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九業


九业

see styles
jiǔ yè
    jiu3 ye4
chiu yeh
 kugō
The nine kinds of karma, i.e. the desire realm and the form realm each has conduct that causes karma, does not cause karma, or is neutral, making 6; in the formless realm there are non-causative deeds, neutrality, and immortality, making 9; 成實論 8.

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

see styles
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.

二受

see styles
èr shòu
    er4 shou4
erh shou
 niju
The dual receptivity or karma of pleasure and pain, the physical and the mental, i.e. 身 and 心.

二報


二报

see styles
èr bào
    er4 bao4
erh pao
 nihō
The dual reward. (1) 依報 or 依果 The material environment on which a person depends, resulting from former karma, e.g. country, house, property, etc. (2) 正報 or 正果 his direct reward, i. e. his body, or person.

二果

see styles
èr guǒ
    er4 guo3
erh kuo
 nika
Sakṛdāgāmin; v. 裟 and 斯. The second "fruit" of the four kinds of Hīnayāna arhats, who have only once more to return to mortality. Also the two kinds of fruit or karma: (a) 習氣果 The good or evil characteristics resulting from habit or practice in a former existence; (b) 報果the pain or pleasure resulting (in this life) from the practices of a previous life.

二業


二业

see styles
èr yè
    er4 ye4
erh yeh
 nigyou / nigyo
    にぎょう
(archaism) restaurants and geisha establishments
Two classes of karma. (1) (a) 引業 leads to the 總報, i.e. the award as to the species into which one is to be born, e.g. men, gods, etc.; (6) 滿業 is the 別報 or fulfillment in detail, i.e. the kind or quality of being e.g. clever or stupid, happy or unhappy, etc. (2) (a) 善業 and (b) 惡業 Good and evil karma, resulting in happiness or misery. (3) (a) 助業 Aids to the karma of being reborn in Amitābha's Pure—land e. g. offerings, chantings, etc.; (b) 正業 thought and invocation of Amitābha with undivided mind, as the direct method.

二邊


二边

see styles
èr biān
    er4 bian1
erh pien
 nihen
(a) 有邊 That things exist; (6) 無邊 that since nothing is self-existent, things cannot be said to exist. (2) (a) 增益邊 The plus side, the common belief in a soul and permanence; (b) 損減邊 the minus side, that nothing exists even of karma. (3) (a) 斷邊見 and (b) 常邊見 annihilation and immortality; v. 見.

于闐


于阗

see styles
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.

五乘

see styles
wǔ shèng
    wu3 sheng4
wu sheng
 gojō
The five vehicles conveying to the karma reward which differs according to the vehicle: they are generally summed up as (1) 入乘 rebirth among men conveyed by observing the five commandments; (2) 天乘 among the devas by the ten forms of good action; (3) 聲聞乘 among the śrāvakas by the four noble truths; (4) 緣覺乘 among pratyekabuddhas by the twelve nidānas; (5) 菩薩乘 among the Buddhas and bodhisattvas by the six pāramitās 六度 q. v. Another division is the various vehicles of bodhisattvas; pratyekabuddhas; śrāvakas; general; and devas-and-men. Another is Hīnayāna Buddha, pratyekabuddhas, śrāvakas, the gods of the Brahma heavens, and those of the desire-realm. Another is Hīnayāna ordinary disciples: śrāvakas: pratyekabuddhas; bodhisattvas; and the one all-inclusive vehicle. And a sixth, of Tiantai, is for men; devas; śrāvakas-cum-pratyekabuddhas; bodhisattvas: and the Buddha-vehicle. The esoteric cult has: men, corresponding with earth; devas, with water: śrāvakas, with fire: pratyekabuddhas, with wind; and bodhisattvas, with 空 the 'void'.

五教

see styles
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.

五業


五业

see styles
wǔ yè
    wu3 ye4
wu yeh
 gogō
The five kinds of karma: of which the groups are numerous and differ.

五海

see styles
wǔ hǎi
    wu3 hai3
wu hai
 goumi / gomi
    ごうみ
(surname) Goumi
The five 'seas' or infinities seen in a vision by Puxian, v. 舊華嚴經 3, viz., (1) all worlds, (2) all the living, (3) universal karma, (4) the roots of desire and pleasure of all the living, (5) all the Buddhas, past, present, and future.

五濁


五浊

see styles
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

see styles
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.

