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直道 see styles |
zhí dào zhi2 dao4 chih tao naomichi なおみち |
straight path (that people should take); straight road; (given name) Naomichi The direct way (to nirvana and Buddha-land). |
相即 see styles |
sousoku / sosoku そうそく |
(n,vs,vi) (1) {Buddh} coming together and dissolving into oneness; (n,vs,vi) (2) being closely related; being inseparable |
相好 see styles |
xiāng hǎo xiang1 hao3 hsiang hao aiyoshi あいよし |
to be intimate; close friend; paramour features; appearance; (place-name) Aiyoshi lakṣana-vyañjana; the thirty-two 相 or marks and the eighty 好 or signs on the physical body of Buddha. The marks a Buddha's saṃbhogakāya number 84,000. 相 is intp. as larger signs, 好 as smaller; but as they are also intp. as marks that please, 好 may be a euphemism for 號. |
相待 see styles |
xiāng dài xiang1 dai4 hsiang tai soudai / sodai そうだい |
to treat {Buddh} (See 絶待) existing in opposition or interdependence The doctrine of mutual dependence or relativity of all things for their existence, e. g. the triangle depends on its three lines, the eye on things having colour and form, long on short. |
相応 see styles |
souou / soo そうおう |
(adj-na,adj-no,n,vs,vi) (1) suitable; appropriate; befitting; becoming; adequate; reasonable; proper; (n,vs,vi) (2) {Buddh} conjoining; association; samprayukta |
看教 see styles |
kàn jiào kan4 jiao4 k`an chiao kan chiao kankyō |
to read the Buddhist texts |
眞人 see styles |
zhēn rén zhen1 ren2 chen jen mabito まびと |
(given name) Mabito One who embodies the Truth, an arhat; a Buddha. |
眞佛 see styles |
zhēn fó zhen1 fo2 chen fo shinbutsu |
The real Buddha, i.e. the saṃbhogakāya, or reward body, in contrast to the nirmāṇakāya, or manifested body. Also the dharmakāya 法身 q.v. |
眞如 see styles |
zhēn rú zhen1 ru2 chen ju shinnyo しんにょ |
(surname) Shinnyo bhūtatathatā, 部多多他多. The眞 is intp. as 眞實 the real, 如 as 如常 thus always or eternally so; i.e. reality as contrasted with 虛妄 unreality, or appearance, and 不變不改 unchanging or immutable as contrasted with form and phenomena. It resembles the ocean in contrast with the waves. It is the eternal, impersonal, unchangeable reality behind all phenomena. bhūta is substance, that which exists; tathatā is suchness, thusness, i.e. such is its nature. The word is fundamental to Mahāyāna philosophy, implying the absolute, the ultimate source and character of all phenomena, it is the All. It is also called 自性淸淨心 self-existent pure Mind; 佛性 Buddha-nature; 法身 dharmakāya; 如來藏 tathāgata-garbha, or Buddha-treasury; 實相 reality; 法界 Dharma-realm; 法性Dharma-nature; 圓成實性 The complete and perfect real nature, or reality. There are categories of 1, 2, 3, 7, 10, and 12 in number: (1) The undifferentiated whole. (2) There are several antithetical classes, e.g. the unconditioned and the conditioned; the 空 void, static, abstract, noumenal, and the 不 空 not-void, dynamic, phenomenal; pure, and affected (or infected); undefiled (or innocent), i.e. that of Buddhas, defiled, that of all beings; in bonds and free; inexpressible, and expressible in words. (3) 無相 Formless; 無生 uncreated; 無性 without nature, i.e. without characteristics or qualities, absolute in itself. Also, as relative, i.e. good, bad, and indeterminate. (7, 10, 12) The 7 are given in the 唯識論 8; the 10 are in two classes, one of the 別教 cf. 唯識論 8; the other of the 圓教, cf. 菩提心義 4; the 12 are given in the Nirvana Sutra. |
眞妄 see styles |
zhēn wàng zhen1 wang4 chen wang shinmō |
True and false, real and unreal. (1) That which has its rise in Buddha-truth, meditation, and wisdom is true; that which arises from the influences of unenlightenment is untrue. (2) The essential bhūtatathatā as the real, phenomena as the unreal. |
