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一月三舟

see styles
yī yuè sān zhōu
    yi1 yue4 san1 zhou1
i yüeh san chou
 ichigetsu sanshū
The one moon represents Buddha, the three boats represent varying ways of viewing him, e.g. according as those in a anchored boat and those in two others sailing in opposite directions see different aspects of the moon, so is it in regard to the Buddha.

一月三身

see styles
yī yuè sān shēn
    yi1 yue4 san1 shen1
i yüeh san shen
 ichigatsu sanshin
The allegorical trikāya or three bodies of the moon, i.e. form as 法身, its light as 報身, its reflection as 應身; the Buddha-truth 法 has also its 體 body, its light of wisdom 智, and its application or use 用, but all three are one, or a trinity; see trikāya, 三身.

一板三眼

see styles
yī bǎn sān yǎn
    yi1 ban3 san1 yan3
i pan san yen
lit. one strong beat and three weak beats in a measure of music (four beats in the bar) (idiom); fig. scrupulous attention to detail

一気通貫

see styles
 ikkitsuukan / ikkitsukan
    いっきつうかん
(1) {mahj} pure straight; winning hand containing nine consecutive tiles of the same suit (i.e. 1-9) as three chows; (2) streamlined production system

一汁三菜

see styles
 ichijuusansai / ichijusansai
    いちじゅうさんさい
(See 膾,煮物,焼き物・2) meal consisting of soup, rice and three dishes (esp. namasu, nimono and yakimono)

一生果遂

see styles
yī shēng guǒ suì
    yi1 sheng1 guo3 sui4
i sheng kuo sui
 isshō ka sui
In this one life to accomplish the three stages for final entry; it is associated with the 20th vow of Amitābha; cf. 三生果遂.

一石三鳥

see styles
 issekisanchou / issekisancho
    いっせきさんちょう
(expression) (See いっせきにちょう) killing three birds with one stone

一筆三禮


一笔三礼

see styles
yī bǐ sān lǐ
    yi1 bi3 san1 li3
i pi san li
 ippitsu sanrai
Three salutations at each (use of the) pen, on painting a picture of the Buddha, or copying a scripture; cf. 一刀三禮.

一體三分


一体三分

see styles
yī tǐ sān fēn
    yi1 ti3 san1 fen1
i t`i san fen
    i ti san fen
 ittai sanbun
The trinity of 摩醯首羅 Maheśvara (Śiva), 那羅延 Nārāyaṇa (Viṣṇu), and 梵天 Brahmā. One being in three manifestations.

一體三寶


一体三宝

see styles
yī tǐ sān bǎo
    yi1 ti3 san1 bao3
i t`i san pao
    i ti san pao
 ittai no sanbō
In the one body of the saṅgha is the whole triratna, Buddha, Dharma, and saṅgha. Also, Mind, Buddha, and the living, these three are without differentiation, 心佛與衆生是三無差別, i.e. are all one.

七事隨身


七事随身

see styles
qī shì suí shēn
    qi1 shi4 sui2 shen1
ch`i shih sui shen
    chi shih sui shen
 shichiji zuishin
The seven appurtenances of a monk— the three garments, bowl, censer, duster (or fly-brush), stool (niṣīdana), paper, and material for washing.

七分三分

see styles
 shichibusanbu
    しちぶさんぶ
seven to three (chances)

七十三尊

see styles
qī shí sān zūn
    qi1 shi2 san1 zun1
ch`i shih san tsun
    chi shih san tsun
 shichijūsan son
The "Diamond world' maṇḍala, or pantheon, of the esoteric sect, containing seventy-three honoured ones.

