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Simple Dictionary Definition |
一徳 see styles |
motonori もとのり |
virtue; (given name) Motonori |
七慢 see styles |
qī màn qi1 man4 ch`i man chi man shichiman |
The seven pretensions or arrogances 慢 asserting superiority over inferiors and equality with equals, 過慢 superiority over equals and equality with superiors, 慢過慢 superiority over manifest superiors, 我慢 egotism or overweening pride, 增上慢 vaunting assertion of possessing the Truth, 卑慢 vaunting one's inferiority (or false humility), and 邪慢 vaunting lack of virtue for virtue. |
七段 see styles |
shichidan しちだん |
More info & calligraphy: Nana-Dan / 7th Degree Black Belt |
七賢 七贤 see styles |
qī xián qi1 xian2 ch`i hsien chi hsien shichiken しちけん |
(1) (See 七賢人) the Seven Wise Men (of Confucius's Analects); (2) (See 竹林の七賢) Seven Sages of the Bamboo Grove (七賢位) Also七方便位, 七加行位 The seven grades or steps in virtue preceding the entry into見道faultless wisdom, or faultlessness in its first realization. These seven are preliminary to the七聖 (七聖位). Both are grades of the倶舍 Kośa school of Hīnayāna. |
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. |
上人 see styles |
shàng rén shang4 ren2 shang jen shounin / shonin しょうにん |
holy priest; saint; (place-name) Shounin A man of superior wisdom, virtue, and conduct, a term applied to monks during the Tang dynasty. |
不徳 see styles |
futoku ふとく |
(noun or adjectival noun) lack of virtue; immorality; vice; depravity; unworthiness |
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. |
中招 see styles |
zhòng zhāo zhong4 zhao1 chung chao |
(martial arts) to get hit; to get taken down; (fig.) to get infected (disease or computer virus); (fig.) to fall for sb's trap; to be taken in |
乾徳 see styles |
kentoku けんとく |
emperor's virtue; (place-name) Kentoku |
乾道 see styles |
kendou / kendo けんどう |
(1) the ways of heaven; the virtue of good health and strength; (2) the ways of men; the path that men should follow |
事度 see styles |
shì dù shi4 du4 shih tu jido |
Salvation by observing the five commandments, the ten good deeds, etc. |
二加 see styles |
èr jiā er4 jia1 erh chia nika |
The dual aid bestowed by the Buddha, 顯加 manifest or external aid bestowed by the Buddha, in the blessings and powers of this life; 冥加 invisible aid bestowed by the Buddha, in getting rid of sins, increasing virtue, etc. |
二德 see styles |
èr dé er4 de2 erh te nitoku |
The two kinds of power or virtue are 智德 and 斷德; also 悲德 and 智德; also 性德 and 修德; q.v. and v. 德. |
五常 see styles |
wǔ cháng wu3 chang2 wu ch`ang wu chang gojou / gojo ごじょう |
the five cardinal virtues in traditional Chinese ethics: benevolence 仁[ren2], justice 義|义[yi4], propriety 禮|礼[li3], wisdom 智[zhi4] and honor 信[xin4]; alternative term for 五倫|五伦[wu3lun2], the five cardinal relationships; alternative term for 五行[wu3xing2], the five elements the five cardinal Confucian virtues (justice, politeness, wisdom, fidelity and benevolence); (place-name) Gojō five constant [virtues] |
五形 see styles |
wǔ xíng wu3 xing2 wu hsing gogyou / gogyo ごぎょう |
Wuxing - "Five Animals" - Martial Art (kana only) Jersey cudweed (species of cottonweed, Gnaphalium affine) |
五明 see styles |
wǔ míng wu3 ming2 wu ming gomei / gome ごめい |
(hist) the five sciences of ancient India (grammar and composition, arts and mathematics, medicine, logic, and philosophy); (surname) Gomei pañca-vidyā, the five sciences or studies of India: (1) śabda, grammar and composition; śilpakarmasthāna, the arts and mathematics; cikitsā, medicine; hetu, logic; adhyātma, philosophy, which Monier Williams says is the 'knoowledge of the supreme spirit, or of ātman', the basis of the four Vedas; the Buddhists reckon the Tripiṭṭaka and the 十二部教 as their 内明, i. e. their inner or special philosophy. |
五福 see styles |
