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見面禮


见面礼

see styles
jiàn miàn lǐ
    jian4 mian4 li3
chien mien li
gift given to sb when meeting them for the first time

親不知

see styles
 oyashirazu
    おやしらず
wisdom tooth; (place-name, surname) Oyashirazu

親指族

see styles
 oyayubizoku
    おやゆびぞく
(1) thumb tribe; thumb generation; people who are constantly typing on their phones with their thumbs; (2) pachinko addict

親民黨


亲民党

see styles
qīn mín dǎng
    qin1 min2 dang3
ch`in min tang
    chin min tang
People First Party, Taiwan

覺悟智


觉悟智

see styles
jué wù zhì
    jue2 wu4 zhi4
chüeh wu chih
 kakugochi
Enlightened wisdom; wisdom that extends beyond the limitations of time and sense; omniscience.

觀察智


观察智

see styles
guān chá zhì
    guan1 cha2 zhi4
kuan ch`a chih
    kuan cha chih
 kansatsu chi
observing wisdom

解放軍


解放军

see styles
jiě fàng jun
    jie3 fang4 jun1
chieh fang chün
People's Liberation Army (PRC armed forces)

解脫慧


解脱慧

see styles
jiě tuō huì
    jie3 tuo1 hui4
chieh t`o hui
    chieh to hui
 gedatsu e
wisdom of liberation

解脫智


解脱智

see styles
jiě tuō zhì
    jie3 tuo1 zhi4
chieh t`o chih
    chieh to chih
 gedatsu chi
wisdom of liberation

言っぱ

see styles
 ippa
    いっぱ
(expression) (archaism) (See と言うのは・2) as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...

言わ猿

see styles
 iwazaru
    いわざる
(See 三猿) say-no-evil monkey (one of the three wise monkeys)

設圈套


设圈套

see styles
shè quān tào
    she4 quan1 tao4
she ch`üan t`ao
    she chüan tao
to scam; to set a trap; to set up a scheme to defraud people

試藥族


试药族

see styles
shì yào zú
    shi4 yao4 zu2
shih yao tsu
people who participate in clinical trials

詰まり

see styles
 tsumari
    つまり
(adverb) (1) (kana only) that is to say; that is; in other words; I mean; (2) (kana only) in short; in brief; to sum up; ultimately; in the end; in the long run; when all is said and done; what it all comes down to; when you get right down to it; basically; (3) (kana only) clogging; obstruction; stuffing; (degree of) blockage; (4) (kana only) shrinkage; (5) (kana only) end; conclusion; (6) (kana only) (archaism) dead end; corner; (7) (kana only) (archaism) distress; being at the end of one's rope

詰開き

see styles
 tsumebiraki
    つめびらき
    tsumehiraki
    つめひらき
(noun - becomes adjective with の) (1) bargaining; negotiation; (2) turning one's body to the left or right and standing (when leaving the presence of nobility, etc.); (3) sailing close-hauled; sailing on a close reach

誤変換

see styles
 gohenkan
    ごへんかん
(See 変換ミス) selecting the wrong kanji (when typing); kanji typo; misconversion

誰かれ

see styles
 darekare
    だれかれ
    tarekare
    たれかれ
(pn,adj-no) this or that person; anybody; many people

誹謗戒


诽谤戒

see styles
fěi bàng jiè
    fei3 bang4 jie4
fei pang chieh
 hihō kai
precept forbidding the denigrate [of the three treasures]

諸異生


诸异生

see styles
zhū yì shēng
    zhu1 yi4 sheng1
chu i sheng
 sho ishō
ordinary people

諸通慧


诸通慧

see styles
zhū tōng huì
    zhu1 tong1 hui4
chu t`ung hui
    chu tung hui
 shotsūe
the wisdom of penetrations

諾曼人


诺曼人

see styles
nuò màn rén
    nuo4 man4 ren2
no man jen
Normans (people)

謗三寶


谤三宝

see styles
bàng sān bǎo
    bang4 san1 bao3
pang san pao
 hō sanbō
denigrating the three treasures

象墮阬


象堕阬

see styles
xiàng duò kēng
    xiang4 duo4 keng1
hsiang to k`eng
    hsiang to keng
 zōda kō
hastigarta, 'elephant's hole,' i.e. the hollow formed by the elephant's fall, when Śākyamuni flung aside a dead elephant put in his path by Devadatta.

