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四種聲聞 四种声闻 see styles |
sì zhǒng shēng wén si4 zhong3 sheng1 wen2 ssu chung sheng wen shishu shōmon |
four kinds of direct disciples |
四種行人 四种行人 see styles |
sì zhǒng xíng rén si4 zhong3 xing2 ren2 ssu chung hsing jen shi shu gyōnin |
The four grades of earnest doers, who follow the bodhisattva discipline and attain to the 十住, 十行, 十廻向, and 十地. |
四種觀行 四种观行 see styles |
sì zhǒng guān xíng si4 zhong3 guan1 xing2 ssu chung kuan hsing shishu kangyō |
The four kinds of examination, a method of repentance as a way to get rid of any sin: study the cause of the sin, which lies in ignorance, or lack of clear understanding, e. g. moth and fame; study its inevitable effect, its karma; study oneself, introspection; and study the Tathāgata in his perfect character, and saving power. |
四種識住 四种识住 see styles |
sì zhǒng shì zhù si4 zhong3 shi4 zhu4 ssu chung shih chu shishu shikijū |
four stages of consciousness |
四種資糧 四种资粮 see styles |
sì zhǒng zī liáng si4 zhong3 zi1 liang2 ssu chung tzu liang shi shu shiryō |
four kinds of necessities, or accumulations |
四種道理 四种道理 see styles |
sì zhǒng dào lǐ si4 zhong3 dao4 li3 ssu chung tao li shishu dōri |
four kinds of reasoning |
四種靜慮 四种静虑 see styles |
sì zhǒng jìng lǜ si4 zhong3 jing4 lv4 ssu chung ching lü shi shu jōryo |
four kinds of meditation |
四種顚倒 四种顚倒 see styles |
sì zhǒng diān dào si4 zhong3 dian1 dao4 ssu chung tien tao shi shu tendō |
four kinds of errors |
四空處天 四空处天 see styles |
sì kōng chù tiān si4 kong1 chu4 tian1 ssu k`ung ch`u t`ien ssu kung chu tien shi kūsho ten |
four emptiness heavens |
四第一偈 see styles |
sì dì yī jié si4 di4 yi1 jie2 ssu ti i chieh shi daīchi ge |
A verse from the 莊嚴論 Zhuangyan lun— Health is the best wealth, Contentment the best riches, Friendship the best relationship, Nirvana the best joy. |
四箇大乘 see styles |
sì gè dà shèng si4 ge4 da4 sheng4 ssu ko ta sheng shika daijō |
The four Mahāyānas, i. e. the four great schools: (1) 華嚴 Huayan or Avataṃsaka; (2) 天台 Tiantai; (3) 眞言 Zhenyan, Shingon, or esoteric; (4) 禪 Chan, Zen, or intuitive school. Another group is the 法相, 三論, 天台, and 華嚴. |
四維上下 四维上下 see styles |
sì wéi shàng xià si4 wei2 shang4 xia4 ssu wei shang hsia shiyui jōge |
in each of the four intermediate quarters, above and below |
四維空間 四维空间 see styles |
sì wéi kōng jiān si4 wei2 kong1 jian1 ssu wei k`ung chien ssu wei kung chien |
four-dimensional space (math.) |
四緣和合 四缘和合 see styles |
sì yuán hé hé si4 yuan2 he2 he2 ssu yüan ho ho shien wagō |
confluence of the four kinds of causation |
四聖諦智 四圣谛智 see styles |
sì shèng dì zhì si4 sheng4 di4 zhi4 ssu sheng ti chih shi shōtai chi |
knowledge of the four noble truths |
四腳朝天 四脚朝天 see styles |
sì jiǎo cháo tiān si4 jiao3 chao2 tian1 ssu chiao ch`ao t`ien ssu chiao chao tien |
four legs facing the sky (idiom); flat on one's back |
四色問題 see styles |
yonshokumondai; shishokumondai よんしょくもんだい; ししょくもんだい |
{math} four-color problem; four-color map problem |
四色定理 see styles |
yonshokuteiri; shishokuteiri / yonshokuteri; shishokuteri よんしょくていり; ししょくていり |
{math} four-color theorem; four-color map theorem |
四苦八苦 see styles |
