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法舟 see styles |
fǎ zhōu fa3 zhou1 fa chou hō shū |
法船 The barque of Buddha-truth which ferries men out from the sea of mortality and reincarnation to nirvana. |
法蔵 see styles |
houzou / hozo ほうぞう |
(1) {Buddh} Buddhist teachings; Buddhist scriptures; (2) {Buddh} Dharmakara; Amitabha Buddha in a pre-enlightenment incarnation; (place-name) Houzou; (person) Fazang; Fa-tsang (643-712) |
法藏 see styles |
fǎ zàng fa3 zang4 fa tsang houzou / hozo ほうぞう |
(personal name) Houzou Dharma-store; also 佛法藏; 如來藏 (1) The absolute, unitary storehouse of the universe, the primal source of all things. (2) The Treasury of Buddha's teaching the sutras, etc. (3) Any Buddhist library. (4) Dharmākara, mine of the Law; one of the incarnations of Amitābha. (5) Title of the founder of the Huayan School 賢首法藏Xianshou Fazang. |
法蘊 法蕴 see styles |
fǎ yùn fa3 yun4 fa yün hōun |
The Buddha's detailed teaching, and in this respect similar to 法藏. |
法螺 see styles |
fǎ luó fa3 luo2 fa lo hora; hora ほら; ホラ |
(1) (kana only) boasting; bragging; big talk; (2) (kana only) (abbreviation) (orig. meaning) (See 法螺貝) conch (esp. Charonia tritonis); trumpet shell Conch of the Law, a symbol of the universality, power, or command of the Buddha's teaching. Cf. 商佉 śaṅkha. |
法身 see styles |
fǎ shēn fa3 shen1 fa shen hotsushin ほつしん |
{Buddh} (See 三身) dharmakaya (dharma body, Buddhism's highest form of existence); (surname) Hotsushin dharmakāya, embodiment of Truth and Law, the "spiritual" or true body; essential Buddhahood; the essence of being; the absolute, the norm of the universe; the first of the trikāya, v.三身. The dharmakāya is divided into 總 unity and 別 diversity; as in the noumenal absolute and phenomenal activities, or potential and dynamic; but there are differences of interpretation, e.g. as between the 法相 and 法性 schools. Cf. 法身體性. There are many categories of the dharmakāya. In the 2 group 二法身 are five kinds: (1) 理 "substance" and 智 wisdom or expression; (2) 法性法身 essential nature and 應化法身 manifestation; the other three couples are similar. In the 3 group 三法身 are (1) the manifested Buddha, i.e. Śākyamuni; (2) the power of his teaching, etc.; (3) the absolute or ultimate reality. There are other categories. |
法鏡 法镜 see styles |
fǎ jìng fa3 jing4 fa ching hōkyō |
The Dharma mirror, reflecting the Buddha-wisdom. |
法雨 see styles |
fǎ yǔ fa3 yu3 fa yü minori みのり |
shower of dharma; Buddhism flowing forth; (surname) Minori The rain of Buddha-truth which fertilizes all beings. |
法雷 see styles |
fǎ léi fa3 lei2 fa lei hōrai |
The thunder of dharma, awakening man from stupor and stimulating the growth of virtue, the awful voice of Buddha-truth. 法電 The lightning of the Truth. |
波斯 see styles |
bō sī bo1 si1 po ssu harusha ハルシャ |
Persia (ateji / phonetic) (kana only) (obsolete) Persia; (place-name) Persia Pārasī, Persian, Persia. 波嘶; 波刺斯 or 波刺私; 波羅悉. In its capital of Surasthāna the Buddha's almsbowl was said to be in A. D. 600. Eitel. |
活仏 see styles |
katsubutsu かつぶつ |
grand Lama; living Buddha |
活佛 see styles |
huó fó huo2 fo2 huo fo katsubutsu |
Living Buddha; title of Mongolian Lamas from 17th century A living Buddha, i. e. a reincarnation Buddha e. g. Hutuktu, Dalai Lama, etc. |
活路 see styles |
huó lu huo2 lu5 huo lu katsuro かつろ |
labor; physical work means of survival; means of escape; way out of a difficulty living path |
浮図 see styles |
ukizu うきず |
