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專心 专心 see styles |
zhuān xīn zhuan1 xin1 chuan hsin senshin |
to focus one's attention; to concentrate on (doing something) With single mind; whole-heartedly. |
專念 专念 see styles |
zhuān niàn zhuan1 nian4 chuan nien sennen |
To fix the mind, or attention, upon; solely to invoke (a certain buddha). |
專業 专业 see styles |
zhuān yè zhuan1 ye4 chuan yeh |
specialty; specialized field; main field of study (at university); major; CL:門|门[men2],個|个[ge4]; professional |
專注 专注 see styles |
zhuān zhù zhuan1 zhu4 chuan chu senchū |
to focus; to concentrate; to give one's full attention concentration [of mind] |
對摺 对折 see styles |
duì zhé dui4 zhe2 tui che |
to sell at a 50% discount; to fold in two |
對望 对望 see styles |
duì wàng dui4 wang4 tui wang |
to look at each other |
對準 对准 see styles |
duì zhǔn dui4 zhun3 tui chun |
to aim at; to target; to point at; to be directed at; registration; alignment (mechanical engineering) |
導師 导师 see styles |
dǎo shī dao3 shi1 tao shih doushi / doshi どうし |
tutor; teacher; academic advisor (1) {Buddh} officiating priest; presiding priest at a ceremony; (2) (esp. Buddhist) religious teacher; highly-ranked priest; (3) guru; instructor (yoga, etc.) nāyaka; a leader, guide, one who guides men to Buddha's teaching; applied also to Buddhas and bodhisattvas, and to the leaders of the ritual in Buddhist services; v. 天人道師. |
小乘 see styles |
xiǎo shèng xiao3 sheng4 hsiao sheng shōjō |
Hinayana, the Lesser Vehicle; Buddhism in India before the Mayahana sutras; also pr. [Xiao3 cheng2] Hīnayāna 希那衍. The small, or inferior wain, or vehicle; the form of Buddhism which developed after Śākyamuni's death to about the beginning of the Christian era, when Mahāyāna doctrines were introduced. It is the orthodox school and more in direct line with the Buddhist succession than Mahāyānism which developed on lines fundamentally different. The Buddha was a spiritual doctor, less interested in philosophy than in the remedy for human misery and perpetual transmigration. He "turned aside from idle metaphysical speculations; if he held views on such topics, he deemed them valueless for the purposes of salvation, which was his goal" (Keith). Metaphysical speculations arose after his death, and naturally developed into a variety of Hīnayāna schools before and after the separation of a distinct school of Mahāyāna. Hīnayāna remains the form in Ceylon, Burma, and Siam, hence is known as Southern Buddhism in contrast with Northern Buddhism or Mahāyāna, the form chiefly prevalent from Nepal to Japan. Another rough division is that of Pali and Sanskrit, Pali being the general literary language of the surviving form of Hīnayāna, Sanskrit of Mahāyāna. The term Hīnayāna is of Mahāyānist origination to emphasize the universalism and altruism of Mahāyāna over the narrower personal salvation of its rival. According to Mahāyāna teaching its own aim is universal Buddhahood, which means the utmost development of wisdom and the perfect transformation of all the living in the future state; it declares that Hīnayāna, aiming at arhatship and pratyekabuddhahood, seeks the destruction of body and mind and extinction in nirvāṇa. For arhatship the 四諦Four Noble Truths are the foundation teaching, for pratyekabuddhahood the 十二因緣 twelve-nidānas, and these two are therefore sometimes styled the two vehicles 二乘. Tiantai sometimes calls them the (Hīnayāna) Tripiṭaka school. Three of the eighteen Hīnayāna schools were transported to China: 倶舍 (Abhidharma) Kośa; 成實 Satya-siddhi; and the school of Harivarman, the律 Vinaya school. These are