wǔ fú wu3 fu2 wu fu gofuku ごふく |
(from the Book of Documents) the five blessings (health, wealth, longevity, love of virtue and dying a natural death); (place-name, surname) Gofuku five blessings |
五見 五见 see styles |
wǔ jiàn wu3 jian4 wu chien gomi ごみ |
(surname) Gomi The five wrong views: (1) 身見 satkāya-dṛṣṭi, i. e. 我見 and 我所見 the view that there is a real self, an ego, and a mine and thine: (2) 邊見 antar-grāha, extreme views. e. g. extinction or permanence; (3) 邪見 mithyā, perverse views, which, denying cause and effect, destroy the foundations of morality; (4) 見取見 dṛṣṭi-parāmarśa, stubborn perverted views, viewing inferior things as superior, or counting the worse as the better; (5) 戒禁取見 śīla-vrata-parāmarśa, rigid views in favour of rigorous ascetic prohibitions, e. g. covering oneself with ashes. Cf. 五利使. |
人因 see styles |
rén yīn ren2 yin1 jen yin ninin |
The causative influences for being reborn as a human being, i.e. a good life. Those in positions of honour have obtained them by former deeds of benevolence, reverence to Buddhas and monks, patience, humility, devotion to the sutras, charity, morality, zeal and exhortation, obedience, loyalty - hence they have obtained affluence, long life, and are held in high regard. Those in mean condition are thus born because of the opposite characteristics in previous incarnation. |
人徳 see styles |
jintoku; nintoku じんとく; にんとく |
natural virtue; personal virtue |
仁人 see styles |
yoshihito よしひと |
man of virtue; humanitarian; (given name) Yoshihito |
仁義 仁义 see styles |
rén yi ren2 yi5 jen i miyoshi みよし |
affable and even-tempered (1) humanity and justice (esp. in Confucianism); virtue; (2) duty; (3) (perhaps derived from 辞儀) (See 辞儀・じんぎ・1,仁義を切る) formal greeting (between yakuza, street vendors, gamblers, etc.); (4) (gang's) moral code; (male given name) Miyoshi humaneness and rightness |
仁者 see styles |
rén zhě ren2 zhe3 jen che jinsha じんしゃ |
man of virtue; humanitarian Kind sir! |
他律 see styles |
tā lǜ ta1 lu:4 t`a lü ta lü taritsu たりつ |
external regulation (e.g. by means of a regulatory body, as opposed to self-regulation 自律[zi4 lu:4]); (ethics) heteronomy (1) {phil} (See 自律・1) heteronomy (in Kantian ethics); (2) heteronomy |
伸張 伸张 see styles |
shēn zhāng shen1 zhang1 shen chang shinchou / shincho しんちょう |
to uphold (e.g. justice or virtue); to promote (n,vs,adj-no) expansion; extension; elongation; stretching; uncompression |
体技 see styles |
taigi たいぎ |
(See 格闘技) fighting sport; combat sport; martial art |
余徳 see styles |
yotoku よとく |
influence of great virtue; influence of ancestors |
余慶 see styles |
yokei / yoke よけい |
(ant: 余殃) fortunate heredity; blessings; the rewards of virtue; something bequeathed to posterity; (surname) Yokei |
佛德 see styles |
fó dé fo2 de2 fo te buttoku |
Buddha-virtue, his perfect life, perfect fruit, and perfect mercy in releasing all beings from misery. |
俊徳 see styles |
toshinori としのり |
great virtue; (given name) Toshinori |
俊豪 see styles |
toshitake としたけ |
talent; man of outstanding learning and virtue; (given name) Toshitake |
信戒 see styles |
xìn jiè xin4 jie4 hsin chieh shinkai |
Faith and morals, i.e. the moral law, or commandments; to put faith in the commandments. |
信海 see styles |
xìn hǎi xin4 hai3 hsin hai shinkai しんかい |
(given name) Shinkai The ocean of faith: the true virtue of the believing hear is vast and boundless as the ocean. |
修戒 see styles |
xiū jiè xiu1 jie4 hsiu chieh shukai |
to cultivate morality |
修斗 see styles |
shuuto / shuto しゅうと |
(ateji / phonetic) (sports) shooto (eng: shoot); martial arts competition leading to knockouts or submission; (male given name) Shūto |
修身 see styles |
xiū shēn xiu1 shen1 hsiu shen masami まさみ |
to cultivate one's moral character; (fashion) slim-fit; body-hugging morals; ethics; moral training; (personal name) Masami self-cultivation |
