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七滅諍法


七灭诤法

see styles
qī miè zhēng fǎ
    qi1 mie4 zheng1 fa3
ch`i mieh cheng fa
    chi mieh cheng fa
 shichi metsujō hō
saptādhikaraṇa-śamatha. Seven rules given in the Vinaya for settling disputes among the monks. Disputes arise from causes : from arguments; from discovery of misconduct; judgment and punishment of such; the correctness or otherwise of a religious observance. The seven rules are : 現前毘尼 saṃmukha-vinaya, face to face evidence, or appeal to the law; 憶念毘尼 smṛti-vinaya, witness or proof; 不痴毘尼 amūḍha-vinaya, irresponsibility, e.g. lunacy; 自言毘尼 tatsvabhavaiṣīya-vinaya, voluntary confession; 多語毘尼 pratijñākāraka-vinaya, decision by majority vote; 罪處所毘尼 yadbhūyasikīya-vinaya, condemnation of unconfessed sin by the 白四 or jñapticaturthin method, i.e. to make a statement and ask thrice for judgment; 草覆地毘尼 tṛṇastāraka-vinaya. , i.e. covering the mud with straw, i.e. in protracted disputes the appointment by each side of an elder to spread the straw of the law over the mud of the dispute.

三本締め

see styles
 sanbonjime
    さんぼんじめ
(See 一本締め・いっぽんじめ・1) threefold repetition of the "ipponjime" 3-3-3-1 hand-clapping pattern to celebrate a conclusion or completion

三歸受法


三归受法

see styles
sān guī shòu fǎ
    san1 gui1 shou4 fa3
san kuei shou fa
 sanki juhō
The receiving of the Law, or admission of a lay disciple, after recantation of his previous wrong belief and sincere repetition to the abbot or monk of the three refuges 三歸.

三種灌頂


三种灌顶

see styles
sān zhǒng guàn dǐng
    san1 zhong3 guan4 ding3
san chung kuan ting
 sanshu kanjō
Three kinds of baptism: (1) (a) 摩頂灌頂 Every Buddha baptizes a disciple by laying a hand on his head; (b) 授記灌頂 by predicting Buddhahood to him; (c) 放光灌頂 by revealing his glory to him to his profit. (2) Shingon has (a) baptism on acquiring the mystic word; (b) on remission of sin and prayer for blessing and protection; (c) on seeking for reward in the next life.

三色同刻

see styles
 sanshokudoukoku; sanshokudoukoo / sanshokudokoku; sanshokudokoo
    さんしょくどうこく; さんしょくどうコー
{mahj} triple pung; winning hand containing the same pung in each of the three suits

三色同順

see styles
 sanshokudoujun / sanshokudojun
    さんしょくどうじゅん
{mahj} triple run; winning hand containing the same chow in each of the three suits

三藏法師


三藏法师

see styles
sān zàng fǎ shī
    san1 zang4 fa3 shi1
san tsang fa shih
 sanzō hosshi
monk who has mastered the scriptures; (esp.) Xuanzang 玄奘[Xuan2 zang4] (602-664)
A teacher of the Law; especially 玄奘 Xuanzang of the Tang dynasty; and cf. 般若.

三重法界

see styles
sān zhòng fǎ jiè
    san1 zhong4 fa3 jie4
san chung fa chieh
 sanjū hokkai
The three meditations, on the relationship of the noumenal and phenomenal, of the 華嚴宗 Huayan School: (a) 理法界 the universe as law or mind, that all things are 眞如, i.e. all things or phenomena are of the same Buddha-nature, or the Absolute; (b) 理事無礙法界 that the Buddha-nature and the thing, or the Absolute and phenomena are not mutually exclusive; (c) 事事無礙法界 that phenomena are not mutually exclusive, but in a common harmony as parts of the whole.

