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四重苦

see styles
 yonjuuku / yonjuku
    よんじゅうく
(See 二重苦) four-fold hardship; quadruple whammy

四金剛

see styles
sì jīn gāng
    si4 jin1 gang1
ssu chin kang
The four mahārājas, v. 四天王.

四阿含

see styles
sì ā hán
    si4 a1 han2
ssu a han
 shi agon
The four Agamas 四阿笈摩, or divisions of the Hīnayāna scriptures: 長阿含 dīrghāgamas, 'long' works, cosmological; 中阿含 madhyamāgamas, metaphysical; 雜阿含 saṃyuktāgamas, general, on dhyāna, trance, etc.; 增一阿含 ekottarikāgamas, numerically arranged subjects.

四靜慮


四静虑

see styles
sì jìng lǜ
    si4 jing4 lv4
ssu ching lü
 shi jōryo
(四靜慮天) v. 四禪 (四禪天).

四韋陀


四韦陀

see styles
sì wéi tuó
    si4 wei2 tuo2
ssu wei t`o
    ssu wei to
 shi ida
(四韋) The four Vedas.

四須臾


四须臾

see styles
sì xū yú
    si4 xu1 yu2
ssu hsü yü
 shi shuyu
The four short divisions of time: a wink; a snap of the fingers; 羅預 a lava, 20 finger-snaps; and 須臾 kṣaṇa, said to be 20 lava; but a lava is 'the sixtieth of a twinkling' (M. W. ) and a kṣaṇa an instant.

四顚倒

see styles
sì diān dǎo
    si4 dian1 dao3
ssu tien tao
 shi tendō
four distortions

四風輪


四风轮

see styles
sì fēng lún
    si4 feng1 lun2
ssu feng lun
 shi fūrin
four rings of wind

四食時


四食时

see styles
sì shí shí
    si4 shi2 shi2
ssu shih shih
 shi jikiji
The four times for food, i. e. of the devas at dawn, of all Buddhas at noon, of animals in the evening, and of demons and ghosts at night.

四驅車


四驱车

see styles
sì qū chē
    si4 qu1 che1
ssu ch`ü ch`e
    ssu chü che
four-by-four (vehicle); 4x4

四齋日


四斋日

see styles
sì zhāi rì
    si4 zhai1 ri4
ssu chai jih
 shi sainichi
The four fast days, i. e. at the quarters of the moon— new, full 8th, and 23rd.

在欲界

see styles
zài yù jiè
    zai4 yu4 jie4
tsai yü chieh
 zai yokukai
exists in the desire realm

地輪壇


地轮坛

see styles
dì lún tán
    di4 lun2 tan2
ti lun t`an
    ti lun tan
 jirin dan
The earth altar is four-cornered and used by the esoteric sect.

執取相


执取相

see styles
zhí qǔ xiàng
    zhi2 qu3 xiang4
chih ch`ü hsiang
    chih chü hsiang
 shusshusō
Retention of memories of past joys and sorrows as if they were realities and not illusions, one of the 六麤 in the Awakening of Faith.

執我性


执我性

see styles
zhí wǒ xìng
    zhi2 wo3 xing4
chih wo hsing
 shū gashō
attachment to the nature of a self

執着心

see styles
 shuuchakushin / shuchakushin
    しゅうちゃくしん
attachment (to); tenacity of purpose

執習氣


执习气

see styles
zhí xí qì
    zhi2 xi2 qi4
chih hsi ch`i
    chih hsi chi
 shū jikke
habit energies of attachment

塞建陀

see styles
sāi jiàn tuó
    sai1 jian4 tuo2
sai chien t`o
    sai chien to
 saikenda
(塞建陀羅); 塞健陀 skandha, 'the shoulder'; 'the body'; 'the trunk of a tree'; 'a section,' etc. M.W. 'Five psychological constituents.' 'Five attributes of every human being.' Eitel. Commonly known as the five aggregates, constituents, or groups; the pañcaskandha; under the Han dynasty 陰 was used, under the Jin 衆, under the Tang 蘊. The five are: 色 rūpa, form, or sensuous quality; 受 vedana, reception, feeling, sensation; 想 sañjñā , thought, consciousness, perception; 行 karman, or saṃskāra, action, mental activity; 識 vijñāna, cognition. The last four are mental constituents of the ego. Skandha is also the name of an arhat, and Skanda, also 塞建那, of a deva.

