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梁漱溟

see styles
liáng shù míng
    liang2 shu4 ming2
liang shu ming
Liang Shuming (1893-1988), modern philosopher and teacher in the neo-Confucian tradition

楊心流

see styles
 youshinryuu / yoshinryu
    ようしんりゅう
Yoshin-ryu; martial art tradition founded in the Edo period

法門流


法门流

see styles
fǎ mén liú
    fa3 men2 liu2
fa men liu
 hōmonru
teaching tradition

消える

see styles
 kieru
    きえる
(v1,vi) (1) to disappear; to vanish; to go out of sight; to go away; to become lost; (v1,vi) (2) to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to turn off (e.g. of a TV screen); (v1,vi) (3) to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); (v1,vi) (4) to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness); to disappear; to fade away (e.g. of footsteps); (v1,vi) (5) to wear away (e.g. of an inscription); to rub out (of writing); to fade (e.g. of ink); (v1,vi) (6) to be lost (e.g. of a tradition); to die out; to disappear

牛糞種


牛粪种

see styles
niú fèn zhǒng
    niu2 fen4 zhong3
niu fen chung
 gofun shu
The first Gotama ancestor of Śākyamuni, who is reputed to have sprung from cow-dung in the Sugar-cane garden, probably a mere tradition that the family sprang from herdsmen.

白馬寺


白马寺

see styles
bái mǎ sì
    bai2 ma3 si4
pai ma ssu
 hakubadera
    はくばでら
the Baima or White Horse Temple in Luoyang, one of the earliest Buddhist temples in China
(place-name) Hakubadera
The White Horse Temple recorded as given to the Indian monks, Mātaṇga and Gobharaṇa, who are reputed to have been fetched from India to China in A. D. 64. The temple was in Honan, in Lo-yang thc capital; it was west of the ancient city, cast of the later city. According to tradition, originating at the end of the second century A. D., the White Horse Temple was so called because of the white horse which carried the sutras they brought.

言伝え

see styles
 iitsutae / itsutae
    いいつたえ
tradition; legend

趙公明


赵公明

see styles
zhào gōng míng
    zhao4 gong1 ming2
chao kung ming
Zhao Gongming, God of Wealth in the Chinese folk tradition and Taoism

趙玄壇


赵玄坛

see styles
zhào xuán tán
    zhao4 xuan2 tan2
chao hsüan t`an
    chao hsüan tan
Zhao Xuantan, God of Wealth in the Chinese folk tradition and Taoism

鄭光祖


郑光祖

see styles
zhèng guāng zǔ
    zheng4 guang1 zu3
cheng kuang tsu
Zheng Guangzu, Yuan dynasty dramatist in the 雜劇|杂剧 tradition of musical comedy, one of the Four Great Yuan dramatists 元曲四大家

開門炮


开门炮

see styles
kāi mén pào
    kai1 men2 pao4
k`ai men p`ao
    kai men pao
firecrackers set off at the stroke of midnight on New Year's Day (a Chinese tradition)

關漢卿


关汉卿

see styles
guān hàn qīng
    guan1 han4 qing1
kuan han ch`ing
    kuan han ching
Guan Hanqing (c. 1235-c. 1300), Yuan dynasty dramatist in the 雜劇|杂剧 tradition of musical comedy, one of the Four Great Yuan dramatists 元曲四大家

須彌山


须弥山

see styles
xū mí shān
    xu1 mi2 shan1
hsü mi shan
 Shumisen
Mt Meru or Sumeru, sacred mountain in Buddhist and Jain tradition; Mt Xumi in Guyuan 固原[Gu4 yuan2], Ningxia, with many Buddhist cave statues
Sumeru

風水説

see styles
 fuusuisetsu / fusuisetsu
    ふうすいせつ
feng shui; fengshui; feng shui tradition

馬致遠


马致远

see styles
mǎ zhì yuǎn
    ma3 zhi4 yuan3
ma chih yüan
Ma Zhiyuan (c. 1250-1321), Yuan dynasty dramatist in the 雜劇|杂剧[za2 ju4] tradition of musical comedy, one of the Four Great Yuan Dramatists 元曲四大家[Yuan2 qu3 Si4 Da4 jia1]

乗っ取る

see styles
 nottoru
    のっとる
(transitive verb) (1) to take over; to capture; to seize; to commandeer; to occupy; to usurp; (2) to hijack (a vehicle); (irregular kanji usage) (v5r,vi) to conform to; to be in accordance with; to follow (rule, tradition, example, etc.)

