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平等法 see styles |
píng děng fǎ ping2 deng3 fa3 p`ing teng fa ping teng fa byōdō hō |
The universal or impartial truth that all become Buddha, 一切衆生平等成佛. |
平等覺 平等觉 see styles |
píng děng jué ping2 deng3 jue2 p`ing teng chüeh ping teng chüeh byōdō gaku |
A Buddha's universal and impartial perception, his absolute intuition above the laws of differentiation. |
底沙佛 see styles |
dǐ shā fó di3 sha1 fo2 ti sha fo Teisha Butsu |
Tiṣya Buddha |
度沃焦 see styles |
dù wò jiāo du4 wo4 jiao1 tu wo chiao doyōshō |
An epithet of Buddha who rescues all the living from being consumed by their desires, which resemble the burning rock in the ocean above purgatory. |
廣大智 广大智 see styles |
guǎng dà zhì guang3 da4 zhi4 kuang ta chih kōdai chi |
The vast wisdom of Buddha beyond measure. |
廣長舌 广长舌 see styles |
guǎng cháng shé guang3 chang2 she2 kuang ch`ang she kuang chang she kōchō zetsu |
A broad and long tongue, one of the thirty-two marks of a Buddha, big enough to cover his face; it is also one of the 'marvels' in the Lotus Sūtra. |
弟子乘 see styles |
dì zǐ shèng di4 zi3 sheng4 ti tzu sheng daishi jō |
the Vehicle of the disciples (of the Buddha) |
弟子戒 see styles |
dì zǐ jiè di4 zi3 jie4 ti tzu chieh daishi kai |
the disciplines of the disciples (of the Buddha) |
弟子行 see styles |
dì zǐ xíng di4 zi3 xing2 ti tzu hsing daishi gyō |
the practices of the disciples (of the Buddha) |
彌勒佛 弥勒佛 see styles |
mí lè fó mi2 le4 fo2 mi le fo Miroku butsu |
Maitreya; the Bodhisattva that will be the next to come after Shakyamuni Buddha Maitreya Buddha |
徑截門 径截门 see styles |
jìng jié mén jing4 jie2 men2 ching chieh men keisetsu mon |
path of direct cutting |
得佛道 see styles |
dé fó dào de2 fo2 dao4 te fo tao toku butsudō |
attains the buddha-way |
得成佛 see styles |
dé chéng fó de2 cheng2 fo2 te ch`eng fo te cheng fo toku jōbutsu |
able to become a buddha |
得正覺 得正觉 see styles |
dé zhèng jué de2 zheng4 jue2 te cheng chüeh toku shōkaku |
to attain perfect enlightenment |
得聖道 得圣道 see styles |
dé shèng dào de2 sheng4 dao4 te sheng tao toku shōdō |
attains the noble path |
得菩提 see styles |
dé pú tí de2 pu2 ti2 te p`u t`i te pu ti toku bodai |
attains enlightenment |
御仏供 see styles |
obuku おぶく |
(Buddhist term) offering to Buddha (often rice) |
御仏前 see styles |
gobutsuzen ごぶつぜん |
(1) (See 仏前・1) before a Buddha or a mortuary tablet; (2) offerings made to Buddha or placed on a mortuary tablet |
御勤め see styles |
otsutome おつとめ |
(1) (archaism) (polite language) one's business; (2) reading of scriptures before a (statue of) Buddha; (3) bargain; discount; (4) money paid to a prostitute or geisha |
御本尊 see styles |
gohonzon ごほんぞん |
(1) principal object of worship at a temple (usu. a buddha or bodhisattva); principal image; idol; (2) (joc) the man himself; the person at the heart of the matter |
御詠歌 see styles |
goeika / goeka ごえいか |
(Buddhist term) pilgrim's song; pilgrim's hymn; song in praise of the Buddha |
御釈迦 see styles |
oshaka おしゃか |
(1) poorly made or ruined articles; (2) the Buddha; (surname) Oshaka |
心月輪 心月轮 see styles |
xīn yuè lún xin1 yue4 lun2 hsin yüeh lun shingachi rin |
The mind' s or heart' s moon-revolutions, i. e. the moon' s varying stages, typifying the grades of enlightenment from beginner to saint. |
念じる see styles |
nenjiru ねんじる |
