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四馬


四马

see styles
sì mǎ
    si4 ma3
ssu ma
 shime
Four kinds of horses, likened to four classes of monks: those that respond to the shadow of the whip, its lightest touch, its mild application, and those who need the spur to bite the bone.

回報


回报

see styles
huí bào
    hui2 bao4
hui pao
 kaihou / kaiho
    かいほう
(in) return; reciprocation; payback; retaliation; to report back; to reciprocate
circular; circulating letter; reply

回描

see styles
huí miáo
    hui2 miao2
hui miao
flyback (of electron beam in cathode ray tube); retrace

回爐


回炉

see styles
huí lú
    hui2 lu2
hui lu
to melt down; to remelt (metals); fig. to acquire new education; to bake again

因る

see styles
 yoru
    よる
(v5r,vi) (1) (kana only) to be due to; to be caused by; (2) (kana only) to depend on; to turn on; (3) (kana only) to be based on; to come from; (4) (kana only) to be based at (a location, an organization); to be headquartered at

因幡

see styles
 inaba
    いなば
(hist) Inaba (former province located in the east of present-day Tottori Prefecture); (surname) Chinamihata

因縁

see styles
 innen(p); inen
    いんねん(P); いんえん
(1) fate; destiny; (2) connection; tie; bond; origin; (3) pretext; justification; (4) {Buddh} hetu and prataya (direct causes and indirect conditions, which underlie the actions of all things)

困擾


困扰

see styles
kùn rǎo
    kun4 rao3
k`un jao
    kun jao
to perplex; to disturb; to cause complications

図譜

see styles
 zufu
    ずふ
(See 図鑑) illustrated reference book; illustrated catalog

図鑑

see styles
 zukan
    ずかん
pictorial book; picture book; illustrated reference book; identification manual; field guide

固化

see styles
gù huà
    gu4 hua4
ku hua
 koka
    こか
to solidify; to harden; (fig.) to make permanent; to become fixed
(n,vs,vi) solidification

固網


固网

see styles
gù wǎng
    gu4 wang3
ku wang
(telecommunications) fixed network; landline (abbr. for 固定網絡|固定网络[gu4ding4 wang3luo4])

国学

see styles
 kokugaku
    こくがく
(1) study of classical Japanese literature and culture; (2) (hist) provincial school (established under the ritsuryō system for educating children of district governors); (3) (hist) school (of a provincial capital during the Xia, Shang and Zhou dynasties)

國泰


国泰

see styles
guó tài
    guo2 tai4
kuo t`ai
    kuo tai
 kuniyasu
    くにやす
Cathay Pacific (Hong Kong airline)
(personal name) Kuniyasu

圏論

see styles
 kenron
    けんろん
{math} category theory

圖錄


图录

see styles
tú lù
    tu2 lu4
t`u lu
    tu lu
catalog

土佐

see styles
 tosa
    とさ
(hist) Tosa (former province located in present-day Kochi Prefecture); (surname) Dosa

土塁

see styles
 dorui
    どるい
earthen walls (of fortification); earthwork; embankment

土氣


土气

see styles
tǔ qì
    tu3 qi4
t`u ch`i
    tu chi
rustic; uncouth; unsophisticated

土産

see styles
 miyage(gikun)
    みやげ(gikun)
(1) (See お土産・1) local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling; (2) present brought by a visitor; (3) (usu. お土産) something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift; disservice; (surname) Miyage

在る

see styles
 aru
    ある
(v5r-i,vi) (1) (kana only) to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to exist; to live; (2) (kana only) to have; (3) (kana only) to be located; (4) (kana only) to be equipped with; (5) (kana only) to happen; to come about

在処

see styles
 arika
    ありか
(kana only) location (of something); whereabouts; hiding place; (female given name) Arika

地利

see styles
dì lì
    di4 li4
ti li
 chiri; jiri
    ちり; じり
favorable location; in the right place; productivity of land
(1) (See 地の利) locational advantage; advantageous position; (2) products from the land (farm output, timber, minerals, etc.); (3) (See 地子) land rent