(1) Buddha; (2) stupa; (3) Buddhist temple; (4) Buddhist monk; (surname) Ukizu |
浮圖 浮图 see styles |
fú tú fu2 tu2 fu t`u fu tu futo |
variant of 浮屠[fu2 tu2]; alternative term for 佛陀[Fo2 tuo2] 浮陀; 浮頭; 浮屠 Buddha; also a stūpa, v. 佛 and 塔. |
浮孔 see styles |
fú kǒng fu2 kong3 fu k`ung fu kung ukiana うきあな |
(place-name) Ukiana A hole in a floating log, through which a one-eyed turtle accidentally obtains a glimpse of the moon, the rarest of chances, e.g. the rareness of meeting a buddha. |
浮屠 see styles |
fú tú fu2 tu2 fu t`u fu tu futo ふと |
Buddha; Buddhist stupa (transliteration of Pali thupo) (1) Buddha; (2) stupa; (3) Buddhist temple; (4) Buddhist monk (Skt. buddha) |
浮陀 see styles |
fú tuó fu2 tuo2 fu t`o fu to fuda |
(Skt. *buddha) |
浮頭 浮头 see styles |
fú tóu fu2 tou2 fu t`ou fu tou fuzu |
(Skt. buddha) |
浴佛 see styles |
yù fó yu4 fo2 yü fo yokubutsu |
浴像 To wash the image of the Buddha; this is a ceremony on his birthday, 8th of the 4th month. |
浴像 see styles |
yù xiàng yu4 xiang4 yü hsiang yoku zō |
bathe a buddha-image |
海印 see styles |
hǎi yìn hai3 yin4 hai yin kaiin |
The ocean symbol, indicating the vastness of the meditation of the Buddha, the vision of all things. |
涅槃 see styles |
niè pán nie4 pan2 nieh p`an nieh pan nehan ねはん |
(Buddhism) to achieve nirvana (extinction of desire and pain); to die (loanword from Sanskrit, abbr. for 涅槃那[nie4pan2na4]) (1) {Buddh} nirvana; supreme enlightenment; (2) {Buddh} death; death of Buddha nirvāṇa, 'blown out, gone out, put out, extinguished'; 'liberated-from existence'; 'dead, deceased, defunct.' 'Liberation, eternal bliss'; '(with Buddhists and Jainas) absolute extinction or annihilation, complete extinction of individual existence.' M.W. Other forms are 涅槃那; 泥日; 泥洹; 泥畔 Originally translated 滅 to extinguish, extinction, put out (as a lamp or fire), it was also described as 解脫 release, 寂滅 tranquil extinction; 無爲 inaction, without effort, passiveness; 不生 no (re)birth; 安樂 calm joy; 滅度transmigration to 'extinction'. The meaning given to 'extinction' varies, e.g. individual extinction; cessation of rebirth; annihilation of passion; extinction of all misery and entry into bliss. While the meaning of individual extinction is not without advocates, the general acceptation is the extinction or end of all return to reincarnation with its concomitant suffering, and the entry into bliss. Nirvāṇa may be enjoyed in the present life as an attainable state, with entry into parinirvāṇa, or perfect bliss to follow. It may be (a) with a 'remainder', i.e. the cause but not all the effect (karma), of reincarnation having been destroyed; (b) without 'remainder', both cause and effect having been extinguished. The answer of the Buddha as to the continued personal existence of the Tathāgata in nirvāṇa is, in the Hīnayāna canon, relegated 'to the sphere of the indeterminates' (Keith), as one of the questions which are not essential to salvation. One argument is that flame when blown out does not perish but returns to the totality of Fire. The Nirvāṇa Sutra claims for nirvāṇa the ancient ideas of 常樂我淨 permanence, bliss, personality purity in the transcendental realm. Mahāyāna declares that Hīnayāna by denying personality in the transcendental realm denies the existence of the Buddha. In Mahāyāna final nirvāṇa is transcendental, and is also used as a term for the absolute. The place where the Buddha entered his earthly nirvāṇa is given as Kuśinagara, cf. 拘. |