七十五法

see styles
qī shí wǔ fǎ
    qi1 shi2 wu3 fa3
ch`i shih wu fa
    chi shih wu fa
 shichijū go hō
The seventy-five dharmas of the Abhidharmakośa-bhāsya, which classifies all phenomena under seventy-five categories or elements, divided into five groups; cf. 五根, 五境, 無表色. (1) Material 色法 rūpāṇi, 11 . (2) Mind 心法 cittam, 1. (3) Mental qualities 心所有法 citta-saṃprayukta-saṃskārāḥ, 46. (4) Non-mental 心不相應行法 cittaviprayukta-saṃskārāḥ, 14. These are the seventy-two Sarvastivadin divisions (v. Keith, B. I. , p. 201 ). (5) In addition there are three unconditioned or non-phenomenal elements 無爲法 asaṃskṛta dharma, 3 (v. Keith, p. 160) .

万歳三唱

see styles
 banzaisanshou / banzaisansho
    ばんざいさんしょう
three cheers

三々九度

see styles
 sansankudo
    さんさんくど
(yoji) three-times-three exchange of nuptial cups

三々五々

see styles
 sansangogo
    さんさんごご
(adverb) (yoji) in groups of twos and threes; in small groups

三すくみ

see styles
 sansukumi
    さんすくみ
three-way deadlock

三つまた

see styles
 mitsumata
    みつまた
(noun - becomes adjective with の) three-pronged fork; trident

三つ巴戦

see styles
 mitsudomoesen
    みつどもえせん
{sumo} playoff for the tournament win with three wrestlers participating

三つ折り

see styles
 mitsuori
    みつおり
threefold; folded in three

三つ揃い

see styles
 mitsuzoroi
    みつぞろい
three-piece suit

三つ道具

see styles
 mitsudougu / mitsudogu
    みつどうぐ
the three weapons for catching criminals (Edo period)

三三九度

see styles
 sansankudo
    さんさんくど
(yoji) three-times-three exchange of nuptial cups

三三五五

see styles
 sansangogo
    さんさんごご
(adverb) (yoji) in groups of twos and threes; in small groups

三三兩兩


三三两两

see styles
sān sān liǎng liǎng
    san1 san1 liang3 liang3
san san liang liang
in twos and threes

三不三信

see styles
sān bù sān xìn
    san1 bu4 san1 xin4
san pu san hsin
 sanpu sanshin
This refers to the state of faith in the worshipper; the three 不 are impure, not single, not constant; the three 信 are the opposite.

三不善根

see styles
sān bù shàn gēn
    san1 bu4 shan4 gen1
san pu shan ken
 san fuzen gon
Three bad roots, or qualities — desire, anger, and stupidity 貪, 瞋, 痴, v. 三毒.

三不堅法


三不坚法

see styles
sān bù jiān fǎ
    san1 bu4 jian1 fa3
san pu chien fa
 sanfuken hō
Three unstable things — the body, length of life, wealth.

三不政策

see styles
 sanfuseisaku / sanfusesaku
    さんふせいさく
(hist) Three Noes (former Taiwan policy of no contact, no negotiation and no compromise with China)

三不淨肉


三不净肉

see styles
sān bù jìng ròu
    san1 bu4 jing4 rou4
san pu ching jou
 san fujō niku
The three kinds of flesh unclean to a monk killed, or has doubt about it; v. 三淨肉.

三世因果

see styles
sān shì yīn guǒ
    san1 shi4 yin1 guo3
san shih yin kuo
 sanzeinga / sanzenga
    さんぜいんが
{Buddh} retribution spanning the three temporal worlds (present, past, future)
causality spanning the three periods

三五成群

see styles
sān wǔ chéng qún
    san1 wu3 cheng2 qun2
san wu ch`eng ch`ün
    san wu cheng chün
in groups of three or four (idiom)

三人三様

see styles
 sanninsanyou / sanninsanyo
    さんにんさんよう
(n,adj-na,adj-no) each of the three being different from the other two; each of the three having his (her) own way

三人乗り

see styles
 sanninnori
    さんにんのり
three people on the same vehicle (usu. bike)

三人遣い

see styles
 sanninzukai
    さんにんづかい
three-person operation of a puppet (bunraku)

