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前ぶれ

see styles
 maebure
    まえぶれ
(noun/participle) previous notice; herald; harbinger; portent; advance warning

前以て

see styles
 maemotte
    まえもって
(adverb) in advance; beforehand; previously

前借り

see styles
 maegari
    まえがり
(noun, transitive verb) (See 前貸し) getting an advance (on one's salary)

前借金

see styles
 zenshakukin; zenshakkin(ik)
    ぜんしゃくきん; ぜんしゃっきん(ik)
loan; advance

前勘定

see styles
 maekanjou / maekanjo
    まえかんじょう
paying in advance

前受金

see styles
 maeukekin
    まえうけきん
advance received; sales deposits

前売り

see styles
 maeuri
    まえうり
(noun/participle) advance sale; booking

前売券

see styles
 maeuriken
    まえうりけん
ticket sold in advance

前宣伝

see styles
 maesenden
    まえせんでん
advance publicity

前払い

see styles
 maebarai
    まえばらい
(noun/participle) payment in advance; prepayment

前払金

see styles
 maebaraikin
    まえばらいきん
advance payment; up-front payment; prepayment

前振り

see styles
 maefuri
    まえふり
(1) (See 前置き) preface; introduction; (2) lead in (to a joke, question, etc.); lead up; (3) (abbreviation) (See 前振込み) payment in advance (by bank transfer); (4) swinging (one's body) forward

前捌き

see styles
 maesabaki
    まえさばき
{sumo} battling to knock away the hands of one's opponent, in order to achieve an advantageous position

前渡し

see styles
 maewatashi
    まえわたし
(noun, transitive verb) advance payment; advance delivery

前渡金

see styles
 maewatashikin; zentokin
    まえわたしきん; ぜんときん
advance payments; prepayment

前祝い

see styles
 maeiwai / maewai
    まえいわい
advance celebration

前衛派

see styles
 zeneiha / zeneha
    ぜんえいは
the avant-garde

前衛的

see styles
 zeneiteki / zeneteki
    ぜんえいてき
(adjectival noun) avant-garde

前触れ

see styles
 maebure
    まえぶれ
(noun/participle) previous notice; herald; harbinger; portent; advance warning

前評判

see styles
 maehyouban / maehyoban
    まえひょうばん
(degree of) public interest in forthcoming event or performance; advance reviews

前貸し

see styles
 maegashi
    まえがし
(noun, transitive verb) (See 前借り) advance payment

前進角

see styles
 zenshinkaku
    ぜんしんかく
angle of advance

前進軸

see styles
 zenshinjiku
    ぜんしんじく
axis of advance

勝子樹


胜子树

see styles
shèng zǐ shù
    sheng4 zi3 shu4
sheng tzu shu
 Shōshiju
v. 祇. The Jeta grove, Jetavana.

勝義法


胜义法

see styles
shèng yì fǎ
    sheng4 yi4 fa3
sheng i fa
 shōgi hō
The superlative dharma, nirvāṇa.

勝義空


胜义空

see styles
shèng yì kōng
    sheng4 yi4 kong1
sheng i k`ung
    sheng i kung
 shōgi kū
nirvāṇa as surpassingly real or transcendental.

化地部

see styles
huà dì bù
    hua4 di4 bu4
hua ti pu
 Keji bu
Mahīśāsakah, 磨醯奢婆迦部; 彌喜捨婆阿; 彌婆塞部, 正地部 an offshoot from the 說一切有部 or Sarvāstivāda school, supposed to have been founded 300 years after the nirvana. The name Mahisasakah is said to be that of a ruler who 'converted his land' or people; or 正地 'rectified his land'. The doctrines of the school are said to be similar to those of the 大衆部 Mahāsāṅghika; and to have maintained, inter alia, the reality of the present, but not of the past and future; also the doctrine of the void and the non-ego; the production of taint 染 by the five 識 perceptions; the theory of nine kinds of non-activity, and so on. It was also called 法無去來宗 the school which denied reality to past and future.

