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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.

惡趣苦


恶趣苦

see styles
è qù kǔ
    e4 qu4 ku3
o ch`ü k`u
    o chü ku
 akushu ku
suffering of the negative rebirths

慈力王

see styles
cí lì wáng
    ci2 li4 wang2
tz`u li wang
    tzu li wang
 Jiriki ō
Maitrībala-rāja, king of merciful virtue, or power, a former incarnation of the Buddha when, as all his people had embraced the vegetarian life, and yakṣas had no animal food and were suffering, the king fed five of them with his own blood.

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)

戒四別


戒四别

see styles
jiè sì bié
    jie4 si4 bie2
chieh ssu pieh
 kai no shibetsu
four distinctions in moral discipline

持國天


持国天

see styles
chí guó tiān
    chi2 guo2 tian1
ch`ih kuo t`ien
    chih kuo tien
 Jikoku ten
Dhritarashtra (one of the Four Heavenly Kings)
(or 治國天) Dhṛtarāṣṭra, one of the four deva-guardians or maharājas, controlling the east, of white colour.

提鞞波

see styles
tí bǐ bō
    ti2 bi3 bo1
t`i pi po
    ti pi po
 daihiha
dvīpa, an island, or continent; four dvīpa compose a world, v. 四洲.

揚げ巻

see styles
 agemaki
    あげまき
(1) old-fashioned boys' hairstyle; (2) Meiji period women's hairstyle; (3) type of dance in kabuki; (4) (sumo) knots in colour of four cardinal points hanging from the roof above the ring (color); (5) (abbreviation) constricted tagelus (Sinonovacula constricta); Chinese razor clam

摩那斯

see styles
mó nà sī
    mo2 na4 si1
mo na ssu
 Manashi
摩那蘇婆帝 Mānasa; Manasvatī. A lake in the Himālayas, one of the four lakes formed when the ocean fell from heaven upon Mount Meru. The dragon who is the tutelary deity of this lake.

文徵明


文征明

see styles
wén zhēng míng
    wen2 zheng1 ming2
wen cheng ming
Wen Zhengming (1470-1559), Ming painter, one of Four great southern talents of the Ming 江南四大才子

方口食

see styles
fāng kǒu shí
    fang1 kou3 shi2
fang k`ou shih
    fang kou shih
 hō kujiki
Opportunism in obtaining a living, i. e. a monk who makes a living by fawning or by bullying, one of the 四邪命 four illicit ways of livelihood.

於四方


于四方

see styles
yú sì fāng
    yu2 si4 fang1
yü ssu fang
 o shihō
in the four directions

施餓鬼


施饿鬼

see styles
shī è guǐ
    shi1 e4 gui3
shih o kuei
 segaki
    せがき
{Buddh} service for the benefit of suffering spirits
feeding hungry ghosts

普陀山

see styles
pǔ tuó shān
    pu3 tuo2 shan1
p`u t`o shan
    pu to shan
 Hodasan
Mt Potala at Zhoushan 舟山市 in Zhejiang, one of the Four Sacred Mountains and Bodhimanda of Guanyin 觀音|观音 (Avalokiteśvara)
Putuo Shan

曹不興


曹不兴

see styles
cáo bù xīng
    cao2 bu4 xing1
ts`ao pu hsing
    tsao pu hsing
Cao Buxing or Ts'ao Pu-hsing (active c. 210-250), famous semilegendary painter, one of the Four Great Painters of the Six Dynasties 六朝四大家

月雪花

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 tsukiyukihana
    つきゆきはな
(poetic term) (from a poem by Bai Juyi) (See 雪月花) moon, snow and flowers; beauty of the four seasons

月黶尊


月黡尊

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yuè yǎn zūn
    yue4 yan3 zun1
yüeh yen tsun
 Gatten son
One of the names of a 明王 Ming Wang, i. e. 'moon-black' or 'moon-spots', 降三世明王 the maharāja who subdues all resisters, past, present, and future, represented with black face, three eyes, four protruding teeth, and fierce laugh.

