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四生

see styles
sì shēng
    si4 sheng1
ssu sheng
 shishou / shisho
    ししょう
{Buddh} the four ways of birth (from a womb, an egg, moisture or spontaneously); catur-yoni
catur-yoni, the four forms of birth: (1) 胎 or 生 jarāyuja, viviparous, as with mammalia; (2) 卵生 aṇḍaja, oviparous, as with birds; (3) 濕生 or 寒熱和合生 saṃsvedaja, moisture, or water-born, as with worms and fishes; (4) 化生 aupapāduka, metamorphic, as with moths from the chrysalis, or with devas, or in the hells, or the first beings in a newly evolved world.

四禪


四禅

see styles
sì chán
    si4 chan2
ssu ch`an
    ssu chan
 shizen
(四禪天) The four dhyāna heavens, 四靜慮 (四靜慮天), i. e. the division of the eighteen brahmalokas into four dhyānas: the disciple attains to one of these heavens according to the dhyāna he observes: (1) 初禪天 The first region, 'as large as one whole universe' comprises the three heavens, Brahma-pāriṣadya, Brahma-purohita, and Mahābrahma, 梵輔, 梵衆, and 大梵天; the inhabitants are without gustatory or olfactory organs, not needing food, but possess the other four of the six organs. (2) 二禪天 The second region, equal to 'a small chiliocosmos' 小千界, comprises the three heavens, according to Eitel, 'Parīttābha, Apramāṇābha, and Ābhāsvara, ' i. e. 少光 minor light, 無量光 infinite light, and 極光淨 utmost light purity; the inhabitants have ceased to require the five physical organs, possessing only the organ of mind. (3) 三禪天 The third region, equal to 'a middling chiliocosmos '中千界, comprises three heavens; Eitel gives them as Parīttaśubha, Apramāṇaśubha, and Śubhakṛtsna, i. e. 少淨 minor purity, 無量淨 infinite purity, and 徧淨 universal purity; the inhabitants still have the organ of mind and are receptive of great joy. (4) 四禪天 The fourth region, equal to a great chiliocosmos, 大千界, comprises the remaining nine brahmalokas, namely, Puṇyaprasava, Anabhraka, Bṛhatphala, Asañjñisattva, Avṛha, Atapa, Sudṛśa, Sudarśana, and Akaniṣṭha (Eitel). The Chinese titles are 福生 felicitous birth, 無雲 cloudless, 廣果 large fruitage, 無煩 no vexations, atapa is 無熱 no heat, sudṛśa is 善見 beautiful to see, sudarśana is 善現 beautiful appearing, two others are 色究竟 the end of form, and 無想天 the heaven above thought, but it is difficult to trace avṛha and akaniṣṭha; the inhabitants of this fourth region still have mind. The number of the dhyāna heavens differs; the Sarvāstivādins say 16, the 經 or Sutra school 17, and the Sthavirāḥ school 18. Eitel points out that the first dhyāna has one world with one moon, one mem, four continents, and six devalokas; the second dhyāna has 1, 000 times the worlds of the first; the third has 1, 000 times the worlds of the second; the fourth dhyāna has 1, 000 times those of the third. Within a kalpa of destruction 壞劫 the first is destroyed fifty-six times by fire, the second seven by water, the third once by wind, the fourth 'corresponding to a state of absolute indifference' remains 'untouched' by all the other evolutions; when 'fate (天命) comes to an end then the fourth dhyāna may come to an end too, but not sooner'.

四蛇

see styles
sì shé
    si4 she2
ssu she
 shida
idem 四毒蛇. The Fanyimingyi under this heading gives the parable of a man who fled from the two bewildering forms of life and death, and climbed down a rope (of life) 命根, into the well of impermanence 無常, where two mice, night and day, gnawed the rattan rope; on the four sides four snakes 四蛇 sought to poison him, i. e. the 四大 or four elements of his physical nature); below were three dragons 三毒龍 breathing fire and trying to seize him. On looking up he saw that two 象 elephants (darkness and light) had come to the mouth of the well; he was in despair, when a bee flew by and dropped some honey (the five desires 五欲) into his mouth, which he ate and entirely forgot his peril.

