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Variations:
蛞蝓に塩
ナメクジに塩

 namekujinishio(蛞蝓ni塩); namekujinishio(namekujini塩)
    なめくじにしお(蛞蝓に塩); ナメクジにしお(ナメクジに塩)
(expression) (idiom) crestfallen; dejected; shriveled (like a slug sprinkled with salt)

走自己的路,讓人家去說


走自己的路,让人家去说

zǒu zì jǐ de lù , ràng rén jiā qù shuō
    zou3 zi4 ji3 de5 lu4 , rang4 ren2 jia1 qu4 shuo1
tsou tzu chi te lu , jang jen chia ch`ü shuo
    tsou tzu chi te lu , jang jen chia chü shuo
Go your own way, let others say what they like. (popular modern cliche); Do it my way.

Variations:
通る
徹る
透る

 tooru
    とおる
(v5r,vi) (1) to go by; to go past; to go along; to travel along; to pass through; to use (a road); to take (a route); to go via; to go by way of; (v5r,vi) (2) to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to connect; (v5r,vi) (3) to go indoors; to go into a room; to be admitted; to be shown in; to be ushered in; to come in; (v5r,vi) (4) to penetrate; to pierce; to skewer; to go through; to come through; (v5r,vi) (5) to permeate; to soak into; to spread throughout; (v5r,vi) (6) to carry (e.g. of a voice); to reach far; (v5r,vi) (7) to be passed on (e.g. of a customer's order to the kitchen); to be relayed; to be conveyed; (v5r,vi) (8) to pass (a test, a bill in the House, etc.); to be approved; to be accepted; (v5r,vi) (9) to go by (a name); to be known as; to be accepted as; to have a reputation for; (v5r,vi) (10) to be coherent; to be logical; to be reasonable; to be comprehensible; to be understandable; to make sense; (v5r,vi) (11) to get across (e.g. of one's point); to be understood; (v5r,vi) (12) to pass for; to come across as; to seem like; (v5r,vi) (13) to be straight (e.g. wood grain); (v5r,vi) (14) (archaism) to be well-informed; to be wise; (suf,v5r) (15) (after the -masu stem of a verb) to do ... completely; to do ... thoroughly

Variations:
鎌鼬
鎌イタチ(sK)

 kamaitachi; kamaitachi
    かまいたち; カマイタチ
(1) cut in the skin caused by a vacuum formed by a whirlwind; (2) mythical weasel-like creatures riding on whirlwinds and inflicting sharp, painless wounds

Variations:
雲の峰
雲の峯(oK)

 kumonomine
    くものみね
(expression) clouds that stand like a mountain peak during the summer

Variations:
頭が切れる
頭がきれる

 atamagakireru
    あたまがきれる
(exp,v1) (idiom) to be sharp; to be keen; to be on the ball; to have a mind like a steel trap; to be clever

鳩が豆鉄砲を食ったよう

see styles
 hatogamamedeppouokuttayou / hatogamamedeppookuttayo
    はとがまめでっぽうをくったよう
(expression) like a pigeon who's been shot by a peashooter (i.e. wide-eyed in shock)

Variations:
鼻を鳴らす
鼻をならす

 hanaonarasu
    はなをならす
(exp,v5s) (1) (idiom) (See 甘える・1) to coo at; to behave like a spoiled child; (exp,v5s) (2) to snort; to sniff

Variations:
Unix系
ユニックス系

 yunikkusukei / yunikkusuke
    ユニックスけい
(can be adjective with の) {comp} Unix-derived (e.g. Linux, BSD, AIX); Unix family (of operating systems); Unix-like

Variations:
いくら何でも
幾ら何でも

 ikuranandemo
    いくらなんでも
(expression) (kana only) no matter how you put it; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like; no matter how you look at it

Variations:
ゲイボーイ
ゲイ・ボーイ

 geibooi; gei booi / gebooi; ge booi
    ゲイボーイ; ゲイ・ボーイ
host in a bar for male homosexuals (wasei: gay boy); effeminate man who talks and dresses like a woman; young male homosexual