境界愛


境界爱

see styles
jìng jiè ài
    jing4 jie4 ai4
ching chieh ai
 kyōgai ai
attachment to the things around oneself

增益執


增益执

see styles
zēng yì zhí
    zeng1 yi4 zhi2
tseng i chih
 zōekishū
attachment to the view of existence

夜摩天

see styles
yè mó tiān
    ye4 mo2 tian1
yeh mo t`ien
    yeh mo tien
 yamaten
    やまてん
{Buddh} (See 六欲天) heaven without fighting; one of the six heavens of the desire realm
Yamadeva; the third devaloka, which is also called 須夜摩 or 蘇夜摩, intp. as 時分 or 善時分 the place where the times, or seasons, are always good.

大乘意

see styles
dà shèng yì
    da4 sheng4 yi4
ta sheng i
 daijō i
a desire for the Great Vehicle

大四喜

see styles
 taasuushii; daisuushii / tasushi; daisushi
    タースーシー; だいスーシー
{mahj} big four winds (chi: dà sì xǐ); winning hand containing four kongs or pungs of winds

大寶坊


大宝坊

see styles
dà bǎo fáng
    da4 bao3 fang2
ta pao fang
 dai hōbō
The place between the desire-world and the form-world where Buddha expounded the 大集經.; The "great precious region" described in the 大集 sutra as situated between the world of desire and the world of form.

大廣律


大广律

see styles
dà guǎng lǜ
    da4 guang3 lv4
ta kuang lü
 daikōritsu
the four comprehensive Vinaya texts.

大日經


大日经

see styles
dà rì jīng
    da4 ri4 jing1
ta jih ching
 Dainichi kyō
The Vairocana sutra, styled in full 毘盧遮那成佛神變加持經, tr. in the Tang dynasty by Śubhākarasiṃha 善無畏 in 7 chuan, of which the first six are the text and the seventh instructions for worship. It is one of the three sutras of the esoteric school. Its teaching pairs with that of the 金剛頂經. There are two versions of notes and comments on the text, the 大日經疏 20 chuan, and 大日經義疏 14 chuan; and other works, e.g. 大日經義釋; 大日經不思議疏; 大日經義軌 in four versions with different titles.

大海印

see styles
dà hǎi yìn
    da4 hai3 yin4
ta hai yin
 dai kaiin
The ocean symbol, i.e. as the face of the sea reflects all forms, so the samādhi of a bodhisattva reflects to him all truths; it is also termed 海印三昧.

天中殺

see styles
 tenchuusatsu / tenchusatsu
    てんちゅうさつ
(See 四柱推命) inauspicious time in four pillar astrology

天意樹


天意树

see styles
tiān yì shù
    tian1 yi4 shu4
t`ien i shu
    tien i shu
 teni ju
The tree in each devaloka which produces whatever the devas desire.

太夫人

see styles
tài fū rén
    tai4 fu1 ren2
t`ai fu jen
    tai fu jen
(old) dowager; old lady (title for the mother of a noble or an official)

奚嘯伯


奚啸伯

see styles
xī xiào bó
    xi1 xiao4 bo2
hsi hsiao po
Xi Xiaobo (1910-1977), Beijing opera star, one of the Four great beards 四大鬚生|四大须生

奥御殿

see styles
 okugoten
    おくごてん
noble's private quarters

女公子

see styles
nǚ gōng zǐ
    nu:3 gong1 zi3
nü kung tzu
noble lady; (honorific) your daughter

妙聖智


妙圣智

see styles
miào shèng zhì
    miao4 sheng4 zhi4
miao sheng chih
 myō shōchi
noble wisdom; holy wisdom

姚文元

see styles
yáo wén yuán
    yao2 wen2 yuan2
yao wen yüan
 youbungen / yobungen
    ようぶんげん
Yao Wenyuan (1931-2005), one of the Gang of Four
(person) Yao Wenyuan (1931-2005)

