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四種無記


四种无记

see styles
sì zhǒng wú jì
    si4 zhong3 wu2 ji4
ssu chung wu chi
 shishu muki
four kinds of indeterminate [perfuming]

四種煩惱


四种烦恼

see styles
sì zhǒng fán nǎo
    si4 zhong3 fan2 nao3
ssu chung fan nao
 shi shu bonnō
four kinds of afflictions related to the view of self

四種眞實


四种眞实

see styles
sì zhǒng zhēn shí
    si4 zhong3 zhen1 shi2
ssu chung chen shih
 shishu shinjitsu
four levels of apprehension of reality

四種種子


四种种子

see styles
sì zhǒng zhǒng zǐ
    si4 zhong3 zhong3 zi3
ssu chung chung tzu
 shi shu shuji
four kinds of seeds

四種總持


四种总持

see styles
sì zhǒng zǒng chí
    si4 zhong3 zong3 chi2
ssu chung tsung ch`ih
    ssu chung tsung chih
 shi shu sōji
The four kinds of dhāraṇī 陀羅尼 q. v.

四種聲聞


四种声闻

see styles
sì zhǒng shēng wén
    si4 zhong3 sheng1 wen2
ssu chung sheng wen
 shishu shōmon
four kinds of direct disciples

四種行人


四种行人

see styles
sì zhǒng xíng rén
    si4 zhong3 xing2 ren2
ssu chung hsing jen
 shi shu gyōnin
The four grades of earnest doers, who follow the bodhisattva discipline and attain to the 十住, 十行, 十廻向, and 十地.

四種觀行


四种观行

see styles
sì zhǒng guān xíng
    si4 zhong3 guan1 xing2
ssu chung kuan hsing
 shishu kangyō
The four kinds of examination, a method of repentance as a way to get rid of any sin: study the cause of the sin, which lies in ignorance, or lack of clear understanding, e. g. moth and fame; study its inevitable effect, its karma; study oneself, introspection; and study the Tathāgata in his perfect character, and saving power.

四種識住


四种识住

see styles
sì zhǒng shì zhù
    si4 zhong3 shi4 zhu4
ssu chung shih chu
 shishu shikijū
four stages of consciousness

四種資糧


四种资粮

see styles
sì zhǒng zī liáng
    si4 zhong3 zi1 liang2
ssu chung tzu liang
 shi shu shiryō
four kinds of necessities, or accumulations

四種道理


四种道理

see styles
sì zhǒng dào lǐ
    si4 zhong3 dao4 li3
ssu chung tao li
 shishu dōri
four kinds of reasoning

四種靜慮


四种静虑

see styles
sì zhǒng jìng lǜ
    si4 zhong3 jing4 lv4
ssu chung ching lü
 shi shu jōryo
four kinds of meditation

四種顚倒


四种顚倒

see styles
sì zhǒng diān dào
    si4 zhong3 dian1 dao4
ssu chung tien tao
 shi shu tendō
four kinds of errors

四空處天


四空处天

see styles
sì kōng chù tiān
    si4 kong1 chu4 tian1
ssu k`ung ch`u t`ien
    ssu kung chu tien
 shi kūsho ten
four emptiness heavens

四第一偈

see styles
sì dì yī jié
    si4 di4 yi1 jie2
ssu ti i chieh
 shi daīchi ge
A verse from the 莊嚴論 Zhuangyan lun— Health is the best wealth,
Contentment the best riches,
Friendship the best relationship,
Nirvana the best joy.

四箇大乘

see styles
sì gè dà shèng
    si4 ge4 da4 sheng4
ssu ko ta sheng
 shika daijō
The four Mahāyānas, i. e. the four great schools: (1) 華嚴 Huayan or Avataṃsaka; (2) 天台 Tiantai; (3) 眞言 Zhenyan, Shingon, or esoteric; (4) 禪 Chan, Zen, or intuitive school. Another group is the 法相, 三論, 天台, and 華嚴.

四維上下


四维上下

see styles
sì wéi shàng xià
    si4 wei2 shang4 xia4
ssu wei shang hsia
 shiyui jōge
in each of the four intermediate quarters, above and below

四維空間


四维空间

see styles
sì wéi kōng jiān
    si4 wei2 kong1 jian1
ssu wei k`ung chien
    ssu wei kung chien
four-dimensional space (math.)