三人麻雀

see styles
 sanninmaajan / sanninmajan
    さんにんマージャン
{mahj} three-player mahjong; sanma

三仙二天

see styles
sān xiān èr tiān
    san1 xian1 er4 tian1
san hsien erh t`ien
    san hsien erh tien
 sansen niten
The three ṛṣis or wise men and the two devas, i.e. 迦毘羅 Kapila, founder of the Sāṁkhya philosophy; 鵂鶹 or 優樓佉 Ulūka or Kaṇāda, founder of the 勝論宗 or Vaiśeṣika philosophy; and 勒沙婆 Ṛṣabha, founder of the Nirgranthas; with Śiva and Viṣṇu as the two deities.

三代同堂

see styles
sān dài tóng táng
    san1 dai4 tong2 tang2
san tai t`ung t`ang
    san tai tung tang
three generations under one roof

三位博士

see styles
sān wèi bó shì
    san1 wei4 bo2 shi4
san wei po shih
the Magi; the Three Wise Kings from the East in the biblical nativity story

三体問題

see styles
 santaimondai
    さんたいもんだい
{physics} three-body problem

三俠五義


三侠五义

see styles
sān xiá wǔ yì
    san1 xia2 wu3 yi4
san hsia wu i
Sanxia wuyi (lit. Three knight-errants and five righteous one), novel edited from stories of late Qing dynasty pinghua 評話|评话 master storyteller Shi Yukun 石玉昆

三個世界


三个世界

see styles
sān ge shì jiè
    san1 ge5 shi4 jie4
san ko shih chieh
the Three Worlds (as proposed by Mao Zedong), i.e. the superpowers (USA and USSR), other wealthy countries (UK, France, Japan etc), and the developing countries of Asia, Africa and Latin America

三個代表


三个代表

see styles
sān gè dài biǎo
    san1 ge4 dai4 biao3
san ko tai piao
the Three Represents, a set of three guiding principles for the CCP introduced by Jiang Zemin 江澤民|江泽民[Jiang1 Ze2 min2] in 2000 and enshrined in the Constitution in 2004

三假施設


三假施设

see styles
sān jiǎ shī shè
    san1 jia3 shi1 she4
san chia shih she
 sanke shisetsu
三攝提The three fallacious postulates in regard to 法, 受, and 名.

三僞一眞


三伪一眞

see styles
sān wěi yī zhēn
    san1 wei3 yi1 zhen1
san wei i chen
 sangisshin
The three half-true, or partial revelations of the 小乘, 中乘 and 大乘, and the true one of the Lotus Sūtra.

三光作戦

see styles
 sankousakusen / sankosakusen
    さんこうさくせん
(hist) (三光 is a ref. to a Chinese phrase meaning 'kill all, burn all, loot all') Three Alls Strategy (Japanese scorched earth policy during the second Sino-Japanese War)

三光政策

see styles
sān guāng zhèng cè
    san1 guang1 zheng4 ce4
san kuang cheng ts`e
    san kuang cheng tse
Three Alls Policy (kill all, burn all, loot all), Japanese policy in China during WWII

三公經費


三公经费

see styles
sān gōng jīng fèi
    san1 gong1 jing1 fei4
san kung ching fei
"three public expenditures" of the PRC government, i.e. air travel, food and entertainment, and public vehicles

三分科經


三分科经

see styles
sān fēn kē jīng
    san1 fen1 ke1 jing1
san fen k`o ching
    san fen ko ching
 sanbun ka kyō
The three divisions of a treatise on a sūtra, i. e. 序分introduction, 正宗分discussion of the subject, 流通分application.

三十三所

see styles
 sanjuusansho / sanjusansho
    さんじゅうさんしょ
(See 西国三十三所) thirty-three temples sacred to Kannon (Avalokitesvara)

三千威儀


三千威仪

see styles
sān qiān wēi yí
    san1 qian1 wei1 yi2
san ch`ien wei i
    san chien wei i
 sansen (no) igi
A bhikṣu's regulations amount to about 250; these are multiplied by four for the conditions of walking, standing, sitting, and sleeping and thus make 1, 000; again multiplied by three for past, present, and future, they become 3, 000 regulations.