sì kǔ bā kǔ si4 ku3 ba1 ku3 ssu k`u pa k`u ssu ku pa ku shikuhakku しくはっく |
(n,vs,vi) (1) (yoji) being in dire distress; being hard put to it; being hard pressed (for money); (2) (yoji) {Buddh} (See 四苦,八苦) the four and eight kinds of suffering (birth, old age, disease, death, parting from loved ones, meeting disliked ones, not getting what one seeks, pains of the five skandha) four and eight kinds of suffering |
四菩薩行 四菩萨行 see styles |
sì pú sà xíng si4 pu2 sa4 xing2 ssu p`u sa hsing ssu pu sa hsing shi bosatsu gyō |
four bodhisattva practices |
四處問訊 see styles |
sì chù wèn xùn si4 chu4 wen4 xun4 ssu ch`u wen hsün ssu chu wen hsün |
To inquire (or worship at) the four places for lighting incense at a monastery. |
四角号碼 see styles |
shikakugouma / shikakugoma しかくごうま |
four-corner kanji character stroke classification system |
四角羚羊 see styles |
yotsuzunoreiyou; yotsuzunoreiyou / yotsuzunoreyo; yotsuzunoreyo よつづのれいよう; ヨツヅノレイヨウ |
(kana only) four-horned antelope (Tetracerus quadricornis); chousingha |
四角號碼 四角号码 see styles |
sì jiǎo hào mǎ si4 jiao3 hao4 ma3 ssu chiao hao ma |
four corner code (input method for Chinese characters) |
四足歩行 see styles |
shisokuhokou / shisokuhoko しそくほこう |
(noun - becomes adjective with の) (See 二足歩行・にそくほこう) quadruped walking; walking on four legs |
四輩弟子 四辈弟子 see styles |
sì bèi dì zǐ si4 bei4 di4 zi3 ssu pei ti tzu shihai deshi |
four groups of Buddhist disciples |
四輪駆動 see styles |
yonrinkudou / yonrinkudo よんりんくどう |
(noun - becomes adjective with の) four-wheel drive |
四輪驅動 四轮驱动 see styles |
sì lún qū dòng si4 lun2 qu1 dong4 ssu lun ch`ü tung ssu lun chü tung |
four-wheel drive |
四部之會 四部之会 see styles |
sì bù zhī huì si4 bu4 zhi1 hui4 ssu pu chih hui shibu no e |
four groups of Buddhist disciples |
四部之衆 四部之众 see styles |
sì bù zhī zhòng si4 bu4 zhi1 zhong4 ssu pu chih chung shibu no shū |
four groups of Buddhist disciples |
四部合唱 see styles |
shibugasshou / shibugassho しぶがっしょう |
four-part harmony |
四部弟子 see styles |
sì bù dì zǐ si4 bu4 di4 zi3 ssu pu ti tzu shibu deshi |
four groups of Buddhist disciples |
四部衆會 四部众会 see styles |
sì bù zhòng huì si4 bu4 zhong4 hui4 ssu pu chung hui shibu shūe |
four groups of Buddhist disciples |
四里四方 see styles |
yoriyohou; yorishihou / yoriyoho; yorishiho よりよほう; よりしほう |
(1) (yoji) (See 里・り・1) large area; four ri square (approx. 16 sq km); (2) (yoji) (ref. to original jōkamachi size) (See 城下町) Edo |
四重五逆 see styles |
sì zhòng wǔ nì si4 zhong4 wu3 ni4 ssu chung wu ni shijū gogyaku |
four grave [acts] and five heinous [crimes] |
四重八重 see styles |
sì zhòng bā zhòng si4 zhong4 ba1 zhong4 ssu chung pa chung shijū hachijū |
The four pārājikas for monks and eight for nuns. |
四重圓壇 四重圆坛 see styles |
sì chóng yuán tán si4 chong2 yuan2 tan2 ssu ch`ung yüan t`an ssu chung yüan tan shijū endan |
四重曼荼羅 The Garbhadhātu maṇḍala of one central and three surrounding courts. The occupants are described as 四重聖衆 the sacred host of the four courts. |
四門出遊 四门出遊 see styles |
sì mén chū yóu si4 men2 chu1 you2 ssu men ch`u yu ssu men chu yu shimon shutsuyū |
four excursions out of the gate |
四門分別 四门分别 see styles |
sì mén fēn bié si4 men2 fen1 bie2 ssu men fen pieh shimon funbetsu |