眞子 see styles |
zhēn zǐ zhen1 zi3 chen tzu yoshiko よしこ |
(female given name) Yoshiko A son of the True One, i.e. the Tathāgata; a Buddha-son, one who embodies Buddha's teaching. |
眞寂 see styles |
zhēn jí zhen1 ji2 chen chi Shinjaku |
The true Buddha-nirvana as contrasted with that of the Hīnayāna. |
眞常 see styles |
zhēn cháng zhen1 chang2 chen ch`ang chen chang shinjō |
True and eternal; the eternal reality of Buddha-truth. |
眞性 see styles |
zhēn xìng zhen1 xing4 chen hsing shinshō |
The true nature; the fundamental nature of each individual, i.e. the Buddha-nature. |
眞我 see styles |
zhēn wǒ zhen1 wo3 chen wo shinga |
(1) The real or nirvana ego, the transcendental ego, as contrasted with the illusory or temporal ego. (2) The ego as considered real by non-Buddhists. |
眞文 see styles |
zhēn wén zhen1 wen2 chen wen masafumi まさふみ |
(personal name) Masafumi The writings of Truth, those giving the words of the Buddha or bodhisattvas. |
眞言 see styles |
zhēn yán zhen1 yan2 chen yen shingon しんごん |
(out-dated kanji) (1) (Buddhist term) mantra; (2) (abbreviation) Shingon sect (of Buddhism) True words, words of Truth, the words of the Tathāgata, Buddha-truth. The term is used for mantra, and dhāraṇī, indicating magical formulae, spells, charms, esoteric words. Buddhas and Bodhisattvas have each an esoteric sound represented by a Sanskrit letter, the primary Vairocana letter, the alpha of all sounds being 'a' 阿, which is also styled 眞言救世者 the True World that saves the world. |
眞說 眞说 see styles |
zhēn shuō zhen1 shuo1 chen shuo shinsetsu |
True speech or teaching; the words of the Buddha. |
眞識 眞识 see styles |
zhēn shì zhen1 shi4 chen shih shinshiki |
Buddha-wisdom; the original unadulterated, or innocent mind in all, which is independent of birth and death; cf. 楞伽經 and 起信論. Real knowledge free from illusion, the sixth vijñāna. |
眞身 see styles |
zhēn shēn zhen1 shen1 chen shen shinshin |
The true body, corpus of truth, dharmakāya, Buddha as absolute. |
真宗 see styles |
mamune まむね |
(See 浄土真宗) Shin Buddhism; (surname) Mamune |
真空 see styles |
zhēn kōng zhen1 kong1 chen k`ung chen kung misora みそら |
(physics, fig.) vacuum; (slang) to not wear underwear (1) vacuum; (2) {Buddh} absolute void; complete vacuity; (female given name) Misora |
真言 see styles |
zhēn yán zhen1 yan2 chen yen makoto まこと |
true statement; incantation (translates Sanskrit: dharani 陀羅尼|陀罗尼) (1) (Buddhist term) mantra; (2) (abbreviation) Shingon sect (of Buddhism); (female given name) Makoto |
真説 see styles |
shinsetsu しんせつ |
(1) true theory; (2) {Buddh} true teachings |
真身 see styles |
zhēn shēn zhen1 shen1 chen shen mami まみ |
the real body (of Buddha or a God); true effigy (personal name) Mami |
眷屬 眷属 see styles |
juàn shǔ juan4 shu3 chüan shu kenzoku |
family member; husband and wife Retinue, retainers, suite, especially the retinue of a god, Buddha, etc. |
瞋恚 see styles |
chēn huì chen1 hui4 ch`en hui chen hui shin'i しんね |
(1) (Buddhist term) dosa (ill will, antipathy); (2) irateness; anger ill-will |
瞻風 瞻风 see styles |
zhān fēng zhan1 feng1 chan feng senpuu |
To hope for the wind (of Buddha truth or aid). |
瞿曇 瞿昙 see styles |
qú tán qu2 tan2 ch`ü t`an chü tan kudon くどん |
Gautama, surname of the Siddhartha, the historical Buddha (person) Gautama (the family name of Buddha) Gautama, the surname of Buddha's family; hence a name of Śākyamuni. Also 倶譚 or 具譚 later 喬答摩 q.v. |
知客 see styles |
zhī kè zhi1 ke4 chih k`o chih ko shika しか |