化粧箱

see styles
 keshoubako / keshobako
    けしょうばこ
(1) fancy box; decorated box; (2) vanity case; cosmetics case

化粧鏡

see styles
 keshoukagami / keshokagami
    けしょうかがみ
bathroom mirror; vanity mirror

匹茲堡


匹兹堡

see styles
pǐ zī bǎo
    pi3 zi1 bao3
p`i tzu pao
    pi tzu pao
Pittsburgh (Pennsylvania)

十乘床

see styles
shí shèng chuáng
    shi2 sheng4 chuang2
shih sheng ch`uang
    shih sheng chuang
 jūjō no yuka
The comfort or ease of progress produced by the ten vehicle meditation 十乘觀 is compared to a couch or divan.

十功德

see styles
shí gōng dé
    shi2 gong1 de2
shih kung te
 jū kudoku
(十功德論) Ten merits (or powers) commended by the Buddha to his bhikṣus—zealous progress, contentment with few desires, courage, learning (so as to teach), fearlessness, perfect observance of the commands and the fraternity, regulations, perfect meditation, perfect wisdom, perfect liberation, and perfect understanding of it.

十日談


十日谈

see styles
shí rì tán
    shi2 ri4 tan2
shih jih t`an
    shih jih tan
Decameron, collection of 100 tales of love supposedly told by ten young people in ten days, written by Giovanni Boccaccio 薄伽丘[Bo2 jia1 qiu1]

參卡爾


参卡尔

see styles
cān kǎ ěr
    can1 ka3 er3
ts`an k`a erh
    tsan ka erh
Ivan Cankar (1876-1918), Slovenian modernist writer

口説く

see styles
 kudoku
    くどく
(transitive verb) (1) to persuade; to urge; to coax; to solicit; (transitive verb) (2) to make advances (to); to seduce; to court; to woo; to make a play (for); to make a pass (at); to come on to; to hit on

召使い

see styles
 meshitsukai
    めしつかい
servant; menial

召使う

see styles
 meshitsukau
    めしつかう
(transitive verb) to employ; to hire (a servant)

吃豆腐

see styles
chī dòu fu
    chi1 dou4 fu5
ch`ih tou fu
    chih tou fu
to take liberties with (a woman); to tease with sexual innuendo; to sexually harass; to take advantage of sb

吉祥天

see styles
jí xiáng tiān
    ji2 xiang2 tian1
chi hsiang t`ien
    chi hsiang tien
 kisshouten; kichijouten / kisshoten; kichijoten
    きっしょうてん; きちじょうてん
{Buddh} Sri-mahadevi (consort of Vaishravana)
Lakṣmī

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

吹飛ぶ

see styles
 fukitobu
    ふきとぶ
(v5b,vi) (1) to be blown off; to blow off; to blow away; (2) to vanish; to disappear

呉れる

see styles
 kureru
    くれる
(v1-s,vt) (1) (kana only) (the receiver is the speaker or someone close to the speaker) (See あげる・18) to give; to let (one) have; (v1-s,vt) (2) (kana only) (often as くれてやる; shows mild disdain for the receiver) (See くれてやる) to give; (aux-v,v1-s) (3) (kana only) (after the -te form of a verb) to do for one; to take the trouble to do; (aux-v,v1-s) (4) (kana only) (after the -te form of a verb) to do to someone's disadvantage

哈瓦那

see styles
hā wǎ nà
    ha1 wa3 na4
ha wa na
Havana, capital of Cuba

唱える

see styles
 tonaeru
    となえる
(transitive verb) (1) to recite; to chant; (transitive verb) (2) to cry; to yell; to shout; (transitive verb) (3) to advocate; to advance; to preach; to insist

啞巴虧


哑巴亏

see styles
yǎ ba kuī
    ya3 ba5 kui1
ya pa k`uei
    ya pa kuei
pent-up unspoken grievances; suffering not willingly or possibly spoken of

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.

四季施

see styles
 shikise
    しきせ
(ateji / phonetic) livery; servant's clothes provided by employers

四法印

see styles
sì fǎ yìn
    si4 fa3 yin4
ssu fa yin
 shihouin / shihoin
    しほういん
{Buddh} (See 諸行無常,諸法無我,一切皆苦,涅槃寂静) the four signs of orthodox Buddhism
The seal or impression of the four dogmas, suffering, impermanence, non-ego, nirvana, see 四法本末.