(transitive verb) (1) to wish (for); to pray (for); to hope (for); (transitive verb) (2) to pray silently; to recite (Buddha's name, sutras, etc.) in one's mind; to chant (a silent prayer) |
念ずる see styles |
nenzuru ねんずる |
(vz,vt) (1) to wish (for); to pray (for); to hope (for); (vz,vt) (2) to pray silently; to recite (Buddha's name, sutras, etc.) in one's mind; to chant (a silent prayer) |
念佛堂 see styles |
niàn fó táng nian4 fo2 tang2 nien fo t`ang nien fo tang nembutsu dō |
buddha recitation hall |
念佛宗 see styles |
niàn fó zōng nian4 fo2 zong1 nien fo tsung Nenbutsu Shū |
or 念佛門. The sect which repeats only the name of Amitābha, founded in the Tang dynasty by 道綽 Daochuo, 善道 Shandao, and others. |
念佛者 see styles |
niàn fó zhě nian4 fo2 zhe3 nien fo che nembutsu sha |
One who repeats the name of a Buddha, especially of Amitābha, with the hope of entering the Pure Land. |
念佛觀 念佛观 see styles |
niàn fó guān nian4 fo2 guan1 nien fo kuan nembutsu kan |
observation of mindfulness of the buddha |
念覺支 念觉支 see styles |
niàn jué zhī nian4 jue2 zhi1 nien chüeh chih nen kakushi |
Holding in memory continually, one of the sapta bodhyaṅga 七覺支. |
思議路 思议路 see styles |
sī yì lù si1 yi4 lu4 ssu i lu shigiro |
path of conceptualization |
性念處 性念处 see styles |
xìng niàn chù xing4 nian4 chu4 hsing nien ch`u hsing nien chu shō nenjo |
citta-smṛtyupasthāna, one of the four objects of thought, i. e. that the original nature is the same as the Buddha-nature, v. 四念處. |
恒伽達 see styles |
héng jiā dá heng2 jia1 da2 heng chia ta |
Gaṅgādatta, son of a wealthy landowner and disciple of the Buddha. |
Variations: |
e え |
(1) wisdom; enlightenment; (2) {Buddh} (See 三学) prajñā (one of the three divisions of the noble eightfold path); wisdom |
慈力王 see styles |
cí lì wáng ci2 li4 wang2 tz`u li wang tzu li wang Jiriki ō |
Maitrībala-rāja, king of merciful virtue, or power, a former incarnation of the Buddha when, as all his people had embraced the vegetarian life, and yakṣas had no animal food and were suffering, the king fed five of them with his own blood. |
慈悲室 see styles |
cí bēi shì ci2 bei1 shi4 tz`u pei shih tzu pei shih jihi shitsu |
The abode of compassion, the dwelling of Buddha, v. Lotus Sūtra. |
憂陀那 忧陀那 see styles |
yōu tuó nà you1 tuo2 na4 yu t`o na yu to na udana |
udāna, cf. 優, 烏, etc. Breathing upwards from the throat into the head; guttural sounds; the navel, umbilical; the middle; volunteered remarks or addresses by the Buddha, sermons that came from within him without external request; voluntarily to testify. |
憍曇彌 憍昙弥 see styles |
jiāo tán mí jiao1 tan2 mi2 chiao t`an mi chiao tan mi Kyōtonmi |
憍答彌; 倶答彌 Gautamī, feminine of the patronymic Gautama, the family name of Śākyamuni. Gautamī is a name for Mahāprājapatī, his aunt and nurse, who in the Lotus Sūtra is predicted to become Buddha. |
憍陳如 憍陈如 see styles |
jiāo chén rú jiao1 chen2 ru2 chiao ch`en ju chiao chen ju Kyōchinnyo |
(or 憍陳那) Kauṇḍinya; also 阿若拘鄰; 阿若憍陳那 Ājñātakauṇḍinya. (1) A prince of Magadha, uncle and first disciple of Śākyamuni. (2) A grammarian mentioned in the Prātiśākhya sūtras. (3) Vyākaraṇa-Kauṇḍinya, who was told by the Buddha that a Buddha is too spiritual to leave any relics behind. Eitel. |
應化身 应化身 see styles |
yìng huà shēn ying4 hua4 shen1 ying hua shen ōke shin |