三反運動


三反运动

see styles
sān fǎn yùn dòng
    san1 fan3 yun4 dong4
san fan yün tung
"Three Anti" campaign (anti-corruption, anti-waste, anti-bureaucracy), early PRC purge of 1951-52

三品悉地

see styles
sān pǐn xī dì
    san1 pin3 xi1 di4
san p`in hsi ti
    san pin hsi ti
 sanbon shitji
The three esoteric kinds of siddhi, i.e. complete attainment, supreme felicity. They are 上 superior, to be born in the 密嚴國 Vairocana Pure-land; 中 in one of the other Pure-lands among which is the Western Paradise; and 下 in the 修羅宮 Sun Palaces among the devas. Also styled 三品成就.

三品沙彌


三品沙弥

see styles
sān pǐn shā mí
    san1 pin3 sha1 mi2
san p`in sha mi
    san pin sha mi
 sanbon shami
The three grades of śrāmaṇera, i.e. 7-13 years old styled 駈鳥沙彌; 14-19 應法沙彌; and 20 and upwards 名字沙彌.

三品聽法


三品听法

see styles
sān pǐn tīng fǎ
    san1 pin3 ting1 fa3
san p`in t`ing fa
    san pin ting fa
 sanbon chōhō
The three grades of hearers, i.e. 上 with the 神 spirit; 中 with the 心 mind; 下 with the 耳 ear.

三善知識


三善知识

see styles
sān shàn zhī shì
    san1 shan4 zhi1 shi4
san shan chih shih
 san zenchishiki
The three types of friends with whom to be intimate, i.e. a teacher (of the Way), a fellow-endeavourer and encourager, and a patron who supports by gifts (dānapati).

三因三果

see styles
sān yīn sān guǒ
    san1 yin1 san1 guo3
san yin san kuo
 san'in sanka
The three causes produce their three effects: (1) 異熟因異熟果 differently ripening causes produce differently ripening effects, i.e. every developed cause produces its developed effect, especially the effect of the present causes in the next transmigration; (2) 福因福報 blessed deeds produce blessed rewards, now and hereafter; (3) 智因智果 wisdom (now) produces wisdom-fruit (hereafter).

三因仏性

see styles
 saninbusshou / saninbussho
    さんいんぶっしょう
{Buddh} three causes of Buddha nature

三国史記

see styles
 sangokushiki
    さんごくしき
(work) Samguk Sagi (historical record of the Three Kingdoms of Korea); History of the Three Kingdoms; (wk) Samguk Sagi (historical record of the Three Kingdoms of Korea); History of the Three Kingdoms

三国時代

see styles
 sangokujidai
    さんごくじだい
(1) (hist) (See 三国・2) Three Kingdoms period (of Chinese history, 220 CE-280 CE); (2) (hist) (See 三国・3) Three Kingdoms period (of Korean history, 57 BCE-668 CE)

三國史記


三国史记

see styles
sān guó shǐ jì
    san1 guo2 shi3 ji4
san kuo shih chi
 Sankoku shiki
History of Three Kingdoms (Korean: Samguk Sagi), the oldest extant Korean history, compiled under Kim Busik 金富軾|金富轼[Jin1 Fu4 shi4] in 1145. The three kingdoms are Goguryeo 高句麗|高句丽[Gao1 gou1 li2], Baekje 百濟|百济[Bai3 ji4], Silla 新羅|新罗[Xin1 luo2].
Samguk sagi

三大欲求

see styles
 sandaiyokkyuu / sandaiyokkyu
    さんだいよっきゅう
(colloquialism) the three great desires (sleep, food and sex)

三大疾病

see styles
 sandaishippei / sandaishippe
    さんだいしっぺい
three major diseases (cancer, cerebral stroke, acute myocardial infarction)

