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六萬藏 六万藏 see styles |
liù wàn zàng liu4 wan4 zang4 liu wan tsang rokuman zō |
The sixty thousand verses of the Buddha-law which Devadatta could recite, an ability which did not save him from the avīci hell. |
六衆生 六众生 see styles |
liù zhòng shēng liu4 zhong4 sheng1 liu chung sheng roku shujō |
The six senses 六根 are likened to six wild creatures in confinement always struggling to escape. Only when they are domesticated will they be happy. So is it with the six senses and the taming power of Buddha truth. The six creatures are a dog, a bird, a snake, a hyena, a crocodile (śiśumāra), and a monkey. |
出世趣 see styles |
chū shì qù chu1 shi4 qu4 ch`u shih ch`ü chu shih chü shusse no omomuki |
supramundane path |
出佛血 see styles |
chū fó xiě chu1 fo2 xie3 ch`u fo hsieh chu fo hsieh shutsu butsuketsu |
To shed a Buddha's blood, one of the five grave sins. |
出山像 see styles |
chū shān xiàng chu1 shan1 xiang4 ch`u shan hsiang chu shan hsiang shussan zō |
image of Buddha leaving the mountains |
出離道 出离道 see styles |
chū lí dào chu1 li2 dao4 ch`u li tao chu li tao shutsuri dō |
the path conducive to liberation |
分岐路 see styles |
bunkiro ぶんきろ |
branch road; branch path; fork road |
初二果 see styles |
chū èr guǒ chu1 er4 guo3 ch`u erh kuo chu erh kuo shonika |
the first two fruits of the four fruits of the lesser vehicle path |
初時教 初时教 see styles |
chū shí jiào chu1 shi2 jiao4 ch`u shih chiao chu shih chiao shojikyō |
A term of the 法相宗 Dharmalakṣana school, the first of the three periods of the Buddha's teaching, in which he overcame the ideas of heterodox teachers that the ego is real, and preached the four noble truths and the five skandhas, etc. |
初發心 初发心 see styles |
chū fā xīn chu1 fa1 xin1 ch`u fa hsin chu fa hsin sho hosshin |
The initial determination to seek enlightenment; about which the 晉 Jin dynasty Huayan jing says: 初發心時便成正覺 at this very moment the novice enters into the status of perfect enlightenment; but other schools dispute the point. |
初發意 初发意 see styles |
chū fā yì chu1 fa1 yi4 ch`u fa i chu fa i shohocchi |
initial arousal of the intention for enlightenment |
初證得 初证得 see styles |
chū zhèng dé chu1 zheng4 de2 ch`u cheng te chu cheng te sho shōtoku |
first attainment [of enlightenment] |
別念佛 别念佛 see styles |
bié niàn fó bie2 nian4 fo2 pieh nien fo betsu nenbutsu |
To intone the name of a special Buddha. |
力無畏 力无畏 see styles |
lì wú wèi li4 wu2 wei4 li wu wei riki mui |
(力無所畏) The 力 is intp. as the ten powers of a Buddha, the 無所畏 are his four qualities of fearlessness. |
功徳蔵 see styles |
kudokuzou / kudokuzo くどくぞう |
(1) {Buddh} (See 功徳・1) one's accumulated merit; treasure house of merit; (2) {Buddh} (See 阿弥陀仏) Amithaba (Buddha) |
功德聚 see styles |
gōng dé jù gong1 de2 ju4 kung te chü kudoku ju |
The assembly of all merit and virtue, i. e. the Buddha; also a stūpa as symbol of him. |
加備力 加备力 see styles |
jiā bèi lì jia1 bei4 li4 chia pei li kabiriki |
the Buddha's empowerment of people [to alleviate suffering] |
加威力 see styles |
jiā wēi lì jia1 wei1 li4 chia wei li kairiki |
the Buddha's empowerment of people [to alleviate suffering] |
加持力 see styles |
jiā chí lì jia1 chi2 li4 chia ch`ih li chia chih li kaji riki |
power of the Buddha's grace |
加持身 see styles |
jiā chí shēn jia1 chi2 shen1 chia ch`ih shen chia chih shen kajishin かじしん |
