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一起

see styles
yī qǐ
    yi1 qi3
i ch`i
    i chi
 kazuki
    かずき
(in) the same place; together; in company (with); altogether; in total; an instance of; a case of (murder, accident, dispute etc)
(male given name) Kazuki

一路

see styles
yī lù
    yi1 lu4
i lu
 kazuro
    かずろ
the whole journey; all the way; going the same way; going in the same direction; of the same kind
(adverb) (1) straight; directly; (2) voyage; journey; straight road; (given name) Kazuro

一通

see styles
 kazumichi
    かずみち
(1) one copy (of a document); one letter; (2) (abbreviation) (See 一方通行・1) one-way traffic; (3) (abbreviation) {mahj} (sometimes written イッツー) (See 一気通貫・いっきつうかん・1) pure straight; winning hand containing nine consecutive tiles of the same suit (i.e. 1-9); (male given name) Kazumichi

一際


一际

see styles
yī jì
    yi1 ji4
i chi
 issai
    ひときわ
(adverb) (kana only) conspicuously; noticeably; remarkably; especially; particularly
Of the same realm or boundary, i.e. the world and nirvāṇa are one.

一類


一类

see styles
yī lèi
    yi1 lei4
i lei
 ichirui
    いちるい
same type; category 1 (i.e. class A)
same kind; accomplices; companions
one type

一體


一体

see styles
yī tǐ
    yi1 ti3
i t`i
    i ti
 ittai
an integral whole; all concerned; everybody
Though externally differing, in nature the same; the fundamental unity of the universe. 天地與我同根, 萬物與我一體 Heaven, earth, and myself have the same root; all things are one corpus with me.

一齊


一齐

see styles
yī qí
    yi1 qi2
i ch`i
    i chi
at the same time; simultaneously

七味

see styles
 nanaaji / nanaji
    ななあじ
(1) seven delicious flavors (flavours); (2) (abbreviation) (See 七味唐辛子) blend of seven spices (cayenne, sesame, Japanese pepper, citrus peel, etc.); shichimi; (surname) Nanaaji

七生

see styles
qī shēng
    qi1 sheng1
ch`i sheng
    chi sheng
 nanao
    ななを
(n,adv) (1) {Buddh} seven lives; (2) seven generations; (female given name) Nanao; Nanawo
idem 七有.; same as 七有.

七色

see styles
 nanairo
    なないろ
(1) seven colours (of the rainbow); prismatic colors; (2) (なないろ only) (abbreviation) (See 七色唐辛子) blend of seven spices (cayenne, sesame, Japanese pepper, citrus peel, etc.); (f,p) Nanairo

七衆


七众

see styles
qī zhòng
    qi1 zhong4
ch`i chung
    chi chung
 shichishu
    しちしゅ
seven orders of Buddhist disciples (monks, nuns, probationary nuns, male novices, female novices, male lay devotees, female lay devotees)
The seven classes of disciples:―(1)比丘 bhikṣu,monk;(2) bhikṣuṇī a female observer of all commandments; (3) 式叉摩那śikṣamāṇa, a novice, or observer of the six commandments; (4) 沙彌 śrāmaṇera, and (5) 沙彌尼 śrāmaṇerika, male and female observers of the minor commandments; (6) 優婆塞 upāsaka, male observers of the five commandments; and (7) 優婆夷upāsikā, female ditto. The first five have left home, the last two remain at home. Tiantai makes nine groups by dividing the last two into four, two remaining at home, two leaving home and keeping the eight commandments. Others make four groups, i.e. (1), (2), (6), and (7) of the above. Tiantai also has a four-group.

三一

see styles
sān yī
    san1 yi1
san i
 mitsukazu
    みつかず
(1) (abbreviation) (derogatory term) (See 三一侍) low-ranking samurai; (2) (orig. meaning) rolling three and one (in a dice game); (given name) Mitsukazu
Trinity; also 31.

