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三五成群

see styles
sān wǔ chéng qún
    san1 wu3 cheng2 qun2
san wu ch`eng ch`ün
    san wu cheng chün
in groups of three or four (idiom)

三十六神

see styles
sān shí liù shén
    san1 shi2 liu4 shen2
san shih liu shen
 sanjūroku shin
(三十六部神) The thirty-six departmental guardian divinities given in the 灌頂三歸五戒帶佩護身咒經. Each is styled 彌栗頭 mṛdu, benign, kindly, for which 善 is used. Their Sanskrit and Chinese names are given in Chinese as follows: (1) 不羅婆 or 善光 kindly light, has to do with attacks of disease; (2) 婆呵婆 or 善明 headaches; (3) 婆邏婆 or 善力 fevers; (4) 抗陀羅 or 善月 disorders of the stomach; (5) 陀利奢 or 善見 tumours; (6) 阿婁呵 or 善供 madness; (7) 伽婆帝 or 善捨 stupidity; (8) 悉抵哆 or 善寂 irascibility; (9) 菩堤薩 or善覺 lust; (10) 提婆羅 or 善天 devils; (11) 阿婆帝 or 善住 deadly injuries; (12) 不若羅 of 善福 graves; (13) 苾闍伽 or 善術 the four quarters; (14) 迦隸婆 or 善帝 enemies; (15) 羅闍遮 or 善主 robbers; (16) 須乾陀 or 善香 creditors; (17) 檀那波 or 善施 thieves; (18) 支多那 or 善意 pestilence; (19) 羅婆那 or 善吉 the five plagues (? typhoid); (20) 鉢婆馱 or 善山 corpse worms; (21) 三摩提 or 善調 continuous concentration; (22) 戾禘馱 or 善備 restlessness; (23) 波利陀 or 善敬 attraction; (24) 波利那 or 善淨 evil cabals; (25) 度伽地 or 善品 deadly poison; (26) 毘梨馱 or 善結 fear; (27) 支陀那 or 善壽 calamities; (28) 伽林摩 or 善逝 childbirth and nursing; (29) 阿留伽 or 善願 the district magistracy; (30) 闍利馱 or 善固 altercations; (31) 阿伽駄 or 善照 anxieties and distresses; (32) 阿訶婆 or 善生 uneasiness; (33) 婆和邏 or 善思 supernatural manifestations; (34) 波利那 or 善藏 jealousy; (35) 固陀那 or 善音 curses; (36) 韋陀羅 or 善妙 exorcism. They have innumerable assistants. He who writes their names and carries them with him can be free from all fear.

三十四心

see styles
sān shí sì xīn
    san1 shi2 si4 xin1
san shih ssu hsin
 sanjūshi shin
thirty-four enlightened mental states

三千威儀


三千威仪

see styles
sān qiān wēi yí
    san1 qian1 wei1 yi2
san ch`ien wei i
    san chien wei i
 sansen (no) igi
A bhikṣu's regulations amount to about 250; these are multiplied by four for the conditions of walking, standing, sitting, and sleeping and thus make 1, 000; again multiplied by three for past, present, and future, they become 3, 000 regulations.

三天四仙

see styles
sān tiān sì xiān
    san1 tian1 si4 xian1
san t`ien ssu hsien
    san tien ssu hsien
 santen shisen
v. 二天三仙 and add 鳩摩羅 Kuveradeva and 若提子 Nirgrahtha, son of Jñātṛ, i.e. of the Jñātṛ clan.

三寒四温

see styles
 sankanshion
    さんかんしおん
(yoji) alternation of three cold and four warm days (usu. in late winter and early spring)

三從四德


三从四德

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sān cóng sì dé
    san1 cong2 si4 de2
san ts`ung ssu te
    san tsung ssu te
Confucian moral injunctions for women, namely: obey in turn three men father, husband and son, plus the four virtues of morality 德[de2], physical charm 容, propriety in speech 言 and efficiency in needlework 功

三摩皮陀

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sān mó pí tuó
    san1 mo2 pi2 tuo2
san mo p`i t`o
    san mo pi to
 Sanmahida
縒摩吠陀; 沙磨; 平論; 歌詠 Sāma-veda-saṃhitā. A collection of verses sung at sacrifices, etc. The third of the three Vedas, or four if Atharva Veda is counted, as it was later; the verses are taken almost wholly from the Ṛgveda.

三權一實


三权一实

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sān quán yī shí
    san1 quan2 yi1 shi2
san ch`üan i shih
    san chüan i shih
 sangon ichijitsu
The Tiantai division of the schools of Buddhism into four, three termed 權temporary, i. e. 藏, 通 and 別 q.v. v. e fourth is the 實 or圓real or perfect School of SaIvation by faith to Buddhahood, especially as revealed in the Lotus Sutra, see 一實.

三界皆苦

see styles
sān jiè jiē kǔ
    san1 jie4 jie1 ku3
san chieh chieh k`u
    san chieh chieh ku
 sangai kaiku
three realms are nothing but suffering

三界苦輪


三界苦轮

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sān jiè kǔ lún
    san1 jie4 ku3 lun2
san chieh k`u lun
    san chieh ku lun
 sankai kurin
cycle of suffering in the three realms

三種心苦


三种心苦

see styles
sān zhǒng xīn kǔ
    san1 zhong3 xin1 ku3
san chung hsin k`u
    san chung hsin ku
 sanshu shinku
The three kinds of mental distress: desire, anger, stupidity, idem 三毒.

三種示導


三种示导

see styles
sān zhǒng shì dǎo
    san1 zhong3 shi4 dao3
san chung shih tao
 sanshu jidō
Three ways in which bodhisattvas manifest themselves for saving those suffering the pains of hell, i.e. 身 physically, by supernatural powers, change of form, etc.; 意 mentally, through powers of memory and enlightenment; 口 orally, by moral exhortation.