地券

see styles
 chiken
    ちけん
(hist) (in the Meiji era) title deed; land certificate; muniments

地堡

see styles
dì bǎo
    di4 bao3
ti pao
bunker (underground fortification)

地目

see styles
 chimoku
    ちもく
land classification

地處


地处

see styles
dì chǔ
    di4 chu3
ti ch`u
    ti chu
to be located at; to be situated in

地點


地点

see styles
dì diǎn
    di4 dian3
ti tien
place; site; location; venue; CL:個|个[ge4]
See: 地点

坊主

see styles
fáng zhǔ
    fang2 zhu3
fang chu
 bouzu / bozu
    ぼうず
(1) Buddhist priest; bonze; (2) close-cropped hair; crew cut; person with a shorn head; (3) (familiar language) (derogatory term) boy; sonny; lad; (4) not catching anything (in fishing); (place-name) Bouzu
monk in charge of the monk's quarters

坐す

see styles
 mashimasu
    まします
    zasu
    ざす
    imasu
    います
(v5s,vi) (honorific or respectful language) to be; (v5s,vs-c,vi) (1) to sit; to squat; (2) to be implicated; (v4s,vi) (1) (honorific or respectful language) (archaism) to be; (2) (honorific or respectful language) (archaism) to go; to come

坐落

see styles
zuò luò
    zuo4 luo4
tso lo
to be situated; to be located (of a building)

型號


型号

see styles
xíng hào
    xing2 hao4
hsing hao
model (particular version of a manufactured article); type (product specification in terms of color, size etc)

型錄


型录

see styles
xíng lù
    xing2 lu4
hsing lu
product catalog

型録

see styles
 katarogu
    かたろぐ
(ateji / phonetic) (noun/participle) (kana only) catalog; catalogue

垢離

see styles
 kori
    こり
purification

城府

see styles
chéng fǔ
    cheng2 fu3
ch`eng fu
    cheng fu
 joufu / jofu
    じょうふ
subtle; shrewd; sophisticated
town; town walls; (place-name) Jōfu

執著


执着

see styles
zhí zhuó
    zhi2 zhuo2
chih cho
 shūjaku
    しゅうちゃく
to be strongly attached to; to be dedicated; to cling to; (Buddhism) attachment
(noun/participle) attachment; adhesion; tenacity; fixation; obsession
To cling to things as real ; used for abhiniveśa.

培養


培养

see styles
péi yǎng
    pei2 yang3
p`ei yang
    pei yang
 baiyou / baiyo
    ばいよう
to cultivate; to breed; to foster; to nurture; to educate; to groom (for a position); education; fostering; culture (biology)
(noun, transitive verb) (1) {biol} culture; cultivation; (noun, transitive verb) (2) cultivation (of plants); growing; raising; (noun, transitive verb) (3) cultivation (e.g. of a skill); nurture (of democracy, national power, etc.); growth

堡障

see styles
 hoshou / hosho
    ほしょう
(rare) counterguard (fortification)

報せ

see styles
 shirase
    しらせ
(1) news; word; tidings; notice; notification; information; (2) omen

報國


报国

see styles
bào guó
    bao4 guo2
pao kuo
to dedicate oneself to the service of one's country

報檢


报检

see styles
bào jiǎn
    bao4 jian3
pao chien
to submit goods for inspection, quarantine or certification; to register oneself to be examined (as part of a certification process)

報禁


报禁

see styles
bào jìn
    bao4 jin4
pao chin
restrictions on the publication of newspapers; press restrictions

報系


报系

see styles
bào xì
    bao4 xi4
pao hsi
newspaper chain; syndicate

場合


场合

see styles
chǎng hé
    chang3 he2
ch`ang ho
    chang ho
 bayai; bawai; bayai; bawai
    ばやい; ばわい; バヤイ; バワイ
situation; occasion; context; setting; location; venue
(colloquialism) (kana only) (dialectal) (See 場合・ばあい) case; occasion; situation; circumstances; (surname) Baai