四緣和合


四缘和合

see styles
sì yuán hé hé
    si4 yuan2 he2 he2
ssu yüan ho ho
 shien wagō
confluence of the four kinds of causation

四聖諦智


四圣谛智

see styles
sì shèng dì zhì
    si4 sheng4 di4 zhi4
ssu sheng ti chih
 shi shōtai chi
knowledge of the four noble truths

四腳朝天


四脚朝天

see styles
sì jiǎo cháo tiān
    si4 jiao3 chao2 tian1
ssu chiao ch`ao t`ien
    ssu chiao chao tien
four legs facing the sky (idiom); flat on one's back

四色問題

see styles
 yonshokumondai; shishokumondai
    よんしょくもんだい; ししょくもんだい
{math} four-color problem; four-color map problem

四色定理

see styles
 yonshokuteiri; shishokuteiri / yonshokuteri; shishokuteri
    よんしょくていり; ししょくていり
{math} four-color theorem; four-color map theorem

四苦八苦

see styles
sì kǔ bā kǔ
    si4 ku3 ba1 ku3
ssu k`u pa k`u
    ssu ku pa ku
 shikuhakku
    しくはっく
(n,vs,vi) (1) (yoji) being in dire distress; being hard put to it; being hard pressed (for money); (2) (yoji) {Buddh} (See 四苦,八苦) the four and eight kinds of suffering (birth, old age, disease, death, parting from loved ones, meeting disliked ones, not getting what one seeks, pains of the five skandha)
four and eight kinds of suffering

四菩薩行


四菩萨行

see styles
sì pú sà xíng
    si4 pu2 sa4 xing2
ssu p`u sa hsing
    ssu pu sa hsing
 shi bosatsu gyō
four bodhisattva practices

四處問訊

see styles
sì chù wèn xùn
    si4 chu4 wen4 xun4
ssu ch`u wen hsün
    ssu chu wen hsün
To inquire (or worship at) the four places for lighting incense at a monastery.

四角号碼

see styles
 shikakugouma / shikakugoma
    しかくごうま
four-corner kanji character stroke classification system

四角羚羊

see styles
 yotsuzunoreiyou; yotsuzunoreiyou / yotsuzunoreyo; yotsuzunoreyo
    よつづのれいよう; ヨツヅノレイヨウ
(kana only) four-horned antelope (Tetracerus quadricornis); chousingha

四角號碼


四角号码

see styles
sì jiǎo hào mǎ
    si4 jiao3 hao4 ma3
ssu chiao hao ma
four corner code (input method for Chinese characters)

四足歩行

see styles
 shisokuhokou / shisokuhoko
    しそくほこう
(noun - becomes adjective with の) (See 二足歩行・にそくほこう) quadruped walking; walking on four legs

四輩弟子


四辈弟子

see styles
sì bèi dì zǐ
    si4 bei4 di4 zi3
ssu pei ti tzu
 shihai deshi
four groups of Buddhist disciples

四輪駆動

see styles
 yonrinkudou / yonrinkudo
    よんりんくどう
(noun - becomes adjective with の) four-wheel drive

四輪驅動


四轮驱动

see styles
sì lún qū dòng
    si4 lun2 qu1 dong4
ssu lun ch`ü tung
    ssu lun chü tung
four-wheel drive

四部之會


四部之会

see styles
sì bù zhī huì
    si4 bu4 zhi1 hui4
ssu pu chih hui
 shibu no e
four groups of Buddhist disciples

四部之衆


四部之众

see styles
sì bù zhī zhòng
    si4 bu4 zhi1 zhong4
ssu pu chih chung
 shibu no shū
four groups of Buddhist disciples

四部合唱

see styles
 shibugasshou / shibugassho
    しぶがっしょう
four-part harmony

四部弟子

see styles
sì bù dì zǐ
    si4 bu4 di4 zi3
ssu pu ti tzu
 shibu deshi
four groups of Buddhist disciples

四部衆會


四部众会

see styles
sì bù zhòng huì
    si4 bu4 zhong4 hui4
ssu pu chung hui
 shibu shūe
four groups of Buddhist disciples

四里四方

see styles
 yoriyohou; yorishihou / yoriyoho; yorishiho
    よりよほう; よりしほう
(1) (yoji) (See 里・り・1) large area; four ri square (approx. 16 sq km); (2) (yoji) (ref. to original jōkamachi size) (See 城下町) Edo

四重五逆

see styles
sì zhòng wǔ nì
    si4 zhong4 wu3 ni4
ssu chung wu ni
 shijū gogyaku
four grave [acts] and five heinous [crimes]

四重八重

see styles
sì zhòng bā zhòng
    si4 zhong4 ba1 zhong4
ssu chung pa chung
 shijū hachijū
The four pārājikas for monks and eight for nuns.

