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十勝行


十胜行

see styles
shí shèng xíng
    shi2 sheng4 xing2
shih sheng hsing
 jisshōgyō
The ten pāramitās observed by bodhisattvas, see 十地 and 十住. Hīnayāna has another group, adding to the four 梵福 q. v. the six of sacrificing one's life to save mother; or father; or a Buddha; to become a monk: to induce another to become a monk; to obtain authority to preach.

十地心

see styles
shí dì xīn
    shi2 di4 xin1
shih ti hsin
 jūji shin
Ten stages of mind, or mental development, i.e. (1) 四無量心 the four kinds of boundless mind; (2) 十善心 the mind of the ten good qualities; (3) 明光心 the illuminated mind; (4) 焰慧心 the mind of glowing wisdom; (5) 大勝心 the mind of mastery; (6) 現前心 the mind of the open way (above normal definitions); (7) 無生心 the mind of no rebirth; (8) 不思議心 the mind of the inexpressible; (9) 慧光心 the mind of wisdom-radiance; (10) 受位心 the mind of perfect receptivity. v. also 十心.

半棒術

see styles
 hanboujutsu / hanbojutsu
    はんぼうじゅつ
form of martial art using a short cane staff

南十字

see styles
 minamijuuji / minamijuji
    みなみじゅうじ
{astron} (See 南十字星) Southern Cross (asterism formed with the brightest four stars of the constellation Crux); (female given name) Minamijuuji

南蘋派

see styles
 nanpinha
    なんぴんは
(hist) {art} Nanpin school of Japanese painting (Edo period)

印刷術


印刷术

see styles
yìn shuā shù
    yin4 shua1 shu4
yin shua shu
 insatsujutsu
    いんさつじゅつ
printing; printing technology
(art of) printing; printing technology; printing technique

印象派

see styles
yìn xiàng pài
    yin4 xiang4 pai4
yin hsiang p`ai
    yin hsiang pai
 inshouha / inshoha
    いんしょうは
impressionism
(hist) {art} Impressionists

受け身

see styles
 ukemi
    うけみ
(n,adj-no,adj-na) (1) the defensive; (2) passive attitude; passivity; passiveness; (3) (linguistics terminology) the passive; passive voice; (4) (martial arts term) ukemi (the art of falling safely)

古美術

see styles
 kobijutsu
    こびじゅつ
antiques; old works of art

古體詩


古体诗

see styles
gǔ tǐ shī
    gu3 ti3 shi1
ku t`i shih
    ku ti shih
a pre-Tang Dynasty genre of poetry, relatively free in form, usually having four, five, six or seven characters per line

司馬法


司马法

see styles
sī mǎ fǎ
    si1 ma3 fa3
ssu ma fa
“Methods of Sima”, also called “Sima Rangju’s Art of War”, one of the Seven Military Classics of ancient China 武經七書|武经七书[Wu3 jing1 Qi1 shu1], written by Sima Rangju 司馬穰苴|司马穰苴[Si1 ma3 Rang2 ju1]

名取り

see styles
 natori
    なとり
(1) accredited master (of a performing art); (2) being famous; being popular; (3) famous person

周瘦鵑


周瘦鹃

see styles
zhōu shòu juān
    zhou1 shou4 juan1
chou shou chüan
Zhou Shoujuan (1895-1968), writer, translator and art collector in Suzhou, a victim of the Cultural Revolution

命理學


命理学

see styles
mìng lǐ xué
    ming4 li3 xue2
ming li hsüeh
divination; divinatory art

和田玉

see styles
hé tián yù
    he2 tian2 yu4
ho t`ien yü
    ho tien yü
nephrite; Hotan jade

唐伯虎

see styles
táng bó hǔ
    tang2 bo2 hu3
t`ang po hu
    tang po hu
Tang Bohu or Tang Yin 唐寅 (1470-1523), Ming painter and poet, one of Four great southern talents of the Ming 江南四大才子

問題作

see styles
 mondaisaku
    もんだいさく
controversial work (art, literature, etc.); work that caused public criticism; work of art dealing with contemporary questions; succès de scandale