婆羅門


婆罗门

see styles
pó luó mén
    po2 luo2 men2
p`o lo men
    po lo men
 baramon; baramon; buraaman / baramon; baramon; buraman
    ばらもん; バラモン; ブラーマン
Brahmin
(noun - becomes adjective with の) (1) (kana only) Brahman (priest of Hinduism, members of the highest caste) (san: brahmana); (noun - becomes adjective with の) (2) Brahmanism; priest of Brahmanism
跋濫摩; 沒囉憾摩 Brāhmaṇa; Brāhmanical; Brāhman; 淨行; 婆志 of pure life or mind; the highest of the four castes, those who serve Brahma, his offspring, the keepers of the Vedas.

婬怒癡


淫怒痴

see styles
yín nù chī
    yin2 nu4 chi1
yin nu ch`ih
    yin nu chih
 in nu chi
The three poisons of sexual desire, anger, and ignorance (or heedlessness).

婬羅綱


婬罗纲

see styles
yín luó gāng
    yin2 luo2 gang1
yin lo kang
 inrakō
the net of sexual desire

安陁會


安陁会

see styles
ān tuó huì
    an1 tuo2 hui4
an t`o hui
    an to hui
 andae
安怛婆沙 (or 安多婆沙) (or 安怛婆參, 安多婆參); 安多跋薩 (or 安陀跋薩) antarvāsaka, antarvāsas; a monk's inner garment described as a sort of waistcoat. It is also explained by 裙 qun which means a skirt. This inner garment is said to be worn against desire, the middle one against hate, and the outer one against ignorance and delusion. It is described as the present-day 絡子 a jacket or vest.

宋四家

see styles
sòng sì jiā
    song4 si4 jia1
sung ssu chia
four famous Song calligraphers, namely: Su Shi 蘇軾|苏轼[Su1 Shi4], Huang Tingjian 黃庭堅|黄庭坚[Huang2 Ting2 jian1], Mi Fu 米芾[Mi3 Fu2] and Cai Xiang 蔡襄[Cai4 Xiang1]

實報土


实报土

see styles
shí bào tǔ
    shi2 bao4 tu3
shih pao t`u
    shih pao tu
 jitsuhōdo
The land of Buddha-reward in Reality free from all barriers, that of the bodhisattva, the third of the four 'lands' of Tiantai. A Buddha-kṣetra.

寶積佛


宝积佛

see styles
bǎo jī fó
    bao3 ji1 fo2
pao chi fo
 hōshaku butsu
Buddha adorned with heaps of treasures, i.e. powers, truths, etc.

対々和

see styles
 toitoihoo
    トイトイホー
(mahj) all pungs (chi:); winning hand consisting of four pungs or kongs and one pair

対対和

see styles
 toitoihoo
    トイトイホー
(mahj) all pungs (chi:); winning hand consisting of four pungs or kongs and one pair

Variations:

 mikoto
    みこと
(n-suf,n) (1) (after the name of a god or a noble) Lord; Highness; (pronoun) (2) (archaism) (derogatory term) you

尊卑者

see styles
zūn bēi zhě
    zun1 bei1 zhe3
tsun pei che
 sonhi sha
noble and base

小乘經


小乘经

see styles
xiǎo shèng jīng
    xiao3 sheng4 jing1
hsiao sheng ching
 shōjō kyō
The Hīnayāna sūtras, the four sections of the Āgamas 阿含經 v. 小乘九部.

小四喜

see styles
 shaosuushii; shousuushii / shaosushi; shosushi
    シャオスーシー; しょうスーシー
{mahj} little four winds (chi: xiǎo sì xǐ); winning hand consisting of three kongs or pungs of winds and a pair of the fourth wind

小座敷

see styles
 kozashiki
    こざしき
(1) small tatami room; (2) (See 放ち出) extension of the main room of a home (in traditional palatial-style architecture); (3) room smaller than four and a half tatami (in tea ceremony)

小明槓

see styles
 shouminkan / shominkan
    ショウミンカン
{mahj} (See 加槓,槓) forming a four-of-a-kind by adding a self-drawn tile to an open three-of-a-kind (chi:)

小白華


小白华

see styles
xiǎo bái huā
    xiao3 bai2 hua1
hsiao pai hua
 Shō Byakuge
One of the four divine flowers, the mandāra-flower, v. 曼.