四重圓壇


四重圆坛

see styles
sì chóng yuán tán
    si4 chong2 yuan2 tan2
ssu ch`ung yüan t`an
    ssu chung yüan tan
 shijū endan
四重曼荼羅 The Garbhadhātu maṇḍala of one central and three surrounding courts. The occupants are described as 四重聖衆 the sacred host of the four courts.

四門出遊


四门出遊

see styles
sì mén chū yóu
    si4 men2 chu1 you2
ssu men ch`u yu
    ssu men chu yu
 shimon shutsuyū
four excursions out of the gate

四門分別


四门分别

see styles
sì mén fēn bié
    si4 men2 fen1 bie2
ssu men fen pieh
 shimon funbetsu
broken down into four aspects

四門遊觀


四门遊观

see styles
sì mén yóu guān
    si4 men2 you2 guan1
ssu men yu kuan
 shimon yūkan
The four distresses observed during his wanderings by the Buddha when a prince— birth, age, disease, death.

四阿含經


四阿含经

see styles
sì ā hán jīng
    si4 a1 han2 jing1
ssu a han ching
 shi agongyō
Four Āgama Sūtras

四阿笈摩

see styles
sì ā jí mó
    si4 a1 ji2 mo2
ssu a chi mo
 shi agōma
four āgamas

四階成佛


四阶成佛

see styles
sì jiē chéng fó
    si4 jie1 cheng2 fo2
ssu chieh ch`eng fo
    ssu chieh cheng fo
 shikai jōbutsu
four stages in the attainment of buddhahood

四階成道


四阶成道

see styles
sì jiē chéng dào
    si4 jie1 cheng2 dao4
ssu chieh ch`eng tao
    ssu chieh cheng tao
 shikai jōdō
(or 四階成佛) The four Hīnayāna steps for attaining Buddhahood, i. e. the myriad deeds of the three asaṃkhyeya kalpas; the continually good karma of a hundred great kalpas; in the final body the cutting off of the illusions of the lower eight states; and the taking of one's seat on the bodhi-plot for final enlightenment, and the cutting off of the thirty-four forms of delusive thought.

四雙八輩


四双八辈

see styles
sì shuāng bā bèi
    si4 shuang1 ba1 bei4
ssu shuang pa pei
 shi sō happai
four pairs and eight categories [of śrāvaka practitioners]

四靜慮地


四静虑地

see styles
sì jìng lǜ dì
    si4 jing4 lv4 di4
ssu ching lü ti
 shi jōryo chi
four stages of meditation

四非常偈

see styles
sì fēi cháng jié
    si4 fei1 chang2 jie2
ssu fei ch`ang chieh
    ssu fei chang chieh
 shi hijō ge
four stanzas on impermanence

因明四宗

see styles
yīn míng sì zōng
    yin1 ming2 si4 zong1
yin ming ssu tsung
 inmyō shishū
four kinds of propositions in Buddhist logic

士農工商


士农工商

see styles
shì nóng gōng shāng
    shi4 nong2 gong1 shang1
shih nung kung shang
 shinoukoushou / shinokosho
    しのうこうしょう
"the four classes" of ancient China, i.e. scholars, farmers, artisans, and merchants
(hist) (yoji) hierarchy of samurai, farmers, artisans, and merchants in Edo society

外道四執


外道四执

see styles
wài dào sì zhí
    wai4 dao4 si4 zhi2
wai tao ssu chih
 gedō shishū
four non-Buddhist doctrines [regarding causation]

外道四宗

see styles
wài dào sì zōng
    wai4 dao4 si4 zong1
wai tao ssu tsung
 gedō shi shū
four non-Buddhist doctrines

外道四見


外道四见

see styles
wài dào sì jiàn
    wai4 dao4 si4 jian4
wai tao ssu chien
 gedō shi ken
four non-Buddhist doctrines [regarding causation]

外道四計


外道四计

see styles
wài dào sì jì
    wai4 dao4 si4 ji4
wai tao ssu chi
 gedō shi kei
four non-Buddhist doctrines [regarding causation]

大乘四果

see styles
dà shèng sì guǒ
    da4 sheng4 si4 guo3
ta sheng ssu kuo
 daijō shika
The four fruits, or bodhisattva stages in Mahāyāna, the fourth being that of a Buddha: 須陀洹 srota-āpanna, 斯陀含 sakṛdāgāmin, 。阿理那含 anāgāmin, and 阿羅漢 arhan. This is a 通教 category.