三乘

see styles
sān shèng
    san1 sheng4
san sheng
 minori
    みのり
(surname) Minori
Triyāna, the three vehicles, or conveyances which carry living beings across saṁsāra or mortality (births-and-deaths) to the shores of nirvāṇa. The three are styled 小,中, and 大. Sometimes the three vehicles are defined as 聲聞 Śrāvaka, that of the hearer or obedient disciple; 緣覺Pratyeka-buddha, that of the enlightened for self; these are described as 小乘 because the objective of both is personal salvation; the third is 菩薩Bodhisattva, or 大乘 Mahāyāna, because the objective is the salvation of all the living. The three are also depicted as 三車 three wains, drawn by a goat, a deer, an ox. The Lotus declares that the three are really the One Buddha-vehicle, which has been revealed in three expedient forms suited to his disciples' capacity, the Lotus Sūtra being the unifying, complete, and final exposition. The Three Vehicles are differently explained by different exponents, e.g. (1) Mahāyāna recognizes (a) Śrāvaka, called Hīnayāna, leading in longer or shorter periods to arhatship; (b) Pratyeka-buddha, called Madhyamayāna, leading after still longer or shorter periods to a Buddhahood ascetically attained and for self; (c) Bodhisattva, called Mahayana, leading after countless ages of self-sacrifce in saving others and progressive enlightenment to ultimate Buddhahood. (2) Hīnayāna is also described as possessing three vehicles 聲, 緣, 菩 or 小, 中, 大, the 小 and 中 conveying to personal salvation their devotees in ascetic dust and ashes and mental annihilation, the 大 leading to bodhi, or perfect enlightenment, and the Buddha's way. Further definitions of the Triyāna are: (3) True bodhisattva teaching for the 大; pratyeka-buddha without ignorant asceticism for the 中; and śrāvaka with ignorant asceticism for the 小. (4) (a) 一乘 The One-Vehicle which carries all to Buddhahood: of this the 華嚴 Hua-yen and 法華 Fa-hua are typical exponents; (b) 三乘法 the three-vehicle, containing practitioners of all three systems, as expounded in books of the 深密般若; (c) 小乘 the Hīnayāna pure and simple as seen in the 四阿合經 Four Āgamas. Śrāvakas are also described as hearers of the Four Truths and limited to that degree of development; they hear from the pratyeka-buddhas, who are enlightened in the Twelve Nidānas 因緣; the bodhisattvas make the 六度 or six forms of transmigration their field of sacrificial saving work, and of enlightenment. The Lotus Sūtra really treats the 三乘. Three Vehicles as 方便 or expedient ways, and offers a 佛乘 Buddha Vehicle as the inclusive and final vehicle.

三力

see styles
sān lì
    san1 li4
san li
 sanriki
The three powers, of which there are various groups: (1) (a) personal power; (6) tathāgata-power; (c) power of the Buddha-nature within. (2) (a) power of a wise eye to see the Buddha-medicine (for evil); (b) of diagnosis of the ailment; (c) of suiting and applying the medicine to the disease. (3) (a) the power of Buddha; (b) of samādhi; (c) of personal achievement or merit.

