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別無く

see styles
 betsunaku
    べつなく
irrespective (e.g. of age); without discrimination; without distinction

劉家輝


刘家辉

see styles
liú jiā huī
    liu2 jia1 hui1
liu chia hui
Gordon Liu (1955-), Hong Kong action actor

動作主

see styles
 dousashu / dosashu
    どうさしゅ
performer of an action; agent; actor

動作片


动作片

see styles
dòng zuò piàn
    dong4 zuo4 pian4
tung tso p`ien
    tung tso pien
action movie; CL:部[bu4]

勝手に

see styles
 katteni
    かってに
(adverb) arbitrarily; of its own accord; without asking; voluntarily; willfully; as one pleases; selfishly; by itself; automatically

十普門


十普门

see styles
shí pǔ mén
    shi2 pu3 men2
shih p`u men
    shih pu men
 jū fumon
The ten universals of a bodhisattva: 慈悲普 universal pity; 弘誓門 vow of universal salvation; 修行門 accordant action; 斷惑門 universal cutting off of delusions; 入法門門 freedom of entry into all forms of truth; 神通門 universal superhuman powers; 方便門 universal accordance with conditions of the receptivity of others; 說法門 powers of universal explication of the truth; 供養諸佛門 power of universal service of all Buddhas; 成就衆生門 the perfecting of all beings universally.

卒なく

see styles
 sotsunaku
    そつなく
(adverb) (kana only) without a flaw; accurately

厭かす

see styles
 akasu
    あかす
(irregular kanji usage) (transitive verb) (1) to bore; to tire; to weary; to stultify; (2) to use lavishly (and without regret)

古記録

see styles
 kokiroku
    こきろく
(See 古文書・2) historical document written without a particular addressee (e.g. a diary)

司馬昭


司马昭

see styles
sī mǎ zhāo
    si1 ma3 zhao1
ssu ma chao
Sima Zhao (211-265), military general and statesman of Cao Wei 曹魏[Cao2 Wei4]

吃官司

see styles
chī guān sī
    chi1 guan1 si1
ch`ih kuan ssu
    chih kuan ssu
to face legal action; to get sued

吃白食

see styles
chī bái shí
    chi1 bai2 shi2
ch`ih pai shih
    chih pai shih
to eat without paying; to freeload

同伴者

see styles
 douhansha / dohansha
    どうはんしゃ
(1) companion; (2) (See 同調者) fellow traveler (person who supports a group, movement, etc. without being a member); sympathizer

名なし

see styles
 nanashi
    ななし
(noun - becomes adjective with の) being without a name; being nameless; namelessness

名無し

see styles
 nanashi
    ななし
(noun - becomes adjective with の) being without a name; being nameless; namelessness

吳三桂


吴三桂

see styles
wú sān guì
    wu2 san1 gui4
wu san kuei
Wu Sangui (1612-1678), Chinese general who let the Manchus into China and helped them establish the Qing Dynasty, later leading a revolt against Qing in an effort to start his own dynasty

吳仁寶


吴仁宝

see styles
wú rén bǎo
    wu2 ren2 bao3
wu jen pao
Wu Renbao (1928-2013), former CCP chief of Huaxi Village 華西村|华西村[Hua2 xi1 Cun1], responsible for turning it into a modern rich community

吳任臣


吴任臣

see styles
wú rèn chén
    wu2 ren4 chen2
wu jen ch`en
    wu jen chen
Wu Renchen (1628-1689), Qing dynasty polymath and historian, author of History of Ten States of South China 十國春秋|十国春秋

吳嘉經


吴嘉经

see styles
wú jiā jīng
    wu2 jia1 jing1
wu chia ching
Wu Jiajing (1618-1684), early Qing dynasty poet

吳天明


吴天明

see styles
wú tiān míng
    wu2 tian1 ming2
wu t`ien ming
    wu tien ming
Wu Tianming (1939-), PRC film director

吳孟超


吴孟超

see styles
wú mèng chāo
    wu2 meng4 chao1
wu meng ch`ao
    wu meng chao
Wu Mengchao (1922-), Chinese medical scientist and surgeon specializing in liver and gallbladder disorders

吳官正


吴官正

see styles
wú guān zhèng
    wu2 guan1 zheng4
wu kuan cheng
Wu Guanzheng (1938-), former CCP Secretary of the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection

吳建豪


吴建豪

see styles
wú jiàn háo
    wu2 jian4 hao2
wu chien hao
Wu Jianhao or Vanness Wu (1978-), Taiwan pop star and actor, F4 band member

