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貴公

see styles
 takahiro
    たかひろ
(pronoun) you (primarily used by males when addressing their male equals or inferiors); (personal name) Takahiro

貴君

see styles
 kikun
    きくん
(pronoun) (polite language) you (primarily used by men in letters to their equals or inferiors)

貴殿

see styles
 kiden
    きでん
(pronoun) (1) (honorific or respectful language) (used by men in letters to male equals or superiors) you; (pronoun) (2) (archaism) (honorific or respectful language) your residence

貶居


贬居

see styles
biǎn jū
    bian3 ju1
pien chü
(period of) banishment or exile (old)

買帳


买帐

see styles
mǎi zhàng
    mai3 zhang4
mai chang
to acknowledge sb as senior or superior (often in negative); to accept (a version of events); to buy it

資生


资生

see styles
zī shēng
    zi1 sheng1
tzu sheng
 yorio
    よりお
(given name) Yorio
Necessaries of life.

賢劫


贤劫

see styles
xián jié
    xian2 jie2
hsien chieh
 gengō
Bhadrakalpa, the present period; the last was 莊嚴劫 the next is to be 星宿劫 A Bhadrakalpa has 1,000 Buddhas, hence its name 'the good kalpa', also called 善劫. There are varied statements in regard to the thousand Buddhas, and variety as to their names. Śākyamuni is the fourth of the present kalpa, Maitreya is to follow and 995 to succeed him.' It is to last 236 million years, but over 151 millions have already elapsed.' Eitel. Cf. 賢劫經; 現在賢劫千佛經 and 颰跋 bhadra.

賢者


贤者

see styles
xián zhě
    xian2 zhe3
hsien che
 kenja; kensha
    けんじゃ; けんしゃ
wise person; sage
A good and wise man, not yet free from illusion or fully comprehending reality; also anyone occupying a superior position, or a good man in general.

賬期


账期

see styles
zhàng qī
    zhang4 qi1
chang ch`i
    chang chi
credit period

賭射

see styles
 noriyumi
    のりゆみ
(1) prize archery; (2) imperial archery event held annually on the 18th day of the first lunar month (Heian period)

賭弓

see styles
 noriyumi
    のりゆみ
(1) prize archery; (2) imperial archery event held annually on the 18th day of the first lunar month (Heian period)

贋物

see styles
 nisemono
    にせもん
    ganbutsu
    にせもの
(noun - becomes adjective with の) spurious article; forgery; counterfeit; imitation; sham

赤本

see styles
 akamoto
    あかもと
(1) pulp fiction; dime novel; (2) (colloquialism) akahon; university entrance exam workbook (published by Kyōgakusha); (3) (See 草双紙) storybook (with red cover, Edo period); (4) Red Guide (Michelin); (surname) Akamoto

赤荻

see styles
 sekiogi
    せきおぎ
late Edo-period pejorative for Russians; (surname) Sekiogi

赫々

see styles
 kakkaku
    かっかく
    kakukaku
    かくかく
(adj-t,adv-to) brilliant; bright; glorious

赫怒

see styles
 kakudo
    かくど
(noun/participle) greatly enraged; furious

赫然

see styles
hè rán
    he4 ran2
ho jan
 kakuzen
    かくぜん
with astonishment; with a shock; awe-inspiringly; impressively; furiously (angry)
(adv-to,adj-t) (1) (archaism) violent and angry; (adv-to,adj-t) (2) shining; glittering; sparkling

赫赫

see styles
hè hè
    he4 he4
ho ho
 kakkaku
    かっかく
    kakukaku
    かくかく
brilliant; impressive; outstanding
(adj-t,adv-to) brilliant; bright; glorious

超世

see styles
chāo shì
    chao1 shi4
ch`ao shih
    chao shih
 chōse
Surpassing the world, superior to anything in the world.