尼延底

see styles
ní yán dǐ
    ni2 yan2 di3
ni yen ti
 nientei
? niyati, or niyantṛ 尼近底 tr. as 執取 to restrain, hold, also as 深入 deeply enter, and said to be another term for 貪 to desire, covet.

尼摩羅


尼摩罗

see styles
ní mó luó
    ni2 mo2 luo2
ni mo lo
 nimara
nirmāṇarati, 須密陀天 devas who 'delight in transformations', i. e. 化樂天 or 樂變化天; of the six devalokas of desire they occupy the fifth, where life lasts for 8, 000 years.

尼樓陀


尼楼陀

see styles
ní lóu tuó
    ni2 lou2 tuo2
ni lou t`o
    ni lou to
 nirōda
nirodha, restraint, suppression, cessation, annihilation, tr. by 滅 extinction, the third of the four dogmas 四諦; with the breaking of the chain of karma there is left no further bond to reincarnation. Used in Anupūrva-nirodha, or 'successive terminaīons', i. e. nine successive stages of dhyāna. Cf. 尼彌留陀.

尼陀那

see styles
ní tuó nà
    ni2 tuo2 na4
ni t`o na
    ni to na
 nidana
nidāna, a band, bond, link, primary cause. I. The 十二因緣 twelve causes or links in the chain of existence: (1) jarā-maraṇa 老死 old age and death. (2) jāti 生 (re) birth. (3) bhava 有 existence. (4) upādāna 取 laying hold of, grasping. (5) tṛṣṇā 愛 love, thirst, desire. (6) vedana 受 receiving, perceiving, sensation. (7) sparśa 觸 touch, contact, feeling. (8) ṣaḍ-āyatana, 六入 the six senses. (9) nāma-rūpa 名色 name and form, individuality (of things). (10) vijñāna 六識 the six forms of perception, awareness or discernment. (11) saṃskāra 行 action, moral conduct. (12) avidyā 無明 unenlightenment, 'ignorance which mistakes the illusory phenomena of this world for realities. ' Eitel. These twelve links are stated also in Hīnayāna in reverse order, beginning with avidyā and ending with jarā-maraṇa. The Fanyimingyi says the whole series arises from 無明 ignorance, and if this can be got rid of the whole process of 生死 births and deaths (or reincarnations) comes to an end. II. Applied to the purpose and occasion of writing sutras, nidāna means (1) those written because of a request or query; (2) because certain precepts were violated; (3) because of certain events.

差押え

see styles
 sashiosae
    さしおさえ
seizure; attachment; foreclosure

已知根

see styles
yǐ zhī gēn
    yi3 zhi1 gen1
i chih ken
 ichi kon
ājñendriya. The second of the 三無漏根 q. v. One who already knows the indriya or roots that arise from the practical stage associated with the Four Dogmas, i. e. purpose, joy, pleasure, renunciation, faith, zeal, memory, abstract meditation, wisdom.

已離欲


已离欲

see styles
yǐ lí yù
    yi3 li2 yu4
i li yü
 iriyoku
freed from desire

巻狩り

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

希ガス

see styles
 kigasu
    きガス
(1) noble gas; inert gas; (expression) (2) (slang) (joc) I get the feeling that; I think that

帶分數


带分数

see styles
dài fēn shù
    dai4 fen1 shu4
tai fen shu
mixed fraction; mixed number (i.e. with an integer part and a fraction part, e.g. four and three quarters); see also: improper fraction 假分數|假分数[jia3 fen1 shu4] and proper fraction 真分數|真分数[zhen1 fen1 shu4]

庇護欲

see styles
 higoyoku
    ひごよく
desire to protect

廣目天


广目天

see styles
guǎng mù tiān
    guang3 mu4 tian1
kuang mu t`ien
    kuang mu tien
 Kōmokuten
Virupaksa (on of the Four Heavenly Kings)
The wide-eyed deva, Virūpākṣa, diversely-eyed, having deformed eyes, an epithet of Śiva, as represented with three eyes; name of one of the four Mahārājas, he who guards the west.