{Buddh} (See 禅堂) head monk in charge of the administrative section of a zendo (Zen) The director of guests, i.e. the host. |
知法 see styles |
zhī fǎ zhi1 fa3 chih fa chihō |
To know the Buddha-law, or the rules; to know things; in the exoteric sects, to know the deep meaning of the sutras; in the esoteric sects, to know the mysteries. |
知者 see styles |
zhī zhě zhi1 zhe3 chih che chisha ちしゃ |
(out-dated or obsolete kana usage) (1) sage; wise man; wise person; man of wisdom; (2) (Buddhist term) buddha; bodhisattva; enlightened priest The knower, the cognizer, the person within who perceives. |
石仏 see styles |
ishibotoke いしぼとけ |
(1) stone Buddhist image; (2) (いしぼとけ only) unemotional person; taciturn person; (place-name, surname) Ishibotoke |
石佛 see styles |
shí fó shi2 fo2 shih fo ishibutsu いしぶつ |
(surname) Ishibutsu stone Buddha |
石榴 see styles |
shí liu shi2 liu5 shih liu zakuro ざくろ |
pomegranate (kana only) pomegranate (Punica granatum); (female given name) Zakuro The pomegranate, symbol of many children because of its seeds; a symbol held in the hand of 鬼子母神 Hariti, the deva-mother of demons, converted by the Buddha. |
石窟 see styles |
shí kū shi2 ku1 shih k`u shih ku sekkutsu せっくつ |
rock cave; grotto; cliff caves (often with Buddhist statues) cavern; grotto; rock cave cave |
石鉢 see styles |
shí bō shi2 bo1 shih po ishibachi いしばち |
(surname) Ishibachi The four heavy stone begging bowls handed by the four devas to the Buddha on his enlightenment, which he miraculously received one piled on the other. |
破佛 see styles |
pò fó po4 fo2 p`o fo po fo habutsu |
to disparage the buddha |
破戒 see styles |
pò jiè po4 jie4 p`o chieh po chieh hakai はかい |
to violate a religious precept; to smoke or drink after giving up breaking a commandment (usually religious); offense against the Buddhist commandments (offence) To break the commandments. |
破有 see styles |
pò yǒu po4 you3 p`o yu po yu hau |
To refute the belief in the reality of things; to break the power of transmigration as does the Buddha. |
破法 see styles |
pò fǎ po4 fa3 p`o fa po fa hahō |
To break the (Buddha-) law e.g. by the adoption of heresy. |
破邪 see styles |
pò xié po4 xie2 p`o hsieh po hsieh haja はじゃ |
{Buddh} crushing evil; destroying heresy refute error |
示寂 see styles |
shì jì shi4 ji4 shih chi jijaku じじゃく |
to pass away (of a monk or nun) (n,vs,vi) {Buddh} death of a high-ranking priest to indicate the way of nirvana. |
礼堂 see styles |
reidou / redo れいどう |
small building used for worship or sutra chanting (located in front of the main hall of a Buddhist temple); (surname) Reidou |
礼盤 see styles |
raiban らいばん |
{Buddh} platform in front of a temple's principal image, from which the officiating monk chants |
祈願 祈愿 see styles |
qí yuàn qi2 yuan4 ch`i yüan chi yüan inori いのり |
to pray; to pray for something; to wish something; prayer; wish (noun, transitive verb) prayer (for something); supplication; (female given name) Inori To vow. |
神主 see styles |
kannushi かんぬし |
(1) Shinto priest; (2) chief priest (of a Shinto shrine); (3) (Buddhist monk jargon; pun on 禰宜(ねぎ) and 葱(ねぎ)) (See 葱,禰宜・1) Welsh onion; (place-name) Kannushi |
神仏 see styles |
shinbutsu; kamihotoke しんぶつ; かみほとけ |
(1) gods and Buddha; (2) (しんぶつ only) Shinto and Buddhism |
神佛 see styles |
shén fó shen2 fo2 shen fo jinbutsu |
Gods and Buddhas gods and buddhas |
神像 see styles |
shén xiàng shen2 xiang4 shen hsiang shinzou / shinzo しんぞう |
likeness of a god or Buddha; (old) portrait of the deceased idol (i.e. carving or painting of a deity) |
神将 see styles |
jinshou; shinshou / jinsho; shinsho じんしょう; しんしょう |
{Buddh} (See 十二神将) divine generals who protect pilgrims, etc. |