Variations:
さる事
然ること
然る事

 sarukoto
    さること
(1) (kana only) something like that; that sort of thing; (2) (kana only) something natural; something plausible

Variations:
と同じように
と同じ様に

 toonajiyouni / toonajiyoni
    とおなじように
(expression) in the same way as; just like

ふぐは食いたし命は惜しし

see styles
 fuguhakuitashiinochihaoshishi / fuguhakuitashinochihaoshishi
    ふぐはくいたしいのちはおしし
(expression) (proverb) honey is sweet, but the bee stings; I would like to taste fugu, but I value my life; hesitating from doing something because of fear of consequences

Variations:
中華まんじゅう
中華饅頭

 chuukamanjuu / chukamanju
    ちゅうかまんじゅう
(1) sweet crescent-shaped confection of pancake-like sponge cake filled with adzuki paste; (2) (See 中華まん) Chinese dumpling; Chinese steamed bun

Variations:
何と言うか
なんと言うか

 nantoiuka
    なんというか
(expression) (kana only) how should I put it?; what shall I say?; well, you know; like

Variations:
団子状
だんご状(sK)

 dangojou / dangojo
    だんごじょう
(adj-no,n) (1) ball-like; roundly solid; (2) lump (of many different things); bunch; mass

Variations:
好きな時に
好きなときに

 sukinatokini
    すきなときに
(expression) whenever you want; any time you like

Variations:
子どもらしい
子供らしい

 kodomorashii / kodomorashi
    こどもらしい
(adjective) childish; child-like; innocent; naive

Variations:
子供顔
子ども顔(sK)

 kodomogao
    こどもがお
child's face; child-like face; baby face

Variations:
島田髷
島田まげ(sK)

 shimadamage; shimadawage
    しまだまげ; しまだわげ
(See 島田・しまだ) pompadour-like hair style, popular for unmarried women in the Edo period; shimada coiffure

Variations:
左様
然様
佐様(iK)

 sayou / sayo
    さよう
(adjectival noun) (1) (kana only) so; like that; (interjection) (2) (kana only) that's right; indeed; (interjection) (3) (kana only) let me see ...

Variations:
年寄りくさい
年寄り臭い

 toshiyorikusai
    としよりくさい
(adjective) in the manner of an old person; like that of an old person; fusty; old-fashioned; fogyish

Variations:
彼氏面
彼氏づら(sK)

 kareshizura
    かれしづら
(n,vs,vi) (someone) acting like a boyfriend even though not in a relationship

Variations:
時節柄
時節がら(sK)

 jisetsugara
    じせつがら
(adv,n) in these times; in times like these; the season being what it is

Variations:
気に入る
気にいる

 kiniiru / kiniru
    きにいる
(exp,v5r) to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy

河豚は食いたし命は惜しし

see styles
 fuguhakuitashiinochihaoshishi / fuguhakuitashinochihaoshishi
    ふぐはくいたしいのちはおしし
(expression) (proverb) honey is sweet, but the bee stings; I would like to taste fugu, but I value my life; hesitating from doing something because of fear of consequences

Variations:
湯水のごとく
湯水の如く

 yumizunogotoku
    ゆみずのごとく
(adv,exp) (as in 'spend money like water') (See 湯水・2) like water; like it grows on trees

Variations:
烈火のごとく
烈火の如く

 rekkanogotoku
    れっかのごとく
(exp,adv) (being angry) like a blazing fire; burning (rage)

Variations:
爺むさい
爺穢い(sK)

 jijimusai
    じじむさい
(adjective) (kana only) like an old man; doddering; wizened; frowzy; seedy

Variations:
物狂おしい
もの狂おしい

 monoguruoshii / monoguruoshi
    ものぐるおしい
(adjective) frantic; like mad

Variations:
生き人形
生人形
活人形

 ikiningyou / ikiningyo
    いきにんぎょう
(1) lifelike life-sized doll (made in the late Edo and Meiji periods); (2) doll-like beauty

盆と正月が一緒に来たよう

see styles
 bontoshougatsugaisshonikitayou / bontoshogatsugaisshonikitayo
    ぼんとしょうがつがいっしょにきたよう
(exp,adj-na) (idiom) to be as busy as a bee; like Christmas and a birthday feast rolled into one