貪瞋痴


贪瞋痴

see styles
tān chēn chī
    tan1 chen1 chi1
t`an ch`en ch`ih
    tan chen chih
 tonjinchi
    とんじんち
(Buddhist term) the three kilesas that poison the heart of man (greed, hatred and delusion)
rāgadveṣamoha, the three poisons.

貪瞋癡


贪瞋癡

see styles
tān chēn chī
    tan1 chen1 chi1
t`an ch`en ch`ih
    tan chen chih
 ton jin chi
    とんじんち
(out-dated kanji) (Buddhist term) the three kilesas that poison the heart of man (greed, hatred and delusion)
greed, ill-will, and delusion

賈思勰


贾思勰

see styles
jiǎ sī xié
    jia3 si1 xie2
chia ssu hsieh
Jia Sixie, sixth century writer and author of agricultural encyclopedia Essential skill to benefit the people 齊民要術|齐民要术[Qi2 min2 Yao4 shu4]

賑あう

see styles
 nigiau
    にぎあう
(v5u,vi) (incorrect variant of 賑わう) (See 賑わう・1) to prosper; to flourish; to do thriving business; to be crowded with people

賑わう

see styles
 nigiwau
    にぎわう
(v5u,vi) (1) to be crowded with people; to be bustling with; (v5u,vi) (2) to prosper; to flourish; to do thriving business

賠錢貨


赔钱货

see styles
péi qián huò
    pei2 qian2 huo4
p`ei ch`ien huo
    pei chien huo
unprofitable goods; item that can only be sold at a loss; daughter (so called in former times because daughters required a dowry when they married)

賣關子


卖关子

see styles
mài guān zi
    mai4 guan1 zi5
mai kuan tzu
(in storytelling) to keep listeners in suspense; (in general) to keep people on tenterhooks

赤タン

see styles
 akatan
    あかタン
(in hanafuda) the collection of the three red poetry ribbon cards

走門路


走门路

see styles
zǒu mén lù
    zou3 men2 lu4
tsou men lu
to use social connections; to toady to influential people

走馬燈


走马灯

see styles
zǒu mǎ dēng
    zou3 ma3 deng1
tsou ma teng
 soumatou / somato
    そうまとう
lantern with a carousel of paper horses rotating under convection, used at Lantern Festival 元宵節|元宵节[Yuan2 xiao1 jie2]; (fig.) revolving door; musical chairs (metaphor for people being shuffled around into different jobs)
revolving lantern

趙子龍


赵子龙

see styles
zhào zǐ lóng
    zhao4 zi3 long2
chao tzu lung
courtesy name of Zhao Yun 趙雲|赵云[Zhao4 Yun2], general of Shu in Romance of the Three Kingdoms

踩剎車


踩刹车

see styles
cǎi shā chē
    cai3 sha1 che1
ts`ai sha ch`e
    tsai sha che
to step on the brake; to brake (when driving)

身語意


身语意

see styles
shēn yǔ yì
    shen1 yu3 yi4
shen yü i
 shingoi
three karmas (activities) of bodily action, speech, and thought

Variations:

see styles
 yakara
    やから
party (of people); set (of people); clan; family; fellow

辟支佛

see styles
bì zhī fó
    bi4 zhi1 fo2
pi chih fo
 byakushi butsu
(辟支迦) (辟支佛陀) (辟支迦佛陀) pratyekabuddha, one who seeks enlightenment for himself, defined in the Lotus Sūtra as a believer who is diligent and zealous in seeking wisdom, loves loneliness and seclusion, and understands deeply the nidānas. Also called 緣覺; 獨覺; 倶存. It is a stage above the śrāvaka 聲聞 and is known as the 中乘 middle vehicle. Tiantai distinguishes 獨覺 as an ascetic in a period without a Buddha, 緣覺 as a pratyekabuddha. He attains his enlightenment alone, independently of a teacher, and with the object of attaining nirvāṇa and his own salvation rather than that of others, as is the object of a bodhisattva. Cf. 畢.

