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泰然自若

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tài rán zì ruò
    tai4 ran2 zi4 ruo4
t`ai jan tzu jo
    tai jan tzu jo
 taizenjijaku
    たいぜんじじゃく

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Presence of Mind
cool and collected (idiom); showing no sign of nerves; perfectly composed
(adj-t,adv-to) (yoji) having presence of mind; self-possessed; imperturbable; calm and self-possessed

理直氣壯


理直气壮

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lǐ zhí qì zhuàng
    li3 zhi2 qi4 zhuang4
li chih ch`i chuang
    li chih chi chuang

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Engage with Confidence
in the right and self-confident (idiom); bold and confident with justice on one's side; to have the courage of one's convictions; just and forceful

自己実現

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 jikojitsugen
    じこじつげん

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Self Actualization
(noun/participle) self-actualization; self-fulfillment; self-realization

自己抑制

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 jikoyokusei / jikoyokuse
    じこよくせい

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Self-Control
(noun/participle) self-restraint; self-control; abstinence

自強不息


自强不息

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zì qiáng bù xī
    zi4 qiang2 bu4 xi1
tzu ch`iang pu hsi
    tzu chiang pu hsi

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Always Striving for Inner Strength
to strive unremittingly; self-improvement

自我實現


自我实现

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zì wǒ shí xiàn
    zi4 wo3 shi2 xian4
tzu wo shih hsien

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Self Actualization
self-actualization (psychology); self-realization

自由意志

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zì yóu yì zhì
    zi4 you2 yi4 zhi4
tzu yu i chih
 jiyuuishi / jiyuishi
    じゆういし

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Free Will
free will
free will

鉄心石腸

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 tesshinsekichou / tesshinsekicho
    てっしんせきちょう

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Stay Strong / Iron Will
(yoji) will of iron

大乘無上法


大乘无上法

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dà shèng wú shàng fǎ
    da4 sheng4 wu2 shang4 fa3
ta sheng wu shang fa
 daijō mujō hō

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The Supreme Mahayana Truth
The supreme Mahāyāna truth, according to the 楞伽經, is that of ultimate reality in contrast with the temporary and apparent; also reliance on the power of the vow of the bodhisattva.

天無絕人之路


天无绝人之路

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tiān wú jué rén zhī lù
    tian1 wu2 jue2 ren2 zhi1 lu4
t`ien wu chüeh jen chih lu
    tien wu chüeh jen chih lu

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There is always a way out
Heaven never bars one's way (idiom); don't despair and you will find a way through.; Never give up hope.; Never say die.

時が解決する

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 tokigakaiketsusuru
    ときがかいけつする

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Time Heals All Wounds
(exp,vs-i) (proverb) time will cure all; time heals all wounds

有志者事竟成

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yǒu zhì zhě shì jìng chéng
    you3 zhi4 zhe3 shi4 jing4 cheng2
yu chih che shih ching ch`eng
    yu chih che shih ching cheng
a really determined person will find a solution (idiom); where there's a will, there's a way

有情人終成眷屬


有情人终成眷属

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yǒu qíng rén zhōng chéng juàn shǔ
    you3 qing2 ren2 zhong1 cheng2 juan4 shu3
yu ch`ing jen chung ch`eng chüan shu
    yu ching jen chung cheng chüan shu

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Love Will Find A Way
love will find a way (idiom)

皇天不負苦心人


皇天不负苦心人

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huáng tiān bù fù kǔ xīn rén
    huang2 tian1 bu4 fu4 ku3 xin1 ren2
huang t`ien pu fu k`u hsin jen
    huang tien pu fu ku hsin jen

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Heaven Rewards Hard Work
Heaven will not disappoint the person who tries (idiom). If you try hard, you're bound to succeed eventually.

精神一到何事か成らざらん

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 seishinittounanigotokanarazaran / seshinittonanigotokanarazaran
    せいしんいっとうなにごとかならざらん
(expression) (proverb) where there is a will, there is a way

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 u
    う
(auxiliary verb) (1) (after the imperfective form of certain verbs and adjectives) indicates speculation; (auxiliary verb) (2) indicates will; (auxiliary verb) (3) indicates invitation

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chéng
    cheng2
ch`eng
    cheng
 yotsunoya
    よつのや
Japanese variant of 乘[cheng2]
(suffix) (1) (nth) power; (counter) (2) counter for vehicles; (3) multiplication; (4) {Buddh} Buddha's teachings; (surname) Yotsunoya


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    mi4
mi
 beki
    べき
(math.) power; exponent; to cover with a cloth; cloth cover; veil
(mathematics term) exponent; power

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    qu3
ch`ü
    chü
 takadori
    たかどり
to take; to get; to choose; to fetch
{Buddh} (See 十二因縁) appropriation; obtaining; (surname) Takadori
upādāna. To grasp, hold on to, held by, be attached to, love; used as indicating both 愛 love or desire and 煩惱 the vexing passions and illusions. It is one of the twelve nidānas 十二因緣 or 十二支 the grasping at or holding on to self-existence and things.