有餘土


有余土

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yǒu yú tǔ
    you3 yu2 tu3
yu yü t`u
    yu yü tu
 uyo do
One of the four lands, or realms, the 方便有餘土 to which, according to Mahāyāna, arhats go at their decease; cf. 有餘涅槃.

未來苦


未来苦

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wèi lái kǔ
    wei4 lai2 ku3
wei lai k`u
    wei lai ku
 mirai ku
future suffering

果唯識


果唯识

see styles
guǒ wéi shì
    guo3 wei2 shi4
kuo wei shih
 ka yuishiki
The wisdom attained from investigating and thinking philosophy, or Buddha-truth, i. e. of the sūtras and abhidharmas; this includes the first four under 五種唯識.

枝末惑

see styles
zhī mò huò
    zhi1 mo4 huo4
chih mo huo
 shimatsu waku
or枝末無明 Branch and twig illusion, or ignorance in detail, contrasted with 根本無明root, or radical ignorance, i. e. original ignorance out of which arises karma, false views, and realms of illusion which are the 'branch and twig' condition or unenlightenment in detail or result. Also, the first four of the 五住地 five causal relationships, the fifth being 根本無明.

桧扇貝

see styles
 hiougigai; hiougigai / hiogigai; hiogigai
    ひおうぎがい; ヒオウギガイ
(kana only) noble scallop (Chlamys nobilis)

楊寶森


杨宝森

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yáng bǎo sēn
    yang2 bao3 sen1
yang pao sen
Yang Baosen (1909-1958), Beijing opera star, one of the Four great beards 四大鬚生|四大须生

楞伽經


楞伽经

see styles
lèng qié jīng
    leng4 qie2 jing1
leng ch`ieh ching
    leng chieh ching
 Ryōga kyō
The Laṅkāvatāra sūtra, a philosophical discourse attributed to Śākyamuni as delivered on the Laṅka mountain in Ceylon. It may have been composed in the fourth or fifth century A.D.; it "represents a mature phase of speculation and not only criticizes the Sāṅkhya, Pāśupata and other Hindu schools, but is conscious of the growing resemblance of Mahāyānism to Brahmanic philosophy and tries to explain it". Eliot. There have been four translations into Chinese, the first by Dharmarakṣa between 412-433, which no longer exists; the second was by Guṇabhadra in 443, ca11ed 楞伽 阿跋多羅寶經 4 juan; the third by Bodhiruci in 513, called 入楞伽經 10 juan; the fourth by Śikṣānanda in 700-704, called 大乘入楞伽經 7 juan. There are many treatises and commentaries on it, by Faxian and others. See Studies in the Laṅkāvatāra Sūtra by Suzuki and his translation of it. This was the sūtra allowed by Bodhidharma, and is the recognized text of the Chan (Zen) School. There are numerous treatises on it.

樂浪郡


乐浪郡

see styles
lè làng jun
    le4 lang4 jun4
le lang chün
Lelang commandery (108 BC-313 AD), one of four Han dynasty commanderies in north Korea

欲界苦

see styles
yù jiè kǔ
    yu4 jie4 ku3
yü chieh k`u
    yü chieh ku
 yokukai ku
suffering in the desire realm

歐陽詢


欧阳询

see styles
ōu yáng xún
    ou1 yang2 xun2
ou yang hsün
Ouyang Xun (557-641), one of Four Great Calligraphers of early Tang 唐初四大家[Tang2 chu1 Si4 Da4 jia1]

歡喜苑


欢喜苑

see styles
huān xǐ yuàn
    huan1 xi3 yuan4
huan hsi yüan
 kangi on
歡樂園; 喜林苑 Nandana-vana. Garden of joy; one of the four gardens of Indra's paradise, north of his central city.

正量部

see styles
zhèng liáng bù
    zheng4 liang2 bu4
cheng liang pu
 Shōryō bu
Saṃmatīya, Saṃmitīya (三彌底); the school of correct measures, or correct evaluation. Three hundred years after the Nirvana it is said that from the Vātsīputrīyāḥ school four divisions were formed, of which this was the third.