三寳


三宝

see styles
sān bǎo
    san1 bao3
san pao
 sanbō
Triratna, or Ratnatraya, i.e. the Three Precious Ones: 佛 Buddha, 法 Dharma, 儈 Saṅgha, i.e. Buddha, the Law, the Ecelesia or Order. Eitel suggests this trinity may be adapted from the Trimūrti, i.e, Brahma, Viṣṇu, and Sīva. The Triratna takes many forms, e.g. the Trikāya 三身 q.v. There is also the Nepalese idea of a triple existence of each Buddha as a Nirvāṇa-Buddha, Dhyāni-Buddha, and Mānuṣi-Buddha; also the Tantric trinity of Vairocana as Nirvāṇa-Buddha, Locana according to Eitel "existing in reflex in the world of forms", and the human Buddha, Śākyamuni. There are other elaborated details known as the four and the six kinds of triratna 四 and 六種三寳, e.g. that the Triratna exists in each member of the trinity. The term has also been applied to the 三仙 q.v. Popularly the 三寳 are referred to the three images in the main hall of monasteries. The centre one is Śākyamuni, on his left Bhaiṣajya 藥師 and on his right Amitābha. There are other explanations, e.g. in some temples Amitābha is in the centre, Avalokiteśvara on his left, and Mahāsthāmaprāpta or Mañjuśrī on his right. Table of Triratna, Trikāya, and Trailokya: — DHARMASAṄGHABUDDHAEssential BodhiReflected BodhiPractical BodhiDhyāni BuddhaDhyāni BodhisattvaMānuṣī BuddhaDharmakāyaSambhogakāyaNirmāṇakāyaPurityCompletenessTransformations4th Buddha-kṣetra3rd Buddha-kṣetra1st and 2nd Buddha kṣetraArūpadhātuRūpadhātuKāmadhātu.

三尊

see styles
sān zūn
    san1 zun1
san tsun
 sanzon; sanson
    さんぞん; さんそん
(1) (さんぞん only) {Buddh} Buddha triad; image of a Buddha attended by two Bodhisattvas; (2) (さんぞん only) {Buddh} (See 三宝) The Three Jewels; Buddha, the teachings of Buddha, and the community of monks and nuns; (3) (さんぞん only) (See 三尊天井) head and shoulders (stock price, etc. chart pattern); (4) the three people one must esteem: master, father, teacher
The three honoured ones: Buddha, the Law, the Ecclesia or Order. Others are: Amitābha, Avalokiteśvara, and Mahāsthāmaprāpta, who, according to the Pure-land sect, come to welcome the dying invoker. Another group is Bhaiṣajya, Vairocana, and Candraprabha; and another, Śākyamunī, Mañjuśrī, and Samantabhadra.

三弦

see styles
sān xián
    san1 xian2
san hsien
 sangen
    さんげん
sanxian, large family of 3-stringed plucked musical instruments, with snakeskin covered wooden soundbox and long neck, used in folk music, opera and Chinese orchestra
three-stringed instrument; samisen

三想

see styles
sān xiǎng
    san1 xiang3
san hsiang
 sansō
The three evil thoughts are the last, desire, hate, malevolence; the three good thoughts are 怨想 thoughts of (love to) enemies, 親想 the same to family and friends, 中人想 the same to those who are neither enemies nor friends, i.e. to all; v. 智度論 72.

三摩

see styles
sān mó
    san1 mo2
san mo
 sanma
    さんま
(surname) Sanma
Sama, level, equal, same, etc.; cf. 三昧 (三昧耶) and 平等.

三板

see styles
sān bǎn
    san1 ban3
san pan
 miita / mita
    みいた
sampan
sampan; (surname) Miita

三竜

see styles
 samuyuon
    さむゆおん
(given name) Samuyuon

三筋

see styles
 misuji
    みすじ
(1) (kana only) misuji (cut of beef, usu. from the chuck); (2) (kana only) (See 三味線・しゃみせん) shamisen; samisen; (place-name) Misuji

三篶

see styles
 misuzu
    みすず
(kana only) Sasamorpha borealis (species of bamboo grass unique to Japan)

三絃

see styles
 sangen
    さんげん
three-stringed instrument; samisen

三線

see styles
 sansen
    さんせん
(See 三味線) shamisen; samisen; three-stringed Japanese lute

三聖


三圣

see styles
sān shèng
    san1 sheng4
san sheng
 misato
    みさと
(1) three enlightened men (Buddha, Confucius and Christ; Lao-tzu, Confucius and Buddha; etc.); three sages; three virtuous men; (2) the three most accomplished people (of a particular craft or trade); (female given name) Misato
The three sages, or holy ones, of whom there are several groups. The 華嚴Huayan have Vairocana in the center with Mañjuśrī on his left and Samantabhadra on his right. The 彌陀 Mituo or Pure-land sect, have Amitābha in the center, with Avalokiteśvara on his left and Mahāsthāmaprāpta on his right. The Tiantai use the term for the 藏, 別, and 圓教v. 三教.

