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モブ

see styles
 mobu
    モブ
(1) mob; (2) {comp} minor character (in computer games, from mobile object)

一味

see styles
yī wèi
    yi1 wei4
i wei
 ichimi
    いちみ
persistently; stubbornly; blindly
(1) clan; partisans; conspirators; gang; ring; crew; (n,vs,vi) (2) participation (e.g. in a plot); (3) one flavour; one charm; (4) one ingredient (in traditional Chinese medicine); (5) {Buddh} universality (of the teachings of Buddha); (given name) Kazumi
One, or the same flavour, kind or character, i.e. the Buddha's teaching.

一地

see styles
yī dì
    yi1 di4
i ti
 ichiji
    いちぢ
(personal name) Ichiji
The one ground; the same ground; the Buddha-nature of all living beings i.e. as all the plants grow out of the one ground, so all good character and works grow from the one Buddha-nature.

一如

see styles
yī rú
    yi1 ru2
i ju
 ichinyo
    いちにょ
to be just like
oneness; (personal name) Kazuyuki
The one ru, i.e. the bhūtatathatā, or absolute, as the norm and essence of life. The 眞如 true suchness, or true character, or reality; the 法性 nature of things or beings. The whole of things as they are, or seem; a cosmos; a species; things of the same order. Name of a celebrated monk, Yiru. V. 一眞; 一實.

一字

see styles
yī zì
    yi1 zi4
i tzu
 ichiji
    いちじ
in a row; in a line
(one) letter; (one) character
One word; a magic or esoteric word.

一文

see styles
 ichimon
    いちもん
(1) tiny amount of money; a penny; a cent; a farthing; (2) one letter; one character; (3) (hist) (See 文・1) one mon (unit of currency); (given name) Kazufumi

万俟

see styles
mò qí
    mo4 qi2
mo ch`i
    mo chi
two-character surname Moqi

万子

see styles
 manko
    まんこ
(mahj) (kana only) character tiles (chi:); (surname, female given name) Manko

三体

see styles
 santai
    さんたい
the three character styles: square and semicursive and grass; (wk) The Three-Body Problem (2008 novel and subsequent adaptations)

三德

see styles
sān dé
    san1 de2
san te
 santoku
The three virtues or powers, of which three groups are given below. (1) (a) 法身德 The virtue or potency of the Buddha's eternal, spiritual body, the dharmakāya; (b) 般若德 of his prājñā, or wisdom, knowing all things in their reality; (c) 解脫德 of his freedom from all bonds and his sovereign Iiberty. Each of these has the four qualities of 常, 樂我, 淨eternity, joy, personality, and purity; v. 漫涅槃經 (2) (a) 智德 The potency of his perfect knowledge; (b) 斷德 of his cutting off all illusion and perfecting of supreme nirvāṇa; the above two are 自利 for his own advantage; (c) 恩德 of his universal grace and salvation, which 利他 bestows the benefits he has acquired on others. (3) (a) 因圓德 The perfection of his causative or karmic works during his three great kalpas of preparation; (b) 果圓德 the perfection of the fruit, or results in his own character and wisdom; (c) 恩圓德 the perfection of his grace in the salvation of others.

三性

see styles
sān xìng
    san1 xing4
san hsing
 sanshō
The three types of character 善, 惡, 無記 good, bad and undefinable, or neutral; v. 唯識論 5. Also, 徧依圓三性 the three aspects of the nature of a thing— partial, as when a rope is mistaken for a snake; only partly reliable, i.e. incomplete inference, as when it is considered as mere hemp; all around, or perfect, when content, form, etc., are all considered.

三輩


三辈

see styles
sān bèi
    san1 bei4
san pei
 sanpai
The three ranks of those who reach the Pure Land of Amitābha: superior i.e. monks and nuns who become enlightened and devote themselves to invocation of the Buddha of boundless age; medium, i.e. laymen of similar character who do pious deeds; inferior, i.e. laymen less perfect than the last.