五逆

see styles
wǔ nì
    wu3 ni4
wu ni
 gogyaku
    ごぎゃく
(1) {Buddh} five cardinal sins (killing one's father, killing one's mother, killing an arhat, shedding the blood of a Buddha, causing a schism within the sangha); (2) (hist) crime of killing one's master, father, grandfather, mother, or grandmother
pañcānantarya; 五無間業 The five rebellious acts or deadly sins, parricide, matricide, killing an arhat, shedding the blood of a Buddha, destroying the harmony of the sangha, or fraternity. The above definition is common both to Hīnayāna and Mahāyāna. The lightest of these sins is the first; the heaviest the last. II. Another group is: (1) sacrilege, such as destroying temples, burning sutras, stealing a Buddha's or a monk's things, inducing others to do so, or taking pleasure therein; (2) slander, or abuse of the teaching of śrāvaka s, pratyekabuddhas, or bodhisattvas; (3) ill-treatment or killing of a monk; (4) any one of the five deadly sins given above; (5) denial of the karma consequences of ill deeds, acting or teaching others accordingly, and unceasing evil life. III. There are also five deadly sins, each of which is equal to each of the first set of five: (1) violation of a mother, or a fully ordained nun; (2) killing a bodhisattva in a sangha; (5) destroying a Buddha's stūpa. IV. The five unpardonable sin of Devadatta who (1) destroyed the harmony of the community; (2) injured Śākyamuni with a stone, shedding his blood; (3) induced the king to let loose a rutting elephant to trample down Śākyamuni; (4) killed a nun; (5) put poison on his finger-nails and saluted Śākyamuni intending to destroy him thereby.

五通

see styles
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.

五障

see styles
wǔ zhàng
    wu3 zhang4
wu chang
 goshou / gosho
    ごしょう
(1) {Buddh} five hindrances (that prevent a woman from becoming a Buddha, a Brahmā, a Shakra, a devil king, or a wheel-turning king); five obstructions to women's attainment; (2) {Buddh} five hindrances (that impede ascetic practices; sensory desire, ill-will, sloth and torpor, restlessness and worry, doubt)
The five hindrances, or obstacles; also 五礙; 五雲. I. Of women, i. e. inability to become Brahma-kings, Indras, Māra-kings, Caikravarti-kings, or Buddhas. II. The hindrances to the five 五力 powers, i. e. (self-) deception a bar to faith, as sloth is to zeal, anger to remembrance, hatred to meditaton, and discontent to wisdom. III. The hindrances of (1) the passion-nature, e. g. original sin; (2) of karma caused in previous lives; (3) the affairs of life; (4) no friendly or competent preceptor; (5) partial knowledge.

五食

see styles
wǔ shí
    wu3 shi2
wu shih
 gojiki
The five kinds of spiritual food by which roots of goodness are nourished: correct thoughts; delight in the Law; pleasure in meditation; firm resolve, or vows of self-control; and deliverance from the karma of illusion.

仏女

see styles
 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

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

see styles
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

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

佛家

see styles
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

作業


作业

see styles
zuò yè
    zuo4 ye4
tso yeh
 sagyou / sagyo
    さぎょう
school assignment; homework; work; task; operation; CL:個|个[ge4]; to operate
(n,vs,vi) work; operation; task
Karma produced, i.e. by the action of body, words, and thought, which educe the kernel of the next rebirth.

作法

see styles
zuò fǎ
    zuo4 fa3
tso fa
 sahou(p); sakuhou / saho(p); sakuho
    さほう(P); さくほう
course of action; method of doing something; practice; modus operandi
(1) (さほう only) manners; etiquette; propriety; (2) manner of production (esp. of prose, poetry, etc.); way of making
Karma, which results from action, i.e. the "deeds" of body or mouth; to perform ceremonies.

依報


依报

see styles
yī bào
    yi1 bao4
i pao
 ehou / eho
    えほう
{Buddh} (See 正報) circumstantial retribution; circumstances (e.g. geographical, societal) one is born into because of karma in previous lives
v. 依正.

依業


依业

see styles
yī yè
    yi1 ye4
i yeh
 egō
karma-basis

依正

see styles
yī zhèng
    yi1 zheng4
i cheng
 yorimasa
    よりまさ
(personal name) Yorimasa
The two forms of karma resulting from one's past; 正報 being the resultant person, 依報 being the dependent condition or environment, e. g. country, family, possessions, etc.

信佛

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

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

元因

see styles
yuán yīn
    yuan2 yin1
yüan yin
 gan'in
原因 The original or fundamental cause which produces phenomena, e. g. karma, reincarnation, etc.; every cause has its fruit or consequences. The idea of cause and effect is a necessary condition of antecedent and consequence; it includes such relations as interaction, correlation, interdependence, co-ordination based on an intrinsic necessity.

先業


先业

see styles
xiān yè
    xian1 ye4
hsien yeh
 sengō
Karma from a previous life.

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.

六麤


六粗

see styles
liù cū
    liu4 cu1
liu ts`u
    liu tsu
 rokuso
The six 'coarser' stages arising from the 三細 or three finer stages which in turn are produced by original 無明, the unenlightened condition of ignorance; v. Awakening of Faith 起信論. They are the states of (1) 智相 knowledge or consciousness of like and dislike arising from mental conditions; (2) 相續相 consciousness of pain and pleasure resulting from the first, causing continuous responsive memory; (3) 執取相 attachment or clinging, arising from the last; (4) 計名字相 assigning names according to the seeming and unreal with fixation of ideas); (5) 起業 the consequent activity with all the variety of deeds; (6) 業繋苦相 the suffering resulting from being tied to deeds and their karma consequences.