四か年

see styles
 yonkanen
    よんかねん
(can act as adjective) quadrennial; recurring every four years

四ヶ年

see styles
 yonkanen
    よんかねん
(can act as adjective) quadrennial; recurring every four years

四コマ

see styles
 yonkoma
    よんコマ
(abbreviation) (See 四コマ漫画) four panel comic

四つ目

see styles
 yotsume
    よつめ
four-eyed; pattern of four squares; (surname) Yotsume

四つ葉

see styles
 yotsuba
    よつば
(noun - becomes adjective with の) plant having four leaves on one stalk; (personal name) Yotsuba

四つ角

see styles
 yotsukado
    よつかど
(1) four corners; (2) crossroads; intersecting street; street corner; (place-name) Yotsukado

四つ足

see styles
 yotsuashi
    よつあし
four-footed (animal); (place-name) Yotsuashi

四の二

see styles
 shinoni
    しのに
(1) rolling a two and four (with two dice); (2) (joc) six

四七品

see styles
sì qī pǐn
    si4 qi1 pin3
ssu ch`i p`in
    ssu chi pin
 shishichi hon
The twenty-eight chapters of the Lotus Sutra.

四不定

see styles
sì bù dìng
    si4 bu4 ding4
ssu pu ting
 shi fujō
four indeterminate factors

四不成

see styles
sì bù chéng
    si4 bu4 cheng2
ssu pu ch`eng
    ssu pu cheng
 shi fujō
Four forms of asiddha or incomplete statement, part of the thirty-three fallacies in logic.

四不生

see styles
sì bù shēng
    si4 bu4 sheng1
ssu pu sheng
 shi fushō
That a thing is not born or not produced of itself, of another, of both, of neither; cf. 四句推撿.; Nothing is produced (1) of itself; (2) of another, i. e. of a cause without itself; (3) of both; (4) of no-cause.

四不見


四不见

see styles
sì bù jiàn
    si4 bu4 jian4
ssu pu chien
 shi fuken
The four invisibles— water to fish, wind (or air) to man, the nature (of things) to the deluded, and the 空 'void'to the 悟 enlightened, because he is in his own element, and the Void is beyond conception.

四不退

see styles
sì bù tuì
    si4 bu4 tui4
ssu pu t`ui
    ssu pu tui
 shi futai
The four kinds of non-backsliding, which includes three kinds of non-backsliding 三不退, on top of which the Pure Land sect adds another 處 place or abode, i. e. that those who reach the Pure Land never fall away, for which five reasons are given termed 五種不退. The 法相 Dharmalakṣaṇa sect makes their four 信, 位, 證, and 行, faith, position attained, realization, and accordant procedure.

四事供

see styles
sì shì gōng
    si4 shi4 gong1
ssu shih kung
 shi jiku
four offerings

四人幫


四人帮

see styles
sì rén bāng
    si4 ren2 bang1
ssu jen pang
Gang of Four: Jiang Qing 江青[Jiang1 Qing1], Zhang Chunqiao 張春橋|张春桥[Zhang1 Chun1 qiao2], Yao Wenyuan 姚文元[Yao2 Wen2 yuan2], Wang Hongwen 王洪文[Wang2 Hong2 wen2], who served as scapegoats for the excesses of the cultural revolution

四人組

see styles
 yoningumi
    よにんぐみ
(1) foursome; group of four people; (2) (hist) Gang of Four (Maoist political faction)

四位地

see styles
sì wèi dì
    si4 wei4 di4
ssu wei ti
 shi ichi
four entrenchments

四住地

see styles
sì zhù dì
    si4 zhu4 di4
ssu chu ti
 shi jūji
(四住) The four states or conditions found in mortality; wherein are the delusions of misleading views and desires. They are (1) 見一切住地 the delusions arising from seeing things as they seem, not as they really are. (2) 欲愛住地 the desires in the desire-realm. (3) 色愛住地 the desires in the form-realm. (4) 有愛住地 the desires in the formless realm. When 無明住地 the state of ignorance is added we have the 五住地 five states. These five states condition all error, and are the ground in which spring the roots of the countless passions and delusions of all mortal beings.

