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不一

see styles
bù yī
    bu4 yi1
pu i
 fuichi
    ふいつ
to vary; to differ
(1) Very sincerely yours; (noun or adjectival noun) (2) (archaism) different
not one

不二

see styles
bù èr
    bu4 er4
pu erh
 funi
    ふに
the only (choice, way etc); undivided (loyalty)
{Buddh} advaitam (non-duality); (surname, female given name) Fuji
advaya. No second, non-duality, the one and undivided, the unity of all things, the one reality、 the universal Buddha-nature. There are numerous combinations, e. g. 善惡不二 good and evil are not a dualism: nor are 有 and 空 the material and immaterial, nor are 迷 and 悟 delusion and awareness— all these are of the one Buddha-nature.

不光

see styles
bù guāng
    bu4 guang1
pu kuang
not the only one; not only

不力

see styles
bù lì
    bu4 li4
pu li
not to do one's best; not to exert oneself

不可

see styles
bù kě
    bu4 ke3
pu k`o
    pu ko
 fuka
    ふか
cannot; should not; must not
(adj-no,adj-na,n,n-suf) (1) wrong; bad; improper; unjustifiable; inadvisable; (adj-no,adj-na,n,n-suf) (2) not allowed; not possible; (3) failing grade; (place-name) Yobazu
May not, can not: unpermissible, for-bidden; unable. Buke, the name of a monk of the 靈妙寺 Ling Miao monastery in the Tang dynasty, a disciple of Subha-karāṣimha, and one of the founders of 眞言 Shingon.

不吝

see styles
bù lìn
    bu4 lin4
pu lin
not to stint; to be generous (with praise etc); to be prepared to (pay a fee, give of one's time etc)

不孝

see styles
bù xiào
    bu4 xiao4
pu hsiao
 fukou(p); fukyou / fuko(p); fukyo
    ふこう(P); ふきょう
unfilial
(noun or adjectival noun) (1) undutifulness to one's parents; lack of filial piety; (noun or adjectival noun) (2) (ふきょう only) (archaism) (See 八虐) (the crime of) cursing one's parents; (noun or adjectival noun) (3) (ふきょう only) (archaism) disowning one's child
unfilial

不學


不学

see styles
bù xué
    bu4 xue2
pu hsüeh
 fugaku
aśaikṣa; no longer studying, graduated, one who has attained.

不屑

see styles
bù xiè
    bu4 xie4
pu hsieh
to disdain to do something; to think something not worth doing; to feel it beneath one's dignity

不廻


不迴

see styles
bù huí
    bu4 hui2
pu hui
 fue
Anagamin. He who does not return; one exempt from transmigration.

不忙

see styles
bù máng
    bu4 mang2
pu mang
there's no hurry; take one's time

不怠

see styles
bù dài
    bu4 dai4
pu tai
unremitting in one's efforts

不戦

see styles
 fusen
    ふせん
(noun - becomes adjective with の) (1) war renunciation; anti-war; (noun - becomes adjective with の) (2) {sumo} bout cancelled due to absence of one of the wrestlers

不料

see styles
bù liào
    bu4 liao4
pu liao
unexpectedly; to one's surprise

不期

see styles
bù qī
    bu4 qi1
pu ch`i
    pu chi
 fuki
    ふき
unexpectedly; to one's surprise
unexpected; accidental

不義


不义

see styles
bù yì
    bu4 yi4
pu i
 fugi
    ふぎ
injustice
(noun - becomes adjective with の) (1) immorality; injustice; misconduct; impropriety; perfidy; (noun - becomes adjective with の) (2) adultery; infidelity; cuckoldry; (noun - becomes adjective with の) (3) (archaism) (See 八虐) murdering one's teacher or a government official
unjust

