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二百

see styles
 tsugio
    つぎお
two hundred; 200; (given name) Tsugio

五天

see styles
wǔ tiān
    wu3 tian1
wu t`ien
    wu tien
 goten
    ごてん
(surname) Goten
五天竺; The five regions of India, north, south, east, west, and central; v. 西域記.; (五天子) Five devas in the Garbhadhātumaṇḍala located in the north-east. Also 五乘居天 (or 五乘居衆 ); 五那含天子.

五山

see styles
wǔ shān
    wu3 shan1
wu shan
 goyama
    ごやま
(rare) five most important temples of a region; (surname) Goyama
Five mountains and monasteries: (1) in India, sacred because of their connection with the Buddha: 鞞婆羅跋怒 Vaibhāra-vana; 薩多般那求呵 Saptaparṇaguhā; 因陀羅勢羅求呵 Indraśailaguhā; 薩簸恕魂直迦鉢婆羅 Sarpiṣ kuṇḍikā-prāgbhāra; 耆闍崛 Gṛdhrakūṭa; (2) in China, established during the Five Dynasties and the Southern Sung dynasty, on the analogy of those in India; three at Hangzhou at 徑山 Jingshan, 北山 Beishan, and 南山 Nanshan and two at Ningbo at 阿育王山 King Aśoka Shan and 太白山 Taiboshan. Later the Yuan dynasty established one at 全陵 Chin Ling, the 天界大龍翔隻慶寺 which became chief of these under the Ming dynasty.

五方

see styles
wǔ fāng
    wu3 fang1
wu fang
 gohou / goho
    ごほう
the five regions: the east, south, west, north and center; all parts; China and the lands beyond its frontiers
five directions (center, north, south, east, and west)

京地

see styles
 kyouchi / kyochi
    きょうち
former capital region (i.e. Kyoto and its environs); (surname) Kyōchi

人狐

see styles
 hitogitsune; ninko
    ひとぎつね; にんこ
fox spirit that possesses people (typical of the Chūgoku region)

他州

see styles
 tashuu / tashu
    たしゅう
another state; different region

他教

see styles
 takyou / takyo
    たきょう
other religions; other teachings

伊倫


伊伦

see styles
yī lún
    yi1 lun2
i lun
Irun (city in Basque region of Spain)

伎央

see styles
 gio
    ぎお
(female given name) Gio

伝染

see styles
 densen
    でんせん
(n,vs,vi) contagion; infection

佛刹

see styles
fó chà
    fo2 cha4
fo ch`a
    fo cha
 bussetsu
buddhakṣetra. 佛紇差怛羅 Buddha realm, land or country; see also 佛土, 佛國. The term is absent from Hīnayāna. In Mahāyāna it is the spiritual realm acquired by one who reaches perfect enlightenment, where he instructs all beings born there, preparing them for enlightenment. In the schools where Mahāyāna adopted an Ādi-Buddha, these realms or Buddha-fields interpenetrated each other, since they were coexistent with the universe. There are two classes of Buddhakṣetra: (1) in the Vairocana Schools, regarded as the regions of progress for the righteous after death; (2) in the Amitābha Schools, regarded as the Pure Land; v. McGovern, A Manual of Buddhist Philosophy, pp. 70-2.

佛樹


佛树

see styles
fó shù
    fo2 shu4
fo shu
 butsuju
bodhidruma; 道樹 the Bodhi-tree under which Śākyamuni obtained enlightenment or became Buddha, Ficus religiosa.

信教

see styles
xìn jiào
    xin4 jiao4
hsin chiao
 michinori
    みちのり
religious belief; to practice a faith; to be religious
religious belief; faith; (personal name) Michinori

信越

see styles
 shinetsu
    しんえつ
region on Japan Sea side of Japan west of Tokyo; Nagano and Niigata; (place-name, surname) Shin'etsu

修士

see styles
xiū shì
    xiu1 shi4
hsiu shih
 shuuji / shuji
    しゅうじ
member of religious order; frater
master's (degree); (given name) Shuuji

修會


修会

see styles
xiū huì
    xiu1 hui4
hsiu hui
religious order

修道

see styles
xiū dào
    xiu1 dao4
hsiu tao
 nagamichi
    ながみち
to practice Daoism
(n,vs,vi) learning; studying the fine arts; (given name) Nagamichi
To cultivate the way of religion; be religious; the way of self-cultivation. In the Hīnayāna the stage from anāgāmin to arhat; in Mahāyāna one of the bodhisattva stages.