上根

see styles
shàng gēn
    shang4 gen1
shang ken
 kamine
    かみね
(place-name, surname) Kamine
A man of superior character or capacity, e.g. with superior organs of sight, hearing, etc.

下根

see styles
xià gēn
    xia4 gen1
hsia ken
 shimone
    しもね
(place-name, surname) Shimone
Those (born) with base character, or of low capacity.

下駄

see styles
 geta(p); geta
    げた(P); ゲタ
(1) geta; traditional Japanese wooden sandal; (2) {print} (printed as 〓, resembling the teeth of a geta) (See 伏せ字・2) turn (in set-type proofing); upside-down character; (3) {go} (esp. ゲタ) net; geta; (surname) Shimoda

丘八

see styles
qiū bā
    qiu1 ba1
ch`iu pa
    chiu pa
soldier (from the two components of the 兵 character) (derog.)

中点

see styles
 nakaten
    なかてん
    chuuten / chuten
    ちゅうてん
middle dot (typographical symbol used between parallel terms, names in katakana, etc.); full-stop mark at mid-character height; interpoint (interword separation); (1) middle point; median point; (2) middle dot (typographical symbol used between parallel terms, names in katakana, etc.); full-stop mark at mid-character height; interpoint (interword separation)

中黒

see styles
 nakaguro
    なかぐろ
(・) middle dot; centred period; full-stop mark at mid-character height; interpoint; symbol used for interword separation, between parallel terms, names in katakana, etc.; (place-name, surname) Nakaguro

主公

see styles
zhǔ gōng
    zhu3 gong1
chu kung
 shukou / shuko
    しゅこう
Your Highness; Your Majesty
(1) (archaism) master; (2) (archaism) main character; protagonist

主腦


主脑

see styles
zhǔ nǎo
    zhu3 nao3
chu nao
leader; the one in control; main (part, character etc)

乖戾

see styles
guāi lì
    guai1 li4
kuai li
perverse (behavior); disagreeable (character)

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.

亂碼


乱码

see styles
luàn mǎ
    luan4 ma3
luan ma
mojibake (nonsense characters displayed when software fails to render text according to its intended character encoding)

二善

see styles
èr shàn
    er4 shan4
erh shan
 futayoshi
    ふたよし
(surname) Futayoshi
The two good things, 定善 the good character that arises from meditation or contemplation mdash especially of the Pure Land; 散善 the good character attainable when, though not in meditation, one controls oneself in thought, word, and deed;. Also 未生善 the good character not yet evolved; and 已生善 the good character already evolved;. Also 事理善 goodness in theory and practice.

人格

see styles
rén gé
    ren2 ge2
jen ko
 jinkaku
    じんかく
personality; integrity; dignity
personality; character; individuality; personhood

人気

see styles
 ninki
    にんき
(noun - becomes adjective with の) (1) popularity; public favor; (2) condition (e.g. market); tone; character; nature

人氣


人气

see styles
rén qì
    ren2 qi4
jen ch`i
    jen chi
popularity; personality; character

人物

see styles
rén wù
    ren2 wu4
jen wu
 jinbutsu
    じんぶつ
person; personage; figure (esp. sb of importance); character (in a play, novel etc); figure painting (as a genre of traditional Chinese painting)
(1) person; character; figure; personage; man; woman; (2) one's character; one's personality; (3) able person; talented person
human possessions

人設


人设

see styles
rén shè
    ren2 she4
jen she
the design of a character (in games, manga etc) (abbr. for 人物設定|人物设定); (fig.) (a celebrity or other public figure's) image in the eyes of the public; public persona

人間


人间

see styles
rén jiān
    ren2 jian1
jen chien
 ningen
    にんげん
the human world; the earth
(1) human being; human; person; man; mankind; humankind; (2) character (of a person)
human being(s)