超等

see styles
chāo děng
    chao1 deng3
ch`ao teng
    chao teng
superior grade

超絶

see styles
 chouzetsu / chozetsu
    ちょうぜつ
(n,vs,vi) transcendence; excellence; superiority

超訳

see styles
 chouyaku / choyaku
    ちょうやく
(noun, transitive verb) {tradem} extremely free translation; free translation that deviates significantly from the original text; free translation that prioritizes readability at the expense of accuracy

超邁

see styles
 choumai / chomai
    ちょうまい
(rare) excellence; superiority; preeminence

越し

see styles
 goshi
    ごし
(suffix noun) (1) across; over; beyond; through; crossing; (suffix noun) (2) throughout (a period of time); for

越國


越国

see styles
yuè guó
    yue4 guo2
yüeh kuo
Yue state; generic term for states in south China or southeast Asia at different historical periods
See: 越国

越禮


越礼

see styles
yuè lǐ
    yue4 li3
yüeh li
to overstep etiquette; not to observe priorities

趙國


赵国

see styles
zhào guó
    zhao4 guo2
chao kuo
Zhao, one of the seven states during the Warring States Period of Chinese history (475-220 BC)

足下

see styles
zú xià
    zu2 xia4
tsu hsia
 sokka
    そっか
you (used to a superior or between persons of the same generation); below the foot
(1) (See 足元・1) at one's feet; underfoot; (2) written after the addressee's name in a formal letter to show respect; (pronoun) (3) (honorific or respectful language) (obsolete) (used to address someone of equal or lower status) thou; you
beneath one's feet

足掛

see styles
 ashikake
    あしかけ
(1) (sumo) (martial arts term) leg trip (in sumo, judo, etc.); (2) foothold; pedal; (adverbial noun) (3) nearly (used to estimate a period of time by rounding up incomplete units)

距今

see styles
jù jīn
    ju4 jin1
chü chin
before the present; (a long period) ago

跣足

see styles
 hadashi
    はだし
    sensoku
    せんそく
(noun - becomes adjective with の) (1) barefoot; (suffix noun) (2) superior to (a professional, etc. in ability or achievement); (noun - becomes adjective with の) barefoot

跳鯊

see styles
 tobihaze; tobihaze
    とびはぜ; トビハゼ
(kana only) mudskipper (Periophthalmus cantonensis); mudspringer

踊場

see styles
 odoriba
    おどりば
(1) dance hall; dance floor; (2) landing (stairs); (3) leveling off (e.g. in the economy); period of stagnation; cooling-off period; lull; plateau; (surname) Odoriba

踏歌

see styles
tà gē
    ta4 ge1
t`a ko
    ta ko
 touka / toka
    とうか
to sing and dance; general term for a round dance
(See 歌垣) type of dance where the ground is stamped (Heian period)

踏絵

see styles
 fumie
    ふみえ
tablet bearing Christian images, on which Edo-period authorities forced suspected Christians to trample; (given name) Fumie

蹩腳


蹩脚

see styles
bié jiǎo
    bie2 jiao3
pieh chiao
inferior; shoddy; lousy; lame

蹲點


蹲点

see styles
dūn diǎn
    dun1 dian3
tun tien
(of a cadre etc) to work for a period of time with a grassroots unit to gain firsomethingand experience; (dialect) taking a crap

身共

see styles
 midomo
    みども
(pronoun) (archaism) (used when speaking to one's equals or inferiors) I; me

躲年

see styles
duǒ nián
    duo3 nian2
to nien
to avoid going home for the Chinese New Year (for any of various reasons: because one finds the festivities onerous in some way, or because it would be seen as inauspicious for one to attend, or, in former times, to avoid creditors, since it was the custom to have debts settled before New Year's Day, and once into the New Year, debtors got a reprieve)

車室

see styles
 shashitsu
    しゃしつ
compartment (of a train); interior (of a car)

軌夫

see styles
 norio
    のりお
(given name) Norio

軌範


轨范

see styles
guǐ fàn
    gui3 fan4
kuei fan
 kihan
    きはん
standard; criterion
model; standard; pattern; norm; criterion; example
Rule, mode.

