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月支

see styles
yuè zhī
    yue4 zhi1
yüeh chih
 Gasshi
    げっし
the Yuezhi, an ancient people of central Asia during the Han dynasty (also written 月氏[Yue4 zhi1])
Yuezhi; Rouzhi; an ancient Central Asian people
(月支國) The Yuezhi, or 'Indo-Scythians', 月氏 (國) and a country they at one time occupied, i. e. 都貨羅 Tukhara, Tokharestan, or Badakshan. Driven out from the northern curve of the Yellow River by the Huns, circa 165 B. C., they conquered Bactria 大夏, the Punjab, Kashmir, 'and the greater part of India. ' Their expulsion from the north of Shansi was the cause of the famous journey of Zhangqian of the Han dynasty and the beginning of Chinese expansion to the north-west. Kanishka, king of the Yuezhi towards the end of the first century A. D., became the great protector and propagator of Buddhism.

月氏

see styles
yuè zhī
    yue4 zhi1
yüeh chih
 Gesshi
    げっし
ancient people of central Asia during the Han dynasty
Yuezhi; Rouzhi; an ancient Central Asian people
Yuezhi

月蓋


月盖

see styles
yuè gài
    yue4 gai4
yüeh kai
 Gatsugai
An elder of Vaiśālī, who at the Buddha's bidding sought the aid of Amitābha, 勢至 (Mahāsthamaprāpta) and Guanyin, especially the last, to rid his people of a pestilence. See Vimalakīrti Sutra.

月輪


月轮

see styles
yuè lún
    yue4 lun2
yüeh lun
 tsukiwa
    つきわ
full moon
(full) moon; moon when it's round; (female given name) Tsukiwa
The moon's disc, the moon.

有人

see styles
yǒu rén
    you3 ren2
yu jen
 yuuto / yuto
    ゆうと
someone; people; anyone; there is someone there; occupied (as in restroom)
(adj-no,n) (ant: 無人・1) manned; occupied; piloted; (given name) Yūto
someone

有勞


有劳

see styles
yǒu láo
    you3 lao2
yu lao
(polite) thank you for your trouble (used when asking a favor or after having received one)

有學


有学

see styles
yǒu xué
    you3 xue2
yu hsüeh
 ugaku
śaikṣa; in Hīnayāna those in the first three stages of training as arhats, the fourth and last stage being 無學 those beyond the need of further teaching or study. There are eighteen grades of śaikṣa.

有爲


有为

see styles
yǒu wéi
    you3 wei2
yu wei
 ui
Active, creative, productive, functioning, causative, phenomenal, the processes resulting from the laws of karma, v. 有作; opposite of 無爲 passive, inert, inactive, non-causative, laisser-faire. It is defined by 造作 to make, and associated with saṃskṛta. The three active things 三有爲法 are 色 material, or things which have form, 心 mental and 非色非心 neither the one nor the other. The four forms of activity 四有爲相 are 生住異滅 coming into existence, abiding, change, and extinction; they are also spoken of as three, the two middle terms being treated as having like meaning.

有衆


有众

see styles
yǒu zhòng
    you3 zhong4
yu chung
 yuushuu / yushu
    ゆうしゅう
the multitudes; the people
group

有賢


有贤

see styles
yǒu xián
    you3 xian2
yu hsien
 uken
having wisdom

朝服

see styles
cháo fú
    chao2 fu2
ch`ao fu
    chao fu
 choufuku / chofuku
    ちょうふく
court dress in former times
clothes worn by the nobility when attending Court

朝野

see styles
cháo yě
    chao2 ye3
ch`ao yeh
    chao yeh
 tomono
    ともの
all levels of society; the imperial court and the ordinary people
government and people; those in and out of the court or government; the entire nation; (surname) Tomono

末伏

see styles
mò fú
    mo4 fu2
mo fu
the third of the three annual periods of hot weather (三伏[san1 fu2]), which typically runs over the middle ten days of August

末底

see styles
mò dǐ
    mo4 di3
mo ti
 matei
mati 摩提; devotion, discernment, understanding, tr. by 慧 wisdom.

末法

see styles
mò fǎ
    mo4 fa3
mo fa
 matsubou / matsubo
    まつぼう
{Buddh} (See 三時・3) latter days of the law (one of the three ages of Buddhism); age of the degeneration of the law; (surname) Matsubou
The last of the three periods 正, 像, and 末; that of degeneration and extinction of the Buddha-law.