大曼荼羅


大曼荼罗

see styles
dà màn tú luó
    da4 man4 tu2 luo2
ta man t`u lo
    ta man tu lo
 daimandara
    だいまんだら
{Buddh} (See 四種曼荼羅・ししゅまんだら) great mandala (in Shingon); mandala with an image of each deity
(大曼) The great maṇḍala; one of four groups of Buddhas and bodhisattvas of the esoteric school. The esoteric word 阿 "a " is styled the great maṇḍala-king.

大界外相

see styles
dà jiè wài xiàng
    da4 jie4 wai4 xiang4
ta chieh wai hsiang
 daikai gesō
Four characters often placed on the boundary stones of monasterial grounds.

大陰界入


大阴界入

see styles
dà yīn jiè rù
    da4 yin1 jie4 ru4
ta yin chieh ju
 dai on kai nyū
Four fundamentals, i.e. the 四大, 五陰, 十八界, and 十二入 q. v.

天台八教

see styles
tiān tái bā jiào
    tian1 tai2 ba1 jiao4
t`ien t`ai pa chiao
    tien tai pa chiao
 Tendai hakkyō
八教 The 化法四教 or four periods of teaching, i. e. 藏, 通, 別, and 圓 Hīnayāna, Interrelated, Differentiated, and Complete or Final; the 化儀四教 q, v. are the four modes of teaching, direct, gradual, esoteric, and indefinite.

天台四教

see styles
tiān tái sì jiào
    tian1 tai2 si4 jiao4
t`ien t`ai ssu chiao
    tien tai ssu chiao
 Tentai shikyō
The four types each of method and doctrine, as defined by Tiantai; see 天台八教.

天部善神

see styles
tiān bù shàn shén
    tian1 bu4 shan4 shen2
t`ien pu shan shen
    tien pu shan shen
 tenbu zenjin
Brahma, Indra, the four devaloka-rājas, and the other spirit guardians of Buddhism.

始覺四位


始觉四位

see styles
shǐ jué sì wèi
    shi3 jue2 si4 wei4
shih chüeh ssu wei
 shikaku shii
four stages in the activation of enlightenment

威儀無記


威仪无记

see styles
wēi yí wú jì
    wei1 yi2 wu2 ji4
wei i wu chi
 igi muki
the morally neutrality and non-impedimentary character of (the four modes) of deportment

孔雀明王

see styles
kǒng qiǎo míng wáng
    kong3 qiao3 ming2 wang2
k`ung ch`iao ming wang
    kung chiao ming wang
 kujakumyouou / kujakumyoo
    くじゃくみょうおう
{Buddh} Mahamayuri (deity usu. depicted riding a peacock)
Peacock king, ' a former incarnation of Śākyamuni, when as a peacock he sucked from a rock water of miraculous healing power; now one of the mahārāja bodhisattvas, with four arms, who rides on a peacock; his full title is 佛母大金曜孔雀明王. There is another 孔雀王 with two arms.

安立四諦


安立四谛

see styles
ān lì sì dì
    an1 li4 si4 di4
an li ssu ti
 anryū shitai
established four truths

宋四大書


宋四大书

see styles
sòng sì dà shū
    song4 si4 da4 shu1
sung ssu ta shu
Four great compilations of Northern Song dynasty, namely: Extensive records of the Taiping era (978) 太平廣記|太平广记, Imperial readings of the Taiping era 太平御覽|太平御览, Prime tortoise of the record bureau 冊府元龜|册府元龟, Finest blossoms in the garden of literature 文苑英華|文苑英华

家徒四壁

see styles
jiā tú sì bì
    jia1 tu2 si4 bi4
chia t`u ssu pi
    chia tu ssu pi
lit. with only four bare walls for a home (idiom); fig. very poor; wretched

小乘四門


小乘四门

see styles
xiǎo shèng sì mén
    xiao3 sheng4 si4 men2
hsiao sheng ssu men
 shōjō shimon
Tiantai's division of Hīnayāna into four schools or doctrines: (1) 有門 Of reality, the existence of all phenomena, the doctrine of being (cf. 發智六足論, etc.); (2) 空門 of unreality, or non-existence (cf. 成實論); (3) 亦有亦空門 of both, or relativity of existence and non-existence (cf. 毘勒論); (4) 非有非空 of neither, or transcending existence and non-existence (cf. 迦旃延經).