廿四史

see styles
niàn sì shǐ
    nian4 si4 shi3
nien ssu shih
twenty four dynastic histories (or 25 or 26 in modern editions); same as 二十四史[Er4 shi2 si4 Shi3]

Variations:

 tarashi
    たらし
(archaism) bow (and arrow; esp. of a noble)

弥猛に

see styles
 yatakeni
    やたけに
(adverb) burning with desire

張僧繇


张僧繇

see styles
zhāng sēng yóu
    zhang1 seng1 you2
chang seng yu
Zhang Sengyou (active c. 490-540), one of the Four Great Painters of the Six Dynasties 六朝四大家

張志新


张志新

see styles
zhāng zhì xīn
    zhang1 zhi4 xin1
chang chih hsin
Zhang Zhixin (1930-1975) female revolutionary and martyr, who followed the true Marxist-Leninist line as a party member, and was arrested in 1969, then executed in 1975 after opposing the counterrevolutionary party-usurping conspiracies of Lin Biao and the Gang of Four, and only rehabilitated posomethingumously in 1979

張春橋


张春桥

see styles
zhāng chūn qiáo
    zhang1 chun1 qiao2
chang ch`un ch`iao
    chang chun chiao
 choushunkyou / choshunkyo
    ちょうしゅんきょう
Zhang Chunqiao (1917-2005), one of the Gang of Four
(person) Zhang Chunqiao (1917-2005)

形相因

see styles
 keisouin / kesoin
    けいそういん
{phil} (See 質料因,作用因,目的因) formal cause (one of Aristotle's four fundamental types of answer to the question "why?")

形貌欲

see styles
xíng mào yù
    xing2 mao4 yu4
hsing mao yü
 gyōbōyoku
The desire awakened on seeing a beautiful form, one of the 六欲 six desires.

役力士

see styles
 yakurikishi
    やくりきし
(member of one of) the top four ranks of sumo wrestlers

徐禎卿


徐祯卿

see styles
xú zhēn qīng
    xu2 zhen1 qing1
hsü chen ch`ing
    hsü chen ching
Xu Zhenqing (1479-1511), Ming writer, one of Four great southern talents of the Ming 江南四大才子

得聖道


得圣道

see styles
dé shèng dào
    de2 sheng4 dao4
te sheng tao
 toku shōdō
attains the noble path

得離欲


得离欲

see styles
dé lí yù
    de2 li2 yu4
te li yü
 toku riyoku
attains freedom from attachment (desire)

御曹司

see styles
 onzoushi / onzoshi
    おんぞうし
son of a distinguished family; son of a noble

御曹子

see styles
 onzoushi / onzoshi
    おんぞうし
son of a distinguished family; son of a noble

御母様

see styles
 otaasama; otatasama / otasama; otatasama
    おたあさま; おたたさま
(honorific or respectful language) (archaism) (used by children of court nobles and noble families) (See 御父様) mother

御父様

see styles
 omousama / omosama
    おもうさま
(honorific or respectful language) (See 御父様・おとうさま) father (used by children of court nobles and noble families)

復讐心

see styles
 fukushuushin / fukushushin
    ふくしゅうしん
desire for revenge; vengeful thought

德叉迦

see styles
dé chā jiā
    de2 cha1 jia1
te ch`a chia
    te cha chia
 Tokusaka
Takṣaka, one of the four dragon-kings.