三諦圓融


三谛圆融

see styles
sān dì yuán róng
    san1 di4 yuan2 rong2
san ti yüan jung
 sandai enyū
perfect interfusion of the three truths

三諦相卽


三谛相卽

see styles
sān dì xiāng jí
    san1 di4 xiang1 ji2
san ti hsiang chi
 sandai sōsoku
The unity of 空, 假, 中, three aspects of the same reality, taught by the 圓教as distinguished from the 別教which separates them.

三長齋月


三长斋月

see styles
sān cháng zhāi yuè
    san1 chang2 zhai1 yue4
san ch`ang chai yüeh
    san chang chai yüeh
 san chō saigatsu
(三長月) The three whole months of abstinence, the first, fifth, and ninth months, when no food should be taken after noon. The four deva-kings are on tours of inspection during these months.

三障四魔

see styles
sān zhàng sì mó
    san1 zhang4 si4 mo2
san chang ssu mo
 sans hō shi ma
three obstacles and four demonic forces

上下八諦


上下八谛

see styles
shàng xià bā dì
    shang4 xia4 ba1 di4
shang hsia pa ti
 jōge hattai
higher and lower eight truths

不可說佛


不可说佛

see styles
bù kě shuō fó
    bu4 ke3 shuo1 fo2
pu k`o shuo fo
    pu ko shuo fo
 Fukasetsu butsu
Gaṇendra; the 733rd of the Buddhas of the present kalpa 賢劫, in which 1,000 Buddhas are to appear, of whom four have appeared.

不壞四禪


不坏四禅

see styles
bù huài sì chán
    bu4 huai4 si4 chan2
pu huai ssu ch`an
    pu huai ssu chan
 fue (no) shizen
The four dhyāna heavens, where the samādhi mind of meditation is indestructible, and the external world is indestructible by the three final catastrophes.

不定受業


不定受业

see styles
bù dìng shòu yè
    bu4 ding4 shou4 ye4
pu ting shou yeh
 fujō jugō
One of the 'four karma' — aniyata or indefinite karma; opposite of 定業.

不苦不樂


不苦不乐

see styles
bù kǔ bú lè
    bu4 ku3 bu2 le4
pu k`u pu le
    pu ku pu le
 fuku furaku
neither suffering nor pleasure

世俗苦因

see styles
shì sú kǔ yīn
    shi4 su2 ku3 yin1
shih su k`u yin
    shih su ku yin
 sezoku ku in
mundane causes of suffering

世界各地

see styles
shì jiè gè dì
    shi4 jie4 ge4 di4
shih chieh ko ti
 sekaikakuchi
    せかいかくち
all over the world; everywhere; in all parts of the world
every part of the world; all over the world; the four corners of the world

之乎者也

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zhī hū zhě yě
    zhi1 hu1 zhe3 ye3
chih hu che yeh
lit. 之[zhi1], 乎[hu1], 者[zhe3] and 也[ye3] (four grammatical particles of Classical Chinese) (idiom); fig. archaic expressions

九品大衣

see styles
jiǔ pǐn dà yī
    jiu3 pin3 da4 yi1
chiu p`in ta i
    chiu pin ta i
 ku hon dai e
The 僧伽梨 saṇghāṭī. There are nine grades of the monk's patch robe; the three lowest ranks have 9, 11, and 13 patches, two long patches to one short one; the three middle 15, 17, 19, three long to one short; and the three superior 21, 23, 25, four long to one short.

九有情居

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jiǔ yǒu qíng jū
    jiu3 you3 qing2 ju1
chiu yu ch`ing chü
    chiu yu ching chü
 ku ujō ko
(or 九有情處), 九衆生居, 九居, 九門, see also 九有, 九地, 九禪 and 九定; the nine happy abodes or states of sentient beings of the 長阿含經 9; they are the 七識住seven abodes or stages of perception or consciousness to which are added the fifth and ninth below: (1) 欲界之人天 the world and the six deva-heavens of desire in which there is variety of bodies (or personalities) and thinking (or ideas); (2) 梵衆天the three brahma heavens where bodies differ but thinking is the same, the first dhyāna heaven; (3) 極光淨天 the three bright and pure heavens where bodies are identical but thinking diners, the second dhyāna heaven; (4) 遍淨天the three universally pure heavens where bodies and thinking are the same, the third dhyāna heaven; (5) 無想天 the no-thinking or no-thought heaven, the highest of the four dhyāna heavens; (6) 空無邊處 limitless space, the first of the formless realms; (7) 識無邊處 limitless percepton, the second ditto; (8) 無所有處 nothingness, the place beyond things, the third ditto; and (9) 非想非非想beyond thought or non-thought, the fourth ditto.

九次第定

see styles
jiǔ cì dì dìng
    jiu3 ci4 di4 ding4
chiu tz`u ti ting
    chiu tzu ti ting
 kyū shidai jō
The samādhi of the nine degrees, i.e. the four dhyānas 四禪, the four realms beyond form 四無色, and the samādhi beyond sensation and thought 滅受想定; see 九有情居 and 九地.

乞食四分

see styles
qǐ shí sì fēn
    qi3 shi2 si4 fen1
ch`i shih ssu fen
    chi shih ssu fen
 kotsujiki shibun
The four divisions of the mendicant's dole; to provide for (1) fellow religionists, (2) the poor, (3) the spirits, (4) self.

二六時中


二六时中

see styles
èr liù shí zhōng
    er4 liu4 shi2 zhong1
erh liu shih chung
 nirokujichuu / nirokujichu
    にろくじちゅう
(adv,n) (yoji) night and day; all the time
during the twelve (=twenty-four) hours of the day.