吳承恩


吴承恩

see styles
wú chéng ēn
    wu2 cheng2 en1
wu ch`eng en
    wu cheng en
Wu Cheng'en (1500-1582), author (or compiler) of novel Journey to the West 西遊記|西游记

吳敬梓


吴敬梓

see styles
wú jìng zǐ
    wu2 jing4 zi3
wu ching tzu
Wu Jingzi (1701-1754), Qing dynasty novelist, author of The Scholars 儒林外史[Ru2lin2 Wai4shi3]

吳永剛


吴永刚

see styles
wú yǒng gāng
    wu2 yong3 gang1
wu yung kang
Wu Yonggang (1907-1982), Chinese film director

吳玉章


吴玉章

see styles
wú yù zhāng
    wu2 yu4 zhang1
wu yü chang
Wu Yuzhang (1878-1966), writer, educator and communist politician

吳自牧


吴自牧

see styles
wú zì mù
    wu2 zi4 mu4
wu tzu mu
Wu Zimu (lived c. 1270), writer at the end of the Song dynasty

吳趼人


吴趼人

see styles
wú jiǎn rén
    wu2 jian3 ren2
wu chien jen
Wu Jianren (1867-1910), late Qing dynasty novelist, author of The strange state of the world witnessed over 20 years 二十年目睹之怪現狀|二十年目睹之怪现状

吳邦國


吴邦国

see styles
wú bāng guó
    wu2 bang1 guo2
wu pang kuo
Wu Bangguo (1941-), PRC electrical engineer and politician, politburo member 1992-2012

呉清源

see styles
 goseigen / gosegen
    ごせいげん
(personal name) Wu Qing Yuan (1914.6.12-2014.11.30; professional go player)

呉道子

see styles
 godoushi / godoshi
    ごどうし
(person) Wu Daozi; Wu Tao-tzu (approx. 680-750 CE)

呉道玄

see styles
 godougen / godogen
    ごどうげん
(person) Wu Daozi; Wu Tao-tzu (approx. 680-750 CE)

周成王

see styles
zhōu chéng wáng
    zhou1 cheng2 wang2
chou ch`eng wang
    chou cheng wang
King Cheng of Zhou (1055-1021 BC), reigned 1042-1021 BC as the 2nd king of Western Zhou 西周[Xi1 Zhou1], son of King Wu of Zhou 周武王[Zhou1 Wu3 wang2]

周文王

see styles
zhōu wén wáng
    zhou1 wen2 wang2
chou wen wang
King Wen of Zhou state (c. 1152-1056 BC), reigned c. 1099-1056 BC as king of Zhou state, leading figure in building the subsequent Western Zhou dynasty, father of King Wu of Zhou 周武王[Zhou1 Wu3 wang2] the first Zhou dynasty king

周武王

see styles
zhōu wǔ wáng
    zhou1 wu3 wang2
chou wu wang
King Wu of Zhou (-1043), personal name Ji Fa 姬發|姬发, reigned 1046-1043 BC as first king of Western Zhou dynasty 1046-1043 BC

呼出し

see styles
 yobidashi
    よびだし
(noun/participle) (1) call; summons; paging; curtain call; (2) (sumo) usher who calls the names of wrestlers, sweeps the ring, etc.; (3) (abbreviation) telephone number at which a person without a telephone can be reached; (4) (archaism) box-shaped area containing clean water for rinsing oneself (in an Edo-period bathhouse); (5) (archaism) high-ranking prostitute in the Yoshiwara district (Edo period); (6) (archaism) unlicensed prostitute in the Fukagawa red-light district (Edo period)

問わず

see styles
 towazu
    とわず
(expression) (See 問う・3) regardless of; irrespective of; without distinction of; no matter (how, what, when, etc.)

啟海話


启海话

see styles
qǐ hǎi huà
    qi3 hai3 hua4
ch`i hai hua
    chi hai hua
Qihai dialect, a Wu dialect spoken in Tongzhou, Haimen, and Qidong districts in southern Jiangsu province, and on Chongming Island in Shanghai

喋くり

see styles
 shabekuri
    しゃべくり
(1) (kana only) chatting without a break; talking without pause; (2) (kana only) (See しゃべくり漫才) amusing two-person dialogue (form of stand-up comedy)

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.

四物湯


四物汤

see styles
sì wù tāng
    si4 wu4 tang1
ssu wu t`ang
    ssu wu tang
four-substance decoction (si wu tang), tonic formula used in Chinese medicine

四百戒

see styles
sì bǎi jiè
    si4 bai3 jie4
ssu pai chieh
 shihyaku kai
The 400 disciplinary laws of a bodhisattva, referred to in the 藥師經 but without detail.