尼彌留陀


尼弥留陀

see styles
ní mí liú tuó
    ni2 mi2 liu2 tuo2
ni mi liu t`o
    ni mi liu to
 nimiruda
nirodha, tr. as 滅 extinction, annihilation, cessation, the third of the four noble truths, cf. 尼樓陀.

尾嚕茶迦


尾噜茶迦

see styles
wěi lū chá jiā
    wei3 lu1 cha2 jia1
wei lu ch`a chia
    wei lu cha chia
 Birochaka
Virūḍhaka idem 毘璢璃, one of the four maharāja-devas.

山海空市

see styles
shān hǎi kōng shì
    shan1 hai3 kong1 shi4
shan hai k`ung shih
    shan hai kung shih
 san kai kū shi
Mountains, seas, the sky, the (busy) market place' cannot conceal one from the eye of 無常 Impermanence, the messenger of death, a phrase summing up a story of four brothers who tried to use their miraculous power to escape death by hiding in the mountains, seas, sky, and market places. The one in the market place was the first to be reported as dead, 法句經 2.

巻き狩り

see styles
 makigari
    まきがり
hunt (where the hunting area is surrounded on four sides by hunters)

常樂我淨


常乐我淨

see styles
cháng lè wǒ jìng
    chang2 le4 wo3 jing4
ch`ang le wo ching
    chang le wo ching
 jōraku gajō
The four pāramitās of knowledge: eternity, bliss, personality, purity, the four transcendental realities in nirvāṇa, v. Nirvāṇa Sutra.

常波羅蜜


常波罗蜜

see styles
cháng bō luó mì
    chang2 bo1 luo2 mi4
ch`ang po lo mi
    chang po lo mi
 jō haramitsu
The first of the four pāramitās, eternity.

平上去入

see styles
 hyoujoukyonyuu / hyojokyonyu
    ひょうじょうきょにゅう
the four tones in old Chinese phonetics

弗若多羅


弗若多罗

see styles
fú ruò duō luó
    fu2 ruo4 duo1 luo2
fu jo to lo
 Funyatara
功德華 Puṇyatara, a śramaṇa of Kubha 罽賓國 (Kabul), who came to China and in 404 tr. with Kumārajīva the 十誦律 Sarvāstivāda-vinaya. 'One of the twenty-four deva-ārya (天尊) worshipped in China. ' Eitel.

張三李四


张三李四

see styles
zhāng sān lǐ sì
    zhang1 san1 li3 si4
chang san li ssu
 chousanrishi / chosanrishi
    ちょうさんりし
(lit.) Zhang Three and Li Four; (fig.) any Tom, Dick or Harry
(yoji) the common run of men; the average Joe; good-for-nothing (person)

彩幡四流

see styles
cǎi fān sì liú
    cai3 fan1 si4 liu2
ts`ai fan ssu liu
    tsai fan ssu liu
 irobata shiryū
four colored banners

悉他薜攞

see styles
xī tā bì luó luǒ
    xi1 ta1 bi4 luo2 luo3
hsi t`a pi lo lo
    hsi ta pi lo lo
 shittabeira
悉替耶 sthavira, an elder, a term applied to a monk of 20-50 years of age and of ten years' standing; the Sthaviranikāya悉他陛攞尼迦耶 or 上坐部 q.v., one of the four branches of the Vaibhāṣika school.

意安樂行


意安乐行

see styles
yì ān lè xíng
    yi4 an1 le4 xing2
i an le hsing
 i anraku gyō
The calmly joyful life of the mind — one of the four in the Lotus Sutra 14; v. 四安樂行.

我人四相

see styles
wǒ rén sì xiàng
    wo3 ren2 si4 xiang4
wo jen ssu hsiang
 ga nin shisō
The four ejects of the ego in the Diamond Sutra: (1) 我相 the illusion that in the five skandhas there is a real ego; (2) 人相 that this ego is a man, and different from beings of the other paths; (3) 衆生相 that all beings have an ego born of the five skandhas; (4) 壽相 that the ego has age, i.e. a determined or fated period of existence.