傳染


传染

see styles
chuán rǎn
    chuan2 ran3
ch`uan jan
    chuan jan
to infect; contagious

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.

僧号

see styles
 sougou / sogo
    そうごう
priest's religious name

儀礼

see styles
 girei / gire
    ぎれい
(1) courtesy; etiquette; formality; protocol; (2) (religious) observance; ritual; rite; (given name) Girei

先知

see styles
xiān zhī
    xian1 zhi1
hsien chih
 senchi
    せんち
a person of foresight; (religion) a prophet
(noun/participle) foresight; speedy comprehension
to first know

入信

see styles
rù xìn
    ru4 xin4
ju hsin
 nyuushin / nyushin
    にゅうしん
(n,vs,vi) entering a faith; joining a religion
To believe, or enter into belief.

入教

see styles
rù jiào
    ru4 jiao4
ju chiao
to join a religion

內法


内法

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

全域

see styles
quán yù
    quan2 yu4
ch`üan yü
    chüan yü
 zeniki
    ぜんいき
the entire area; the entire domain; global; domain-wide
(1) the whole area; the entire region; all parts (of); (2) the whole field (of study); every field; the whole gamut

八天

see styles
bā tiān
    ba1 tian1
pa t`ien
    pa tien
 hatten
    はってん
(given name) Hatten
The eight devalokas, i.e. four dhyāna devalokas of the region of form, and four arūpalokas; 四禪天 and 四空處.

八慢

see styles
bā màn
    ba1 man4
pa man
 hachiman
The eight kinds of pride, māna, arrogance, or self-conceit, 如慢 though inferior, to think oneself equal to others (in religion); 慢慢 to think oneself superior among manifest superiors; 不如慢 to think oneself not so much inferior among manifest superiors; 增上慢 to think one has attained more than is the fact, or when it is not the fact; 我慢 self-superiority, or self-sufficiency; 邪慢 pride in false views, or doings; 憍慢 arrogance; 大慢 extreme arrogance.

八法

see styles
bā fǎ
    ba1 fa3
pa fa
 happō
eight methods of treatment (TCM)
The eight dharmas, things, or methods. There are three groups: (1) idem 八風 q.v. (2) 四大and 四微 q.v. (3) The eight essential things, i.e. 教 instruction, 理 doctrine, 智 knowledge or wisdom attained, 斷 cutting away of delusion, 行 practice of the religious life, 位 progressive status, 因 producing 果 the fruit of saintliness. Of these 教理行果 are known as the 四法.

八部

see styles
bā bù
    ba1 bu4
pa pu
 yabe
    やべ
(abbreviation) {Buddh} (See 八部衆) the eight legions (devas, nagas, yaksas, gandharvas, asuras, garudas, kimnaras, mahoragas); (surname) Yabe
(八部衆) The eight classes of supernatural beings in the Lotus sūtra: 天 deva, 龍 nāga, 夜叉yakṣa, 乾闥婆 gandharva, 阿修羅 asura, 迦樓羅 garuḍa, 緊那羅 kinnara, 摩喉羅迦 mahoraga. Also called 天龍八部 and 龍神八部.

冷帯

see styles
 reitai / retai
    れいたい
{geogr} (See 亜寒帯) subarctic zone; subpolar region

凡塵


凡尘

see styles
fán chén
    fan2 chen2
fan ch`en
    fan chen
 bonjin
mundane world (in religious context); this mortal coil
mundane world

凪生

see styles
 nagio
    なぎお
(personal name) Nagio

凪男

see styles
 nagio
    なぎお
(personal name) Nagio

出境

see styles
chū jìng
    chu1 jing4
ch`u ching
    chu ching
to leave a country or region; outbound (tourism)

出尖

see styles
chū jiān
    chu1 jian1
ch`u chien
    chu chien
out of the ordinary; outstanding; egregious

出隊


出队

see styles
chū duì
    chu1 dui4
ch`u tui
    chu tui
 zuitai
outstanding, of outstanding ability, egregious, standing forth.