四空定

see styles
sì kōng dìng
    si4 kong1 ding4
ssu k`ung ting
    ssu kung ting
 shi kūjō
四無色定 The last four of the twelve dhyānas; the auto-hypnotic, or ecstatic entry into the four states represented by the four dhyāna heavens, i. e. 四 空 處 supra. In the first, the mind becomes void and vast like space; in the second, the powers of perception and understanding are unlimited; in the third, the discriminative powers of mind are subdued; in the fourth, the realm of consciousness or knowledge) without thought is reached, e. g. intuitive wisdom. These four are considered both as states of dhyāna, and as heavens into which one who practices these forms of dhyāna may be born.

因行果

see styles
yīn xíng guǒ
    yin1 xing2 guo3
yin hsing kuo
 in gyō ka
Cause, action, effect; e. g. seed, germination, fruit.

均田制

see styles
jun tián zhì
    jun1 tian2 zhi4
chün t`ien chih
    chün tien chih
 kindensei / kindense
    きんでんせい
equal-field system of Wei of the Northern dynasties 北魏 and Tang 唐 dynasties
(hist) equal-field system (of ancient China)

坊主畳

see styles
 bouzudatami / bozudatami
    ぼうずだたみ
(See 縁・3) tatami mat without a "heri" edge

塞建陀

see styles
sāi jiàn tuó
    sai1 jian4 tuo2
sai chien t`o
    sai chien to
 saikenda
(塞建陀羅); 塞健陀 skandha, 'the shoulder'; 'the body'; 'the trunk of a tree'; 'a section,' etc. M.W. 'Five psychological constituents.' 'Five attributes of every human being.' Eitel. Commonly known as the five aggregates, constituents, or groups; the pañcaskandha; under the Han dynasty 陰 was used, under the Jin 衆, under the Tang 蘊. The five are: 色 rūpa, form, or sensuous quality; 受 vedana, reception, feeling, sensation; 想 sañjñā , thought, consciousness, perception; 行 karman, or saṃskāra, action, mental activity; 識 vijñāna, cognition. The last four are mental constituents of the ego. Skandha is also the name of an arhat, and Skanda, also 塞建那, of a deva.

塩そば

see styles
 shiosoba
    しおそば
(1) {food} salty soba; (2) {food} (See 塩焼きそば) salty yakisoba (without sauce)

境內外


境内外

see styles
jìng nèi wài
    jing4 nei4 wai4
ching nei wai
within and without the borders; domestic and foreign; home and abroad

境界相

see styles
jìng jiè xiàng
    jing4 jie4 xiang4
ching chieh hsiang
 kyōgai sō
The external, or phenomenal world, the third aspect referred to in the Awakening of Faith; the three are blind or unintelligent action, the subjective mind, and the objective illusory world.

夜摩天

see styles
yè mó tiān
    ye4 mo2 tian1
yeh mo t`ien
    yeh mo tien
 yamaten
    やまてん
{Buddh} (See 六欲天) heaven without fighting; one of the six heavens of the desire realm
Yamadeva; the third devaloka, which is also called 須夜摩 or 蘇夜摩, intp. as 時分 or 善時分 the place where the times, or seasons, are always good.

大前提

see styles
dà qián tí
    da4 qian2 ti2
ta ch`ien t`i
    ta chien ti
 daizentei / daizente
    だいぜんてい
major premise
(1) important condition; basic premise; basic assumption; (2) something that should be obvious to all; something that should not have to be argued; something that goes without mentioning; (3) {logic} major premise (in a syllogism)

天ぬき

see styles
 tennuki
    てんぬき
(1) tempura soba without the noodles; (expression) (2) missing the vital element

天抜き

see styles
 tennuki
    てんぬき
(1) tempura soba without the noodles; (expression) (2) missing the vital element

天辺押

see styles
 teppeioshi / teppeoshi
    てっぺいおし
(irregular okurigana usage) (noun - becomes adjective with の) (archaism) pressing forward without giving a chance to explain

好端端

see styles
hǎo duān duān
    hao3 duan1 duan1
hao tuan tuan
perfectly all right; without rhyme or reason

如來日


如来日

see styles
rú lái rì
    ru2 lai2 ri4
ju lai jih
 nyorai nichi
寳相日 The Tathāgata day, which is without beginning or end and has no limit of past, present, or future.