辯才天


辩才天

see styles
biàn cái tiān
    bian4 cai2 tian1
pien ts`ai t`ien
    pien tsai tien
 Benzai ten
    べんざいてん
Saraswati (the Hindu goddess of wisdom and arts and consort of Lord Brahma)
(out-dated kanji) (Buddhist term) Benzaiten; Saraswati; goddess of music, eloquence, also wealth and water
Sarasvatī, goddess of speech and learning, v. 大辯才天.

農耕民

see styles
 noukoumin / nokomin
    のうこうみん
(See 農耕民族) agricultural people

迎え舌

see styles
 mukaeshita
    むかえした
(colloquialism) sticking out one's tongue when putting food in one's mouth

返り点

see styles
 kaeriten
    かえりてん
marks written alongside characters in a classical Chinese text to indicate their ordering when read in Japanese

返戻金

see styles
 henreikin / henrekin
    へんれいきん
(1) terminal bonus; lump sum when policy matures; (2) payout on cancellation of contract

迷い箸

see styles
 mayoibashi
    まよいばし
(See 惑い箸) hovering one's chopsticks back and forth over side dishes, when trying to choose which one to take (a breach of etiquette)

逆日歩

see styles
 gyakuhibu
    ぎゃくひぶ
{finc} daily premium paid by the seller when stocks run short in margin trading

通り物

see styles
 toorimono
    とおりもの
demon who brings misfortune to houses or people he passes by

通り魔

see styles
 toorima
    とおりま
(1) random attacker; slasher; (2) (original meaning) demon who brings misfortune to houses or people he passes by

通明慧

see styles
tōng míng huì
    tong1 ming2 hui4
t`ung ming hui
    tung ming hui
 tsū myō e
The six 通, three 明, and three 慧 q.v.

通明禪


通明禅

see styles
tōng míng chán
    tong1 ming2 chan2
t`ung ming ch`an
    tung ming chan
 tsū myō zen
dhyāna of [six] supranormal powers and [three illuminating] insights

逝瑟吒


逝瑟咤

see styles
shì sè zhà
    shi4 se4 zha4
shih se cha
 Seishita
The month Jyaiṣṭha (May-June), when the full moon is in the constellation Jyeṣṭhā.

速まる

see styles
 hayamaru
    はやまる
(v5r,vi) (1) to move ahead (three hours, etc.); to move up; (2) to quicken; to speed up; to gather speed; (3) to be hasty; to be rash

連絡網

see styles
 renrakumou / renrakumo
    れんらくもう
contact network; phone tree; contact information for relevant people (in a given organization)

週三回

see styles
 shuusankai / shusankai
    しゅうさんかい
(expression) three times a week

週三日

see styles
 shuumikka / shumikka
    しゅうみっか
(expression) three days a week

運根鈍

see styles
 unkondon
    うんこんどん
luck, steadfastness and patience (the three keys to achieving success)

遍依圓


遍依圆

see styles
biàn yī yuán
    bian4 yi1 yuan2
pien i yüan
 hen e en
The three points of view: 遍計 which regards the seeming as real; 依他 which sees things as derived; 圓成 which sees them in their true nature; cf. 三性.

過現未


过现未

see styles
guō xiàn wèi
    guo1 xian4 wei4
kuo hsien wei
 kagenmi
    かげんみ
past, present and future; three temporal states of existence
Past, present, future.

道法智

see styles
dào fǎ zhì
    dao4 fa3 zhi4
tao fa chih
 dōhotchi
The wisdom attained by them; the wisdom which rids one of false views in regard to mārga, or the eightfold noble path.

