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一團和氣


一团和气

see styles
yī tuán hé qì
    yi1 tuan2 he2 qi4
i t`uan ho ch`i
    i tuan ho chi
(idiom) to keep on the right side of everyone (often at the expense of principle)

一境三諦


一境三谛

see styles
yī jìng sān dì
    yi1 jing4 san1 di4
i ching san ti
 ikkyō santai
The three axioms in the one category; the three are 空, 假, and 中, which exist in every universe; v. 三諦. It is a principle of the Tiantai 圓教.

一本やり

see styles
 ipponyari
    いっぽんやり
(noun or adjectival noun) (1) guiding principle; single-minded policy; (2) single spear; (3) one's sole talent

三審制度

see styles
 sanshinseido / sanshinsedo
    さんしんせいど
three-tiered court system; principle of a three-instance trial process

三法無差


三法无差

see styles
sān fǎ wú chā
    san1 fa3 wu2 cha1
san fa wu ch`a
    san fa wu cha
 sanbō musha
idem 三無差別 q.v.

三無主義

see styles
 sanmushugi
    さんむしゅぎ
(referring to the temperament of the Japanese youth of the 1970s) the "three noes principle" of no drive, no interest, and no sense of responsibility; principle of indolence, indifference, and irresponsibility

三猿主義

see styles
 sanenshugi
    さんえんしゅぎ
the principle of see no evil, hear no evil, speak no evil; the policy of "see-not, hear-not, and speak-not"

不可知論


不可知论

see styles
bù kě zhī lùn
    bu4 ke3 zhi1 lun4
pu k`o chih lun
    pu ko chih lun
 fukachiron
    ふかちろん
agnosticism, the philosophical doctrine that some questions about the universe are in principle unanswerable
(noun - becomes adjective with の) agnosticism
agnosticism

不易流行

see styles
 fuekiryuukou / fuekiryuko
    ふえきりゅうこう
(expression) (yoji) (considered by Bashō to be fundamental) the principle of fluidity and immutability in haiku; haiku is both fluid and transitory, and eternal and immutable; an interchange between the transient and the immutable is central to the soul of haiku

中道應本


中道应本

see styles
zhōng dào yìng běn
    zhong1 dao4 ying4 ben3
chung tao ying pen
 chūdō ōhon
The 'mean' as the basic principle in the 別 and 圓 schools of the doctrine of the 應化身 'transformation body'.

予防原則

see styles
 yobougensoku / yobogensoku
    よぼうげんそく
precautionary principle; precautionary approach

事理五法

see styles
shì lǐ wǔ fǎ
    shi4 li3 wu3 fa3
shih li wu fa
 jiri gohō
v. 五法.

事理禪師


事理禅师

see styles
shì lǐ chán shī
    shi4 li3 chan2 shi1
shih li ch`an shih
    shih li chan shih
 jiri zenshi
A mystic, or monk in meditation, yet busy with affairs: an epithet of reproach.

互恵主義

see styles
 gokeishugi / gokeshugi
    ごけいしゅぎ
reciprocity; reciprocity principle

五族共和

see styles
 gozokukyouwa / gozokukyowa
    ごぞくきょうわ
(n,exp) (yoji) five races under one union; founding principle of the Republic of China (Han, Manchurians, Mongolians, Hui, Tibetans)

五族協和

see styles
 gozokukyouwa / gozokukyowa
    ごぞくきょうわ
(n,exp) (1) (yoji) five races under one union; founding principle of the Republic of China (Han, Manchurians, Mongolians, Hui, Tibetans); (2) (yoji) harmony of the five races; official policy of Manchukuo (Manchurians, Han, Mongolians, Koreans, Japanese)

人間原理

see styles
 ningengenri
    にんげんげんり
anthropic principle

仗義執言


仗义执言

see styles
zhàng yì zhí yán
    zhang4 yi4 zhi2 yan2
chang i chih yen
to speak out for justice (idiom); to take a stand on a matter of principle

以心傳心


以心传心

see styles
yǐ xīn chuán xīn
    yi3 xin1 chuan2 xin1
i hsin ch`uan hsin
    i hsin chuan hsin
 ishin denshin
Direct transmission from mind to mind, as contrasted with the written word; the intuitive principle of the Chan (Zen), or intuitive school.