我波羅蜜


我波罗蜜

see styles
wǒ bō luó mì
    wo3 bo1 luo2 mi4
wo po lo mi
 ga haramitsu
The ego pāramitā in the four based on the Nirvana Sutra in which the transcendental ego is 自在, i.e. has a real and permanent nature; the four are 常 permanency, 樂 joy, 我 personality, 淨 purity.

戒乘四句

see styles
jiè chéng sì jù
    jie4 cheng2 si4 ju4
chieh ch`eng ssu chü
    chieh cheng ssu chü
 kaijō shiku
four different ways of combining wisdom and moral discipline

托塔天王

see styles
tuō tǎ tiān wáng
    tuo1 ta3 tian1 wang2
t`o t`a t`ien wang
    to ta tien wang
 Takutō tennō
the pagoda bearing god
The deva-king who bears a pagoda on his palm, one of the four mahārājas, i. e. 毘沙門 Vaiśravaṇa.

拓鬪提舍

see styles
tuò dòu tí shè
    tuo4 dou4 ti2 she4
t`o tou t`i she
    to tou ti she
 takutō daisha
the four quarters

捨無量心


舍无量心

see styles
shě wú liàng xīn
    she3 wu2 liang4 xin1
she wu liang hsin
 sha muryōshin
upekṣā, one of the four forms of the unsparing or unlimited mind, complete abandonment, absolute indifference, renunciation of the mental faculties.

提多羅吒


提多罗咤

see styles
tí duō luó zhà
    ti2 duo1 luo2 zha4
t`i to lo cha
    ti to lo cha
 Daitarata
Dhṛtarāṣṭra, one of the four mahārājas, the yellow guardian eastward of Sumeru; also 頭賴吒; 第黎多曷羅殺吒羅.

提婆菩薩


提婆菩萨

see styles
tí pó pú sà
    ti2 po2 pu2 sa4
t`i p`o p`u sa
    ti po pu sa
 Daiba bosatsu
Devabodhisattva, or Āryadeva, or Kāṇadeva, the one-eyed deva, disciple of Nāgārjuna, and one of the 'four sons' of Buddhism; fourteenth patriarch; a monk of Pāṭaliputra; along with Nāgārjuna he is counted as founder of the 三論宗 q.v.

文房四宝

see styles
 bunboushihou / bunboshiho
    ぶんぼうしほう
(yoji) in calligraphy, the four important tools of brush, ink stone, ink stick, and paper

文房四寶


文房四宝

see styles
wén fáng sì bǎo
    wen2 fang2 si4 bao3
wen fang ssu pao
Four Treasures of the Study, namely 筆|笔[bi3], 墨[mo4], 紙|纸[zhi3] and 硯|砚[yan4]; the essentials of calligraphy and scholarship (idiom)
See: 文房四宝

早慶上理

see styles
 soukeijouri / sokejori
    そうけいじょうり
Waseda University, Keio University, Sophia University and the Tokyo University of Science (four highly selective private universities in Tokyo)

有作四諦


有作四谛

see styles
yǒu zuò sì dì
    you3 zuo4 si4 di4
yu tso ssu ti
 usa shitai
four constructed (established, created) noble truths

朝三暮四

see styles
zhāo sān mù sì
    zhao1 san1 mu4 si4
chao san mu ssu
 chousanboshi / chosanboshi
    ちょうさんぼし
lit. say three in the morning but four in the evening (idiom); to change something that is already settled upon; indecisive; to blow hot and cold
(yoji) being preoccupied with immediate (superficial) differences without realizing that there are no differences in substance; six of one and half a dozen of another

未見諦者


未见谛者

see styles
wèi jiàn dì zhě
    wei4 jian4 di4 zhe3
wei chien ti che
 mi kentai sha
one who has not [yet] perceived the [four noble] truth[s]

末那四惑

see styles
mò nà sì huò
    mo4 na4 si4 huo4
mo na ssu huo
 māna shiwaku
four afflictions of the manas

東勝身洲


东胜身洲

see styles
dōng shèng shēn zhōu
    dong1 sheng4 shen1 zhou1
tung sheng shen chou
 Tō Shōshin Shū
(佛婆毘提訶) 毘提訶; 佛婆提; 佛于逮; 逋利婆; 鼻提賀; 布嚕婆, etc. Pūrvavideha. The eastern of the four great continents of a world, east of Mt. Meru, semicircular in shape.

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