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上品

see styles
shàng pǐn
    shang4 pin3
shang p`in
    shang pin
 kamishina
    かみしな
top-quality
Buddhism's highest paradise; (place-name) Kamishina
Superior order, grade, or class.

上座

see styles
shàng zuò
    shang4 zuo4
shang tso
 jouza / joza
    じょうざ
seat of honor (at a banquet, meeting etc); (Buddhism) senior monk's seat or title
(n,vs,adj-no) chief seat; seat of honor; seat of honour; head of the table; (place-name) Jōza
Sthavira; or Mahāsthavira. Old man, or elder; head monk, president, or abbot; the first Buddhist fathers; a title of Mahākāśyapa; also of monks of twenty to forty-nine years standing, as 中座 are from ten to nineteen and 下座 under ten. The 釋氏要覽 divides presiding elders into four classes, those presiding over monasteries, over assemblies of monks, over sects, and laymen presiding over feasts to monks.

不遇

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bù yù
    bu4 yu4
pu yü
 fuguu / fugu
    ふぐう
(n,adj-na,adj-no) misfortune; ill fate; bad luck; obscurity
does not meet

世福

see styles
shì fú
    shi4 fu2
shih fu
 sefuku
Earthly happiness, arising from the ordinary good living of those unenlightened by Buddhism, one of the 三福; also, the blessings of this world.

乘機


乘机

see styles
chéng jī
    cheng2 ji1
ch`eng chi
    cheng chi
to take the opportunity; to take a plane

乘隙

see styles
chéng xì
    cheng2 xi4
ch`eng hsi
    cheng hsi
to seize an opportunity; to exploit (a loophole)

乘風


乘风

see styles
chéng fēng
    cheng2 feng1
ch`eng feng
    cheng feng
to ride the wind; to use a fair wind; to take an opportunity

九字

see styles
jiǔ zì
    jiu3 zi4
chiu tzu
 kuji
    くじ
{Buddh} (See 臨兵闘者皆陣裂在前) nine-character charm chanted with ritual gestures to ward off evil (esp. by mountain ascetics and adherents of Esoteric Buddhism)
The nine magical characters 臨兵鬪者皆陳列在前 implying that the armed forces are arrayed against the powers of evil. After reciting these words, four vertical and five horizontal lines, forming a grid, are drawn in the air to show that the forces are arrayed. It was used among Taoists and soldiers, and is still used in Japan, especially when going into the mountains.

九曜

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jiǔ yào
    jiu3 yao4
chiu yao
 kuyou / kuyo
    くよう
(1) (myth) Navagraha (divine personifications of the nine celestial bodies in Hindu mythology); nine luminaries; (2) (abbreviation) (See 九曜星,陰陽道) (in Onmyōdō) divination of a person's fate based on the nine celestial bodies's positions at birth; (surname) Kuyou
九執 q.v. Navagraha. The nine luminaries: 日 Āditya, the sun; 月 Sōma, the moon; the five planets, i.e. 火星 Aṅgāraka, Mars; 水 Budha, Mercury; 木 Bṛhaspati, Jupiter; 金 Sukra, Venus; and 土 Śanaiścara, Saturn; also 羅睺 Rāhu, the spirit that causes eclipses; and 計都 Ketu, a comet. Each is associated with a region of the sky and also with a bodhisattva, etc., e.g. the sun with Guanyin, Venus with Amitābha, etc.

亂世


乱世

see styles
luàn shì
    luan4 shi4
luan shih
the world in chaos; troubled times; (in Buddhism) the mortal world
See: 乱世

了知

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liǎo zhī
    liao3 zhi1
liao chih
 ryouchi / ryochi
    りょうち
(Buddhism) to fully understand; to understand completely
(noun, transitive verb) knowing; understanding; appreciation
Parijñā, thorough knowledge.

于闐


于阗

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yú tián
    yu2 tian2
yü t`ien
    yü tien
 Uten
于遁; 于殿; 于塡; 谿丹; 屈丹; 和闐; 澳那; 瞿薩憺那 Kustana, or Khotan, in Turkestan, the principal centre of Central Asian Buddhism until the Moslem invasion. Buddhism was introduced there about 200 B.C. or earlier. It was the centre from which is credited the spread of Mahayanism, v. 西城記 12.

