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收條


收条

see styles
shōu tiáo
    shou1 tiao2
shou t`iao
    shou tiao
receipt

改天

see styles
gǎi tiān
    gai3 tian1
kai t`ien
    kai tien
another day; some other time; to find another day (for appointment etc); to take a rain check

救い

see styles
 sukui
    すくい
(1) help; rescue; aid; relief; (2) salvation; solace; (source of) comfort; saving grace; (3) (religious) salvation; (Christian) grace

教判

see styles
jiào pàn
    jiao4 pan4
chiao p`an
    chiao pan
 kyōhan
The various divisions of teaching or doctrine, such as the Tiantai theory of the five periods of Śākyamuni's life, the four classes of doctrine, the four styles of teaching, etc.

教會


教会

see styles
jiào huì
    jiao4 hui4
chiao hui
 kyōe
Christian church
An assembly, for instruction; a congregation; a church.

教案

see styles
jiào àn
    jiao4 an4
chiao an
 kyouan / kyoan
    きょうあん
lesson plan; teaching plan; a "missionary case" (a dispute over Christian missionaries during the late Qing)
lesson or teaching plan

教條


教条

see styles
jiào tiáo
    jiao4 tiao2
chiao t`iao
    chiao tiao
doctrine; dogma; creed; dogmatic
See: 教条

教證


教证

see styles
jiào zhèng
    jiao4 zheng4
chiao cheng
 kyōshō
The two ways of learning, by teaching or experience.; Teaching and evidence, doctrine and its evidential results, or realization.

敬告

see styles
jìng gào
    jing4 gao4
ching kao
to tell respectfully; to announce reverentially

敬田

see styles
jìng tián
    jing4 tian2
ching t`ien
    ching tien
 kyōden
The field of reverence, i.e. worship and support of the Buddha, dharma, and saṃgha as a means to obtain blessing.

敬請


敬请

see styles
jìng qǐng
    jing4 qing3
ching ch`ing
    ching ching
please (do something) (deferential form)

整天

see styles
zhěng tiān
    zheng3 tian1
cheng t`ien
    cheng tien
all day long; whole day

整條


整条

see styles
zhěng tiáo
    zheng3 tiao2
cheng t`iao
    cheng tiao
entire; whole (fish, road etc)

敵手


敌手

see styles
dí shǒu
    di2 shou3
ti shou
 tekishu
    てきしゅ
opponent; substantial adversary; worthy match; antagonist; in the enemy's hands
rival; enemy

敷延

see styles
 fuen
    ふえん
(noun/participle) expatiation; amplification (upon); elaboration

敷衍

see styles
fū yǎn
    fu1 yan3
fu yen
 fuen
    ふえん
to elaborate (on a theme); to expound (the classics); perfunctory; to skimp; to botch; to do something half-heartedly or just for show; barely enough to get by
(noun/participle) expatiation; amplification (upon); elaboration

數伏


数伏

see styles
shǔ fú
    shu3 fu2
shu fu
to mark the start of the hottest period of the year, known as 三伏天[san1 fu2 tian1]

料簡


料简

see styles
liào jiǎn
    liao4 jian3
liao chien
 ryōkan
    りょうけん
(noun/participle) (1) idea; thought; intention; design; inclination; decision; motive; (2) discretion; (3) forgiveness; toleration
To expound, explain, comment upon; Tiantai uses the term for question and answer, catechism.

新地

see styles
 miiji / miji
    みいじ
(1) new (residential) area (esp. built on reclaimed land during the Edo period); newly-opened region; (2) red-light district; (3) newly-acquired territory; (surname) Miiji

新田

see styles
xīn tián
    xin1 tian2
hsin t`ien
    hsin tien
 nyuuta / nyuta
    にゅうた
see 新田縣|新田县[Xin1 tian2 Xian4]
(1) new rice field; newly developed rice field; (2) wasteland or marshland newly reclaimed as a rice field (Edo period); (place-name) Nyūta