上がり役

see styles
 agariyaku
    あがりやく
(mahj) winning hand

上下其手

see styles
shàng xià qí shǒu
    shang4 xia4 qi2 shou3
shang hsia ch`i shou
    shang hsia chi shou
to raise and lower one's hand (idiom); to signal as conspiratorial hint; fig. conspiring to defraud

上告理由

see styles
 joukokuriyuu / jokokuriyu
    じょうこくりゆう
{law} ground for appeal

上行菩薩


上行菩萨

see styles
shàng xíng pú sà
    shang4 xing2 pu2 sa4
shang hsing p`u sa
    shang hsing pu sa
 Jōgyō bosatsu
Viśiṣṭa-cāritra Bodhisattva, who suddenly rose out of the earth as Buddha was concluding one of his Lotus sermons; v. Lotus sūtra 15 and 21. He is supposed to have been a convert of the Buddha in long past ages and to come to the world in its days of evil. Nichiren in Japan believed himself to be this Bodhisattva's reincarnation, and the Nichiren trinity is the Buddha, i.e. the eternal Śākyamuni Buddha; the Law, i.e. the Lotus Truth; and the Saṅgha, i.e. this Bodhisattva, in other words Nichiren himself as the head of all living beings, or eldest son of the Buddha.

不偷不搶


不偷不抢

see styles
bù tōu bù qiǎng
    bu4 tou1 bu4 qiang3
pu t`ou pu ch`iang
    pu tou pu chiang
to be law-abiding (idiom)

不可抗力

see styles
bù kě kàng lì
    bu4 ke3 kang4 li4
pu k`o k`ang li
    pu ko kang li
 fukakouryoku / fukakoryoku
    ふかこうりょく
force majeure; act of God
(noun - becomes adjective with の) (1) (yoji) act of God; irresistible force; inevitability; (noun - becomes adjective with の) (2) {law} force majeure; vis major

不可抗拒

see styles
bù kě kàng jù
    bu4 ke3 kang4 ju4
pu k`o k`ang chü
    pu ko kang chü
act of God; force majeure (law); irresistible (idiom)

不可收拾

see styles
bù kě shōu shi
    bu4 ke3 shou1 shi5
pu k`o shou shih
    pu ko shou shih
(idiom) irremediable; unmanageable; out of hand; hopeless

不成文法

see styles
bù chéng wén fǎ
    bu4 cheng2 wen2 fa3
pu ch`eng wen fa
    pu cheng wen fa
unwritten law

不昧因果

see styles
bù mèi yīn guǒ
    bu4 mei4 yin1 guo3
pu mei yin kuo
 fumai inga
not ignoring the law of cause and effect

不服申立

see styles
 fufukumoushitate / fufukumoshitate
    ふふくもうしたて
(irregular okurigana usage) (law) petitioning (an administration) for redress; suing civilly to seek redress (for a court's action)

不正競争

see styles
 fuseikyousou / fusekyoso
    ふせいきょうそう
{law} unfair competition; anti-competitive practices

不法残留

see styles
 fuhouzanryuu / fuhozanryu
    ふほうざんりゅう
{law} (illegally) overstaying one's visa

不空眞如

see styles
bù kōng zhēn rú
    bu4 kong1 zhen1 ru2
pu k`ung chen ju
    pu kung chen ju
 fukū shinnyo
non-empty thusness

不落因果

see styles
bù luò yīn guǒ
    bu4 luo4 yin1 guo3
pu lo yin kuo
 furaku inga
not falling under the law of cause and effect

世代相傳


世代相传

see styles
shì dài xiāng chuán
    shi4 dai4 xiang1 chuan2
shih tai hsiang ch`uan
    shih tai hsiang chuan
passed on from generation to generation (idiom); to hand down

丟三落四


丢三落四

see styles
diū sān là sì
    diu1 san1 la4 si4
tiu san la ssu
forgetful; empty-headed

両面待ち

see styles
 ryanmenmachi
    リャンメンまち
{mahj} double-sided wait (for one's last tile); wait for either of two different tiles to complete a chow which will finish one's hand

中間法人

see styles
 chuukanhoujin / chukanhojin
    ちゅうかんほうじん
{bus;law} (See 一般社団法人) intermediate corporation (abolished in 2008); semicommercial corporation; seminonprofit corporation

乘龍快婿


乘龙快婿

see styles
chéng lóng kuài xù
    cheng2 long2 kuai4 xu4
ch`eng lung k`uai hsü
    cheng lung kuai hsü
ideal son-in-law