三色

see styles
sān sè
    san1 se4
san se
 sanshoku
    さんしょく
(noun - becomes adjective with の) (1) three colours; three colors; (2) (abbreviation) {mahj} (See 三色同順) triple run; winning hand containing the same chow in each of the three suits; (3) (abbreviation) {mahj} (See 三色同刻) triple pung; winning hand containing the same pung in each of the three suits
The three kinds of rūpa or form-realms: the five organs (of sense), their objects, and invisible perceptions, or ideas. Cf. 三種色.

三身

see styles
sān shēn
    san1 shen1
san shen
 sanmi
    さんみ
{Buddh} trikaya (three bodies of the Buddha); (surname) Sanmi
trikāya. 三寶身 The threefold body or nature of a Buddha, i.e. the 法, 報, and 化身, or dharmakāya, sambhogakāya, and nirmāṇakāya. The three are defined as 自性, 受用, and 變化, the Buddha-body per se, or in its essential nature; his body of bliss, which he "receives" for his own "use" and enjoyment; and his body of transformation, by which he can appear in any form; i.e. spiritual, or essential; glorified; revealed. While the doctrine of the trikāya is a Mahāyāna concept, it partly results from the Hīnayāna idealization of the earthly Buddha with his thirty-two signs, eighty physical marks, clairvoyance, clairaudience, holiness, purity, wisdom, pity, etc. Mahāyāna, however, proceeded to conceive of Buddha as the Universal, the All, with infinity of forms, yet above all our concepts of unity or diversity. To every Buddha Mahāyāna attributed a three-fold body: that of essential Buddha; that of joy or enjoyment of the fruits of his past saving labours; that of power to transform himself at will to any shape for omnipresent salvation of those who need him. The trinity finds different methods of expression, e.g. Vairocana is entitled 法身, the embodiment of the Law, shining everywhere, enlightening all; Locana is 報身; c.f. 三賓, the embodiment of purity and bliss; Śākyamuni is 化身 or Buddha revealed. In the esoteric sect they are 法 Vairocana, 報 Amitābha, and 化 Śākyamuni. The 三賓 are also 法 dharma, 報 saṅgha, 化 buddha. Nevertheless, the three are considered as a trinity, the three being essentially one, each in the other. (1) 法身 Dharmakāya in its earliest conception was that of the body of the dharma, or truth, as preached by Śākyamuni; later it became his mind or soul in contrast with his material body. In Mādhyamika, the dharmakāya was the only reality, i.e. the void, or the immateria1, the ground of all phenomena; in other words, the 眞如 the tathāgatagarbha, the bhūtatathatā. According to the Huayan (Kegon) School it is the 理or noumenon, while the other two are氣or phenomenal aspects. "For the Vijñānavāda... the body of the law as highest reality is the void intelligence, whose infection (saṃkleҫa) results in the process of birth and death, whilst its purification brings about Nirvāṇa, or its restoration to its primitive transparence" (Keith). The "body of the law is the true reality of everything". Nevertheless, in Mahāyāna every Buddha has his own 法身; e.g. in the dharmakāya aspect we have the designation Amitābha, who in his saṃbhogakāya aspect is styled Amitāyus. (2) 報身Sambhogakāya, a Buddha's reward body, or body of enjoyment of the merits he attained as a bodhisattva; in other words, a Buddha in glory in his heaven. This is the form of Buddha as an object of worship. It is defined in two aspects, (a) 自受用身 for his own bliss, and (b) 他受用身 for the sake of others, revealing himself in his glory to bodhisattvas, enlightening and inspiring them. By wisdom a Buddha's dharmakāya is attained, by bodhisattva-merits his saṃbhogakāya. Not only has every Buddha all the three bodies or aspects, but as all men are of the same essence, or nature, as Buddhas, they are therefore potential Buddhas and are in and of the trikāya. Moreover, trikāya is not divided, for a Buddha in his 化身 is still one with his 法身 and 報身, all three bodies being co-existent. (3) 化身; 應身; 應化身 nirmāṇakāya, a Buddha's transformation, or miraculous body, in which he appears at will and in any form outside his heaven, e.g. as Śākyamuni among men.