不肖

see styles
bù xiào
    bu4 xiao4
pu hsiao
 fushou / fusho
    ふしょう
(literary) unlike one's parents; degenerate; unworthy
(adj-no,adj-na,n) (1) unworthy (of one's father, teacher, etc.); (pronoun) (2) (humble language) I; me; (adj-no,adj-na,n) (3) (form) (used self-referentially) incompetent; unskilled; inexperienced; foolish; (noun or adjectival noun) (4) (archaism) unfortunate; unlucky; (given name) Fushou
does not reject

不起

see styles
bù qǐ
    bu4 qi3
pu ch`i
    pu chi
 fuki
    ふき
(adj-no,n) (obsolete) incurable (illness); bedridden (for the rest of one's days)
does not manifest; does not give rise to

不遂

see styles
bù suì
    bu4 sui4
pu sui
 fuzui
to fail; to fail to materialize; not to get one's way
not done

不道

see styles
bù dào
    bu4 dao4
pu tao
 fudou; budou; butou / fudo; budo; buto
    ふどう; ぶどう; ぶとう
(noun or adjectival noun) (1) (archaism) (See 無道) inhuman; immoral; unreasonable; outrageous; wicked; (2) (archaism) (See 八虐) barbarity (one of the eight unpardonable crimes, incl. killing three people in one family, or dismembering a corpse)
immoral

世仁

see styles
shì rén
    shi4 ren2
shih jen
 yohito
    よひと
(given name) Yohito
one who is benevolent towards the world

世伯

see styles
shì bó
    shi4 bo2
shih po
uncle (affectionate name for a friend older than one's father); old friend

世原

see styles
shì yuán
    shi4 yuan2
shih yüan
 sebara
    せばら
(personal name) Sebara
one who is the origin of the world

世尊

see styles
shì zūn
    shi4 zun1
shih tsun
 seson
    せそん
World Honored One; Revered One of the World (Buddha)
World-Honored One (honorific name for Gautama Buddha)
lokajyeṣṭha, world's most Venerable, or lokanātha, lord of worlds. 盧迦委斯諦; 路迦那他 World-honoured, an epithet of every Buddha. Also a tr. of Bhagavat, v. 婆.

世福

see styles
shì fú
    shi4 fu2
shih fu
 sefuku
Earthly happiness, arising from the ordinary good living of those unenlightened by Buddhism, one of the 三福; also, the blessings of this world.

丟官


丢官

see styles
diū guān
    diu1 guan1
tiu kuan
(of an official) to lose one's job

丟手


丢手

see styles
diū shǒu
    diu1 shou3
tiu shou
to wash one's hands of something; to have nothing further to do with something

両面

see styles
 ryanmen
    リャンメン
{mahj} (See 両面待ち・リャンメンまち) double-sided wait (for one's last tile); wait for either of two different tiles to complete a chow which will finish one's hand

中分

see styles
zhōng fēn
    zhong1 fen1
chung fen
 chuubun / chubun
    ちゅうぶん
to part one's hair in the middle
(noun, transitive verb) (archaism) dividing into two halves; (surname) Nakawake

中卒

see styles
 chuusotsu / chusotsu
    ちゅうそつ
(noun - becomes adjective with の) (colloquialism) (abbreviation) (abbr. of 中学校卒業(者)) having graduated from junior high school (as one's highest completed level of education); having completed no schooling beyond junior high school; middle school graduate

中宿

see styles
 nakayado
    なかやど
(1) (archaism) inn where one rests on the way; (2) (archaism) (See 出合い宿) inn that serves as a meeting place for lovers; (3) (archaism) (See 引き手茶屋) inn that introduces clients to prostitutes; (surname) Nakasuka

中尊

see styles
zhōng zūn
    zhong1 zun1
chung tsun
 chuuzon; chuuson / chuzon; chuson
    ちゅうぞん; ちゅうそん
{Buddh} (See 三尊・さんぞん・1,脇侍・きょうじ) central image (e.g. in a Buddha triad)
The central honored one— in any group of Buddhas, e. g. 不動尊 among the five 明王.