分野

see styles
fēn yě
    fen1 ye3
fen yeh
 wakeno
    わけの
dividing line between distinct realms; boundary; field-allocation (in Chinese astrology, the association between celestial regions and corresponding terrestrial realms)
field; sphere; realm; division; branch; (surname) Wakeno

初祖

see styles
chū zǔ
    chu1 zu3
ch`u tsu
    chu tsu
 hatsuso
    はつそ
(rare) the first generation of a family; school (of thought) or religious sect; (surname) Hatsuso
founder

別境


别境

see styles
bié jìng
    bie2 jing4
pieh ching
 bekkyō
Different realms, regions, states, or conditions.

別当

see styles
 betsutou / betsuto
    べつとう
(1) groom; footman; stableman; equerry; (2) steward; intendant; (3) (archaism) head of an institution, esp. religious; head of one institution serving also as the head of another; (place-name) Betsutou

別衆


别众

see styles
bié zhòng
    bie2 zhong4
pieh chung
 besshu
For a monk schismatically or perversely to separate himself in religious duties from his fellow-monks is called duṣkṛta, an offence or wickedness, v. 突吉羅.

務め

see styles
 tsutome
    つとめ
(1) service; duty; business; responsibility; task; (2) Buddhist religious services

勤め

see styles
 tsutome
    つとめ
(1) service; duty; business; responsibility; task; (2) Buddhist religious services

勤行

see styles
qín xíng
    qin2 xing2
ch`in hsing
    chin hsing
 gongyou / gongyo
    ごんぎょう
(n,vs,vi) {Buddh} religious service
Diligently going forward, zealous conduct, devoted to service, worship, etc.

勧化

see styles
 kange
    かんげ
(noun, transitive verb) religious-fund soliciting; Buddhist preaching

化境

see styles
huà jìng
    hua4 jing4
hua ching
 kekyō
The region, condition, or environment of Buddha instruction or conversion: similar to 化土.

北国

see styles
 hotsukoku
    ほつこく
(1) northern country; (2) northern provinces; northern regions; northland; (surname) Hotsukoku

北部

see styles
běi bù
    bei3 bu4
pei pu
 hokubu
    ほくぶ
northern part
(noun - becomes adjective with の) northern part; the north (of a region); (place-name, surname) Hokubu

北陸

see styles
 hokuriku
    ほくりく
Hokuriku region (of Honshu; incl. Niigata, Toyama, Ishikawa and Fukui prefectures); (place-name, surname) Hokuriku

匯差


汇差

see styles
huì chā
    hui4 cha1
hui ch`a
    hui cha
difference in exchange rates in different regions

区快

see styles
 kukai
    くかい
(abbreviation) (See 区間快速) Regional Rapid Service (JR West); Section Rapid Service

區域


区域

see styles
qū yù
    qu1 yu4
ch`ü yü
    chü yü
area; region; district
See: 区域

區處


区处

see styles
qū chù
    qu1 chu4
ch`ü ch`u
    chü chu
(literary) dwelling; residence; (Tw) regional office of a company

十心

see styles
shí xīn
    shi2 xin1
shih hsin
 jisshin
The ten kinds of heart or mind; there are three groups. One is from the 止觀 4, minds ignorant and dark; affected by evil companions; not following the good; doing evil in thought, word, deed; spreading evil abroad; unceasingly wicked; secret sin; open crime; utterly shameless; denying cause and effect (retribution)―all such must remain in the flow 流 of reincarnation. The second group (from the same book) is the 逆流 the mind striving against the stream of perpetual reincarnation; it shows itself in devout faith, shame (for sin), fear (of wrong-doing), repentance and confession, reform, bodhi (i.e. the bodhisattva mind), doing good, maintaining the right law, thinking on all the Buddhas, meditation on the void (or, the unreality of sin). The third is the 眞言 group from the 大日經疏 3; the "seed" heart (i.e. the original good desire), the sprout (under Buddhist religious influence), the bud, leaf, flower, fruit, its serviceableness; the child-heart, the discriminating heart, the heart of settled judgment (or resolve).

南方

see styles
nán fāng
    nan2 fang1
nan fang
 minamigata
    みなみがた
south; southern direction; (in China) southern regions, often referring to areas south of the Yangtze River
(noun - becomes adjective with の) (1) the south; southward; southern direction; (2) countries in the south (esp. Southeast Asia and the pre-WWII South Pacific Mandate); (place-name) Minamigata
The southern quarter; south.