二十二根

see styles
èr shí èr gēn
    er4 shi2 er4 gen1
erh shih erh ken
 nijūni kon
The twenty-two roots, organs, or powers, v. 根. They are: (1) 眼根 eye, cakṣurindriya; (2) 耳 根 ear, śrotrendriya; (3) 鼻根 nose, ghrāṇendriya; (4) 舌根 tongue, jihvendriya; (5) 身根 body, kāyendriya; (6) 意根 mind, manaīndriya (the above are the 六根); (7) 女根 female organ, strīndriya; (8) 男根 male organ, puruṣendriya; (9) 命根 life, jīvitendriya; (10) 苦根 suffering (or pain), duḥkhendriya; (11) 樂根 pleasure, sukhendriya; (12) 憂根 sorrow, daurmanasyendriya; (13) 喜根 joy, saumanas-yendriya; (14) 捨根 abandoning, upekṣendriya (from 10 to 14 they are the 五受); (15) 信根 faith, śraddhendriya; (16) 精進根 zeal, vīryendriya; (17) 念根 memory, smṛtīndriya; (18) 定根 meditation, or trance, samādhīndriya; (19) 慧根 wisdom, prajñendriya (these are the 信等之五根); (20) 未知當知根 the power for learning (the Four Noble Truths) anājñātamājñāsyāmīndriya; (21) 巳知根 the power of having learned (them), ājñendriya; (22) 具知根 the power of perfect knowledge (of them), ājñātādvīndriya (these three are called the 無漏根) .

二十五史

see styles
èr shí wǔ shǐ
    er4 shi2 wu3 shi3
erh shih wu shih
 nijuugoshi / nijugoshi
    にじゅうごし
twenty four dynastic histories (or 25 or 26 in modern editions)
(See 二十四史) Twenty-Five Histories; authoritative collection of twenty-five Chinese historical books (the Twenty-Four Histories and the New History of Yuan)

二十五有

see styles
èr shí wǔ yǒu
    er4 shi2 wu3 you3
erh shih wu yu
 nijūgō u
The twenty-five forms of existence, fourteen in the desire realms 欲界, seven in the realms of form 色界, and four in the formless realms 無色界, v. 有.

二十八天

see styles
èr shí bā tiān
    er4 shi2 ba1 tian1
erh shih pa t`ien
    erh shih pa tien
 nijūhatten
The twenty-eight heavens, or devalokas: six of the desire-world 欲界, eighteen of the form-world 色界, and four arūpa or formless heavens 無色界. The heavens of the world of form are sixteen according to the 薩婆多部 Sarvāstivāda School, seventeen according to 經部 Sūtra School, and eighteen according to the 上座 Sthavirāḥ.

二十八宿

see styles
èr shí bā xiù
    er4 shi2 ba1 xiu4
erh shih pa hsiu
 nijuuhasshuku / nijuhasshuku
    にじゅうはっしゅく
the twenty-eight constellations
28 mansions of Chinese astronomy (constellations dividing the ecliptic into 28 positions)
The twenty-eight nakṣatras or constellations, divided into four mansions of seven each, referred to East, or Spring; South, Summer; West, Autumn; and North, Winter. The month-names derived from them differ slightly in form. E.: 角 Citrā, 亢 Niṣṭyā (or Svāti), 氏 Viśākhā, 房 Anurādhā, 心Rohiṇī, Jyeṣṭhaghnī (or Jyesthā), 尾 Mūlabarhaṇī (or Mūla), 箕 Pūrva-Aṣādha. N.: 斗 Uttara-Aṣāḍhā, 牛 Abhijit, 女Śravaṇā, 盧Śraviṣṭha (or Dhaniṣṭhā) 危Śatabhiṣā, 室 Pūrva-Proṣṭhapada, 壁 Uttara-Proṣṭhapada. W.: 奎 Revatī, 婁 Aśvayuj (or Aśvinī), 胃 Apabharaṇī (or Bharaṇī), 昴 Kṛttikā, 畢 Rohiṇī, 觜 Invakā (or Mṛgaśiras), 參 Bāhu (or Ārdrā). S.: 井 Punarvasu, 鬼 Tiṣya (or Puṣya), 柳 Aśleṣā, 星 Maghā, 張 Pūrva-Phalgunī, 翼 Uttara-Phalgunī, 軫 Hastā.

二十八祖

see styles
èr shí bā zǔ
    er4 shi2 ba1 zu3
erh shih pa tsu
 nijūhasso
The twenty-eight Buddhist patriarchs as stated by the Mahāyānists. The Tiantai school reckons twenty-three, or twenty-four, with the addition of Śaṇakavāsa, contemporary with his predecessors, but the Chan school reckons twenty-eight: (1) Mahākāśyapa, 摩訶迦葉 (摩訶迦葉波); (2) Ānanda, 阿難; (3) Śāṇakavāsa, 商那和修; 4) Upagupta, 優婆毱多; (5) Dhṛṭaka, 提多迦; (6) Mikkaka, or Miccaka, or Micchaka, 彌遮迦; (7) Vasumitra, 婆須蜜; (8) Buddhanandi, 佛陀難提; (9) Buddhamitra, 伏駄蜜多; (10) Pārśva, or Pārśvika, 波栗溼縛or 脇尊者; (11) Puṇyayaśas 那尊耶舍; (12) Aśvaghoṣa, 馬鳴大士; (13) Kapimala, 迦毘摩羅; (14) Nāgārjuna, 龍樹; (15) Kāṇadeva, 迦那提婆; (16) Rāhulata, 羅睺羅多; (17) Saṅghanandi, 僧伽難提; (18) Gayāśata, 伽耶舍多; (19) Kumārata, 鳩摩羅多; (20) Jayata, 闍夜多; (21) Vasubandhu, 婆修盤頭; (22) Manorhita, 摩撃羅; (23) Haklena, 鶴輸勒; (24) Ārasiṁha, 師子尊者; (25) Basiasita, 婆舍新多; (26) Puṇyamitra, 不如密多; (27) Prajñātāra, 般若多羅; (28) Bodhidharma, 菩提達磨.