(1) {Buddh} buddha-body within a practitioner (esoteric Buddhism); (2) (See 本地身) altruistic manifested form of Mahavairocana (New Shingon) The body which the Buddha depends upon or his manifestation, i. e. the nirmāṇakāya. |
加持門 加持门 see styles |
jiā chí mén jia1 chi2 men2 chia ch`ih men chia chih men keji mon |
response aspect of a buddha |
加行道 see styles |
jiā xíng dào jia1 xing2 dao4 chia hsing tao kegyō dō |
path of applied practices |
加被力 see styles |
jiā bèi lì jia1 bei4 li4 chia pei li kabiriki |
empowerment [provided to sentient beings by the Buddha] |
劣應身 劣应身 see styles |
liè yìng shēn lie4 ying4 shen1 lieh ying shen retsuō jin |
the Buddha's inferior manifestation |
劫賓那 劫宾那 see styles |
jié bīn nà jie2 bin1 na4 chieh pin na Kōhinna |
Kapphiṇa; also 劫比拏王; 劫庀那 (or 劫比那, or 劫譬那); or Kampilla, 金毗羅; whose monastic name was Mahā-kapphiṇa; intp. as 房宿 (born) under the constellation Scorpio; he is said to have understood astronomy and been king of Southern Kośala; he became a disciple of Śākyamuni and is to be reborn as Samantaprabhāsa Buddha. |
勃伽夷 see styles |
bó qié yí bo2 qie2 yi2 po ch`ieh i po chieh i Botsukai |
Bhagai, 'a city south of Khotan with a Buddha-statue which exhibits all the' lakṣaṇani, or thirty-two signs, 'brought there from Cashmere.' Eitel. |
勝ち筋 see styles |
kachisuji かちすじ |
path to victory |
勝應身 胜应身 see styles |
shèng yìng shēn sheng4 ying4 shen1 sheng ying shen shōōjin |
A Tiantai term for the superior incarnational Buddha-body, i.e. his compensation-body under the aspect of 他受用身 saving others. |
勝進道 胜进道 see styles |
shèng jìn dào sheng4 jin4 dao4 sheng chin tao shōshin dō |
path of superb advancement |
募緣文 募缘文 see styles |
mù yuán wén mu4 yuan2 wen2 mu yüan wen boen mon |
letter of collecting alms (for Buddha-work) |
勤修學 勤修学 see styles |
qín xiū xué qin2 xiu1 xue2 ch`in hsiu hsüeh chin hsiu hsüeh gon shugaku |
to apply oneself in practice [toward enlightenment] |
化他壽 化他寿 see styles |
huà tā shòu hua4 ta1 shou4 hua t`a shou hua ta shou ketaju |
A Buddha's long or 'eternal' life spent in saving others; implying his powers of unlimited salvation. |
化菩薩 化菩萨 see styles |
huà pú sà hua4 pu2 sa4 hua p`u sa hua pu sa ke bosatsu |
A Buddha or bodhisattva transformed: into a (human) bodhisattva; or a bodhisattva in various metamorphoses. |
十三身 see styles |
shí sān shēn shi2 san1 shen1 shih san shen |
The thirty-three forms in which Avalokiteśvara (Guanyin) is said to have presented himself, from that of a Buddha to that of a woman or a rakṣas. Cf. Lotus Sūtra 普門 chapter. |
十住心 see styles |
shí zhù xīn shi2 zhu4 xin1 shih chu hsin jū jū shin |
Ten stages of mental or spiritual development in the 眞言 Shingon sect, beginning with the human animal and ending with perfect enlightenment; a category by the Japanese monk 弘法 Kōbō, founded on the 大日經,十心品. |
十佛名 see styles |
shí fó míng shi2 fo2 ming2 shih fo ming Jūbutsumyō |
Ten Buddha Names |
十八物 see styles |
shí bā wù shi2 ba1 wu4 shih pa wu jūhachi motsu |
The eighteen things a monk should carry in the performance of his duties—willow twigs, soap, the three garments, a water-bottle, a begging-bowl, mat, staff, censer, filter, handkerchief, knife, fire-producer, pincers hammock, sutra, the vinaya, the Buddha's image, and bodhisattva image or images; cf. 梵綱經 37. |
十力尊 see styles |
shí lì zūn shi2 li4 zun1 shih li tsun jūriki son |
(十力無等) The honoured (unequalled) possessor of the ten powers, Buddha. |
十力明 see styles |