九蓮宝燈

see styles
 chuurenpoutou / churenpoto
    チューレンポウトウ
{mahj} nine gates; winning hand composed of 1-1-1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-9-9 of the same suit plus one additional tile of the same suit

九連宝灯

see styles
 chuurenpaotou / churenpaoto
    チューレンパオトウ
{mahj} nine gates (chi:); winning hand consisting of one pung of 1s, one pung of 9s and one tile each of every other number, plus one more suited tile, all in the same suit

了如指掌

see styles
liǎo rú zhǐ zhǎng
    liao3 ru2 zhi3 zhang3
liao ju chih chang
to know something like the back of one's hand (idiom); to know (a person, a place etc) inside out

予防拘禁

see styles
 yoboukoukin / yobokokin
    よぼうこうきん
{law} preventive detention; preventive custody

争点整理

see styles
 soutenseiri / sotenseri
    そうてんせいり
{law} procedures to determine the points at issue; pre-trial mutual disclosure and discussion of the points of contention

事務律師


事务律师

see styles
shì wù lǜ shī
    shi4 wu4 lu:4 shi1
shih wu lü shih
solicitor (law)

事實婚姻


事实婚姻

see styles
shì shí hūn yīn
    shi4 shi2 hun1 yin1
shih shih hun yin
de facto marriage; common-law marriage

五十展轉


五十展转

see styles
wǔ shí zhǎn zhuǎn
    wu3 shi2 zhan3 zhuan3
wu shih chan chuan
 gojū tenden
The fiftieth turn, i. e. the great-ness of the bliss of one who hears the Lotus Sutra even at fiftieth hand: how much greater that of him who hears at first hamd ! 五十功德 idem 五十展轉 and 五十轉五十惡 The fifty evils produced by the five skandhas, i. e. 色 seventeen, 受 eight, 想 eight, 行 nine, 識 eight.

五大明王

see styles
wǔ dà míng wáng
    wu3 da4 ming2 wang2
wu ta ming wang
 godaimyouou / godaimyoo
    ごだいみょうおう
{Buddh} five great wisdom kings (Acala, Kundali, Trilokavijaya, Vajrayaksa, Yamantaka)
The five Dharmapālas, or Law-guardians of the Five Dhyāni-Buddhas, of whom they are emanations or embodiments in two forms, compassionate and minatory. The five kings are the fierce aspect, e. g. Yamantaka, or the 六足尊金剛 Six-legged Honoured One is an emanation of Mañjuśrī, who is an emanation of Amitābha. The five kings are 不動, 降三世, 軍荼梨, 六足尊, and 淨身, all vajra-kings.

五種比量


五种比量

see styles
wǔ zhǒng bǐ liáng
    wu3 zhong3 bi3 liang2
wu chung pi liang
 goshu hiryō
The five inferences in (Indian) logic: (1) 相比量 from appearance, e. g. fire from smoke; (2) 體比量 from the corporeal, e. g. two or more things from one; (3) 業比量 from action, e. g. the animal from its footmark; (4) 法比量 from recognized law, old age from birth; (5) 因果比量 from cause and effect, that a traveler has a destination.

五種法師


五种法师

see styles
wǔ zhǒng fǎ shī
    wu3 zhong3 fa3 shi1
wu chung fa shih
 goshu hosshi
The five kinds of masters of the Law, v. Lotus Sutra, 法師品— one who receives and keeps; reads; recites; expounds; and copies the sutra.

五種灌頂


五种灌顶

see styles
wǔ zhǒng guàn dǐng
    wu3 zhong3 guan4 ding3
wu chung kuan ting
 goshu kanjō
The five abhiṣecanī baptisms of the esoteric school— for ordaining ācāryas, teachers, or preachers of the Law: for admitting disciples: for putting an end to calamities or suffering for sins; for advancement, or success; and for controlling (evil spirits ) or getting rid of difficulties, cf. 五種修法. Also, baptism of light: of sweet dew (i. e. perfume): of the 'germ-word' as seed; of the five baptismal signs of wisdom made on the forehead, shoulders, heart, and throat, indicating the five Dhyāni-Buddhas; and of the ' true word' on the breast.