軍功


军功

see styles
jun gōng
    jun1 gong1
chün kung
 gunkou / gunko
    ぐんこう
(military) meritorious service
meritorious war service

軒猿

see styles
 nokizaru
    のきざる
ninja (esp. those serving the Uesugi clan during the Sengoku period)

転び

see styles
 korobi
    ころび
(1) falling (down); tumbling (down); falling to the ground; (2) failure; failing; (3) renouncing Christianity and converting to Buddhism (during the Edo period); apostasy; (4) batter (construction technique)

転戦

see styles
 tensen
    てんせん
(n,vs,vi) moving from one battlefield to another; fighting on successive fronts; fighting in various battles

軫宿


轸宿

see styles
zhěn sù
    zhen3 su4
chen su
 Shinshuku
    みつかけぼし
Chinese "Chariot" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
(Skt. Aṣāḍhā)

軸足

see styles
 jikuashi
    じくあし
(1) {sports} pivot foot; (2) emphasis; priority; focus

軽い

see styles
 karui(p); karoi
    かるい(P); かろい
(adjective) (1) (ant: 重い・1) light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); (adjective) (2) light (i.e. of foot); effortless; nimble; agile; (adjective) (3) non-serious; minor; unimportant; trivial; (adjective) (4) slight; small; gentle; soft; easy; lighthearted (e.g. joke); (adjective) (5) easy; simple; (adjective) (6) (See 口が軽い) indiscriminate

較真


较真

see styles
jiào zhēn
    jiao4 zhen1
chiao chen
serious; meticulous; nitpicky; to take something (or sb) seriously

輕者


轻者

see styles
qīng zhě
    qing1 zhe3
ch`ing che
    ching che
less serious case; in less severe cases

輕重


轻重

see styles
qīng zhòng
    qing1 zhong4
ch`ing chung
    ching chung
 kyōjū
severity (of the case); degree of seriousness; whether something is slight or serious
Light and heavy.

輕鬆


轻松

see styles
qīng sōng
    qing1 song1
ch`ing sung
    ching sung
light; gentle; relaxed; effortless; uncomplicated; to relax; to take things less seriously

輝煌


辉煌

see styles
huī huáng
    hui1 huang2
hui huang
 kikou / kiko
    きこう
splendid; glorious
(personal name) Kikou

輪王


轮王

see styles
lún wáng
    lun2 wang2
lun wang
 rinō
A cakravartin, 'a ruler the wheels of whose chariot roll everywhere without obstruction; an emperor, a sovereign of the world, a supreme ruler.' M.W. A Buddha, whose truth and realm are universal. There are four kinds of cakravartin, symbolized by wheels of gold, silver, copper, and iron; each possesses the seven precious things, 七寶 q.v.

輪空


轮空

see styles
lún kōng
    lun2 kong1
lun k`ung
    lun kung
(sports) bye; to get a bye; (of an employee) to be not scheduled at work for a period of time (when working shifts)

轉輪


转轮

see styles
zhuàn lún
    zhuan4 lun2
chuan lun
 tenrin
rotating disk; wheel; rotor; cycle of reincarnation in Buddhism
cakravartī, "a ruler the wheels of whose chariot roll everywhere without hindrance." M.W. Revolving wheels; to turn a wheel: also 轉輪王 (轉輪聖王); 輪王; 轉輪聖帝, cf. 斫. The symbol is the cakra or disc, which is of four kinds indicating the rank, i.e. gold, silver, copper, or iron, the iron cakravartī ruling over one continent, the south; the copper, over two, east and south: the silver, over three, east, west, and south; the golden being supreme over all the four continents. The term is also applied to the gods over a universe, and to a buddha as universal spiritual king, and as preacher of the supreme doctrine. Only a cakravartī possesses the 七寳 saptaratna and 1, 000 sons. The cakra, or discus, is also a missile used by a cakravartī for overthrowing his enemies. Its origin is probably the sun with its myriad rays.