五教

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wǔ jiào
    wu3 jiao4
wu chiao
 gokyō
The five division of Buddhism according to the Huayan School, of which there are two That of 杜順 Dushun down to 賢首 Xianshou is (1) 小乘教 Hīnayāna which interprets nirvana as annihilation; (2) 大乘始教 the primary stage of Mahāyāna, with two sections the 相始教 and 空 始教 or realistic and idealistic, (3) 大乘終教 Mahāyāna in its final stage, teaching the 眞如 and universal Buddhahood; (4) 頓教 the immediate, direct, or intuitive school, e. g. by right concentration of thought, or faith, apart from 'works'; (5) 圓教 the complete or perfect teaching of the Huayan, combining all the rest into one all-embracing vehicle. The five are now differentiated into 十宗 ten schools. The other division, by 圭峯 Guifeng of the same school, is (1) 人天教 rebirth as human beings for those who keep the five commandments and as devas those who keep the 十善 as 相始教 above; (4) 大乘破相教 as 空始教 above; and (5) 一乘顯性教 the one vehicle which reveals the universal Buddha-nature; it includes (3), (4), and (5) of the first group. See also 五時教.

五濁


五浊

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wǔ zhuó
    wu3 zhuo2
wu cho
 gotaku
the five impurities (Buddhism)
五滓; 五渾 The five kaṣāya periods of turbidity, impurity, or chaos, i. e. of decay; they are accredited to the 住 kalpa, see 四劫, and commence when human life begins to decrease below 20,000 years. (1) 劫濁 the kalpa in decay, when it suffers deterioration and gives rise to the ensuing form; (2) 見濁 deterioration of view, egoism, etc., arising; (3) 煩惱濁 the passions and delusions of desire, anger, stupidity, pride, and doubt prevail; (4) 衆生濁 in consequence human miseries increase and happiness decreases; (5) 命濁 human life time gradually diminishes to ten years. The second and third are described as the 濁 itself and the fourth and fifth its results.

五葷


五荤

see styles
wǔ hūn
    wu3 hun1
wu hun
 gokun
    ごくん
(Buddhism etc) the five forbidden pungent vegetables: leek, scallion, garlic, rape and coriander
(See 五辛) five pungent roots (in Buddhism or Taoism)
idem 五辛.

五蘊


五蕴

see styles
wǔ yùn
    wu3 yun4
wu yün
 goun / gon
    ごうん
the Five Aggregates (from Sanskrit "skandha") (Buddhism)
{Buddh} the five skandhas (matter, sensation, perception, mental formations and consciousness); the five aggregates
The five skandhas, pañca-skandha: also 五陰; 五衆; 五塞犍陀 The five cumulations, substances, or aggregates, i. e. the components of an intelligent being, specially a human being: (1) 色 rūpa, form, matter, the physical form related to the five organs of sense; (2) 受 vedana, reception, sensation, feeling, the functioning of the mind or senses in connection with affairs and things; (3) 想 saṃjñā, conception, or discerning; the functioning of mind in distinguishing; (4) 行 saṃskāra, the functioning of mind in its processes regarding like and dislike, good and evil, etc.; (5) 識 vijñāna, mental faculty in regard to perception and cognition, discriminative of affairs and things. The first is said to be physical, the other four mental qualities; (2), (3), and (4) are associated with mental functioning, and therefore with 心所; (5) is associated with the faculty or nature of the mind 心王 manas. Eitel gives— form, perception, consciousness, action, knowledge. See also Keith's Buddhist Philosophy, 85-91.

五辛

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wǔ xīn
    wu3 xin1
wu hsin
 goshin
    ごしん
see 五葷|五荤[wu3 hun1]
(See 五葷) five pungent roots (in Buddhism or Taoism)
The five forbidden pungent roots, 五葷 garlic, three kinds of onions, and leeks; if eaten raw they are said to cause irritability of temper, and if eaten cooked, to act as an aphrodisiac; moreover, the breath of the eater, if reading the sutras, will drive away the good spirits.

五通

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wǔ tōng
    wu3 tong1
wu t`ung
    wu tung
 gotsuu / gotsu
    ごつう
bottom bracket shell (in a bicycle frame); (Buddhism) the five supernatural powers (abbr. for 五神通[wu3 shen2 tong1])
(surname) Gotsuu
v. 五神通.