新聞


新闻

see styles
xīn wén
    xin1 wen2
hsin wen
 shinbun
    しんぶん
news; CL:條|条[tiao2],個|个[ge4]
newspaper; (surname) Shinbun

方便

see styles
fāng biàn
    fang1 bian4
fang pien
 houben / hoben
    ほうべん
convenient; suitable; to facilitate; to make things easy; having money to spare; (euphemism) to relieve oneself
(1) means; expedient; instrument; (2) {Buddh} upaya (skillful means, methods of teaching); (surname) Houben
upāya. Convenient to the place, or situation, suited to the condition, opportune, appropriate; but 方 is interpreted as 方法 method, mode, plan, and 便 as 便用 convenient for use, i. e. a convenient or expedient method; also 方 as 方正 and 便 as 巧妙, which implies strategically correct. It is also intp. as 權道智 partial, temporary, or relative (teaching of) knowledge of reality, in contrast with 般若智 prajñā, and 眞實 absolute truth, or reality instead of the seeming. The term is a translation of 傴和 upāya, a mode of approach, an expedient, stratagem, device. The meaning is— teaching according to the capacity of the hearer, by any suitable method, including that of device or stratagem, but expedience beneficial to the recipient is understood. Mahāyāna claims that the Buddha used this expedient or partial method in his teaching until near the end of his days, when he enlarged it to the revelation of reality, or the preaching of his final and complete truth; Hīnayāna with reason denies this, and it is evident that the Mahāyāna claim has no foundation, for the whole of its 方等 or 方廣 scriptures are of later invention. Tiantai speaks of the 三乘 q. v. or Three Vehicles as 方便 expedient or partial revelations, and of its 一乘 or One Vehicle as the complete revelation of universal Buddhahood. This is the teaching of the Lotus Sutra, which itself contains 方便 teaching to lead up to the full revelation; hence the terms 體内 (or 同體 ) 方便, i. e. expedient or partial truths within the full revelation, meaning the expedient part of the Lotus, and 體外方便 the expedient or partial truths of the teaching which preceded the Lotus; see the 方便品 of that work, also the second chapter of the 維摩經. 方便 is also the seventh of the ten pāramitās.

於田


于田

see styles
yú tián
    yu2 tian2
yü t`ien
    yü tien
 oda
    おだ
Yutian County in Hotan Prefecture 和田地區|和田地区[He2 tian2 Di4 qu1], Xinjiang
(surname) Oda

旁證


旁证

see styles
páng zhèng
    pang2 zheng4
p`ang cheng
    pang cheng
circumstantial evidence

旋子

see styles
xuàn zi
    xuan4 zi5
hsüan tzu
whirlwind somersault (in gymnastics or martial arts)

日天

see styles
rì tiān
    ri4 tian1
jih t`ien
    jih tien
 nitten
    にってん
(1) {Buddh} (See 日天子・1) Surya (Hindu sun god also revered as one of the twelve devas in Shingon Buddhism); (2) (archaism) sun; (given name) Nitten
(日天子) sūrya, 蘇利耶; 修利; 修野天子 (or 修意天子) 天子; also 寳光天子. The sun-ruler; one of the metamorphoses of Guanyin, dwelling in the sun as palace, driving a quadriga.

昇天

see styles
shēng tiān
    sheng1 tian1
sheng t`ien
    sheng tien
 shouten / shoten
    しょうてん
(n,vs,vi) (1) {Christn} ascension (into heaven); the Ascension; (n,vs,vi) (2) {Christn} death; (n,vs,vi) (3) rising to heaven
ascend to heaven

昊天

see styles
hào tiān
    hao4 tian1
hao t`ien
    hao tien
clear sky

明天

see styles
míng tiān
    ming2 tian1
ming t`ien
    ming tien
 meiten / meten
    めいてん
tomorrow
(place-name) Meiten

星々

see styles
 seisei / sese
    せいせい
stars; the stars and planets; celestial bodies; (given name) Seisei

星星

see styles
xīng xing
    xing1 xing5
hsing hsing
 rara
    らら
(coll.) a star; the stars in the sky
stars; the stars and planets; celestial bodies; (female given name) Rara