應身; 化身 nirmāṇakāya, the Buddha incarnate, the transformation body, capable of assuming any form (for the propagation of Buddha-truth). |
應身佛 应身佛 see styles |
yìng shēn fó ying4 shen1 fo2 ying shen fo ōshin butsu |
response body buddha |
應身土 应身土 see styles |
yìng shēn tǔ ying4 shen1 tu3 ying shen t`u ying shen tu ōjin no do |
Any realm in which a Buddha is incarnate. |
成佛果 see styles |
chéng fó guǒ cheng2 fo2 guo3 ch`eng fo kuo cheng fo kuo jōbutsuka |
the condition or rank of a buddha |
成佛道 see styles |
chéng fó dào cheng2 fo2 dao4 ch`eng fo tao cheng fo tao jō butsudō |
perfect enlightenment |
成果證 成果证 see styles |
chéng guǒ zhèng cheng2 guo3 zheng4 ch`eng kuo cheng cheng kuo cheng jōka shō |
realization of the accomplishment (or the Buddha's enlightenment) |
成正覺 成正觉 see styles |
chéng zhèng jué cheng2 zheng4 jue2 ch`eng cheng chüeh cheng cheng chüeh jō shōgaku |
to achieve perfect enlightenment |
成菩提 see styles |
chéng pú tí cheng2 pu2 ti2 ch`eng p`u t`i cheng pu ti jō bodai |
accomplish enlightenment |
成道会 see styles |
joudoue / jodoe じょうどうえ |
Bodhi Day; Buddhist holiday on December 8 to celebrate Shakyamuni's enlightenment |
成道會 成道会 see styles |
chéng dào huì cheng2 dao4 hui4 ch`eng tao hui cheng tao hui jōdō e |
臘八 The annual commemoration of the Buddha's enlightenment on the 8th day of the 12th month. |
成道節 成道节 see styles |
chéng dào jié cheng2 dao4 jie2 ch`eng tao chieh cheng tao chieh jōdō setsu |
commemoration of the Buddha's enlightenment |
所行道 see styles |
suǒ xíng dào suo3 xing2 dao4 so hsing tao shogyō dō |
the path that is practiced |
抑揚教 抑扬教 see styles |
yì yáng jiào yi4 yang2 jiao4 i yang chiao yokuyō kyō |
The third of the five periods of Buddha's teaching, as held by the Nirvana sect of China 涅槃宗, during which the 維摩思益 is attributed to him. |
抜け路 see styles |
nukemichi ぬけみち |
(1) byway; bypath; byroad; secret path; way of escape; (2) loophole; excuse |
抜け道 see styles |
nukemichi ぬけみち |
(1) byway; bypath; byroad; secret path; way of escape; (2) loophole; excuse |
抱佛脚 see styles |
bào fó jiǎo bao4 fo2 jiao3 pao fo chiao bō butsukya |
(Only when old or in trouble) to embrace the Buddha's feet. |
抱佛腳 抱佛脚 see styles |
bào fó jiǎo bao4 fo2 jiao3 pao fo chiao |
lit. to clasp the Buddha's feet (without ever having burned incense) (idiom); fig. to profess devotion only when in trouble; panic measures in place of timely preparation See: 抱佛脚 |
拘流沙 see styles |
jū liú shā ju1 liu2 sha1 chü liu sha Kurusha |
Kuru, the country where Buddha is said to have delivered the sutra 長阿合大緣方便經. |
持佛堂 see styles |
chí fó táng chi2 fo2 tang2 ch`ih fo t`ang chih fo tang jibutsudou / jibutsudo じぶつどう |
(See 仏間) hall or room where a private Buddha statue or ancestor tablets are kept inner buddha hall |
持法者 see styles |
chí fǎ zhě chi2 fa3 zhe3 ch`ih fa che chih fa che jihōsha |
A keeper or protector of the Buddha-law. |
挙げる see styles |
ageru あげる |