中嶽


中岳

see styles
zhōng yuè
    zhong1 yue4
chung yüeh
 nakatake
    なかたけ
Mt Song 嵩山 in Henan, one of the Five Sacred Mountains 五嶽|五岳[Wu3 yue4]
(surname) Nakatake

中年

see styles
zhōng nián
    zhong1 nian2
chung nien
 chuunen / chunen
    ちゅうねん
middle age
(noun - becomes adjective with の) middle-age; middle age; midlife; one's middle years
middle years

中座

see styles
 nakaza
    なかざ
(noun/participle) leaving one's seat; temporarily excusing oneself (from a meeting, meal, etc.); stepping outside; leaving before an affair is over; (place-name, surname) Nakaza

中庸

see styles
zhōng yōng
    zhong1 yong1
chung yung
 chuuyou / chuyo
    ちゅうよう
golden mean (Confucianism); (literary) (of person) mediocre; ordinary
(n,adj-no,adj-na) (1) middle way; (golden) mean; moderation; middle path; (2) (See 四書) the Doctrine of the Mean (one of the Four Books); (personal name) Nakatsune
Doctrine of the Mean

中意

see styles
zhòng yì
    zhong4 yi4
chung i
 chūi
to take one's fancy; to be to one's liking
the gist

中有

see styles
zhōng yǒu
    zhong1 you3
chung yu
 chuuu / chuu
    ちゅうう
{Buddh} (See 中陰,四有) bardo; state (or period) of intermediate existence between one's death and rebirth (in Japan, 49 days)
One of the 四有, i. e. the antarā-bhāva or intermediate state of existence between death and reincarnation; hence 中有之旅 is an unsettled being in search of a new habitat or reincarnation; v. 中陰.

中男

see styles
 chuunan / chunan
    ちゅうなん
(1) (See 次男・じなん) one's second son; (2) (archaism) (See 少丁) man between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryō system); (personal name) Nakao

中聽


中听

see styles
zhōng tīng
    zhong1 ting1
chung t`ing
    chung ting
pleasant to hear (i.e. agreeable news); to one's liking; music to one's ears; Taiwan pr. [zhong4 ting1]

中般

see styles
zhōng pán
    zhong1 pan2
chung p`an
    chung pan
 chūhan
One of the five kinds of those who never recede but go on to parinirvāṇa, cf. 不還.

中蘊


中蕴

see styles
zhōng yùn
    zhong1 yun4
chung yün
 chuuun / chuun
    ちゅううん
{Buddh} (See 中陰) bardo; state (or period) of intermediate existence between one's death and rebirth (in Japan, 49 days)
intermediate aggregate

中觀


中观

see styles
zhōng guān
    zhong1 guan1
chung kuan
 chū gan
Meditation on the Mean, one of the 三觀; also meditation on the absolute which unites all opposites. There are various forms of such meditation, that of the 法相宗, the 三論宗, the 天台宗. v. 中論.

中陰


中阴

see styles
zhōng yīn
    zhong1 yin1
chung yin
 chuuin / chuin
    ちゅういん
{Buddh} bardo; state (or period) of intermediate existence between one's death and rebirth (in Japan, 49 days); (place-name) Nakakage
The intermediate existence between death and reincarnation, a stage varying from seven to forty-nine days, when the karma-body will certainly be reborn; v. 中有.

中飽


中饱

see styles
zhōng bǎo
    zhong1 bao3
chung pao
to embezzle; to misappropriate; to line one's pockets with public funds

串崗


串岗

see styles
chuàn gǎng
    chuan4 gang3
ch`uan kang
    chuan kang
to leave one's post while on duty

丸帯

see styles
 maruobi
    まるおび
one-piece sash

丸裸

see styles
 maruhadaka
    まるはだか
(noun or adjectival noun) nude; utterly stark naked; wearing only one's birthday suit

丹田

see styles
dān tián
    dan1 tian2
tan t`ien
    tan tien
 tanden
    たんでん
pubic region; point two inches below the navel where one's qi resides
point below the navel (a focus point for internal meditative techniques); (surname) Nida
The pubic region, 2 1; 2 inches below the navel.