二十四史

see styles
èr shí sì shǐ
    er4 shi2 si4 shi3
erh shih ssu shih
 nijuushishi / nijushishi
    にじゅうしし
the Twenty-Four Histories (25 or 26 in modern editions), collection of books on Chinese dynastic history from 3000 BC till 17th century; fig. a long and complicated story
(See 二十五史) Twenty-Four Histories; authoritative collection of twenty-four Chinese historical books

二十四孝

see styles
èr shí sì xiào
    er4 shi2 si4 xiao4
erh shih ssu hsiao
the Twenty-four Filial Exemplars, classic Confucian text on filial piety from Yuan dynasty

二十四日

see styles
 nijuuyokka / nijuyokka
    にじゅうよっか
(1) twenty-fourth day of the month; (2) twenty-four days

二十四流

see styles
èr shí sì liú
    er4 shi2 si4 liu2
erh shih ssu liu
 nijūshi ryū
twenty-four transmissions

二種因果


二种因果

see styles
èr zhǒng yīn guǒ
    er4 zhong3 yin1 guo3
erh chung yin kuo
 nishuinka
Two aspects of cause and effect, a division of the 四諦 "four noble truths" (a) 世間因果 in the present life, the 苦諦 being the effect, and the 集諦 the cause; (b) 出世間因果 in the future life, the 滅諦, extinction (of passion, or mortality) being the fruit, and the 道諦 the " eightfold noble path " the cause.

二種涅槃


二种涅槃

see styles
èr zhǒng niè pán
    er4 zhong3 nie4 pan2
erh chung nieh p`an
    erh chung nieh pan
 nishu nehan
Two nirvanas: (1) 有餘涅槃 also 有餘依 That with a remnant; the cause 因 has been annihilated, but the remnant of the effect 果 still remains, so that a saint may enter this nirvana during life, but have to continue to live in this mortal realm till the death of his body. (2) 無餘涅槃 or 無餘依 Remnantless nirvāṇa, without cause and effect, the connection with the chain of mortal life being ended, so that the saint enters upon perfect nirvāṇa on the death of the body; cf. 智度論 31. Another definition is that Hīnayāna has further transmigration, while Mahāyāna maintains final nirvana. "Nothing remnaining" is differently interpreted in different schools, by some literally, but in Mahāyāna generally, as meaning no further mortal suffering, i.e. final nirvāṇa.

五位三昧

see styles
wǔ wèi sān mèi
    wu3 wei4 san1 mei4
wu wei san mei
 goi zanmai
五種三昧 The five kinds of samādhi: (1) On mortality, the 四禪 and 八定; (2) śrāvaka on the four axioms; (3) pratyekabuddha on the twelve nidānas; (4) bodhisattva on the 六度 and the 萬行; (5) Buddha on the one Buddha-vehicle, which includes all others; v. 五乘.

五停四念

see styles
wǔ tíng sì niàn
    wu3 ting2 si4 nian4
wu t`ing ssu nien
    wu ting ssu nien
 gojō shinen
idem 五停心觀 and 四念處 i. e. the five meditations for settling the mind and ridding it of the five errors of desire, hate, ignorance, the self, and a wayward or confused mind; the five meditations are 不淨觀, 慈悲觀, 因緣觀, 界分別觀 and 數息觀 i. e. the vileness of all things, pity for all, causality, right discrimination, breathing; some substitute meditation on the Buddha in place of the fourth; another division puts breathing first, and there are other differences.

五明後日

see styles
 goasatte
    ごあさって
(n,adv) four days from now (five days in some places)

五時八教


五时八教

see styles
wǔ shí bā jiào
    wu3 shi2 ba1 jiao4
wu shih pa chiao
 gojihakkyou / gojihakkyo
    ごじはっきょう
{Buddh} (See 五時教) division of the Buddha's 50-year teachings into five time periods and eight categories (theory of the Tendai sect)
A Tiantai classification of the Buddha's teaching into five periods and eight kinds of doctrine, which eight are subdivided into two groups of four each, 化儀四教 and 化法四教.