場所


场所

see styles
chǎng suǒ
    chang3 suo3
ch`ang so
    chang so
 basho
    ばしょ
location; place
(1) place; location; spot; position; area; (2) room; space; (3) {sumo} sumo tournament; (surname) Basho

塗布

see styles
 tofu
    とふ
(noun, transitive verb) (1) application (of ointment, etc.); (noun, transitive verb) (2) coating

塗香


涂香

see styles
tú xiāng
    tu2 xiang1
t`u hsiang
    tu hsiang
 zukou / zuko
    ずこう
{Buddh} rubbing of incense on a person or Buddha statue (as a purification ritual); rubbing incense
To rub the body with incense or scent to worship Buddha.

塘虱

see styles
táng shī
    tang2 shi1
t`ang shih
    tang shih
catfish (family Clariidae)

塩化

see styles
 enka
    えんか
(n,vs,vi) (1) {chem} chloridation; salification; (prefix noun) (2) {chem} (See 塩化アセチル) chloride

塩茶

see styles
 shiocha
    しおちゃ
coarse tea in which a pinch of salt is added (said to help dissipate alcoholic intoxication)

塩顔

see styles
 shiogao
    しおがお
(slang) fair and delicate features (of a man)

填補


填补

see styles
tián bǔ
    tian2 bu3
t`ien pu
    tien pu
 tenpo
    てんぽ
to fill a gap; to fill in a blank (on a form); to overcome a deficiency
(noun/participle) (1) supplementation; replenishment; (2) compensation; indemnification

墓窖

see styles
mù jiào
    mu4 jiao4
mu chiao
catacomb

増幅

see styles
 zoufuku / zofuku
    ぞうふく
(n,vs,vt,vi) (1) {elec} amplification; (n,vs,vt,vi) (2) magnification; amplification; making larger

増殖

see styles
 zoushoku / zoshoku
    ぞうしょく
(n,vs,vt,vi) increase; multiplication; propagation; proliferation

增刊

see styles
zēng kān
    zeng1 kan1
tseng k`an
    tseng kan
additional publication; supplement (to a newspaper)

增幅

see styles
zēng fú
    zeng1 fu2
tseng fu
growth rate; amplification

壁役

see styles
 kabeyaku
    かべやく
(1) {baseb} catchers who warm up pitchers in the bullpen; (2) tank (character that soaks up damage for the rest of the party in an MMORPG)

壊滅

see styles
 kaimetsu
    かいめつ
(n,vs,adj-no) destruction; annihilation; devastation; catastrophe

声点

see styles
 shouten / shoten
    しょうてん
tone mark; mark placed in one of the four corners of a Chinese character to indicate the tone

壱岐

see styles
 iki
    いき
(1) (hist) Iki (former province located on Iki Island in present-day Nagasaki Prefecture); (2) Iki (island); (surname) Itsuki

売券

see styles
 baiken
    ばいけん
(archaism) certificate of sale; deed of sale

壽帶


寿带

see styles
shòu dài
    shou4 dai4
shou tai
(bird species of China) Amur paradise flycatcher (Terpsiphone incei)

変形

see styles
 henkei / henke
    へんけい
(n,vs,vt,vi,adj-no) transformation; variation; metamorphosis; modification; deformation; variety; deformity; monster

変更

see styles
 henkou / henko
    へんこう
(noun, transitive verb) change; modification; alteration; revision; amendment

変造

see styles
 henzou / henzo
    へんぞう
(noun, transitive verb) alteration; defacement; debasement; falsification; forgery

外信

see styles
 gaishin
    がいしん
external communication

外張

see styles
 sotobari
    そとばり
(irregular okurigana usage) (1) posting something to the exterior of a building, etc.; something posted in such a place; (2) fortifications outside a military encampment

外派

see styles
wài pài
    wai4 pai4
wai p`ai
    wai pai
to send sb to work abroad or in a different location