伯家神道

see styles
 hakkeshintou; hakukeshintou / hakkeshinto; hakukeshinto
    はっけしんとう; はくけしんとう
Hakke Shinto (Shinto tradition transmitted by the House of Hakuo Shirakawa); Hakuke Shinto

口頭伝承

see styles
 koutoudenshou / kotodensho
    こうとうでんしょう
(See 口伝・3) (passing down of) oral tradition; oral transmission

增壹阿含

see styles
zēng yī ā hán
    zeng1 yi1 a1 han2
tseng i a han
 zōichi agon
increasing-by-one tradition

大乘律宗

see styles
dà shèng lǜ zōng
    da4 sheng4 lv4 zong1
ta sheng lü tsung
 daijō risshū
Mahāyāna Vinaya Tradition

奇門遁甲


奇门遁甲

see styles
qí mén dùn jiǎ
    qi2 men2 dun4 jia3
ch`i men tun chia
    chi men tun chia
ancient Chinese divination tradition (still in use today)

審判の日

see styles
 shinpannohi
    しんぱんのひ
(exp,n) Judgment Day (as described in Christian tradition)

抱殘守缺


抱残守缺

see styles
bào cán shǒu quē
    bao4 can2 shou3 que1
pao ts`an shou ch`üeh
    pao tsan shou chüeh
to cherish the outmoded and preserve the outworn (idiom); conservative; stickler for tradition

拈花微笑

see styles
niǎn huā wēi xiào
    nian3 hua1 wei1 xiao4
nien hua wei hsiao
 nenge mishō
Buddha held up a flower and Kāśyapa smiled'. This incident does not appear till about A. D. 800, but is regarded as the beginning of the tradition on which the Chan (Zen) or Intuitional sect based its existence.

文化傳統


文化传统

see styles
wén huà chuán tǒng
    wen2 hua4 chuan2 tong3
wen hua ch`uan t`ung
    wen hua chuan tung
cultural tradition

易卜拉欣

see styles
yì bǔ lā xīn
    yi4 bu3 la1 xin1
i pu la hsin

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Ebrahim
(name) Ibrahim or Ebrahim; Ibrahim, a revered prophet in Islam, known as Abraham in the Judeo-Christian tradition

民間傳說


民间传说

see styles
mín jiān chuán shuō
    min2 jian1 chuan2 shuo1
min chien ch`uan shuo
    min chien chuan shuo
popular tradition; folk legend

淨土三經


淨土三经

see styles
jìng tǔ sān jīng
    jing4 tu3 san1 jing1
ching t`u san ching
    ching tu san ching
 jōto sangyō
three principal texts of the Pure Land tradition

白寶口鈔


白宝口钞

see styles
bái bǎo kǒu chāo
    bai2 bao3 kou3 chao1
pai pao k`ou ch`ao
    pai pao kou chao
 Byakuhokku shō
Record of the Precious Spoken Tradition

立教開宗


立教开宗

see styles
lì jiào kāi zōng
    li4 jiao4 kai1 zong1
li chiao k`ai tsung
    li chiao kai tsung
 rikkyō kaishū
To set up a school and start a sect.

自教相違


自教相违

see styles
zì jiào xiāng wéi
    zi4 jiao4 xiang1 wei2
tzu chiao hsiang wei
 jikyō sōi
fallacy of contradicting the tenets of one's own tradition

蘇非主義


苏非主义

see styles
sū fēi zhǔ yì
    su1 fei1 zhu3 yi4
su fei chu i
Sufism (Islamic mystic tradition)

言い伝え

see styles
 iitsutae / itsutae
    いいつたえ
tradition; legend

言習わす

see styles
 iinarawasu / inarawasu
    いいならわす
(transitive verb) (1) to say as a tradition; to customarily say; (2) to have a habit of saying