道種智


道种智

see styles
dào zhǒng zhì
    dao4 zhong3 zhi4
tao chung chih
 dōshu chi
The wisdom which adopts all means to save all the living: one of the 三智.

道路族

see styles
 dourozoku / dorozoku
    どうろぞく
(1) (derogatory term) people (esp. kids) who spend a lot of time in the streets (of their residential areas), being noisy; (2) (See 建設族) group of politicians who support highway construction interests; highway tribe

道類智


道类智

see styles
dào lèi zhì
    dao4 lei4 zhi4
tao lei chih
 dōrui chi
The wisdom obtained through insight into the way of release in the upper realms of form and formlessness; one of the 八智.

遶三匝

see styles
rào sān zā
    rao4 san1 za1
jao san tsa
 nyo sansō
to circle (circumambulate) three times

邊緣人


边缘人

see styles
biān yuán rén
    bian1 yuan2 ren2
pien yüan jen
marginalized people (not part of mainstream society); marginal man (term coined by social psychologist Kurt Lewin, referring to a person in transition between two cultures or social groups, not fully belonging to either)

邊際智


边际智

see styles
biān jì zhì
    bian1 ji4 zhi4
pien chi chih
 hensai chi
The perfect wisdom of a bodhisattva who has attained complete enlightenment.

那羅延


那罗延

see styles
nà luó yán
    na4 luo2 yan2
na lo yen
 Naraen
(那羅延那); 那羅野拏 Nārāyaṇa, 'son of Nara or the original man, patronymic of the personified Purusha or first living being, author of the Purusha hymn,' M. W. He is also identified with Brahmā, Viṣṇu, or Kṛṣṇa; intp. by 人生本 the originator of human life; 堅固 firm and stable; 力士 or 天界力士 hero of divine power; and 金剛 vajra; the term is used adjectivally with the meaning of manly and strong. Nārāyaṇa is represented with three faces, of greenish-yellow colour, right hand with a wheel, riding a garuḍa-bird.

邪性定

see styles
xié xìng dìng
    xie2 xing4 ding4
hsieh hsing ting
 jashō jō
(邪性定聚) The accumulation (of suffering) to be endured in purgatory by one of heterodox nature; one of the three accumulations 三聚.

郡種人


郡种人

see styles
jun zhǒng rén
    jun4 zhong3 ren2
chün chung jen
 gunshu nin
people of a prefecture (?)

部の民

see styles
 benotami
    べのたみ
(exp,n) (hist) (See 部民) people belonging to a hereditary occupation group (Yamato period)

郭子儀


郭子仪

see styles
guō zǐ yí
    guo1 zi3 yi2
kuo tzu i
Guo Ziyi (697-781), Chinese general who served three emperors of the Tang dynasty

郷友会

see styles
 kyouyuukai / kyoyukai
    きょうゆうかい
social organisation for people originating from the same town, village, or island who live in an urban center far from home (predominantly used by people from Okinawa)

配置薬

see styles
 haichiyaku
    はいちやく
medicine left by a salesman, and paid for when used

酒機嫌

see styles
 sakakigen; sasakigen; sakekigen
    さかきげん; ささきげん; さけきげん
(archaism) (See 一杯機嫌) one's mood when drinking alcohol

重眼皮

see styles
chóng yǎn pí
    chong2 yan3 pi2
ch`ung yen p`i
    chung yen pi
double eyelid; epicanthal fold of upper eyelid (characteristic of Asian people)

金剛佛


金刚佛

see styles
jīn gāng fó
    jin1 gang1 fo2
chin kang fo
 kongō butsu
vajra-buddha. Vairocana, or 大日 the Sun-buddha; sometimes applied to Śākyamuni as embodiment of the Truth, of Wisdom, and of Purity.

金剛慧


金刚慧

see styles
jīn gāng huì
    jin1 gang1 hui4
chin kang hui
 kongō e
Diamond wisdom, which by its reality overcomes all illusory knowledge.