仏女

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 butsujo
    ぶつじょ
woman interested in Buddhism and Buddhist images

仏敵

see styles
 butteki
    ぶってき
enemy of Buddhism

仏法

see styles
 buppou / buppo
    ぶっぽう
Buddhist teachings; Buddhism

仏祖

see styles
 busso
    ぶっそ
Founder of Buddhism

仏跡

see styles
 busseki
    ぶっせき
place sacred to Buddhism

仏道

see styles
 butsudou / butsudo
    ぶつどう
(1) teachings of Buddha; Buddhist teachings; Buddhist path; Buddhism; (2) Buddhist enlightenment

仏門

see styles
 butsumon
    ぶつもん
Buddhism; priesthood

会式

see styles
 eshiki
    えしき
(1) {Buddh} memorial service; temple service; (2) (usu. as お会式) (See お会式) memorial service for Nichiren (13th day of the 10th month; in Nichiren Buddhism)

伝法

see styles
 denpou / denpo
    でんぽう
(noun or adjectival noun) teaching Buddhism; rough person; bullying; ostentatious bravado; (place-name, surname) Denpou

伺機


伺机

see styles
sì jī
    si4 ji1
ssu chi
to wait for an opportunity; to watch for one's chance

伺隙

see styles
sì xì
    si4 xi4
ssu hsi
to wait for the opportunity

佛乘

see styles
fó shèng
    fo2 sheng4
fo sheng
 butsujō
The Buddha conveyance or vehicle, Buddhism as the vehicle of salvation for all beings; the doctrine of the 華嚴 Huayan (Kegon) School that all may become Buddha, which is called 一乘 the One Vehicle, the followers of this school calling it the 圓教 complete or perfect doctrine; this doctrine is also styled in the Lotus Sutra 一佛乘 the One Buddha-Vehicle.

佛子

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fó zǐ
    fo2 zi3
fo tzu
 busshi
    ぶっし
(surname) Busshi
Son of Buddha; a bodhisattva; a believer in Buddhism, for every believer is becoming Buddha; a term also applied to all beings, because all are of Buddha-nature. There is a division of three kinds: 外子 external sons, who have not yet believed; 度子 secondary sons, Hīnayānists; 眞子 true sons, Mahāyānists.

佛宗

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fó zōng
    fo2 zong1
fo tsung
 busshū
Buddhism; principles of the Buddha Law, or dharma.

佛家

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fó jiā
    fo2 jia1
fo chia
 butsuke
Buddhism; Buddhist
The school or family of Buddhism; the Pure Land, where is the family of Buddha. Also all Buddhists from the srota-āpanna stage upwards.

佛門


佛门

see styles
fó mén
    fo2 men2
fo men
 butsumon
Buddhism
Buddhist teaching

便乗

see styles
 binjou / binjo
    びんじょう
(n,vs,vi) (1) taking advantage of (an opportunity); jumping on the bandwagon; (n,vs,vi) (2) taking passage (in); getting a lift; getting a ride

便宜

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pián yi
    pian2 yi5
p`ien i
    pien i
 bengi(p); bingi(ok)
    べんぎ(P); びんぎ(ok)
cheap; inexpensive; a petty advantage; to let sb off lightly
convenience; accommodation; advantage; benefit; expediency
special opportunity

信佛

see styles
xìn fó
    xin4 fo2
hsin fo
to believe in Buddhism

倖免


幸免

see styles
xìng miǎn
    xing4 mian3
hsing mien
to avoid (an unpleasant fate)

借勢


借势

see styles
jiè shì
    jie4 shi4
chieh shih
to borrow sb's authority; to seize an opportunity

借機


借机

see styles
jiè jī
    jie4 ji1
chieh chi
to seize the opportunity

做球

see styles
zuò qiú
    zuo4 qiu2
tso ch`iu
    tso chiu
to set up a teammate (with an opportunity to score); to throw a game

傳戒


传戒

see styles
chuán jiè
    chuan2 jie4
ch`uan chieh
    chuan chieh
 denkai
(Buddhism) to initiate sb for monkhood or nunhood
To transmit the commandments, to grant them as at ordination.

傳法


传法

see styles
chuán fǎ
    chuan2 fa3
ch`uan fa
    chuan fa
 denpou / denpo
    でんぽう
to pass on doctrines from master to disciple (Buddhism)
(surname) Denpou
To transmit, or spread abroad the Buddha truth.

像化

see styles
xiàng huà
    xiang4 hua4
hsiang hua
 zō ke
The religion of the image or symbol Buddhism. Also the second or formal period of the teaching of Buddhism by symbol, v. 像法.