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ǎn
    an3
an
 on
    おん
(interjection) oh!; (dialect) to stuff something in one's mouth; (used in buddhist transliterations) om
(interjection) (See オーム) om (ritual chant in Hinduism, etc.); aum
oṃ; auṃ; 'a word of solemn affirmation and respectful assent (sometimes translated by yes, verily, so be it, and in this sense compared with Amen). 'M. W. It is 'the mystic name for the Hindu triad', and has other significations. It was adopted by Buddhists, especially by the Tantric school, as a mystic spell, and as an object of meditation. It forms the first syllable of certain mystical combinations, e. g. 唵?呢叭 061971 吽 oṃ maṇi padme huṃ, which is a formula of the Lamaistic branch, said to be a prayer to Padmapani; each of the six syllables having its own mystic power of salvation from the lower paths of transmigration, etc.; the formula is used in sorcery, auguries, etc.; other forms of it are 唵?呢鉢頭迷吽; 唵麽抳鉢訥銘吽.

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chēn
    chen1
ch`en
    chen
 shin
    しん
to be angry at; to be displeased and annoyed
(Buddhist term) dosa (ill will, antipathy)
anger


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chǎng
    chang3
ch`ang
    chang
 bazaki
    ばざき
large place used for a specific purpose; stage; scene (of a play); classifier for sporting or recreational activities; classifier for number of exams
(1) place; spot; space; (2) field; discipline; sphere; realm; (3) (See その場・1) occasion; situation; (4) scene (of a play, movie, etc.); (5) {stockm} session; (6) {cards} field; table; area in which cards are laid out; (7) {mahj} (See 東場,南場) round (east, south, etc.); (8) {physics} field; (9) {psych} field (in Gestalt psychology); (surname) Bazaki
Area, arena, field, especially the bodhi-plot, or place of enlightenment, etc.; cf. 道場; 菩提場.


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chén
    chen2
ch`en
    chen
 chiri
    ちり
dust; dirt; earth
(1) dust; (2) trash; garbage; rubbish; dirt; (3) (usu. as 塵ほども...ない) negligible amount; tiny bit; (4) hustle and bustle (of life); worldly cares; impurities of the world; (5) (abbreviation) {sumo} (See 塵手水) ritual gestures indicating that a fight will be clean
guṇa, in Sanskrit inter alia means 'a secondary element', 'a quality', 'an attribute of the five elements', e.g. 'ether has śabda or sound for its guṇa and the ear for its organ'. In Chinese it means 'dust, small particles; molecules, atoms, exhalations'. It may be intp. as an atom, or matter, which is considered as defilement; or as an active, conditioned principle in nature, minute, subtle, and generally speaking defiling to pure mind; worldly, earthly, the world. The six guṇas or sensation-data are those of sight, sound, smell, taste, touch, and thought.

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wēi
    wei1
wei
 tsuyoshi
    つよし
power; might; prestige
power; authority; might; influence; dignity; majesty; (personal name) Tsuyoshi
prabhāva. Awe-inspiring majesty; also 威力 and 威神力.


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qiāng
    qiang1
ch`iang
    chiang
 masaru
    まさる
to desire; to invite; to request
(given name) Masaru
will

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    ji3
chi
 ki
    き
self; oneself; sixth of the ten Heavenly Stems 十天干[shi2 tian1 gan1]; sixth in order; letter "F" or Roman "VI" in list "A, B, C", or "I, II, III" etc; hexa
6th in rank; sixth sign of the Chinese calendar; (place-name) Ki
Self, personal, own.

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    mi3
mi
 mi
    はず
to stop; repress
(1) (kana only) expectation that something took place, will take place or was in some state; it should be so; bound to be; expected to be; must be; (2) nock (of a bow); (3) nock (of an arrow); (4) (sumo) nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); (5) wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
Stop, put down.

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    bi4
pi
 akira
    あきら
certainly; must; will; necessarily
(archaism) definiteness; certainty; (female given name) Akira
Certainly, necessary, must.

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zhì
    zhi4
chih
 yuki
    ゆき
aspiration; ambition; the will
(1) will; resolution; intention; ambition; aim; goal; (2) kindness; goodwill; kind offer; (3) gift (as a token of gratitude); (female given name) Yuki
Will, resolve, 志意; 心志; also data, records.

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xìng
    xing4
hsing
 shou / sho
    しょう
nature; character; property; quality; attribute; sexuality; sex; gender; suffix forming adjective from verb; suffix forming noun from adjective, corresponding to -ness or -ity; essence; CL:個|个[ge4]
(archaism) disposition; nature; character; (surname) Shou
svabhāva, prakṛti, pradhāna. The nature intp. as embodied, causative, unchanging; also as independent or self-dependent; fundamental nature behind the manifestation or expression. Also, the Buddha-nature immanent in all beings, the Buddha heart or mind.

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    zi4
tzu
 shi
    ほしいまま
to abandon restraint; to do as one pleases; comfortable (dialect)
(adjectival noun) (kana only) selfish; self-indulgent; arbitrary
offered

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 yoroko
    よろこ
self-satisfaction; rejoicing; (female given name) Yoroko

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zǒng
    zong3
tsung
 michi
    みち
(hist) rural local self-government (Muromachi period); (surname) Michi
overall

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màn
    man4
man
 man
slow
māna. Pride, arrogance, self-conceit, looking down on others, supercilious, etc.; there are categories of seven and nine kinds of pride.

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jiāo
    jiao1
chiao
 kyō
arrogant
Boastful, bragging; self-indulgent; indulgent; translit. ko, kau, go, gau; cf. 瞿, 倶, 拘, 巨.