淘汰 see styles |
táo tài tao2 tai4 t`ao t`ai tao tai touta / tota とうた |
to wash out; (fig.) to cull; to weed out; to eliminate; to die out; to phase out (noun, transitive verb) (1) weeding out; elimination (e.g. of unneeded employees); culling; selection; (noun, transitive verb) (2) {biol} (See 自然淘汰) selection The fourth of the five periods of Buddha's teaching, according to Tiantai, i.e. the sweeping away of false ideas, produced by appearance, with the doctrine of the void, or the reality behind the seeming. |
淨佛 净佛 see styles |
jìng fó jing4 fo2 ching fo jōbutsu |
Pure Buddha, perfect Buddhahood, of the dharmakāya nature. |
淨刹 净刹 see styles |
jìng chà jing4 cha4 ching ch`a ching cha jōsetsu |
The pure kṣetra, i.e. Buddha-land. |
淨國 淨国 see styles |
jìng guó jing4 guo2 ching kuo jōkoku |
The pure land, i.e. Buddha-land. |
淨心 净心 see styles |
jìng xīn jing4 xin1 ching hsin Jōshin |
The pure heart or mind, which is the original Buddha-nature in every man. |
淨覺 淨觉 see styles |
jìng jué jing4 jue2 ching chüeh jōkaku |
Pure enlightenment. |
淨道 净道 see styles |
jìng dào jing4 dao4 ching tao jōdō |
The pure enlightenment of Buddha. |
深心 see styles |
shēn xīn shen1 xin1 shen hsin shinshin |
A mind profoundly engrossed (in Buddha-truth, or thought, or illusion, etc. ). |
淸梵 see styles |
qīng fàn qing1 fan4 ch`ing fan ching fan shōbon |
Pure Sanskrit; Buddha's resonant voice, or pure enunciation. |
淸白 see styles |
qīng bái qing1 bai2 ch`ing pai ching pai shōbyaku |
Pure and white, pure white, as Buddha-truth, or as pure goodness. |
溜邊 溜边 see styles |
liū biān liu1 bian1 liu pien |
to keep to the edge (of path, river etc); fig. to keep out of trouble; to avoid getting involved |
溪徑 溪径 see styles |
xī jìng xi1 jing4 hsi ching |
path; (fig.) way; channel |
溶佛 see styles |
róng fó rong2 fo2 jung fo yōbutsu |
bathing the buddha |
滅後 灭后 see styles |
miè hòu mie4 hou4 mieh hou metsugo |
After the nirvāṇa, after the Buddha's death. |
滅道 灭道 see styles |
miè dào mie4 dao4 mieh tao metsudou / metsudo めつどう |
{Buddh} (See 道諦,滅諦) truths of the cessation of suffering and of the way to the cessation of suffering Extinction of suffering and the way of extinction, nirodha and mārga; v. supra. |
漸悟 see styles |
zengo ぜんご |
(noun/participle) {Buddh} (See 頓悟) gradual enlightenment |
濡佛 see styles |
rú fó ru2 fo2 ju fo nurebotoke |
An image of Vairocana in the open. |
灌佛 see styles |
guàn fó guan4 fo2 kuan fo kanbutsu |
浴佛 To wash a Buddha's image with scented water, which is a work of great merit and done with much ceremony. |
灌洗 see styles |
guàn xǐ guan4 xi3 kuan hsi kansen |
To wash a Buddha's image. |
灌臘 灌腊 see styles |
guàn là guan4 la4 kuan la kanrō |
The washing of a Buddha's image at the end of the monastic year, the end of summer. |
灯明 see styles |
tonmyou / tonmyo とんみょう |
light offered to a god or Buddha; votive light; (surname) Tonmyou |
炎經 炎经 see styles |
yán jīng yan2 jing1 yen ching Enkyō |
A name for the Nirvana Sutra, referring to the Buddha's cremation; also to its glorious teaching. |
無佛 无佛 see styles |
wú fó wu2 fo2 wu fo mubutsu |
no buddha |
無字 无字 see styles |
wú zì wu2 zi4 wu tzu muji むじ |
{Buddh} (See 狗子仏性) the one-character reply ("no") offered by Zhaozhou to the question "Does a dog have Buddha nature?" without letters |
無方 无方 see styles |
wú fāng wu2 fang1 wu fang muhō |
No place, nowhere; unlimited to place or method, i.e. Buddha's power. |
無等 无等 see styles |