像末

see styles
xiàng mò
    xiang4 mo4
hsiang mo
 zōmatsu
The two final stages of Buddhism.

像法

see styles
xiàng fǎ
    xiang4 fa3
hsiang fa
 zoubou / zobo
    ぞうぼう
{Buddh} age of the copied law (one of the three ages of Buddhism); middle day of the law; age of semblance dharma
saddharma-pratirūpaka; the formal or image period of Buddhism; the three periods are 正像末, those of the real, the formal, and the final; or correct, semblance, and termination. The first period is of 500 years; the second of 1,000 years; the third 3,000 years, when Maitreya is to appear and restore all things. There are varied statements about periods and dates, e.g. there is a division of four periods, that while the Buddha was alive, the early stage after his death, then the formal and the final periods.

僧門


僧门

see styles
sēng mén
    seng1 men2
seng men
 soumon / somon
    そうもん
priesthood; Buddhism
Buddhist monastic community

儒仏

see styles
 jubutsu
    じゅぶつ
Confucianism and Buddhism

先機


先机

see styles
xiān jī
    xian1 ji1
hsien chi
critical opportunity

入涅

see styles
rù niè
    ru4 nie4
ju nieh
to enter nirvana (Buddhism)

入聖


入圣

see styles
rù shèng
    ru4 sheng4
ju sheng
 nisshō
to become an arhat (Buddhism)
To become an arhat.

內學


内学

see styles
nèi xué
    nei4 xue2
nei hsüeh
 naigaku
The inner learning, i. e. Buddhism.

內教


内教

see styles
nèi jiào
    nei4 jiao4
nei chiao
 naikyō
Buddhism, in contrast with 外教 other cults.

內明


内明

see styles
nèi míng
    nei4 ming2
nei ming
 naimyō
adhyatmāvidyā, a treatise on the inner meaning (of Buddhism), one of the 五明 q. v.

內法


内法

see styles
nèi fǎ
    nei4 fa3
nei fa
 naihō
Buddhism, as contrasted with other religions.

內觀


内观

see styles
nèi guān
    nei4 guan1
nei kuan
 naikan
to introspect; to examine oneself; (Buddhism) vipassana meditation (seeking insight into the true nature of reality)
internal observation

八宗

see styles
bā zōng
    ba1 zong1
pa tsung
 hasshuu / hasshu
    はっしゅう
(See 南都六宗) the two sects of Buddhism introduced to Japan during the Heian period (Tiantai and Shingon) and the six sects introduced during the Nara period
or 八家 Eight of the early Japanese sects: 倶舍 Kusha, 成實 Jōjitsu, 律 Ritsu, 法相Hossō, 三論 Sanron, 華嚴 Kegon, 天台 Tendai, 眞言 Shingon.

八戒

see styles
bā jiè
    ba1 jie4
pa chieh
 hakkai; hachikai
    はっかい; はちかい
the eight precepts (Buddhism)
{Buddh} (See 五戒) the eight precepts (the five precepts with the addition of prohibitions against lying in a luxurious bed, self-decoration, song and dance, and eating after noon)
(八戒齋) The first eight of the ten commandments, see 戒; not to kill; not to take things not given; no ignoble (i.e. sexual) conduct; not to speak falsely; not to drink wine; not to indulge in cosmetics, personal adornments, dancing, or music; not to sleep on fine beds, but on a mat on the ground; and not to eat out of regulation hours, i.e. after noon. Another group divides the sixth into two―against cosmetics and adornments and against dancing and music; the first eight are then called the eight prohibitory commands and the last the 齋 or fasting commandment. Also 八齋戒; 八關齋 (八支齋) ; cf. 八種勝法.

八苦

see styles
bā kǔ
    ba1 ku3
pa k`u
    pa ku
 hakku
    はっく
the eight distresses - birth, age, sickness, death, parting with what we love, meeting with what we hate, unattained aims, and all the ills of the five skandhas (Buddhism)
{Buddh} the 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)
The eight distresses―birth, age, sickness, death, parting with what we love, meeting with what we hate, unattained aims, and all the ills of the five skandhas.