三大義務

see styles
 sandaigimu
    さんだいぎむ
The Three Major Duties (education, work and payment of taxes)

三大都市

see styles
 sandaitoshi
    さんだいとし
the three most important cities (esp. in ref. to Tokyo, Osaka, Nagoya)

三天兩頭


三天两头

see styles
sān tiān liǎng tóu
    san1 tian1 liang3 tou2
san t`ien liang t`ou
    san tien liang tou
lit. twice every three days (idiom); practically every day; frequently

三官大帝

see styles
sān guān dà dì
    san1 guan1 da4 di4
san kuan ta ti
the three gods in charge of heaven, earth and water (Daoism)

三宝荒神

see styles
 sanboukoujin / sanbokojin
    さんぼうこうじん
(1) {Buddh} (See 三宝) guardian deity of the three jewels (Buddha, Dharma and Sangha); (2) three-person saddle

三密六大

see styles
sān mì liù dà
    san1 mi4 liu4 da4
san mi liu ta
 sanmitsu rokudai
The three mystic things associated with the six elements, i.e. the mystic body is associated with earth, water, and fire; the mystic words with wind and space; the mystic mind with 識 cognition.

三密相應


三密相应

see styles
sān mì xiāng yìng
    san1 mi4 xiang1 ying4
san mi hsiang ying
 sanmitsu sōō
The three mystic things, body, mouth, and mind, of the Tathāgata are identical with those of all the living, so that even the fleshly body born of parents is the dharmakāya, or body of Buddha: 父母所生之肉身卽爲佛身也.

三寒四温

see styles
 sankanshion
    さんかんしおん
(yoji) alternation of three cold and four warm days (usu. in late winter and early spring)

三審制度

see styles
 sanshinseido / sanshinsedo
    さんしんせいど
three-tiered court system; principle of a three-instance trial process

三寸金蓮


三寸金莲

see styles
sān cùn jīn lián
    san1 cun4 jin1 lian2
san ts`un chin lien
    san tsun chin lien
(historical) bound foot (esp. one only three inches long, considered the ideal size of a woman's foot)

三峡ダム

see styles
 sankyoudamu / sankyodamu
    さんきょうダム
(place-name) Three Gorges Dam (China)

三峽大壩


三峡大坝

see styles
sān xiá dà bà
    san1 xia2 da4 ba4
san hsia ta pa
Three Gorges Dam on the Yangtze River

三峽水庫


三峡水库

see styles
sān xiá shuǐ kù
    san1 xia2 shui3 ku4
san hsia shui k`u
    san hsia shui ku
Three Gorges Reservoir on the Changjiang or Yangtze

三帝同盟

see styles
 santeidoumei / santedome
    さんていどうめい
(hist) League of the Three Emperors (1873-1887)

三師七證


三师七证

see styles
sān shī qī zhèng
    san1 shi1 qi1 zheng4
san shih ch`i cheng
    san shih chi cheng
 sanshi shichishō
The three superior monks and a minimum of seven witnesses required for an ordination to full orders; except in outlandish places, when two witnesses are valid.

三幅一対

see styles
 sanpukuittsui
    さんぷくいっつい
(See 三幅対) set of three

三幕構成

see styles
 sanmakukousei / sanmakukose
    さんまくこうせい
three-act structure (in screenwriting: setup, confrontation, resolution)

三平等地

see styles
sān píng děng dì
    san1 ping2 deng3 di4
san p`ing teng ti
    san ping teng ti
 san byōdō chi
The three universal positions or stages, i.e. the three states expressed by 空, 無相, and 無願; v. 三三昧地.