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. |
修集 see styles |
xiū jí xiu1 ji2 hsiu chi shushū |
cultivate and gather (virtue) |
倫理 伦理 see styles |
lún lǐ lun2 li3 lun li rinri りんり |
ethics ethics; morals; (female given name) Rinri ethics |
倫社 see styles |
rinsha りんしゃ |
ethics and civics |
偉徳 see styles |
itoku いとく |
(obscure) outstanding virtue |
元祖 see styles |
yuán zǔ yuan2 zu3 yüan tsu ganso がんそ |
(1) originator; pioneer; inventor; founder; (2) progenitor; primogenitor; founder of a family line The original patriarch, or founder of a sect or school; sometimes applied to the Buddha as the founder of virtue. |
先尼 see styles |
xiān ní xian1 ni2 hsien ni senni |
西儞迦; 霰尼 sainika, senika, martial, a commander; a class of non-Buddhists, perhaps the Jains; it may be connected with Śraiṇya, Śreṇika. |
內德 内德 see styles |
nèi dé nei4 de2 nei te naitoku |
More info & calligraphy: Ned |
八段 see styles |
hachidan はちだん |
eighth dan (in martial arts, go, shogi, etc.); (surname) Hachidan |
八種 八种 see styles |
bā zhǒng ba1 zhong3 pa chung yagusa やぐさ |
(place-name) Yagusa (布) 施 Eight causes of giving―convenience; fear; gratitude; reward-seeking; traditional (or customary); hoping for heaven; name and fame; personal virtue. |
公徳 see styles |
tadanori ただのり |
public morality; social morals; civic virtues; (given name) Tadanori |
公德 see styles |
gōng dé gong1 de2 kung te |
public ethics; social morality |
六段 see styles |
rokudan ろくだん |
More info & calligraphy: Roku-Dan / 6th Degree Black Belt |
六藝 六艺 see styles |
liù yì liu4 yi4 liu i |
the Confucian Six Arts, namely: rites or etiquette 禮|礼[li3] (禮儀|礼仪[li3 yi2]), music 樂|乐[yue3] (音樂|音乐[yin1 yue4]), archery 射[she4] (射箭[she4 jian4]), charioteering 御[yu4] (駕車|驾车[jia4 che1]), calligraphy or literacy 書|书[shu1] (識字|识字[shi2 zi4]), mathematics or reckoning 數|数[shu4] (計算|计算[ji4 suan4]); another name for the Six Classics 六經|六经[Liu4 jing1] |
共法 see styles |
gòng fǎ gong4 fa3 kung fa gū hō |
共功德 The totality of truth, or virtue, common to all sages, is found in the Buddha. |
冷門 冷门 see styles |
lěng mén leng3 men2 leng men |
a neglected branch (of arts, science, sports etc); fig. a complete unknown who wins a competition |
出招 see styles |
chū zhāo chu1 zhao1 ch`u chao chu chao |
to make a move (in martial arts or figuratively) |
利目 see styles |
kikime ききめ |
effect; virtue; efficacy; impression |
前哲 see styles |
zentetsu ぜんてつ |
former men of wisdom and virtue |
創練 创练 see styles |
chuàng liàn chuang4 lian4 ch`uang lien chuang lien |
to form and train (a military unit); to create and practice (a martial art); to train oneself (by real-life experience) |
功德 see styles |
gōng dé gong1 de2 kung te kudoku |
achievements and virtue Virtue achieved; achievement; power to do meritorious works; merit; meritorious virtue; the reward of virtue; a name for 弗若多羅 Puṇyatara, one of the twenty-four 天尊 deva aryas, worshipped in China. |
功能 see styles |
gōng néng gong1 neng2 kung neng kouno / kono こうの |
function; capability (out-dated or obsolete kana usage) effect; efficacy; virtue; benefit; (surname) Kōno Achieving power; ability, power. |
助道 see styles |
zhù dào zhu4 dao4 chu tao sukemichi すけみち |
(surname) Sukemichi Auxiliary means, e.g. of meditation; auxiliary discipline; any aid to faith or virtue. |
効目 see styles |
kikime ききめ |
effect; virtue; efficacy; impression |
効能 see styles |
kounou / kono こうのう |
effect; efficacy; virtue; benefit |
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. |
十行 see styles |
shí xíng shi2 xing2 shih hsing jūgyō |