神我 see styles |
shén wǒ shen2 wo3 shen wo shin'ga |
puruṣa, or ātman. The soul, the spiritual ego, or permanent person, which by non-Buddhists was said to migrate on the death of the body. puruṣa is also the Supreme Soul, or Spirit, which produces all forms of existence. |
神王 see styles |
shinou / shino しんおう |
(1) god king; god-king; (2) {Buddh} guardian deity; (surname) Shin'ou |
神變 神变 see styles |
shén biàn shen2 bian4 shen pien jinpen |
Supernatural influences causing the changes in natural events; miracles; miraculous transformations, e.g. the transforming powers of a Buddha, both in regard to himself and others; also his miraculous acts, e.g. unharmed by poisonous snakes, unburnt by dragon fire, etc. Tantra, or Yogācāra. |
神通 see styles |
shén tōng shen2 tong1 shen t`ung shen tung jinzuu / jinzu じんづう |
remarkable ability; magical power (place-name) Jinzuu (神通力) Ubiquitous supernatural power, especially of a Buddha, his ten powers including power to shake the earth, to issue light from his pores, extend his tongue to the Brahma-heavens effulgent with light, cause divine flowers, etc., to rain from the sky, be omnipresent, and other powers. Supernatural powers of eye, ear, body, mind, etc. |
祥草 see styles |
xiáng cǎo xiang2 cao3 hsiang ts`ao hsiang tsao shōsō |
The felicitous herb, or grass, that on which the Buddha sat when he attained enlightenment. |
祭祀 see styles |
jì sì ji4 si4 chi ssu saishi さいし |
to offer sacrifices to the gods or ancestors (noun, transitive verb) ritual; religious service; festival [non-Buddhist] festivals |
禀教 see styles |
bǐng jiào bing3 jiao4 ping chiao honkyō |
To receive the Buddha's teaching. |
禁戒 see styles |
jìn jiè jin4 jie4 chin chieh gonkai |
to abstain from; to prohibit (certain foods etc) Prohibitions, commandments, especially the Vinaya as containing the laws and regulations of Buddhism. |
禅定 see styles |
zenjou / zenjo ぜんじょう |
(1) {Buddh} dhyana-samadhi (meditative concentration); (2) (See 修験道) ascetic practice atop a sacred mountain (in Shugendō); (3) mountain top; (given name) Zenjō |
禅室 see styles |
zenshitsu ぜんしつ |
(1) (See 座禅) room for zazen meditation; room for Buddhist practices; (2) Zen monk's quarters; (3) head priest (of a Zen temple) |
禅智 see styles |
zenchi ぜんち |
(1) (Buddhist term) wisdom obtained from meditation; (2) (Buddhist term) wisdom and meditation; (surname) Zenchi |
禅法 see styles |
zenpou; zenbou / zenpo; zenbo ぜんぽう; ぜんぼう |
{Buddh} method of Buddhist study and practice that is based in meditative concentration; meditative methods used in Zen Buddhism |
禅浄 see styles |
zenjou / zenjo ぜんじょう |
(abbreviation) (from 禅宗 and 浄土宗) Zen Buddhism and Pure Land Buddhism |
禅知 see styles |
zenchi ぜんち |
(1) (Buddhist term) wisdom obtained from meditation; (2) (Buddhist term) wisdom and meditation |
禅那 see styles |
zenna ぜんな |
{Buddh} dhyana (profound meditation) |
禅院 see styles |
zenin ぜんいん |
{Buddh} (See 禅寺) Zen temple; (surname) Zen'in |
福報 福报 see styles |
fú bào fu2 bao4 fu pao fukuhō |
karmic reward (Buddhism) A blessed reward, e.g. to be reborn as a man or a deva. |
福田 see styles |
fú tián fu2 tian2 fu t`ien fu tien fuguda ふぐだ |
field for growing happiness; domain for practices leading to enlightenment (Buddhism) (surname) Fuguda The field of blessedness, i.e. any sphere of kindness, charity, or virtue; there are categories of 2, 3, 4, and 8, e.g. that of study and that of charity; parents, teachers, etc.; the field of poverty as a monk, etc. |
禪堂 禅堂 see styles |
chán táng chan2 tang2 ch`an t`ang chan tang zendō |