殊微伽

see styles
shū wēi qié
    shu1 wei1 qie2
shu wei ch`ieh
    shu wei chieh
 shumika
One of the four kinds of ascetics who dressed in rags and ate garbage.

比丘尼

see styles
bǐ qiū ní
    bi3 qiu1 ni2
pi ch`iu ni
    pi chiu ni
 bikuni
    びくに
Buddhist nun (loanword from Sanskrit "bhiksuni")
(1) bhikkhuni (fully ordained Buddhist nun) (san: bhiksuni); (2) (hist) travelling female entertainer dressed as a nun (Kamakura, Muromachi periods); (3) (hist) lowly prostitute dressed as a nun (Edo period); (4) (abbreviation) (hist) (See 科負い比丘尼) female servant hired to take the blame for a noblewoman's farts
苾芻尼; 尼姑 bhikṣuṇī. A nun, or almswoman. The first woman to be ordained was the Buddha's aunt Mahāprajāpatī, who had nursed him. In the fourteenth year after his enlightenment the Buddha yielded to persuasion and admitted his aunt and women to his order of religious mendicants, but said that the admission of women would shorten the period of Buddhism by 500 years. The nun, however old, must acknowledge the superiority of every monk; must never scold him or tell his faults; must never accuse him, though he may accuse her; and must in all respects obey the rules as commanded by him. She accepts all the rules for the monks with additional rules for her own order. Such is the theory rather than the practice. The title by which Mahāprajāpatī was addressed was applied to nuns, i. e. ārya, or noble, 阿姨, though some consider the Chinese term entirely native.

比丘會


比丘会

see styles
bǐ qiū huì
    bi3 qiu1 hui4
pi ch`iu hui
    pi chiu hui
 bikue
An authoritative assembly of at least four monks; idem 僧伽.

毘沙門


毘沙门

see styles
pí shā mén
    pi2 sha1 men2
p`i sha men
    pi sha men
 bishamon
    びしゃもん
(place-name) Bishamon
(毘沙門天王) Vaiśravaṇa. Cf. 財 and 倶. One of the four mahārājas, guardian of the North, king of the yakṣas. Has the title 多聞; 普聞; universal or much hearing or learning, said to be so called because he heard the Buddha's preaching; but Vaiśravaṇa was son of Viśravas, which is from viśru, to be heard of far and wide, celebrated, and should be understood in this sense. Vaiśravaṇa is Kuvera, or Kubera, the Indian Pluto; originally a chief of evil spirits, afterwards the god of riches, and ruler of the northern quarter. Xuanzong built a temple to him in A. D. 753, since which he has been the god of wealth in China, and guardian at the entrance of Buddhist temples. In his right hand he often holds a banner or a lance, in his left a pearl or shrine, or a mongoose out of whose mouth jewels are pouring; under his feet are two demons. Colour, yellow.

毘璢璃


毗璢璃

see styles
pí liú lí
    pi2 liu2 li2
p`i liu li
    pi liu li
 Biruri
Virūḍhaka. Known as Crystal king, and as 惡生王 Ill-born king. (1) A king of Kośala (son of Prasenajit), destroyer of Kapilavastu. (2) Ikṣvāku, father of the four founders of Kapilavastu. (3) One of the four mahārājas, guardian of the south, king of kumbhāṇḍas, worshipped in China as one of the twenty-four deva āryas; colour blue. Also, 毘璢王; 流離王; 婁勒王 (毘婁勒王); 樓黎王 (維樓黎王); 毘盧釋迦王 (or 毘盧宅迦王); 鼻溜茶迦, etc.