四体液

see styles
 shitaieki; yontaieki
    したいえき; よんたいえき
(hist) (four) cardinal humors; cardinal humours

四佛土

see styles
sì fó tǔ
    si4 fo2 tu3
ssu fo t`u
    ssu fo tu
 shi butsuto
idem 四土.

四依法

see styles
sì yī fǎ
    si4 yi1 fa3
ssu i fa
 shi ehō
four seeds of holiness

四兩分


四两分

see styles
sì liǎng fēn
    si4 liang3 fen1
ssu liang fen
 shi ryōbun
four ounces

四八相

see styles
sì bā xiàng
    si4 ba1 xiang4
ssu pa hsiang
 shihachi sō
The thirty-two marks of a Buddha.

四分六

see styles
 shiburoku
    しぶろく
six to four ratio; sixty-forty

四分宗

see styles
sì fēn zōng
    si4 fen1 zong1
ssu fen tsung
 Shibun Shū
idem 律宗.

四分家

see styles
sì fēn jiā
    si4 fen1 jia1
ssu fen chia
 shibun ke
The 法相 school which divides the 識心 cognition-mind into four parts, v. 四分.

四分律

see styles
sì fēn lǜ
    si4 fen1 lv4
ssu fen lü
 Shibun ritsu
The four-division Vinaya or discipline of the Dharmagupta school, divided into four sections of 20, 15, 14, and 11 chuan. The 四分律藏 Dharma-gupta-vinaya was tr. in A. D. 405 by Buddhayasas and 竺佛念 Chu Fo-nien; the 四分比丘尼羯磨法 Dharmagupta-bhikṣuṇī-karman was tr. by Gunavarman in 431: and there are numerous other works of this order.

四加行

see styles
sì jiā xíng
    si4 jia1 xing2
ssu chia hsing
 shi kegyō
v. 四善根.

四勝身


四胜身

see styles
sì shèng shēn
    si4 sheng4 shen1
ssu sheng shen
 shi shōshin
The four with victorious bodies, who were transformed independently of normal rebirth; also styled 解行身 bodies set free from all physical taint, thus attaining to Buddhahood. The four are the 龍女 dragon daughter of the Lotus Sutra, who instantly became a male bodhisattva; and three others of the 華嚴 Huayan sutra, i. e. 善財童子; 兜率天子, and 普莊嚴童子.

四化法

see styles
sì huà fǎ
    si4 hua4 fa3
ssu hua fa
 shi kehō
The 四無磯辯 q. v. whereby all beings may be saved.

四十位

see styles
sì shí wèi
    si4 shi2 wei4
ssu shih wei
 shijū i
The 'forty bodhisattva positions' of the 梵網經. They are classified into four groups: (1) 十發趣 Ten initial stages, i. e. the minds 心 of abandoning things of the world, of keeping the moral law, patience, zealous progress, dhyāna, wisdom, resolve, guarding (the Law), joy, and spiritual baptism by the Buddha. These are associated with the 十住. (2) 十長養 Ten steps in the nourishment of perfection, i. e. minds of kindness, pity, joy, relinquishing, almsgiving, good discourse, benefiting, friendship, dhyāna, wisdom. These are associated with the 十行. (3) 十金剛 Ten 'diamond' steps of firmness, i. e. a mind of faith, remembrance, bestowing one's merits on others, understanding, uprighthess, no-retreat, Mahāyāna, formlessness, wisdom, indestructibility; these are associated with the 十廻向. (4) The 十地 q. v.

四卷經


四卷经

see styles
sì juǎn jīng
    si4 juan3 jing1
ssu chüan ching
 Shikan kyō
Four Fascicle Sūtra

四句偈

see styles
sì jù jié
    si4 ju4 jie2
ssu chü chieh
 shiku ge
four-line (Chinese) verse

四句執


四句执

see styles
sì jù zhí
    si4 ju4 zhi2
ssu chü chih
 shikushū
The four tenets held by various non-Buddhist schools: (1) the permanence of the ego, i. e. that the ego of past lives is the ego of the present; (2) its impermanence, i. e. that the present ego is of independent birth; (3) both permanent and impermanent, that the ego is permanent, the body impermanent; (4) neither permanent nor impermanent; that the body is impermanent but the ego not impermanent.