五智如來


五智如来

see styles
wǔ zhì rú lái
    wu3 zhi4 ru2 lai2
wu chih ju lai
 gochi nyorai
五智五佛; 五佛; 五如來 The five Dhyāni-Buddhas, or Wisdom-Tathāgatas of the Vajradhātu 金剛界, idealizations of five aspects of wisdom; possibly of Nepalese origin. The Wisdom Buddha represents the dharmakāya or Buddha-mind, also the Dharma of the triratna, or trinity. Each evolves one of the five colours, one of the five senses, a Dhyani-bodhisattva in two forms onegracious, the other fierce, and a Mānuṣi-Buddha; each has his own śakti, i. e. feminine energy or complement; also his own bīja, or germ-sound 種子or 印 seal, i. e. 眞言 real or substantive word, the five being for 大日 aṃ, for 阿閦 hūṃ, for 寶生 ? hrīḥ, for 彌陀 ? aḥ, for 不 空 ? āḥ. The five are also described as the emanations or forms of an Ādi-Buddha, Vajrasattva; the four are considered by others to be emanations or forms of Vairocana as theSupreme Buddha. The five are not always described as the same, e. g. they may be 藥師 (or 王) Bhaiṣajya, 多寶 Prabhūtaratna, Vairocana, Akṣobhya, andeither Amoghasiddhi or Śākyamuni. Below is a classified list of the generally accepted five with certain particulars connected with them, butthese differ in different places, and the list can only be a general guide. As to the Dhyāni-bodhisattvas, each Buddha evolves three forms 五佛生五菩薩, 五金剛, 五忿怒, i. e. (1) a bodhisattva who represents the Buddha's dharmakāya, or spiritual body; (2) a vajra ordiamond form who represents his wisdom in graciousness; and (3) a fierce or angry form, the 明王 who represents his power against evil. (1) Vairocanaappears in the three forms of 轉法輪菩薩 Vajra-pāramitā Bodhisattva, 遍照金剛 Universally Shining Vajrasattva, and 不動明王 Ārya-Acalanātha Rāja; (2) Akṣobhya's three forms are 虛空藏 Ākāśagarbha, 如意 complete power, and 軍荼利明王 Kuṇḍalī-rāja; (3 ) Ratnasaṃbhava's are 普賢 Samantabhadra, 薩埵Sattvavajra, and 孫婆 or 降三世明王 Trailokyavijayarāja; (4) Amitābha's are 觀世音 Avalokiteśvara, 法金剛 Dharmarāja, and 馬頭明王 Hayagrīva, thehorse-head Dharmapāla; (5) Amoghasiddhi's are 彌勒 Maitreya, 業金剛Karmavajra, and 金剛夜叉 Vajrayakṣa. The above Bodhisattvas differ from those in the following list:
NameChinesePositionElementSenseColor
Vairocana大日centreethersightwhite
Akṣobhya阿閦eastearthsoundblue
Ratnasaṃbhava寶生southfiresmellyellow
Amitābha彌陀westwatertastered
Amoghasiddhi不空northairtouchgreen
GermAnimalDhyani-BodhisattvaBuddha
aṃlionSamantabhadra 普賢Krakucchanda
hūṃelephantVajrapāṇi 金剛力士Kanakamuni
?aḥhorseRatnapāṇi 寶手Kāśyapa
? hrīḥgoose or peacockAvalokiteśvara 觀音Śākyamuni
?āḥgaruḍaVisvapāṇi?Maitreya


Arrival of the five wise Buddhas

五盛陰苦


五盛阴苦

see styles
wǔ shèng yīn kǔ
    wu3 sheng4 yin1 ku3
wu sheng yin k`u
    wu sheng yin ku
 gosei in ku
The mental and physical sufferings arising from the full-orbed activities of the skandhas 五陰, one of the eight sufferings; also 五陰盛 (五陰盛苦).

五種唯識


五种唯识

see styles
wǔ zhǒng wéi shì
    wu3 zhong3 wei2 shi4
wu chung wei shih
 goshu yuishiki
The five kinds of weishi, or idealistic representation in the sutras and śāstras as summed up by Cien 慈恩 of the 法相宗 Dharmalakṣana school: (1) 境唯識 wisdom or insight in objective conditions; (2) 教唯識 in interpretation; (3) 理唯識 in principles; (4) 行唯識 in meditation and practice; (5) 果唯識 in the fruits or results of Buddhahood. The first four are objective, the fifth subject.

五種法身


五种法身

see styles
wǔ zhǒng fǎ shēn
    wu3 zhong3 fa3 shen1
wu chung fa shen
 goshu hosshin
The five kinds of a Buddha's dharmakāya. There are four groups. I. (1) 如如智法身 the spiritual body of bhūtatathatā-wisdom; (2) 功德法身 of all virtuous achievement; (3) 自法身 of incarnation in the world; (4) 變化法身 of unlimited powers of transformation; (5) 虛空法身 of unlimited space; the first and second are defined as saṃbhogakāya, the third and fourth as nirmāṇakāya, and the fifth as the dharmakāya, but all are included under dharmakāya as it possesses all the others. II. The esoteric cult uses the first four and adds as fifth 法界身 indicating the universe as pan-Buddha. III. Huayan gives (1) 法性生身 the body or person of Buddha born from the dharma-nature. (2) 功德生身 the dharmakāya evolved by Buddha virtue, or achievement; (3) 變化法身 the dharmakāya with unlimited powers of transformation; (4) 實相法身 the real dharmakāya; (5) 虛 空法身 the universal dharmakāya. IV. Hīnayāna defines them as 五分法身 q. v.

五種灌頂


五种灌顶

see styles
wǔ zhǒng guàn dǐng
    wu3 zhong3 guan4 ding3
wu chung kuan ting
 goshu kanjō
The five abhiṣecanī baptisms of the esoteric school— for ordaining ācāryas, teachers, or preachers of the Law: for admitting disciples: for putting an end to calamities or suffering for sins; for advancement, or success; and for controlling (evil spirits ) or getting rid of difficulties, cf. 五種修法. Also, baptism of light: of sweet dew (i. e. perfume): of the 'germ-word' as seed; of the five baptismal signs of wisdom made on the forehead, shoulders, heart, and throat, indicating the five Dhyāni-Buddhas; and of the ' true word' on the breast.

五言絕句


五言绝句

see styles
wǔ yán jué jù
    wu3 yan2 jue2 ju4
wu yen chüeh chü
poetic form consisting of four lines of five syllables, with rhymes on first, second and fourth line

五言絶句

see styles
 gogonzekku
    ごごんぜっく
poem of four lines, each of five (Chinese) characters

五部合斷


五部合断

see styles
wǔ bù hé duàn
    wu3 bu4 he2 duan4
wu pu ho tuan
 gobu gōdan
To cut off the five classes of misleading things, i. e. four 見 and one 修, i. e. false theory in regard to the 四諦 four truths, and erroneous practice. Each of the two classes is extended into each of the three divisions of past, three of present, and three of future, making eighteen mental conditions.