但理隨緣


但理随缘

see styles
dàn lǐ suí yuán
    dan4 li3 sui2 yuan2
tan li sui yüan
 danri zuien
merely principle according with conditions

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

別理隨緣


别理随缘

see styles
bié lǐ suí yuán
    bie2 li3 sui2 yuan2
pieh li sui yüan
 betsuri zuien
The 理 li is the 眞如 bhūtatathatā, which one school says is different in operation, while another asserts that it is the same, for all things are the chen-ju .

刹那主義

see styles
 setsunashugi
    せつなしゅぎ
principle of living only for the moment

勝義諦理


胜义谛理

see styles
shèng yì dì lǐ
    sheng4 yi4 di4 li3
sheng i ti li
 shōgitairi
principle of the absolute truth

十不二門


十不二门

see styles
shí bù èr mén
    shi2 bu4 er4 men2
shih pu erh men
 jū funi mon
The school of the ten pairs of unified opposites founded by Jingxi 荊溪 on the teaching of the Lotus sūtra. There are several books bearing the name. The unifying principle is that of the identity of contraries, and the ten apparent contraries are matter and mind, internal and external, 修證 practice and proof (or realization), cause and effect, impurity and purity, objective and subjective, self and other, 三業 action, speech, and thought, 權實 relative and absolute, the fertilized and the fertilizer (i.e. receiver and giver). There are several treatises on the subject in the Canon.

卽事卽理

see styles
jí shì jí lǐ
    ji2 shi4 ji2 li3
chi shih chi li
 sokuji sokuri
The identity of phenomena with their underlying principle, e.g. body and spirit are a unity; 卽事而眞 approximates to the same meaning that phenomena are identical with reality, e.g. water and wave.

原価主義

see styles
 genkashugi
    げんかしゅぎ
(See 時価主義) cost basis; cost principle

原則禁煙

see styles
 gensokukinen
    げんそくきんえん
smoking-free principle; no-smoking rule; smoking ban; ban on smoking

同一原理

see styles
 douitsugenri / doitsugenri
    どういつげんり
{logic} principle of identity; law of identity

同害報復

see styles
 dougaihoufuku / dogaihofuku
    どうがいほうふく
(principle of) an eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth; lex talionis; equal retaliation

國民待遇


国民待遇

see styles
guó mín dài yù
    guo2 min2 dai4 yu4
kuo min tai yü
(law) national treatment – the principle that foreigners or foreign goods, services and companies are accorded the same treatment as nationals or domestic goods, services and companies within the host country

基本原理

see styles
jī běn yuán lǐ
    ji1 ben3 yuan2 li3
chi pen yüan li
 kihongenri
    きほんげんり
fundamental principle
fundamental idea; basic concept

基本理念

see styles
 kihonrinen
    きほんりねん
basic principle; fundamental principle

変分原理

see styles
 henbungenri
    へんぶんげんり
{physics} variational principle

天經地義


天经地义

see styles
tiān jīng dì yì
    tian1 jing1 di4 yi4
t`ien ching ti i
    tien ching ti i
lit. heaven's law and earth's principle (idiom); fig. right and proper; right and unalterable; a matter of course

奉為圭臬


奉为圭臬

see styles
fèng wéi guī niè
    feng4 wei2 gui1 nie4
feng wei kuei nieh
to take as a guiding principle (idiom)

宇宙原理

see styles
 uchuugenri / uchugenri
    うちゅうげんり
cosmological principle

安全第一

see styles
 anzendaiichi / anzendaichi
    あんぜんだいいち
(expression) safety first (principle)