本幕

see styles
 honmaku
    ほんまく
(1) fully raising the curtain when an actor enters or exits (noh); (2) curtain with a family crest

本時


本时

see styles
běn shí
    ben3 shi2
pen shih
 honji
The original time, the period when Sakyamumi obtained enlightenment; at that time.

本智

see styles
běn zhì
    ben3 zhi4
pen chih
 honchi
original wisdom

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.

本迹

see styles
běn jī
    ben3 ji1
pen chi
 honjaku
The original 本 Buddha or Bodhisattva and his 迹 varied manifestations for saving all beings, e. g. Guanyin with thirty-three forms. Also 本地垂迹.

朱德

see styles
zhū dé
    zhu1 de2
chu te
Zhu De (1886-1976), communist leader and founder of the People's Liberation Army

李四

see styles
lǐ sì
    li3 si4
li ssu
Li Si, name for an unspecified person, second of a series of three: 張三|张三[Zhang1 San1], 李四, 王五[Wang2 Wu3] Tom, Dick and Harry

李寧


李宁

see styles
lǐ níng
    li3 ning2
li ning
Li Ning (1963-), PRC gymnast, winner of three gold medals at Los Angeles 1984 Olympic games

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

東吳


东吴

see styles
dōng wú
    dong1 wu2
tung wu
Eastern Wu (222-280); the southern state of Wu during the Three Kingdoms period, founded by Sun Quan 孫權|孙权

東夷


东夷

see styles
dōng yí
    dong1 yi2
tung i
 azumaebisu; toui / azumaebisu; toi
    あずまえびす; とうい
Eastern Barbarians, non-Han tribe living to the east of China c 2200 BC
(1) (derogatory term) (archaism) (ktb:) warrior from the eastern parts of Japan; (2) (とうい only) eastern barbarians; people east of China (from the perspective of China)

析智

see styles
xī zhì
    xi1 zhi4
hsi chih
 shakuchi
Analytical wisdom, which analyses Hīnayāna dharmas and attains to the truth that neither the ego nor things have a basis in reality.

林變


林变

see styles
lín biàn
    lin2 bian4
lin pien
 rinpen
The trees of the wood turned white when the Buddha died.

果上

see styles
guǒ shàng
    guo3 shang4
kuo shang
 kajō
In the stage when the individual receives the consequences of deeds done.

果相

see styles
guǒ xiàng
    guo3 xiang4
kuo hsiang
 ka sō
Reward, retribution, or effect; especially as one of the three forms of the ālaya-vijñāna.

枝香

see styles
zhī xiāng
    zhi1 xiang1
chih hsiang
 sayaka
    さやか
(female given name) Sayaka
Incense made of branches of trees, one of the three kinds of incense, the other two being from roots and flowers.

枡席

see styles
 masuseki
    ますせき
tatami "box seat" for four people at sumo, kabuki, etc.

枡形

see styles
 masugata
    ますがた
(1) square (shape); (2) (in a castle) rectangular space between the inner and outer gates (where troops can gather); (place-name, surname) Masugata

某人

see styles
mǒu rén
    mou3 ren2
mou jen
someone; a certain person; some people; I (self-address after one's surname)

根本

see styles
gēn běn
    gen1 ben3
ken pen
 memoto
    めもと
fundamental; basic; root; simply; absolutely (not); (not) at all; CL:個|个[ge4]
(1) (archaism) (ksb:) kabuki script; (2) (abbreviation) (See 絵入根本) illustrated kabuki script; (surname) Memoto
Fundamental, basal, radical, original, elemental; when referring to a fundamental text, 根本經 mūlagrantha, it indicates a sutra supposed to contain the original words of the Buddha.

桑海

see styles
sāng hǎi
    sang1 hai3
sang hai
 kuwami
    くわみ
Songhay people of Mali and the Sahara
this world's sudden changes; (surname) Kuwami

桝形

see styles
 masugata
    ますがた
(out-dated kanji) (1) square (shape); (2) (in a castle) rectangular space between the inner and outer gates (where troops can gather); (place-name, surname) Masugata

梗王

see styles
gěng wáng
    geng3 wang2
keng wang
(coll.) person who makes people laugh; funny guy

梨車


梨车

see styles
lí chē
    li2 che1
li ch`e
    li che
 Risha
黎車; 離車; 栗呫媻 Licchavi, the ancient republic of Vaiśālī, whose people were among the earliest followers of Śākyamuni.