broken down into four aspects |
四門遊觀 四门遊观 see styles |
sì mén yóu guān si4 men2 you2 guan1 ssu men yu kuan shimon yūkan |
The four distresses observed during his wanderings by the Buddha when a prince— birth, age, disease, death. |
四阿含經 四阿含经 see styles |
sì ā hán jīng si4 a1 han2 jing1 ssu a han ching shi agongyō |
Four Āgama Sūtras |
四阿笈摩 see styles |
sì ā jí mó si4 a1 ji2 mo2 ssu a chi mo shi agōma |
four āgamas |
四階成佛 四阶成佛 see styles |
sì jiē chéng fó si4 jie1 cheng2 fo2 ssu chieh ch`eng fo ssu chieh cheng fo shikai jōbutsu |
four stages in the attainment of buddhahood |
四階成道 四阶成道 see styles |
sì jiē chéng dào si4 jie1 cheng2 dao4 ssu chieh ch`eng tao ssu chieh cheng tao shikai jōdō |
(or 四階成佛) The four Hīnayāna steps for attaining Buddhahood, i. e. the myriad deeds of the three asaṃkhyeya kalpas; the continually good karma of a hundred great kalpas; in the final body the cutting off of the illusions of the lower eight states; and the taking of one's seat on the bodhi-plot for final enlightenment, and the cutting off of the thirty-four forms of delusive thought. |
四雙八輩 四双八辈 see styles |
sì shuāng bā bèi si4 shuang1 ba1 bei4 ssu shuang pa pei shi sō happai |
four pairs and eight categories [of śrāvaka practitioners] |
四靜慮地 四静虑地 see styles |
sì jìng lǜ dì si4 jing4 lv4 di4 ssu ching lü ti shi jōryo chi |
four stages of meditation |
四非常偈 see styles |
sì fēi cháng jié si4 fei1 chang2 jie2 ssu fei ch`ang chieh ssu fei chang chieh shi hijō ge |
four stanzas on impermanence |
因明四宗 see styles |
yīn míng sì zōng yin1 ming2 si4 zong1 yin ming ssu tsung inmyō shishū |
four kinds of propositions in Buddhist logic |
堆金積玉 堆金积玉 see styles |
duī jīn jī yù dui1 jin1 ji1 yu4 tui chin chi yü |
lit. pile up gold and jade; very rich |
士農工商 士农工商 see styles |
shì nóng gōng shāng shi4 nong2 gong1 shang1 shih nung kung shang shinoukoushou / shinokosho しのうこうしょう |
"the four classes" of ancient China, i.e. scholars, farmers, artisans, and merchants (hist) (yoji) hierarchy of samurai, farmers, artisans, and merchants in Edo society |
外道四執 外道四执 see styles |
wài dào sì zhí wai4 dao4 si4 zhi2 wai tao ssu chih gedō shishū |
four non-Buddhist doctrines [regarding causation] |
外道四宗 see styles |
wài dào sì zōng wai4 dao4 si4 zong1 wai tao ssu tsung gedō shi shū |
four non-Buddhist doctrines |
外道四見 外道四见 see styles |
wài dào sì jiàn wai4 dao4 si4 jian4 wai tao ssu chien gedō shi ken |
four non-Buddhist doctrines [regarding causation] |
外道四計 外道四计 see styles |
wài dào sì jì wai4 dao4 si4 ji4 wai tao ssu chi gedō shi kei |
four non-Buddhist doctrines [regarding causation] |
大乘四果 see styles |
dà shèng sì guǒ da4 sheng4 si4 guo3 ta sheng ssu kuo daijō shika |
The four fruits, or bodhisattva stages in Mahāyāna, the fourth being that of a Buddha: 須陀洹 srota-āpanna, 斯陀含 sakṛdāgāmin, 。阿理那含 anāgāmin, and 阿羅漢 arhan. This is a 通教 category. |
大曼荼羅 大曼荼罗 see styles |
dà màn tú luó da4 man4 tu2 luo2 ta man t`u lo ta man tu lo daimandara だいまんだら |
{Buddh} (See 四種曼荼羅・ししゅまんだら) great mandala (in Shingon); mandala with an image of each deity (大曼) The great maṇḍala; one of four groups of Buddhas and bodhisattvas of the esoteric school. The esoteric word 阿 "a " is styled the great maṇḍala-king. |