主人

see styles
zhǔ rén
    zhu3 ren2
chu jen
 shujin
    しゅじん
master; host; owner; CL:個|个[ge4]
(1) (See ご主人) head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); proprietress; landlord; landlady; (2) one's husband; (3) (one's) employer; (one's) master; (4) host; hostess; (personal name) Shujin

主催

see styles
 shusai
    しゅさい
(noun, transitive verb) sponsorship (i.e. conducting under one's auspices); promotion; organizing; organising; hosting; staging

主恩

see styles
 shuon
    しゅおん
the favor (favour) of one's master

主打

see styles
zhǔ dǎ
    zhu3 da3
chu ta
principal; main; flagship (product); title (track); to specialize in; to take as one's priority; to primarily focus on

主旨

see styles
zhǔ zhǐ
    zhu3 zhi3
chu chih
 shushi
    しゅし
gist; main idea; general tenor; one's judgment
meaning; point (e.g. of a statement); gist; effect

主業


主业

see styles
zhǔ yè
    zhu3 ye4
chu yeh
 shugyou / shugyo
    しゅぎょう
main business
one's main profession

主用

see styles
 shuyou / shuyo
    しゅよう
(1) one's master's business; (2) (obsolete) necessary business; major errands

主腦


主脑

see styles
zhǔ nǎo
    zhu3 nao3
chu nao
leader; the one in control; main (part, character etc)

主著

see styles
 shucho
    しゅちょ
one's chief (literary) work; main work

主見


主见

see styles
zhǔ jiàn
    zhu3 jian4
chu chien
one's own view; definite opinion

主観

see styles
 shukan
    しゅかん
(1) subjectivity; subject (philosophical); ego; (2) one's personal opinion; one's own idea

主銷


主销

see styles
zhǔ xiāo
    zhu3 xiao1
chu hsiao
kingpin (vehicle part); to focus one's marketing efforts on (a region, product etc)

久曠


久旷

see styles
jiǔ kuàng
    jiu3 kuang4
chiu k`uang
    chiu kuang
to leave uncultivated for a long time; by extension, to neglect one's work; to remain single

么二


幺二

see styles
yāo èr
    yao1 er4
yao erh
one-two or ace-deuce (smallest throw at dice); a prostitute

之れ

see styles
 kore
    これ
(pronoun) (1) (kana only) this (indicating an item near the speaker, the action of the speaker, or the current topic); (2) (humble language) this person (usu. indicating someone in one's in-group); (3) now; (4) (archaism) here; (5) (archaism) I (me); (6) (archaism) certainly

之一

see styles
zhī yī
    zhi1 yi1
chih i
 yukikazu
    ゆきかず
one of (something); one out of a multitude; one (third, quarter, percent etc)
(personal name) Yukikazu

乗艦

see styles
 joukan / jokan
    じょうかん
(n,vs,vi) joining one's warship

乗馬

see styles
 jouba / joba
    じょうば
(n,vs,vi) (1) horse riding; horseback riding; mounting a horse; (2) mount; riding horse; saddle horse; horse one is riding; (place-name) Jōme

乙音

see styles
 one
    おね
(female given name) One

九品

see styles
jiǔ pǐn
    jiu3 pin3
chiu p`in
    chiu pin
 kuhon; kokonoshina
    くほん; ここのしな
(1) (abbreviation) {Buddh} (See 浄土・1) nine levels of Amitabha's Pure Land; (2) (くほん only) (See 九品浄土) Amitabha's Pure Land; (3) (くほん only) (See 九品蓮台) nine-tiered lotus leaf platform in Amitabha's Pure Land; (given name) Kuhon
Nine classes, or grades, i.e. 上上, 上中, 上下 upper superior, middle superior, lower superior, and so on with 中 and 下. They are applied in many ways, e.g. 上品上生 the highest type of incarnate being, to 下品下生, the lowest, with corresponding karma; see 九品淨土. Each grade may also be subdivided into nine, thus making a list of eighty-one grades, with similar further subdivision ad infinitum.