The ten necessary activities in the fifty-two stages of a bodhisattva, following on the 十信and 十住; the two latter indicate personal development 自利. These ten lines of action are for the universal welfare of others 利他. They are: joyful service; beneficial service; never resenting; without limit; never out of order; appearing in any form at will; unimpeded; exalting the pāramitās amongst all beings; perfecting the Buddha-law by complete virtue; manifesting in all things the pure, final, true reality. |
半身 see styles |
hanmi はんみ |
stance with legs in an L-shape, with one leg bent in front and other extended behind (martial arts, traditional theater); (place-name) Hanmi |
卒制 see styles |
sotsusei; sossei / sotsuse; sosse そつせい; そっせい |
(abbreviation) (See 卒業制作) art project which is done in place of a graduation thesis at a college of arts |
南拳 see styles |
nán quán nan2 quan2 nan ch`üan nan chüan |
Nanquan - "Southern Fist" (Chinese Martial Art) |
博覽 博览 see styles |
bó lǎn bo2 lan3 po lan hakuran |
to read extensively to have a broad mastery of philosophy and the arts |
即興 即兴 see styles |
jí xìng ji2 xing4 chi hsing sokkyou / sokkyo そっきょう |
improvisation (in the arts); impromptu; extemporaneous (1) improvisation; (can be adjective with の) (2) improvised; impromptu; extempore; ad-lib; off-the-cuff |
受け see styles |
uke うけ |
(n,n-suf) (1) popularity; favour; favor; reception; (2) defense; defence; reputation; (3) agreement; (4) receiver of technique (e.g. in martial arts); (5) (kana only) (colloquialism) submissive partner of a homosexual relationship |
吉士 see styles |
jí shì ji2 shi4 chi shih yoshihito よしひと |
cheese (loanword); custard powder; (literary) man (laudatory); person of virtue (given name) Yoshihito |
名德 see styles |
míng dé ming2 de2 ming te myōtoku |
Of notable virtue. |
吏道 see styles |
ridou / rido りどう |
official ethics |
周家 see styles |
zhōu jiā zhou1 jia1 chou chia shuuji / shuji しゅうじ |
the Zhou family (household, firm etc); Jow-Ga Kung Fu - Martial Art (surname) Shuuji |
咒術 咒术 see styles |
zhòu shù zhou4 shu4 chou shu jujutsu |
Sorcery, the sorcerer's arts. |
品德 see styles |
pǐn dé pin3 de2 p`in te pin te hontoku |
moral character virtue |
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. |
善甁 see styles |
shàn píng shan4 ping2 shan p`ing shan ping zenbyō |
vase of virtue |
善道 see styles |
shàn dào shan4 dao4 shan tao yoshimichi よしみち |
path of virtue; righteousness; (given name) Yoshimichi good guidance |
喪德 丧德 see styles |
sàng dé sang4 de2 sang te |
wicked; offending morality |
嗜み see styles |
tashinami たしなみ |
(1) (kana only) taste (in goods, etc.); (2) (kana only) manners; etiquette; (3) (kana only) modesty; restraint; prudence; (4) (kana only) knowledge, experience (of the arts, etc.); accomplishments; (5) (kana only) taking care of one's personal appearance |
嘆德 叹德 see styles |
tàn dé tan4 de2 t`an te tan te tandoku |
To praise the virtue of others. |
四住 see styles |
sì zhù si4 zhu4 ssu chu shizumi しずみ |
(surname) Shizumi The four abodes or states in the 智度論 3, i. e. (1) 天住 the devalokas, equivalents of charity, morality, and goodness of heart; (2) 梵住 the brahmalokas, equivalents of benevolence, pity, joy, and indifference; (3) 聖住 the abode of śrāvakas, pratyekabuddhas, and bodhisattvas, equivalent of the samādhi of the immaterial realm, formless and still; (4) 佛住 the Buddha-abode, the equivalent of the samādhis of the infinite. v. 四住地. |
四德 see styles |
sì dé si4 de2 ssu te shitoku |
four Confucian injunctions 孝悌忠信 (for men), namely: piety 孝 to one's parents, respect 悌 to one's older brother, loyalty 忠 to one's monarch, faith 信 to one's male friends; the four Confucian virtues for women of morality 德[de2], physical charm 容, propriety in speech 言 and efficiency in needlework 功 The four nirvana virtues, or values, according to the Mahāyāna Nirvana Sutra: (1) 常德 permanence or eternity; (2) 樂德 joy; (3) 我德 personality or the soul; (4) 淨德 purity. These four important terms, while denied in the lower realms, are affirmed by the sutra in the transcendental, or nirvana-realm. |