禍福はあざなえる縄の如し

see styles
 kafukuhaazanaerunawanogotoshi / kafukuhazanaerunawanogotoshi
    かふくはあざなえるなわのごとし
(expression) fortune and misfortune are intertwined; fortune and misfortune come by turns; good luck and bad luck alternate (like the strands of a rope); good and bad fortune are next-door neighbours

Variations:
紛い
擬い
贋い(iK)

 magai
    まがい
(n,n-suf) (kana only) imitation; sham; -like

蟹は甲羅に似せて穴を掘る

see styles
 kanihakouraniniseteanaohoru / kanihakoraniniseteanaohoru
    かにはこうらににせてあなをほる
(exp,v5r) (proverb) to each their own; different strokes for different folks; cut your coat to suit your cloth; a crab digs a hole like its own shell

Variations:
親しみやすい
親しみ易い

 shitashimiyasui
    したしみやすい
(adjective) friendly; easy to get on with; easy to talk to; easy to like

Variations:
親類付き合い
親類付合い

 shinruizukiai
    しんるいづきあい
(1) associating with relatives; keeping in touch with relatives; (2) associating with someone as if they were family; family-like relationship

Variations:
金槌
金づち
鉄鎚

 kanazuchi(p); kanazuchi
    かなづち(P); カナヅチ
(1) hammer; (2) (kana only) hopeless swimmer; complete beginner at swimming; someone who sinks like a stone

Variations:
雪崩を打つ
なだれを打つ

 nadareoutsu / nadareotsu
    なだれをうつ
(exp,v5t) to surge like an avalanche; to flood; to swarm; to stampede

Variations:
鼠算
ネズミ算
ねずみ算

 nezumizan(鼠算, nezumi算); nezumizan(nezumi算); nezumisan(鼠算, nezumi算)
    ねずみざん(鼠算, ねずみ算); ネズミざん(ネズミ算); ねずみさん(鼠算, ねずみ算)
(1) geometric progression; (2) proliferation; multiplying like rats

Variations:
オヤジ化
おやじ化
親父化

 oyajika(oyaji化); oyajika(oyaji化, 親父化)
    オヤジか(オヤジ化); おやじか(おやじ化, 親父化)
(noun/participle) (colloquialism) becoming (like) an old man (in one's manner); turning into an old geezer

Variations:
カニ歩き
蟹歩き
かに歩き

 kaniaruki(kani歩ki); kaniaruki(蟹歩ki, kani歩ki)
    カニあるき(カニ歩き); かにあるき(蟹歩き, かに歩き)
(noun/participle) walking like a crab

Variations:
くそ勉強
クソ勉強
糞勉強

 kusobenkyou / kusobenkyo
    くそべんきょう
(noun/participle) (slang) studying like crazy; cramming like a madman

Variations:
くらい
ぐらい

 kurai(p); gurai(p)
    くらい(P); ぐらい(P)
(suf,prt) (1) (also written as 位) approximately; about; around; or so; (suf,prt) (2) to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; so ... that ...; at least; (suf,prt) (3) as ... as ...; like

Variations:
この様に
此の様に(rK)

 konoyouni / konoyoni
    このように
(adverb) (kana only) in this manner; in this way; like this

Variations:
この通り
此の通り(sK)

 konotoori; konotouri(sk) / konotoori; konotori(sk)
    このとおり; このとうり(sk)
(expression) like this; in this way; as you see

Variations:
しゃかりきに
シャカリキに

 shakarikini; shakarikini
    しゃかりきに; シャカリキに
(adverb) (See しゃかりき) frantically; like mad; furiously; strenuously

Variations:
その通り
其の通り(sK)

 sonotoori
    そのとおり
(expression) (1) just like that; quite so; I agree; (exp,n) (2) that street

Variations:
てな
ってな
てね
ってね

 tena; ttena; tene; ttene
    てな; ってな; てね; ってね
(particle) (1) (used at end of sentence) (apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it; (expression) (2) (colloquialism) (spoken abbreviation of と言うような) that sort of (thing mentioned immediately prior)