described by Mahāyānists as the Buddha's adaptable way of meeting the questions and capacity of his hearers, though his own mind is spoken of as always being in the absolute Mahāyāna all-embracing realm. Such is the Mahāyāna view of Hīnayāna, and if the Vaipulya sūtras and special scriptures of their school, which are repudiated by Hīnayāna, are apocryphal, of which there seems no doubt, then Mahāyāna in condemning Hīnayāna must find other support for its claim to orthodoxy. The sūtras on which it chiefly relies, as regards the Buddha, have no authenticity; while those of Hīnayāna cannot be accepted as his veritable teaching in the absence of fundamental research. Hīnayāna is said to have first been divided into minority and majority sections immediately after the death of Śākyamuni, when the sthāvira, or older disciples, remained in what is spoken of as "the cave", some place at Rājagṛha, to settle the future of the order, and the general body of disciples remained outside; these two are the first 上坐部 and 大衆部 q. v. The first doctrinal division is reported to have taken place under the leadership of the monk 大天 Mahādeva (q.v.) a hundred years after the Buddha's nirvāṇa and during the reign of Aśoka; his reign, however, has been placed later than this by historians. Mahādeva's sect became the Mahāsāṅghikā, the other the Sthāvira. In time the two are said to have divided into eighteen, which with the two originals are the so-called "twenty sects" of Hīnayāna. Another division of four sects, referred to by Yijing, is that of the 大衆部 (Arya) Mahāsaṅghanikāya, 上座部 Āryasthavirāḥ, 根本說一切有部 Mūlasarvāstivādaḥ, and 正量部 Saṃmatīyāḥ. There is still another division of five sects, 五部律. For the eighteen Hīnayāna sects see 小乘十八部. |
小劫 see styles |
xiǎo jié xiao3 jie2 hsiao chieh shōgō |
antarā-kalpa, or intermediate kalpa; according to the 倶舍論 it is the period in which human life increases by one year a century till it reaches 84,000 with men 8,400 feet high; then it is reduced at the same rate till the life-period reaches ten years with men a foot high; these two are each a small kalpa; the 智度論 reckons the two together as one kalpa; and there are other definitions. |
小康 see styles |
xiǎo kāng xiao3 kang1 hsiao k`ang hsiao kang shoukou / shoko しょうこう |
moderately affluent; well-off; a period of peace and prosperity (1) lull; breathing spell; respite; (2) remission (of an illness); becoming stable |
小根 see styles |
xiǎo gēn xiao3 gen1 hsiao ken kone こね |
(surname) Kone 小機 Having a mind fit only for Hīnayāna doctrine. |
小機 小机 see styles |
xiǎo jī xiao3 ji1 hsiao chi shōki |
小根; Having a mind fit only for Hīnayāna doctrine. |
小潮 see styles |
xiǎo cháo xiao3 chao2 hsiao ch`ao hsiao chao koshio こしお |
neap tide (the smallest tide, when moon is at first or third quarter) (noun - becomes adjective with の) (See 大潮) neap tide; (place-name) Koshio |
小紐 see styles |
kohimo こひも |
(See 半臂) small strap tied at the waist of a hanpi |
小貝 小贝 see styles |
xiǎo bèi xiao3 bei4 hsiao pei chikai ちかい |
"Becks", nickname of British footballer David Beckham (see 貝克漢姆|贝克汉姆[Bei4 ke4 han4 mu3]) (1) (See 貝偏) small shell; small shellfish; (2) kanji "shell" radical at left; (female given name) Chikai |
尚饗 尚飨 see styles |
shàng xiǎng shang4 xiang3 shang hsiang |
I beg you to partake of this sacrifice (used at the end of an elegiac address) |
就便 see styles |
jiù biàn jiu4 bian4 chiu pien |
at one's convenience; while one is at it |
就此 see styles |
jiù cǐ jiu4 ci3 chiu tz`u chiu tzu |
at this point; thus; from then on |
尸利 see styles |
shī lì shi1 li4 shih li shiri |