金剛智


金刚智

see styles
jīn gāng zhì
    jin1 gang1 zhi4
chin kang chih
 kongō chi
vajramati. The indestructible and enriching diamond wisdom of the Buddha. Also the name of an Indian who came to China A.D. 619; he is said to have introduced the Yogācāra system and founded the esoteric school, but this is attributed to Amoghavajra, v. 大教. 金剛智三藏 Vajrabodhi may be the same person, but there is doubt about the matter, cf. 大教.

金剛杵


金刚杵

see styles
jīn gāng chǔ
    jin1 gang1 chu3
chin kang ch`u
    chin kang chu
 kongousho / kongosho
    こんごうしょ
vajra scepter (ritual object of Buddhism)
vajra (mystical weapon in Hinduism and Buddhism)
(or 金剛杖) v. 金剛.; The vajra, or thunderbolt; it is generally shaped as such, but has various other forms. Any one of the beings represented with the vajra is a 金剛. The vajra is also intp. as a weapon of Indian soldiers. It is employed by the esoteric sects, and others, as a symbol of wisdom and power over illusion and evil spirits. When straight as a sceptre it is 獨股 one limbed, when three-pronged it is 三股, and so on with five and nine limbs.

金剛界


金刚界

see styles
jīn gāng jiè
    jin1 gang1 jie4
chin kang chieh
 kongoukai / kongokai
    こんごうかい
(1) {Buddh} (See 胎蔵界・たいぞうかい・1) Vajradhatu; Diamond Realm; (2) (abbreviation) {Buddh} (See 金剛界曼荼羅・こんごうかいまんだら) Vajradathu Mandala; Diamond Realm Mandala
vajradhātu, 金界 The 'diamond', or vajra, element of the universe; it is the 智 wisdom of Vairocana in its indestructibility and activity; it arises from the garbhadhātu 胎藏界q.v., the womb or store of the Vairocana 理 reason or principles of such wisdom, v. 理智. The two, garbhadhātu and vajradhātu, are shown by the esoteric school, especially in the Japanese Shingon, in two maṇḍalas, i.e. groups or circles, representing in various portrayals the ideas arising from the two, fundamental concepts. vajradhātu is intp. as the 智 realm of intellection, and garbhadhātu as the 理 substance underlying it, or the matrix; the latter is the womb or fundamental reason of all things, and occupies the eastern position as 'cause' of the vajradhātu, which is on the west as the resultant intellectual or spiritual expression. But both are one as are Reason and Wisdom, and Vairocana (the illuminator, the 大日 great sun) presides over both, as source and supply. The vajradhātu represents the spiritual world of complete enlightenment, the esoteric dharmakāya doctrine as contrasted with the exoteric nirmāṇakāya doctrine. It is the sixth element 識 mind, and is symbolized by a triangle with the point downwards and by the full moon, which represents 智 wisdom or understanding; it corresponds to 果 fruit, or effect, garbhadhātu being 因 or cause. The 金剛王五部 or five divisions of the vajradhātu are represented by the Five dhyāni-buddhas, thus: centre 大日Vairocana; east 阿閦 Akṣobhya; south 寶生Ratnasambhava; west 阿彌陀 Amitābha; north 不 空 成就 Amoghasiddhi, or Śākyamuni. They are seated respectively on a lion, an elephant, a horse, a peacock, and a garuda. v. 五佛; also 胎.

金剛盤

see styles
 kongouban / kongoban
    こんごうばん
{Buddh} kongoban; ritual tray on which a vajra bell and three kinds of vajra pestles are placed

金富軾


金富轼

see styles
jīn fù shì
    jin1 fu4 shi4
chin fu shih
Kim Busik (1075-1151), court historian of the Korean Georyo dynasty 高麗|高丽[Gao1 li2], compiler of History of Three Kingdoms 三國史記|三国史记[San1 guo2 shi3 ji4]

金永南

see styles
jīn yǒng nán
    jin1 yong3 nan2
chin yung nan
 kimuyomunamu
    きむよむなむ
Kim Yong-nam (1928-), North Korean politician, foreign minister 1983-1998, president of the Supreme People's Assembly 1998-2019 (nominal head of state and described as deputy leader)
(person) Kim Yong-nam (1928.2.4-), President of the Presidium of the Supreme People's Assembly of North Korea

金藏雲


金藏云

see styles
jīn zàng y un
    jin1 zang4 y un2
chin tsang y un
 konzō un
The first golden-treasury cloud when a new world is completed, arising in the 光音天 Ābhāsvara heaven and bringing the first rain.