四自侵

see styles
sì zì qīn
    si4 zi4 qin1
ssu tzu ch`in
    ssu tzu chin
 shi jishin
The four self-raidings, or self-injuries — in youth not to study from morn till night; in advancing years not to cease sexual intercourse; wealthy and not being charitable; not accepting the Buddha's teaching.

国民的

see styles
 kokuminteki
    こくみんてき
(adjectival noun) national (e.g. hero, pastime, consensus); relevant to all citizens; popular on a national level

地の利

see styles
 chinori
    ちのり
(exp,n) locational advantage; advantageous position

埃里溫


埃里温

see styles
āi lǐ wēn
    ai1 li3 wen1
ai li wen
Yerevan, capital of Armenia 亞美尼亞|亚美尼亚[Ya4 mei3 ni2 ya4]

堙羅那


堙罗那

see styles
yīn luó nà
    yin1 luo2 na4
yin lo na
 Inrana
Airāvana, a king of the elephants; Indra's white elephant, cf. 伊. It is also confused with Airāvata in the above senses, and for certain trees, herbs, etc.; also with Elāpattra, name of a nāga.

墊腳石


垫脚石

see styles
diàn jiǎo shí
    dian4 jiao3 shi2
tien chiao shih
stepping stone; fig. person used to advance one's career

增上心

see styles
zēng shàng xīn
    zeng1 shang4 xin1
tseng shang hsin
 zōjō shin
Advancing or improving mind, superior mind.

增上果

see styles
zēng shàng guǒ
    zeng1 shang4 guo3
tseng shang kuo
 zōjō ka
adhipatiphala, v. 異熟果, dominant effect; increased or superior effect, e. g. eye-sight as an advance on the eye-organ.

增上緣


增上缘

see styles
zēng shàng yuán
    zeng1 shang4 yuan2
tseng shang yüan
 zōjō en
The cause, condition, or organ of advance to a higher stage, e.g. the eye as able to produce sight.

增戒學


增戒学

see styles
zēng jiè xué
    zeng1 jie4 xue2
tseng chieh hsüeh
 zōkai gaku
Advanced or increasing study of the moral law; the study of the higher moral law.

多聞天


多闻天

see styles
duō wén tiān
    duo1 wen2 tian1
to wen t`ien
    to wen tien
 Tamon Ten
    たもんてん
Vaisravana (one of the Heavenly Kings)
(Buddhist term) Vaisravana (Buddhist deity)
Vaiśravaṇa

多門天

see styles
 tamonten
    たもんてん
(irregular kanji usage) (Buddhist term) Vaisravana (Buddhist deity)

夜逃げ

see styles
 yonige
    よにげ
(n,vs,vi) running off in the night (to leave one's old life behind, e.g. to get away from debt); moonlight flit; skipping town overnight; upping and leaving under the cover of darkness; midnight vanishing act

大乘經


大乘经

see styles
dà shèng jīng
    da4 sheng4 jing1
ta sheng ching
 daijō kyō
Mahāyāna sutras, the sūtra-piṭaka. Discourses ascribed to the Buddha, presumed to be written in India and translated into Chinese. These are divided into five classes corresponding to the Mahāyāna theory of the Buddha's life: (1) Avataṃsaka, 華嚴 the sermons first preached by Śākyamuni after enlightenment; (2) Vaipulya, 方等; (3) Prajñā Pāramitā, 般若; (4) Saddharma Puṇḍarīka, 法華; and last (5) Mahāparinirvāṇa, 涅槃. Another list of Mahāyāna sutras is 般若; 寳積; 大集; 華嚴 and 涅槃. The sutras of Hīnayāna are given as the Agamas 阿含, etc.

大学者

see styles
 daigakusha
    だいがくしゃ
great scholar; savant; polymath

大寂定

see styles
dà jí dìng
    da4 ji2 ding4
ta chi ting
 dai jakujō
The samādhi which the Tathāgata enters, of perfect tranquility and concentration with total absence of any perturbing element; also parinirvāṇa. Also 大寂三昧; 大寂靜摩地.