共業


共业

see styles
gòng yè
    gong4 ye4
kung yeh
 gū gō
collective karma (Buddhism); consequences that all must suffer
shared karma

典座

see styles
diǎn zuò
    dian3 zuo4
tien tso
 tenza; tenzo
    てんざ; てんぞ
(Buddhism) the kitchen manager in a monastery; (Buddhism) (historical) monk responsible for various administrative and logistical duties
{Buddh} (See 六知事) one of the six administrators of a Zen temple (in charge of food and other matters)
The verger who indicates the order of sitting, etc.

内教

see styles
 naikyou / naikyo
    ないきょう
{Buddh} (ant: 外教・げきょう・2) Buddhism

冤孽

see styles
yuān niè
    yuan1 nie4
yüan nieh
sin (in Buddhism); enmity leading to sin

冤業


冤业

see styles
yuān yè
    yuan1 ye4
yüan yeh
sin (in Buddhism); enmity leading to sin; also written 冤孽

决擇


决择

see styles
jué zé
    jue2 ze2
chüeh tse
 ketchaku
Deciding and choosing; that which decides and gives reason, i. e. the truth of the saints, or Buddhism.

凶運

see styles
 kyouun / kyoun
    きょううん
doom; fate; misfortune; disaster

出端

see styles
 debata
    でばた
(1) chance of going out; opportunity (to succeed); (2) musical accompaniment for an actor going on stage; (surname) Debata

出路

see styles
chū lù
    chu1 lu4
ch`u lu
    chu lu
 demichi
    でみち
a way out (lit. and fig.); opportunity for advancement; a way forward; outlet (for one's products)
(surname) Demichi

分段

see styles
fēn duàn
    fen1 duan4
fen tuan
 bundan
to divide (something) into sections; to segment
bhāgya. Lot, dispensation, allotment, fate.

分身

see styles
fēn shēn
    fen1 shen1
fen shen
 bunshin(p); funjin(ok)
    ぶんしん(P); ふんじん(ok)
(of one who has supernatural powers) to replicate oneself so as to appear in two or more places at the same time; a derivative version of sb (or something) (e.g. avatar, proxy, clone, sockpuppet); to spare some time for a separate task; to cut a corpse into pieces; to pull a body apart by the four limbs; parturition
(1) other self; alter ego; part of oneself (in someone or something else); representation of oneself; (2) {Buddh} incarnations of Buddha
Parturition: in Buddhism it means a Buddha's power to reproduce himself ad infinitum and anywhere.

刹海

see styles
chà hǎi
    cha4 hai3
ch`a hai
    cha hai
 sekkai
Land and sea. The flagpole of a monastery, surmounted by a gilt ball or pearl, symbolical of Buddhism; inferentially a monastery with its land. Also 刹柱, 金刹 (or 表刹).

前塵


前尘

see styles
qián chén
    qian2 chen2
ch`ien ch`en
    chien chen
 zenjin
the past; impurity contracted previously (in the sentient world) (Buddhism)
Previous impure condition (influencing the succeeding stage or stages).

前身

see styles
qián shēn
    qian2 shen1
ch`ien shen
    chien shen
 zenshin
    ぜんしん
forerunner; predecessor; precursor; previous incarnation (Buddhism); jacket front
antecedents; ancestor; previous position; previous existence; predecessor organization; predecessor organisation
The previous body, or incarnation.

加持

see styles
jiā chí
    jia1 chi2
chia ch`ih
    chia chih
 kamochi
    かもち
(Buddhism) (from Sanskrit "adhiṣṭhāna") blessings; (fig.) empowerment; boost; support; backing; to give one's blessing; to empower; (Tw) to hold an additional (passport etc)
(n,vs,vi) (1) prayer (to get rid of misfortune, disease, etc.); incantation; faith healing; (n,vs,vi) (2) {Buddh} adhisthana (blessing of a buddha or bodhisattva); (place-name, surname) Kamochi
地瑟娓曩 adhiṣṭhāna, to depend upon, a base, rule. It is defined as dependence on the Buddha, who 加 confers his strength on all (who seek it), and 持 upholds them; hence it implies prayer, because of obtaining the Buddha's power and transferring it to others; in general it is to aid, support.

劫數


劫数

see styles
jié shù
    jie2 shu4
chieh shu
 kōshu
predestined fate (Buddhism)
for a number of kalpas

勝機

see styles
 shouki / shoki
    しょうき
chance to win; opportunity to win; chance of victory

勸化


劝化

see styles
quàn huà
    quan4 hua4
ch`üan hua
    chüan hua
 kanke
to exhort (sb) to live a virtuous life (Buddhism); to beg for alms
To exhort to conversion, to convert.