属人主義

see styles
 zokujinshugi
    ぞくじんしゅぎ
{law} (See 属地主義) principle of nationality (according to which an offender should be tried in accordance with the law of his or her own country)

属地主義

see styles
 zokuchishugi
    ぞくちしゅぎ
{law} (See 属人主義) principle of territorial jurisdiction

差別道理


差别道理

see styles
chā bié dào lǐ
    cha1 bie2 dao4 li3
ch`a pieh tao li
    cha pieh tao li
 shabetsu dōri
principle for making distinctions

市場原理

see styles
 shijougenri / shijogenri
    しじょうげんり
market-based mechanisms; open-market forces; basic principle of a free market

平等主義


平等主义

see styles
píng děng zhǔ yì
    ping2 deng3 zhu3 yi4
p`ing teng chu i
    ping teng chu i
 byoudoushugi / byodoshugi
    びょうどうしゅぎ
egalitarianism
(noun - becomes adjective with の) principle of equality

徳治主義

see styles
 tokuchishugi
    とくちしゅぎ
principle of virtuous government; virtue as the principle of good government

応報主義

see styles
 ouhoushugi / ohoshugi
    おうほうしゅぎ
(See 応報刑論) retributivism; retributive justice; principle of punitive justice; belief that crimes deserve suitable punishment

応益原則

see styles
 ouekigensoku / oekigensoku
    おうえきげんそく
benefit principle (of taxation)

応能主義

see styles
 ounoushugi / onoshugi
    おうのうしゅぎ
(See 応能原則・おうのうげんそく) ability-to-pay principle (of taxation)

応能原則

see styles
 ounougensoku / onogensoku
    おうのうげんそく
ability-to-pay principle (of taxation)

快楽原則

see styles
 kairakugensoku
    かいらくげんそく
{psych} pleasure principle

情有理無


情有理无

see styles
qíng yǒu lǐ wú
    qing2 you3 li3 wu2
ch`ing yu li wu
    ching yu li wu
 jōu rimu
Empirically or sentiently existing, in essence or reality non-existent.

意味原理

see styles
 imigenri
    いみげんり
{ling} semantics principle

慈悲為本


慈悲为本

see styles
cí bēi wéi běn
    ci2 bei1 wei2 ben3
tz`u pei wei pen
    tzu pei wei pen
mercy as the guiding principle (idiom); the Buddhist teaching that nothing is valid except compassion

投射原理

see styles
 toushagenri / toshagenri
    とうしゃげんり
projection principle

指導原理

see styles
 shidougenri / shidogenri
    しどうげんり
guiding principle

指導方針

see styles
 shidouhoushin / shidohoshin
    しどうほうしん
(See 指導原理・しどうげんり) guidelines; guiding principle; dictates

排他原理

see styles
 haitagenri
    はいたげんり
{physics} exclusion principle

操斧伐柯

see styles
cāo fǔ fá kē
    cao1 fu3 fa2 ke1
ts`ao fu fa k`o
    tsao fu fa ko
(cf Book of Songs) How to fashion an ax handle? You need an ax; fig. to follow a principle; fig. to act as matchmaker

放任主義

see styles
 houninshugi / honinshugi
    ほうにんしゅぎ
principle of laissez-faire

教下義理


教下义理

see styles
jiào xià yì lǐ
    jiao4 xia4 yi4 li3
chiao hsia i li
 kyōgegiri
meaning and principle of the teachings

教權理實


教权理实

see styles
jiào quán lǐ shí
    jiao4 quan2 li3 shi2
chiao ch`üan li shih
    chiao chüan li shih
 kyō gon ri jitsu
doctrinal expositions are provisional and the noumenal principle is real

旗国主義

see styles
 kikokushugi
    きこくしゅぎ
flag state principle

旨とする

see styles
 munetosuru
    むねとする
(exp,vs-i) to make it a principle to ...; to aim at doing