南部

see styles
nán bù
    nan2 bu4
nan pu
 minamibe
    みなみべ
southern part
southern part; the south (of a region); (surname) Minamibe

単立

see styles
 tanritsu
    たんりつ
(rare) establishing something (e.g. a company or a religious order) by oneself; company or religious order founded in such a way

参り

see styles
 mairi
    まいり
(n-suf,n) visit (to a religious site, e.g. shrine, temple, grave)

口吻

see styles
kǒu wěn
    kou3 wen3
k`ou wen
    kou wen
 koufun / kofun
    こうふん
tone of voice; connotation in intonation; accent (regional etc); snout; muzzle; lips; protruding portion of an animal's face
(1) way of speaking; intimation; (2) (See 口先・くちさき・2) lips; mouth; snout; proboscis

右奥

see styles
 migioku
    みぎおく
(noun - becomes adjective with の) (See 左奥) rear right (corner, etc.); on the right and at the end; right-hand side and at the back

各地

see styles
gè dì
    ge4 di4
ko ti
 kakuchi
    かくち
in all parts of (a country); various regions
each place; every place; various places; all parts (of the country, world, etc.)

同行

see styles
tóng xíng
    tong2 xing2
t`ung hsing
    tung hsing
 doukou / doko
    どうこう
to journey together
(n,vs,vi) (1) accompanying (someone); going with; travelling together; (2) the same bank; the said bank
Those who are practising religion together.

名門


名门

see styles
míng mén
    ming2 men2
ming men
 meimon / memon
    めいもん
famous family; prestigious house
(noun - becomes adjective with の) (1) noted family; noble family; (noun - becomes adjective with の) (2) (See 名門校・めいもんこう) prestigious school, organization, business, etc.

命門


命门

see styles
mìng mén
    ming4 men2
ming men
(TCM) the right kidney; (TCM) acupuncture point GV-4, midway between the kidneys; the region between the kidneys; the eyes; (fortune-telling) the temples; (fig.) most critical or vulnerable point

商圏

see styles
 shouken / shoken
    しょうけん
business region; marketing area; commercial sphere; trading area; region in which a business operates

善友

see styles
shàn yǒu
    shan4 you3
shan yu
 yoshitomo
    よしとも
(rare) good friend; (personal name) Yoshitomo
kalyāṇamitra, 'a friend of virtue, a religious counsellor,' M. W.; a friend in the good life, or one who stimulates to goodness.

四佛

see styles
sì fó
    si4 fo2
ssu fo
 shi butsu
Four of the Five Dhyāni-Buddhas. i.e. the four regional Buddhas; they are variously stated. The 金光明經 gives E. 阿閦; S. 寳相; W. 無量壽; N. 微妙聲. The 大日經 gives E. 寳幢; S. 大勤勇遍覺華開敷; W. 仁勝 (i. e. 無量壽); N. 不動, i. e. 鼓音如來. The 金剛頂經 gives 不動; 寳生; 觀自在, and 不 空 成就如來. v. 五智如來.

四依

see styles
sì yī
    si4 yi1
ssu i
 shi e
The four necessaries, or things on which the religious rely. (1) 行四依 The four of ascetic practitioners— rag clothing; begging for food; sitting under trees; purgatives and diuretics as moral and spiritual means; these are also termed 四聖種. (2) 法四依 The four of the dharma: i. e. the truth, which is eternal, rather than man, even its propagator; the sutras of perfect meaning i. e. of the 道實相 the truth of the 'middle' way; the meaning, or spirit, not the letter; wisdom 智, i.e. Buddha-wisdom rather than mere knowledge 識. There are other groups. Cf. 四事.

四旁

see styles
sì páng
    si4 pang2
ssu p`ang
    ssu pang
nearby regions

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'.

回心

see styles
 kaishin
    かいしん
(n,vs,vi) (religious) conversion (esp. to Christianity)

因地

see styles
yīn dì
    yin1 di4
yin ti
 inchi
The causal ground, fundamental cause; the state of practising the Buddha-religion which leads to the 果地 or resulting Buddhahood.