五陰盛苦


五阴盛苦

see styles
wǔ yīn shèng kǔ
    wu3 yin1 sheng4 ku3
wu yin sheng k`u
    wu yin sheng ku
 goonjouku / goonjoku
    ごおんじょうく
(yoji) {Buddh} (See 五陰) pain caused by the five skandhas
suffering due to the five aggregates

五馬分屍

see styles
wǔ mǎ fēn shī
    wu3 ma3 fen1 shi1
wu ma fen shih
(idiom) to tear off sb's four limbs and head using five horse-drawn carts (historical form of capital punishment); (fig.) to tear apart; to utterly destroy; to brutally dismember

人尊三惡


人尊三恶

see styles
rén zūn sān è
    ren2 zun1 san1 e4
jen tsun san o
 ninson san'aku
The three most wicked among men: the Icchantika; v. 一闡提: the slanderers of Mahayana, and those who break the four great commandments.

人間地獄


人间地狱

see styles
rén jiān dì yù
    ren2 jian1 di4 yu4
jen chien ti yü
hell on earth (idiom); suffering the torments of Buddhist hell while still alive; fig. having an uncomfortable time

伊藤博文

see styles
yī téng bó wén
    yi1 teng2 bo2 wen2
i t`eng po wen
    i teng po wen
 itouhirobumi / itohirobumi
    いとうひろぶみ
Itō Hirobumi (1841–1909), Japan's first prime minister (served four terms), key figure in Japan's colonial expansion into Korea
(person) Itō Hirobumi (1841.10.16-1909.10.26)

住定菩薩


住定菩萨

see styles
zhù dìng pú sà
    zhu4 ding4 pu2 sa4
chu ting p`u sa
    chu ting pu sa
 jūjō (no) bosatsu
A bodhisattva firmly fixed, or abiding in certainty. After a bodhisattva has completed three great asaṁkhyeyakalpas he has still one hundred great kalpas to complete. This period is called abiding in fixity or firmness, divided into six kinds: certainty of being born in a good gati, in a noble family, with a good body, a man, knowing the abiding places of his transmigrations, knowing the abiding character of his good works.

佛光國師

see styles
fó guāng guó shī
    fo2 guang1 guo2 shi1
fo kuang kuo shih
 Bukkō Kokushi
Chinese monk of the Linji (J. Rinzai) school 臨濟宗. Founder of the Bukkō Branch 佛光派, one of the twenty-four transmissions of Zen 禪宗二十四流 that reached Japan. Came to Japan in 1279 following the invitation by Hōjō Tokimune. Founder of the Engakuji 圓覺寺 in Kamakura.

佛殿四物

see styles
fó diàn sì wù
    fo2 dian4 si4 wu4
fo tien ssu wu
 butsuden shimotsu
four instruments for the buddha-hall

佛陀耶舍

see styles
fó tuó yé shè
    fo2 tuo2 ye2 she4
fo t`o yeh she
    fo to yeh she
 Buddayasha
Buddhayaśas, of Kashmir or Kabul, tr. four works, 408-412.

侯門似海


侯门似海

see styles
hóu mén sì hǎi
    hou2 men2 si4 hai3
hou men ssu hai
lit. the gate of a noble house is like the sea (idiom); fig. there is a wide gap between the nobility and the common people

光宅四教

see styles
guāng zhái sì jiào
    guang1 zhai2 si4 jiao4
kuang chai ssu chiao
 Kōtaku shikyō
the four part doctrinal taxonomy according to Fayun of Guangzhai

光風霽月


光风霁月

see styles
guāng fēng jì yuè
    guang1 feng1 ji4 yue4
kuang feng chi yüeh
 koufuuseigetsu / kofusegetsu
    こうふうせいげつ
lit. light breeze and clear moon (idiom); period of peace and prosperity; noble and benevolent character
(noun - becomes adjective with の) (yoji) serenity

入重玄門


入重玄门

see styles
rù zhòng xuán mén
    ru4 zhong4 xuan2 men2
ju chung hsüan men
 nyū jū genmon
To enter again through the dark gate into mortality, e.g. as a bodhisattva does, even into the hells, to save the suffering. Another interpretation is the return of a bodhisattva to common life for further enlightenment.

內外兼明


内外兼明

see styles
nèi wài jiān míng
    nei4 wai4 jian1 ming2
nei wai chien ming
 naige kenmyō
Inner and outer both 'ming '; the first four of the 五明 q. v. are 'outer' and the fifth 'inner'.

八五三二

see styles
bā wǔ sān èr
    ba1 wu3 san1 er4
pa wu san erh
 hachi go san ni
The four special characteristics of the 法相 Dharmalakṣaṇa sect, i.e. 八識, 五法, 三性, and 二無我 q.v.

八十一法

see styles
bā shí yī fǎ
    ba1 shi2 yi1 fa3
pa shih i fa
 hachijūippō
The eighty-one divisions in the Prajñā-pāramitā sūtra 大般若經 comprising form 色; mind 心; the five skandhas 五陰; twelve means of sensation 入; eighteen realms 界; four axioms 諦; twelve nidānas因緣; eighteen śūnya 空; six pāramitā 度, and four jñāna 智. Also 八十一科.

八大在我

see styles
bā dà zài wǒ
    ba1 da4 zai4 wo3
pa ta tsai wo
 hachidai zaiga
The eight great powers of personality or sovereign independence, as one of the four qualities 常樂我淨 of nirvāṇa: powers of self-manifolding, infinite expansion, levitation and transportation, manifesting countless forms permanently in one and the same place, use of one physical organ in place of another, obtaining all things as if nothing, expounding a stanza through countless kalpas, ability to traverse the solid as space. v. 涅槃經 23.

