was under the suzerainty of Kośala, an adjoining kingdom Later Buddhists, in order to surpass Brahmans, invented a fabulous line of five kings of the Vivartakalpa headed by Mahāsammata 大三末多; these were followed by five cakravartī, the first being Mūrdhaja 頂生王; after these came nineteen kings, the first being Cetiya 捨帝, the last Mahādeva 大天; these were succeeded by dynasties of 5,000, 7,000, 8,000, 9,000, 10,000, 15,000 kings; after which long Gautama opens a line of 1,100 kings, the last, Ikṣvāku, reigning at Potala. With Ikṣvāku the Śākyas are said to have begun. His four sons reigned at Kapilavastu. 'Śākyamuni was one of his descendants in the seventh generation.' Later, after the destruction of Kapilavastu by Virūḍhaka, four survivors of the family founded the kingdoms of Udyana, Bamyam, Himatala, and Sāmbī. Eitel.

金的

see styles
 kinteki
    きんてき
(1) bull's-eye; (2) object of desire; most-coveted goal; (3) (colloquialism) male crotch (as a target in fighting); the jewels (as in "kick him in ...")

鐼子

see styles
fén zǐ
    fen2 zi3
fen tzu
 funsu
xun-zi, a bowl (or bowls) within an almsbowl. Buddha's bowl consisted of four heavy deva-bowls which he received miraculously one on the other; they are to be recovered with the advent of Maitreya; v. 鍵M086767.

長貪


长贪

see styles
cháng tān
    chang2 tan1
ch`ang t`an
    chang tan
 chōton
endless desire

閻浮


阎浮

see styles
yán fú
    yan2 fu2
yen fu
 enbu
瞻部 Jambu (at present the rose-apple, the Eugenia Jambolana), described as a lofty tree giving its name to 閻浮提 Jambudvīpa, 'one of the seven continents or rather large islands surrounding the mountain Meru; it is so named either from the Jambu trees abounding in it, or from an enormous Jambu tree on Mount Meru visible like a standard to the whole continent'; 'the central division of the world.' M.W. With Buddhists it is the southern of the four continents, shaped like a triangle resembling the triangular leaves of the Jambu tree, and called after a forest of such trees on Meru.

閻魔


阎魔

see styles
yán mó
    yan2 mo2
yen mo
 enma
    えんま
(Buddhism) Yama, the King of Hell
{Buddh} Yama (King of Hell who judges the dead); Enma; (dei) Yama (King of Hell who judges the dead); Enma
閻王 閻羅; (閻魔王); 閻摩羅; 閻老 Yama, also v. 夜; 閻羅王 Yama. (1) In the Vedas the god of the dead, with whom the spirits of the departed dwell. He was son of the Sun and had a twin sister Yamī or Yamuna. By some they were looked upon as the first human pair. (2) In later Brahmanic mythology, one of the eight Lokapālas, guardian of the South and ruler of the Yamadevaloka and judge of the dead. (3) In Buddhist mythology, the regent of the Nārakas, residing south of Jambudvīpa, outside of the Cakravālas, in a palace of copper and iron. Originally he is described as a king of Vaiśālī, who, when engaged in a bloody war, wished he were master of hell, and was accordingly reborn as Yama in hell together with his eighteen generals and his army of 80,000 men, who now serve him in purgatory. His sister Yamī deals with female culprits. Three times in every twenty-four hours demon pours into Yama's mouth boiling copper (by way of punishment), his subordinates receiving the same dose at the same time, until their sins are expiated, when he will be reborn as Samantarāja 普王. In China he rules the fifth court of purgatory. In some sources he is spoken of as ruling the eighteen judges of purgatory.

阿含

see styles
ā hán
    a1 han2
a han
 agon
āgama, 阿含暮; 阿鋡; 阿伽摩 (or 阿笈摩), the āgamas, a collection of doctrines, general name for the Hīnayāna scriptures: tr. 法歸 the home or collecting-place of the Law or Truth; 無比法 peerless Law; or 趣無 ne plus ultra, ultimate, absolute truth. The 四阿含經 or Four Āgamas are (1) 長阿含 Dīrghāgama, 'Long' treatises on cosmogony. (2) Madhyamāgama, 中阿含, 'middle' treatises on metaphysics. (3) Saṃyuktāgama, 雜阿含 'miscellaneous' treatises on abstract contemplation. (4) Ekottarāgama 增一阿含 'numerical' treatises, subjects treated numerically. There is also a division of five āgamas.

阿夷

see styles
ā yí
    a1 yi2
a i
 ai
arhan, a worthy, noble, or saintly man; especially 阿私陀 Asita, q.v.

除却

see styles
 jokyaku
    じょきゃく
(noun/participle) exclusion; elimination

随身

see styles
 zuijin; zuishin
    ずいじん; ずいしん
(1) (hist) bodyguard (of a noble or high-ranking official); guard; escort; (noun/participle) (2) (hist) attendant; aide; assistant; (3) statues of guards that flank the gate of a shrine

隨心


随心

see styles
suí xīn
    sui2 xin1
sui hsin
 zuishin
to fulfill one's desire; to find something satisfactory
According to mind, or wish.