気高い

see styles
 kedakai
    けだかい
(adjective) sublime; noble; high-minded

水滸傳


水浒传

see styles
shuǐ hǔ zhuàn
    shui3 hu3 zhuan4
shui hu chuan
Water Margin or Outlaws of the Marsh by Shi Nai'an 施耐庵[Shi1 Nai4 an1], one of the Four Classic Novels of Chinese literature

沒苦海


没苦海

see styles
mò kǔ hǎi
    mo4 ku3 hai3
mo k`u hai
    mo ku hai
 motsu ku kai
drowning in an ocean of suffering

河鼻旨

see styles
hé bí zhǐ
    he2 bi2 zhi3
ho pi chih
 Kabishi
Avīci, the hell of uninterrupted suffering, where the sufferers die and are reborn to torture without intermission.

治國天


治国天

see styles
zhì guó tiān
    zhi4 guo2 tian1
chih kuo t`ien
    chih kuo tien
 Jikoku ten
(or 持國天) One of the four devas or maharājas, guarding the eastern quarter.

法句經


法句经

see styles
fǎ jù jīng
    fa3 ju4 jing1
fa chü ching
 Hokku kyō
Dharmapāda, 曇鉢經 a work by Dharmatrāta, of which there are four Chinese translations, A. D. 224, 290-306, 399, 980-1001.

法四依

see styles
fǎ sì yī
    fa3 si4 yi1
fa ssu i
 hō (no) shie
The four trusts of dharma: trust in the Law, not in men; trust in sūtras containing ultimate truth; trust in truth, not in words; trust in wisdom growing out of eternal truth and not in illusory knowledge.

法眼淨


法眼净

see styles
fǎ yǎn jìng
    fa3 yan3 jing4
fa yen ching
 hōgen jō
To see clearly or purely the truth: in Hīnayāna, to see the truth of the four dogmas; in Mahāyāna, to see the truth which releases from reincarnation.

滅度地


灭度地

see styles
miè dù dì
    mie4 du4 di4
mieh tu ti
 metsudo chi
the state of extinction (of suffering)

滅法智


灭法智

see styles
miè fǎ zhì
    mie4 fa3 zhi4
mieh fa chih
 meppōcchi
The knowledge or wisdom of the dogma of extinction (of passion and reincarnation); one of the 八智 q. v.

滅聖諦


灭圣谛

see styles
miè shèng dì
    mie4 sheng4 di4
mieh sheng ti
 metsushō tai
noble truth of the cessation of suffering

滅道畏


灭道畏

see styles
miè dào wèi
    mie4 dao4 wei4
mieh tao wei
 metsudōi
fear in regard to the noble truths of cessation and the path

滅道諦


灭道谛

see styles
miè dào dì
    mie4 dao4 di4
mieh tao ti
 metsudōtai
truths of cessation and the path

漢四郡


汉四郡

see styles
hàn sì jun
    han4 si4 jun4
han ssu chün
four Han commanderies in north Korea 108 BC-c. 300 AD

無常苦


无常苦

see styles
wú cháng kǔ
    wu2 chang2 ku3
wu ch`ang k`u
    wu chang ku
 mujō ku
suffering caused by impermanence

無漏道


无漏道

see styles
wú lòu dào
    wu2 lou4 dao4
wu lou tao
 muro dō
The way of purity, or deliverance from the passions, i.e. 戒定慧 supra; the fourth of the four dogmas 滅 cessation, or annihilation of suffering.

無熱池


无热池

see styles
wú rè chí
    wu2 re4 chi2
wu je ch`ih
    wu je chih
 munetsu chi
The lake without heat, or cold lake, called Mānasarovara, or Mānasa-saro-vara, 'excellent mānasa lake,' or modern Manasarovar, 31° N., 81° 3 E., 'which overflows at certain seasons and forms one lake with' Rakas-tal, which is the source of the Sutlej. It is under the protection of the nāga-king Anavatapta and is also known by his name. It is said to lie south of the Gandha-mādana mountains, and is erroneously reputed as the source of the four rivers Ganges, Indus, Śītā (Tārīm River), and Oxus.