星球

see styles
xīng qiú
    xing1 qiu2
hsing ch`iu
    hsing chiu
celestial body (e.g. planet, satellite etc); heavenly body

星象

see styles
xīng xiàng
    xing1 xiang4
hsing hsiang
 seizou / sezo
    せいぞう
aspect of the celestial bodies (used for navigation and astrology)
(personal name) Seizou

星辰

see styles
xīng chén
    xing1 chen2
hsing ch`en
    hsing chen
 seishin / seshin
    せいしん
stars
celestial bodies; stars
stars

星體


星体

see styles
xīng tǐ
    xing1 ti3
hsing t`i
    hsing ti
celestial body (planet, satellite etc)

春天

see styles
chūn tiān
    chun1 tian1
ch`un t`ien
    chun tien
spring (season); CL:個|个[ge4]

昨天

see styles
zuó tiān
    zuo2 tian1
tso t`ien
    tso tien
yesterday

晤恩

see styles
wù ēn
    wu4 en1
wu en
 Goon
Wusi, founder of the 山外 external school of the Tiantai, died A.D. 986.

普拉

see styles
pǔ lā
    pu3 la1
p`u la
    pu la
Pula (city in Croatia)

景教

see styles
jǐng jiào
    jing3 jiao4
ching chiao
 keikyou / kekyo
    けいきょう
Nestorian Christianity
(in China) (See ネストリウス派) Nestorianism
The Luminous Religion, i.e. Nestorian Christianity.

晴天

see styles
qíng tiān
    qing2 tian1
ch`ing t`ien
    ching tien
 ten
    てん
clear sky; sunny day
fine weather (i.e. little or no clouds); fair weather; clear weather; clear sky; fair skies; (female given name) Ten

智顗


智𫖮

see styles
zhì yǐ
    zhi4 yi3
chih i
 Chigi
Zhiyi (538-597), founder of the Tiantai sect of Buddhism
Zhiyi, founder of the Tiantai school, also known as 智者 and 天台 (天台大師); his surname was 陳 Chen; his 字 was 德安, De-an; born about A. D. 538, he died in 597 at 60 years of age. He was a native of 頴川 Ying-chuan in Anhui, became a neophyte at 7, was fully ordained at 20. At first a follower of 慧思, Huisi, in 575 he went to the Tiantai mountain in Chekiang, where he founded his famous school on the Lotus Sūtra as containing the complete gospel of the Buddha.

暑天

see styles
shǔ tiān
    shu3 tian1
shu t`ien
    shu tien
hot (summer) day

暴雨

see styles
bào yǔ
    bao4 yu3
pao yü
 bouu / bou
    ぼうう
torrential rain; rainstorm; CL:場|场[chang2],陣|阵[zhen4]
torrential rain

曆數


历数

see styles
lì shù
    li4 shu4
li shu
 ryakushu
(literary) movements of celestial bodies; destiny; calendar system
calendrical calculations

曙草

see styles
 akebonosou; akebonosou / akebonoso; akebonoso
    アケボノソウ; あけぼのそう
(kana only) Swertia bimaculata (species of felwort)

最初

see styles
zuì chū
    zui4 chu1
tsui ch`u
    tsui chu
 saisho
    さいしょ
first; primary; initial; original; at first; initially; originally
(adj-no,n,adv) beginning; outset; first; onset; (surname) Saisho
first

會商


会商

see styles
huì shāng
    hui4 shang1
hui shang
to confer; to consult; to negotiate; to hold a conference
See: 会商

月天

see styles
yuè tiān
    yue4 tian1
yüeh t`ien
    yüeh tien
 gatten
    がってん
(1) {Buddh} (See 月天子・1) Chandra (Hindu moon god also revered as one of the twelve devas in Shingon Buddhism); (2) (archaism) moon
Candradeva, or Somadeva. 旃達提婆 (or 蘇摩提婆) The ruler of the moon, to whom the terms under 月 supra are also applied.