心中愛


心中爱

see styles
xīn zhōng ài
    xin1 zhong1 ai4
hsin chung ai
 shin chū ai
desire in one's mind

忉利天

see styles
dāo lì tiān
    dao1 li4 tian1
tao li t`ien
    tao li tien
 Tōri Ten
trāyastriṃśas, 怛唎耶怛唎奢; 多羅夜登陵舍; the heavens of the thirty-three devas, 三十三天, the second of the desire-heavens, the heaven of Indra; it is the Svarga of Hindu mythology, situated on Meru with thirty-two deva-cities, eight on each side; a central city is 善見城 Sudarśana, or Amarāvatī, where Indra, with 1, 000 heads and eyes and four arms, lives in his palace called 禪延; 毘闍延 (or 毘禪延) ? Vaijayanta, and 'revels in numberless sensual pleasures together with his wife' Śacī and with 119, 000 concubines. 'There he receives the monthly reports of the' four Mahārājas as to the good and evil in the world. 'The whole myth may have an astronomical' or meteorological background, e. g. the number thirty-three indicating the 'eight Vasus, eleven Rudras, twelve Ādityas, and two Aśvins of Vedic mythology. ' Eitel. Cf. 因陀羅.

忍加行

see styles
rěn jiā xíng
    ren3 jia1 xing2
jen chia hsing
 nin kegyō
The discipline of patience, in the 四加行 four Hīnayāna disciplines; also in the Mahāyāna.

思入れ

see styles
 omoiire / omoire
    おもいいれ
(irregular okurigana usage) (noun/participle) (1) emotional attachment; (2) attitude (expressing emotion); meditative pose (e.g. an actor); posing for effect

性念處


性念处

see styles
xìng niàn chù
    xing4 nian4 chu4
hsing nien ch`u
    hsing nien chu
 shō nenjo
citta-smṛtyupasthāna, one of the four objects of thought, i. e. that the original nature is the same as the Buddha-nature, v. 四念處.

Variations:

 e
    え
(1) wisdom; enlightenment; (2) {Buddh} (See 三学) prajñā (one of the three divisions of the noble eightfold path); wisdom

惡取空


恶取空

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è qǔ kōng
    e4 qu3 kong1
o ch`ü k`ung
    o chü kung
 akushu kū
To have evil ideas of the doctrine of voidness, to deny the doctrine of cause and effect.

想入れ

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 omoiire / omoire
    おもいいれ
(irregular okurigana usage) (noun/participle) (1) emotional attachment; (2) attitude (expressing emotion); meditative pose (e.g. an actor); posing for effect

愛取有


爱取有

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ài qǔ yǒu
    ai4 qu3 you3
ai ch`ü yu
    ai chü yu
 aishuu
attachment, grasping, and becoming

愛染王


爱染王

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ài rǎn wáng
    ai4 ran3 wang2
ai jan wang
 Aizenō
Rāga, one of the 明王 with angry appearance, three faces and six arms.

愛欲海


爱欲海

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ài yù hǎi
    ai4 yu4 hai3
ai yü hai
 aiyokukai
The ocean of desire.

愛著迷


爱着迷

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ài zhù mí
    ai4 zhu4 mi2
ai chu mi
 aijakumei
The delusion of love for and attachment to the transient and perishing.

愛身天


爱身天

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ài shēn tiān
    ai4 shen1 tian1
ai shen t`ien
    ai shen tien
 aishin ten
The heaven of lovely form in the desire-realm, but said to be above the devalokas; cf. sudṛśa 善現.

懈慢國


懈慢国

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xiè màn guó
    xie4 man4 guo2
hsieh man kuo
 keman koku
懈慢界 A country that lies between this world and the Western Paradise, in which those who are reborn become slothful and proud, and have no desire to be reborn in Paradise.

我法執


我法执

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wǒ fǎ zhí
    wo3 fa3 zhi2
wo fa chih
 gahō shū
attachment to self and phenomena

我語取


我语取

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wǒ yǔ qǔ
    wo3 yu3 qu3
wo yü ch`ü
    wo yü chü
 gago shu
The attachment to doctrines or statements about the ego. One of the 四取.

戒取見


戒取见

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jiè qǔ jiàn
    jie4 qu3 jian4
chieh ch`ü chien
    chieh chü chien
 kaishu ken
戒禁取見 Clinging to heterodox ascetic views; one of the five darśana 五見.

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

戒盜見


戒盗见

see styles
jiè dào jiàn
    jie4 dao4 jian4
chieh tao chien
 kaitō ken
view of attachment to discipline

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