回事

see styles
huí shì
    hui2 shi4
hui shih
(old) to report to one's master

回忌

see styles
 kaiki
    かいき
(n-suf,n) (abbreviation) {Buddh} (abbr. of 年回忌) (See 三回忌) death anniversary; anniversary of a person's death

因循

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yīn xún
    yin1 xun2
yin hsün
 injun
    いんじゅん
to continue the same old routine; to carry on just as before; to procrastinate
(noun or adjectival noun) indecision; vacillation

因襲


因袭

see styles
yīn xí
    yin1 xi2
yin hsi
 inshuu / inshu
    いんしゅう
to follow old patterns; to imitate existing models; to continue along the same lines
convention; tradition; long-established custom

固陋

see styles
 korou / koro
    ころう
(noun or adjectival noun) stubbornly sticking to old ways; dislike of new things; narrow-mindedness

国忌

see styles
 kokki
    こっき
anniversary of the death of an emperor or empress

國忌


国忌

see styles
guó jì
    guo2 ji4
kuo chi
 kokki
royal death commemoration

圓寂


圆寂

see styles
yuán jì
    yuan2 ji4
yüan chi
 enjaku
death; to pass away (of Buddhist monks, nuns etc)
Perfect rest, i.e. parinirvāṇa; the perfection of all virtue and the elimination of all evil, release from the miseries of transmigration and entrance into the fullest joy.

圓融


圆融

see styles
yuán róng
    yuan2 rong2
yüan jung
 enyū
accommodating; (Buddhism) completely integrated
Complete combination; the absolute in the relative and vice versa; the identity of apparent contraries; perfect harmony among all differences, as in water and waves, passion and enlightenment, transmigration and nirvāṇa, or life and death, etc.; all are of the same fundamental nature, all are bhūtatathatā, and bhūtatathatā is all; waves are one with waves, and water is one with water, and water and wave are one.

團丁


团丁

see styles
tuán dīng
    tuan2 ding1
t`uan ting
    tuan ting
(old) member of local militia

團練


团练

see styles
tuán liàn
    tuan2 lian4
t`uan lien
    tuan lien
local militia formed to suppress peasant rebellion (old)

圧死

see styles
 asshi
    あっし
(n,vs,vi) death by crushing; being crushed to death

圧殺

see styles
 assatsu
    あっさつ
(noun, transitive verb) (1) crushing to death; (noun, transitive verb) (2) crushing (hope, freedom, etc.); suppression; quashing; stifling

地保

see styles
dì bǎo
    di4 bao3
ti pao
 jiho
    ぢほ
(old) local constable
(place-name) Jiho

地動


地动

see styles
dì dòng
    di4 dong4
ti tung
 chidou / chido
    ちどう
earthquake (old term)
(1) (See 地震) (internal) movement of the earth; earthquake; (2) motions of the earth (i.e. rotation and revolution)
Earthquake; the earth shaken, one of the signs of Buddha-power.

垂危

see styles
chuí wēi
    chui2 wei1
ch`ui wei
    chui wei
close to death; life-threatening (illness)

垣衣

see styles
yuán yī
    yuan2 yi1
yüan i
moss under old walls

堂倌

see styles
táng guān
    tang2 guan1
t`ang kuan
    tang kuan
(old) waiter; attendant

報官


报官

see styles
bào guān
    bao4 guan1
pao kuan
to report a case to the authorities (old)

報怨


报怨

see styles
bào yuàn
    bao4 yuan4
pao yüan
to pay back a score; to get revenge; to requite; (old) variant of 抱怨[bao4 yuan4]

報條


报条

see styles
bào tiáo
    bao4 tiao2
pao t`iao
    pao tiao
report of success from a candidate to the imperial examination (old); list of deaths