釣り台

see styles
 tsuridai
    つりだい
(1) fishing stand; small portable stand that can be assembled quickly; (2) stand used to transport people or things (Edo period)

鈍ちん

see styles
 nibuchin
    にぶちん
(kana only) dullard (gen. from not picking up on other people's feelings)

鈎股弦

see styles
 koukogen / kokogen
    こうこげん
(obscure) three sides of right triangle (minor cathetus, major cathetus & hypotenuse)

鈴なり

see styles
 suzunari
    すずなり
(1) bunches (e.g. of fruit); clusters; (can be adjective with の) (2) crammed (e.g. with people); overflowing

鈴生り

see styles
 suzunari
    すずなり
(1) bunches (e.g. of fruit); clusters; (can be adjective with の) (2) crammed (e.g. with people); overflowing

鍋奉行

see styles
 nabebugyou / nabebugyo
    なべぶぎょう
(joc) person who pushily takes charge when cooking a hot pot at the table; hotpot boss

開房間


开房间

see styles
kāi fáng jiān
    kai1 fang2 jian1
k`ai fang chien
    kai fang chien
to rent a room in a hotel; (of two people who are not married to each other) to rent a room for sex

開腦洞


开脑洞

see styles
kāi nǎo dòng
    kai1 nao3 dong4
k`ai nao tung
    kai nao tung
to blow people's minds with highly imaginative, bizarre ideas

関係者

see styles
 kankeisha / kankesha
    かんけいしゃ
person concerned; people involved (in an event); those concerned; staff

閻婆度


阎婆度

see styles
yán pó dù
    yan2 po2 du4
yen p`o tu
    yen po tu
 enbado
A bird in purgatory as large as an elephant, who picks up the wicked, flies with and drops them, when they are broken to pieces.

闇穴道

see styles
 anketsudou / anketsudo
    あんけつどう
(obscure) road taken by a Chinese ajari buddhist monk when he incurred the wrath of emperor Genso (685-762)

闖空門


闯空门

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chuǎng kōng mén
    chuang3 kong1 men2
ch`uang k`ung men
    chuang kung men
to break into a house when nobody is home

關係網


关系网

see styles
guān xi wǎng
    guan1 xi5 wang3
kuan hsi wang
network of people with whom one has dealings on the basis of "scratch my back and I'll scratch yours"

防空洞

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fáng kōng dòng
    fang2 kong1 dong4
fang k`ung tung
    fang kung tung
air raid shelter; bomb shelter; (fig.) place that protects bad people; hideout

阿凡提

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ā fán tí
    a1 fan2 ti2
a fan t`i
    a fan ti
the Effendi (Nasreddin), the hero of folk tales of the Muslim world, known for his wisdom and humor

阿吒利


阿咤利

see styles
ā zhà lì
    a1 zha4 li4
a cha li
 Atari
Aṭāli, 阿吒釐 a province of the ancient kingdom of Malwa, or Malava; its people rejected Buddhism.

阿含時


阿含时

see styles
ā hán shí
    a1 han2 shi2
a han shih
 agon ji
The period when the Buddha taught Hīnayāna doctrine in the Lumbini garden during the first twelve years of his ministry.

阿娑嚩

see styles
ā suō pó
    a1 suo1 po2
a so p`o
    a so po
 ashabaku
a-sa-va, a formula covering the three sections of the garbhadhātu-'a' the tathāgata section, 'sa' the Lotus section, and 'va' the Diamond section.

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

This dictionary uses the EDICT and CC-CEDICT dictionary files.
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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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