三車


三车

see styles
sān chē
    san1 che1
san ch`e
    san che
 sansha
triyāna. 三乘 or 三乘法門 (1) The three vehicles across saṃsāra into nirvāṇa, i.e. the carts offered by the father in the Lotus Sutra to lure his children out of the burning house: (a) goat carts, representing śrāvakas; (b) deer carts, pratyekabuddhas; (c) bullock carts, bodhisattvas. (2) The three principal schools of Buddhism— Hīnayāna, Madhyamayāna, Mahāyāna.

三迷

see styles
sān mí
    san1 mi2
san mi
 sanmei
Sama, 等, equal, like, same as.

三陟

see styles
 samuchoku
    サムチョク
(place-name) Samcheok (Korea); Samchok

三魯

see styles
 samuro
    さむろ
(given name) Samuro

上塗

see styles
 uwanuri
    うわぬり
(noun/participle) (1) (final) coat (of paint, plaster, glazing, etc.); finish; (2) adding more of the same (e.g. shame)

上様

see styles
 uesama; uezama; kamisama
    うえさま; うえざま; かみさま
(1) emperor; shogun; (2) honored person (honoured); (3) (かみさま only) (polite language) (another person's) wife

上衣

see styles
shàng yī
    shang4 yi1
shang i
 jōe
    じょうい
jacket; upper outer garment; CL:件[jian4]
coat; tunic; jacket; outer garment
The superior or outer robe described as of twenty-five patches, and styled the uttarā saṁghātī.

不共

see styles
bù gòng
    bu4 gong4
pu kung
 fugu
Not in the same class, dissimilar, distinctive, each its own.

不同

see styles
bù tóng
    bu4 tong2
pu t`ung
    pu tung
 fudou / fudo
    ふどう
different; distinct; not the same; not alike
(adj-na,adj-no,n) difference; diversity; irregularity; disorder
not the same

両個

see styles
 ryanko
    りゃんこ
(1) two; (2) (archaism) (derogatory term) samurai

並み

see styles
 nami
    なみ
(n,n-suf) (1) average; medium; common; ordinary; (2) line; row of (e.g. houses); (3) mid-grade; (4) same level; equal; each (e.g. month); set of (e.g. teeth)

並存


并存

see styles
bìng cún
    bing4 cun2
ping ts`un
    ping tsun
 heizon / hezon
    へいぞん
    heison / heson
    へいそん
to exist at the same time; to coexist
(noun/participle) coexistence

並用

see styles
 heiyou / heyo
    へいよう
(noun/participle) using together (jointly); used at the same time

並行


并行

see styles
bìng xíng
    bing4 xing2
ping hsing
 heikou / heko
    へいこう
to proceed in parallel; side by side (of two processes, developments, thoughts etc)
(adj-no,n,vs) (1) (going) side-by-side; abreast; (2) concurrent; occurring together; at the same time

中三

see styles
 masami
    まさみ
highest ranking prostitute in Yoshiwara (from the Houreki era onward); (given name) Masami

中宗

see styles
zhōng zōng
    zhong1 zong1
chung tsung
 nakamune
    なかむね
(surname) Nakamune
The school or principle of the mean, represented by the 法相宗 Dharmalakṣaṇa school, which divides the Buddha's teaching into three periods, the first in which he preached 有 existence, the second 空 non-existence, the third 中 neither, something 'between' or above them, e. g. a realm of pure spirit, vide the 深密經 Saṃdhinirmocana-sūtra and the Lotus Sutra.