塔中

see styles
 tatsuchuu / tatsuchu
    たつちゅう
(Buddhist term) sub-temple, esp. a Zen one founded to commemorate the death of a high priest; (place-name) Tatsuchuu

塔頭


塔头

see styles
tǎ tóu
    ta3 tou2
t`a t`ou
    ta tou
 tōtō
    たっちゅう
(Buddhist term) sub-temple, esp. a Zen one founded to commemorate the death of a high priest
stūpa hall

塞北

see styles
sài běi
    sai4 bei3
sai pei
territories beyond the Great Wall (old)

塞外

see styles
sài wài
    sai4 wai4
sai wai
 saigai
    さいがい
territories beyond the Great Wall (old)
(1) outside a fort; (2) (hist) outside the Great Wall of China

墜亡


坠亡

see styles
zhuì wáng
    zhui4 wang2
chui wang
to fall to one's death

墜死

see styles
 tsuishi
    ついし
(n,vs,vi) falling to one's death

墮樓


堕楼

see styles
duò lóu
    duo4 lou2
to lou
to jump to one's death

壓死


压死

see styles
yā sǐ
    ya1 si3
ya ssu
to crush to death

士子

see styles
shì zǐ
    shi4 zi3
shih tzu
 hitoko
    ひとこ
official; scholar (old)
(female given name) Hitoko

壽禮


寿礼

see styles
shòu lǐ
    shou4 li3
shou li
birthday present (for an old person)

壽辰


寿辰

see styles
shòu chén
    shou4 chen2
shou ch`en
    shou chen
birthday (of an old person)

変死

see styles
 henshi
    へんし
(n,vs,vi) unnatural death; accidental death; violent death

夏州

see styles
xià zhōu
    xia4 zhou1
hsia chou
old place name (up to Tang), in Hengshan county 橫山縣|横山县, Yulin, Shaanxi

外心

see styles
wài xīn
    wai4 xin1
wai hsin
 gaishin
    がいしん
(of a married person) interest in a third person; (old) (of a minister etc) disloyal disposition; (math.) circumcenter (of a polygon)
{math} (See 内心・2) circumcenter; circumcentre; outer center; outer centre

外放

see styles
wài fàng
    wai4 fang4
wai fang
extroverted; outgoing; to play audio through speakers (rather than through earphones); (old) to appoint to a post outside the capital

夙嫌

see styles
sù xián
    su4 xian2
su hsien
old grudge; long-standing resentment

夙敵


夙敌

see styles
sù dí
    su4 di2
su ti
old foe; long-standing enemy

夙諾


夙诺

see styles
sù nuò
    su4 nuo4
su no
old promise; long-standing commitment

多大

see styles
duō dà
    duo1 da4
to ta
 tadai
    ただい
how old?; how big?; how much?; so big; that much
(adj-na,adj-no,n) great (quantity, amount, etc.); huge; enormous; serious

多子

see styles
duō zǐ
    duo1 zi3
to tzu
 tashi
    たし
(See 少子・1) bearing many children; multiparity; multipariety; multiparousness; high birth rate; (given name) Masaruko
abundant rice

多胎

see styles
 tatai
    たたい
{med} multiple pregnancy; multiple conception; multiple birth

大兵

see styles
dà bīng
    da4 bing1
ta ping
 daihyou / daihyo
    だいひょう
soldier; large army; powerful army; (old) large-scale war
great stature; large build

大命

see styles
dà mìng
    da4 ming4
ta ming
 taimei / taime
    たいめい
imperial command; royal command
The great order, command, destiny, or fate, i.e. life-and-death, mortality, reincarnation.