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    wo3
wo
 ga
    が
I; me; my
(1) {Buddh} obstinacy; (2) atman; the self; the ego
I, my, mine; the ego, the master of the body, compared to the ruler of a country. Composed of the five skandhas and hence not a permanent entity. It is used for ātman, the self, personality. Buddhism takes as a fundamental dogma 無我, i.e. no 常我, no permanent ego, only recognizing a temporal or functional ego. The erroneous idea of a permanent self continued in reincarnation is the source of all illusion. But the Nirvana Sutra definitely asserts a permanent ego in the transcendental world, above the range of reincarnation; and the trend of Mahāyāna supports such permanence; v. 常我樂淨.

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jiè
    jie4
chieh
 kai; ingoto(ok)
    かい; いんごと(ok)
to guard against; to exhort; to admonish or warn; to give up or stop doing something; Buddhist monastic discipline; ring (for a finger)
(1) (かい only) {Buddh} admonition; commandment; (2) sila (precept)
śīla, 尸羅. Precept, command, prohibition, discipline, rule; morality. It is applied to the five, eight, ten, 250, and other commandments. The five are: (1) not to kill; (2 ) not to steal; (3) not to commit adultery; (4) not to speak falsely; (5) not to drink wine. These are the commands for lay disciples; those who observe them will be reborn in the human realm. The Sarvāstivādins did not sanction the observance of a limited selection from them as did the 成實宗 Satyasiddhi school. Each of the five precepts has five guardian spirits, in all twenty-five, 五戒二十五神. The eight for lay disciples are the above five together with Nos. 7, 8, and 9 of the following; the ten commands for the ordained, monks and nuns, are the above five with the following: (6) not to use adornments of flowers, nor perfumes; (7) not to perform as an actor, juggler, acrobat, or go to watch and hear them; (8) not to sit on elevated, broad, and large divans (or beds); (9) not to eat except in regulation hours; (10) not to possess money, gold or silver, or precious things. The 具足戒full commands for a monk number 250, those for a nun are 348, commonly called 500. Śīla is also the first of the 五分法身, i.e. a condition above all moral error. The Sutra of Brahma's Net has the following after the first five: (6) not to speak of the sins of those in orders; (7) not to vaunt self and depreciate others; (8) not to be avaricious; (9) not to be angry; (10) not to slander the triratna.


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shě
    she3
she
 sha
    しゃ
to give up; to abandon; to give alms
{Buddh} equanimity; upeksa; upekkha
upekṣā, neglect, indifference, abandoning, M.W. To relinquish, renounce, abandon, reject, give. One of the chief Buddhist virtues, that of renunciation, leading to a state of "indifference without pleasure or pain" (Keith), or independence of both. v. 舍. It is defined as the mind 平等 in equilibrium, i.e. above the distinction of things or persons, of self or others; indifferent, having abandoned the world and all things and having no affections or desires. One of the seven bodhyaṅgas. Translit. sa, śa, s(r).

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shàn
    shan4
shan
 hoshiimama / hoshimama
    ほしいまま
without authority; to usurp; to arrogate to oneself; to monopolize; expert in; to be good at
(adjectival noun) (kana only) selfish; self-indulgent; arbitrary

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zhǐ
    zhi3
chih
 shi
    むね
imperial decree; purport; aim; purpose
(1) center (centre); pillar; principle; (2) purport; gist; drift; meaning
Purport, will; good.


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kuài
    kuai4
k`uai
    kuai
 kai
    かい
(bound form) to reckon accounts
(surname) Kai
Meet, assemble, collect, associate, unite; assembly, company; communicate; comprehend, skilled in, can, will; a time, moment.

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bǐng
    bing3
ping
 fukumasu
    ふくます
handle or shaft (of an axe etc); (of a flower, leaf or fruit) stem; something that affords an advantage to an opponent; classifier for knives or blades
hilt (of a sword); haft (of a dagger); handle; handgrip; (personal name) Fukumasu
A handle; authority, power.

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gēn
    gen1
ken
 nemawari
    ねまわり
root; basis; classifier for long slender objects, e.g. cigarettes, guitar strings; CL:條|条[tiao2]; radical (chemistry)
(1) root (of a plant); (2) root (of a tooth, hair, etc.); center (of a pimple, etc.); (3) root (of all evil, etc.); source; origin; cause; basis; (4) one's true nature; (5) (fishing) reef; (personal name) Nemawari
mūla, a root, basis, origin; but when meaning an organ of sense, indriyam, a 'power', 'faculty of sense, sense, organ of sense'. M.W. A root, or source; that which is capable of producing or growing, as the eye is able to produce knowledge, as faith is able to bring forth good works, as human nature is able to produce good or evil karma. v. 五根 and 二十二根.

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quán
    quan2
ch`üan
    chüan
 hajime
    はじめ
old variant of 權|权[quan2]
(n-suf,n) (1) right (to do something); (n,n-suf) (2) authority; power; (given name) Hajime


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quán
    quan2
ch`üan
    chüan
 gon
    ごん
authority; power; right; (literary) to weigh; expedient; temporary
(surname) Gon
The weight (on a steelyard), weight, authority, power; to balance, adjudge; bias, expediency, partial, provisional, temporary, positional; in Buddhist scriptures it is used like 方便 expediency, or temporary; it is the adversative of 實 q.v.

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    du2
tu
 doku
    どく
poison; to poison; poisonous; malicious; cruel; fierce; narcotics
(1) poison; toxicant; (2) (See 目の毒・めのどく・1,毒する・どくする) harm; evil influence; (3) ill will; spite; malice; (4) (abbreviation) abusive language
Poison.