大界外相 see styles |
dà jiè wài xiàng da4 jie4 wai4 xiang4 ta chieh wai hsiang daikai gesō |
Four characters often placed on the boundary stones of monasterial grounds. |
大陰界入 大阴界入 see styles |
dà yīn jiè rù da4 yin1 jie4 ru4 ta yin chieh ju dai on kai nyū |
Four fundamentals, i.e. the 四大, 五陰, 十八界, and 十二入 q. v. |
天台八教 see styles |
tiān tái bā jiào tian1 tai2 ba1 jiao4 t`ien t`ai pa chiao tien tai pa chiao Tendai hakkyō |
八教 The 化法四教 or four periods of teaching, i. e. 藏, 通, 別, and 圓 Hīnayāna, Interrelated, Differentiated, and Complete or Final; the 化儀四教 q, v. are the four modes of teaching, direct, gradual, esoteric, and indefinite. |
天台四教 see styles |
tiān tái sì jiào tian1 tai2 si4 jiao4 t`ien t`ai ssu chiao tien tai ssu chiao Tentai shikyō |
The four types each of method and doctrine, as defined by Tiantai; see 天台八教. |
天平時代 see styles |
tenpyoujidai / tenpyojidai てんぴょうじだい |
Tenpyō period (esp. used as a period of art history, 710-794 CE) |
天竺三時 天竺三时 see styles |
tiān zhú sān shí tian1 zhu2 san1 shi2 t`ien chu san shih tien chu san shih tenjiku sanji |
(or 天竺三際). The three seasons of an Indian year: Grīṣma, the hot season, from first month, sixteenth day, to fifth month, fifteenth; Varṣākāla, the rainy season, fifth month, sixteenth, the to ninth month, fifteenth; Hemanta, the cold season, ninth month, sixteenth, to first month, fifteenth. These three are each divided into two, making six seasons, or six periods: Vasanta and grīṣma, varṣākāla and śarad, hemanta and śiśira. The twelve months are Caitra, Vaiśākha, Jyaiṣṭha, Āṣāḍha, Śrāvaṇa, Bhādrapada, Āśvavuja, Kārttika, Mārgaśīrṣa, Pauṣa, Māgha, and Phālguna. |
天竺三際 天竺三际 see styles |
tiān zhú sān jì tian1 zhu2 san1 ji4 t`ien chu san chi tien chu san chi tenjiku sansai |
three seasons of the Indian year |
天部善神 see styles |
tiān bù shàn shén tian1 bu4 shan4 shen2 t`ien pu shan shen tien pu shan shen tenbu zenjin |
Brahma, Indra, the four devaloka-rājas, and the other spirit guardians of Buddhism. |
奥義秘伝 see styles |
ougihiden / ogihiden おうぎひでん |
secrets; mysteries; secret formula; essence; esoterica (of an art, martial arts, etc.) |
如花似玉 see styles |
rú huā sì yù ru2 hua1 si4 yu4 ju hua ssu yü |
delicate as a flower, refined as a precious jade (idiom); (of a woman) exquisite |
如金似玉 see styles |
rú jīn sì yù ru2 jin1 si4 yu4 ju chin ssu yü |
like gold or jade (idiom); gorgeous; lovely; splendorous |
始覺四位 始觉四位 see styles |
shǐ jué sì wèi shi3 jue2 si4 wei4 shih chüeh ssu wei shikaku shii |
four stages in the activation of enlightenment |
威儀無記 威仪无记 see styles |
wēi yí wú jì wei1 yi2 wu2 ji4 wei i wu chi igi muki |
the morally neutrality and non-impedimentary character of (the four modes) of deportment |
孔雀明王 see styles |
kǒng qiǎo míng wáng kong3 qiao3 ming2 wang2 k`ung ch`iao ming wang kung chiao ming wang kujakumyouou / kujakumyoo くじゃくみょうおう |
{Buddh} Mahamayuri (deity usu. depicted riding a peacock) Peacock king, ' a former incarnation of Śākyamuni, when as a peacock he sucked from a rock water of miraculous healing power; now one of the mahārāja bodhisattvas, with four arms, who rides on a peacock; his full title is 佛母大金曜孔雀明王. There is another 孔雀王 with two arms. |