今音

see styles
jīn yīn
    jin1 yin1
chin yin
modern (i.e. not ancient) pronunciation of a Chinese character

仕手

see styles
 shite
    して
(1) doer; performer; (2) (kana only) protagonist (in noh or kyogen); hero; leading part; main character; (3) speculator (in trading)

令狐

see styles
líng hú
    ling2 hu2
ling hu
old place name (in present-day Linyi County 臨猗縣|临猗县[Lin2yi1 Xian4], Shanxi); two-character surname Linghu

伏字

see styles
 fuseji
    ふせじ
(irregular okurigana usage) (1) symbol used in place of a censored word (e.g. blank, circle, X, asterisk); (2) turn (in set-type proofing); upside-down character

体質

see styles
 taishitsu
    たいしつ
(1) constitution (physical); physical make-up; predisposition (to disease); disposition; tendency; (2) character (of a group, organization, etc.); innate characteristics; make-up; nature; culture

作字

see styles
 tsukuriji
    つくりじ
    sakuji
    さくじ
(1) (archaism) native Japanese kanji (esp. used during the Edo period); (2) made-up kanji; Chinese character of one's own creation; (3) creating a character with a group of people; (noun/participle) (1) designing a font; (2) creating a new character not currently available

作戒

see styles
zuò jiè
    zuo4 jie4
tso chieh
 sakai
Obedience to the commandments, external fulfillment of them; also called 表色, in contrast with 無作戒, 無表色 the inner grace; moral action in contrast with inner moral character.

侃直

see styles
 kanchoku
    かんちょく
(adjectival noun) (rare) firm and upright (character); (personal name) Tadanao

俗字

see styles
sú zì
    su2 zi4
su tzu
 zokuji
    ぞくじ
nonstandard form of a Chinese character
informal variant of a Chinese character; popular form of a Chinese character

修身

see styles
xiū shēn
    xiu1 shen1
hsiu shen
 shuushin / shushin
    しゅうしん
to cultivate one's moral character; (fashion) slim-fit; body-hugging
morals; ethics; moral training; (personal name) Masami
self-cultivation

個性


个性

see styles
gè xìng
    ge4 xing4
ko hsing
 kosei / kose
    こせい
individuality; personality
individuality; personality; quirk; idiosyncrasy; character; individual characteristic

倍角

see styles
 baikaku
    ばいかく
{comp} double size of character

倭訓

see styles
 wakun
    わくん
Japanese reading of a Chinese character

假借

see styles
jiǎ jiè
    jia3 jie4
chia chieh
to make use of; to use something as pretext; under false pretenses; under the guise of; masquerading as; lenient; tolerant; loan character (one of the Six Methods 六書|六书 of forming Chinese characters); character acquiring meanings by phonetic association; also called phonetic loan

偏旁

see styles
piān páng
    pian1 pang2
p`ien p`ang
    pien pang
 henbou / henbo
    へんぼう
component of a Chinese character (as the radical or the phonetic part)
(1) left and right kanji radicals; (2) (colloquialism) kanji radical positions

健者

see styles
 shitatakamono
    したたかもの
(1) strong-willed person; old hand; shrewd rascal; wily fox; desperate character; formidable woman; (2) strong man; brave man

傲骨

see styles
ào gǔ
    ao4 gu3
ao ku
lofty and unyielding character

僻字

see styles
 hekiji
    へきじ
(rare) rare character; rare kanji

入戲


入戏

see styles
rù xì
    ru4 xi4
ju hsi
(of an actor) to inhabit one's role; to become the character; (of an audience) to get involved in the drama

全角

see styles
 zenkaku
    ぜんかく
(noun - becomes adjective with の) (See 半角) em; em quad (printing); full-width character

八字

see styles
bā zì
    ba1 zi4
pa tzu
 yaji
    やじ
the character 8 or 八; birthdate characters used in fortune-telling
(surname) Yaji
The eight leading characters of the 聖行 chapter in the Nirvāṇa sūtra 生滅滅巳寂滅爲樂, the teaching of the sūtra is death, or nirvāṇa, as entry into joy.