外燴


外烩

see styles
wài huì
    wai4 hui4
wai hui
(Tw) catering

外猫

see styles
 sotoneko
    そとねこ
(See 内猫) outdoor cat

外道

see styles
wài dào
    wai4 dao4
wai tao
 gedou / gedo
    げどう
(1) {Buddh} (See 内道) tirthika; non-Buddhist teachings; non-Buddhist; (2) heterodoxy; unorthodoxy; heresy; heretic; (3) (oft. used as a pejorative) demon; devil; fiend; brute; wretch; (4) type of fish one did not intend to catch; (person) Gedō
Outside doctrines; non-Buddhist; heresy, heretics; the Tīrthyas or Tīrthikas; there are many groups of these: that of the 二天三仙 two devas and three sages, i. e. the Viṣṇuites, the Maheśvarites (or Śivaites), and the followers of Kapila, Ulūka, and Ṛṣabha. Another group of four is given as Kapila, Ulūka, Nirgrantha-putra (Jainas), and Jñātṛ (Jainas). A group of six, known as the外道六師 six heretical masters, is Pūraṇa-Kāśyapa, Maskari-Gośālīputra, Sañjaya-Vairāṭīputra, Ajita-Keśakambala, Kakuda-Kātyāyana, and Nirgrantha-Jñātṛputra; there are also two other groupings of six, one of them indicative of their various forms of asceticism and self-torture. There are also groups of 13, 1, 20, 30, 95, and 96 heretics, or forms of non-Buddhist doctrine, the 95 being divided into 11 classes, beginning with the Saṃkhyā philosophy and ending with that of no-cause, or existence as accidental.

多病

see styles
 tabyou / tabyo
    たびょう
(adj-na,adj-no,n) sickly; delicate constitution

多益

see styles
duō yì
    duo1 yi4
to i
TOEIC (Test of English for International Communication) (Tw)

大乘

see styles
dà shèng
    da4 sheng4
ta sheng
 oonori
    おおのり
Mahayana, the Great Vehicle; Buddhism based on the Mayahana sutras, as spread to Central Asia, China and beyond; also pr. [Da4 cheng2]
(surname) Oonori
Mahāyāna; also called 上乘; 妙乘; 勝乘; 無上乘; 無上上乘; 不惡乘; 無等乘, 無等等乘; 摩訶衍 The great yāna, wain, or conveyance, or the greater vehicle in comparison with the 小乘 Hīnayāna. It indicates universalism, or Salvation for all, for all are Buddha and will attain bodhi. It is the form of Buddhism prevalent in Tibet, Mongolia, China, Korea, Japan, and in other places in the Far East. It is also called Northern Buddhism. It is interpreted as 大教 the greater teaching as compared with 小教 the smaller, or inferior. Hīnayāna, which is undoubtedly nearer to the original teaching of the Buddha, is unfairly described as an endeavour to seek nirvana through an ash-covered body, an extinguished intellect, and solitariness; its followers are sravakas and pratyekabuddhas (i.e. those who are striving for their own deliverance through ascetic works). Mahāyāna, on the other hand, is described as seeking to find and extend all knowledge, and, in certain schools, to lead all to Buddhahood. It has a conception of an Eternal Buddha, or Buddhahood as Eternal (Adi-Buddha), but its especial doctrines are, inter alia, (a) the bodhisattvas 菩薩 , i.e. beings who deny themselves final Nirvana until, according to their vows, they have first saved all the living; (b) salvation by faith in, or invocation of the Buddhas or bodhisattvas; (c) Paradise as a nirvana of bliss in the company of Buddhas, bodhisattvas, saints, and believers. Hīnayāna is sometimes described as 自利 self-benefiting, and Mahāyāna as 自利利他 self-benefit for the benefit of others, unlimited altruism and pity being the theory of Mahāyāna. There is a further division into one-yana and three-yanas: the trīyāna may be śrāvaka, pratyeka-buddha, and bodhisattva, represented by a goat, deer, or bullock cart; the one-yāna is that represented by the Lotus School as the one doctrine of the Buddha, which had been variously taught by him according to the capacity of his hearers, v. 方便. Though Mahāyāna tendencies are seen in later forms of the older Buddhism, the foundation of Mahāyāna has been attributed to Nāgārjuna 龍樹. "The characteristics of this system are an excess of transcendental speculation tending to abstract nihilism, and the substitution of fanciful degrees of meditation and contemplation (v. Samādhi and Dhyāna) in place of the practical asceticism of the Hīnayāna school."[Eitel 68-9.] Two of its foundation books are the 起信論and the 妙法蓮華經 but a larnge numberof Mahāyāna sutras are ascribed to the Buddha。.