shí lì míng shi2 li4 ming2 shih li ming jūrikimyō |
The ten powers and ten understandings of a Buddha. |
十功德 see styles |
shí gōng dé shi2 gong1 de2 shih kung te jū kudoku |
(十功德論) Ten merits (or powers) commended by the Buddha to his bhikṣus—zealous progress, contentment with few desires, courage, learning (so as to teach), fearlessness, perfect observance of the commands and the fraternity, regulations, perfect meditation, perfect wisdom, perfect liberation, and perfect understanding of it. |
十勝行 十胜行 see styles |
shí shèng xíng shi2 sheng4 xing2 shih sheng hsing jisshōgyō |
The ten pāramitās observed by bodhisattvas, see 十地 and 十住. Hīnayāna has another group, adding to the four 梵福 q. v. the six of sacrificing one's life to save mother; or father; or a Buddha; to become a monk: to induce another to become a monk; to obtain authority to preach. |
十四難 十四难 see styles |
shí sì nán shi2 si4 nan2 shih ssu nan jūshi nan |
The fourteen difficult questions of the "heretics" to which the Buddha made no reply, for, as it is said, the questions were no more properly put than if one asked " How much milk can you get from cow's horn?" They are forms of: All is permanent, impermanent, both or neither; all changes, changes not, both, neither; at death a spirit departs, does not, both, neither; after death we have the same body (or personality) and spirit, or body and spirit are different. |
十念處 十念处 see styles |
shí niàn chù shi2 nian4 chu4 shih nien ch`u shih nien chu jūnensho |
A bodhisattva's ten objects of thought or meditation, i.e. body, the senses, mind, things, environment, monastery, city (or district), good name, Buddha-learning, riddance of all passion and delusion. |
十法行 see styles |
shí fǎ xíng shi2 fa3 xing2 shih fa hsing jippō gyō |
Ten ways of devotion to the Buddhist sutras: to copy them; serve the places where they are kept, as if serving the Buddha's shrine; preach or give them to others; listen attentively to their exposition; read; maintain; discourse on them to others; intone them; ponder over them; observe their lessons. |
十無二 十无二 see styles |
shí wú èr shi2 wu2 er4 shih wu erh jūmuni |
Ten powers only possessed by Buddhas: (1) prediction; (2) knowing and fulfilling the desires of the living; (3)-(10) are various forms of omniscience, i.e. (3) of all Buddha-realms and their inhabitants; (4) their natures; (5) good roots; (6) laws; (7) wisdom; (8) every moment; (9) evolving domains, or conditions; (10) language, words, and discussions. v. 宗鏡錄 99. |
十無礙 十无碍 see styles |
shí wú ài shi2 wu2 ai4 shih wu ai jūmuge |
The ten unhindered transformations and ubiquitous powers of a Buddha. |
十牛図 see styles |
juugyuuzu / jugyuzu じゅうぎゅうず |
(work) Ten Ox-Herding Pictures (ten images and accompanying short poems in Zen iconography that use the herding of an ox as an analogy for training the mind on the path to enlightenment); (wk) Ten Ox-Herding Pictures (ten images and accompanying short poems in Zen iconography that use the herding of an ox as an analogy for training the mind on the path to enlightenment) |
千如是 see styles |
qiān rú shì qian1 ru2 shi4 ch`ien ju shih chien ju shih sen nyoze |
The thousand "suchnesses" or characteristics, a term of the Tiantai sect. In each of the ten realms 十界, from Buddha to purgatory, the ten are present, totaling one hundred. These multiplied by the ten categories of existence make a thousand, and multiplied by the three categories of group existence make 3,000. |