十宗

see styles
shí zōng
    shi2 zong1
shih tsung
 jūshū
The ten schools of Chinese Buddhism: I. The (1) 律宗 Vinaya-discipline, or 南山|; (2) 倶舍 Kośa, Abhidharma, or Reality (Sarvāstivādin) 有宗; (3) 成實宗 Satyasiddhi sect founded on this śāstra by Harivarman; (4) 三論宗 Mādhyamika or 性空宗; (5) 法華宗 Lotus, "Law-flower" or Tiantai 天台宗; (6) 華嚴Huayan or法性 or賢首宗; ( 7) 法相宗 Dharmalakṣana or 慈恩宗 founded on the唯識論 (8) 心宗 Ch'an or Zen, mind-only or intuitive, v. 禪宗 ; (9) 眞言宗 (Jap. Shingon) or esoteric 密宗 ; (10) 蓮宗 Amitābha-lotus or Pure Land (Jap. Jōdo) 淨士宗. The 2nd, 3rd, 4th, and 9th are found in Japan rather than in China, where they have ceased to be of importance. II. The Hua-yen has also ten divisions into ten schools of thought: (1) 我法倶有 the reality of self (or soul) and things, e.g. mind and matter; (2) 法有我無 the reality of things but not of soul; (3) 法無去來 things have neither creation nor destruction; (4) 現通假實 present things are both apparent and real; (5) 俗妄眞實 common or phenomenal ideas are wrong, fundamental reality is the only truth; (6) things are merely names; (7) all things are unreal 空; (8) the bhūtatathatā is not unreal; (9) phenomena and their perception are to be got rid of; (10) the perfect, all-inclusive, and complete teaching of the One Vehicle. III. There are two old Japanese divisions: 大乘律宗, 倶舎宗 , 成實 宗 , 法和宗 , 三論宗 , 天台宗 , 華嚴宗 , 眞言宗 , 小乘律宗 , and 淨土宗 ; the second list adds 禪宗 and omits 大乘律宗. They are the Ritsu, Kusha, Jōjitsu, Hossō, Sanron, Tendai, Kegon, Shingon, (Hīnayāna) Ritsu, and Jōdo; the addition being Zen.

受戒

see styles
shòu jiè
    shou4 jie4
shou chieh
 jukai
    じゅかい
to take oaths as a monk (Buddhism); to take orders
(n,vs,vi) {Buddh} vowing to follow the precepts
to receive the precepts

受持

see styles
shòu chí
    shou4 chi2
shou ch`ih
    shou chih
 juji
    じゅじ
to accept and maintain faith (Buddhism)
remembering (and honoring) the teachings of Buddha
to uphold

台密

see styles
tái mì
    tai2 mi4
t`ai mi
    tai mi
 taimitsu
    たいみつ
{Buddh} (See 東密・とうみつ) esoteric Buddhism of the Japanese Tendai sect
Tendai as esoteric school

名相

see styles
míng xiàng
    ming2 xiang4
ming hsiang
 myōsō
famous prime minister (in ancient China); names and appearances (Buddhism)
Name and appearance; everything has a name, e. g. sound, or has appearance, i. e. the visible, v. 名色; both are unreal and give rise to delusion. The name under which Subhūti will be reborn as Buddha.

名色

see styles
míng sè
    ming2 se4
ming se
 nashiki
    なしき
{Buddh} (See 十二因縁) namarupa; name and form; (place-name) Nashiki
nāmarūpa, name-form, or name and form, one of the twelve nidānas. In Brahminical tradition it served 'to denote spirit and matter', 'the concrete individual', Keith; in Buddhism it is intp. as the 五蘊 five skandhas or aggregates, i, e. a 'body', 受, 想, 行, and 識 vedana, saṃjñā, karman, and vijñāna being the 'name' and 色 rupa the 'form'; the first-named four are mental and the last material. 色 Rupa is described as the minutest particle of matter, that which has resistance; the embryonic body or foetus is a nāmarūpa, something that can be named.