五蘊皆空


五蕴皆空

see styles
wǔ yùn jiē kōng
    wu3 yun4 jie1 kong1
wu yün chieh k`ung
    wu yün chieh kung
 goun kai kū
the five aggregates are empty of own-nature

交戦団体

see styles
 kousendantai / kosendantai
    こうせんだんたい
{law} belligerent communities; armed resistance group

交換法則

see styles
 koukanhousoku / kokanhosoku
    こうかんほうそく
{math} commutative law

人を飲む

see styles
 hitoonomu
    ひとをのむ
(exp,v5m) to write the kanji for "person" on one's hand three times and mimic swallowing them (as a technique for calming one's nerves)

人去樓空


人去楼空

see styles
rén qù lóu kōng
    ren2 qu4 lou2 kong1
jen ch`ü lou k`ung
    jen chü lou kung
lit. the occupants have gone and the place is now empty (idiom); fig. (of a dwelling) empty; deserted

人民法院

see styles
rén mín fǎ yuàn
    ren2 min2 fa3 yuan4
jen min fa yüan
people's court (of law); people's tribunal

人身保護

see styles
 jinshinhogo
    じんしんほご
{law} habeas corpus

代代相傳


代代相传

see styles
dài dài xiāng chuán
    dai4 dai4 xiang1 chuan2
tai tai hsiang ch`uan
    tai tai hsiang chuan
passed on from generation to generation (idiom); to hand down

代替父母

see styles
dài tì fù mǔ
    dai4 ti4 fu4 mu3
tai t`i fu mu
    tai ti fu mu
in place of sb's parents; in loco parentis (law)

代物弁済

see styles
 daibutsubensai
    だいぶつべんさい
{law} payment in substitutes; accord and satisfaction; substitute performance

代理処罰

see styles
 dairishobatsu
    だいりしょばつ
{law} proxy punishment (system of punishment under the laws of a country to which a perpetrator has fled)

以權壓法


以权压法

see styles
yǐ quán yā fǎ
    yi3 quan2 ya1 fa3
i ch`üan ya fa
    i chüan ya fa
to abuse power to crush the law

以言代法

see styles
yǐ yán dài fǎ
    yi3 yan2 dai4 fa3
i yen tai fa
to substitute one's words for the law (idiom); high-handedly putting one's orders above the law

以身試法


以身试法

see styles
yǐ shēn shì fǎ
    yi3 shen1 shi4 fa3
i shen shih fa
to challenge the law (idiom); to knowingly violate the law

任意団体

see styles
 ninidantai
    にんいだんたい
private organization (neither controlled nor protected by law); private organisation

任意組合

see styles
 ninikumiai
    にんいくみあい
{law} voluntary partnership

何じょう

see styles
 nanjou / nanjo
    なんじょう
(adverb) (1) what street? (esp. in Kyoto and Sapporo); (2) what article? (in a law); (3) (archaism) how can?; cannot possibly; there is no way

何もない

see styles
 nanimonai
    なにもない
(exp,adj-i) nothing; empty

何も無い

see styles
 nanimonai
    なにもない
(exp,adj-i) nothing; empty

作姦犯科


作奸犯科

see styles
zuò jiān fàn kē
    zuo4 jian1 fan4 ke1
tso chien fan k`o
    tso chien fan ko
to flout the law

依法治國


依法治国

see styles
yī fǎ zhì guó
    yi1 fa3 zhi4 guo2
i fa chih kuo
to rule according to the law

価値法則

see styles
 kachihousoku / kachihosoku
    かちほうそく
law of value

保安処分

see styles
 hoanshobun
    ほあんしょぶん
measures preserving law and order

保安条例

see styles
 hoanjourei / hoanjore
    ほあんじょうれい
regulations for the preservation of law and order

保険業法

see styles
 hokengyouhou / hokengyoho
    ほけんぎょうほう
{law} Insurance Business Act

信託財産

see styles
 shintakuzaisan
    しんたくざいさん
{law} property in trust; trust property

傳聞證據


传闻证据

see styles
chuán wén zhèng jù
    chuan2 wen2 zheng4 ju4
ch`uan wen cheng chü
    chuan wen cheng chü
hearsay (law)

債務名義

see styles
 saimumeigi / saimumegi
    さいむめいぎ
{law} title of debt; title of obligation; document establishing a legal claim

債権譲渡

see styles
 saikenjouto / saikenjoto
    さいけんじょうと
{law} cession of an obligation; assignment of an obligation; transfer of an obligation

傷害致死

see styles
 shougaichishi / shogaichishi
    しょうがいちし
{law} manslaughter; bodily injury resulting in death

優波羅懺


优波罗忏

see styles
yōu bō luó chàn
    you1 bo1 luo2 chan4
yu po lo ch`an
    yu po lo chan
 uparazan
優婆羅叉 upalakṣana, a mark or property, tr. as 律 the law, or the monastic rules.