meditation room (in Buddhist monastery) Meditation-hall of the Chan sect. A common name for the monastic hall. |
禪師 禅师 see styles |
chán shī chan2 shi1 ch`an shih chan shih zenshi |
honorific title for a Buddhist monk A master, or teacher, of meditation, or of the Chan school. |
禪房 禅房 see styles |
chán fáng chan2 fang2 ch`an fang chan fang zenbō |
a room in a Buddhist monastery; a temple Meditation abode, a room for meditation, a cell, a hermitage, general name for a monastery. |
禪杖 禅杖 see styles |
chán zhàng chan2 zhang4 ch`an chang chan chang zenjō |
the staff of a Buddhist monk A staff or pole for touching those who fall asleep while assembled in meditation. |
禪林 禅林 see styles |
chán lín chan2 lin2 ch`an lin chan lin zenrin |
a Buddhist temple Grove of meditation, i.e. a monastery. Monasteries as numerous as trees in a forest. Also 禪苑. |
禪機 禅机 see styles |
chán jī chan2 ji1 ch`an chi chan chi |
Buddhist allegorical word or gesture; subtleties of Buddhist doctrine |
禪院 禅院 see styles |
chán yuàn chan2 yuan4 ch`an yüan chan yüan zenin ぜんいん |
Buddhist hall (surname) Zen'in meditation hall |
禮佛 礼佛 see styles |
lǐ fó li3 fo2 li fo raibutsu |
worshipping Buddha |
禮文 礼文 see styles |
lǐ wén li3 wen2 li wen raimon |
text praising the Buddha |
禺中 see styles |
yú zhōng yu2 zhong1 yü chung gu chū |
the middle of the 巳 hour, 10 a. m. Tiantai called the fourth period of Buddha's teaching the 禺中. |
禿驢 秃驴 see styles |
tū lǘ tu1 lu:2 t`u lü tu lü |
(derog.) Buddhist monk |
秘仏 see styles |
hibutsu ひぶつ |
Buddhist image normally withheld from public view |
秘密 see styles |
mì mì mi4 mi4 mi mi himitsu ひみつ |
secret; private; confidential; clandestine; a secret (CL:個|个[ge4]) (n,adj-na,adj-no) (1) secret; secrecy; confidentiality; privacy; (2) mystery; (3) (See 秘訣) secret (e.g. to success); (4) {Buddh} esoteric teachings |
秘法 see styles |
hihou / hiho ひほう |
(1) secret method; secret process; secret formula; (2) {Buddh} esoteric rituals (in Shingon Buddhism) |
称名 see styles |
shoumyou / shomyo しょうみょう |
(noun/participle) intoning the name of the Buddha; chanting the name of the Buddha; (place-name) Shoumyou |
種覺 种觉 see styles |
zhǒng jué zhong3 jue2 chung chüeh shukaku |
The insight into all seeds or causes, Buddha-knowledge, omniscience. |
稱佛 称佛 see styles |
chēng fó cheng1 fo2 ch`eng fo cheng fo shōbutsu |
To invoke a Buddha. |
稱名 称名 see styles |
chēng míng cheng1 ming2 ch`eng ming cheng ming shōmyō |
To invoke the (Buddha's) name, especially that of Amitābha. |
稽首 see styles |
qǐ shǒu qi3 shou3 ch`i shou chi shou keishu / keshu けいしゅ |
(noun/participle) bowing to the floor vandana; vandi. To make obeisance by prostration. |
穢土 秽土 see styles |
huì tǔ hui4 tu3 hui t`u hui tu edo えど |
(expression) (1) {Buddh} (See 浄土・1) this impure world (as opposed to the pure land); (expression) (2) (archaism) feces; faeces 穢刹; 穢國 This impure world, in contrast with the Pure Land. |
空劫 see styles |
kōng jié kong1 jie2 k`ung chieh kung chieh kuukou; kuugou / kuko; kugo くうこう; くうごう |
{Buddh} (See 四劫) the kalpa of nothingness (the final aeon of the universe) The empty kalpa, v. 劫. |
空塵 空尘 see styles |
kōng chén kong1 chen2 k`ung ch`en kung chen kūjin |
śūnya as sub-material, ghostly, or spiritual, as having diaphanous form, a non-Buddhist view of the immaterial as an entity, hence the false view of a soul or ego that is real. |
空寂 see styles |
kōng jì kong1 ji4 k`ung chi kung chi kuujaku / kujaku くうじゃく |
empty and silent; desolate (1) {Buddh} complete emptiness (i.e. as a denial of the inherent existence of all things); nirvana (where this emptiness is realized); (noun or adjectival noun) (2) (archaism) quiet and lonely Immaterial; a condition beyond disturbance, the condition of nirvana. |