四句頌


四句颂

see styles
sì jù sòng
    si4 ju4 song4
ssu chü sung
 shiku ju
a four-line verse

四君子

see styles
 shikunshi
    しくんし
the four gentlemen (plum, chrysanthemum, orchid, and bamboo)

四善根

see styles
sì shàn gēn
    si4 shan4 gen1
ssu shan ken
 shi zenkon
catuṣ-kuśala-mūla, the four good roots, or sources from which spring good fruiy or development. In Hīnayāna they form the stage after 總相念住 as represented by the 倶舍 and 成實; in Mahāyāna it is the final stage of the 十廻向 as represented by the 法相宗. There are also four similar stages connected with śrāvaka, pratyekabuddha, and Buddha, styled 三品四善根. The four of the 倶舍宗 are 煗法, 頂法, 忍法, and 世第一法. The four of the 成實宗 are the same, but are applied differently. The 法相宗 retains the same four terms, but connects them with the four dhyāna stages of the 眞唯識觀 in its four first 加行 developments.

四因緣


四因缘

see styles
sì yīn yuán
    si4 yin1 yuan2
ssu yin yüan
 shi innen
four reasons

四堅信


四坚信

see styles
sì jiān xìn
    si4 jian1 xin4
ssu chien hsin
 shi kenshin
The four firm or 四不懷信 indestructible beliefs, in the Buddha, the law, the order, and the commandments.

四大師


四大师

see styles
sì dà shī
    si4 da4 shi1
ssu ta shih
 shi daishi
The four monastic heads imperially appointed during, the Tang dynasty.

四大律

see styles
sì dà lǜ
    si4 da4 lv4
ssu ta lü
 shi dairitsu
four great vinayas

四大洲

see styles
sì dà zhōu
    si4 da4 zhou1
ssu ta chou
 shi daishū
four continents

四大海

see styles
sì dà hǎi
    si4 da4 hai3
ssu ta hai
The four great oceans in a world, around Sumeru, in which are the four great continents; cf. 九山八海.

四大王

see styles
sì dà wáng
    si4 da4 wang2
ssu ta wang
 shidaiō
four heavenly kings

四大種


四大种

see styles
sì dà zhǒng
    si4 da4 zhong3
ssu ta chung
 shi dai shu
idem 四大.

四大節

see styles
 shidaisetsu
    しだいせつ
(See 紀元節,四方拝,天長節,明治節) the four grand national holidays (Prayer to the Four Quarters, Empire Day, the Emperor's Birthday, Emperor Meiji's birthday; 1927-1948)

四大護


四大护

see styles
sì dà hù
    si4 da4 hu4
ssu ta hu
 shidaigo
The guardian devas of the four quarters: south 金剛無勝結護; east 無畏結護; north 懷諸怖結護; and west 難降伏結護. The 四大佛護院 is the thirteenth group of the Garbhadhātu.

四天下

see styles
sì tiān xià
    si4 tian1 xia4
ssu t`ien hsia
    ssu tien hsia
 shi tenka
The four quarters or continents of the world.

四天王

see styles
sì tiān wáng
    si4 tian1 wang2
ssu t`ien wang
    ssu tien wang
 shitennou / shitenno
    してんのう
(1) {Buddh} the Four Heavenly Kings (Dhrtarastra, Virudhaka, Virupaksa, and Vaisravana); (2) the big four (i.e. four leaders in a given field)
(四大天王) catur-mahārājas, or Lokapālas; the four deva-kings. Indra's external 'generals 'who dwell each on a side of Mount Meru, and who ward off from the world the attacks of malicious spirits, or asuras, hence their name 護世四天王 the four deva-kings, guardians of the world. Their abode is the 四天王天 catur-maharāja-kāyikas; and their titles are: East 持國天 Deva who keeps (his) kingdom; colour white; name Dhṛtarsaṣtra. South 增長天 Deva of increase and growth; blue; name Virūḍhaka. West 廣目天 The broad-eyed (also ugly-eyed) deva (perhaps a form of Siva); red; name Virūpākṣa. North 多聞天 The deva who hears much and is well-versed; yellow; name Vaiśravaṇa, or Dhanada; he is a form of Kuvera, the god of wealth. These are the four giant temple guardians introduced as such to China by Amogha; cf. 四天王經.