Sri. 師利; 室利; 室離; 室哩; 修利; 昔哩; 悉利 (1) Fortune, prosperity; high rank, success, good fortune, virtues, these four are named as its connotation. (2) The wife of Viṣṇu. (3) An honorifc prefix or affix to names of gods, great men, and books. (4) An exclamation at the head of liturgies. (5) An abbreviation for Mañjuśrī. |
尸諌 see styles |
shikan しかん |
(noun/participle) admonishing (one's master) at the cost of one's life |
尻骨 see styles |
kāo gǔ kao1 gu3 k`ao ku kao ku |
coccyx; tailbone at end of spine |
居住 see styles |
jū zhù ju1 zhu4 chü chu isumi いすみ |
to reside; to dwell; to live in a place; resident in (n,vs,vi) residence; living (at, in); abode; (place-name) Isumi |
居士 see styles |
jū shì ju1 shi4 chü shih koji こじ |
(1) {Buddh} (See 大姉・だいし) grhapati (layman; sometimes used as a posthumous suffix); (2) private-sector scholar 倶欏鉢底; 迦羅越 kulapati. A chief, head of a family; squire, landlord. A householder who practises Buddhism at home without becoming a monk. The female counterpart is 女居士. The 居士傳 is a compilation giving the biography of many devout Buddhists. |
居家 see styles |
jū jiā ju1 jia1 chü chia koke |
to live at home; to stay at home; home (schooling etc); in-home (care etc); household (repairs etc); living (environment etc) householder |
居心 see styles |
jū xīn ju1 xin1 chü hsin |
to harbor (evil) intentions; to be bent on; a tranquil heart or mind |
居然 see styles |
jū rán ju1 ran2 chü jan kyozen きょぜん |
unexpectedly; to one's surprise; go so far as to (adj-t,adv-to) calm or at rest; having nothing to do; still |
屆時 届时 see styles |
jiè shí jie4 shi2 chieh shih |
when the time comes; at the scheduled time |
屈原 see styles |
qū yuán qu1 yuan2 ch`ü yüan chü yüan kutsugen くつげん |
Qu Yuan (340-278 BC), famous Warring States statesman and poet, author of Sorrow at Parting 離騷|离骚 Lisao in Songs of Chu 楚辭|楚辞 (surname) Kutsugen; (person) Qu Yuan (BC 343.1.21-278.5.5; Chinese poet) |
屈體 屈体 see styles |
qū tǐ qu1 ti3 ch`ü t`i chü ti |
to bend at the waist; (fig.) to bow to; (diving) pike position |
屍諌 see styles |
shikan しかん |
(noun/participle) admonishing (one's master) at the cost of one's life |
展銷 展销 see styles |
zhǎn xiāo zhan3 xiao1 chan hsiao |
to display and sell (e.g. at a fair); sales exhibition |
屠蘇 see styles |
toso とそ |
spiced sake (served at New Year's) |
屯戍 see styles |
tún shù tun2 shu4 t`un shu tun shu |
to garrison; to defend (a frontier); soldier garrisoned at a frontier |
山偏 see styles |
yamahen やまへん |
kanji "mountain" radical at left |
山冠 see styles |
yamakanmuri やまかんむり |
kanji "mountain" radical at top |
山外 see styles |
shān wài shan1 wai4 shan wai yamasoto やまそと |
{Buddh} (See 山家・さんげ) Off-Mountain School (of Song-period Tiantai Buddhism); (surname) Yamasoto A branch of the Tiantai School founded by 晤恩 Wu En (d. A. D. 986) giving the 'shallower' interpretation of the teaching of this sect; called Shan-wai because it was developed in temples away from the Tiantai mountain. The 'Profounder' sect was developed at Tien-tai and is known as 山家宗 'the sect of the mountain family ' or home sect. |
山廊 see styles |
sanrou / sanro さんろう |
small buildings at the sides of a Zen temple gate (containing stairs to the upper storey) |
崔鴻 崔鸿 see styles |
cuī hóng cui1 hong2 ts`ui hung tsui hung |
Cui Hong, historian at the end of Wei of the Northern Dynasties 北魏 |
崩す see styles |
kuzusu くずす |
(transitive verb) (1) to destroy; to demolish; to pull down; to tear down; to level; (transitive verb) (2) to disturb; to put into disorder; to throw off balance; to make shaky; (transitive verb) (3) to relax (one's pose); to make oneself at ease; (transitive verb) (4) (oft. 札を崩す, etc.) to break (a bill); to change; to make change; (transitive verb) (5) (oft. as 字を崩す) to write in cursive style; to write in running style; (transitive verb) (6) (as 顔を崩す, etc.) to break into a smile; to let off a smile; (transitive verb) (7) to lower (a price) |