趙公元帥


赵公元帅

see styles
zhào gōng yuán shuài
    zhao4 gong1 yuan2 shuai4
chao kung yüan shuai
Marshal Zhao, aka Zhao Gongming or Zhao Xuantan, God of Wealth in the Chinese folk tradition and Taoism

阿毗達磨

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ā pí dá mó
    a1 pi2 da2 mo2
a p`i ta mo
    a pi ta mo
阿毗曇; 阿鼻達磨 abhidharma. The śāstras, which discuss Buddhist philosophy or metaphysics; defined by Buddhaghōsa as the law or truth (dharma) which (abhi) goes beyond or behind the law; explained by傳 tradition, 勝法 surpassing law, 無比法 incomparable law, 對法 comparing the law, 向法 directional law, showing cause and effect. The阿毗達磨藏 or 阿毗達磨論藏 is the abhidharma-piṭaka, the third part of the tripiṭaka. In the Chinese canon it consists of 大乘論 Mahāyāna treatises, 小乘論 Hīnayāna treatises, and 藏諸論 those brought in during the Song and Yuan dynasties. The阿毗達磨倶舍論 abhidharma-kośa-śāstra, tr. By Xuanzang, is a philosophical work by Vasubandhu refuting doctrines of the Vibhāṣā school. There are many works of which abhidharma forms part of the title.

ハディース

see styles
 hadiisu / hadisu
    ハディース
Hadith (ara: hadit); tradition related to the words and deeds of Muhammad

レジェンド

see styles
 rejendo
    レジェンド
(1) legend; folklore; tradition; (2) legend (e.g. on a map); usage guide; (3) (living) legend; icon

Variations:
伝唱
伝誦

 denshou / densho
    でんしょう
(noun, transitive verb) tradition

商諾迦縛婆


商诺迦缚婆

see styles
shāng nuò jiā fú pó
    shang1 nuo4 jia1 fu2 po2
shang no chia fu p`o
    shang no chia fu po
 Shōnakababa
(商諾縛婆) ; 商那和修; 舍那和修 (or 舍那波私) Sanakavisa; Sanavasa; a younger brother of Ānanda. Also an arhat, whom Eitel gives as the third patriarch, a native of Mathurā, and says: 'A Tibetan tradition identifies him with Yaśas, the leader of the II Synod. ' Because of his name he is associated with a hemp or linen garment, or a covering with which he was born.

Variations:
因習
因襲

 inshuu / inshu
    いんしゅう
(negative nuance) convention; tired tradition; old custom

慣習に従う

see styles
 kanshuunishitagau / kanshunishitagau
    かんしゅうにしたがう
(exp,v5u) to follow custom; to conform (convention, tradition, etc.); to toe the line

春秋左氏伝

see styles
 shunjuusashiden / shunjusashiden
    しゅんじゅうさしでん
(work) Zuo zhuan (c. 4th century BC); The Zuo Tradition; The Commentary of Zuo; (wk) Zuo zhuan (c. 4th century BC); The Zuo Tradition; The Commentary of Zuo

流れを汲む

see styles
 nagareokumu
    ながれをくむ
(exp,v5m) to be descended from; to be drawn from (the tradition of); to be derived from; to follow the school (tradition) of

淨土三部經


淨土三部经

see styles
jìng tǔ sān bù jīng
    jing4 tu3 san1 bu4 jing1
ching t`u san pu ching
    ching tu san pu ching
 Jōdo sanbu kyō
three principal texts of the Pure Land tradition

言い習わす

see styles
 iinarawasu / inarawasu
    いいならわす
(transitive verb) (1) to say as a tradition; to customarily say; (2) to have a habit of saying

語り伝える

see styles
 kataritsutaeru
    かたりつたえる
(transitive verb) to hand down; to pass on (story or tradition)

如是法門流中


如是法门流中

see styles
rú shì fǎ mén liú zhōng
    ru2 shi4 fa3 men2 liu2 zhong1
ju shih fa men liu chung
 nyoze hōmonru chū
within this kind of doctrinal tradition

トラディション

see styles
 toradishon
    トラディション
tradition

Variations:
口づて
口伝て

 kuchizute
    くちづて
(noun/participle) (1) (See 口伝え・1,口伝・くでん・1) oral instruction; (noun/participle) (2) (See 口伝え・2) passing information by word-of-mouth; (3) (See 口伝え・3) oral tradition