wú děng wu2 deng3 wu teng mutō |
asama; unequal, unequalled; the one without equal Buddha. |
無縁 see styles |
muen むえん |
(adj-no,adj-na,n) (1) (ant: 有縁・2) unrelated; unconnected; irrelevant; indifferent; divorced from; having nothing to do with one; being foreign to one; (adj-no,n) (2) without relations (esp. of a deceased person); having no surviving relatives; (adj-no,n) (3) {Buddh} (ant: 有縁・1) unrelated to the teachings of Buddha; unable to be saved by Buddha |
無聞 无闻 see styles |
wú wén wu2 wen2 wu wen mumon |
no hearing [of the Buddha's teachings] |
無蓋 无盖 see styles |
wú gài wu2 gai4 wu kai mugai むがい |
(noun - becomes adjective with の) open; uncovered; (given name) Mugai That which cannot be covered or contained, universal; also that which includes all, a characteristic of the pity of Buddha, hence無蓋大悲, uncontainable, or superlative, pity. |
無道 无道 see styles |
wú dào wu2 dao4 wu tao mudou / mudo むどう |
tyrannical; brutal (regime) (noun or adjectival noun) (See 不道・1) inhuman; immoral; unreasonable; outrageous; wicked; (personal name) Mudō no path |
無遮 无遮 see styles |
wú zhē wu2 zhe1 wu che musha |
Unconcealing, unconfined; illimitable. Buddha-grace, -mercy, or -love; cf. 無蓋. |
焰網 焰网 see styles |
yàn wǎng yan4 wang3 yen wang enmō |
The flaming, or shining net of Buddha, the glory of Buddha, which encloses everything like the net of Indra. |
照寂 see styles |
zhào jí zhao4 ji2 chao chi shōjaku |
The shining mystic purity of Buddha, or the bhūtatathatā. |
熟道 see styles |
shú dào shu2 dao4 shu tao |
familiar road; well-trodden path |
燈明 灯明 see styles |
dēng míng deng1 ming2 teng ming toumyou / tomyo とうみょう |
light offered to a god or Buddha; votive light; (surname) Toumyou The lamp hung before a Buddha, etc., as symbol of his wisdom. |
爪塔 see styles |
zhǎo tǎ zhao3 ta3 chao t`a chao ta sō tō |
A stūpa, or reliquary, for preserving and honouring the nails and hair of the Buddha, said to be the first Buddhist stūpa raised. |
牛王 see styles |
niú wáng niu2 wang2 niu wang ushiou / ushio うしおう |
(surname) Ushiou The king of bulls, i. e. a Buddha, or bodhisattva; it is applied to Gautama Buddha, possibly derived from his name. |
牛跡 牛迹 see styles |
niú jī niu2 ji1 niu chi goshaku |
Ox-tracks, i. e. the teaching of a Buddha the 牛王 royal bull. |
牟尼 see styles |
móu ní mou2 ni2 mou ni muni むに |
(1) (honorific or respectful language) muni (Indian ascetic or sage); (2) Buddha (牟尼仙), 文尼; 茂泥; (馬曷摩尼) 摩尼 muni; mahāmuni; 月摩尼 vimuni. A sage, saint, ascetic, monk, especially Śākyamuni; interpreted as 寂 retired, secluded, silent, solitary, i. e. withdrawn from the world. See also 百八摩尼. |
牽生 牵生 see styles |
qiān shēng qian1 sheng1 ch`ien sheng chien sheng kenshō |
subtly produced (karma) or unmanifestly produced karma |
狗心 see styles |
gǒu xīn gou3 xin1 kou hsin kushin |
A dog's heart, satisfied with trifles, unreceptive of Buddha's teaching. |
狹隘 狭隘 see styles |
xiá ài xia2 ai4 hsia ai |
(of a path etc) narrow; (of a living space etc) cramped; (of a way of thinking, a definition etc) narrow; limited See: 狭隘 |
献物 see styles |
kenmotsu けんもつ |
offering (to a shogun, emperor, daimyo, kami or Buddha) |
献璋 see styles |
kenshou / kensho けんしょう |
(given name) Kenshou |
獨尊 独尊 see styles |
dú zūn du2 zun1 tu tsun dokuson |
to revere as sole orthodoxy; to hold supremacy (of a religion, ideology, cultural norm, social group etc); to be dominant The alone honoured one, Buddha. |
獨覺 独觉 see styles |