辛勞


辛劳

see styles
xīn láo
    xin1 lao2
hsin lao
laborious

辛勤

see styles
xīn qín
    xin1 qin2
hsin ch`in
    hsin chin
hardworking; industrious

辰那

see styles
chén nà
    chen2 na4
ch`en na
    chen na
 jinna
jina, victorious, applied to a Buddha, a saint, etc.; forms part of the names of 辰那呾邏多 Jinatrāta; 辰那弗多羅 Jinaputra; 辰那飯荼 Jinabandhu; three Indian monks in China, the first and last during the seventh century.

辻番

see styles
 tsujiban
    つじばん
town-watches from the Edo period

辻芸

see styles
 tsujigei / tsujige
    つじげい
(hist) street performance (in the Edo period)

近世

see styles
 kinsei / kinse
    きんせい
(1) recent past; recent times; (2) (hist) early modern period (Azuchi-Momoyama to Edo in Japan)

近代

see styles
jìn dài
    jin4 dai4
chin tai
 chikayo
    ちかよ
the not-very-distant past; modern times, excluding recent decades; (in the context of Chinese history) the period from the Opium Wars until the May 4th Movement (mid-19th century to 1919); capitalist times (pre-1949)
(1) present day; modern times; recent times; (2) (hist) (See 明治維新) early modern period (in Japan, usu. from the Meiji Restoration until the end of World War II); (female given name) Chikayo
in recent times

追敘


追叙

see styles
zhuī xù
    zhui1 xu4
chui hsü
to recount what happened prior to events already known

退出

see styles
tuì chū
    tui4 chu1
t`ui ch`u
    tui chu
 taishutsu
    たいしゅつ
to withdraw; to abort; to quit; to log out (computing)
(n,vs,vi) leaving (e.g. a courtroom, workplace); exiting; withdrawal (e.g. from a superior's presence)

退化

see styles
tuì huà
    tui4 hua4
t`ui hua
    tui hua
 taika
    たいか
to degenerate; atrophy
(n,vs,vi) (1) {biol} degeneration; retrogression; atrophy; (n,vs,vi) (2) (ant: 進化・2) regression (e.g. of society); deterioration; degeneration

退廃

see styles
 taihai
    たいはい
(n,vs,adj-no) degeneration; decadence; deterioration; laxness; corruption

退歩

see styles
 taiho
    たいほ
(n,vs,vi) (ant: 進歩) retrogression; degeneration; deterioration

逆罪

see styles
nì zuì
    ni4 zui4
ni tsui
 gyakuzai
    ぎゃくざい
(1) (hist) crime of killing one's master or parent (Edo period); (2) {Buddh} very grave sin
heinous crime

逆鱗


逆鳞

see styles
nì lín
    ni4 lin2
ni lin
 gekirin
    げきりん
(Chinese legend) a patch of scales on a dragon's neck that grow in the opposite direction, which when touched enrages the dragon; (fig.) sensitive subject or trigger issue that provokes a strong emotional reaction when sb's views on it are challenged
(1) (idiom) (See 逆鱗に触れる・1) one's superior's anger; (2) (orig. meaning) imperial wrath

通力

see styles
tōng lì
    tong1 li4
t`ung li
    tung li
 tooriki
    とおりき
to cooperate; concerted effort
mysterious power; (surname) Tooriki
The capacity to employ supernatural power without hindrance. Buddhas, bodhisattvas, etc., have 神力 spiritual or transcendent power; demons have 業力 power acquired through their karma.