孫臏兵法 孙膑兵法 see styles |
sūn bìn bīng fǎ sun1 bin4 bing1 fa3 sun pin ping fa |
Sun Bin's "The Art of War" |
安立四諦 安立四谛 see styles |
ān lì sì dì an1 li4 si4 di4 an li ssu ti anryū shitai |
established four truths |
宋四大書 宋四大书 see styles |
sòng sì dà shū song4 si4 da4 shu1 sung ssu ta shu |
Four great compilations of Northern Song dynasty, namely: Extensive records of the Taiping era (978) 太平廣記|太平广记, Imperial readings of the Taiping era 太平御覽|太平御览, Prime tortoise of the record bureau 冊府元龜|册府元龟, Finest blossoms in the garden of literature 文苑英華|文苑英华 |
完璧歸趙 完璧归赵 see styles |
wán bì guī zhào wan2 bi4 gui1 zhao4 wan pi kuei chao |
lit. to return the jade annulus to Zhao (idiom); fig. to return something intact to its rightful owner |
宗教芸術 see styles |
shuukyougeijutsu / shukyogejutsu しゅうきょうげいじゅつ |
sacred art; religious art |
家徒四壁 see styles |
jiā tú sì bì jia1 tu2 si4 bi4 chia t`u ssu pi chia tu ssu pi |
lit. with only four bare walls for a home (idiom); fig. very poor; wretched |
寒山拾得 see styles |
kanzanjittoku かんざんじっとく |
(person) Hanshan and Shi De (two Tang-era Chinese monks, often the subjects of works of art) |
小乘四門 小乘四门 see styles |
xiǎo shèng sì mén xiao3 sheng4 si4 men2 hsiao sheng ssu men shōjō shimon |
Tiantai's division of Hīnayāna into four schools or doctrines: (1) 有門 Of reality, the existence of all phenomena, the doctrine of being (cf. 發智六足論, etc.); (2) 空門 of unreality, or non-existence (cf. 成實論); (3) 亦有亦空門 of both, or relativity of existence and non-existence (cf. 毘勒論); (4) 非有非空 of neither, or transcending existence and non-existence (cf. 迦旃延經). |
尼彌留陀 尼弥留陀 see styles |
ní mí liú tuó ni2 mi2 liu2 tuo2 ni mi liu t`o ni mi liu to nimiruda |
nirodha, tr. as 滅 extinction, annihilation, cessation, the third of the four noble truths, cf. 尼樓陀. |
尾嚕茶迦 尾噜茶迦 see styles |
wěi lū chá jiā wei3 lu1 cha2 jia1 wei lu ch`a chia wei lu cha chia Birochaka |
Virūḍhaka idem 毘璢璃, one of the four maharāja-devas. |
居合抜き see styles |
iainuki いあいぬき |
(1) iai; art of drawing one's sword, cutting down one's opponent and sheathing the sword afterwards; (2) iai sword-drawing performance (used during the Edo period to sell medicine and other wares) |
山海空市 see styles |
shān hǎi kōng shì shan1 hai3 kong1 shi4 shan hai k`ung shih shan hai kung shih san kai kū shi |
Mountains, seas, the sky, the (busy) market place' cannot conceal one from the eye of 無常 Impermanence, the messenger of death, a phrase summing up a story of four brothers who tried to use their miraculous power to escape death by hiding in the mountains, seas, sky, and market places. The one in the market place was the first to be reported as dead, 法句經 2. |
工藝美術 工艺美术 see styles |
gōng yì měi shù gong1 yi4 mei3 shu4 kung i mei shu |
applied art |
巻き狩り see styles |
makigari まきがり |
hunt (where the hunting area is surrounded on four sides by hunters) |
布袋和尚 see styles |
bù dài hé shàng bu4 dai4 he2 shang4 pu tai ho shang Hotei Oshō |
Pu-tai Ho-shang (J.: Hotei Osho) Cloth-bag monk, an erratic monk 長汀子 Changtingzi early in the tenth century, noted, inter alia, for his shoulder bag. Often depicted, especially in Japanese art, as a jovial, corpulent monk, scantily clad and surrounded by children. |