千眼天 see styles |
qiān yǎn tiān qian1 yan3 tian1 ch`ien yen t`ien chien yen tien sengen ten |
The Deva with 1,000 of a thousand petals, i.e. that of Locana Buddha. |
半託迦 半讬迦 see styles |
bàn tuō jiā ban4 tuo1 jia1 pan t`o chia pan to chia Hantaka |
(or 半他迦) ; 槃陀 (槃陀迦); 槃特 Panthaka, born on the road; a road; two brothers— one born by a main road, the other by a path— who both became arhats. |
南無佛 南无佛 see styles |
nán wú fó nan2 wu2 fo2 nan wu fo namu butsu |
南無三寳 I devote myself entirely to the Buddha, or triratna, or Amitābha, etc. |
卧佛寺 see styles |
wò fó sì wo4 fo2 si4 wo fo ssu Gabutsuji |
A shrine of the "sleeping Buddha", i.e. of the dying Buddha. |
取相懺 取相忏 see styles |
qǔ xiāng chàn qu3 xiang1 chan4 ch`ü hsiang ch`an chü hsiang chan shu sō zan |
To hold repentance before the mind until the sign of Buddha's presence annihilates the sin. |
受用身 see styles |
shòu yòng shēn shou4 yong4 shen1 shou yung shen juyū shin |
The saṃbhogakāya 報身 v. 三身 trikāya, i. e. the functioning glorious body, 自受用 for a Buddha's own use, or bliss; 他受用 for the spiritual benefit of others. |
古佛心 see styles |
gǔ fó xīn gu3 fo2 xin1 ku fo hsin kobusshin |
the mind of an old Buddha |
同一覺 同一觉 see styles |
tóng yī jué tong2 yi1 jue2 t`ung i chüeh tung i chüeh dōichi kaku |
one and the same enlightenment |
吹法螺 see styles |
chuī fǎ luó chui1 fa3 luo2 ch`ui fa lo chui fa lo sui hōra |
To blow the conch of the Law, the Buddha's preaching. |
和伽羅 和伽罗 see styles |
hé qié luó he2 qie2 luo2 ho ch`ieh lo ho chieh lo wagara |
(和伽羅那); 和伽那; 和羅那 vyākaraṇa, grammar, analysis, change of form; intp. as 授記 prediction, i. e. by the Buddha of the future felicity and realm of a disciple, hence Kauṇḍinya is known as Vyākaraṇa-Kauṇḍinya. |
和香丸 see styles |
hé xiāng wán he2 xiang1 wan2 ho hsiang wan wakō gan |
A pill compounded of many kinds of incense typifying that in the one Buddha-truth lies all truth. |
啼哭佛 see styles |
tí kū fó ti2 ku1 fo2 t`i k`u fo ti ku fo Taikoku Butsu |
The ever-wailing Buddha, the final Buddha of the present kalpa; cf. 薩陀. |
善男子 see styles |
shàn nán zí shan4 nan2 zi2 shan nan tzu zennanshi ぜんなんし |
{Buddh} (See 善男) pious man Good sons, or sons of good families, one of the Buddha's terms of address to his disciples, somewhat resembling 'gentlemen'. |
喜覺支 喜觉支 see styles |
xǐ jué zhī xi3 jue2 zhi1 hsi chüeh chih ki kakushi |
The third bodhyaṅga, the stage of joy on attaining the truth. |
器界說 器界说 see styles |
qì jiè shuō qi4 jie4 shuo1 ch`i chieh shuo chi chieh shuo kikai setsu |
The supernatural power of the Buddha to make the material realm (trees and the like) proclaim his truth. |
噶舉派 噶举派 see styles |
gá jǔ pài ga2 ju3 pai4 ka chü p`ai ka chü pai |
Geju (Tibetan: transmit word of Buddha) sect of Tibetan Buddhist |
四佛土 see styles |
sì fó tǔ si4 fo2 tu3 ssu fo t`u ssu fo tu shi butsuto |
idem 四土. |
四八相 see styles |
sì bā xiàng si4 ba1 xiang4 ssu pa hsiang shihachi sō |
The thirty-two marks of a Buddha. |
四十位 see styles |
sì shí wèi si4 shi2 wei4 ssu shih wei shijū i |