八大觀音


八大观音

see styles
bā dà guān yīn
    ba1 da4 guan1 yin1
pa ta kuan yin
 Hachi Dai Kannon
The eight Shingon representations of Guanyin: as one of the above 八大明王, as the white-robed one, as a rākṣasī, as with four faces, as with a horse's head, as Mahāsthāmaprāpta 大勢至, and as Tārā 陀羅.

八大辛苦

see styles
bā dà xīn kǔ
    ba1 da4 xin1 ku3
pa ta hsin k`u
    pa ta hsin ku
 hachidai shinku
idem 八苦.

八宗九宗

see styles
bā zōng jiǔ zōng
    ba1 zong1 jiu3 zong1
pa tsung chiu tsung
 hasshū kushū
八家九宗 The eight Japanese schools 八宗 with the Zen 禪 school added. The first four are almost or entirely extinct.

八支聖道


八支圣道

see styles
bā zhī shèng dào
    ba1 zhi1 sheng4 dao4
pa chih sheng tao
 hasshi shōdō
the noble eightfold path

八方上下

see styles
bā fāng shàng xià
    ba1 fang1 shang4 xia4
pa fang shang hsia
 happō jōge
The four quarters, the four 維 half-quarters and above and below, i.e. the universe in all directions.

八正道經


八正道经

see styles
bā zhèng dào jīng
    ba1 zheng4 dao4 jing1
pa cheng tao ching
 Hasshō dō kyō
Buddha-bhāṣita-aṣṭaṅga-samyaṅ-mārga-sūtra. Tr. by An Shigao of the Eastern Han B.N.659; being an earlier translation of the Samyuktāgama 雜阿含經.

八波羅夷


八波罗夷

see styles
bā bō luó yí
    ba1 bo1 luo2 yi2
pa po lo i
 hachi harai
or 八重罪 The eight pārājika, in relation to the sins of a nun; for the first four see 四波羅夷; (5) libidinous contact with a male; (6) any sort of improper association (leading to adultery); (7) concealing the misbehaviour (of an equal, or inferior); (8) improper dealings with a monk.

八相成道

see styles
bā xiàng chéng dào
    ba1 xiang4 cheng2 dao4
pa hsiang ch`eng tao
    pa hsiang cheng tao
 hassō jōdō
the eight stages of the Buddha's life (Buddhism)
(八相) also 八相示現 Eight aspects of the Buddha's life, which the 起信論 gives as: (1) descent into and abode in the Tuṣita heaven; (2) entry into his mother's womb; (3) abode there visibly preaching to the devas; (4) birth from mother's side in Lumbinī; (5) leaving home at 19 (or 25) as a hermit; (6) after six years' suffering attaining enlightenment; (7) rolling the Law-wheel, or preaching; (8) at 80 entering nirvāṇa. The 四教義 group of Tiantai is slightly different — descent from Tuṣita, entry into womb, birth, leaving home, subjection of Māra, attaining perfect wisdom, preaching, nirvana. See also the two 四相, i.e. 四本相 and 四隨相.

八福生處


八福生处

see styles
bā fú shēng chù
    ba1 fu2 sheng1 chu4
pa fu sheng ch`u
    pa fu sheng chu
 hachifuku shōsho
The eight happy conditions in which he may be reborn who keeps the five commands and the ten good ways and bestows alms: (1) rich and honourable among men; (2) in the heavens of the four deva kings; (3) the Indra heavens; (4) Suyāma heavens; (5) Tuṣita heaven; (6) 化樂nirmāṇarati heaven, i.e. the fifth devaloka; (7) 他化 Paranirmita-vaśavartin, i.e. the sixth devaloka heaven; (8) the brahma-heavens. 八福田 The eight fields for cultivating blessedness: Buddhas; arhats (or saints); preaching monks (upādhyāya); teachers (ācārya); friars; father; mother; the sick. Buddhas, arhats, and friars (or monks in general) are termed 敬田 reverence-fields; the sick are 悲田 compassion-fields; the rest are 恩田grace- or gratitude- fields. Another group is: to make roads and wells; canals and bridges; repair dangerous roads; be dutiful to parents; support monks; tend the sick; save from disaster or distress; provide for a quinquennial assembly. Another: serving the Three Precious Ones, i.e. the Buddha; the Law; the Order; parents; the monks as teachers; the poor; the sick; animals.

八萬四千


八万四千

see styles
bā wàn sì qiān
    ba1 wan4 si4 qian1
pa wan ssu ch`ien
    pa wan ssu chien
 hachiman shisen
eighty-four thousand

八部鬼衆


八部鬼众

see styles
bā bù guǐ zhòng
    ba1 bu4 gui3 zhong4
pa pu kuei chung
 hachibu(no)kishu
The eight groups of demon-followers of the four mahārājas, i.e. gandharvas, piśācas, kumbhāṇḍas, pretas, nāgas, pūtanas, yakṣas, and rākṣasas.

六凡四聖


六凡四圣

see styles
liù fán sì shèng
    liu4 fan2 si4 sheng4
liu fan ssu sheng
 rokubon shishō
six enlightened and four unenlightened

六十二見


六十二见

see styles
liù shí èr jiàn
    liu4 shi2 er4 jian4
liu shih erh chien
 rokujūni ken
The sixty-two 見 or views, of which three groups are given: The 大品般若經 in the 佛母品 takes each of the five skandhas under four considerations of 常 time, considered as time past, whether each of the five has had permanence, impermanence, both, neither, 5 x 4 = 20; again as to their space, or extension, considered as present time, whether each is finite, infinite, both, neither =20; again as to their destination, i. e. future, as to whether each goes on, or does not, both, neither (e. g. continued personality) = 20, or in all 60; add the two ideas whether body and mind 神 are a unity or different = 62. The Tiantai School takes 我見, or personality, as its basis and considers each of the five skandhas under four aspects, e. g (1) rūpa, the organized body, as the ego; (2) the ego as apart from the rūpa; (3) rūpa as the greater, the ego the smaller or inferior, and the ego as dwelling in the rūpa; (4) the ego as the greater, rupa the inferior, and the rupa in the ego. Consider these twenty in the past, present, and future = 60, and add 斷 and 常 impermanence and permanence as fundamentals = 62. There is also a third group.