常樂我淨 常乐我淨 see styles |
cháng lè wǒ jìng chang2 le4 wo3 jing4 ch`ang le wo ching chang le wo ching jōraku gajō |
The four pāramitās of knowledge: eternity, bliss, personality, purity, the four transcendental realities in nirvāṇa, v. Nirvāṇa Sutra. |
常波羅蜜 常波罗蜜 see styles |
cháng bō luó mì chang2 bo1 luo2 mi4 ch`ang po lo mi chang po lo mi jō haramitsu |
The first of the four pāramitās, eternity. |
平上去入 see styles |
hyoujoukyonyuu / hyojokyonyu ひょうじょうきょにゅう |
the four tones in old Chinese phonetics |
庸俗作品 see styles |
yōng sú zuò pǐn yong1 su2 zuo4 pin3 yung su tso p`in yung su tso pin |
vulgar art; art in bad taste; kitsch |
引玉之磚 引玉之砖 see styles |
yǐn yù zhī zhuān yin3 yu4 zhi1 zhuan1 yin yü chih chuan |
lit. a brick thrown to prompt others to produce a jade (idiom); fig. a modest suggestion intended to prompt others to come forward with better ideas |
弗若多羅 弗若多罗 see styles |
fú ruò duō luó fu2 ruo4 duo1 luo2 fu jo to lo Funyatara |
功德華 Puṇyatara, a śramaṇa of Kubha 罽賓國 (Kabul), who came to China and in 404 tr. with Kumārajīva the 十誦律 Sarvāstivāda-vinaya. 'One of the twenty-four deva-ārya (天尊) worshipped in China. ' Eitel. |
張三李四 张三李四 see styles |
zhāng sān lǐ sì zhang1 san1 li3 si4 chang san li ssu chousanrishi / chosanrishi ちょうさんりし |
(lit.) Zhang Three and Li Four; (fig.) any Tom, Dick or Harry (yoji) the common run of men; the average Joe; good-for-nothing (person) |
形式主義 形式主义 see styles |
xíng shì zhǔ yì xing2 shi4 zhu3 yi4 hsing shih chu i keishikishugi / keshikishugi けいしきしゅぎ |
Formalism (art) (noun - becomes adjective with の) formalism |
彩幡四流 see styles |
cǎi fān sì liú cai3 fan1 si4 liu2 ts`ai fan ssu liu tsai fan ssu liu irobata shiryū |
four colored banners |
従来技術 see styles |
juuraigijutsu / juraigijutsu じゅうらいぎじゅつ |
existing technology; conventional technology; prior art |
御目見得 see styles |
omemie おめみえ |
(noun/participle) (1) (the privilege to have) an audience (with one's lord, a dignitary, etc.); interview (with one's superior); (2) one's debut (first) appearance; debut (of a new product, work of art, actor, etc.); (3) trial service (of a servant) |
忍びの術 see styles |
shinobinojutsu しのびのじゅつ |
(rare) (See 忍術) art of stealth (i.e. ninjutsu) |
悉他薜攞 see styles |
xī tā bì luó luǒ xi1 ta1 bi4 luo2 luo3 hsi t`a pi lo lo hsi ta pi lo lo shittabeira |
悉替耶 sthavira, an elder, a term applied to a monk of 20-50 years of age and of ten years' standing; the Sthaviranikāya悉他陛攞尼迦耶 or 上坐部 q.v., one of the four branches of the Vaibhāṣika school. |
意安樂行 意安乐行 see styles |
yì ān lè xíng yi4 an1 le4 xing2 i an le hsing i anraku gyō |
The calmly joyful life of the mind — one of the four in the Lotus Sutra 14; v. 四安樂行. |
懷璧其罪 怀璧其罪 see styles |
huái bì qí zuì huai2 bi4 qi2 zui4 huai pi ch`i tsui huai pi chi tsui |
lit. treasuring a jade ring becomes a crime (idiom); to get into trouble on account of a cherished item; fig. A person's talent will arouse the envy of others. |
Entries with 2nd row of characters: The 2nd row is Simplified Chinese.
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