九想

see styles
jiǔ xiǎng
    jiu3 xiang3
chiu hsiang
 kusō
(九想觀) or 九相 navasaṃjñā. Meditation on a corpse in order to curb desire; one of the meditations on the unclean: vyādhmātakasaṃjñā, its tumefaction; vinīlakas., its blue, mottled colour; vipadumakas., its decay; vilohitakas., its mess of blood,etc.; vipūyakas., its discharges and rotten flesh; vikhāditakas., its being devoured by birds and beasts; vikṣiptakas., its dismembering; asthis., its bones; vidagdhakas., their being burnt and returning to dust.

九輪


九轮

see styles
jiǔ lún
    jiu3 lun2
chiu lun
 kurin
    くりん
kurin; nine vertically stacked rings on a pagoda finial; (given name) Kurin
The nine wheels or circles on the top of a pagoda, also called 空輪the wheels of space; the nine should only be on the stūpa of a Buddha, others are entitled to as many as eight and a few as one.

乞已

see styles
qǐ yǐ
    qi3 yi3
ch`i i
    chi i
 kotsui
finishing one's rounds of begging for food

乞食

see styles
qǐ shí
    qi3 shi2
ch`i shih
    chi shih
 kojiki(p); kotsujiki(ok)
    こじき(P); こつじき(ok)
to beg for food
(1) (sensitive word) beggar; (n,vs,vi) (2) begging
To beg for food, one of the twelve dhūtas prescribing outward conduct of the monk; mendicancy is the 正命 right livelihood of a monk, to work for a living is 邪命 an improper life: mendicancy keeps a monk humble, frees him from the cares of life, and offers the donors a field of blessedness; but he may not ask for food.

乳兒


乳儿

see styles
rǔ ér
    ru3 er2
ju erh
nursing infant; child less than one year old

乾盃

see styles
 kanpai
    かんぱい
(out-dated kanji) (noun/participle) (1) toast; drink (in celebration or in honor of something); (2) drinking one's glass dry; (interjection) (3) cheers

亂丟


乱丢

see styles
luàn diū
    luan4 diu1
luan tiu
to discard in the wrong place (cigarette butts etc); to leave one's things lying around

了い

see styles
 jimai
    じまい
    shimai
    しまい
(suffix) (1) (kana only) ending; quitting; closing; (2) (kana only) indicates disappointment for not having done what one wanted or intended to do; end; close; finish; termination

了債


了债

see styles
liǎo zhài
    liao3 zhai4
liao chai
to repay one's debt

事兒


事儿

see styles
shì r
    shi4 r5
shih r
one's employment; business; matter that needs to be settled; (northern dialect) (of a person) demanding; trying; troublesome; erhua variant of 事[shi4]; CL:件[jian4],樁|桩[zhuang1]

事教

see styles
shì jiào
    shi4 jiao4
shih chiao
 jikyō
Teaching dealing with phenomena. The characterization by Tiantai of the Tripiṭaka or Hīnayāna teaching as 界内事教 within the three realms of desire, form, and formlessness; and the 別教 'different teaching' as 界外事教 outside or superior to those realms; the one dealt with the activities of time and sense, the other transcended these but was still involved in the transient; the 別教 was initial Mahāyāna incompletely developed.