(transitive verb) (1) to raise; to elevate; (2) to do up (one's hair); (3) to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to surface (a submarine, etc.); (4) to land (a boat); (5) to show someone (into a room); (6) to send someone (away); (7) to enrol (one's child in school); to enroll; (8) to increase (price, quality, status, etc.); to develop (talent, skill); to improve; (9) to make (a loud sound); to raise (one's voice); (10) to earn (something desirable); (11) to praise; (12) to give (an example, etc.); to cite; (13) to summon up (all of one's energy, etc.); (14) to arrest; (15) to nominate; (16) (polite language) to give; (17) to offer up (incense, a prayer, etc.) to the gods (or Buddha, etc.); (18) to bear (a child); (19) to conduct (a ceremony, esp. a wedding); (v1,vi) (20) (of the tide) to come in; (v1,vi,vt) (21) to vomit; (aux-v,v1) (22) (kana only) (polite language) to do for (the sake of someone else); (23) to complete ...; (24) (humble language) to humbly do ... |
挾侍佛 挟侍佛 see styles |
jiā shì fó jia1 shi4 fo2 chia shih fo kyōshi butsu |
Buddha-attendants |
揚げる see styles |
ageru あげる |
(transitive verb) (1) to raise; to elevate; (2) to do up (one's hair); (3) to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to surface (a submarine, etc.); (4) to land (a boat); (5) to deep-fry; (6) to show someone (into a room); (7) (kana only) to summon (for geishas, etc.); (8) to send someone (away); (9) to enrol (one's child in school); to enroll; (10) to increase (price, quality, status, etc.); to develop (talent, skill); to improve; (11) to make (a loud sound); to raise (one's voice); (12) to earn (something desirable); (13) to praise; (14) to give (an example, etc.); to cite; (15) to summon up (all of one's energy, etc.); (16) (polite language) to give; (17) to offer up (incense, a prayer, etc.) to the gods (or Buddha, etc.); (18) to bear (a child); (19) to conduct (a ceremony, esp. a wedding); (v1,vi) (20) (of the tide) to come in; (v1,vi,vt) (21) to vomit; (aux-v,v1) (22) (kana only) (polite language) to do for (the sake of someone else); (23) to complete ...; (24) (humble language) to humbly do ... |
摩崖仏 see styles |
magaibutsu まがいぶつ |
Buddha figure carved on a rock face |
放光瑞 see styles |
fàng guāng ruì fang4 guang1 rui4 fang kuang jui hōkōzui |
The auspicious ray emitted from between the eyebrows of the Buddha before pronouncing the Lotus Sutra. |
教相門 教相门 see styles |
jiào xiāng mén jiao4 xiang1 men2 chiao hsiang men kyōsō mon |
aspect of the theoretical study of the Buddha's teaching |
散歩道 see styles |
sanpomichi さんぽみち |
promenade; walk; path; trail; esplanade; mall; parade |
文陀竭 see styles |
wén tuó jié wen2 tuo2 jie2 wen t`o chieh wen to chieh Bundaketsu |
Mūrdhajāta, Māndhātṛ, i. e. 頂生王 born from his mother's head, a reputed previous incarnation of the Buddha, who still ambitious, despite his universal earthly sway, his thousand sons, etc., few to Indra's heaven, saw the 天上玉女 celestial devī, but on the desire arising to rule there on Indra's death, he was hurled to earth; v. 文陀竭王經. |
斑足王 see styles |
bān zú wáng ban1 zu2 wang2 pan tsu wang Hansoku Ō |
The king with the marks on his feet, Kalmāṣapāda, said to be the name of a previous incarnation of the Buddha. |
斫託羅 斫讬罗 see styles |
zhuó tuō luó zhuo2 tuo1 luo2 cho t`o lo cho to lo shakutara* |
idem 斫迦羅 (or 柘迦羅); 遮伽羅 (or 遮迦羅); 賒羯羅 Cakra, a wheel, disc, cycle; the wheel of the sun's chariot, of time, etc.; like the vajra it is a symbol of sovereignty, of advancing or doing at will; to revolve the wheel is to manifest power or wisdom. Eitel. The cakra is one of the thirty-two signs on a Buddha's soles. It is a symbol of a 斫迦羅伐辣底 Cakravartī-rāja. |
斷修惑 断修惑 see styles |
duàn xiū huò duan4 xiu1 huo4 tuan hsiu huo dan shuwaku |