Variations:
ぷるんぷるん
プルンプルン

 purunpurun; purunpurun
    ぷるんぷるん; プルンプルン
(n,adj-f,vs) (onomatopoeic or mimetic word) (See ぷるん) shaking like a jelly; jellylike

Variations:
云々かんぬん
云云かんぬん

 unnunkannun
    うんぬんかんぬん
(expression) (kana only) (See 云々・うんぬん・1) and so on; and so forth; et cetera; and such; and the like

Variations:
喪家の狗
喪家の犬(sK)

 soukanoinu / sokanoinu
    そうかのいぬ
feeling lost like a stray dog

Variations:
年寄りじみた
年寄り染みた

 toshiyorijimita
    としよりじみた
(can act as adjective) like an old man; like an old woman

Variations:
戦隊モノ
戦隊もの
戦隊物

 sentaimono
    せんたいもの
(See 特撮・2) Sentai-like show (sub-genre of tokusatsu featuring teams of superheroes, e.g. Power Rangers)

Variations:
物扱い
もの扱い
モノ扱い

 monoatsukai(物扱i, mono扱i); monoatsukai(mono扱i)
    ものあつかい(物扱い, もの扱い); モノあつかい(モノ扱い)
(noun/participle) treating (someone) like an object

Variations:
目が点になる
目が点に成る

 megatenninaru
    めがてんになる
(exp,v5r) to be stunned; to be surprised; one's eyes turn into dots (like a cartoon character)

禍福はあざなえる縄のごとし

see styles
 kafukuhaazanaerunawanogotoshi / kafukuhazanaerunawanogotoshi
    かふくはあざなえるなわのごとし
(expression) fortune and misfortune are intertwined; fortune and misfortune come by turns; good luck and bad luck alternate (like the strands of a rope); good and bad fortune are next-door neighbours

Variations:
第三のビール
第3のビール

 daisannobiiru / daisannobiru
    だいさんのビール
(exp,n) (See 新ジャンル) cheap, malt-free beer-like alcoholic beverage

Variations:
第二の我が家
第二のわが家

 daininowagaya
    だいにのわがや
(exp,n) (place that is like a) second home; home away from home

Variations:
聞きなす
聞き做す(rK)

 kikinasu
    ききなす
(transitive verb) to hear (something) as; to think that (something) sounds like

Variations:
酸茎(rK)
酢茎(rK)

 suguki
    すぐき
(kana only) {food} regional pickle of Kyoto made from a turnip-like vegetable

Variations:
金魚のうんこ
金魚のウンコ

 kingyonounko(金魚nounko); kingyonounko(金魚nounko) / kingyononko(金魚nonko); kingyononko(金魚nonko)
    きんぎょのうんこ(金魚のうんこ); きんぎょのウンコ(金魚のウンコ)
(exp,n) (idiom) (See 金魚のフン) person who just tags along; hanger-on; person who follows someone around like a shadow; clingy person; goldfish poop

Variations:

貌(sK)
顏(sK)

 gao
    がお
(suffix) (colloquialism) (after a noun or the -masu stem of a verb) resembling ...; having the traits or characteristics of ...; -looking; with a ...-like expression; with an air of ...

Variations:
鮫肌
鮫膚
さめ肌(sK)

 samehada
    さめはだ
rough skin (like that of a shark)

Variations:
アイスミルク
アイス・ミルク

 aisumiruku; aisu miruku
    アイスミルク; アイス・ミルク
(1) {food} ice milk (wasei:); ice cream-like product (category) containing at least 10% milk solids and at least 3% milk fat; (2) iced milk

Variations:
うぐいす張り
鶯張り
鴬張り

 uguisubari
    うぐいすばり
nightingale (flooring); method of laying floors to deliberately make a noise (like a nightingale's call) when walked across (security feature)

Variations:
グースカ
ぐーすか
ぐうすか

 guusuka; guusuka; guusuka / gusuka; gusuka; gusuka
    グースカ; ぐーすか; ぐうすか
(adverb) (onomatopoeic or mimetic word) soundly (of sleeping); (sleeping) like a log