dú jué du2 jue2 tu chüeh dokukaku |
pratyekabuddha, v. 緣 one who seeks his own enlightenment. |
玄猷 see styles |
xuán yóu xuan2 you2 hsüan yu genyū |
arcane path |
玄覺 玄觉 see styles |
xuán jué xuan2 jue2 hsüan chüeh genkaku げんかく |
(personal name) Genkaku Hsüan-chio, a Wenchow monk, also named 明道 Ming-tao, who had a large following; he is said to have attained to enlightenment in one night, hence is known as 一宿覺. |
玉佛 see styles |
yù fó yu4 fo2 yü fo gyokubutsu |
A famous jade Buddha recovered while digging a well in Khotan, 3 to 4 feet high. |
玉豪 see styles |
yù háo yu4 hao2 yü hao gyokugō |
玉毫 The ūrṇā or white curl between the Buddha's eyebrows, from which he sent forth his ray of light illuminating all worlds. |
王膳 see styles |
wáng shàn wang2 shan4 wang shan ōzen |
A royal feast referred to in the Lotus Sutra, where the hungry people feared to accept the King's feast till he came himself and called them; i. e. the feast of Buddhahood and the Buddha's call. |
王道 see styles |
wáng dào wang2 dao4 wang tao takamichi たかみち |
the Way of the King; statecraft; benevolent rule; virtuous as opposed to the Way of Hegemon 霸道 (1) righteous government; just rule; kingship; rule of right; noble path; (2) (See 学問に王道なし) easy method; simple approach; short-cut; royal road; (noun - becomes adjective with の) (3) orthodox way; proper way; traditional manner; classic approach; tried-and-true method; (personal name) Takamichi |
珍域 see styles |
zhēn yù zhen1 yu4 chen yü chiniki |
The precious region, or Pure Land of a Buddha. |
現證 现证 see styles |
xiàn zhèng xian4 zheng4 hsien cheng genshō |
The immediate realization of enlightenment, or nirvana; abhisamaya, inner realization; pratyakṣa, immediate perception, evidence of the eye or other organ. |
理佛 see styles |
lǐ fó li3 fo2 li fo ributsu |
The fundamental or intrinsic Buddha, i.e. the dharmakāya; also the Tiantai doctrine of Buddha as immanent in all beings, even those of the three lowest orders; which doctrine is also called 素法身 the plain, or undeveloped dharmakāya. |
理卽 see styles |
lǐ jí li3 ji2 li chi risoku |
(理卽佛) The underlying truth of all things is Buddha; immanent reason; Buddhahood; the Tiantai doctrine of essential universal Buddhahood, or the undeveloped Buddha in all beings. |
理智 see styles |
lǐ zhì li3 zhi4 li chih richi りち |
reason; intellect; rationality; rational intellect; intelligence; (female given name) Richi Principle and gnosis (or reason); the noumenal in essence and in knowledge; the truth in itself and in knowledge; li is also the fundamental principle of the phenomenon under observation, chih the observing wisdom; one is reality, the other the knower or knowing; one is the known object, the other the knower, the knowing, or what is known; each is dependent on the other, chih depends on lili is revealed by chih. Also knowledge or enlightenment in its essence or purity, free from incarnational influences. |
瓦師 瓦师 see styles |
wǎ shī wa3 shi1 wa shih kawarashi かわらし |
(place-name) Kawarashi The Buddha in a previous incarnation as a potter. |
甚深 see styles |
shé shēn she2 shen1 she shen jinshin; jinjin じんしん; じんじん |
extremely deep (i.e. profound) The profundity (of Buddha-truth). |
生佛 see styles |
shēng fó sheng1 fo2 sheng fo shōbutsu |
Buddha alive; a living Buddha; also 生, i. e. 衆生 all the living, and 佛, i. e. Buddha. |
生經 生经 see styles |
shēng jīng sheng1 jing1 sheng ching Shō kyō |