雀頭

see styles
 jantoo; jantou(sk) / jantoo; janto(sk)
    ジャントー; ジャントウ(sk)
{mahj} (See 対子) pair (as part of a winning hand, together with four melds) (chi:); eyes

集滅


集灭

see styles
jí miè
    ji2 mie4
chi mieh
 shūmetsu
two noble truths of arising and cessation

離欲


离欲

see styles
lí yù
    li2 yu4
li yü
 riyoku
To leave, or be free from desire, or the passions.

離貪


离贪

see styles
lí tān
    li2 tan1
li t`an
    li tan
 riton
freedom from desire

零族

see styles
líng zú
    ling2 zu2
ling tsu
(chemistry) Group 0 (former name for the noble gases, now Group 18)

青雲


青云

see styles
qīng yún
    qing1 yun2
ch`ing yün
    ching yün
 seiun / seun
    せいうん
clear sky; fig. high official position; noble
(1) blue sky; (2) erudition; detachment from the world; high rank; (given name) Seiun

非色

see styles
fēi sè
    fei1 se4
fei se
arūpa, formless, i.e. without rūpa, form, or shape, not composed of the four elements. Also the four skandhas, 非色四薀 excluding rūpa or form.

韋陀


韦陀

see styles
wéi tuó
    wei2 tuo2
wei t`o
    wei to
 reeda
    ヴェーダ
    beeda
    ベーダ
    ida
    いだ
(kana only) Veda (san:)
圍陀; 毘陀; 皮陀; 吠陀 (or 吠馱); 薜陀; 鞞陀 veda; knowledge, tr. 明智, or 明分 clear knowledge or discernment. The four Vedas are the Ṛg Veda, Yajur Veda, Sāma Veda, and Athara Veda; they were never translated into Chinese, being accounted heretical.

須彌


须弥

see styles
xū mí
    xu1 mi2
hsü mi
 Shumi
Mt Meru or Sumeru, sacred mountain in Buddhist and Jain tradition; Mt Xumi in Guyuan 固原[Gu4 yuan2], Ningxia, with many Buddhist cave statues
Sumeru, also 須彌樓; 彌樓; 蘇彌樓; 修迷樓; later 蘇迷盧; the central mountain of every world, tr. as 妙高; 妙光, etc., wonderful height, wonderful brilliancy, etc.; at the top is Indra's heaven, or heavens, below them are the four devalokas; around are eight circles of mountains and between them the eight seas, the whole forming nine mountains and eight seas.

願い

see styles
 negai
    ねがい
desire; wish; request; prayer; petition; application

願う

see styles
 negau
    ねがう
(transitive verb) (1) to desire; to wish; to hope; (transitive verb) (2) to beg; to request; to implore; to pray; (v5u,aux-v) (3) to have something done for oneself

願事


愿事

see styles
yuàn shì
    yuan4 shi4
yüan shih
 negaigoto
    ねがいごと
wish; dream; prayer; one's desire
content of the vow

願佛


愿佛

see styles
yuàn fó
    yuan4 fo2
yüan fo
A Buddha of the vow, who passes through the eight forms of an incarnate Buddha, v. 八相.

類智


类智

see styles
lèi zhì
    lei4 zhi4
lei chih
Knowledge which is of the same order, e.g. the four fundamental dogmas (四諦 or 法智) applicable on earth which are also extended to the higher realms of form and non-form and are called 類智.

風大


风大

see styles
fēng dà
    feng1 da4
feng ta
Wind or air as one of the four elements.

風鐸

see styles
 fuutaku / futaku
    ふうたく
(1) (archaism) bronze wind bells hanging from eaves of temple towers or halls (esp. four corners); (2) (archaism) wind bell; wind chimes

食封

see styles
 jikifu; shokuhou / jikifu; shokuho
    じきふ; しょくほう
(hist) (See 封戸) stipend given to a designated person, such as a noble, and which was paid by a designated household (ritsuryō system)

食欲

see styles
shí yù
    shi2 yu4
shih yü
 shokuyoku
    しょくよく
(noun - becomes adjective with の) appetite (for food)
The lust for food, one of the four cravings.

飮食

see styles
yǐn shí
    yin3 shi2
yin shih
Drink and food, two things on which sentient beings depend; desire for them is one of the three passions; offerings of them are one of the five forms of offerings.

首陀

see styles
shǒu tuó
    shou3 tuo2
shou t`o
    shou to
(首陀羅); 戍陀羅 (or 戍達羅 or 戍捺羅) śūdra, the fourth of the four castes, peasants.

香欲

see styles
xiāng yù
    xiang1 yu4
hsiang yü
The desire for fragrance, the lust of the nasal organ, one of the five desires.

駄都

see styles
tuó dōu
    tuo2 dou1
t`o tou
    to tou
dhātu, intp. by 界 field, area, sphere; 體 embodiment, body, corpus; 性nature, characteristic. It means that which is placed or laid; a deposit, foundation, constituent, ingredient, element; also a śarīra, or relic of Buddha The two dhātus are the conditioned and unconditioned, phenomenal and noumenal; the three are the realms of desire, of form, and of the formless; the four are earth, water, fire, and air; the six add space and intelligence; the eighteen are the twelve āyatanas, with six sensations added.

駟馬

see styles
 shiba
    しば
four horse carriage

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

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