無艱難


无艰难

see styles
wú jiān nán
    wu2 jian1 nan2
wu chien nan
 mu kannan
no suffering and distress

無色界


无色界

see styles
wú sè jiè
    wu2 se4 jie4
wu se chieh
 mushikikai
    むしきかい
{Buddh} (See 三界・1) Mushikikai; formless realm; world free of greed or matter
Arūpaloka, or Arūpadhātu, the heavens without form, immaterial, consisting only of mind in contemplation, being four in number, which are defined as the 四空天 Catūrūpabrahmaloka, and given as: 空無邊處 Ākāśānantyāyatana, 識無邊處 Vijñānānantyāyatana, 無所有處 Akiñcanyāyatana, 非想非非想處 Naivasaṃjñānāsaṃjñāyatana.

煩惱苦


烦恼苦

see styles
fán nǎo kǔ
    fan2 nao3 ku3
fan nao k`u
    fan nao ku
 bonnō ku
affliction and suffering

牛割き

see styles
 ushizaki
    うしざき
tying a person's limbs to two or four bulls and making them run in different directions (Warring States-era death penalty)

牛裂き

see styles
 ushizaki
    うしざき
tying a person's limbs to two or four bulls and making them run in different directions (Warring States-era death penalty)

牛貨洲


牛货洲

see styles
niú huò zhōu
    niu2 huo4 zhou1
niu huo chou
 Gokeshū
Godānīya, 瞿伽尼 (or 瞿耶尼, or 瞿陀尼) ; 倶助尼; 遇嚩柅; Aparagodāna, 阿鉢唎瞿陀尼, the western of the four continents into which every world is divided, where oxen are the principal product and medium of exchange.

獨龍江


独龙江

see styles
dú lóng jiāng
    du2 long2 jiang1
tu lung chiang
Dulong river in northwest Yunnan on border with Myanmar, tributary of Salween or Nujiang 怒江, sometimes referred to as number four of Three parallel rivers 三江並流|三江并流, wildlife protection unit

玄菟郡

see styles
xuán tù jun
    xuan2 tu4 jun4
hsüan t`u chün
    hsüan tu chün
Xuantu commandery (108 BC-c. 300 AD), one of four Han dynasty commanderies in north Korea

王昭君

see styles
wáng zhāo jun
    wang2 zhao1 jun1
wang chao chün
 oushoukun / oshokun
    おうしょうくん
Wang Zhaojun (52-19 BC), famous beauty at the court of Han emperor Yuan 漢元帝|汉元帝[Han4 Yuan2 di4], one of the four legendary beauties 四大美女[si4 da4 mei3 nu:3]
(personal name) Oushoukun

王洪文

see styles
wáng hóng wén
    wang2 hong2 wen2
wang hung wen
 oukoubun / okobun
    おうこうぶん
Wang Hongwen (1935-1992), one of the Gang of Four
(person) Wang Hongwen (1936-1992)

生死苦

see styles
shēng sǐ kǔ
    sheng1 si3 ku3
sheng ssu k`u
    sheng ssu ku
 shōji ku
suffering of cyclic existence

生殺し

see styles
 namagoroshi
    なまごろし
(can be adjective with の) (1) (See 半殺し) half-dead; (expression) (2) state of uncertainty; limbo; leaving unfinished with the intention of inflicting suffering; dragging out tortuously

由有る

see styles
 yoshiaru
    よしある
(expression) of rank; of noble birth

白粉花

see styles
 oshiroibana
    おしろいばな
(kana only) marvel-of-Peru (Mirabilis jalapa); four-o'clock plant; (female given name) Oshiroibana