二上

see styles
èr shàng
    er4 shang4
erh shang
 futagami
    ふたがみ
(place-name, surname) Futagami
the second one (or) a superior one

二乘

see styles
èr shèng
    er4 sheng4
erh sheng
 nijō
dviyāna. The two vehicles conveying to the final goal. There are several definitions: (1) Mahāyāna and Hīnayāna. (2) 聲聞 and 緣覺 or 聲覺二乘 . Śrāvaka and Pratyekabuddha. (3) 二乘作佛 The Lotus Sūtra teaches that śrāvakas and pratyekas also become Buddhas. (4) 三一二乘 The "two vehicles" of "three" and "one", the three being the pre-Lotus ideas of śrāvaka, pratyeka, and bodhsattva, the one being the doctrine of the Lotus Sūtra which combined all three in one.

二出

see styles
èr chū
    er4 chu1
erh ch`u
    erh chu
 nishutsu
The two modes of escape from mortality, 堅出 the long way called the 聖道門 or 自力敎, i.e. working out one's own salvation; and 橫出 the across or short way of the Pure-land sect or 他力敎 faith in or invocation of another, i.e. Amitābha.

二利

see styles
èr lì
    er4 li4
erh li
 ji ri
The dual benefits, or profits: benefiting or developing oneself and others; 自利 in seeking enlightenment in bodhisattvahood, 利他 in saving the multitude. Hīnayāna "seeks only one's own benefit"; the bodhisattva rule seeks both one's own benefit and that of others, or personal improvement for the improving of others.

二力

see styles
èr lì
    er4 li4
erh li
 nika
    にか
(female given name) Nika
Dual powers; there are three definitions: (1) 自力 one's own strength, or endeavours, i.e. salvation by cultivating 戒, 定, and 慧; 他カ another's strength, e.g. the saving power of Amitābha. (2) 思擇力 Power of thought in choosing (right principles); 修習力 power of practice and performance. (3) 有力 and 無力 positive and negative forces: dominant and subordinate; active and inert energy.

二善

see styles
èr shàn
    er4 shan4
erh shan
 futayoshi
    ふたよし
(surname) Futayoshi
The two good things, 定善 the good character that arises from meditation or contemplation mdash especially of the Pure Land; 散善 the good character attainable when, though not in meditation, one controls oneself in thought, word, and deed;. Also 未生善 the good character not yet evolved; and 已生善 the good character already evolved;. Also 事理善 goodness in theory and practice.

二女

see styles
èr nǚ
    er4 nv3
erh nü
 nijo
    にじょ
second daughter
The two sisters, one the deva 功德女 "merit" or "achieving", who causes people to acquire wealth; the other, 黑闇女 the "dark" one, who causes them to spend and waste; these sisters always accompany each other.

二業


二业

see styles
èr yè
    er4 ye4
erh yeh
 nigyou / nigyo
    にぎょう
(archaism) restaurants and geisha establishments
Two classes of karma. (1) (a) 引業 leads to the 總報, i.e. the award as to the species into which one is to be born, e.g. men, gods, etc.; (6) 滿業 is the 別報 or fulfillment in detail, i.e. the kind or quality of being e.g. clever or stupid, happy or unhappy, etc. (2) (a) 善業 and (b) 惡業 Good and evil karma, resulting in happiness or misery. (3) (a) 助業 Aids to the karma of being reborn in Amitābha's Pure—land e. g. offerings, chantings, etc.; (b) 正業 thought and invocation of Amitābha with undivided mind, as the direct method.

二死

see styles
èr sǐ
    er4 si3
erh ssu
 nishi
    にし
{baseb} two out; two down (and one to go)
two kinds of death

二答

see styles
èr dá
    er4 da2
erh ta
 nitō
Two kinds of reply, one by words, the other by signs.

二際


二际

see styles
èr jì
    er4 ji4
erh chi
 nisai
The two borders, or states: according to Hīnayāna, nirvana and mortality; according to Mahāyāna the two are one.