大人

see styles
dà ren
    da4 ren5
ta jen
 dainin
    だいにん
adult; grownup; title of respect toward superiors
(used when indicating admission fees, passenger fares, etc.) (See 小人・しょうにん,中人・ちゅうにん) adult; (given name) Yamato
a great man

大別

see styles
 taibetsu
    たいべつ
(noun, transitive verb) general classification; broad categorization; (place-name) Oubetsu

大学

see styles
 daigaku
    だいがく
(1) post-secondary education institution, incl. university, college, etc.; (2) (abbreviation) former central university of Kyoto (established under the ritsuryo system for the training of government administrators); (3) the Great Learning (one of the Four Books); (p,s,g) Daigaku

大學


大学

see styles
dà xué
    da4 xue2
ta hsüeh
 daigaku
    だいがく
university; college; CL:所[suo3]
(out-dated kanji) (1) post-secondary education institution, incl. university, college, etc.; (2) (abbreviation) former central university of Kyoto (established under the ritsuryo system for the training of government administrators); (3) the Great Learning (one of the Four Books); (surname) Daigaku

大幣

see styles
 oonusa
    おおぬさ
(1) (archaism) streamers (made of linen, paper, etc.) attached to a long pole (used as a wand in grand purification ceremonies); (2) being in great demand

大揚

see styles
 ooyou / ooyo
    おおよう
(adjectival noun) largeheartedness; liberality; catholicity; generousness; generosity; magnanimity

大検

see styles
 daiken
    だいけん
(abbreviation) (See 大学入学資格検定) University Entrance Qualification Examination (establishes the equivalent of high-school graduation prior to 2005)

大漁

see styles
 tairyou; taigyo / tairyo; taigyo
    たいりょう; たいぎょ
(ant: 不漁) big catch (fishing); good haul; (surname) Ooryō

大災


大灾

see styles
dà zāi
    da4 zai1
ta tsai
 taisai
    たいさい
calamity; catastrophe
(rare) great disaster

大物

see styles
 daimotsu
    だいもつ
(1) important person; influential figure; big shot; big name; bigwig; heavyweight; (2) big thing; big one; big game; big catch; whopper; valuable thing; (place-name) Daimotsu

大祓

see styles
 ooharae
    おおはらえ
    ooharai
    おおはらい
(Shinto) great purification; purification rite performed twice a year, before daijosai and after major disasters

大號


大号

see styles
dà hào
    da4 hao4
ta hao
 Daigō
tuba; large size (clothes, print etc); (polite) (your) name; (coll.) number two; to defecate
Mahā-nāman

大解

see styles
dà jiě
    da4 jie3
ta chieh
to defecate; to empty one's bowels

大限

see styles
dà xiàn
    da4 xian4
ta hsien
the limit; maximum; one's allocated lifespan

大隅

see styles
 oosumi
    おおすみ
(hist) Ōsumi (former province located in the east of present-day Kagoshima Prefecture, including the Amami Islands); (surname) Oozumi

大雄

see styles
dà xióng
    da4 xiong2
ta hsiung
 hiroo
    ひろお
great hero; main Buddhist image (in temple)
(given name) Hiroo
The great hero— a Buddha's title, indicating his power over demons.