盂蘭盆


盂兰盆

see styles
yú lán pén
    yu2 lan2 pen2
yü lan p`en
    yü lan pen
 urabon
    うらぼん
see 盂蘭盆會|盂兰盆会[Yu2 lan2 pen2 hui4]
Bon festival (Buddhist ceremony held around July 15); Feast of Lanterns
(盂蘭); 鳥藍婆 (鳥藍婆拏) ullambana 盂蘭 may be another form of lambana or avalamba, "hanging down," "depending," "support"; it is intp. "to hang upside down", or "to be in suspense", referring to extreme suffering in purgatory; but there is a suggestion of the dependence of the dead on the living. By some 盆 is regarded as a Chinese word, not part of the transliteration, meaning a vessel filled with offerings of food. The term is applied to the festival of All Souls, held about the 15th of the 7th moon, when masses are read by Buddhist and Taoist priests and elaborate offerings made to the Buddhist Trinity for the purpose of releasing from purgatory the souls of those who have died on land or sea. The Ullambanapātra Sutra is attributed to Śākyamuni, of course incorrectly; it was first tr. into Chinese by Dharmaraksha, A.D. 266-313 or 317; the first masses are not reported until the time of Liang Wudi, A.D. 538; and were popularized by Amogha (A.D. 732) under the influence of the Yogācārya School. They are generally observed in China, but are unknown to Southern Buddhism. The "idea of intercession on the part of the priesthood for the benefit of" souls in hell "is utterly antagonistic to the explicit teaching of primitive Buddhism'" The origin of the custom is unknown, but it is foisted on to Śākyamuni, whose disciple Maudgalyāyana is represented as having been to purgatory to relieve his mother's sufferings. Śākyamuni told him that only the united efforts of the whole priesthood 十方衆會 could alleviate the pains of the suffering. The mere suggestion of an All Souls Day with a great national day for the monks is sufficient to account for the spread of the festival. Eitel says: "Engrafted upon the narrative ancestral worship, this ceremonial for feeding the ghost of deceased ancestors of seven generations obtained immense popularity and is now practised by everybody in China, by Taoists even and by Confucianists." All kinds of food offerings are made and paper garments, etc., burnt. The occasion, 7th moon, 15th day, is known as the盂蘭會 (or 盂蘭盆會 or 盂蘭齋 or 盂蘭盆齋) and the sutra as 盂蘭經 (or 盂蘭盆經).

盧照鄰


卢照邻

see styles
lú zhào lín
    lu2 zhao4 lin2
lu chao lin
Lu Zhaolin (637-689), one of the Four Great Poets of the Early Tang 初唐四傑|初唐四杰[Chu1 Tang2 Si4 jie2]

目的因

see styles
 mokutekiin / mokutekin
    もくてきいん
{phil} (See 質料因,形相因,作用因) final cause (one of Aristotle's four fundamental types of answer to the question "why?")

相似覺


相似觉

see styles
xiāng sì jué
    xiang1 si4 jue2
hsiang ssu chüeh
 sōjika ku
The approximate enlightenment which in the stages of 十住, 十行and 十廻向 approximates to perfect enlightenment by the subjection of all illusion; the second of the four degrees of bodhi in the Awakening of Faith 起信論.

真向法

see styles
 makkouhou / makkoho
    まっこうほう
makko-ho (set of four exercises for general health)

真理部

see styles
zhēn lǐ bù
    zhen1 li3 bu4
chen li pu
Ministry of Truth, a fictional ministry from George Orwell's novel Nineteen Eighty-Four

真番郡

see styles
zhēn pān jun
    zhen1 pan1 jun4
chen p`an chün
    chen pan chün
Zhenpan commandery (108 BC-c. 300 AD), one of four Han dynasty commanderies in north Korea

矩拉婆

see styles
jǔ lā pó
    ju3 la1 po2
chü la p`o
    chü la po
 Kurōba
Kurava or Uttarakuru, v. 鬱 the northern of the four great continents.

破四舊


破四旧

see styles
pò sì jiù
    po4 si4 jiu4
p`o ssu chiu
    po ssu chiu
Destroy the Four Olds (campaign of the Cultural Revolution)

祝枝山

see styles
zhù zhī shān
    zhu4 zhi1 shan1
chu chih shan
Zhu Zhishan (1460-1526), Ming calligrapher and poet, one of Four great southern talents of the Ming 江南四大才子

稀ガス

see styles
 kigasu
    きガス
noble gas; inert gas

究竟覺


究竟觉

see styles
jiù jìng jué
    jiu4 jing4 jue2
chiu ching chüeh
 kūkyōkaku
Supreme enlightenment, that of Buddha; one of the four kinds of enlightenment in the 起信論 Awakening of Faith.