中挟

see styles
 nakabasami
    なかばさみ
(place-name, surname) Nakabasami

中挾

see styles
 nakabasami
    なかばさみ
(place-name) Nakabasami

中狭

see styles
 nakabasami
    なかばさみ
(place-name) Nakabasami

中臈

see styles
 chuurou / churo
    ちゅうろう
(1) court ladies of the middle rank serving in the inner palace (Heian period); (2) female servant for a samurai family; (3) lady-in-waiting working in the inner palace of the Edo castle (Edo period)

久三

see styles
 hisamitsu
    ひさみつ
(given name) Hisamitsu

久丸

see styles
 hisamaru
    ひさまる
(surname, given name) Hisamaru

久元

see styles
 hisamoto
    ひさもと
(surname) Hisamoto

久充

see styles
 hisamitsu
    ひさみつ
(given name) Hisamitsu

久光

see styles
 hisamitsu
    ひさみつ
(p,s,g) Hisamitsu

久前

see styles
 hisamae
    ひさまえ
(surname) Hisamae

久味

see styles
 hisami
    ひさみ
(female given name) Hisami

久基

see styles
 hisamoto
    ひさもと
(given name) Hisamoto

久守

see styles
 hisamori
    ひさもり
(surname) Hisamori

久宗

see styles
 hisamune
    ひさむね
(place-name, surname) Hisamune

久実

see styles
 hisami
    ひさみ
(female given name) Hisami

久峯

see styles
 hisamine
    ひさみね
(surname) Hisamine

久峰

see styles
 hisamine
    ひさみね
(personal name) Hisamine

久己

see styles
 hisami
    ひさみ
(given name) Hisami

久巳

see styles
 hisami
    ひさみ
(female given name) Hisami

久幹

see styles
 hisamoto
    ひさもと
(personal name) Hisamoto

久徴

see styles
 hisamoto
    ひさもと
(given name) Hisamoto

久持

see styles
 hisamochi
    ひさもち
(surname) Hisamochi

久政

see styles
 hisamasa
    ひさまさ
(surname, given name) Hisamasa

久昌

see styles
 hisamasa
    ひさまさ
(surname) Hisamasa

久末

see styles
 hisamatsu
    ひさまつ
(surname, given name) Hisamatsu

久本

see styles
 hisamoto
    ひさもと
(place-name, surname) Hisamoto

久村

see styles
 hisamura
    ひさむら
(surname) Hisamura

久松

see styles
 hisamatsu
    ひさまつ
(p,s,g) Hisamatsu

久森

see styles
 hisamori
    ひさもり
(surname) Hisamori

久正

see styles
 hisamasa
    ひさまさ
(given name) Hisamasa

久水

see styles
 hisamizu
    ひさみず
(surname) Hisamizu

久湊

see styles
 hisaminato
    ひさみなと
(surname) Hisaminato

久満

see styles
 hisamitsu
    ひさみつ
(surname, given name) Hisamitsu

久珍

see styles
 hisamichi
    ひさみち
(male given name) Hisamichi

久珠

see styles
 hisami
    ひさみ
(personal name) Hisami

久甫

see styles
 hisamoto
    ひさもと
(given name) Hisamoto

久町

see styles
 hisamachi
    ひさまち
(place-name) Hisamachi

久留

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jiǔ liú
    jiu3 liu2
chiu liu
 hitosame
    ひとさめ
to stay for a long time
(surname) Hitosame

久盛

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 hisamori
    ひさもり
(surname, given name) Hisamori