有価

see styles
 yuuka / yuka
    ゆうか
(noun - becomes adjective with の) valuable (object); negotiable (instrument)

有力

see styles
yǒu lì
    you3 li4
yu li
 yuuryoku / yuryoku
    ゆうりょく
powerful; forceful; vigorous
(noun or adjectival noun) (1) (See 有力者) influential; prominent; leading; (noun or adjectival noun) (2) (See 有力候補) strong; powerful; likely; plausible; promising; convincing; substantial
possessing power

有段

see styles
 yuudan / yudan
    ゆうだん
(adj-no,n) holding a dan rank (in martial arts, go, etc.)

有部

see styles
yǒu bù
    you3 bu4
yu pu
 aribe
    ありべ
(surname) Aribe
一切有部; 薩婆多 Sarvāstivāda; the school of the reality of all phenomena, one of the early Hīnayāna sects, said to have been formed, about 300 years after the Nirvāṇa, out of the Sthavira; later it subdivided into five, Dharmaguptāḥ, Mūlasarvāstivādāḥ, Kaśyapīyāḥ, Mahīśāsakāḥ, and the influential Vātsīputrīyāḥ. v. 一切有部. Its scriptures are known as the 有部律; 律書; 十誦律; 根本說一切有部毘那耶; (根本說一切有部尼陀那) 有部尼陀那; (根本說一切有部目得迦) 有部目得迦; 根本薩婆多部律攝 or 有部律攝, etc.

望族

see styles
wàng zú
    wang4 zu2
wang tsu
distinguished or prominent family; influential clan (old)

望蜀

see styles
 boushoku / boshoku
    ぼうしょく
insatiability

朝天

see styles
cháo tiān
    chao2 tian1
ch`ao t`ien
    chao tien
to have an audience with the Emperor; to be presented at court; to look skyward; to look up

木魚


木鱼

see styles
mù yú
    mu4 yu2
mu yü
 mokugyo
    もくぎょ
mokugyo; wooden fish (percussion instrument)
(Buddhist term) fish gong; fish wood block; temple block; round, hollow, wood block (vaguely fish-shaped, usu. with scales), struck while chanting sutras
The wooden fish; there are two kinds, one round for use to keep time in chanting, the other long for calling to meals. The origin of the use of a fish is unkজxample to monks to be watchful: there is no evidence of connection with the Christian ίχθύς.ί 木馬 Wooden horse, a symbol of emancipation.

末田

see styles
mò tián
    mo4 tian2
mo t`ien
    mo tien
 matsuda
    まつだ
(place-name, surname) Matsuda
Madhyāntika, 末田地 (末田地那); 末田底加, 末田提; 末田鐸迦; 末彈地; 末闡地 or a 摩 is also used for 末. It is tr. by 中; 日中, 水中河中, and 金地. One of the two chief disciples of Ānanda, to whom he handed down the Buddha's doctrine. He is reputed to have been sent to convert 罽賓 Kashmir, the other, 商那和修 Śāṇakavāsa, to convert 中國 which is probably Central India, though it is understood as China. Another account makes the latter a disciple of the former. Eitel says that by his magic power he transported a sculptor to the Tuṣita heavens to obtain a correct image of Maitreya.

末節


末节

see styles
mò jié
    mo4 jie2
mo chieh
 massetsu
    まっせつ
inessentials; minor detail
minor details; nonessentials

本明

see styles
běn míng
    ben3 ming2
pen ming
 motoaki
    もとあき
(surname) Motoaki
The original light, or potential enlightenment, that is in all beings; also 元明; cf. 本覺.