川震 see styles |
chuān zhèn chuan1 zhen4 ch`uan chen chuan chen |
Sichuan great earthquake, the magnitude 8 earthquake of May 2008 at Wenchuan 汶川, Sichuan, that killed more than 80,000 people; same as 四川大地震[Si4 chuan1 Da4 di4 zhen4] |
巡更 see styles |
xún gēng xun2 geng1 hsün keng junkō |
to patrol at night, marking the time by sounding clappers or gongs To patrol as night-watchman. |
工友 see styles |
gōng yǒu gong1 you3 kung yu |
odd-job worker (janitor, groundsman etc) at a school or government office; (old) worker; fellow worker |
左右 see styles |
zuǒ yòu zuo3 you4 tso yu souzaki / sozaki そうざき |
left and right; nearby; approximately; attendant; to control; to influence (1) left and right; right and left; (noun, transitive verb) (2) (asserting) control; influence; domination; (3) one's attendants; people accompanying one; (4) (serving at someone's) side; (5) equivocation; (surname) Souzaki left and right |
左奥 see styles |
hidarioku ひだりおく |
(noun - becomes adjective with の) (See 右奥) left back (corner, etc.); on the left and at the rear; left-hand side and at the back |
左表 see styles |
sahyou / sahyo さひょう |
chart at the left |
左記 see styles |
saki さき |
(primarily used in vertical writing) undermentioned (statement); the following; at left; (personal name) Saki |
巫女 see styles |
wū nǚ wu1 nv3 wu nü miko みこ |
(1) (Shinto) miko; shrine maiden; young girl or woman (trad. an unmarried virgin) who assists priests at shrines; (2) medium; sorceress; shamaness; noro; member of a hereditary caste of female mediums in Okinawa; (female given name) Miko shamaness |
巫子 see styles |
miko みこ ichiko いちこ |
(1) (Shinto) miko; shrine maiden; young girl or woman (trad. an unmarried virgin) who assists priests at shrines; (2) medium; sorceress; shamaness; sorceress; medium; female fortuneteller |
差す see styles |
sasu さす |
(v5s,vi) (1) (See 射す) to shine; (v5s,vi) (2) to be visible; (v5s,vi) (3) to be tinged with; (v5s,vi) (4) to rise (of water levels); to flow in; (v5s,vi) (5) (See 気が差す,魔が差す) to be felt (i.e. as an emotion); to come over one; (transitive verb) (6) to hold up (an umbrella, etc.); to put up; to raise; (transitive verb) (7) (See 指す・5) to extend one's arm straight ahead (in dance); (transitive verb) (8) (See 挿す・1) to insert; to put in; (transitive verb) (9) (See 挿す・4) to wear (a sword) in one's belt; to wear at one's side; to carry under one's arm; (transitive verb) (10) {sumo} to insert one's arm under an opponent's arm; (transitive verb) (11) (See 刺す・4) to pole (a boat); (transitive verb) (12) (See 注す・1) to pour; to add (liquid); to serve (drinks); (transitive verb) (13) (See 点す・2) to put on (lipstick, etc.); to apply; to colour; to dye; (transitive verb) (14) to light (a fire); to burn; (transitive verb) (15) (See 鎖す) to shut; to close; to lock; to fasten; (suf,v5s) (16) (after the -masu stem of a verb) (See 止す) to stop in the midst of; to leave undone |
己心 see styles |
jǐ xīn ji3 xin1 chi hsin koshin |
One's own heart. |
巻柱 see styles |
makibashira まきばしら |
gold-covered woodwork at a temple in Hiraizumi |
巾偏 see styles |
habahen; kinben はばへん; きんべん |
(kana only) kanji "cloth" radical at left |
布石 see styles |
fuseki ふせき |
(1) {go} strategic arrangement of go stones at the beginning of a game; opening moves; (noun, transitive verb) (2) preparations; preparatory steps; arrangements; (laying the) groundwork (for) |
布薩 布萨 see styles |