Variations:
グッドボタン
グッド・ボタン

 guddobotan; guddo botan
    グッドボタン; グッド・ボタン
"like" button (esp. on YouTube) (wasei: good button); "thumbs up" button

Variations:
ごま豆腐
ゴマ豆腐
胡麻豆腐

 gomadoufu(goma豆腐, 胡麻豆腐); gomadoufu(goma豆腐) / gomadofu(goma豆腐, 胡麻豆腐); gomadofu(goma豆腐)
    ごまどうふ(ごま豆腐, 胡麻豆腐); ゴマどうふ(ゴマ豆腐)
{food} goma tofu; tofu-like dish made with ground sesame paste

Variations:
バカ売れ
馬鹿売れ
ばか売れ

 bakaure
    ばかうれ
(n,vs,vi) selling like crazy; selling like hotcakes; flying off the shelves

Variations:
ベビーオール
ベビー・オール

 bebiiooru; bebii ooru / bebiooru; bebi ooru
    ベビーオール; ベビー・オール
one-piece garment with snaps up the front, sort of like a jumpsuit for babies (wasei: baby all)

Variations:
みりん風調味料
味醂風調味料

 mirinfuuchoumiryou / mirinfuchomiryo
    みりんふうちょうみりょう
(See 味醂) mirin-style condiment; mirin-like seasoning; low-alcohol mirin

一切如來諸法本性淸淨蓮華三昧


一切如来诸法本性淸淨莲华三昧

see styles
yī qiè rú lái zhū fǎ běn xìng qīng jìng lián huá sān mèi
    yi1 qie4 ru2 lai2 zhu1 fa3 ben3 xing4 qing1 jing4 lian2 hua2 san1 mei4
i ch`ieh ju lai chu fa pen hsing ch`ing ching lien hua san mei
    i chieh ju lai chu fa pen hsing ching ching lien hua san mei
 issai nyorai shohō honshō shōjō renge zanmai
A lotus-samādhi of Vairocana from which Amitābha was born. It is a Tathāgata meditation, that the fundamental nature of all existence is pure like the lotus.

Variations:
似合う
似あう(sK)

 niau
    にあう
(v5u,vi) to suit; to match; to become; to be like

Variations:
光陰矢のごとし
光陰矢の如し

 kouinyanogotoshi / koinyanogotoshi
    こういんやのごとし
(expression) (proverb) time flies like an arrow; time and tide wait for no man; life is short

Variations:
女の腐ったよう
女の腐った様

 onnanokusattayou / onnanokusattayo
    おんなのくさったよう
(exp,adj-na) (derogatory term) unmanly; weak; irresolute; sissy; acting like a woman

Variations:
好き好む
好きこのむ(sK)

 sukikonomu
    すきこのむ
(transitive verb) (usu. as 好き好んで, with neg. sentence) to do something by choice; to like; to be fond of

Variations:
居たたまれない
居た堪れない

 itatamarenai
    いたたまれない
(exp,adj-i) (kana only) unable to stay (on); unable to endure being somewhere a second longer; feel like running away

Variations:
居た堪らない
居たたまらない

 itatamaranai
    いたたまらない
(exp,adj-i) (kana only) (See 居たたまれない) unable to stay (on); unable to endure being somewhere a second longer; feel like running away

Variations:
序でながら
序ながら(sK)

 tsuidenagara
    ついでながら
(exp,adv) (kana only) while I have the opportunity (I'd also like to say ...); by the way; incidentally; in passing

Variations:
形振り構わず
なりふり構わず

 narifurikamawazu
    なりふりかまわず
(expression) (kana only) with no regard to one's appearances; with no concern of how one's act looks like

Variations:
心地よげ
心地良げ
心地好げ

 kokochiyoge
    ここちよげ
(adjectival noun) looking like one is in a good mood

Variations:
持分会社
持ち分会社(sK)

 mochibungaisha
    もちぶんがいしゃ
{bus} mochibun gaisha; company structure which functions like a partnership

Variations:
気取る
気どる(sK)

 kidoru
    きどる
(v5r,vi) (1) to be affected; to put on airs; (transitive verb) (2) (as …を気取る) to act like (something one isn't); to pretend to be