eliminates the afflictions of the path of cultivation |
方便道 see styles |
fāng biàn dào fang1 bian4 dao4 fang pien tao hōben dō |
path of expedient means |
方等時 方等时 see styles |
fāng děng shí fang1 deng3 shi2 fang teng shih hōtō ji |
The third of the five periods of Tiantai 五時教, the eight years from the twelfth to the twentieth years of the Buddha's teaching, i. e. the period of the 維摩經, the 金光明經, and other vaipulya sutras. |
於佛前 于佛前 see styles |
yú fó qián yu2 fo2 qian2 yü fo ch`ien yü fo chien o butsu zen |
in the Buddha's presence |
施開廢 施开废 see styles |
shī kāi fèi shi1 kai1 fei4 shih k`ai fei shih kai fei se kai hai |
A Tiantai term indicating the three periods of the Buddha's teaching: (1) bestowing the truth in Hīnayāna and other partial forms; (2) opening of the perfect truth like the lotus, as in the Lotus Sutra; (3) abrogating the earlier imperfect forms. |
旃檀耳 see styles |
zhān tán ěr zhan1 tan2 er3 chan t`an erh chan tan erh sendanni |
A fungus or fruit of the sandal tree, a broth or decoction of which is said to have been given to the Buddha at his last meal, by Cunda 純陀 q.v.; v. 長河含經 3. Also written 檀耳, 檀茸, and 檀樹耳. |
日面佛 see styles |
rì miàn fó ri4 mian4 fo2 jih mien fo nichimen butsu |
Sun-face Buddha |
明月珠 see styles |
míng yuè zhū ming2 yue4 zhu1 ming yüeh chu myōgetsushu |
明珠; 摩尼 The bright-moon maṇi or pearl, emblem of Buddha, Buddhism, the Buddhist Scriptures, purity, etc. |
明行足 see styles |
míng xíng zú ming2 xing2 zu2 ming hsing tsu myōgyō soku |
vidyā-caraṇa-saṃpañña; knowledge-conduct-perfect 婢侈遮羅那三般那. (1) The unexcelled universal enlightenment of the Buddha based upon the discipline, meditation, and wisdom regarded as feet; one of the ten epithets of Buddha. Nirvāṇa Sūtra 18. (2) The 智度論 2 interprets 明 by the 三明 q. v., the 行 by the 三業 q. v., and the 足 by complete, or perfect. |
智慧力 see styles |
zhì huì lì zhi4 hui4 li4 chih hui li chieryoku |
Wisdom, insight. |
智慧海 see styles |
zhì huì hǎi zhi4 hui4 hai3 chih hui hai chie kai |
Buddha-wisdom deep and wide as the ocean. |
智慧門 智慧门 see styles |
zhì huì mén zhi4 hui4 men2 chih hui men chie mon |
The gate of Buddha-wisdom which leads into all truth. |
曼勝尊 see styles |
màn shèng zūn man4 sheng4 zun1 man sheng tsun |
A title of a buddha. |
曼荼羅 曼荼罗 see styles |
màn tú luó man4 tu2 luo2 man t`u lo man tu lo mandara まんだら |
(Buddhism) (loanword from Sanskrit) mandala mandala; Buddhist visual schema of the enlightened mind; (given name) Mandara 曼怛羅; 曼特羅; 曼陀羅; 曼拏羅; 蔓陀囉; 滿荼邏 maṇḍala, a circle, globe, wheel ring; "any circular figure or diagram" (M.W.); a magic circle; a plot or place of enlightenment; a round or square altar on which buddhas and bodhisattvas are placed; a group of such, especially the garbhadhātu and vajradhātu groups of the Shingon sect; these were arranged by Kōbō Daishi to express the mystic doctrine of the two dhātu by way of illustration, the garbhadhātu representing the 理 and the 因 principle and cause, the vajradhātu the 智 and the 果 intelligence (or reason) and the effect, i.e. the fundamental realm of being, and mind as inherent in it; v. 