久磨

see styles
 hisamaro
    ひさまろ
(personal name) Hisamaro

久衛

see styles
 hisamori
    ひさもり
(surname) Hisamori

久見

see styles
 hisami
    ひさみ
(place-name, surname) Hisami

久路

see styles
 hisamichi
    ひさみち
(surname) Hisamichi

久躬

see styles
 hisami
    ひさみ
(given name) Hisami

久通

see styles
 hisamichi
    ひさみち
(personal name) Hisamichi

久道

see styles
 hisamichi
    ひさみち
(surname, given name) Hisamichi

久門

see styles
 hisamon
    ひさもん
(surname) Hisamon

久間

see styles
 hisama
    ひさま
(surname) Hisama

久雅

see styles
 hisamori
    ひさもり
(given name) Hisamori

久馬

see styles
 hisama
    ひさま
(personal name) Hisama

久麿

see styles
 hisamaro
    ひさまろ
(personal name) Hisamaro

乍ら

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 nagara
    ながら
(particle) (1) (kana only) while; during; as; (particle) (2) (kana only) (See 我ながら) while; although; though; despite; in spite of; notwithstanding; (particle) (3) (kana only) (See 二つながら) all; both; (particle) (4) (kana only) as (e.g. "as always", "as long ago"); in (e.g. "in tears"); (prefix) (5) (See ながら族・ながらぞく) while doing something else (at the same time)

九地

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jiǔ dì
    jiu3 di4
chiu ti
 kuji
    くじ
very low land; (surname) Kuji
The nine lands, i.e. the 欲界 realm of desire or sensuous realm the four 色界 realms of form or material forms; and the four 無色界 formless realms, or realms beyond form; v. 九有, 九有情居, 禪 and 定. The nine realms are:—(1) 欲界五趣地; the desire realm with its five gati, i.e. hells, hungry ghosts, animals, men, and devas. In the four form-realms are:— (2) 離生喜樂地 Paradise after earthly life, this is also the first dhyāna, or subject of meditation, 初禪. (3) 定生喜樂地 Paradise of cessation of rebirth, 二禪. (4) 離喜妙樂地 Land of wondrous joy after the previous joys, 三禪. (5) 捨念淸淨地 The Pure Land of abandonment of thought, or recollection (of past delights), 四禪. The four formless, or infinite realms, catur arūpa dhātu, are:—(6) 空無邊處地 ākāśānantyā-yatanam, the land of infinite space; also the first samādhi, 第一定. (7) 識無邊處地 vijñānānamtyāyatanam, the land of omniscience, or infinite perception, 二定. (8) 無所有處地 ākiñcanyāyatana, the land of nothingness, 三定. (9) 非想非非想處地 naivasaṁjñānā-saṁjñāyatana, the land (of knowledge) without thinking or not thinking, or where there is neither consciousness nor unconsciousness, i.e. above either; this is the 四定. Eitel says that in the last four, "Life lasts 20,000 great kalpas in the 1st, 40,000 in the 2nd, 60,000 in the 3rd, and 80,000 great kalpas in the 4th of these heavens."

九実

see styles
 hisami
    ひさみ
(personal name) Hisami

九想

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jiǔ xiǎng
    jiu3 xiang3
chiu hsiang
 kusō
(九想觀) or 九相 navasaṃjñā. Meditation on a corpse in order to curb desire; one of the meditations on the unclean: vyādhmātakasaṃjñā, its tumefaction; vinīlakas., its blue, mottled colour; vipadumakas., its decay; vilohitakas., its mess of blood,etc.; vipūyakas., its discharges and rotten flesh; vikhāditakas., its being devoured by birds and beasts; vikṣiptakas., its dismembering; asthis., its bones; vidagdhakas., their being burnt and returning to dust.

了教

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liǎo jiào
    liao3 jiao4
liao chiao
 Ryōkyō
A noted disciple named Ajñāta-Kauṇḍinya, v. 阿, also known as拘鄰鄰,了本際 and 知本際. He is described as "a prince of Magadha, maternal uncle of Śākyamuni, whose first disciple he became". He is "to be reborn as Buddha under the name of Samanṭa-Prabhāsa". Eitel.

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