大難


大难

see styles
dà nàn
    da4 nan4
ta nan
 dainan; tainan
    だいなん; たいなん
great catastrophe
(See 小難) great disaster; calamity; (surname) Oonada

大類


大类

see styles
dà lèi
    da4 lei4
ta lei
 dairui
    だいるい
main type; main class; main category
(surname) Dairui

天主

see styles
tiān zhǔ
    tian1 zhu3
t`ien chu
    tien chu
 tenshu
    てんしゅ
God (in Catholicism); abbr. for 天主教[Tian1 zhu3 jiao4], Catholicism
Lord of Heaven; God
Devapati. The Lord of devas, a title of Indra.

天仙

see styles
tiān xiān
    tian1 xian1
t`ien hsien
    tien hsien
 tensen
    てんせん
immortal (esp. female); deity; fairy; Goddess; fig. beautiful woman
(See 仙人・せんにん・1) heavenly immortal (in Taoism); (given name) Tensen
deva-ṛṣi, or devas and rsis, or immortals. Nāgārjuna gives ten classes of ṛṣis whose lifetime is 100, 000 years, then they are reincarnated. Another category is fivefold: 天仙 deva-ṛṣis in the mountains round Sumeru: 神仙 spirit-ṛṣis who roam the air: 人仙 humans who have attained the powers of immortals; 地仙 earth ṛṣis, subterranean; 鬼仙 pretas, or malevolent ṛṣis.

天堂

see styles
tiān táng
    tian1 tang2
t`ien t`ang
    tien tang
 tendou / tendo
    てんどう
paradise; heaven
heaven; paradise; (surname) Tendou
The mansions of the devas, located between the earth and the Brahmalokas; the heavenly halls; heaven. The Ganges is spoken of as 天堂來者 coming from the heavenly mansions.

天王

see styles
tiān wáng
    tian1 wang2
t`ien wang
    tien wang
 tennou / tenno
    てんのう
emperor; god; Hong Xiuquan's self-proclaimed title; see also 洪秀全[Hong2 Xiu4 quan2]
(1) {Buddh} heavenly king; (2) (See 牛頭天王) Gozu Tenno (deity said to be the Indian god Gavagriva); (place-name, surname) Tennou
Maharāja-devas; 四天王 Caturmahārāja. The four deva kings in the first or lowest devaloka, on its four sides. E. 持國天王 Dhṛtarāṣṭra. S. 增長天王 Virūḍhaka. W. 廣目天王 Virūpākṣa. N. 多聞天王 Dhanada, or Vaiśravaṇa. The four are said to have appeared to 不空 Amogha in a temple in Xianfu, some time between 742-6, and in consequence he introduced their worship to China as guardians of the monasteries, where their images are seen in the hall at the entrance, which is sometimes called the 天王堂 hall of the deva-kings. 天王 is also a designation of Siva the 大白在, i. e. Maheśvara 摩醯首羅, the great sovereign ruler.

天生

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tiān shēng
    tian1 sheng1
t`ien sheng
    tien sheng
 tensei / tense
    てんせい
nature; disposition; innate; natural
naturally occurring; nature; disposition; vocation; calling; (given name) Tensei

天神

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tiān shén
    tian1 shen2
t`ien shen
    tien shen
 tenjin
    てんじん
god; deity
(1) (also pronounced てんしん) heavenly god; heavenly gods; (2) spirit of Sugawara no Michizane; (3) (See 天満宮) Tenmangu shrine (dedicated to Michizane's spirit); (4) (colloquialism) (See 梅干し) pit of a dried plum; dried plum; (5) (abbreviation) (See 天神髷) tenjin hairstyle; (6) prostitute of the second-highest class (Edo period); (7) (See 転軫) tuning peg (on a biwa or shamisen); (place-name, surname) Tenjin
deva 提婆 or devatā 泥縛多. (1) Brahma and the gods in general, including the inhabitants of the devalokas, all subject to metem-psychosis. (2) The fifteenth patriarch, a native of South India, or Ceylon and disciple of Nāgārjuna; he is also styled Devabodhisattva 提婆菩薩, Āryadeva 聖天, and Nilanetra 靑目 blue-eyed, or 分別明 clear discriminator. He was the author of nine works and a famous antagonist of Brahmanism.

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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