大寂滅


大寂灭

see styles
dà jí miè
    da4 ji2 mie4
ta chi mieh
 dai jakumetsu
Parinirvāṇa; the great nirvana.

大寂王

see styles
dà jí wáng
    da4 ji2 wang2
ta chi wang
 dai jakuō
The great tranquil or nirvana dharma‐king, i.e. Vairocana.

大寒林

see styles
dà hán lín
    da4 han2 lin2
ta han lin
 dai kanrin
The grove of great cold, sitavana, i.e., burial stūpas, the graveyard.

大年増

see styles
 oodoshima
    おおどしま
woman well past her prime; matron well-advanced in age

大度師


大度师

see styles
dà dù shī
    da4 du4 shi1
ta tu shih
 dai toshi
Great leader across mortality to nirvana, i.e. Buddha, or Bodhisattva.

大林寺

see styles
dà lín sì
    da4 lin2 si4
ta lin ssu
 dairinji
    だいりんじ
(personal name) Dairinji
Mānavana-saṃghārāma 摩訶伐那伽藍摩 "The monastery of the great forest", S. of Mongali.

大草原

see styles
dà cǎo yuán
    da4 cao3 yuan2
ta ts`ao yüan
    ta tsao yüan
 ookusahara
    おおくさはら
prairie; savanna
(1) great plain; prairie; steppe; savanna; pampa; (expression) (2) (net-sl) (See 草・5) hahahaha; LMAO; ROFL; (place-name) Ookusahara

大衆部


大众部

see styles
dà zhòng bù
    da4 zhong4 bu4
ta chung pu
 daishubu
    だいしゅぶ
(See 上座部) Mahasamghika (early Buddhist movement)
摩調僧祇部 Mahāsāṅghikāḥ, the school of the community, or majority; one of the chief early divisions, cf. 上坐部 Mahāsthavirāḥ or Sthavirāḥ, i.e. the elders. There are two usages of the term, first, when the sthavira, or older disciples assembled in the cave after the Buddha's death, and the others, the 大衆, assembled outside. As sects, the principal division was that which took place later. The Chinese attribute this division to the influence of 大天 Mahādeva, a century after the Nirvāṇa, and its subsequent five subdivisions are also associated with his name: they are Pūrvasailāḥ, Avaraśailāḥ, Haimavatāḥ, Lokottara-vādinaḥ, and Prajñapti-vādinaḥ; v. 小乘.

大進歩

see styles
 daishinpo
    だいしんぽ
major progress; huge advance

天城文

see styles
tiān chéng wén
    tian1 cheng2 wen2
t`ien ch`eng wen
    tien cheng wen
Devanagari alphabet used in India and Nepal

天引き

see styles
 tenbiki
    てんびき
(noun, transitive verb) deduction in advance (of tax, interest, etc.)

失せる

see styles
 useru
    うせる
(v1,vi) (1) to disappear; to vanish; to fade away; (v1,vi) (2) (derogatory term) to go; to leave; (v1,vi) (3) (euph) to die

失羅婆


失罗婆

see styles
shī luó pó
    shi1 luo2 po2
shih lo p`o
    shih lo po
 Shiraba
śravaṇā, a constellation identified with the Ox, or 9th Chinese constellation, in Aries and Sagittarius.

奉仕者

see styles
 houshisha / hoshisha
    ほうししゃ
(1) servant (of the people); (2) minister (of religion)

奉公人

see styles
 houkounin / hokonin
    ほうこうにん
servant; employee

女部屋

see styles
 onnabeya
    おんなべや
(1) (See 男部屋) room for female servants; (2) room where there are women; (3) (See 女牢) jail for women

妙法船

see styles
miào fǎ chuán
    miao4 fa3 chuan2
miao fa ch`uan
    miao fa chuan
 myōhō sen
The bark or boat of wonderful dharma, capable of transporting men over the sea of life into nirvana.

娑羅林


娑罗林

see styles
suō luó lín
    suo1 luo2 lin2
so lo lin
 Shararin
Śālavana, the grove of sāl trees near Kuśinagara, the reputed place of the Buddha's death.