Variations:
泥のように寝る
泥の様に寝る

 doronoyounineru / doronoyonineru
    どろのようにねる
(exp,v1) (colloquialism) (See 泥のように眠る) to sleep like a log; to sleep like a baby

Variations:
泥のように眠る
泥の様に眠る

 doronoyouninemuru / doronoyoninemuru
    どろのようにねむる
(exp,v5r) (idiom) to sleep like a log; to sleep like a baby

Variations:
等しい
均しい
斉しい

 hitoshii / hitoshi
    ひとしい
(adjective) (1) equal; identical; the same; (adjective) (2) no different (to); just like; equivalent

Variations:
綸言汗の如し
綸言汗のごとし

 ringenasenogotoshi
    りんげんあせのごとし
(expression) (proverb) like sweat cannot return inside the body, the word of an emperor cannot be unsaid

Variations:
落ち物ゲーム
落ちものゲーム

 ochimonogeemu
    おちものゲーム
{vidg} (See 落ち物パズル) falling-block puzzle game; Tetris-like game

Variations:
覚醒剤
覚せい剤

 kakuseizai / kakusezai
    かくせいざい
stimulant (e.g. psychoactive drugs like methamphetamine, ritalin, etc.)

Variations:
長襦袢
長ジバン
長ジュバン

 nagajuban(長襦袢); nagajiban(長襦袢); nagajiban(長jiban); nagajuban(長juban)
    ながじゅばん(長襦袢); ながじばん(長襦袢); ながジバン(長ジバン); ながジュバン(長ジュバン)
long, kimono-like garment, made of light fabric and worn under the kimono; under-kimono

Variations:
この儘(rK)
此の儘(rK)

 konomama
    このまま
(expression) (kana only) as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate

Variations:
ラングドシャ
ラング・ド・シャ

 rangudosha; rangu do sha
    ラングドシャ; ラング・ド・シャ
{food} cat tongue (fre: langue de chat); thin cookie or chocolate shaped like a tongue

Variations:
商いは牛のよだれ
商いは牛の涎

 akinaihaushinoyodare
    あきないはうしのよだれ
(expression) (proverb) one should not rush to make a profit; business is (best run when sales flow like) a cow's drool (i.e. long and thin)

Variations:
場違い
場ちがい(sK)

 bachigai
    ばちがい
(adj-na,adj-no,n) (1) out-of-place; inappropriate; sticking out like a sore thumb; (adj-na,adj-no,n) (2) produced at an unorthodox location

Variations:
太刀
大刀
横刀(rK)

 tachi
    たち
(1) long sword (as opposed to the shorter katana); (2) (太刀 only) (hist) tachi; sabre-like sword worn on the hip with the blade facing down

Variations:
屋台
屋体
家台(iK)

 yatai
    やたい
(1) (See 屋台店) cart (esp. a food cart); stall; stand; (2) (See 踊り屋台) festival float; portable shrine dedicated to a god and shaped like a house; dancing platform; (3) stage prop fashioned after a large building; (4) (abbreviation) (See 屋台骨・1) framework (of a house, etc.); (5) (archaism) house (esp. a small and miserable house)

Variations:
恩着せがましい
恩きせがましい

 onkisegamashii / onkisegamashi
    おんきせがましい
(adjective) (See 恩に着せる・おんにきせる) patronizing; expecting gratitude in return; acting like one is doing someone a favor; condescending

Variations:
我が意を得たり
わが意を得たり

 wagaioetari
    わがいをえたり
(expression) you've hit the nail on the head; that's just what I thought; that's exactly like I feel; that's exactly what I think, too

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

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Chinese Buddhist terms come from Dictionary of Chinese Buddhist Terms by William Edward Soothill and Lewis Hodous. This is commonly referred to as "Soothill's'". It was first published in 1937 (and is now off copyright so we can use it here). Some of these definitions may be misleading, incomplete, or dated, but 95% of it is good information. Every professor who teaches Buddhism or Eastern Religion has a copy of this on their bookshelf. We incorporated these 16,850 entries into our dictionary database ourselves (it was lot of work).



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