通史

see styles
tōng shǐ
    tong1 shi3
t`ung shih
    tung shih
 michifumi
    みちふみ
narrative history; comprehensive history; a history covering an extended period
overview of history; (personal name) Michifumi

通弁

see styles
 tsuuben / tsuben
    つうべん
(noun, transitive verb) interpreter (in the Edo period)

通教

see styles
tōng jiào
    tong1 jiao4
t`ung chiao
    tung chiao
 michinori
    みちのり
(given name) Michinori
Tiantai classified Buddhist schools into four periods 藏, 通, 別, and 圓. The 藏 Piṭaka school was that of Hīnayāna. The 通Tong, interrelated or intermediate school, was the first stage of Mahāyāna, having in it elements of all the three vehicles, śrāvaka, pratyekabuddha, and bodhisattva. Its developing doctrine linked it with Hīnayāna on the one hand and on the other with the two further developments of the 別 'separate', or 'differentiated' Mahāyāna teaching, and the 圓 full-orbed, complete, or perfect Mahāyāna. The 通教 held the doctrine of the Void, but had not arrived at the doctrine of the Mean.

速香

see styles
sù xiāng
    su4 xiang1
su hsiang
 hayaka
    はやか
(female given name) Hayaka
Quickly burnt inferior incense.

連山


连山

see styles
lián shān
    lian2 shan1
lien shan
 renyama
    れんやま
see 連山壯族瑤族自治縣|连山壮族瑶族自治县[Lian2 shan1 Zhuang4 zu2 Yao2 zu2 Zi4 zhi4 xian4]; see 連山區|连山区[Lian2 shan1 Qu1]
(1) mountain range; (2) (hist) Lian Shan (Xia-period method of Chinese divination); (surname) Ren'yama

連橫


连横

see styles
lián héng
    lian2 heng2
lien heng
Horizontal Alliance, clique of the School of Diplomacy 縱橫家|纵横家[Zong4 heng2 jia1] during the Warring States Period (425-221 BC)

週期


周期

see styles
zhōu qī
    zhou1 qi1
chou ch`i
    chou chi
 shuuki / shuki
    しゅうき
period; cycle
cycle; period

進站


进站

see styles
jìn zhàn
    jin4 zhan4
chin chan
(of a train, bus etc) to pull into a station; to arrive at a stop; (of a person) to enter a station; to visit a website; to formally begin a temporary postdoctoral research position (China has postdoctoral research "stations" 博士後流動站|博士后流动站[bo2 shi4 hou4 liu2 dong4 zhan4] where postdocs conduct research for a limited period.)

進見


进见

see styles
jìn jiàn
    jin4 jian4
chin chien
 shinken
    しんけん
to formally present oneself before a superior (e.g. a ruler, high-ranking official or esteemed figure) for an official meeting; to have an audience with
(given name) Shinken

進言


进言

see styles
jìn yán
    jin4 yan2
chin yen
 shingen
    しんげん
to put forward a suggestion (to sb in a senior position); to offer a word of advice
(noun, transitive verb) advice (to a superior); counsel; proposal; suggestion; recommendation

逸文

see styles
 itsubun
    いつぶん
(1) lost work; lost writings; (2) partially lost work; literary fragment; work that survives through quotations; (3) work of a superior quality

逼塞

see styles
 hissoku
    ひっそく
(n,vs,vi) (1) being trapped (and having no way out); (n,vs,vi) (2) withdrawal from society during personal financial hardship; (n,vs,vi) (3) (hist) house arrest (Edo period)

遊說


游说

see styles
yóu shuì
    you2 shui4
yu shui
to lobby; to campaign; to promote (an idea, a product); (old) to visit various rulers and promote one's political ideas (in the Warring States period)

運上

see styles
 unjou / unjo
    うんじょう
(hist) (abbreviation) (abbr of 運送上納) Edo-period business taxes; (surname) Unjō

過慢


过慢

see styles
guò màn
    guo4 man4
kuo man
 kaman
The pride which among equals regards self as superior and among superiors as equal; one of the seven arrogances.