明哲保身

see styles
míng zhé bǎo shēn
    ming2 zhe2 bao3 shen1
ming che pao shen
 meitetsuhoshin / metetsuhoshin
    めいてつほしん
a wise man looks after his own hide (idiom); to put one's own safety before matters of principle
(yoji) wisdom and self-protection; wise and skilled in the art of self-protection

時価主義

see styles
 jikashugi
    じかしゅぎ
(See 原価主義) market price basis; market price principle

普遍原理

see styles
 fuhengenri
    ふへんげんり
universal principle; universal principles

格物致知

see styles
gé wù zhì zhī
    ge2 wu4 zhi4 zhi1
ko wu chih chih
 kakubutsuchichi
    かくぶつちち
to study the underlying principle to acquire knowledge (idiom); pursuing knowledge to the end
(yoji) gaining a perfect knowledge of natural laws

此中道理

see styles
cǐ zhōng dào lǐ
    ci3 zhong1 dao4 li3
tz`u chung tao li
    tzu chung tao li
 shichū dōri
the principle being expressed here

民族主義


民族主义

see styles
mín zú zhǔ yì
    min2 zu2 zhu3 yi4
min tsu chu i
 minzokushugi
    みんぞくしゅぎ
nationalism; national self-determination; principle of nationalism, the first of Dr Sun Yat-sen's 孫中山|孙中山 Three Principles of the People 三民主義|三民主义 (at the time, meaning parity between China and the great powers); racism
nationalism

民權主義


民权主义

see styles
mín quán zhǔ yì
    min2 quan2 zhu3 yi4
min ch`üan chu i
    min chüan chu i
democracy; civil liberties; principle of democracy, the second of Dr Sun Yat-sen's 孫中山|孙中山 Three Principles of the People 三民主義|三民主义 (at the time, meaning widespread popular involvement in affairs of state)

民生主義


民生主义

see styles
mín shēng zhǔ yì
    min2 sheng1 zhu3 yi4
min sheng chu i
principle of people's livelihood, the third of Dr Sun Yat-sen's 孫中山|孙中山 Three Principles of the People 三民主義|三民主义 (at the time, meaning redistribution of wealth, self-sufficiency and internal trade)

浮力定律

see styles
fú lì dìng lǜ
    fu2 li4 ding4 lu:4
fu li ting lü
Archimedes' principle (physical law of buoyancy)

涅槃原則

see styles
 nehangensoku
    ねはんげんそく
Nirvana principle

無從生忍


无从生忍

see styles
wú cóng shēng rěn
    wu2 cong2 sheng1 ren3
wu ts`ung sheng jen
    wu tsung sheng jen
 mujūshō nin
the acceptance of (the principle of) unborn Dharmas

無所生法


无所生法

see styles
wú suǒ shēng fǎ
    wu2 suo3 sheng1 fa3
wu so sheng fa
 mu shoshō hō
(the principle of) unborn Dharmas

物の道理

see styles
 mononodouri / mononodori
    もののどうり
the principle of the thing

独身主義

see styles
 dokushinshugi
    どくしんしゅぎ
voluntary singlehood (as a principle or creed); singlehood by choice

理事交徹


理事交彻

see styles
lǐ shì jiāo chè
    li3 shi4 jiao1 che4
li shih chiao ch`e
    li shih chiao che
 riji kyōtetsu
principle and phenomena interpenetrate

理事無礙


理事无碍

see styles
lǐ shì wú ài
    li3 shi4 wu2 ai4
li shih wu ai
 riji muge
Unimpeded interaction of noumenon and phenomenon, principle and practice, etc.; no barrier in either of the two. Cf. 十門.

理具三千

see styles
lǐ jù sān qiān
    li3 ju4 san1 qian1
li chü san ch`ien
    li chü san chien
 rigu sanzen
The things of a 三千大千世界 great chiliocosm considered as noumenal throughout, or all dharmakāya.