托馬斯·阿奎納


托马斯·阿奎纳

tuō mǎ sī · ā kuí nà
    tuo1 ma3 si1 · a1 kui2 na4
t`o ma ssu · a k`uei na
    to ma ssu · a kuei na
Thomas Aquinas (1225-1274), Italian Catholic priest in the Dominican Order, philosopher and theologian in the scholastic tradition

Variations:
庚申待
庚申待ち

 koushinmachi / koshinmachi
    こうしんまち
(hist) {Buddh} (See 三尸) kōshin-machi; staying awake on the eve of the 57th day of the sexagenary cycle to prevent the three worms that were said to inhabit the human gut from reporting one's wrongdoings to the gods; a tradition that began among nobility in the Heian period and became widespread during the Edo period

Variations:
故事
古事

 koji
    こじ
(1) historical event; ancient event; (2) tradition; folklore; legend; origin

Variations:
言い伝え
言伝え

 iitsutae / itsutae
    いいつたえ
tradition; legend

Variations:
言い習わす
言習わす

 iinarawasu / inarawasu
    いいならわす
(transitive verb) (1) to say as a tradition; to customarily say; (transitive verb) (2) to have a habit of saying

Variations:
流れを汲む
流れをくむ

 nagareokumu
    ながれをくむ
(exp,v5m) (usu. as の~) to be descended from; to be drawn from (the tradition of); to be derived from; to follow the school (tradition) of

Variations:
伝承
傳承(oK)

 denshou / densho
    でんしょう
(n,vs,vt,adj-no) handing down (information); legend; tradition; folklore; transmission

Variations:
則る
法る
乗っ取る(iK)

 nottoru
    のっとる
(v5r,vi) to conform to; to be in accordance with; to follow (rule, tradition, example, etc.)

瑜伽集要救阿難陀羅尼焰口軌儀經


瑜伽集要救阿难陀罗尼焰口轨仪经

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yú qié jí yào jiù ān án tuó luó ní yàn kǒu guǐ yí jīng
    yu2 qie2 ji2 yao4 jiu4 an1 an2 tuo2 luo2 ni2 yan4 kou3 gui3 yi2 jing1
yü ch`ieh chi yao chiu an an t`o lo ni yen k`ou kuei i ching
    yü chieh chi yao chiu an an to lo ni yen kou kuei i ching
 Yugashū yōkyū anan darani enku kigi kyō
Conditions and Causes Which Gave Rise to the Teaching to Ānanda Concerning the Essentials of the Yoga [Tradition] on Distribution of Food to Burning Mouths

瑜伽集要焰口施食起教阿難陀緣由


瑜伽集要焰口施食起教阿难陀缘由

see styles
yú qié jí yào yàn kǒu shī shí qǐ jiào ān án tuó yuán yóu
    yu2 qie2 ji2 yao4 yan4 kou3 shi1 shi2 qi3 jiao4 an1 an2 tuo2 yuan2 you2
yü ch`ieh chi yao yen k`ou shih shih ch`i chiao an an t`o yüan yu
    yü chieh chi yao yen kou shih shih chi chiao an an to yüan yu
 Yuga shūyō enku sejiki kikyō ananda enyu
Conditions and Causes Which Gave Rise to the Teaching to Ānanda Concerning the Essentials of the Yoga [Tradition] on Distribution of Food to Burning Mouths

Variations:
仕来り
仕来たり
為来り
為来たり

 shikitari
    しきたり
(kana only) custom; convention; tradition; mores; conventional practice

Variations:
引き継ぐ
引継ぐ(sK)
引きつぐ(sK)

 hikitsugu
    ひきつぐ
(transitive verb) (1) to take over (someone's duties, business, etc.); to inherit; to succeed to; to carry on (a tradition); to continue; (transitive verb) (2) to hand over

Variations:
仕来り(rK)
仕来たり(rK)
為来り(rK)
為来たり(rK)

 shikitari
    しきたり
(kana only) custom; convention; tradition; mores; conventional practice

Entries with 2nd row of characters: The 2nd row is Simplified Chinese.

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