紅樓夢


红楼梦

see styles
hóng lóu mèng
    hong2 lou2 meng4
hung lou meng
 kouroumu / koromu
    こうろうむ
A Dream of Red Mansions (first completed edition 1791) by Cao Xueqin 曹雪芹[Cao2 Xue3 qin2], one of the four great novels
(wk) Dream of the Red Chamber (18th century novel by Cao Xueqin); Story of the Stone

細四相


细四相

see styles
xì sì xiàng
    xi4 si4 xiang4
hsi ssu hsiang
 saishi no sō
The four states of 生住異滅 birth, abiding, change, extinction, e.g. birth, life, decay, death.

維口食


维口食

see styles
wéi kǒu shí
    wei2 kou3 shi2
wei k`ou shih
    wei kou shih
 yuikujiki
Improper means of existence by spells, fortune-telling, etc., one of the four cardinal improper ways of earning a livelihood.

緣四諦


缘四谛

see styles
yuán sì dì
    yuan2 si4 di4
yüan ssu ti
 en shitai
taking the four truths as referent

緣苦集


缘苦集

see styles
yuán kǔ jí
    yuan2 ku3 ji2
yüan k`u chi
    yüan ku chi
 en kushū
contingent on the truths of suffering and its arising

緣起法


缘起法

see styles
yuán qǐ fǎ
    yuan2 qi3 fa3
yüan ch`i fa
    yüan chi fa
 engi hō
pratītya-samutpāda; idem 十二緣起, i.e. the twelve nidānas, cf. 十二因緣, 緣起偈; 緣起頌 (緣起法頌) The gāthā of three of the four fundamental dogmas of Buddhism; than all is suffering, that suffering is intensified by desire, and that extinction of desire is practicable. This is found in 智度論. It is also called 緣起法頌. It is placed in the foundations of pagodas and inside of images of Buddha and so is called 法身偈 dharmakāyagāthā.

聖觀音


圣观音

see styles
shèng guān yīn
    sheng4 guan1 yin1
sheng kuan yin
 Shō Kannon
Noble Avalokitêśvara

聖諦智


圣谛智

see styles
shèng dì zhì
    sheng4 di4 zhi4
sheng ti chih
 shōtaichi
wisdom of the holy truths

胎藏界

see styles
tāi zàng jiè
    tai1 zang4 jie4
t`ai tsang chieh
    tai tsang chieh
 taizō kai
Garbhadhātu, or Garbhakośa-(dhātu), the womb treasury, the universal source from which all things are produced; the matrix; the embryo; likened to a womb in which all of a child is conceived— its body, mind, etc. It is container and content; it covers and nourishes; and is the source of all supply. It represents the 理性 fundamental nature, both material elements and pure bodhi, or wisdom in essence or purity; 理 being the garbhadhātu as fundamental wisdom, and 智 acquired wisdom or knowledge, the vajradhātu. It also represents the human heart in its innocence or pristine purity, which is considered as the source of all Buddha-pity and moral knowledge. And it indicates that from the central being in the maṇḍala, viz. the Sun as symbol of Vairocana, there issue all the other manifestations of wisdom and power, Buddhas, bodhisattvas, demons, etc. It is 本覺 original intellect, or the static intellectuality, in contrast with 始覺 intellection, the initial or dynamic intellectuality represented in the vajradhātu; hence it is the 因 cause and vajradhātu the 果 effect; though as both are a unity, the reverse may be the rule, the effect being also the cause; it is also likened to 利他 enriching others, as vajradhātu is to 自利 enriching self. Kōbō Daishi, founder of the Yoga or Shingon 眞言 School in Japan, adopted the representation of the ideas in maṇḍalas, or diagrams, as the best way of revealing the mystic doctrine to the ignorant. The garbhadhātu is the womb or treasury of all things, the universe; the 理 fundamental principle, the source; its symbols are a triangle on its base, and an open lotus as representing the sun and Vairocana. In Japan this maṇḍala is placed on the east, typifying the rising sun as source, or 理. The vajradhātu is placed west and represents 智 wisdom or knowledge as derived from 理 the underlying principle, but the two are essential one to the other, neither existing apart. The material and spiritual; wisdom-source and intelligence; essence and substance; and similar complementary ideas are thus portrayed; the garbhadhātu may be generally considered as the static and the vajradhātu as the dynamic categories, which are nevertheless a unity. The garbhadhātu is divided into 三部 three sections representing samādhi or quiescence, wisdom-store, and pity-store, or thought, knowledge, pity; one is called the Buddha-section, the others the Vajra and Lotus sections respectively; the three also typify vimokṣa, prajñā, and dharmakāya, or freedom, understanding, and spirituality. There are three heads of these sections, i. e. Vairocana, Vajrapāṇi, and Avalokiteśvara; each has a mother or source, e. g. Vairocana from Buddha's-eye; and each has a 明王 or emanation of protection against evil; also a śakti or female energy; a germ-letter, etc. The diagram of five Buddhas contains also four bodhisattvas, making nine in all, and there are altogether thirteen 大院 or great courts of various types of ideas, of varying numbers, generally spoken of as 414. Cf. 金剛界; 大日; 兩部.