梵天

see styles
fàn tiān
    fan4 tian1
fan t`ien
    fan tien
 bonten
    ぼんてん
Nirvana (in Buddhist scripture); Lord Brahma (the Hindu Creator)
(1) Brahma (Hindu creator god); (2) (See 御幣) large staff with plaited paper streamers (used at religious festivals or as a sign); (3) buoy (used in longline fishing, gillnetting, etc.); (4) down puff (on the end of an ear pick); (given name) Bonten
Brahmadeva. Brahmā, the ruler of this world. India. brahmaloka, the eighteen heavens of the realm of form, divided into four dhyāna regions (sixteen heavens in Southern Buddhism). The first three contain the 梵衆天 assembly of brahmadevas, i.e. the brahmakāyika; the 梵輔天 brahmspurohitas, retinue of Brahmā; and 大梵天 Mahābrahman, Brahman himself.

梵摩

see styles
fàn mó
    fan4 mo2
fan mo
 bonma
Brahmā; brahman, etc., v. 梵; 梵天, etc.; 梵覽摩 or 梵覽磨; 勃?摩; 婆羅賀摩; 沒羅憾摩; intp. as Brahmā, see 梵天; and brahman, or priest; it is used both in a noble and ignoble sense, ignoble when disparaging brahman opposition; it is intp. by 淨 pure, also by 離欲淸淨 celibate and pure.

棄民

see styles
 kimin
    きみん
abandoned people (people left to fend for themselves after a war or natural disaster)

棄老

see styles
 kirou / kiro
    きろう
historical or legendary practice of abandoning old people in the mountains, etc.

業智


业智

see styles
yè zhì
    ye4 zhi4
yeh chih
 gōchi
karmic (conditioned) wisdom

業相


业相

see styles
yè xiàng
    ye4 xiang4
yeh hsiang
 gōsō
Action, activity, the karmic, the condition of karmic action. The first of the three 相 of the Awakening of Faith, when mental activity is stirred to action by unenlightenment.

業者


业者

see styles
yè zhě
    ye4 zhe3
yeh che
 gyousha / gyosha
    ぎょうしゃ
dealer; trader; person or company engaged in some industry or trade
(1) trader; dealer; businessperson; company; vendor; supplier; manufacturer; maker; contractor; (2) fellow trader; people in the same trade

楽毛

see styles
 rakuge
    らくげ
(idiom) (See 楽髪) rapid growth of hair when one is relaxed

楽髪

see styles
 rakugami
    らくがみ
(idiom) rapid growth of hair when one is relaxed

榜單


榜单

see styles
bǎng dān
    bang3 dan1
pang tan
list of successful applicants for college admission; list of people or entities ranked highest according to some metric

標金


标金

see styles
biāo jīn
    biao1 jin1
piao chin
standard gold bar; deposit when submitting a tender

権殿

see styles
 gonden
    ごんでん
    karidono
    かりどの
(Shinto) temporary shrine (houses the object in which the deity resides when main shrine is under repairs)

樹敵


树敌

see styles
shù dí
    shu4 di2
shu ti
to antagonize people; to make an enemy of sb

機嫌


机嫌

see styles
jī xián
    ji1 xian2
chi hsien
 kigen
    きげん
(1) humour; humor; temper; mood; spirits; (2) safety; health; well-being; one's situation; (adjectival noun) (3) in a good mood; in high spirits; happy; cheery; merry; chipper
disliked by people

機智


机智

see styles
jī zhì
    ji1 zhi4
chi chih
 ki chi
    きち
quick-witted; resourceful
wit; resources; tact
wisdom

檀特

see styles
tán tè
    tan2 te4
t`an t`e
    tan te
 dandoku
    だんどく
(surname) Dandoku
檀陀; 彈多落迦 Dantaloka, a mountain 'near Varucha', with a cavern (now called Kashmiri-Ghār) where Sudāna (cf. 須) lived, or as some say the place where Śākyamuni, when Siddhārtha, underwent his ascetic sufferings.

權慧


权慧

see styles
quán huì
    quan2 hui4
ch`üan hui
    chüan hui
 gon'e
expedient wisdom

權教


权教

see styles
quán jiào
    quan2 jiao4
ch`üan chiao
    chüan chiao
 gonkyō
Temporary, expedient, or functional teaching, preparatory to the perfect teaching, a distinguishing term of the Tiantai and Huayan sects, i.e. the teachings of the three previous periods 藏, 通 and 別 which were regarded as preparatory to their own, cf. 圓教.

權智


权智

see styles
quán zhì
    quan2 zhi4
ch`üan chih
    chüan chih
 gonchi
Buddha-wisdom of the phenomenal, in contrast with 實智 knowledge of the fundamental or absolute.