四夷戒

see styles
sì yí jiè
    si4 yi2 jie4
ssu i chieh
 shīkai
four pārājikas

四威儀


四威仪

see styles
sì wēi yí
    si4 wei1 yi2
ssu wei i
 shi igi
Four respect-inspiring forms of demeanour in walking, standing, sitting, lying.

四孟月

see styles
sì mèng yuè
    si4 meng4 yue4
ssu meng yüeh
 shi mōgetsu
The four senior or prime months, i. e. the first of each season, first, fourth, seventh, and tenth.

四安樂


四安乐

see styles
sì ān lè
    si4 an1 le4
ssu an le
 shi anraku
(四安樂行) The four means of attaining to a happy contentment, by proper direction of the deeds of the body; the words of the mouth; the thoughts of the mind; and the resolve (of the will) to preach to all the Lotus Sutra.

四宗教

see styles
sì zōng jiào
    si4 zong1 jiao4
ssu tsung chiao
 shi shūkyō
four doctrines

四定記


四定记

see styles
sì dìng jì
    si4 ding4 ji4
ssu ting chi
 shi jōki
v. 四記.

四尋思


四寻思

see styles
sì xún sī
    si4 xun2 si1
ssu hsün ssu
 shi jinshi
four kinds of [thorough] investigation

四對治


四对治

see styles
sì duì zhì
    si4 dui4 zhi4
ssu tui chih
 shi taiji
four categories of antidotes

四小龍


四小龙

see styles
sì xiǎo lóng
    si4 xiao3 long2
ssu hsiao lung
Four Asian Tigers; East Asian Tigers; Four Little Dragons (East Asian economic powers: Taiwan, South Korea, Singapore and Hong Kong)

四弘誓

see styles
sì hóng shì
    si4 hong2 shi4
ssu hung shih
 shi kōsei
four vast vows

四弘願


四弘愿

see styles
sì hóng yuàn
    si4 hong2 yuan4
ssu hung yüan
 shi kōgan
four vast vows

四徼道

see styles
sì jiāo dào
    si4 jiao1 dao4
ssu chiao tao
 shikyōdō
a street which spreads in four directions

四念住

see styles
sì niàn zhù
    si4 nian4 zhu4
ssu nien chu
 shinenjū
idem 四念處.

四念珠

see styles
sì niàn zhū
    si4 nian4 zhu1
ssu nien chu
 shinenju
The four classes of 'prayer-beads', numbering 27, 54, 108, or 1, 080, styled 下品, 中品, 最勝, and 上品, lower, middle, superior, and most superior.

四念處


四念处

see styles
sì niàn chù
    si4 nian4 chu4
ssu nien ch`u
    ssu nien chu
 shinenjo
Four objects on which memory or the thought should dwell— the impurity of the body, that all sensations lead to suffering, that mind is impermanent, and that there is no such thing as an ego. There are other categories for thought or meditation.; (四念處觀); 四念住 smṛtyupasthāna. The fourfold stage of mindfulness, thought, or meditation that follows the 五停心觀 five-fold procedure for quieting the mind. This fourfold method, or objectivity of thought, is for stimulating the mind in ethical wisdom. It consists of contemplating (1) 身 the body as impure and utterly filthy; (2) 受 sensation, or consciousness, as always resulting in suffering; (3) 心 mind as impermanent, merely one sensation after another; (4) 法 things in general as being dependent and without a nature of their own. The four negate the ideas of permanence, joy, personality, and purity 常, 樂, 我, and 淨, i. e. the four 顚倒, but v. 四德. They are further subdivided into 別 and 總 particular and general, termed 別相念處 and 總相念處, and there are further subdivisions.