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    wu1
wu
 yogore; yogore
    よごれ; ヨゴレ
variant of 污[wu1]
(kana only) (See 汚鮫・よごれざめ,オーシャニックホワイトティップシャーク) oceanic whitetip shark (Carcharhinus longimanus)
Filthy, impure. kleśa; contamination of attachment to the pleasures of sense, to heretical views, to moral and ascetic practices regarded as adequate to salvation, to the belief in the self, all which cause misery.; Impure; to defile.

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    ju4
chü
unit of animal power (sufficient to pull a plow, harrow etc)

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chēn
    chen1
ch`en
    chen
 shin
    しん
(literary) to stare angrily; to glare
(Buddhist term) dosa (ill will, antipathy)
krodha; pratigha; dveṣa; one of the six fundamental kleśas, anger, ire, wrath, resentment, one of the three poisons; also called 瞋恚.

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guā
    gua1
kua
 hazu
    はず
arrow end
(1) (kana only) expectation that something took place, will take place or was in some state; it should be so; bound to be; expected to be; must be; (2) nock (of a bow); (3) nock (of an arrow); (4) (sumo) nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); (5) wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out


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    ji4
chi
 motoi
    もとい
order; discipline; age; era; period; to chronicle
(n,n-suf) (1) {geol} period; (2) (abbreviation) (See 日本書紀) Nihon Shoki (second oldest work of Japanese history, compiled in 720 CE); Nihongi; Chronicles of Japan; (3) (abbreviation) (hist) Kii (former province located in present-day Wakayama and southern Mie prefectures); (personal name) Motoi
To record; regulate; a year, a period (of twelve years).

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zòng
    zong4
tsung
 muneo
    むねお
old variant of 縱|纵[zong4]
(adverb) (kana only) even if; (adjectival noun) (kana only) selfish; self-indulgent; arbitrary; (1) the vertical; height; (2) front-to-back; length; (3) north-to-south; (noun - becomes adjective with の) (4) vertical (relationship); hierarchy; (5) (weaving) warp; (personal name) Muneo

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lǎo
    lao3
lao
 rou / ro
    ろう
prefix used before the surname of a person or a numeral indicating the order of birth of the children in a family or to indicate affection or familiarity; old (of people); venerable (person); experienced; of long standing; always; all the time; of the past; very; outdated; (of meat etc) tough
(n,n-pref,n-suf) (1) old age; age; old people; the old; the aged; senior; elder; (pronoun) (2) (archaism) (humble language) (used by the elderly) I; me; my humble self; (surname) Rou
jarā; old, old age.

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    si4
ssu
 shi
    ほしいまま
four (banker's anti-fraud numeral); unrestrained; wanton; (literary) shop
(adjectival noun) (kana only) selfish; self-indulgent; arbitrary; (numeric) four
a market

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    zi4
tzu
 mizu
    みず
(bound form) self; oneself; from; since; naturally; as a matter of course
(prefix) (1) self-; (prefix) (2) (See 至) from (a time or place); (female given name) Mizu
sva, svayam; the self, one' s own, personal; of itself, naturally, of course; also, from (i. e. from the self as central). 自 is used as the opposite of 他 another, other's, etc., e. g. 自力 (in) one's own strength as contrasted with 他力 the strength of another, especially in the power to save of a Buddha or Bodhisattva. It is also used in the sense of ātman 阿怛摩 the self, or the soul.

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xíng
    xing2
hsing
 yukue
    ゆくえ
to walk; to go; to travel; a visit; temporary; makeshift; current; in circulation; to do; to perform; capable; competent; effective; all right; OK!; will do; behavior; conduct; Taiwan pr. [xing4] for the behavior-conduct sense
(n,n-suf) (1) going; travelling; traveling; journey; trip; (2) act; action; (suffix noun) (3) bank; (counter) (4) counter for banks; (counter) (5) counter for groups or parties of people; (6) type of classical Chinese verse (usu. an epic from the Tang period onwards); (7) (hist) shopping district (of similar merchants; in the Sui and Tang periods); (8) (hist) merchants' guild (in the Tang period); (female given name) Yukue
Go; act; do; perform; action; conduct; functioning; the deed; whatever is done by mind, mouth, or body, i.e. in thought, word, or deed. It is used for ayana, going, road, course; a march, a division of time equal to six months; also for saṁskāra, form, operation, perfecting, as one of the twelve nidānas, similar to karma, action, work, deed, especially moral action, cf. 業.

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yào
    yao4
yao
 yoshi
    よし
to want; to need; to ask for; will; shall; about to; need to; should; if (same as 要是[yao4 shi5]); (bound form) important
(1) main point; essential point; important thing; (n,adj-f) (2) necessity; need; requirement; (surname) Yoshi
Important, essential, necessary, strategic; want, need; about to; intercept; coerce; agree, etc.


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lùn
    lun4
lun
 ron
    ろん
opinion; view; theory; doctrine; to discuss; to talk about; to regard; to consider; per; by the (kilometer, hour etc)
(n,n-suf) (1) argument; discussion; dispute; controversy; discourse; debate; (n,n-suf) (2) theory (e.g. of evolution); doctrine; (n,n-suf) (3) essay; treatise; comment; (surname) Ron
To discourse upon, discuss, reason over; tr. for śāstra, abhidharma, and upadeśa, i.e. discourses, discussions, or treatises on dogma, philosophy, discipline, etc.