六十四書


六十四书

see styles
liù shí sì shū
    liu4 shi2 si4 shu1
liu shih ssu shu
 rokujūshi sho
The sixty-four classes of Indian writing or literature, Brahmi, Kharosthi, etc.

六十四眼

see styles
liù shí sì yǎn
    liu4 shi2 si4 yan3
liu shih ssu yen
 rokujūshi gen
Eighteen lictors in the avīci hell each with sixty-four eyes.

六欲四禪


六欲四禅

see styles
liù yù sì chán
    liu4 yu4 si4 chan2
liu yü ssu ch`an
    liu yü ssu chan
 rokuyoku shizen
the six heavens where sexual desire continues, and the four dhyāna heavens of purity above them free from such desire.

六道四生

see styles
liù dào sì shēng
    liu4 dao4 si4 sheng1
liu tao ssu sheng
 rokudoushishou / rokudoshisho
    ろくどうししょう
{Buddh} (See 六道,四生) four kinds of birth in the six destinies
The four modes of the six rebirths — womb, egg, moisture, or transformation.

六道四聖


六道四圣

see styles
liù dào sì shèng
    liu4 dao4 si4 sheng4
liu tao ssu sheng
 rokudō shishō
The six ways of rebirth, see above, and the four holy ways of rebirth, the latter being respectively into the realms of śrāvakas, pratyekabuddhas, bodhisattvas, and Buddhas; the ten are known as the 十界.

兼但對帶


兼但对带

see styles
jiān dàn duì dài
    jian1 dan4 dui4 dai4
chien tan tui tai
 ken tan tai tai
The first four of the five periods of Buddha's teaching are also defined by Tiantai as: (1) 兼 Combined teaching; including 圓 and 別教 doctrine, the period of the Avataṃsaka Sutra. (2) 但 Sole; i.e. 藏 or Hīnayāna only, that of the agamas. (3) 對 Comparative; all four forms of doctrines being compared. 帶 Inclusive, that of the 般若 Prajñā, when the perfect teaching was revealed as the fulfilment of the rest.

冶受皮陀

see styles
yě shòu pí tuó
    ye3 shou4 pi2 tuo2
yeh shou p`i t`o
    yeh shou pi to
 Yajuhida
Yajurveda, one of the four Vedas.

初唐四傑


初唐四杰

see styles
chū táng sì jié
    chu1 tang2 si4 jie2
ch`u t`ang ssu chieh
    chu tang ssu chieh
the Four Great Poets of the Early Tang, namely Wang Bo 王勃[Wang2 Bo2], Yang Jiong 楊炯|杨炯[Yang2 Jiong3], Lu Zhaolin 盧照鄰|卢照邻[Lu2 Zhao4 lin2], and Luo Binwang 駱賓王|骆宾王[Luo4 Bin1 wang2]

加減乗除

see styles
 kagenjoujo / kagenjojo
    かげんじょうじょ
the four arithmetical operations (addition, subtraction, multiplication, division)

加減乘除


加减乘除

see styles
jiā jiǎn chéng chú
    jia1 jian3 cheng2 chu2
chia chien ch`eng ch`u
    chia chien cheng chu
(idiom) addition, subtraction, multiplication and division: the four basic operations of arithmetic

動則有苦


动则有苦

see styles
dòng zé yǒu kǔ
    dong4 ze2 you3 ku3
tung tse yu k`u
    tung tse yu ku
 dō soku u ku
once there is movement there is suffering

勝義苦因


胜义苦因

see styles
shèng yì kǔ yīn
    sheng4 yi4 ku3 yin1
sheng i k`u yin
    sheng i ku yin
 shōgi kuin
supramundane causes of suffering

勤苦之本

see styles
qín kǔ zhī běn
    qin2 ku3 zhi1 ben3
ch`in k`u chih pen
    chin ku chih pen
 gonku no moto
the roots of suffering and distress

化儀四教


化仪四教

see styles
huà yí sì jiào
    hua4 yi2 si4 jiao4
hua i ssu chiao
 kegi no shikyō
four modes of teaching

化法四教

see styles
huà fǎ sì jiào
    hua4 fa3 si4 jiao4
hua fa ssu chiao
 ke hō no shi kyō
four types of content for teaching the dharma [accommodating the capacity of the audience]

化相三寶


化相三宝

see styles
huà xiàng sān bǎo
    hua4 xiang4 san1 bao3
hua hsiang san pao
 kesō sanbō
The nirmāṇakāya Buddha in the triratna forms; in Hīnayāna these are the human 16-foot Buddha, his dharma as revealed in the four axioms and twelve nidānas, and his sangha, or disciples, i. e. arhats and pratyekabuddhas.

Entries with 2nd row of characters: The 2nd row is Simplified Chinese.

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This page contains 100 results for "Four Noble Truths: - Suffering" 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

This dictionary uses the EDICT and CC-CEDICT dictionary files.
EDICT data is the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group, and is used in conformance with the Group's license.

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.

Just because a word appears here does not mean it is appropriate for a tattoo, your business name, etc. Please consult a professional before doing anything stupid with this data.

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No warranty as to the correctness, potential vulgarity, or clarity is expressed or implied. We did not write any of these definitions (though we occasionally act as a contributor/editor to the CC-CEDICT project). You are using this dictionary for free, and you get what you pay for.

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