二黃


二黄

see styles
èr huáng
    er4 huang2
erh huang
one of the two chief types of music in Chinese opera; Peking opera; also written 二簧[er4 huang2]; see also 西皮[xi1 pi2]

互い

see styles
 tagai
    たがい
(noun - becomes adjective with の) (See お互い) each other; one another

互異


互异

see styles
hù yì
    hu4 yi4
hu i
differing from one another; mutually different

互相

see styles
hù xiāng
    hu4 xiang1
hu hsiang
 gosō
each other; mutually; mutual
one another

互讓


互让

see styles
hù ràng
    hu4 rang4
hu jang
to yield to one another; mutual accommodation

五乘

see styles
wǔ shèng
    wu3 sheng4
wu sheng
 gojō
The five vehicles conveying to the karma reward which differs according to the vehicle: they are generally summed up as (1) 入乘 rebirth among men conveyed by observing the five commandments; (2) 天乘 among the devas by the ten forms of good action; (3) 聲聞乘 among the śrāvakas by the four noble truths; (4) 緣覺乘 among pratyekabuddhas by the twelve nidānas; (5) 菩薩乘 among the Buddhas and bodhisattvas by the six pāramitās 六度 q. v. Another division is the various vehicles of bodhisattvas; pratyekabuddhas; śrāvakas; general; and devas-and-men. Another is Hīnayāna Buddha, pratyekabuddhas, śrāvakas, the gods of the Brahma heavens, and those of the desire-realm. Another is Hīnayāna ordinary disciples: śrāvakas: pratyekabuddhas; bodhisattvas; and the one all-inclusive vehicle. And a sixth, of Tiantai, is for men; devas; śrāvakas-cum-pratyekabuddhas; bodhisattvas: and the Buddha-vehicle. The esoteric cult has: men, corresponding with earth; devas, with water: śrāvakas, with fire: pratyekabuddhas, with wind; and bodhisattvas, with 空 the 'void'.

五刑

see styles
wǔ xíng
    wu3 xing2
wu hsing
 gokei / goke
    ごけい
imperial five punishments of feudal China, up to Han times: tattooing characters on the forehead 墨[mo4], cutting off the nose 劓[yi4], amputation of one or both feet 刖[yue4], castration 宮|宫[gong1], execution 大辟[da4 pi4]; Han dynasty onwards: whipping 笞[chi1], beating the legs and buttocks with rough thorns 杖[zhang4], forced labor 徒[tu2], exile or banishment 流[liu2], capital punishment 死[si3]
(1) (hist) five punishments (of ancient China: tattooing, cutting off the nose, cutting off a leg, castration or confinement, death); (2) (hist) (See 律令制) five punishments (of the ritsuryō system: light caning, severe caning, imprisonment, exile, death)

五力

see styles
wǔ lì
    wu3 li4
wu li
 goriki
pañcabalāni, the five powers or faculties — one of the categories of the thirty-seven bodhipakṣika dharma 三十七助道品; they destroy the 五障 five obstacles, each by each, and are: 信力 śraddhābala, faith (destroying doubt); 精進力 vīryabala, zeal (destroying remissness); 念 or 勤念 smṛtibala, memory or thought (destroying falsity); 正定力 samādhibala, concentration of mind, or meditation (destroying confused or wandering thoughts); and 慧力 prajñābala, wisdom (destroying all illusion and delusion). Also the five transcendent powers, i. e. 定力 the power of meditation; 通力 the resulting supernatural powers; 借識力 adaptability, or powers of 'borrowing' or evolving any required organ of sense, or knowledge, i. e. by beings above the second dhyāna heavens; 大願力 the power of accomplishing a vow by a Buddha or bodhisattva; and 法威德力 the august power of Dharma. Also, the five kinds of Mara powers exerted on sight, 五大明王.

五專


五专

see styles
wǔ zhuān
    wu3 zhuan1
wu chuan
 gosen
The five special things, or five devotions, observance of any one of which, according to the Japanese 眞宗 Shin sect, ensures rebirth in the Pure Land; they are 專禮, 專讀, 專觀, 專名, or 專讚嘆 either worship, reading, meditation, invocation, or praise.

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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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