四段 see styles |
yodan; yondan よだん; よんだん |
More info & calligraphy: Yon-Dan |
四法 see styles |
sì fǎ si4 fa3 ssu fa shihō |
There are several groups of four dharma: (1) 教法 the teaching of the Buddha); 理法 its principles, or meaning; 行法 its practice; 果法 its fruits or rewards. (2) Another group relates to bodhisattvas, their never losing the bodhi-mind, or the wisdom attained, or perseverance in progress, or the monastic forest life (āraṇyaka). (3) Also 信解行證 faith, discernment, performance, and assurance. (4) The Pure-land 'True' sect of Japan has a division: 教法, i. e. the 大無量壽經; 行法 the practice of the seventeenth of Amitābha's vows; 信法 faith in the eighteenth; and 證法 proof of the eleventh. The most important work of Shinran, the founder of the sect, is these four, i. e. 教行信證. (5) A 'Lotus ' division of 四法 is the answer to a question of Puxian (Samantabhadra) how the Lotus is to be possessed after the Buddha's demise, i. e. by thought (or protection) of the Buddhas; the cultivation of virtue; entry into correct dhyāna; and having a mind to save all creatures. |
四縛 四缚 see styles |
sì fú si4 fu2 ssu fu shibaku |
The four bandhana, or bonds are (1) desire, resentment, heretical morality, egoism; or (2) desire, possession (or existence), ignorance, and unenlightened views. |
四術 四术 see styles |
sì shù si4 shu4 ssu shu shi jutsu |
idem 四執. |
四道 see styles |
sì dào si4 dao4 ssu tao shimichi しみち |
(surname) Shimichi The Dao or road means the nirvana road; the 'four' are rather modes of progress, or stages in it: (1) 加行道 discipline or effort, i. e. progress from the 三賢 and 四善根 stages to that of the 三學位, i. e. morality, meditation, and understanding; (2) 無間道 uninterrupted progress to the stage in which all delusion is banished; (3) 解脫道 liberaton, or freedom, reaching the state of assurance or proof and knowledge of the truth; and (4) 勝進道 surpassing progress in dhyāni-wisdom. Those four stages are also associated with those of srota-āpanna, sakṛdāgāmin, anāgāmin, and arhat. |
図工 see styles |
zukou / zuko ずこう |
(abbreviation) (See 図画工作) drawing and manual arts (school subject); arts and crafts |
圓寂 圆寂 see styles |
yuán jì yuan2 ji4 yüan chi enjaku |
death; to pass away (of Buddhist monks, nuns etc) Perfect rest, i.e. parinirvāṇa; the perfection of all virtue and the elimination of all evil, release from the miseries of transmigration and entrance into the fullest joy. |
大德 see styles |
dà dé da4 de2 ta te daitoku |
bhadanta. 婆檀陀 Most virtuous, a title of honor of a Buddha; in the Vinaya applied to monks. |
套路 see styles |
tào lù tao4 lu4 t`ao lu tao lu |
sequence of movements in martial arts; routine; pattern; standard method |
女德 see styles |
nǚ dé nv3 de2 nü te nyotoku |
A woman of virtue, i.e. a nun, or bhikṣuṇī. The emperor Hui Zong of the Song dynasty (A.D. 1101-1126) changed the term 尼 to 女德. |
女紅 女红 see styles |
nǚ gōng nu:3 gong1 nü kung megu めぐ |
(literary) the feminine arts (e.g. needlework) (female given name) Megu |
好德 see styles |
hǎo dé hao3 de2 hao te kōtoku |
to love virtue |
妙德 see styles |
miào dé miao4 de2 miao te myōtoku |
Wonderful virtue, title of Mañjuśrī; also an intp. of the meaning of Kapilavastu, v. 劫比, etc. |
威徳 see styles |
takenori たけのり |
virtue and influence; virtue and authority; (given name) Takenori |
学徳 see styles |
takenori たけのり |
learning and virtue; (male given name) Takenori |
学芸 see styles |
gakugei / gakuge がくげい |
arts and sciences; liberal arts; (o) Tokyo Gakugei University (abbr.) |
Entries with 2nd row of characters: The 2nd row is Simplified Chinese.
This page contains 100 results for "Martial Morality - Martial Arts Ethics - Virtue" in Chinese and/or Japanese.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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