公人

see styles
 koujin / kojin
    こうじん
public character; (personal name) Mikindo

公孫


公孙

see styles
gōng sūn
    gong1 sun1
kung sun
 kouson / koson
    こうそん
two-character surname Gongsun
(surname, given name) Kōson

共性

see styles
gòng xìng
    gong4 xing4
kung hsing
overall character

内字

see styles
 naiji
    ないじ
{comp} internal character

冷字

see styles
lěng zì
    leng3 zi4
leng tzu
obscure word; unfamiliar character

出世

see styles
chū shì
    chu1 shi4
ch`u shih
    chu shih
 shusse
    しゅっせ
to be born; to come into being; to withdraw from worldly affairs
(n,vs,vi) success in life; getting ahead; successful career; promotion; climbing the corporate ladder; eminence; (surname) Shutsuse
(1) Appearance in the world e. g. the Buddha's appearing. (2) To leave the world; a monk or nun. (3) Beyond, or outside this world, not of this world; of nirvana character.

切磋

see styles
qiē cuō
    qie1 cuo1
ch`ieh ts`o
    chieh tso
 sessa
    せっさ
to compare notes; to learn from one another
(noun/participle) polishing (stones); polishing (character)

初文

see styles
chū wén
    chu1 wen2
ch`u wen
    chu wen
archaic (and simpler) form of a Chinese character

別字


别字

see styles
bié zì
    bie2 zi4
pieh tzu
 betsuji
    べつじ
mispronounced or wrongly written character
different letter; different character; different spelling

別形

see styles
 bekkei / bekke
    べっけい
another form (of a character)

削字

see styles
 sakuji
    さくじ
(noun/participle) (1) designing a font; (2) creating a new character not currently available

剛烈


刚烈

see styles
gāng liè
    gang1 lie4
kang lieh
resolute and upright in character; unyielding; staunch

助字

see styles
 joji
    じょじ
auxiliary character (in kanbun)

助辞

see styles
 joji
    じょじ
(1) {ling} (See 助詞) particle (in Japanese); (2) {ling} (See 助詞,助動詞・1) auxiliary word (in Japanese; particles and auxiliary verbs); (3) {ling} (See 助字・じょじ) auxiliary character (in kanbun)

勁草


劲草

see styles
jìng cǎo
    jing4 cao3
ching ts`ao
    ching tsao
 keisou / keso
    けいそう
tough upright grass; (fig.) a staunch character who is loyal despite danger and hardship
wind-resistant blade of grass; resistant idea (metaphorically); (personal name) Keisou

勘能

see styles
 kannou / kanno
    かんのう
(noun or adjectival noun) (Buddhist term) patience; perseverance; fortitude

区点

see styles
 kuten
    くてん
{comp} Japanese character set row and column index

區位


区位

see styles
qū wèi
    qu1 wei4
ch`ü wei
    chü wei
geographical location; (computing) row-cell (i.e. the row 區|区[qu1] and cell 位[wei4] used to specify a character in a CJK character set)