四性行

see styles
sì xìng xíng
    si4 xing4 xing2
ssu hsing hsing
 shi shō gyō
The four kinds of conduct natural to a Bodhisattva, that arising from his native goodness, his vow-nature, his compliant nature, i. e. to the six pāramitās, and his transforming nature, i. e. his powers of conversion or salvation.

四悉檀

see styles
sì xī tán
    si4 xi1 tan2
ssu hsi t`an
    ssu hsi tan
 shi shitsudan
The four siddhānta, v. 悉檀. The Buddha taught by (1) mundane or ordinary modes of expression; (2) individual treatment, adapting his teaching to the capacity of his hearers; (3) diagnostic treatment of their moral diseases; and (4) the perfect and highest truth.

四惡趣


四恶趣

see styles
sì è qù
    si4 e4 qu4
ssu o ch`ü
    ssu o chü
 shi akushu
(or 四惡道) The four apāya, or evil destinies: the hells, as hungry ghosts, animals, or asuras. The asuras are sometimes evil, sometimes good, hence the term 三惡道 'three evil destinies' excepts the asuras.

四惡道


四恶道

see styles
sì è dào
    si4 e4 dao4
ssu o tao
 shi akudō
four evil destinies

四意斷


四意断

see styles
sì yì duàn
    si4 yi4 duan4
ssu i tuan
 shi idan
idem 四正勤.

四意止

see styles
sì yì zhǐ
    si4 yi4 zhi3
ssu i chih
 shi ishi
four mental cessations

四愛生


四爱生

see styles
sì ài shēng
    si4 ai4 sheng1
ssu ai sheng
 shi aishō
(or 四愛起) Four sources of affection: the giving or receiving of clothing, or food, or bedding, or independently of gifts.

四愛起


四爱起

see styles
sì ài qǐ
    si4 ai4 qi3
ssu ai ch`i
    ssu ai chi
 shi aiki
four causes of attachment

四拍子

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 yonbyoushi / yonbyoshi
    よんびょうし
    shibyoushi / shibyoshi
    しびょうし
(1) (music) quadruple time; four-four time; common time; (2) (music) the four instruments in the accompanying orchestra in noh, etc. (flute, floor drum, small hand drum, large hand drum)

四攝事


四摄事

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sì shè shì
    si4 she4 shi4
ssu she shih
 shi shōji
four methods for bringing people into the fold

四攝法


四摄法

see styles
sì shè fǎ
    si4 she4 fa3
ssu she fa
 shi shōhō
(or 四攝事) catuḥ-saṃgraha-vastu; four all-embracing (bodhisattva) virtues: (1) 布施 dāna, giving what others like, in order to lead them to love and receive the truth; (2) 愛語 priyavacana, affctionate, speech, with the same purpose; (3) 利行 arthakṛtya, conduct proftable to others, with the same purpose; (4) 同事 samānārthatā, co-operation with and adaptation of oneself to others, to lead them into the truth.

四攝衆


四摄众

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sì shè zhòng
    si4 she4 zhong4
ssu she chung
 shishō shu
four ways of gathering in sentient beings

四教儀


四教仪

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sì jiào yí
    si4 jiao4 yi2
ssu chiao i
 Shikyō gi
A work of 智顗 Zhiyi of Tiantai.

四教地

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sì jiào dì
    si4 jiao4 di4
ssu chiao ti
 shikyō ji
Four stages, as given in the 大日經, 具緣品, i. e. 藏, 通, 別, and 圓 q. v.

四教義


四教义

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sì jiào yì
    si4 jiao4 yi4
ssu chiao i
 Shikyō gi
The Doctrine of the Four Teachings

四文字

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 yonmoji
    よんもじ
four characters; four letters

四料簡


四料简

see styles
sì liào jiǎn
    si4 liao4 jian3
ssu liao chien
 shi yōken
A summary of the 臨濟 Linji school, an offshoot of the Chan, in reference to subjective, objective, both, neither.

四方拝

see styles
 shihouhai / shihohai
    しほうはい
Prayer to the Four Quarters (Japanese imperial New Year's ceremony)

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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