能開大

see styles
 noukaidai / nokaidai
    のうかいだい
(abbreviation) (See 職業能力開発大学校) polytechnic college (with two-year and four-year courses)

臨屯郡


临屯郡

see styles
lín tún jun
    lin2 tun2 jun4
lin t`un chün
    lin tun chün
Lintun Commandery (108 BC–c. 300 AD), one of four Han dynasty commanderies in north Korea

自然人

see styles
zì rán rén
    zi4 ran2 ren2
tzu jan jen
 shizenjin
    しぜんじん
natural person (law); see also 法人[fa3 ren2]
(1) {phil} natural person; person unspoiled by civilization; noble savage; (2) {law} (See 法人) natural person; physical person

苦しさ

see styles
 kurushisa
    くるしさ
(See 苦しみ) pain; anguish; distress; suffering; hardship

苦しみ

see styles
 kurushimi
    くるしみ
pain; anguish; distress; suffering; hardship

苦寂靜


苦寂静

see styles
kǔ jí jìng
    ku3 ji2 jing4
k`u chi ching
    ku chi ching
 ku jakujō
tranquilization of suffering

苦惱患


苦恼患

see styles
kǔn ǎo huàn
    kun3 ao3 huan4
k`un ao huan
    kun ao huan
 kunōkan
suffering

苦所逼

see styles
kǔ suǒ bī
    ku3 suo3 bi1
k`u so pi
    ku so pi
 ku shohiki
stifled by suffering

苦毒箭

see styles
kǔ dú jiàn
    ku3 du2 jian4
k`u tu chien
    ku tu chien
 ku dokusen
poisoned arrow of suffering

苦法忍

see styles
kǔ fǎ rěn
    ku3 fa3 ren3
k`u fa jen
    ku fa jen
 ku hōnin
the tolerance of the dharma of suffering

苦法智

see styles
kǔ fǎ zhì
    ku3 fa3 zhi4
k`u fa chih
    ku fa chih
 kuhocchi
The knowledge of the law of suffering and the way of release, one of the 八智. 苦法智忍 q. v.

苦滅諦


苦灭谛

see styles
kǔ miè dì
    ku3 mie4 di4
k`u mieh ti
    ku mieh ti
 ku metsutai
noble truth of the cessation of suffering

苦滅道


苦灭道

see styles
kǔ miè dào
    ku3 mie4 dao4
k`u mieh tao
    ku mieh tao
 kumetsu dō
path to the cessation of suffering

苦異熟


苦异熟

see styles
kǔ yì shóu
    ku3 yi4 shou2
k`u i shou
    ku i shou
 ku ijuku
[karmic] maturation of suffering

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