三店方式

see styles
 santenhoushiki / santenhoshiki
    さんてんほうしき
three shop system; system employed by pachinko parlours of using separate shops to exchange prizes for cash as a way of circumventing gambling laws

三度三度

see styles
 sandosando
    さんどさんど
(n,adv) three times a day (of meals)

三從四德


三从四德

see styles
sān cóng sì dé
    san1 cong2 si4 de2
san ts`ung ssu te
    san tsung ssu te
Confucian moral injunctions for women, namely: obey in turn three men father, husband and son, plus the four virtues of morality 德[de2], physical charm 容, propriety in speech 言 and efficiency in needlework 功

三思而行

see styles
sān sī ér xíng
    san1 si1 er2 xing2
san ssu erh hsing
think three times then go (idiom); don't act before you've thought it through carefully

三性分別


三性分别

see styles
sān xìng fēn bié
    san1 xing4 fen1 bie2
san hsing fen pieh
 sanshō funbetsu
The differentiation of the three conditions of good, evil, and neutral.

三應供養


三应供养

see styles
sān yìng gōng yǎng
    san1 ying4 gong1 yang3
san ying kung yang
 sanō kuyō
The three who should be served, or worshipped— a Buddha, an arhat, and a cakravartī king.

三拝九拝

see styles
 sanpaikyuuhai / sanpaikyuhai
    さんぱいきゅうはい
(n,vs,vi) (1) (yoji) kowtowing; bowing repeatedly; three kneelings and nine prostrations; (2) (yoji) (written at the end of a letter) my deepest respects

三指樹懶

see styles
 miyubinamakemono; miyubinamakemono
    みゆびなまけもの; ミユビナマケモノ
(kana only) three-toed sloth

三摩皮陀

see styles
sān mó pí tuó
    san1 mo2 pi2 tuo2
san mo p`i t`o
    san mo pi to
 Sanmahida
縒摩吠陀; 沙磨; 平論; 歌詠 Sāma-veda-saṃhitā. A collection of verses sung at sacrifices, etc. The third of the three Vedas, or four if Atharva Veda is counted, as it was later; the verses are taken almost wholly from the Ṛgveda.

三教九流

see styles
sān jiào jiǔ liú
    san1 jiao4 jiu3 liu2
san chiao chiu liu
the Three Religions (Daoism, Confucianism, Buddhism) and Nine Schools (Confucians, Daoists, Yin-Yang, Legalists, Logicians, Mohists, Political Strategists, Eclectics, Agriculturists); fig. people from all trades (often derog.)

三方よし

see styles
 sanpouyoshi / sanpoyoshi
    さんぽうよし
    sanbouyoshi / sanboyoshi
    さんぼうよし
(expression) everybody doing well (e.g. purchaser, buyer and society); three-way satisfaction; all three parties doing well

三方良し

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 sanpouyoshi / sanpoyoshi
    さんぽうよし
    sanbouyoshi / sanboyoshi
    さんぼうよし
(expression) everybody doing well (e.g. purchaser, buyer and society); three-way satisfaction; all three parties doing well

三族の罪

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 sanzokunotsumi
    さんぞくのつみ
(rare) (See 三族) crime for which one's three types of relatives will be punished; crime implicating one's relatives of all three types

三日三晩

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 mikkamiban
    みっかみばん
(expression) three days and three nights

三日坊主

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 mikkabouzu / mikkabozu
    みっかぼうず
(yoji) person who cannot stick to anything; unsteady worker; monk for three days

三日麻疹

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 mikkabashika
    みっかばしか
(colloquialism) rubella; German measles; three day measles

三昧耶會


三昧耶会

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sān mèi yé huì
    san1 mei4 ye2 hui4
san mei yeh hui
 zanmaiya e
The samaya assembly, i.e. the second of the nine maṇḍalas, consisting of seventy-three saints represented by the symbols of their power.

三時年限


三时年限

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sān shí nián xiàn
    san1 shi2 nian2 xian4
san shih nien hsien
 sanji nengen
The three periods of Buddhism— 1,000 years of 正法 pure or orthodox doctrine, 1,000 years of 像法 resemblance to purity, and 10,000 years of 末法 decay. Other definitions are 正 and 像 500 years each, or 正 1,000 and 像 500, or 正 500 and 像 1,000.

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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