十住

see styles
shí zhù
    shi2 zhu4
shih chu
 jū jū
The ten stages, or periods, in bodhisattva-wisdom, prajñā 般若, are the 十住; the merits or character attained are the 十地 q.v. Two interpretations may be given. In the first of these, the first four stages are likened to entry into the holy womb, the next four to the period of gestation, the ninth to birth, and the tenth to the washing or baptism with the water of wisdom, e.g. the baptism of a Kṣatriya prince. The ten stages are (1) 發心住 the purposive stage, the mind set upon Buddhahood; (2) 治地住 clear understanding and mental control; (3) 修行住 unhampered liberty in every direction; (4) 生貴住 acquiring the Tathāgata nature or seed; (5) 方便具足住 perfect adaptability and resemblance in self-development and development of others; (6) 正心住 the whole mind becoming Buddha-like; (7) 不退住 no retrogression, perfect unity and constant progress; (8) 童眞住 as a Buddha-son now complete; (9) 法王子住 as prince of the law; (10) 灌頂住 baptism as such, e.g. the consecration of kings. Another interpretation of the above is: (1) spiritual resolve, stage of śrota-āpanna; (2) submission to rule, preparation for Sakṛdāgāmin stage; (3) cultivation of virtue, attainment of Sakṛdāgāmin stage; (4) noble birth, preparation for the anāgāmin stage; (5) perfect means, attainment of anāgāmin stage; (6) right mind, preparation for arhatship; (7) no-retrogradation, the attainment of arhatship; (8) immortal youth, pratyekabuddhahood; (9) son of the law-king, the conception of bodhisattvahood; (10) baptism as the summit of attainment, the conception of Buddhahood.

十來


十来

see styles
shí lái
    shi2 lai2
shih lai
 torai
    とらい
(female given name) Torai
(十來偈) The ten rhymes in "lai", a verse which expresses the Buddhist doctrine of moral determinism, i.e. that the position anyone now occupies is solely the result of his character in past lives; heredity and environment having nothing to do with his present condition, for, whether in prince or beggar, it is the reward of past deeds. The upright from the forbearing come,
The poor from the mean and greedy come,
Those of high rank from worshippers come,
The low and common from the Prideful come,
Those who are dumb from slanderers come,
The blind and deaf from unbelievers come,
The long-lived from the merciful come,
The short-lived from life, takers come,
The deficient in faculties from command-breakers come,
The complete in faculties from command-keepers come.
端正者忍辱中來.
貧窮着樫貧中來.
高位者禮拜中來.
下賤者橋慢中來.
瘖啞者誹謗中來.
盲聾者不信中來.
長壽者慈悲中來.
短命者殺生中來.
諸根不具者破戒中來.
六根具足者持戒中來.

十問


十问

see styles
shí wèn
    shi2 wen4
shih wen
 jūmon
The ten questions to the Buddha, put into the mouth of Vajrapāṇi, which, with the answers given, form the basis of the 大日經. What is (or are) (1) the nature of the bodhi-mind? (2) its form or forms? (3) the mental stages requisite to attainment? (4) the difference between them? (5) the time required? (6) the character of the merits attained? (7) the activities or practices necessary? (8) the way of such practices? (9) the condition of the uncultivated and cultivated mind? (10) the difference between it and that of the follower of Yoga?

十字

see styles
shí zì
    shi2 zi4
shih tzu
 juuji / juji
    じゅうじ
cross road; cross-shaped; crucifix; the character ten
(adj-no,n) cross; crossed; cruciform; (personal name) Tsuji

半字

see styles
bàn zì
    ban4 zi4
pan tzu
 hanji
Half a character'; a letter of the alphabet. Hīnayāna is likened to half-word, Mahāyāna to a 滿字 complete word; hence 半字教 is Hīnayāna.

南郭

see styles
nán guō
    nan2 guo1
nan kuo
 nankaku
    なんかく
two-character surname Nanguo
(personal name) Nankaku

単字

see styles
 tanji
    たんじ
individual character; individual letter; one character; one letter

印字

see styles
 inji
    いんじ
(noun, transitive verb) (1) printing (text or symbols); typing; (2) printed character; typed character; (3) character carved onto a seal

原形

see styles
yuán xíng
    yuan2 xing2
yüan hsing
 genkei / genke
    げんけい
original shape; true appearance (under the disguise); true character
original form; base form

双喜

see styles
 souki / soki
    そうき
(represented by the 囍 character) double happiness (Chinese ornamental symbol)

反切

see styles
fǎn qiè
    fan3 qie4
fan ch`ieh
    fan chieh
 hansetsu
    はんせつ
traditional system expressing the phonetic value of a Chinese character using two other characters, the first for the initial consonant, the second for the rhyme and tone
fanqie; traditional Chinese spelling system in which two characters are used: the first one for the onset, the second one for rhyme and tone
The system of indicating the initial and final sounds of a character by two others, ascribed to Sun Yen 孫炎 in the third century A D., arising out of the translit. of Sanskrit terms in Buddhist translation.