bù sà bu4 sa4 pu sa fusatsu |
poṣadha, upavasatha, upoṣana; 布沙他 (or 布灑他); 褒沙陀 Pali: uposatha; fasting, a fast, the nurturing or renewal of vows, intp. by 淨住 or 善宿 or 長養, meaning abiding in retreat for spiritual refreshment. There are other similar terms, e. g. 布薩陀婆; 優補陀婆; also 布薩犍度 which the Vinaya uses for the meeting place; 鉢囉帝提舍耶寐 pratideśanīya, is self-examination and public confession during the fast. It is also an old Indian fast. Buddha's monks should meet at the new and fall moons and read the Prātimokṣa sutra for their moral edification, also disciples at home should observe the six fast days and the eight commands. The 布薩日 fast days are the 15th and 29th or 30th of the moon. |
帛金 see styles |
bó jīn bo2 jin1 po chin |
traditional money gift at a funeral |
師匠 师匠 see styles |
shī jiàng shi1 jiang4 shih chiang shishou / shisho ししょう |
(n,suf) (1) master; teacher; (2) {sumo} (See おやかた・2) stable master accomplished teacher |
師子 师子 see styles |
shī zǐ shi1 zi3 shih tzu noriko のりこ |
(1) lion; (2) left-hand guardian dog at a Shinto shrine; (female given name) Noriko siṃha, a lion; also 枲伽; idem獅子 Buddha, likened to the lion, the king of animals, in respect of his fearlessness. |
席上 see styles |
sekijou / sekijo せきじょう |
(n,adv) at the meeting; on the occasion |
席画 see styles |
sekiga せきが |
impromptu drawing composed at a gathering |
常寂 see styles |
cháng jí chang2 ji2 ch`ang chi chang chi jōjaku |
Eternal peace, nirvāṇa. |
常灯 see styles |
joutou / joto じょうとう |
(1) continuously burning light (e.g. at a Buddhist altar); (2) roadside lamp that stays lit all night |
幣殿 see styles |
heiden / heden へいでん |
hall of offerings (at a shrine) |
平ら see styles |
taira たいら |
(adjectival noun) (1) flat; level; even; smooth; (adjectival noun) (2) calm; tranquil; placid; composed; stable; (adjectival noun) (3) (usu. as お平らに) relaxed (sitting posture); comfortable; (suffix noun) (4) (after a place name, usu. だいら) (See 平・だいら) plateau; tableland; plain; (place-name) Taira |
平冠 see styles |
hirakanmuri ひらかんむり |
(See ワ冠) kanji "wa" radical at top (radical 14) |
平時 平时 see styles |
píng shí ping2 shi2 p`ing shih ping shih hiratoki ひらとき |
ordinarily; in normal times; in peacetime (noun - becomes adjective with の) (1) peacetime; time of peace; (noun - becomes adjective with の) (2) ordinary times; normal times; (surname) Hiratoki |
平行 see styles |
píng xíng ping2 xing2 p`ing hsing ping hsing heikou / heko へいこう |
parallel; of equal rank; simultaneous (n,vs,vi,adj-na,adj-no) (1) parallelism; running parallel (to, with); (n,vs,vi,adj-no) (2) (See 並行・2) running concurrently; occurring at the same time; keeping pace with; (n,vs,vi) (3) not reaching an agreement (e.g. of a debate) |
平視 平视 see styles |
píng shì ping2 shi4 p`ing shih ping shih heishi |
to look squarely at; to look straight ahead; (instrumentation) heads-up (display) to look calmly |
年前 see styles |
nián qián nian2 qian2 nien ch`ien nien chien |
by the end of the year; at the end of the year; shortly before New Year |
年神 see styles |
toshigami としがみ |
(1) kami celebrated at the beginning of New Year (usu. to pray for a good harvest); (2) goddess of (lucky) directions; (surname) Toshigami |
幻垢 see styles |
huàn gòu huan4 gou4 huan kou genku |
Illusory and defiled, i. e. body and mind are alike illusion and unclean. |
幻心 see styles |
huàn xīn huan4 xin1 huan hsin genshin |
The illusion mind, or mind is unreal. |
幼心 see styles |
osanagokoro おさなごころ |
child's mind; child's heart; young mind |
幾時 几时 see styles |
jǐ shí ji3 shi2 chi shih ikutoki |
at what time?; when? how much time? |
序に see styles |
tsuideni ついでに |