命数

see styles
 meisuu / mesu
    めいすう
(1) span of life; one's term of existence; one's time (alive); one's days; (2) destiny; fate; (3) (See 命数法) assigning a name to a number

命理

see styles
mìng lǐ
    ming4 li3
ming li
the traditional Chinese study of fate and fortune, using methods such as birth-date analysis, physiognomy, name analysis, feng shui etc; fortune-telling based on these methods

命途

see styles
mìng tú
    ming4 tu2
ming t`u
    ming tu
the course of one's life; one's fate

和上

see styles
hé shàng
    he2 shang4
ho shang
 wajou / wajo
    わじょう
(1) (honorific or respectful language) preceptor or high priest (in Shingon, Hosso, Ritsu or Shin Buddhism); (2) second highest priestly rank in Buddhism; (3) master (of one's art, trade, etc.); (1) (honorific or respectful language) preceptor or high priest (in Tendai or Kegon Buddhism); (2) second highest priestly rank in Buddhism; (3) monk (esp. the head monk of a temple); (4) master (of one's art, trade, etc.); (place-name) Wajō
a senior monk (a teacher-monk) who has the authority to administer the precepts

和尚

see styles
hé shang
    he2 shang5
ho shang
 wajou / wajo
    わじょう
Buddhist monk
(1) (honorific or respectful language) preceptor or high priest (in Shingon, Hosso, Ritsu or Shin Buddhism); (2) second highest priestly rank in Buddhism; (3) master (of one's art, trade, etc.); (1) (honorific or respectful language) preceptor or high priest (in Tendai or Kegon Buddhism); (2) second highest priestly rank in Buddhism; (3) monk (esp. the head monk of a temple); (4) master (of one's art, trade, etc.); (1) (honorific or respectful language) preceptor or high priest (esp. in Zen or Pure Land Buddhism); (2) second highest priestly rank in Buddhism; (3) monk (esp. the head monk of a temple); (4) master (of one's art, trade, etc.); (personal name) Wajō
A general term for a monk. It is said to be derived from Khotan in the form of 和闍 or 和社 (or 烏社) which might be a translit. of vandya (Tibetan and Khotani ban-de), 'reverend.' Later it took the form of 和尚 or 和上. The 律宗 use 和上, others generally 和尚. The Sanskrit term used in its interpretation is 鳥波陀耶 upādhyāya, a 'sub-teacher' of the Vedas, inferior to an ācārya; this is intp. as 力生 strong in producing (knowledge), or in begetting strength in his disciples; also by 知有罪知無罪 a discerner of sin from not-sin, or the sinful from the not-sinful. It has been used as a synonym for 法師 a teacher of doctrine, in distinction from 律師 a teacher of the vinaya, also from 禪師 a teacher of the Intuitive school.

唱導


唱导

see styles
chàng dǎo
    chang4 dao3
ch`ang tao
    chang tao
 shoudou / shodo
    しょうどう
(noun, transitive verb) (1) leading (movement, revolution, etc.); guiding; (noun, transitive verb) (2) {Buddh} instructing in Buddhism; converting (someone) to Buddhism; (noun, transitive verb) (3) (See 唱道) advocacy
To preach to people and lead them to conversion.

商機


商机

see styles
shāng jī
    shang1 ji1
shang chi
 shouki / shoki
    しょうき
business opportunity; commercial opportunity
business opportunity

善因

see styles
shàn yīn
    shan4 yin1
shan yin
 zenin
    ぜんいん
(Buddhism) good karma
{Buddh} (ant: 悪因) good cause (that will bring a good reward); good deed
Good causation, i.e. a good cause for a good effect.

善思

see styles
shàn sī
    shan4 si1
shan ssu
 zenshi
thoughtfulness; wholesome thinking (Buddhism)
wholesome thinking

善神

see styles
shàn shén
    shan4 shen2
shan shen
 zenshin
    ぜんしん
(1) (See 正法) good God; good deities; (2) {Buddh} true teachings of Buddha
The good devas, or spirits, who protect Buddhism, 8, 16, or 36 in number; the 8 are also called 善鬼神.

喇嘛

see styles
lǎ ma
    la3 ma5
la ma
 rama
    らま
lama, spiritual teacher in Tibetan Buddhism
(ateji / phonetic) (kana only) lama (tib: bla-ma)
Lama, the Lamaistic form of Buddhism found chiefly in Tibet, and Mongolia, and the smaller Himālayan States. In Tibet it is divided into two schools, the older one wearing red robes, the later, which was founded by Tson-kha-pa in the fifteenth century, wearing yellow; its chiefs are the Dalai Lama and the Panchen Lama, respectively.