口訣


口诀

see styles
kǒu jué
    kou3 jue2
k`ou chüeh
    kou chüeh
 kuketsu
mnemonic chant; rhyme for remembering (arithmetic tables, character stroke order etc)
Orally transmitted decisions or instructions.

古字

see styles
gǔ zì
    gu3 zi4
ku tzu
 koji
    こじ
ancient character; archaic form of a Chinese character
ancient character (esp. Chinese); ancient writing; (surname) Furuji

古音

see styles
gǔ yīn
    gu3 yin1
ku yin
 koon
    こおん
ancient (esp. pre-Qin) pronunciation of a Chinese character; classical speech sounds
ko-on; ancient reading; reading of a kanji based on Zhou, Han and Wei dynasty Chinese

合體


合体

see styles
hé tǐ
    he2 ti3
ho t`i
    ho ti
to combine; combination; composite character (i.e. a synonym of 合體字|合体字[he2 ti3 zi4]); (of clothes) to be a good fit

同字

see styles
 douji / doji
    どうじ
the same character

名宣

see styles
 nanori
    なのり
(irregular kanji usage) self-introduction (of a character in noh theatre)

吳用


吴用

see styles
wú yòng
    wu2 yong4
wu yung
Wu Yong, character of 水滸傳|水浒传[Shui3 hu3 Zhuan4], nicknamed Resourceful Star 智多星[Zhi4 duo1 xing1]

命梵

see styles
mìng fàn
    ming4 fan4
ming fan
 myōbon
Life and honour, i. e. perils to life and perils to noble character.

和訓

see styles
 wakun
    わくん
Japanese reading of a Chinese character; (given name) Wakun

品德

see styles
pǐn dé
    pin3 de2
p`in te
    pin te
 hontoku
moral character
virtue

品性

see styles
pǐn xìng
    pin3 xing4
p`in hsing
    pin hsing
 hinsei / hinse
    ひんせい
nature; characteristic; moral character
character

品格

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pǐn gé
    pin3 ge2
p`in ko
    pin ko
 hinkaku
    ひんかく
one's character; fret (on fingerboard of lute or guitar)
dignity; quality; grace; panache; level

品節


品节

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pǐn jié
    pin3 jie2
p`in chieh
    pin chieh
character; integrity

品質


品质

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pǐn zhì
    pin3 zhi4
p`in chih
    pin chih
 hinshitsu
    ひんしつ
character; intrinsic quality (of a person); quality (of a product or service, or as in "quality of life", "air quality" etc)
quality (of a product or a service)

善玉

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 zendama
    ぜんだま
(1) (See 悪玉) good person; good guy; (2) (hist) (orig. meaning) character with a round white head on which the character "good" is written (common in Edo-period prints)

單字


单字

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dān zì
    dan1 zi4
tan tzu
single Chinese character; word (in a foreign language)

嘘字

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 usoji
    うそじ
incorrect character

回車


回车

see styles
huí chē
    hui2 che1
hui ch`e
    hui che
to turn a vehicle around; (computing) "carriage return" character; the "Enter" key; to hit the "Enter" key

因性

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yīn xìng
    yin1 xing4
yin hsing
 inshō
causative; having the character of causation

因相

see styles
yīn xiàng
    yin1 xiang4
yin hsiang
 insō
Causation; one of the three forms or characteristics of the ālayavijñāna, the character of the origin of all things.

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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