大坂

see styles
dà bǎn
    da4 ban3
ta pan
 daizaka
    だいざか
Japanese surname Osaka; old variant of 大阪[Da4ban3] (Osaka, city in Japan), used prior to the Meiji era
(archaism) large hill; (1) Osaka; (2) (archaism) large hill; (place-name) Daizaka

大壽


大寿

see styles
dà shòu
    da4 shou4
ta shou
(polite) birthday making the beginning of new decade of life for an older person, especially over 50 years old (e.g. 60th or 70th birthday)

大天

see styles
dà tiān
    da4 tian1
ta t`ien
    ta tien
 daiten
    だいてん
(surname) Daiten
Mahādeva. 摩訶提婆. (1) A former incarnation of Śākyamuni as a Cakravartī. (2) A title of Maheśvara. (3) An able supporter of the Mahāsāṃghikaḥ, whose date is given as about a hundred years after the Buddha's death, but he is also described as a favorite of Aśoka, with whom he is associated as persecutor of the Sthavirāḥ, the head of which escaped into Kashmir. If from the latter school sprang the Mahāyāna, it may account for the detestation in which Mahādeva is held by the Mahāyānists. An account of his wickedness and heresies is given in 西域記 3 and in 婆沙論 99.

大将

see styles
 taishou(p); daishou(ok) / taisho(p); daisho(ok)
    たいしょう(P); だいしょう(ok)
(1) {mil} general; admiral; (2) head; chief; leader; boss; kingpin; (3) (familiar language) (familiar or jocular term for addressing a male) old chap; mate; boss; chief; man; (4) (See 先鋒・せんぽう・2) athlete who competes in the last match of a team competition (kendo, judo, etc.); (given name) Hiromasa

大帥


大帅

see styles
dà shuài
    da4 shuai4
ta shuai
(old) commanding general; commander-in-chief; (Qing dynasty) title for a governor-general (provincial military governor) 總督|总督[zong3 du1]

大昔

see styles
 oomukashi
    おおむかし
(n-adv,n-t) great antiquity; old-fashioned; long ago

大王

see styles
dài wang
    dai4 wang5
tai wang
 daiou / daio
    だいおう
robber baron (in opera, old stories); magnate
(honorific or respectful language) great king; (place-name, surname) Daiou
mahārāja 摩賀羅惹. Applied to the four guardians of the universe, 四大天王.

大理

see styles
dà lǐ
    da4 li3
ta li
 tairi
    たいり
judicial officer; justice of the peace (old)
(female given name) Tairi

大生

see styles
dà shēng
    da4 sheng1
ta sheng
 daisei / daise
    だいせい
university student, abbr. for 大學生|大学生[da4 xue2 sheng1]
(suffix) (abbreviation) (See 女子大生,大学生) university student; college student; (given name) Motoo
great birth

大白

see styles
dà bái
    da4 bai2
ta pai
 taihaku
    たいはく
to be revealed; to come out (of the truth); chalk (for whitening walls); (old) wine cup; (neologism c. 2021) healthcare worker or volunteer in full-body PPE (esp. during the COVID-19 pandemic) (from the 2014 Disney version of the Marvel Comics character Baymax, whose Chinese name is 大白)
large cup; (place-name) Daihaku

大祥

see styles
dà xiáng
    da4 xiang2
ta hsiang
 daishou / daisho
    だいしょう
Daxiang district of Shaoyang city 邵陽市|邵阳市[Shao4 yang2 shi4], Hunan
(abbreviation) (See 大祥忌・だいしょうき) second anniversary of a person's death

大辟

see styles
dà pì
    da4 pi4
ta p`i
    ta pi
 taiheki
    たいへき
(literary) death sentence; decapitation
(archaism) severe punishment; death penalty

大錢


大钱

see styles
dà qián
    da4 qian2
ta ch`ien
    ta chien
large sum of money; old Chinese type of coin of high denomination

大頭


大头

see styles
dà tóu
    da4 tou2
ta t`ou
    ta tou
 daigashira
    だいがしら
big head; mask in the shape of a big head; the larger end of something; the main part; the lion's share; dupe; sucker; (old) silver coin with a bust of Yuan Shikai 袁世凱|袁世凯[Yuan2 Shi4 kai3] on the obverse side
(See 幸若舞) school of kowakamai dance founded by Yamamoto Sirozaemon; (surname) Daitou