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.

凡夫

see styles
fán fū
    fan2 fu1
fan fu
 bonpu
    ぼんぷ
common person; ordinary guy; mortal man
(1) ordinary person; (2) {Buddh} unenlightened person; (given name) Bonpu
The common people, the unenlightened, hoi polloi, a common fellow.; 波羅; 婆羅必栗託仡那; 婆羅必利他伽闍那 bālapṛthagjana. Everyman, the worldly man, the sinner. Explained by 異生 or 愚異生 one who is born different, or outside the Law of the Buddha, because of his karma.

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.

別業


别业

see styles
bié yè
    bie2 ye4
pieh yeh
 betsugyou / betsugyo
    べつぎょう
villa; another line of work
Differentiated karma (the cause of different resultant conditions); cf. 總業.

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.

助業


助业

see styles
zhù yè
    zhu4 ye4
chu yeh
 jogou / jogo
    じょごう
{Buddh} (See 浄土宗) auxiliary actions (in Jodo: recitation, observation, worship, praise and offering)
Auxiliary karma, i.e. deeds or works, e.g. reciting the sutras about the Pure Land, worship, praise, and offering, as additional to direct karma 正業, i.e. faith in Amitābha, expressed by constant thought of him and calling on his name.

劫數


劫数

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

勝報


胜报

see styles
shèng bào
    sheng4 bao4
sheng pao
 shōhō
    しょうほう
news of a victory
superior reward (for good karma)

勝業


胜业

see styles
shèng yè
    sheng4 ye4
sheng yeh
 katsunari
    かつなり
(personal name) Katsunari
Surpassing karma.

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.

十力

see styles
shí lì
    shi2 li4
shih li
 jūriki
Daśabala. The ten powers of Buddha, giving complete knowledge of: (1) what is right or wrong in every condition; (2) what is the karma of every being, past, present, and future; (3) all stages of dhyāna liberation, and samādhi; (4) the powers and faculties of all beings; (5) the desires, or moral direction of every being; (6) the actual condition of every individual; (7) the direction and consequence of all laws; (8) all causes of mortality and of good and evil in their reality; (9) the end of all beings and nirvāṇa; (10) the destruction of all illusion of every kind. See the 智度論 25 and the 倶舍論 29.

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.

十智

see styles
shí zhì
    shi2 zhi4
shih chih
 jū chi
The ten forms of understanding. I. Hīnayāna: (1) 世俗智 common understanding; (2) 法智 enlightened understanding, i.e. on the Four Truths in this life; (3) 類智 ditto, applied to the two upper realms 上二界; (4), (5), (6), (7) understanding re each of the Four Truths separately, both in the upper and lower realms, e.g. 苦智; (8) 他心智 understanding of the minds of others; (9) 盡智 the understanding that puts an end to all previous faith in or for self, i.e. 自信智; (10) 無生智 nirvāṇa wisdom; v. 倶舍論 26. II. Mahāyāna. A Tathāgatas ten powers of understanding or wisdom: (1) 三世智 perfect understanding of past, present, and future; (2) ditto of Buddha Law; (3) 法界無礙智 unimpeded understanding of the whole Buddha-realm; (4) 法界無邊智 unlimited, or infinite understanding of the whole Buddha-realm; (5) 充滿一切智 understanding of ubiquity; (6) 普照一切世間智 understanding of universal enlightenment; (7) 住持一切世界智 understanding of omnipotence, or universal control; (8) 知一切衆生智 understanding of omniscience re all living beings; (9) 知一切法智 understanding of omniscience re the laws of universal salvation; (10) 知無邊諸佛智 understanding of omniscience re all Buddha wisdom. v. 華嚴経 16. There are also his ten forms of understanding of the "Five Seas" 五海 of worlds, living beings, karma, passions, and Buddhas.

取業

see styles
qǔ yè
    qu3 ye4
ch`ü yeh
    chü yeh
Duties of the receiver of the rules; also to receive the results or karma of one's deeds.

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

口業


口业

see styles
kǒu yè
    kou3 ye4
k`ou yeh
    kou yeh
 kugō
語業 One of the 三業. (1) The work of the mouth, i.e. talk, speech. (2) The evil karma produced by the mouth, especially from lying, double-tongue, ill words, and exaggeration.

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.

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.

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.

善緣


善缘

see styles
shàn yuán
    shan4 yuan2
shan yüan
good karma

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.

四力

see styles
sì lì
    si4 li4
ssu li
 shiriki
The four powers for attaining enlightenment: independent personal power; power derived from others; power of past good karma; and power arising from environment.

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