婆伽婆

see styles
pó qié pó
    po2 qie2 po2
p`o ch`ieh p`o
    po chieh po
 bagaba
(帝) bhagavat, or 婆伽梵; 婆伽伴 ; 婆誐鑁; 薄伽梵 bhagavān, "fortunate," "excellent," "revered, sacred," "the holy one" (M.W.); generally intp. by 世尊 world-honoured, but there are other intps.; an epithet of a Buddha.

婆私吒


婆私咤

see styles
pó sī zhà
    po2 si1 zha4
p`o ssu cha
    po ssu cha
 Bashita
(婆私) Vasiṣṭha, a brahman who is said to have denied the eternity of nirvana, and maintained that plants had lives and intelligence; Nirvana Sutra 39. One of the seven ancient ṛṣis of Brahmanic mythology, one of the champions in the Ṛg Veda of the priesthood. Name of a brahman whose mother lost her six sons, she became mad, wandered naked, met the Buddha, was restored and became a disciple. Also 婆吒; 私婆吒; 婆私瑟搋 or 婆私瑟柁.

字送り

see styles
 jiokuri
    じおくり
{print} character advance; character pitch

定風針


定风针

see styles
dìng fēng zhēn
    ding4 feng1 zhen1
ting feng chen
wind vane; anemometer; weathercock

家父入

see styles
 yabuiri
    やぶいり
(archaism) holiday granted to servants on the 16th of the first and seventh months

家畜車

see styles
 kachikusha
    かちくしゃ
cattle wagon; cattle van; stock car

宿命通

see styles
sù mìng tōng
    su4 ming4 tong1
su ming t`ung
    su ming tung
 shukumyoutsuu / shukumyotsu
    しゅくみょうつう
(Buddhism) recollection of past lives; wisdom of past lives (one of six supernatural powers of Buddhas and arhats)
{Buddh} (See 六神通) knowledge of previous lifetimes (one of the six supernormal Buddhist powers)
(宿命智通) pūrvanivāsānusmṛti-(jñāna); buddha-knowledge of all forms of previous existence of self and others; one of the 六通 (六神通).

寂滅忍


寂灭忍

see styles
jí miè rěn
    ji2 mie4 ren3
chi mieh jen
 jakumetsu nin
nirvāṇa-patience; the patience of the nirvāṇa (the suppression of all passion).

寂滅法


寂灭法

see styles
jí miè fǎ
    ji2 mie4 fa3
chi mieh fa
 jakumetsu hō
The nirvāṇa-method.

寂滅相


寂灭相

see styles
jí miè xiàng
    ji2 mie4 xiang4
chi mieh hsiang
 jakumetsu sō
Nirvāṇa considered independently of the phenomenal.

寂然界

see styles
jí rán jiè
    ji2 ran2 jie4
chi jan chieh
 jakunen kai
The Hīnayāna nirvāṇa-realm or border.

寂照慧

see styles
jí zhào huì
    ji2 zhao4 hui4
chi chao hui
 jakushō e
Buddha-wisdom which comprehends nirvāṇa reality and its functioning.

寂靜行


寂静行

see styles
jí jìng xíng
    ji2 jing4 xing2
chi ching hsing
 jakujō gyō
Hīnayāna discipline to ensure nirvāṇa.

寂靜門


寂静门

see styles
jí jìng mén
    ji2 jing4 men2
chi ching men
 jakujō mon
Nirvāṇa, or the absolute 一切諸法, as the door of release from trouble and suffering.

対の屋

see styles
 tainoya
    たいのや
side house (to the east, west, or north of a main residence; home to women, children and servants)

小さ童

see styles
 chiisawarawa / chisawarawa
    ちいさわらわ
(archaism) small child (esp. a servant child in the Heian-period imperial palace)

小人猪

see styles
 kobitoinoshishi; kobitoinoshishi
    こびといのしし; コビトイノシシ
(kana only) pygmy hog (Porcula salvania)

小便宜

see styles
xiǎo pián yi
    xiao3 pian2 yi5
hsiao p`ien i
    hsiao pien i
petty advantage; small gains

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

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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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