天兵

see styles
tiān bīng
    tian1 bing1
t`ien ping
    tien ping
 tenpei / tenpe
    てんぺい
celestial soldier; (old) imperial troops; (Tw, jocular) clumsy army recruit; (more generally) bungler; screw-up
the Imperial Army; heaven-send army

天方

see styles
tiān fāng
    tian1 fang1
t`ien fang
    tien fang
 amagata
    あまがた
(old) Arabia; Arabian
(surname, female given name) Amagata

天花

see styles
tiān huā
    tian1 hua1
t`ien hua
    tien hua
 tenge
    てんげ
smallpox; ceiling; stamen of corn; (old) snow; (dialect) sesame oil
(Buddhist term) flowers that bloom in the heavens; paper flowers scattered before the Buddha's image; snow; (place-name) Tenge
heavenly flowers

天親


天亲

see styles
tiān qīn
    tian1 qin1
t`ien ch`in
    tien chin
 amachika
    あまちか
one's flesh and blood
(surname) Amachika
Vasubandhu, 伐蘇畔度; 婆藪槃豆 (or 婆修槃豆) (or 婆修槃陀) 'akin to the gods ', or 世親 'akin to the world'. Vasubandhu is described as a native of Puruṣapura, or Peshawar, by Eitel as of Rājagriha, born '900 years after the nirvana', or about A. D. 400; Takakusu suggests 420-500, Peri puts his death not later than 350. In Eitel's day the date of his death was put definitely at A. D. 117. Vasubandhu's great work, the Abhidharmakośa, is only one of his thirty-six works. He is said to be the younger brother of Asaṅga of the Yogācāra school, by whom he was converted from the Sarvāstivāda school of thought to that of Mahāyāna and of Nāgārjuna. On his conversion he would have 'cut out his tongue' for its past heresy, but was dissuaded by his brother, who bade him use the same tongue to correct his errors, whereupon he wrote the 唯識論 and other Mahayanist works. He is called the twenty-first patriarch and died in Ayodhya.

太公

see styles
tài gōng
    tai4 gong1
t`ai kung
    tai kung
great-grandfather; (old) grandfather; father

夫子

see styles
fū zǐ
    fu1 zi3
fu tzu
 fuushi / fushi
    ふうし
Master (old form of address for teachers, scholars); (used sarcastically) pedant
(1) (honorific or respectful language) (term of address formerly used in China) teacher; wise man; sage; master; (2) (honorific or respectful language) (See 孔子) Confucius; (3) the person concerned; you; he; she; (female given name) Tsumako

夭折

see styles
yāo zhé
    yao1 zhe2
yao che
 yousetsu / yosetsu
    ようせつ
to die young or prematurely; to come to a premature end; to be aborted prematurely
(n,vs,vi) premature death

夭死

see styles
 youshi / yoshi
    ようし
(noun/participle) premature death

夭逝

see styles
 yousei / yose
    ようせい
(n,vs,vi) premature death

奇古

see styles
 kiko
    きこ
(rare) old and strange

奇形

see styles
 kikei / kike
    きけい
    kigyou / kigyo
    きぎょう
(out-dated or obsolete kana usage) (noun - becomes adjective with の) (1) birth defect; deformity; malformation; (2) misshapenness

奈良

see styles
nài liáng
    nai4 liang2
nai liang
 nara
    なら
Nara, an old capital of Japan
Nara (city, prefecture); (surname) Narazaki

奉天

see styles
fèng tiān
    feng4 tian1
feng t`ien
    feng tien
 houten / hoten
    ほうてん
old name for Shenyang 瀋陽|沈阳 in modern Liaoning province
(place-name) Fengtian (old name for Shenyang, China); Mukden

套套

see styles
tào tao
    tao4 tao5
t`ao t`ao
    tao tao
methods; the old tricks; (slang) condom

女犯

see styles
nǚ fàn
    nu:3 fan4
nü fan
 nyobon
    にょぼん
female offender in imperial China (old)
sin of having sexual relations with a woman (for a Buddhist priest)
The woman offence, i.e. sexual immorality on the part of a monk.