本来

see styles
 honrai
    ほんらい
(adv,n,adj-no) (1) originally; primarily; (adv,n,adj-no) (2) essentially; intrinsically; naturally; by nature; in (and of) itself; (adj-no,n) (3) proper; rightful; legal; normal

本罪

see styles
běn zuì
    ben3 zui4
pen tsui
 hon zai
actual sin (Christian notion, as opposed to original sin 原罪)
prior faults

本覺


本觉

see styles
běn jué
    ben3 jue2
pen chüeh
 hongaku
Original bodhi, i. e. 'enlightenment', awareness, knowledge, or wisdom, as contrasted with 始覺 initial knowledge, that is 'enlightenment a priori is contrasted with enlightenment a posteriori'. Suzuki, Awakening of Faith, P. 62. The reference is to universal mind 衆生之心體, which is conceived as pure and intelligent, with 始覺 as active intelligence. It is considered as the Buddha-dharmakāya, or as it might perhaps be termed, the fundamental mind. Nevertheless in action from the first it was influenced by its antithesis 無明 ignorance, the opposite of awareness, or true knowledge. See 起信論 and 仁王經,中. There are two kinds of 本覺, one which is unconditioned, and never sullied by ignorance and delusion, the other which is conditioned and subject to ignorance. In original enlightenment is implied potential enlightenment in each being.

李鵬


李鹏

see styles
lǐ péng
    li3 peng2
li p`eng
    li peng
 rihou / riho
    りほう
Li Peng (1928-2019), leading PRC politician, prime minister 1987-1998, reportedly leader of the conservative faction advocating the June 1989 Tiananmen clampdown
(female given name) Rihou

材料

see styles
cái liào
    cai2 liao4
ts`ai liao
    tsai liao
 zairyou / zairyo
    ざいりょう
(raw) material; data; (fig.) person who has the potential to do the job
(1) materials; ingredients; (2) material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; (3) grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis; evidence; data; (4) {finc} (market) factor

村田

see styles
cūn tián
    cun1 tian2
ts`un t`ien
    tsun tien
 murada
    むらだ
Murata (Japanese surname)
(place-name, surname) Murada

杖術

see styles
 joujutsu / jojutsu
    じょうじゅつ
(See 杖道) jōjutsu; form of martial art using a cane staff

束修

see styles
shù xiū
    shu4 xiu1
shu hsiu
 sokushuu / sokushu
    そくしゅう
variant of 束脩[shu4 xiu1]
(irregular kanji usage) (1) entrance fee; initiation fee; registration fee; present to a teacher; (2) (archaism) gift of dried meat from a new vassal or pupil

束脩

see styles
shù xiū
    shu4 xiu1
shu hsiu
 sokushuu / sokushu
    そくしゅう
(literary) salary of a private tutor
(1) entrance fee; initiation fee; registration fee; present to a teacher; (2) (archaism) gift of dried meat from a new vassal or pupil

来る

see styles
 kuru
    くる
    kitaru
    きたる
(vk,vi) (1) to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to arrive; (vk,vi,aux-v) (2) to come back; to do ... and come back; (3) to come to be; to become; to get; to grow; to continue; (vk,vi) (4) to come from; to be caused by; to derive from; (5) to come to (i.e. "when it comes to spinach ..."); (pre-noun adjective) (1) next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; (v5r,vi) (2) to come; to arrive; to be due to

杯事

see styles
 sakazukigoto
    さかずきごと
pledge made over winecups; exchange of nuptial cups

東女

see styles
 tonjo
    トンじょ
(org) Tokyo Woman's Christian University (abbreviation); (o) Tokyo Woman's Christian University (abbreviation)

東密


东密

see styles
dōng mì
    dong1 mi4
tung mi
 toumitsu / tomitsu
    とうみつ
Japanese Esoteric Buddhism
{Buddh} (See 台密・たいみつ) esoteric Buddhism of the Japanese Shingon sect
The eastern esoteric or Shingon sect of Japan, in contrast with the Tiantai esoteric sect.

東麗


东丽

see styles
dōng lì
    dong1 li4
tung li
Dongli suburban district of Tianjin municipality 天津市[Tian1 jin1 shi4]

松田

see styles
sōng tián
    song1 tian2
sung t`ien
    sung tien
 matsuno
    まつの
Matsuda (Japanese surname)
(surname) Matsuno

板凳

see styles
bǎn dèng
    ban3 deng4
pan teng
wooden bench or stool; CL:張|张[zhang1],條|条[tiao2]

板條


板条

see styles
bǎn tiáo
    ban3 tiao2
pan t`iao
    pan tiao
lath

板簾

see styles
 itasudare
    いたすだれ
Venetian blind

林紓


林纾

see styles
lín shū
    lin2 shu1
lin shu
Lin Shu (1852-1924), writer and influential translator and adaptor of vast swathes of Western literature into Classical Chinese

果圓


果圆

see styles
guǒ yuán
    guo3 yuan2
kuo yüan
 kaen
Fruit complete, i. e. perfect enlightenment, one of the eight Tiantai perfections.