妄りに

see styles
 midarini
    みだりに
(adverb) (1) without authority; (2) without reason; unnecessarily; (3) recklessly; indiscriminately; arbitrarily

妻問婚

see styles
 tsumadoikon
    つまどいこん
type of marriage where the man merely visits his wife without living with her; duolocal marriage

委せる

see styles
 makaseru
    まかせる
(out-dated kanji) (transitive verb) (1) to entrust (e.g. a task) to another; to leave to; (2) to passively leave to someone else's facilities; (3) to leave to take its natural course; (4) to continue (something) in a natural fashion (without particular aim); (5) to rely fully on one's (full strength, great ability, long time taken) to get something done

婆娑羅

see styles
 basara; bashara
    ばさら; ばしゃら
(noun or adjectival noun) (1) acting without restraint; self-indulgence; wild license; eccentricity; (noun or adjectival noun) (2) being pretentious; putting on airs; foppery; dandyism; coxcombry; gaudiness

婆抜き

see styles
 babanuki
    ばばぬき
(1) old maid (card game); (2) (slang) living without one's mother-in-law

嫌わず

see styles
 kirawazu
    きらわず
(exp,adv,conj) without discrimination; indiscriminate; without distinction; without differentiation

孟嘗君


孟尝君

see styles
mèng cháng jun
    meng4 chang2 jun1
meng ch`ang chün
    meng chang chün
Lord Menchang of Qi, Chancellor of Qi and of Wei during the Warring States Period (475-221 BC)

孤独死

see styles
 kodokushi
    こどくし
(n,vs,vi) dying alone (esp. of someone who lives alone and dies of natural causes at home without anyone knowing); solitary death

孤立死

see styles
 koritsushi
    こりつし
(noun/participle) (See 孤独死) dying alone (esp. of someone who lives alone and dies of natural causes at home without anyone knowing); solitary death

孤零零

see styles
gū líng líng
    gu1 ling2 ling2
ku ling ling
lone; isolated and without help; all alone; solitary

孫武子


孙武子

see styles
sūn wǔ zǐ
    sun1 wu3 zi3
sun wu tzu
Sun Wu, famous general, strategist and Legalist philosopher, contemporary with Confucius 孔子[Kong3 zi3] (551-479 BC), author of "The Art of War" 孫子兵法|孙子兵法[Sun1 zi3 Bing1 fa3], also known as Sun Tzu 孫子|孙子[Sun1 zi3]

安全牌

see styles
 anzenpai
    あんぜんパイ
(1) (mahj) tile that may be discarded without risking benefiting an opponent; (2) no-risk choice; easily handled person

宋武帝

see styles
sòng wǔ dì
    song4 wu3 di4
sung wu ti
Emperor Wu of Song (363-422), personal name Liu Yu 劉裕|刘裕[Liu2 Yu4], founder of Song of the Southern dynasties 劉宋|刘宋[Liu2 Song4], broke away from Eastern Jin in 420, reigned 420-422

実写化

see styles
 jisshaka
    じっしゃか
(noun, transitive verb) live-action adaptation (of a manga, animated film, etc.)

実行委

see styles
 jikkoui / jikkoi
    じっこうい
(abbreviation) (See 実行委員・じっこういいん) action committee; executive committee

実践家

see styles
 jissenka
    じっせんか
practical person; man of action; doer

対馬音

see styles
 tsushimaon
    つしまおん
Wu dynasty reading of Chinese characters

封神榜

see styles
fēng shén bǎng
    feng1 shen2 bang3
feng shen pang
Investiture of the Gods, major Ming dynasty vernacular novel of mythology and fantasy, very loosely based on King Wu of Zhou's 周武王[Zhou1 Wu3 wang2] overthrow of the Shang, subsequent material for opera, film, TV series, computer games etc

尉繚子


尉缭子

see styles
wèi liáo zi
    wei4 liao2 zi5
wei liao tzu
Wei Liaozi, one of the Seven Military Classics of ancient China 武經七書|武经七书[Wu3 jing1 Qi1 shu1], possibly written by Wei Liao 尉繚|尉缭[Wei4 Liao2] during the Warring States Period (475-220 BC)

少不了

see styles
shǎo bu liǎo
    shao3 bu5 liao3
shao pu liao
cannot do without; to be unavoidable; are bound to be many

少不得

see styles
shǎo bu dé
    shao3 bu5 de2
shao pu te
cannot be avoided; cannot do without