女病

see styles
nǚ bìng
    nv3 bing4
nü ping
 nyobyō
Woman as a disease; feminine disease.

奴家

see styles
nú jiā
    nu2 jia1
nu chia
(old) your servant (humble self-reference by young female)

如故

see styles
rú gù
    ru2 gu4
ju ku
 nyoko
as before; as usual; (to be) like old friends
as before

如病

see styles
rú bìng
    ru2 bing4
ju ping
 nyobyō
like sickness

妖婆

see styles
 youba / yoba
    ようば
hag; old witch

姑娘

see styles
gū niang
    gu1 niang5
ku niang
 kuunyan; kuunyan / kunyan; kunyan
    クーニャン; クウニャン
girl; young woman; young lady; daughter; paternal aunt (old); CL:個|个[ge4]
girl (esp. Chinese) (chi: gūniang); young unmarried woman

姨娘

see styles
yí niáng
    yi2 niang2
i niang
maternal aunt; father's concubine (old)

娣姒

see styles
dì sì
    di4 si4
ti ssu
sisters-in-law (old); various concubines of a husband (old)

婆あ

see styles
 babaa / baba
    ばばあ
(ik) (1) (kana only) old woman; (2) (derogatory term) (kana only) hag; bitch

婆子

see styles
pó zi
    po2 zi5
p`o tzu
    po tzu
old woman

婉稱


婉称

see styles
wǎn chēng
    wan3 cheng1
wan ch`eng
    wan cheng
euphemism (tactful expression for something unpleasant such as death)

婚書


婚书

see styles
hūn shū
    hun1 shu1
hun shu
(old) marriage contract

媵侍

see styles
yìng shì
    ying4 shi4
ying shih
concubine (old)

嫠節


嫠节

see styles
lí jié
    li2 jie2
li chieh
chastity of a widow (old usage)

嫡出

see styles
dí chū
    di2 chu1
ti ch`u
    ti chu
 chakushutsu(p); tekishutsu
    ちゃくしゅつ(P); てきしゅつ
born of the wife (i.e. not of a concubine)
(noun - becomes adjective with の) legitimate birth

嬌媚


娇媚

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jiāo mèi
    jiao1 mei4
chiao mei
flirtatious; coquettish; sweet and charming; beautiful young woman (old)

孀閨


孀闺

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shuāng guī
    shuang1 gui1
shuang kuei
a widow's chamber (old usage)

孕吐

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yùn tù
    yun4 tu4
yün t`u
    yün tu
morning sickness (during pregnancy)

孕女

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 ubume
    うぶめ
(1) Ubume; birthing woman ghost in Japanese folklore; (2) (obscure) woman in late pregnancy; woman on the point of giving birth

存亡

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cún wáng
    cun2 wang2
ts`un wang
    tsun wang
 sonbou / sonbo
    そんぼう
to live or die; to exist or perish
life or death; existence; destiny

存否

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 zonpi; sonpi
    ぞんぴ; そんぴ
(whether) existent or non-existent; life or death

孤老

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gū lǎo
    gu1 lao3
ku lao
solitary old man or woman; regular patron (at brothels)

学閥

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 gakubatsu
    がくばつ
alma mater clique; old school tie

孫武


孙武

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sūn wǔ
    sun1 wu3
sun wu
 sonbu
    そんぶ
Sun Wu, also known as Sun Tzu 孫子|孙子[Sun1 zi3] (c. 500 BC, dates of birth and death uncertain), general, strategist and philosopher of the Spring and Autumn Period (700-475 BC), believed to be the author of the “Art of War” 孫子兵法|孙子兵法[Sun1 zi3 Bing1 fa3], one of the Seven Military Classics of ancient China 武經七書|武经七书[Wu3 jing1 Qi1 shu1]
(person) Sun Tzu (Chinese general and strategist, 544-496 BCE)

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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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