The 'forty bodhisattva positions' of the 梵網經. They are classified into four groups: (1) 十發趣 Ten initial stages, i. e. the minds 心 of abandoning things of the world, of keeping the moral law, patience, zealous progress, dhyāna, wisdom, resolve, guarding (the Law), joy, and spiritual baptism by the Buddha. These are associated with the 十住. (2) 十長養 Ten steps in the nourishment of perfection, i. e. minds of kindness, pity, joy, relinquishing, almsgiving, good discourse, benefiting, friendship, dhyāna, wisdom. These are associated with the 十行. (3) 十金剛 Ten 'diamond' steps of firmness, i. e. a mind of faith, remembrance, bestowing one's merits on others, understanding, uprighthess, no-retreat, Mahāyāna, formlessness, wisdom, indestructibility; these are associated with the 十廻向. (4) The 十地 q. v. |
四善根 see styles |
sì shàn gēn si4 shan4 gen1 ssu shan ken shi zenkon |
catuṣ-kuśala-mūla, the four good roots, or sources from which spring good fruiy or development. In Hīnayāna they form the stage after 總相念住 as represented by the 倶舍 and 成實; in Mahāyāna it is the final stage of the 十廻向 as represented by the 法相宗. There are also four similar stages connected with śrāvaka, pratyekabuddha, and Buddha, styled 三品四善根. The four of the 倶舍宗 are 煗法, 頂法, 忍法, and 世第一法. The four of the 成實宗 are the same, but are applied differently. The 法相宗 retains the same four terms, but connects them with the four dhyāna stages of the 眞唯識觀 in its four first 加行 developments. |
四堅信 四坚信 see styles |
sì jiān xìn si4 jian1 xin4 ssu chien hsin shi kenshin |
The four firm or 四不懷信 indestructible beliefs, in the Buddha, the law, the order, and the commandments. |
四悉檀 see styles |
sì xī tán si4 xi1 tan2 ssu hsi t`an ssu hsi tan shi shitsudan |
The four siddhānta, v. 悉檀. The Buddha taught by (1) mundane or ordinary modes of expression; (2) individual treatment, adapting his teaching to the capacity of his hearers; (3) diagnostic treatment of their moral diseases; and (4) the perfect and highest truth. |
四法施 see styles |
sì fǎ shī si4 fa3 shi1 ssu fa shih shi hōse |
The Buddha' s gift of the four laws or dogmas, that all things are impermanent, that all (sentient) existence is suffering, that there is no (essential) personality, that all form (or matter) returns to the void. |
四眞道 see styles |
sì zhēn dào si4 zhen1 dao4 ssu chen tao shi shindō |
the path of the four noble truths |
四自侵 see styles |
sì zì qīn si4 zi4 qin1 ssu tzu ch`in ssu tzu chin shi jishin |
The four self-raidings, or self-injuries — in youth not to study from morn till night; in advancing years not to cease sexual intercourse; wealthy and not being charitable; not accepting the Buddha's teaching. |
四記問 四记问 see styles |
sì jì wèn si4 ji4 wen4 ssu chi wen shi kimon |
the Buddha`s four methods of dealing with questions |
四記答 四记答 see styles |
sì jì dá si4 ji4 da2 ssu chi ta shi ki tō |
the Buddha's four methods of dealing with questions |
回向偈 see styles |
ekouge / ekoge えこうげ |
{Buddh} (See 回向文・えこうもん) closing recital that transfers the merit of the service to a buddha, a bodhisattva, or the dead |
回向文 see styles |
ekoumon / ekomon えこうもん |
{Buddh} closing recital that transfers the merit of the service to a buddha, a bodhisattva, or the dead |
國土身 国土身 see styles |
guó tǔ shēn guo2 tu3 shen1 kuo t`u shen kuo tu shen kokudo shin |
The Buddha as Buddhakṣetra, or abode of the living; the world as the body of Vairocana. |
圓覺寺 圆觉寺 see styles |
yuán jué sì yuan2 jue2 si4 yüan chüeh ssu Engakuji |
Perfect Enlightenment Temple |
圓覺經 圆觉经 see styles |
yuán jué jīng yuan2 jue2 jing1 yüan chüeh ching Engaku kyō |
Sūtra of Perfect Enlightenment |
圓頓戒 圆顿戒 see styles |
yuán dùn jiè yuan2 dun4 jie4 yüan tun chieh enton kai |