理在絕言


理在绝言

see styles
lǐ zài jué yán
    li3 zai4 jue2 yan2
li tsai chüeh yen
 ri zai zetsugon
principle is found in cutting off language

理應不成


理应不成

see styles
lǐ yìng bù chéng
    li3 ying4 bu4 cheng2
li ying pu ch`eng
    li ying pu cheng
 ri ō fujō
principle would not hold true

理曼陀羅


理曼陀罗

see styles
lǐ màn tuó luó
    li3 man4 tuo2 luo2
li man t`o lo
    li man to lo
 ri mandara
The noumenal maṇḍala, i.e. the garbhadhātu in contrast with the 智 or vajradhātumaṇḍala.

生地主義

see styles
 seichishugi / sechishugi
    せいちしゅぎ
(See 出生地主義) jus soli; (principle of) birthright citizenship

生死常道

see styles
shēng sǐ cháng dào
    sheng1 si3 chang2 dao4
sheng ssu ch`ang tao
    sheng ssu chang tao
 shōji jōdō
eternal principle of birth and death

生起道理

see styles
shēng qǐ dào lǐ
    sheng1 qi3 dao4 li3
sheng ch`i tao li
    sheng chi tao li
 shōki dōri
principle of production

界內理教


界内理教

see styles
jien ei lǐ jiào
    jien4 ei4 li3 jiao4
jien ei li chiao
 kainai (no) rikyō
Tiantai's 通教, which is considered to be an advance in doctrine on the 界內事教, partially dealing with the 空 and advancing beyond the merely relative. Cf. 界外.

界外理教

see styles
jiè wài lǐ jiào
    jie4 wai4 li3 jiao4
chieh wai li chiao
 kaige (no) rikyō
Tiantai's 圓教 the school of the complete Buddha-teaching, i. e. that of Tiantai, which concerns itself with the śūnya doctrines of the infinite, beyond the realms of reincarnation, and the development of the bodhisattva in those realms.

皆有道理

see styles
jiē yǒu dào lǐ
    jie1 you3 dao4 li3
chieh yu tao li
 kai u dōri
each has its own principle

相互主義

see styles
 sougoshugi / sogoshugi
    そうごしゅぎ
principle of reciprocity

矛盾原理

see styles
 mujungenri
    むじゅんげんり
{logic} (See 矛盾律) principle of contradiction; law of contradiction

禁制原理

see styles
 kinseigenri / kinsegenri
    きんせいげんり
{physics} (See パウリの原理) Pauli exclusion principle

等価原理

see styles
 toukagenri / tokagenri
    とうかげんり
{physics} equivalence principle

総花主義

see styles
 soubanashugi / sobanashugi
    そうばなしゅぎ
the principle of pleasing everyone; make-everybody-happy policy

緣理斷九


缘理断九

see styles
yuán lǐ duàn jiǔ
    yuan2 li3 duan4 jiu3
yüan li tuan chiu
 enri danku
By the consideration of the tenth realm only, i.e. the Buddha-realm, to cut off the illusion of the nine other realms of time and sense.

緣起道理


缘起道理

see styles
yuán qǐ dào lǐ
    yuan2 qi3 dao4 li3
yüan ch`i tao li
    yüan chi tao li
 engi dōri
the principle of dependent origination

自前主義

see styles
 jimaeshugi
    じまえしゅぎ
(principle of) self-sufficiency

萬法空理


万法空理

see styles
wàn fǎ kōng lǐ
    wan4 fa3 kong1 li3
wan fa k`ung li
    wan fa kung li
 manbō no kūri
the principle of the emptiness of all phenomena

血統主義

see styles
 kettoushugi / kettoshugi
    けっとうしゅぎ
(See 出生地主義) jus sanguinis; principle that citizenship is determined by that of one's parents

行動原理

see styles
 koudougenri / kodogenri
    こうどうげんり
behavioral principle; principle (value) governing one's conduct

變分原理


变分原理

see styles
biàn fēn yuán lǐ
    bian4 fen1 yuan2 li3
pien fen yüan li
variational principle (physics)

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

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