果頭


果头

see styles
guǒ tóu
    guo3 tou2
kuo t`ou
    kuo tou
 kazu
The condition of retribution, especially the reward of bodhi or enlightenment, idem 果上, hence 果頭佛 is he who has attained the Buddha-condition, a Tiantai term.

枝條


枝条

see styles
zhī tiáo
    zhi1 tiao2
chih t`iao
    chih tiao
 menjou / menjo
    めんじょう
branch; twig; stem
(surname) Menjō

枝葉


枝叶

see styles
zhī yè
    zhi1 ye4
chih yeh
 edaha(p); shiyou / edaha(p); shiyo
    えだは(P); しよう
branch and leaf
(1) branches and leaves; foliage; (noun - becomes adjective with の) (2) (esp. しよう) (See 枝葉末節) unimportant details; nonessentials; side issue; digression
branches and leaves

枢機

see styles
 suuki / suki
    すうき
(1) important point; essential part; vital point; (2) important state matters

柳條


柳条

see styles
liǔ tiáo
    liu3 tiao2
liu t`iao
    liu tiao
willow twig; osier; wicker
See: 柳条

柵條


栅条

see styles
zhà tiáo
    zha4 tiao2
cha t`iao
    cha tiao
paling; fence rail

核勢


核势

see styles
hé shì
    he2 shi4
ho shih
nuclear potential

格技

see styles
 kakugi
    かくぎ
(abbreviation) martial arts which involve fighting without weapons; combat sport; one-on-one fighting sport

桌布

see styles
zhuō bù
    zhuo1 bu4
cho pu
tablecloth; (computing) desktop background; wallpaper; CL:條|条[tiao2],塊|块[kuai4],張|张[zhang1]

條件


条件

see styles
tiáo jiàn
    tiao2 jian4
t`iao chien
    tiao chien
condition; circumstance; term; factor; requirement; prerequisite; qualification; situation; state; condition; CL:個|个[ge4]
See: 条件

條例


条例

see styles
tiáo lì
    tiao2 li4
t`iao li
    tiao li
regulations; rules; code of conduct; ordinances; statutes
See: 条例

條凳


条凳

see styles
tiáo dèng
    tiao2 deng4
t`iao teng
    tiao teng
bench

條子


条子

see styles
tiáo zi
    tiao2 zi5
t`iao tzu
    tiao tzu
short note; slip of paper; stripe; (slang) cop; (old) prostitute
See: 条子

條幅


条幅

see styles
tiáo fú
    tiao2 fu2
t`iao fu
    tiao fu
wall scroll (for painting or calligraphy); banner
See: 条幅

條幾


条几

see styles
tiáo jī
    tiao2 ji1
t`iao chi
    tiao chi
long narrow table

條形


条形

see styles
tiáo xíng
    tiao2 xing2
t`iao hsing
    tiao hsing
a bar; a strip

條播


条播

see styles
tiáo bō
    tiao2 bo1
t`iao po
    tiao po
to drill (i.e. plant seeds in spaced rows)

條支


条支

see styles
tiáo zhī
    tiao2 zhi1
t`iao chih
    tiao chih
 Jōshi
The Tajiks anciently settled 'near the Sirikol lake'. Eitel.

條文


条文

see styles
tiáo wén
    tiao2 wen2
t`iao wen
    tiao wen
clause; explanatory section in a document
See: 条文

條暢


条畅

see styles
tiáo chàng
    tiao2 chang4
t`iao ch`ang
    tiao chang
orderly and logical (of writing); luxuriant; flourishing; prosperous

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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