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zhuǎi
    zhuai3
chuai
to waddle; to swagger; (coll.) strutting; self-satisfied

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    ru3
ju
 joku
    はじ
disgrace; dishonor; to insult; to bring disgrace or humiliation to; to be indebted to; self-deprecating; Taiwan pr. [ru4]
(out-dated or obsolete kana usage) shame; embarrassment; disgrace
shame

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tòng
    tong4
t`ung
    tung
 michiaki
    みちあき
classifier for an activity, taken in its entirety (tirade of abuse, stint of music playing, bout of drinking etc)
(n,n-suf,adj-na) (1) authority; expert; connoisseur; well-informed person; (counter) (2) counter for messages, letters, notes, documents, etc.; (noun or adjectival noun) (3) understanding (esp. of male-female relations); tact; insight; (4) supernatural powers; magical powers; (given name) Michiaki
Permeate, pass through, pervade; perceive, know thoroughly; communicate; current; free, without hindrance, unimpeded universal; e.g. 神通 supernatural, ubiquitous powers. There are categories of 五通, 六通, and 十通, all referring to supernatural powers; the five are (1) knowledge of the supernatural world; (2) deva vision; (3) deva hearing; (4) knowledge of the minds of all others; (5) knowledge of all the transmigrations of self and all others. The six are the above together with perfect wisdom for ending moral hindrance and delusion. The ten are knowing all previous transmigrations, having deva hearing, knowing the minds of others, having deva vision, showing deva powers, manifesting many bodies or forms, being anywhere instantly, power of bringing glory to one's domain, manifesting a body of transformation, and power to end evil and transmigration.

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    bi3
pi
 hina
    ひな
rustic; low; base; mean; to despise; to scorn
countryside; rural areas; (female given name) Hina
I (self-deprecatory)


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duàn
    duan4
tuan
 tan
    たん
to forge; to discipline; wrought
(given name) Tan
to forge

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xióng
    xiong2
hsiung
 yuuji / yuji
    ゆうじ
male; staminate; grand; imposing; powerful; mighty; person or state having great power and influence
(1) male; man; (2) excellence; greatness; best (of); great person; leading figure; (personal name) Yūji
hero


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yuàn
    yuan4
yüan
 nozomi
    のぞみ
(bound form) wish; hope; desire; to be willing; to wish (that something may happen); may ...; vow; pledge
prayer; wish; vow; (female given name) Nozomi
praṇihita; praṇidhāna; resolve, will, desire, cf. 誓.


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jià
    jia4
chia
 kago
    かご
to harness; to draw (a cart etc); to drive; to pilot; to sail; to ride; your good self; prefixed word denoting respect (polite 敬辭|敬辞[jing4 ci2])
vehicle; horse-drawn carriage; (place-name) Kago
[horse] carriage

うず

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 usu
    ウス
(auxiliary verb) (1) (archaism) will probably be; (2) intending to; will; (3) should; (place-name) Usu

せん

see styles
 zen
    ゼン
(expression) (ksb:) (equiv. of しない) will not do; do not; does not; (personal name) Senn

バネ

see styles
 pane
    パネ
(kana only) spring (e.g. coil, leaf); mainspring; power spring; (personal name) Pane

むず

see styles
 musu
    ムス
(auxiliary verb) (1) (archaism) will probably be; (2) intending to; will; (3) should; (given name) Musu; Mus

よう

see styles
 you / yo
    ヨウ
(auxiliary verb) (1) (on non-五段 stem, e.g. 食べる→食べよう; indicates intention) (I) will; (I) shall; (auxiliary verb) (2) (on non-五段 stem; indicates suggestion or invitation) let's; (auxiliary verb) (3) (on non-五段 stem; indicates speculation) (I) wonder (if); might it be (that); maybe; perhaps; perchance; (personal name) Yaw

んず

see styles
 nzu
    んず
(auxiliary verb) (1) (archaism) will probably be; (2) intending to; will; (3) should

一我

see styles
yī wǒ
    yi1 wo3
i wo
 ichiga
a unitary self

一時


一时

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yī shí
    yi1 shi2
i shih
 kazutoki
    かずとき
a period of time; a while; for a short while; temporary; momentary; at the same time
(n,adv) (1) one o'clock; (n,adv) (2) once; at one time; formerly; before; (n,adv,adj-no) (3) (in weather forecasts, indicates that a given condition will hold for less than one-quarter of the forecast period) for a time; for a while; for the time being; for the present; for the moment; temporarily; (4) (See 一時に) a time; one time; once; (personal name) Kazutoki
ekasmin samaye (Pali: ekaṃ samayaṃ); "on one occasion,' part of the usual opening phrase of a sūtra— "Thus have I heard, once,' etc. A period, e.g. a session of expounding a sūtra.

七聖


七圣

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qī shèng
    qi1 sheng4
ch`i sheng
    chi sheng
 nanasei / nanase
    ななせい
(male given name) Nanasei
v.七賢, 七聖, 七聖財, saptadhana. The seven sacred graces variously defined, e.g. 信 faith, 戒 observation of the commandments, 聞hearing instruction, 慙 shame (for self), 愧 shame (for others); 捨 renunciation; and慧 wisdom.