尼陀那

see styles
ní tuó nà
    ni2 tuo2 na4
ni t`o na
    ni to na
 nidana
nidāna, a band, bond, link, primary cause. I. The 十二因緣 twelve causes or links in the chain of existence: (1) jarā-maraṇa 老死 old age and death. (2) jāti 生 (re) birth. (3) bhava 有 existence. (4) upādāna 取 laying hold of, grasping. (5) tṛṣṇā 愛 love, thirst, desire. (6) vedana 受 receiving, perceiving, sensation. (7) sparśa 觸 touch, contact, feeling. (8) ṣaḍ-āyatana, 六入 the six senses. (9) nāma-rūpa 名色 name and form, individuality (of things). (10) vijñāna 六識 the six forms of perception, awareness or discernment. (11) saṃskāra 行 action, moral conduct. (12) avidyā 無明 unenlightenment, 'ignorance which mistakes the illusory phenomena of this world for realities. ' Eitel. These twelve links are stated also in Hīnayāna in reverse order, beginning with avidyā and ending with jarā-maraṇa. The Fanyimingyi says the whole series arises from 無明 ignorance, and if this can be got rid of the whole process of 生死 births and deaths (or reincarnations) comes to an end. II. Applied to the purpose and occasion of writing sutras, nidāna means (1) those written because of a request or query; (2) because certain precepts were violated; (3) because of certain events.

平気で

see styles
 heikide / hekide
    へいきで
(adverb) without compunction; coolly; without batting an eyelid; unscrupulously; nonchalantly; remorselessly; without hesitation

度なし

see styles
 donashi
    どなし
(exp,adj-na) without optical correction (glasses, contact lens, etc.)

度無し

see styles
 donashi
    どなし
(exp,adj-na) without optical correction (glasses, contact lens, etc.)

度無極


度无极

see styles
dù wú jí
    du4 wu2 ji2
tu wu chi
 to mugoku
To ferry across, or save, without limit.

引続き

see styles
 hikitsuzuki
    ひきつづき
(n-adv,n) (1) continuously; continually; without a break; (2) next; then; after that

張易之


张易之

see styles
zhāng yì zhī
    zhang1 yi4 zhi1
chang i chih
Zhang Yizhi (-705), Tang dynasty politician and favorite of Empress Wu Zetian 武則天|武则天[Wu3 Ze2 tian1]

心無間


心无间

see styles
xīn wú jiān
    xin1 wu2 jian1
hsin wu chien
 shin mugen
mind without interruption

念無し

see styles
 nennashi
    ねんなし
(adj-ku) (1) unexpected; (adj-ku) (2) regrettable; (adj-ku) (3) easy; (adj-ku) (4) without regrets

悪達者

see styles
 warudassha
    わるだっしゃ
(noun or adjectival noun) (1) skilled but shoddy; skilled but without style; skilled but lacking in refinement; (2) skilled but shoddy performer; person who is skilled but lacks taste

惑業苦


惑业苦

see styles
huò yè kǔ
    huo4 ye4 ku3
huo yeh k`u
    huo yeh ku
 wakugokku
Illusion, accordant action, and suffering; the pains arising from a life of illusion.

慈悲殺

see styles
 jihisatsu
    じひさつ
(See 安楽死) mercy killing (euthanasia performed to end someone's suffering, but without consent)

憂陀那


忧陀那

see styles
yōu tuó nà
    you1 tuo2 na4
yu t`o na
    yu to na
 udana
udāna, cf. 優, 烏, etc. Breathing upwards from the throat into the head; guttural sounds; the navel, umbilical; the middle; volunteered remarks or addresses by the Buddha, sermons that came from within him without external request; voluntarily to testify.

成行き

see styles
 nariyuki
    なりゆき
(1) outcome; development; course of events; progress; result; (2) (abbreviation) market order; order without limit

戦死者

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 senshisha
    せんししゃ
person killed in action; the war dead

手弁当

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 tebentou / tebento
    てべんとう
(1) preparing one's own lunch; bringing one's own lunch; paying for one's own lunch; (2) working without pay; volunteer work

手張り

see styles
 tebari
    てばり
(1) gluing by hand; (2) gambling without money (on the understanding that losses shall be covered later)

手拍子

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 tebyoushi / tebyoshi
    てびょうし
(noun/participle) (1) beating time with one's hands; clapping to the beat; (2) making a careless move (in go, shogi, etc.); responding to an opponent's move without proper thought

手放し

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 tebanashi
    てばなし
(1) without holding on; without using the hands; letting go one's hold; (2) lack of reserve; lack of restraint; openly

手離し

see styles
 tebanashi
    てばなし
(1) without holding on; without using the hands; letting go one's hold; (2) lack of reserve; lack of restraint; openly

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

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Information about this dictionary:

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

This dictionary uses the EDICT and CC-CEDICT dictionary files.
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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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