(adverb) (kana only) incidentally; taking the opportunity; while (you) are at it; on the occasion |
底下 see styles |
dǐ xia di3 xia5 ti hsia teige / tege ていげ |
the location below something; afterwards (given name) Teige At the bottom, below, the lowest class (of men). |
度忘 see styles |
dowasure どわすれ |
(irregular okurigana usage) (noun/participle) lapse of memory; forgetting for a moment something one knows well; (something) slipping one's mind |
座席 see styles |
zuò xí zuo4 xi2 tso hsi zaseki ざせき |
seat (at banquet); by ext. guest of honor seat |
座興 see styles |
zakyou / zakyo ざきょう |
entertainment (at a party); amusement; fun; trick |
座落 see styles |
zuò luò zuo4 luo4 tso lo |
to be situated; located at (of building); also written 坐落[zuo4 luo4] |
康平 see styles |
kāng píng kang1 ping2 k`ang p`ing kang ping yasuhei / yasuhe やすへい |
peace and prosperity Kōhei era (1058.8.29-1065.8.2); (given name) Yasuhei |
康樂 康乐 see styles |
kāng lè kang1 le4 k`ang le kang le |
peace and happiness (old); healthy and happy; recreation |
康福 see styles |
koufuku / kofuku こうふく |
peace and happiness; health and happiness; well-being; welfare |
廏舎 see styles |
kyuusha / kyusha きゅうしゃ |
barn; stable |
廐舎 see styles |
kyuushiya / kyushiya きゅうしや |
(out-dated kanji) barn; stable; (place-name) Kyūshiya |
廝殺 厮杀 see styles |
sī shā si1 sha1 ssu sha |
to fight at close quarters; to fight tooth and nail |
延泊 see styles |
enpaku えんぱく |
(n,vs,vi) extending one's stay (at a hotel, etc.) |
建安 see styles |
jiàn ān jian4 an1 chien an |
reign name (196-219) at the end of the Han dynasty |
廻心 迴心 see styles |
huí xīn hui2 xin1 hui hsin eshin かいしん |
(noun/participle) conversion To turn the mind or heart towards (Mahāyāna). |
弓偏 see styles |
yayoi やよい |
kanji "bow" radical at left; (female given name) Yayoi |
弓腰 see styles |
gōng yāo gong1 yao1 kung yao |
to bow; to bend at the waist |
弓身 see styles |
gōng shēn gong1 shen1 kung shen |
to bend the body at the waist; to bow |
弔文 吊文 see styles |
diào wén diao4 wen2 tiao wen choubun / chobun ちょうぶん |
paper prayers for the dead burnt at funerals funeral address |
弔旗 see styles |
chouki / choki ちょうき |
mourning flag; flag draped in black; flag at half-mast |
弔銃 see styles |
choujuu / choju ちょうじゅう |
volley of rifles at a funeral |
引令 see styles |
yǐn lìng yin3 ling4 yin ling inryō |
to cause to arrive at |
引導 引导 see styles |
yǐn dǎo yin3 dao3 yin tao indou / indo いんどう |
to guide; to lead (around); to conduct; to boot; introduction; primer (1) {Buddh} last words recited to the newly departed; requiem; (2) {Buddh} converting people to Buddhism To lead men into Buddha-truth); also a phrase used at funerals implying the leading of the dead soul to the other world, possibly arising from setting alight the funeral pyre. |
引札 see styles |
hikifuda ひきふだ |
(1) announcement flier (e.g. sale at a shop); (2) raffle ticket; lottery ticket |
弥々 see styles |
yaya やや |
(adverb) (1) (kana only) more and more; all the more; increasingly; (2) (kana only) at last; finally; beyond doubt; (3) (kana only) (at the) last moment; worst possible time; (female given name) Yaya |
弥弥 see styles |
yaya やや |
(adverb) (1) (kana only) more and more; all the more; increasingly; (2) (kana only) at last; finally; beyond doubt; (3) (kana only) (at the) last moment; worst possible time; (female given name) Yaya |
Entries with 2nd row of characters: The 2nd row is Simplified Chinese.
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This page contains 100 results for "Stable - Mind at Peace" 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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