三乗

see styles
 minori
    みのり
(noun, transitive verb) {math} cube; third power; (surname) Minori

三乘

see styles
sān shèng
    san1 sheng4
san sheng
 minori
    みのり
(surname) Minori
Triyāna, the three vehicles, or conveyances which carry living beings across saṁsāra or mortality (births-and-deaths) to the shores of nirvāṇa. The three are styled 小,中, and 大. Sometimes the three vehicles are defined as 聲聞 Śrāvaka, that of the hearer or obedient disciple; 緣覺Pratyeka-buddha, that of the enlightened for self; these are described as 小乘 because the objective of both is personal salvation; the third is 菩薩Bodhisattva, or 大乘 Mahāyāna, because the objective is the salvation of all the living. The three are also depicted as 三車 three wains, drawn by a goat, a deer, an ox. The Lotus declares that the three are really the One Buddha-vehicle, which has been revealed in three expedient forms suited to his disciples' capacity, the Lotus Sūtra being the unifying, complete, and final exposition. The Three Vehicles are differently explained by different exponents, e.g. (1) Mahāyāna recognizes (a) Śrāvaka, called Hīnayāna, leading in longer or shorter periods to arhatship; (b) Pratyeka-buddha, called Madhyamayāna, leading after still longer or shorter periods to a Buddhahood ascetically attained and for self; (c) Bodhisattva, called Mahayana, leading after countless ages of self-sacrifce in saving others and progressive enlightenment to ultimate Buddhahood. (2) Hīnayāna is also described as possessing three vehicles 聲, 緣, 菩 or 小, 中, 大, the 小 and 中 conveying to personal salvation their devotees in ascetic dust and ashes and mental annihilation, the 大 leading to bodhi, or perfect enlightenment, and the Buddha's way. Further definitions of the Triyāna are: (3) True bodhisattva teaching for the 大; pratyeka-buddha without ignorant asceticism for the 中; and śrāvaka with ignorant asceticism for the 小. (4) (a) 一乘 The One-Vehicle which carries all to Buddhahood: of this the 華嚴 Hua-yen and 法華 Fa-hua are typical exponents; (b) 三乘法 the three-vehicle, containing practitioners of all three systems, as expounded in books of the 深密般若; (c) 小乘 the Hīnayāna pure and simple as seen in the 四阿合經 Four Āgamas. Śrāvakas are also described as hearers of the Four Truths and limited to that degree of development; they hear from the pratyeka-buddhas, who are enlightened in the Twelve Nidānas 因緣; the bodhisattvas make the 六度 or six forms of transmigration their field of sacrificial saving work, and of enlightenment. The Lotus Sūtra really treats the 三乘. Three Vehicles as 方便 or expedient ways, and offers a 佛乘 Buddha Vehicle as the inclusive and final vehicle.

三仇

see styles
sān chóu
    san1 chou2
san ch`ou
    san chou
animosity or resentment towards three groups (the bureaucrats, the wealthy, and the police) due to perceived abuse of power

三修

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sān xiū
    san1 xiu1
san hsiu
 san shū
The three ways of discipline, i.e. three śrāvaka and three bodhisattva ways. The three śrāvaka ways are 無常修 no realization of the eternal, seeing everything as transient; 非樂修 joyless, through only contemplating misery and not realizing the ultimate nirvāṇa-joy; 無我修 non-ego discipline, seeing only the perishing self and not realizing the immortal self. The bodhisattva three are the opposite of these.

三力

see styles
sān lì
    san1 li4
san li
 sanriki
The three powers, of which there are various groups: (1) (a) personal power; (6) tathāgata-power; (c) power of the Buddha-nature within. (2) (a) power of a wise eye to see the Buddha-medicine (for evil); (b) of diagnosis of the ailment; (c) of suiting and applying the medicine to the disease. (3) (a) the power of Buddha; (b) of samādhi; (c) of personal achievement or merit.

三學


三学

see styles
sān xué
    san1 xue2
san hsüeh
 sangaku
The "three studies" or vehicles of learning— discipline, meditation, wisdom: (a) 戒學 learning by the commandments, or prohibitions, so as to guard against the evil consequences of error by mouth, body, or mind, i.e. word, deed, or thought; (b) 定學 learning by dhyāna, or quietist meditation; (c) 慧學 learning by philosophy, i.e. study of principles and solving of doubts. Also the Tripiṭaka; the 戒 being referred to the 律 vinaya, the 定 to the 經 sūtras, and the to the 論 śāstras.

三惑

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sān huò
    san1 huo4
san huo
 sanwaku; sannaku
    さんわく; さんなく
{Buddh} three mental disturbances
A Tiantai classification of the three delusions, also styled 三煩惱; 三漏; 三垢; 三結; trials or temptations, leakages, uncleannesses, and bonds. The first of the following three is common to all disciples, the two last to bodhisattvas. They arise from (a) 見, 思, 惑 things seen and thought, i.e. illusions from imperfect perception, with temptation to love, hate, etc.; to be rid of these false views and temptations is the discipline and nirvāṇa of ascetic or Hīnayāna Buddhists. Mahāyāna proceeds further in and by its bodhisattva aims, which produce their own difficulties, i.e. (b) 塵沙惑 illusion and temptation through the immense variety of duties in saving men; and (c) 無明惑 illusions and temptations that arise from failure philosophically to understand things in their reality.

三族

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sān zú
    san1 zu2
san tsu
 sanzoku
    さんぞく
(old) three generations (father, self and sons); three clans (your own, your mother's, your wife's)
three types of relatives (e.g. father, children and grandchildren; parents, siblings, wife and children; etc.)