国教

see styles
 kokkyou / kokkyo
    こっきょう
state religion; official religion; established religion

国方

see styles
 kunikata
    くにかた
(See 国元) one's hometown; one's birthplace; one's native region; (surname) Kunikata

国柄

see styles
 kunitsuka
    くにつか
national character; regional character; (surname) Kunitsuka

国造

see styles
 kuninomiyakko
    くにのみやっこ
regional administrator (pre-Taika hereditary title); (personal name) Kuninomiyakko

國教


国教

see styles
guó jiào
    guo2 jiao4
kuo chiao
 koku kyō
state religion

圏内

see styles
 kennai
    けんない
(See 圏外) inside (a region, area, etc.); within the range (of); within the sphere (of influence, etc.)

圏外

see styles
 kengai
    けんがい
(See 圏内) outside (a region, area, etc.); out of range (of a mobile network, radar, etc.); outside the sphere (of influence, etc.); out of contention; out of reach

土地

see styles
tǔ di
    tu3 di5
t`u ti
    tu ti
 dochi
    どち
local god; genius loci
(1) plot of land; lot; soil; (2) locality; region; place; (surname) Dochi
earth

土着

see styles
 dochaku
    どちゃく
(n,vs,vi) (1) indigenousness; being native (to a region); settling (of people); (can be adjective with の) (2) native; indigenous; aboriginal

在教

see styles
zài jiào
    zai4 jiao4
tsai chiao
to be a believer (in a religion, esp. Islam)

地区

see styles
 chiku
    ちく
district; area; zone; quarter; section; region

地區


地区

see styles
dì qū
    di4 qu1
ti ch`ü
    ti chü
region; area (informal or geographical term); prefecture (in China's administrative system)
See: 地区

地域

see styles
dì yù
    di4 yu4
ti yü
 chiiki / chiki
    ちいき
area; district; region
area; region; district; locality

地帯

see styles
 chitai
    ちたい
zone; area; belt; region

地民

see styles
 jimin; chimin
    じみん; ちみん
(obscure) (See 地元民) citizens of a local area or region

地縁

see styles
 chien
    ちえん
territorial relationship; regional bond

地銀

see styles
 chigin
    ちぎん
(abbreviation) (See 地方銀行・ちほうぎんこう) regional bank

坂東

see styles
 bandou / bando
    ばんどう
(See 関東地方) Bandō; former name of the Kantō region; (place-name, surname) Bandou

塵世


尘世

see styles
chén shì
    chen2 shi4
ch`en shih
    chen shih
 jinse
(religion) this mortal life; the mundane world
defiled realm

境地

see styles
jìng dì
    jing4 di4
ching ti
 sakaichi
    さかいち
circumstances
(1) state (of mind); mental state; emotional condition; (2) field (of activity); (3) one's lot; circumstance; situation in life; (4) (orig. meaning) place; region; area; land; (surname) Sakaichi
condition

境界

see styles
jìng jiè
    jing4 jie4
ching chieh
 kyoukai / kyokai
    きょうかい
boundary; state; realm
boundary; border; limit; bounds; frontier
Sphere, region, realm, as 境.

壞道


坏道

see styles
huài dào
    huai4 dao4
huai tao
 edō
To destroy the truth, or the religion, e.g. by evil conduct.

外教

see styles
wài jiào
    wai4 jiao4
wai chiao
 gaikyou; gekyou / gaikyo; gekyo
    がいきょう; げきょう
foreign teacher (abbr. for 外國教師|外国教师); greenhorn; novice; amateurish; religion other than Buddhism (term used by Buddhists)
(1) (がいきょう only) foreign religion (esp. Christianity); (2) {Buddh} (esp. げきょう) (ant: 内教) religion other than Buddhism
non-Buddhist teachings

大梵

see styles
dà fàn
    da4 fan4
ta fan
 daibon
Mahābrāhmaṇas; the third Brahmaloka, the third region of the first dhyāna. Mahābrahman; the great Brahma, 大梵天; it is also a title of one of the six Guanyin of the Tiantai sect.

大歌

see styles
 oouta / oota
    おおうた
(hist) court song sung at religious services and celebratory events

天外

see styles
tiān wài
    tian1 wai4
t`ien wai
    tien wai
 tenge
    てんげ
beyond the earth; outer space
beyond the heavens; farthest regions; furthest regions; (surname) Tenge

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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