Variations:
兄嫁

 aniyome
    あによめ
elder brother's wife; sister-in-law

先占取得

see styles
 sensenshutoku
    せんせんしゅとく
{law} acquisition by occupancy

先取特権

see styles
 senshutokken; sakidoritokken
    せんしゅとっけん; さきどりとっけん
{law} statutory lien; preferential right; prior claim

先聲奪人


先声夺人

see styles
xiān shēng duó rén
    xian1 sheng1 duo2 ren2
hsien sheng to jen
to gain the upper hand by a show of strength

先願主義

see styles
 senganshugi
    せんがんしゅぎ
(See 先発明主義) first-to-file principle (in patent law); first-to-file system

免責事項

see styles
 mensekijikou / mensekijiko
    めんせきじこう
{law} disclaimer; exemption clause; exclusions (liability, responsibility, etc.)

入纏垂手


入缠垂手

see styles
rù chán chuí shǒu
    ru4 chan2 chui2 shou3
ju ch`an ch`ui shou
    ju chan chui shou
 nyūden suishu
entering into bondage and extending one's hand

全ツッパ

see styles
 zentsuppa
    ぜんツッパ
{mahj} going all out without regarding an opponent's hand

兩手空空


两手空空

see styles
liǎng shǒu kōng kōng
    liang3 shou3 kong1 kong1
liang shou k`ung k`ung
    liang shou kung kung
empty-handed (idiom); fig. not receiving anything

八相成道

see styles
bā xiàng chéng dào
    ba1 xiang4 cheng2 dao4
pa hsiang ch`eng tao
    pa hsiang cheng tao
 hassō jōdō
the eight stages of the Buddha's life (Buddhism)
(八相) also 八相示現 Eight aspects of the Buddha's life, which the 起信論 gives as: (1) descent into and abode in the Tuṣita heaven; (2) entry into his mother's womb; (3) abode there visibly preaching to the devas; (4) birth from mother's side in Lumbinī; (5) leaving home at 19 (or 25) as a hermit; (6) after six years' suffering attaining enlightenment; (7) rolling the Law-wheel, or preaching; (8) at 80 entering nirvāṇa. The 四教義 group of Tiantai is slightly different — descent from Tuṣita, entry into womb, birth, leaving home, subjection of Māra, attaining perfect wisdom, preaching, nirvana. See also the two 四相, i.e. 四本相 and 四隨相.

八福生處


八福生处

see styles
bā fú shēng chù
    ba1 fu2 sheng1 chu4
pa fu sheng ch`u
    pa fu sheng chu
 hachifuku shōsho
The eight happy conditions in which he may be reborn who keeps the five commands and the ten good ways and bestows alms: (1) rich and honourable among men; (2) in the heavens of the four deva kings; (3) the Indra heavens; (4) Suyāma heavens; (5) Tuṣita heaven; (6) 化樂nirmāṇarati heaven, i.e. the fifth devaloka; (7) 他化 Paranirmita-vaśavartin, i.e. the sixth devaloka heaven; (8) the brahma-heavens. 八福田 The eight fields for cultivating blessedness: Buddhas; arhats (or saints); preaching monks (upādhyāya); teachers (ācārya); friars; father; mother; the sick. Buddhas, arhats, and friars (or monks in general) are termed 敬田 reverence-fields; the sick are 悲田 compassion-fields; the rest are 恩田grace- or gratitude- fields. Another group is: to make roads and wells; canals and bridges; repair dangerous roads; be dutiful to parents; support monks; tend the sick; save from disaster or distress; provide for a quinquennial assembly. Another: serving the Three Precious Ones, i.e. the Buddha; the Law; the Order; parents; the monks as teachers; the poor; the sick; animals.