道学

see styles
 dougaku / dogaku
    どうがく
(1) ethics; moral philosophy; (2) (study of) Confucianism (esp. neo-Confucianism); (3) (study of) Taoism; (4) (hist) (See 石門心学) Shingaku (Edo-period moral philosophy); (given name) Dōgaku

道家

see styles
dào jiā
    dao4 jia1
tao chia
 michiya
    みちや
Daoist School of the Warring States Period (475-221 BC), based on the teachings of Laozi or Lao-tze 老子[Lao3 zi3] (c. 500 BC-) and Zhuangzi 莊子|庄子[Zhuang1 zi3] (369-286 BC)
Taoist; (surname) Michiya
A Daoist

道門


道门

see styles
dào mén
    dao4 men2
tao men
 dōmon
The gate of the Way, or of truth, religion, etc.; the various schools of Buddhism.

達磨


达磨

see styles
dá mó
    da2 mo2
ta mo
 daruma
    だるま
(1) (kana only) daruma; tumbling doll; round, red-painted good-luck doll in the shape of Bodhidharma, with a blank eye to be completed when a person's wish is granted; (2) (kana only) Bodhidharma; (3) (kana only) prostitute; (personal name) Daruma
dharma; also 達摩; 達麼; 達而麻耶; 曇摩; 馱摩 tr. by 法. dharma is from dhara, holding, bearing, possessing, etc.; and means 'that which is to be held fast or kept, ordinance, statute, law, usage, practice'; 'anything right.' M.W. It may be variously intp. as (1) characteristic, attribute, predicate; (2) the bearer, the transcendent substratum of single elements of conscious life; (3) element, i.e. a part of conscious life; (4) nirvāṇa, i.e. the Dharma par excellence, the object of Buddhist teaching; (5) the absolute, the real; (6) the teaching or religion of Buddha; (7) thing, object, appearance. Also, Damo, or Bodhidharma, the twenty-eighth Indian and first Chinese patriarch, who arrived in China A.D. 520, the reputed founder of the Chan or Intuitional School in China. He is described as son of a king in southern India; originally called Bodhitara. He arrived at Guangdong, bringing it is said the sacred begging-bowl, and settled in Luoyang, where he engaged in silent meditation for nine years, whence he received the title of wall-gazing Brahman 壁觀婆羅門, though he was a kṣatriya. His doctrine and practice were those of the 'inner light', independent of the written word, but to 慧可 Huike, his successor, he commended the Laṅkāvatāra-sūtra as nearest to his views. There are many names with Dharma as initial: Dharmapāla, Dharmagupta, Dharmayaśas, Dharmaruci, Dharmarakṣa, Dharmatrāta, Dharmavardhana, etc.

違乱

see styles
 iran
    いらん
(1) (illegal) riot; tumult; (2) disorder; (3) complaining; disagreeing; opposing

遜色


逊色

see styles
xùn sè
    xun4 se4
hsün se
 sonshoku
    そんしょく
inferior (often in the combination 毫無遜色|毫无逊色, not in the least inferior)
inferiority

遠侍

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 toosaburai
    とおさぶらい
(See 武家造) guard house in a samurai style house (Kamakura period)

遠島

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 toojima
    とおじま
(1) remote island; distant island; (2) (hist) banishment to a remote island (Edo-period punishment); (surname) Toojima

遣水

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 yarimizu
    やりみず
(irregular okurigana usage) (1) stream (in a Japanese garden); narrow stream flowing through a traditional garden (esp. in a Heian period villa); (2) watering (potted plants, bonsai, etc.); (surname) Yarimizu

遥任

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 younin / yonin
    ようにん
(archaism) absentee appointment to a distant administrative post (Nara and Heian periods)

遭重

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zāo zhòng
    zao1 zhong4
tsao chung
(slang) to suffer serious consequences or harm

遵從


遵从

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zūn cóng
    zun1 cong2
tsun ts`ung
    tsun tsung
to comply with; to follow (directives); to defer (to the judgment of superiors)

選士


选士

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xuǎn shì
    xuan3 shi4
hsüan shih
(old) to select talented scholars for government service (through exams etc); (Zhou dynasty) distinguished individuals selected and recommended from various regions to the central government

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

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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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