欺生

see styles
qī shēng
    qi1 sheng1
ch`i sheng
    chi sheng
to cheat strangers; to bully strangers; (of domesticated animals) to be rebellious with unfamiliar people

歌境

see styles
 kakyou / kakyo
    かきょう
mood of a poem; poet's mood when writing

止觀


止观

see styles
zhǐ guān
    zhi3 guan1
chih kuan
 shikan
奢摩他毗婆舍那 (or 奢摩他毗鉢舍那) śamatha-vipaśyanā, which Sanskrit words are intp. by 止觀; 定慧; 寂照; and 明靜; for their respective meanings see 止 and 觀. When the physical organism is at rest it is called 止 zhi, when the mind is seeing clearly it is called 觀 guan. The term and form of meditation is specially connected with its chief exponent, the founder of the Tiantai school, which school is styled 止觀宗 Zhiguan Zong, its chief object being concentration of the mind by special methods for the purpose of clear insight into truth, and to be rid of illusion. The Tiantai work gives ten fields of mediation, or concentration: (1) the 五陰, 十八界, and 十二入; (2) passion and delusion; (3) sickness; (4) karma forms; (5) māra-deeds; (6) dhyāna; (7) (wrong) theories; (8) arrogance; (9) the two Vehicles; (10) bodhisattvahood.

正に

see styles
 masani
    まさに
(adverb) (1) (kana only) exactly; just; precisely; really; truly; surely; certainly; without doubt; (adverb) (2) (kana only) right (when); just (as); (adverb) (3) (kana only) (also written as 将に) just (about to); on the point of; on the verge of; on the brink of; (adverb) (4) (kana only) (as まさに...べき; also written as 当に) really (ought to); certainly (should); naturally

正智

see styles
zhèng zhì
    zheng4 zhi4
cheng chih
 masanori
    まさのり
(personal name) Masanori
samyag-jñāna; correct knowledge; 聖智 sage-like, or saint-like knowledge.

正月

see styles
zhēng yuè
    zheng1 yue4
cheng yüeh
 mutsuki
    むつき
first month of the lunar year
(1) New Year (esp. first three days); (2) first month of the year; January; (surname) Mutsuki
the first month of the year

正覺


正觉

see styles
zhèng jué
    zheng4 jue2
cheng chüeh
 shougaku / shogaku
    しょうがく
(surname) Shougaku
Sambodhi. the wisdom or omniscience of Buddha.

武辺

see styles
 takebe
    たけべ
military affairs; military people; (surname) Takebe

歸攏


归拢

see styles
guī lǒng
    gui1 long3
kuei lung
to gather; to rake together; to pile up

段氏

see styles
duàn shì
    duan4 shi4
tuan shih
a branch of the Xianbei 鮮卑|鲜卑 nomadic people

母体

see styles
 motai
    もたい
(1) mother's body (esp. when pregnant or after giving birth); (2) parent body; parent organization; base; basis; nucleus; (place-name) Motai

毒害

see styles
dú hài
    du2 hai4
tu hai
 dokugai
    どくがい
to harm (sb's health) with narcotics etc; to poison (people's minds); to corrupt; pernicious influence
(noun/participle) poison

毒氣


毒气

see styles
dú qì
    du2 qi4
tu ch`i
    tu chi
 dokuke
poison gas; toxic gas; manifestation of passion, anger etc (Buddhism)
Poison vapour, emitted by the three poisons, 貪瞋痴, desire, hate (or anger), stupor (or ignorance).

比及

see styles
bǐ jí
    bi3 ji2
pi chi
(literary) when; by the time; Taiwan pr. [bi4 ji2]

比耶

see styles
bǐ yē
    bi3 ye1
pi yeh
to make a V sign (esp. when posing for photos)

比量

see styles
bǐ liang
    bi3 liang5
pi liang
 hiryou / hiryo
    ひりょう
to measure roughly (with the hand, a stick, string etc)
(noun/participle) (1) comparison; (2) {Buddh} Pramana; epistemology
Comparison and inference; it is defined as 比 comparison of the known, and 量 inference of the unknown. It is the second form in logic of the three kinds of example, 現, 比 and 聖教量, e. g. the inference of fire from smoke.

毛道

see styles
máo dào
    mao2 dao4
mao tao
 mōdō
毛頭 A name for 凡夫 ordinary people, i. e. non-Buddhists, the unenlightened; the 毛 is said to be a translation of vāla, hair or down, which in turn is considered an error for bāla, ignorant, foolish, i. e. simple people who are easily beguiled. It is also said to be a form of bala-pṛthag-jana, v. 婆, which is intp. as born in ignorance; the ignorant and untutored in general.