喜感

see styles
xǐ gǎn
    xi3 gan3
hsi kan
comicality; comical; (Buddhism) joy

囘趣


回趣

see styles
huí qù
    hui2 qu4
hui ch`ü
    hui chü
 eshu
To turn from other things to Buddhism.

四土

see styles
sì tǔ
    si4 tu3
ssu t`u
    ssu tu
 shido
    しど
{Buddh} four realms (in Tendai Buddhism or Yogacara)
The four Buddha-kṣetra, or realms, of Tiantai: (1) 凡聖居同土 Realms where all classes dwell— men, devas, Buddhas, disciples, non-disciples; it has two divisions, the impure, e. g. this world, and the pure, e. g. the 'Western' pure-land. (2) 方便有餘土 Temporary realms, where the occupants have got rid of the evils of 見思 unenlightened views and thoughts, but still have to be reborn. (3) 實報無障礙土 Realms of permanent reward and freedom, for those who have attained bodhisattva rank. (4) 常寂光土 Realm of eternal rest and light (i. e. wisdom) and of eternal spirit (dharmakāya), the abode of Buddhas; but in reality all the others are included in this, and are only separated for convenience, sake.

四禪


四禅

see styles
sì chán
    si4 chan2
ssu ch`an
    ssu chan
 shizen
(四禪天) The four dhyāna heavens, 四靜慮 (四靜慮天), i. e. the division of the eighteen brahmalokas into four dhyānas: the disciple attains to one of these heavens according to the dhyāna he observes: (1) 初禪天 The first region, 'as large as one whole universe' comprises the three heavens, Brahma-pāriṣadya, Brahma-purohita, and Mahābrahma, 梵輔, 梵衆, and 大梵天; the inhabitants are without gustatory or olfactory organs, not needing food, but possess the other four of the six organs. (2) 二禪天 The second region, equal to 'a small chiliocosmos' 小千界, comprises the three heavens, according to Eitel, 'Parīttābha, Apramāṇābha, and Ābhāsvara, ' i. e. 少光 minor light, 無量光 infinite light, and 極光淨 utmost light purity; the inhabitants have ceased to require the five physical organs, possessing only the organ of mind. (3) 三禪天 The third region, equal to 'a middling chiliocosmos '中千界, comprises three heavens; Eitel gives them as Parīttaśubha, Apramāṇaśubha, and Śubhakṛtsna, i. e. 少淨 minor purity, 無量淨 infinite purity, and 徧淨 universal purity; the inhabitants still have the organ of mind and are receptive of great joy. (4) 四禪天 The fourth region, equal to a great chiliocosmos, 大千界, comprises the remaining nine brahmalokas, namely, Puṇyaprasava, Anabhraka, Bṛhatphala, Asañjñisattva, Avṛha, Atapa, Sudṛśa, Sudarśana, and Akaniṣṭha (Eitel). The Chinese titles are 福生 felicitous birth, 無雲 cloudless, 廣果 large fruitage, 無煩 no vexations, atapa is 無熱 no heat, sudṛśa is 善見 beautiful to see, sudarśana is 善現 beautiful appearing, two others are 色究竟 the end of form, and 無想天 the heaven above thought, but it is difficult to trace avṛha and akaniṣṭha; the inhabitants of this fourth region still have mind. The number of the dhyāna heavens differs; the Sarvāstivādins say 16, the 經 or Sutra school 17, and the Sthavirāḥ school 18. Eitel points out that the first dhyāna has one world with one moon, one mem, four continents, and six devalokas; the second dhyāna has 1, 000 times the worlds of the first; the third has 1, 000 times the worlds of the second; the fourth dhyāna has 1, 000 times those of the third. Within a kalpa of destruction 壞劫 the first is destroyed fifty-six times by fire, the second seven by water, the third once by wind, the fourth 'corresponding to a state of absolute indifference' remains 'untouched' by all the other evolutions; when 'fate (天命) comes to an end then the fourth dhyāna may come to an end too, but not sooner'.

因修

see styles
yīn xiū
    yin1 xiu1
yin hsiu
 inshu
The practice of Buddhism as the 'cause' of Buddhahood.

因由

see styles
yīn yóu
    yin1 you2
yin yu
 inyu
    いんゆ
reason; cause; predestined relationship (Buddhism)
(n,vs,vi) cause
to be owing to

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