公の秩序

see styles
 ooyakenochitsujo
    おおやけのちつじょ
(exp,n) {law} public order; public policy

公用収用

see styles
 kouyoushuuyou / koyoshuyo
    こうようしゅうよう
{law} eminent domain; official expropriation

公訴事実

see styles
 kousojijitsu / kosojijitsu
    こうそじじつ
{law} facts constituting the offense charged; facts charged

公訴時効

see styles
 kousojikou / kosojiko
    こうそじこう
{law} limitation; prescription of the right to prosecute an accused; statute of limitation

六事成就

see styles
liù shì chéng jiù
    liu4 shi4 cheng2 jiu4
liu shih ch`eng chiu
    liu shih cheng chiu
 rokuji jōjū
The six things which enable a bodhisattva to keep perfectly the six pāramitās — worshipful offerings, study of the moral duties, pity, zeal in goodness, isolation, delight in the law; these are described as corresponding to the pāramitās seriatim; v. 莊嚴經 12.

共同遺言

see styles
 kyoudouigon / kyodoigon
    きょうどういごん
{law} common will; joint will

共犯証言

see styles
 kyouhanshougen / kyohanshogen
    きょうはんしょうげん
{law} state's evidence; crown evidence

内剛外柔

see styles
 naigougaijuu / naigogaiju
    ないごうがいじゅう
(yoji) gentle on the outside but tough on the inside; an iron hand in a velvet glove

内国法人

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 naikokuhoujin / naikokuhojin
    ないこくほうじん
{law} domestic corporation; corporation established under domestic law

内縁の夫

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 naiennootto
    ないえんのおっと
(exp,n) (See 内縁の妻・ないえんのつま) de facto husband; common-law husband

内縁の妻

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 naiennotsuma
    ないえんのつま
(exp,n) de facto wife; common-law wife

内縁関係

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 naienkankei / naienkanke
    ないえんかんけい
(noun - becomes adjective with の) de facto marriage; common-law marriage; living together as husband and wife without formal marriage

再審請求

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 saishinseikyuu / saishinsekyu
    さいしんせいきゅう
{law} petition for retrial; appeal for retrial

再犯防止

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 saihanboushi / saihanboshi
    さいはんぼうし
{law} recidivism prevention

処分保留

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 shobunhoryuu / shobunhoryu
    しょぶんほりゅう
(noun/participle) {law} releasing without indictment

出世間道


出世间道

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chū shì jiān dào
    chu1 shi4 jian1 dao4
ch`u shih chien tao
    chu shih chien tao
 shusseken dō
or 出世間法. The way of leaving the world, i. e. of enlightenment, idem 菩提道; the spiritual law.

出来合い

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 dekiai
    できあい
ready-made; common-law (wife)

出頭命令

see styles
 shuttoumeirei / shuttomere
    しゅっとうめいれい
{law} summons; subpoena

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

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Apparently, we were the first ones who were crazy enough to think that western people might want a combined Chinese, Japanese, and Buddhist dictionary.

A lot of westerners can't tell the difference between Chinese and Japanese - and there is a reason for that. Chinese characters and even whole words were borrowed by Japan from the Chinese language in the 5th century. Much of the time, if a word or character is used in both languages, it will have the same or a similar meaning. However, this is not always true. Language evolves, and meanings independently change in each language.

Example: The Chinese character 湯 for soup (hot water) has come to mean bath (hot water) in Japanese. They have the same root meaning of "hot water", but a 湯屋 sign on a bathhouse in Japan would lead a Chinese person to think it was a "soup house" or a place to get a bowl of soup. See this: Japanese Bath House

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Chinese Buddhist terms come from Dictionary of Chinese Buddhist Terms by William Edward Soothill and Lewis Hodous. This is commonly referred to as "Soothill's'". It was first published in 1937 (and is now off copyright so we can use it here). Some of these definitions may be misleading, incomplete, or dated, but 95% of it is good information. Every professor who teaches Buddhism or Eastern Religion has a copy of this on their bookshelf. We incorporated these 16,850 entries into our dictionary database ourselves (it was lot of work).



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