Stories of the previous incarnations of the Buddha and his disciples, tr. by Dharmapāla, 5 juan, third century A. D. |
生身 see styles |
shēng shēn sheng1 shen1 sheng shen namami; shoujin / namami; shojin なまみ; しょうじん |
(noun - becomes adjective with の) (1) living flesh; flesh and blood; (noun - becomes adjective with の) (2) (しょうじん only) {Buddh} physical body of Buddha or a bodhisattva The physical body; also that of a Buddha in contrast with his 法身 dharmakāya; also a bodhisattva's body when born into any mortal form. |
生途 see styles |
shēng tú sheng1 tu2 sheng t`u sheng tu shōzu |
The way or lot of those born, i. e. of mortality. |
甬路 see styles |
yǒng lù yong3 lu4 yung lu |
paved path |
甬道 see styles |
yǒng dào yong3 dao4 yung tao |
walled-in path; paved pathway; canopied passageway; corridor; tunnel |
田陌 see styles |
tián mò tian2 mo4 t`ien mo tien mo |
path between fields; fields |
由徑 由径 see styles |
yóu jìng you2 jing4 yu ching |
to follow a narrow path |
甲馬 甲马 see styles |
jiǎ mǎ jia3 ma3 chia ma kouma / koma こうま |
(given name) Kōma A picture, formerly shaped like a horse, of a god or a Buddha, now a picture of a horse. |
画く see styles |
kaku かく egaku えがく |
(transitive verb) (1) to draw; to paint; to sketch; (2) to picture in one's mind; to imagine; (3) to form a certain shape (e.g. path of an action, appearance of an object, etc.); (transitive verb) (1) to draw; to paint; to sketch; (2) to depict; to describe; (3) to picture in one's mind; to imagine; (4) to form a certain shape (e.g. path of an action, appearance of an object, etc.) |
略戒 see styles |
lüè jiè lve4 jie4 lve chieh ryakukai |
The first period of general moral law, before the detailed commandments became necessary; i.e. the first twelve years of the Buddha's ministry. |
異記 异记 see styles |
yì jì yi4 ji4 i chi i ki |
mistaken prediction [of enlightenment] |
當成 当成 see styles |
dàng chéng dang4 cheng2 tang ch`eng tang cheng tō jō |
to consider as; to take to be will become [buddha] |
當機 当机 see styles |
dàng jī dang4 ji1 tang chi tōki |
to crash (of a computer); to stop working; (loanword from English "down") To suit the capacity or ability, i.e. of hearers, as did the Buddha; to avail oneself of an opportunity. |
疏導 疏导 see styles |
shū dǎo shu1 dao3 shu tao |
to dredge; to open up a path for; to remove obstructions; to clear the way; to enlighten; persuasion |
病子 see styles |
bìng zǐ bing4 zi3 ping tzu byōshi |
Just as a mother loves the sick child most, so Buddha loves the most wicked sinner. Nirvana Sutra 30. |
登り see styles |
nobori のぼり |
(1) ascent; climbing; ascending (path); climb; (noun - becomes adjective with の) (2) northward (towards Tokyo); (surname) Nobori |
發心 发心 see styles |
fā xīn fa1 xin1 fa hsin hosshin |
Mental initiation or initiative, resolve, make up the mind to; to start out for bodhi, or perfect enlightenment; to show kindness of heart, give alms. |
Entries with 2nd row of characters: The 2nd row is Simplified Chinese.
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This page contains 100 results for "Kensho Jobutsu - Enlightenment - Path to Buddha" in Chinese and/or Japanese.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
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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).
Combined, these cover 1,007,753 Japanese, Chinese, and Buddhist characters, words, idioms, names, placenames, and short phrases.
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