三明

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sān míng
    san1 ming2
san ming
 mitsuaki
    みつあき
see 三明市[San1ming2 Shi4]
{Buddh} (See 宿命通,天眼通,漏尽通) three kinds of awareness; (surname, given name) Mitsuaki
The three insights; also 三達. Applied to Buddhas they are called 三達, to arhats 三明. (a) 宿命明 Insight into the mortal conditions of self and others in previous lives; (b) 天眼明 supernatural insight into future mortal conditions; (c) 漏盡明 nirvāṇa insight, i.e. into present mortal sufferings so as to overcome aIl passions or temptations. In the 倶舍論 27 the three are termed 住智識證明; 死生識證明 and 漏盡識證明. For 三明經 v. 長阿含16.

三毒

see styles
sān dú
    san1 du2
san tu
 sandoku
    さんどく
{Buddh} (See 煩悩・2) the three kleshas that poison the heart of man (desire, ill will and ignorance)
The three poisons, also styled 三根; 三株; they are 貪 concupiscence, or wrong desire, 瞋 anger, hate, or resentment, and 痴 stupidity, ignorance, unintelligence, or unwillingness to accept Buddha-truth; these three are the source of all the passions and delusions. They represent in part the ideas of love, hate, and moral inertia. v. 智度論 19, 31.

三疑

see styles
sān yí
    san1 yi2
san i
 sangi
The three doubts— of self, of teacher, of the dharma-truth.

三空

see styles
sān kōng
    san1 kong1
san k`ung
    san kung
 sankū
The three voids or immaterialities. The first set of three is (a) 空, (b) 無相, (c) 無願, v. 三三昧. The second, (a) 我空 , (b) 法空 , (c) 倶空 the self, things, all phenomena as "empty" or immaterial. The third relates to charity: (a) giver, (b) receiver, (c) gift, all are "empty".

三結


三结

see styles
sān jié
    san1 jie2
san chieh
 miyui
    みゆい
(female given name) Miyui
The three ties: (a) 見結 , the tie of false views, e.g. of a permanent ego; (b) 戒取結 of discipline; (c) 疑結 of doubt. The three are also parts of見惑 used for it.

三自

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sān zì
    san1 zi4
san tzu
 sanji
abbr. for 三自愛國教會|三自爱国教会[San1 zi4 Ai4 guo2 Jiao4 hui4], Three-Self Patriotic Movement
Three divisions of the eight-fold noble path, the first to the third 自調 self-control, the fourth and fifth 自淨 self-purification, the last three 自度 self-development in the religious life and in wisdom. Also 自體, 自相, 自用 substance, form, and function.

三覺


三觉

see styles
sān jué
    san1 jue2
san chüeh
 sankaku
The three kinds of enlightenment: (1) (a) 自覺 Enlightenment for self; (b) 覺他 for others; (c) 覺行圓 (or 窮) 滿 perfect enlightenment and accomplishment; the first is an arhat's, the first and second a bodhisattva's, all three a Buddha's. (2) From the Awakening of Faith 起信論 (a) 本覺 inherent, potential enlightenment or intelligence of every being; (b) 始覺 , initial, or early stages of such enlightenment, brought about through the external perfuming or influence of teaching, working on the internal perfuming of subconscious intelligence; (c) 究竟覺 completion of enlightenment, the subjective mind in perfect accord with the subconscious (or superconscious) mind, or the inherent intelligence.

三身

see styles
sān shēn
    san1 shen1
san shen
 sanmi
    さんみ
{Buddh} trikaya (three bodies of the Buddha); (surname) Sanmi
trikāya. 三寶身 The threefold body or nature of a Buddha, i.e. the 法, 報, and 化身, or dharmakāya, sambhogakāya, and nirmāṇakāya. The three are defined as 自性, 受用, and 變化, the Buddha-body per se, or in its essential nature; his body of bliss, which he "receives" for his own "use" and enjoyment; and his body of transformation, by which he can appear in any form; i.e. spiritual, or essential; glorified; revealed. While the doctrine of the trikāya is a Mahāyāna concept, it partly results from the Hīnayāna idealization of the earthly Buddha with his thirty-two signs, eighty physical marks, clairvoyance, clairaudience, holiness, purity, wisdom, pity, etc. Mahāyāna, however, proceeded to conceive of Buddha as the Universal, the All, with infinity of forms, yet above all our concepts of unity or diversity. To every Buddha Mahāyāna attributed a three-fold body: that of essential Buddha; that of joy or enjoyment of the fruits of his past saving labours; that of power to transform himself at will to any shape for omnipresent salvation of those who need him. The trinity finds different methods of expression, e.g. Vairocana is entitled 法身, the embodiment of the Law, shining everywhere, enlightening all; Locana is 報身; c.f. 三賓, the embodiment of purity and bliss; Śākyamuni is 化身 or Buddha revealed. In the esoteric sect they are 法 Vairocana, 報 Amitābha, and 化 Śākyamuni. The 三賓 are also 法 dharma, 報 saṅgha, 化 buddha. Nevertheless, the three are considered as a trinity, the three being essentially one, each in the other. (1) 法身 Dharmakāya in its earliest conception was that of the body of the dharma, or truth, as preached by Śākyamuni; later it became his mind or soul in contrast with his material body. In Mādhyamika, the dharmakāya was the only reality, i.e. the void, or the immateria1, the ground of all phenomena; in other words, the 眞如 the tathāgatagarbha, the bhūtatathatā. According to the Huayan (Kegon) School it is the 理or noumenon, while the other two are氣or phenomenal aspects. "For the Vijñānavāda... the body of the law as highest reality is the void intelligence, whose infection (saṃkleҫa) results in the process of birth and death, whilst its purification brings about Nirvāṇa, or its restoration to its primitive transparence" (Keith). The "body of the law is the true reality of everything". Nevertheless, in Mahāyāna every Buddha has his own 法身; e.g. in the dharmakāya aspect we have the designation Amitābha, who in his saṃbhogakāya aspect is styled Amitāyus. (2) 報身Sambhogakāya, a Buddha's reward body, or body of enjoyment of the merits he attained as a bodhisattva; in other words, a Buddha in glory in his heaven. This is the form of Buddha as an object of worship. It is defined in two aspects, (a) 自受用身 for his own bliss, and (b) 他受用身 for the sake of others, revealing himself in his glory to bodhisattvas, enlightening and inspiring them. By wisdom a Buddha's dharmakāya is attained, by bodhisattva-merits his saṃbhogakāya. Not only has every Buddha all the three bodies or aspects, but as all men are of the same essence, or nature, as Buddhas, they are therefore potential Buddhas and are in and of the trikāya. Moreover, trikāya is not divided, for a Buddha in his 化身 is still one with his 法身 and 報身, all three bodies being co-existent. (3) 化身; 應身; 應化身 nirmāṇakāya, a Buddha's transformation, or miraculous body, in which he appears at will and in any form outside his heaven, e.g. as Śākyamuni among men.