空拳 see styles |
kōng quán kong1 quan2 k`ung ch`üan kung chüan kuuken / kuken くうけん |
with bare hands; with or from nothing riktamuṣṭi; empty fist, i.e. deceiving a child by pretending to have something for it in the closed hand; not the Buddha's method. |
空教 see styles |
kōng jiào kong1 jiao4 k`ung chiao kung chiao kuukyou / kukyo くうきょう |
(given name) Kuukyō The teaching that all is unreal. The 法相宗 Dharmalakṣaṇa School divided Buddha's teaching into three periods: (1) the Hīnayāna period, teaching that 法有 things are real; (2) the 般若 prajñā period, that 法 空things are unreal; (3) the Huayan and Lotus period of the middle or transcendental doctrine 中道教. |
空王 see styles |
kōng wáng kong1 wang2 k`ung wang kung wang soraou / sorao そらおう |
(surname) Soraou The king of immateriality, or spirituality, Buddha, who is lord of all things. |
空生 see styles |
kōng shēng kong1 sheng1 k`ung sheng kung sheng takaki たかき |
(personal name) Takaki The one who expounded vacuity or immateriality, i.e. Subhūti, one of the ten great pupils of the Buddha. |
空相 see styles |
kōng xiàng kong1 xiang4 k`ung hsiang kung hsiang kuusou / kuso くうそう |
{Buddh} the empty nature of all things Voidness, emptiness, space, the immaterial, that which cannot be expressed in terms of the material. The characteristic of all things is unreality, i.e. they are composed of elements which disintegrate. v. 空. |
空諦 空谛 see styles |
kōng dì kong1 di4 k`ung ti kung ti kuutai / kutai くうたい |
{Buddh} (See 三諦) truth of emptiness (holding that all things are void) The doctrine of immateriality, one of the three dogmas of Tiantai, that all things animate and inanimate, seeing that they result from previous causes and are without reality in themselves, are therefore 空or not material, but "spiritual". |
空門 空门 see styles |
kōng mén kong1 men2 k`ung men kung men sorakado そらかど |
(surname) Sorakado (1) The teaching which regards everything as unreal, or immaterial. (2) The school of unreality, one of the four divisions made by Tiantai (3) The teaching of immateriality, the door to nirvana, a general name for Buddhism; hence空門子 are Buddhist monks. |
立像 see styles |
lì xiàng li4 xiang4 li hsiang ritsuzou / ritsuzo りつぞう |
standing image (of a Buddha or saint) (See 座像) standing statue; standing image |
Entries with 2nd row of characters: The 2nd row is Simplified Chinese.
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This page contains 100 results for "Buddh*" 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
This dictionary uses the EDICT and CC-CEDICT dictionary files.
EDICT data is the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group, and is used in conformance with the Group's
license.
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).
Combined, these cover 1,007,753 Japanese, Chinese, and Buddhist characters, words, idioms, names, placenames, and short phrases.
Just because a word appears here does not mean it is appropriate for a tattoo, your business name, etc. Please consult a professional before doing anything stupid with this data.
We do offer Chinese and Japanese Tattoo Services. We'll also be happy to help you translate something for other purposes.
No warranty as to the correctness, potential vulgarity, or clarity is expressed or implied. We did not write any of these definitions (though we occasionally act as a contributor/editor to the CC-CEDICT project). You are using this dictionary for free, and you get what you pay for.
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