胎 and 金剛. The two realms are fundamentally one, as are the absolute and phenomenal, e.g. water and wave. There are many kinds of maṇḍalas, e.g. the group of the Lotus Sutra; of the 觀經; of the nine luminaries; of the Buddha's entering into nirvana, etc. The real purpose of a maṇḍala is to gather the spiritual powers together, in order to promote the operation of the dharma or law. The term is commonly applied to a magic circle, subdivided into circles or squares in which are painted Buddhist divinities and symbols. Maṇḍalas also reveal the direct retribution of each of the ten worlds of beings (purgatory, pretas, animals, asuras, men, devas, the heavens of form, formless heavens, bodhisattvas, and buddhas). Each world has its maṇḍala which represents the originating principle that brings it to completion. The maṇḍala of the tenth world indicates the fulfilment and completion of the nine worlds. |
最勝尊 最胜尊 see styles |
zuì shèng zūn zui4 sheng4 zun1 tsui sheng tsun saishō son |
The most honoured one, Buddha. |
最正覺 最正觉 see styles |
zuì zhèng jué zui4 zheng4 jue2 tsui cheng chüeh saishō gaku |
Supreme perfect enlightenment, i.e. Buddhahood. |
月面佛 see styles |
yuè miàn fó yue4 mian4 fo2 yüeh mien fo Gachimen Butsu |
The 'moon-face Buddha', whose life is only a day and a night, in contrast with the sun-face Buddha whose life is 1, 800 years. |
有佛性 see styles |
yǒu fó xìng you3 fo2 xing4 yu fo hsing u busshō |
has buddha-nature |
有德女 see styles |
yǒu dé nǚ you3 de2 nv3 yu te nü utoku nyo |
A woman of Brahman family in Benares, who became a convert and is the questioner of the Buddha in the Śrīmatī-brāhmaṇī-paripṛcchā 有德女所問大乘經. |
有漏道 see styles |
yǒu lòu dào you3 lou4 dao4 yu lou tao uro dō |
(or 有漏路) The way of mortal saṃsāra, in contrast with 無漏道 that of nirvāṇa. |
有相教 see styles |
yǒu xiàng jiào you3 xiang4 jiao4 yu hsiang chiao usō kyō |
The first twelve years of the Buddha's teaching, when he treated the phenomenal as real; v. 有空中. |
木佛師 木佛师 see styles |
mù fó shī mu4 fo2 shi1 mu fo shih mokubutsu shi |
buddha sculptor |
木瓜林 see styles |
mù guā lín mu4 gua1 lin2 mu kua lin Mokukarin |
苦行林 Papaya forest, i. e. Uruvilva, 優樓頻螺 the place near Gayā where Kāśyapa, Śākyamuni, and others practised their austerities before the latter's enlightenment; hence the former is styled Uruvilva Kāśyapa. |
未來佛 未来佛 see styles |
wèi lái fó wei4 lai2 fo2 wei lai fo miraibutsu |
Buddha of the Future |
未成佛 see styles |
wèi chéng fó wei4 cheng2 fo2 wei ch`eng fo wei cheng fo mi jōbutsu |
has not become a buddha |
未發心 未发心 see styles |
wèi fā xīn wei4 fa1 xin1 wei fa hsin mi hosshin |
not (yet) arousing the intention for enlightenment |
未見佛 未见佛 see styles |
wèi jiàn fó wei4 jian4 fo2 wei chien fo mi ken butsu |
has not yet seen the Buddha (-nature) |
本事經 本事经 see styles |
běn shì jīng ben3 shi4 jing1 pen shih ching Honji kyō |
itivṛttaka; ityukta; one of the twelve classes of sutras, in which the Buddha tells of the deeds of his disciples and others in previous lives, cf. 本生經. |
本初佛 see styles |
běn chū fó ben3 chu1 fo2 pen ch`u fo pen chu fo Honshobutsu |
Ādibuddha; Ādi-Buddha |
本生經 本生经 see styles |
běn shēng jīng ben3 sheng1 jing1 pen sheng ching honjō gyō |
Jātaka sutras 闍陀伽; stories of the Buddha's previous incarnations, one of the twelve classes of sutras. |
本生話 本生话 see styles |
běn shēng huà ben3 sheng1 hua4 pen sheng hua honｊō wa |
accounts of the Buddha's lives |
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).
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