The rules of the Tiantai school, especially for attaining immediate enlightenment as above; also called 圓頓無作大戒 (or 圓頓菩薩大戒). |
土手道 see styles |
dotemichi どてみち |
causeway; land bridge; path on an embankment |
坐道場 坐道场 see styles |
zuò dào chǎng zuo4 dao4 chang3 tso tao ch`ang tso tao chang za dōjō |
sitting on the seat of enlightenment |
報化佛 报化佛 see styles |
bào huà fó bao4 hua4 fo2 pao hua fo hōkebutsu |
reward-body buddha and transformation-body buddha |
報身佛 报身佛 see styles |
bào shēn fó bao4 shen1 fo2 pao shen fo hōjin butsu |
reward-body buddha |
壽量品 寿量品 see styles |
shòu liáng pǐn shou4 liang2 pin3 shou liang p`in shou liang pin Juryō bon |
The chapter in the Lotus Sūtra where Buddha declares his eternity; v. also the 無量壽經. |
大乘因 see styles |
dà shèng yīn da4 sheng4 yin1 ta sheng yin daijō in |
Mahāyāna "cause" is variously described as the mind of enlightenment 菩提心; or the reality behind all things 諸法實相. |
大乘心 see styles |
dà shèng xīn da4 sheng4 xin1 ta sheng hsin daijō shin |
The mind or heart of the Mahāyāna; seeking the mind of Buddha by means of Mahāyāna. |
大乘經 大乘经 see styles |
dà shèng jīng da4 sheng4 jing1 ta sheng ching daijō kyō |
Mahāyāna sutras, the sūtra-piṭaka. Discourses ascribed to the Buddha, presumed to be written in India and translated into Chinese. These are divided into five classes corresponding to the Mahāyāna theory of the Buddha's life: (1) Avataṃsaka, 華嚴 the sermons first preached by Śākyamuni after enlightenment; (2) Vaipulya, 方等; (3) Prajñā Pāramitā, 般若; (4) Saddharma Puṇḍarīka, 法華; and last (5) Mahāparinirvāṇa, 涅槃. Another list of Mahāyāna sutras is 般若; 寳積; 大集; 華嚴 and 涅槃. The sutras of Hīnayāna are given as the Agamas 阿含, etc. |
大乘道 see styles |
dà shéng dào da4 sheng2 dao4 ta sheng tao daijō dō |
the mahāyāna path |
大人相 see styles |
dà rén xiàng da4 ren2 xiang4 ta jen hsiang daininsō |
a mark of a great man (i.e. a buddha) |
大仏殿 see styles |
daibutsuden だいぶつでん |
(place-name) Great Buddha Hall (in Nara) |
大佛寺 see styles |
dà fó sì da4 fo2 si4 ta fo ssu Daibutsuji |
Temple of the Great Buddha |
大佛道 see styles |
dà fó dào da4 fo2 dao4 ta fo tao dai butsudō |
the great path of buddhas |
大佛頂 大佛顶 see styles |
dà fó dǐng da4 fo2 ding3 ta fo ting dai butchō |
great buddha-peak |
大勢佛 大势佛 see styles |
dà shì fó da4 shi4 fo2 ta shih fo daisei butsu |
The Buddha of mighty power (to heal and save), a Buddha's title. |
大圓覺 大圆觉 see styles |
dà yuán jué da4 yuan2 jue2 ta yüan chüeh dai engaku |
Great and perfect enlightenment, Buddha-wisdom. |
大威化 see styles |
dà wēi huà da4 wei1 hua4 ta wei hua daiike |
extensive enlightenment by means of his majesty |
大安慰 see styles |
dà ān wèi da4 an1 wei4 ta an wei daianni |
The great comforter, or pacifier―a Buddha's title. |
大寶坊 大宝坊 see styles |
dà bǎo fáng da4 bao3 fang2 ta pao fang dai hōbō |
The place between the desire-world and the form-world where Buddha expounded the 大集經.; The "great precious region" described in the 大集 sutra as situated between the world of desire and the world of form. |
Entries with 2nd row of characters: The 2nd row is Simplified Chinese.
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This page contains 100 results for "Kensho Jyobutsu - Enlightenment - Path to Buddha" 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).
Combined, these cover 1,007,753 Japanese, Chinese, and Buddhist characters, words, idioms, names, placenames, and short phrases.
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