民人

see styles
 tamihito
    たみひと
the people; the public; (given name) Tamihito

民兵

see styles
mín bīng
    min2 bing1
min ping
 minpei / minpe
    みんぺい
people's militia; militia; militiaman
militia; militiaman

民利

see styles
 tamitoshi
    たみとし
people's interests; (male given name) Tamitoshi

民宅

see styles
mín zhái
    min2 zhai2
min chai
 tamiya
    たみや
house; people's homes
(surname) Tamiya

民度

see styles
 mindo
    みんど
(1) cultural standard (of a people); moral standard; cultural level; social manners; (2) standard of living

民怨

see styles
mín yuàn
    min2 yuan4
min yüan
popular grievance; complaints of the people

民情

see styles
mín qíng
    min2 qing2
min ch`ing
    min ching
 minjou / minjo
    みんじょう
circumstances of the people; popular sentiment; the mood of the people; popular customs
condition (sentiment) of the people

民意

see styles
mín yì
    min2 yi4
min i
 mini
    みんい
public opinion; popular will; public will
popular will; will of the people

民族

see styles
mín zú
    min2 zu2
min tsu
 minzoku
    みんぞく
nationality; ethnic group; CL:個|个[ge4]
(noun - becomes adjective with の) people; race; nation; ethnic group; ethnos

民望

see styles
 minbou / minbo
    みんぼう
hopes of the people

民眾


民众

see styles
mín zhòng
    min2 zhong4
min chung
the populace; the masses; the common people

民草

see styles
 tamikusa
    たみくさ
people; populace; (surname) Tamikusa

民衆

see styles
 minshuu / minshu
    みんしゅう
(noun - becomes adjective with の) people; populace; masses

民辦


民办

see styles
mín bàn
    min2 ban4
min pan
run by the local people; privately operated

民間


民间

see styles
mín jiān
    min2 jian1
min chien
 minkan
    みんかん
among the people; popular; folk; non-governmental; involving people rather than governments
(adj-no,n) (1) private; non-governmental; non-official; civilian; civil; (adj-no,n) (2) folk; popular

民風


民风

see styles
mín fēng
    min2 feng1
min feng
 minpuu / minpu
    みんぷう
popular customs; folkways; the character of the people of a nation (or region etc)
national customs

水災


水灾

see styles
shuǐ zāi
    shui3 zai1
shui tsai
 suisai
    すいさい
flood; flood damage
(See 水害) water damage; flood disaster
The calamity of water, or food; one of the three final world catastrophes of fire, wind, and water, v. 三災.

水裃

see styles
 mizukamishimo
    みずかみしも
light blue samurai costume commonly worn when committing suicide

求人

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qiú rén
    qiu2 ren2
ch`iu jen
    chiu jen
 kyuujin / kyujin
    きゅうじん
to ask for help; to ask a favor; to recruit talented people
(n,vs,vt,vi) recruiting; job offer; job vacancy

求救

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qiú jiù
    qiu2 jiu4
ch`iu chiu
    chiu chiu
 guku
to seek help (when in distress or having difficulties)
to seek

汝輩


汝辈

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rǔ bèi
    ru3 bei4
ju pei
 jyohai
you people

汝黨


汝党

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rǔ dǎng
    ru3 dang3
ju tang
 nyotō
you people

江に

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 eni
    えに
(ateji / phonetic) (1) fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together); (2) relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; link; connection; (3) family ties; affinity

沒臉


没脸

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méi liǎn
    mei2 lian3
mei lien
ashamed; embarrassed; not having the face (to meet people); not daring (out of shame)

沙彌


沙弥

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shā mí
    sha1 mi2
sha mi
 shami
novice Buddhist monk
śrāmaṇera, 室羅摩拏洛迦; 室末那伊洛迦; 室羅摩尼羅 The male religious novice, who has taken vows to obey the ten commandments. The term is explained by 息惡行慈 one who ceases from evil and does works of mercy, or lives altruistically; 勤策男 a zealous man; 求寂 one who seeks rest; 求涅槃寂 one who seeks the peace of nirvāṇa. Three kinds are recognized according to age, i. e. 7 to 13 years old, old enough to 驅鳥 'drive away crows'; 14 to 19, called 應法 able to respond to or follow the doctrine; 20 to 70.

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

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.

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