三輪


三轮

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sān lún
    san1 lun2
san lun
 miwa
    みわ
three wheels; (p,s,f) Miwa
The three wheels: (1) The Buddha's (a) 身 body or deeds; (b) 口 mouth, or discourse; (c) 意 mind or ideas. (2) (a) 神通 (or 變) His supernatural powers, or powers of (bodily) self-transformation, associated with 身 body; (b) 記心輪 his discriminating understanding of others, associated with 意 mind; (c) 敎誡輪 or 正敎輪 his (oral) powers of teaching, associated with 口. (3) Similarly (a) 神足輪 ; (b) 說法輪 ; (c) 憶念輪 . (4) 惑, 業, and 苦. The wheel of illusion produces karma, that of karma sets rolling that of suffering, which in turn sets rolling the wheel of illusion. (5) (a) Impermanence; (b) uncleanness; (c) suffering. Cf. 三道.

三障

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sān zhàng
    san1 zhang4
san chang
 sanshō
The three vighna, i.e. hinderers or barriers, of which three groups are given: (1) (a) 煩惱障 the passions, i.e. 三毒 desire, hate, stupidity; (b) 業障 the deeds done; (c) 報障 the retributions. (2) (a) 皮煩惱障 ; (b) 肉煩惱障 ; (c) 心煩惱障 skin, flesh, and heart (or mind) troublers, i.e. delusions from external objects: internal views, and mental ignorance. (3) 三重障 the three weighty obstructions: (a) self-importance, 我慢; (b) envy, 嫉妬; (c) desire, 貧欲.

三餘


三余

see styles
sān yú
    san1 yu2
san yü
 sanyo
The three after death remainders, or continued mortal experiences, of śrāvakas and pratyekabuddhas, who mistakenly think they are going to 無餘涅槃final nirvāṇa, but will still find 煩惱餘 further passion and illusion, 業餘 further karma, and 果餘 continued rebirth, in realms beyond the 三界trailokya.

上台

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shàng tái
    shang4 tai2
shang t`ai
    shang tai
 wandai
    わんだい
to rise to power (in politics); to go on stage (in the theater)
(place-name) Wandai

上士

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shàng shì
    shang4 shi4
shang shih
 joushi / joshi
    じょうし
(hist) high-ranking retainer of a daimyo (Edo Period)
The superior disciple, who becomes perfect in (spiritually) profiting himself and others. The 中士 profits self but not others; the 下士 neither.

上意

see styles
shàng yì
    shang4 yi4
shang i
 joui / joi
    じょうい
will (esp. of shogun); decree; emperor's wishes
superior intention (?)

上轉


上转

see styles
shàng zhuǎn
    shang4 zhuan3
shang chuan
 jōten
The upward turn: (1) progress upward, especially in transmigration; (2) increase in enlightenment for self, while下轉 q.v. is for others.

下品

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xià pǐn
    xia4 pin3
hsia p`in
    hsia pin
 shimoshina
    しもしな
(noun or adjectival noun) vulgar; indecent; coarse; crude; (place-name) Shimoshina
The three lowest of the nine classes born in the Amitābha Pure Land, v. 無量壽經. These three lowest grades are (1) 下品上生 The highest of the three lowest classes who enter the Pure Land of Amitābha, i.e. those who have committed all sins except dishonouring the sūtras. If at the end of life the sinner clasps hands and says "Namo Amitābha", such a one will be born in His precious lake. (2) 下品中生 The middle class consists of those who have broken all the commandments, even stolen from monks and abused the law. If at death such a one hears of the great power of Amitābha, and assents with but a thought, he will be received into paradise. (3) 下品下生 The lowest class, because of their sins, should have fallen into the lowest gati, but by invoking the name of Amitābha, they can escape countless ages of reincarnation and suffering and on dying will behold a lotus flower like the sun, and, by the response of a single thought, will enter the Pure Land of Amitābha.

下野

see styles
xià yě
    xia4 ye3
hsia yeh
 shimono
    しもの
to step down from office; to go into opposition
(n,vs,vi) (1) resigning from (public) office; (n,vs,vi) (2) going out of power (of a party); going into opposition; (place-name, surname) Shimono

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