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Simple Dictionary Definition |
お生 see styles |
onama おなま |
(noun or adjectival noun) (feminine speech) impudence; sauciness |
お釜 see styles |
okama おかま |
(1) (polite language) pot; (2) volcanic crater; (3) (one's) buttocks; (4) (kana only) (colloquialism) male homosexual; effeminate man; male transvestite |
カマ see styles |
gama ガマ |
(personal name) Gama |
き損 see styles |
kison きそん |
(noun/participle) damage; injury; defamation; waste |
げっ see styles |
ge げっ |
(interjection) exclamation of surprised disappointment, disgust, or worry (yuck, ick, ack, eeew, crap!, blech, gross) |
たま see styles |
dama ダマ |
(personal name) Damas |
ど頭 see styles |
dotama どたま |
(kana only) (derogatory term) head; dome; bean; nob; noggin |
ニ叉 see styles |
futamata ふたまた |
(place-name) Futamata |
ネ申 see styles |
kami(gikun) かみ(gikun) |
(n-pref,adj-na) (net-sl) (written with characters resembling 神) (See 神・かみ・2) incredible; fantastic; amazing |
ネ釜 see styles |
nekama; nekama ネかま; ネカマ |
(slang) (kana only) (from ネット and お釜) male who pretends to be female online; Guy In Real Life; GIRL |
はま see styles |
hama ハマ |
(g,p) Hama |
ひゆ see styles |
hiyu ひゆ |
(kana only) Joseph's-coat (Amaranthus tricolor); tampala |
ほう see styles |
bou / bo ボウ |
(interjection) (1) oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; (expression) (2) (onomatopoeic or mimetic word) hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute); (personal name) Bow |
ラマ see styles |
rama ラマ |
llama (Lama glama) (spa:); (kana only) lama (tib: bla-ma); (personal name) (Dalai) Lama; Rama |
一塊 一块 see styles |
yī kuài yi1 kuai4 i k`uai i kuai hitokatamari ひとかたまり ikkai いっかい |
a piece; a chunk; (fig.) (coll.) (typically preceded by a specifier such as 這|这[zhe4]) aspect; area; dimension (Example: 情感這一塊|情感这一块[qing2 gan3 zhe4 yi1 kuai4] "the emotional aspect (of it)"); (coll.) one yuan; a dollar; together; in the same place; in company one lump; one group |
一山 see styles |
yī shān yi1 shan1 i shan hitotsuyama ひとつやま |
(1) whole temple complex; all the temples on a mountain; (2) (orig. meaning) (See 一山・ひとやま・1) one mountain; (surname) Hitotsuyama A hill; a monastery; Yishan, the name of a Chinese monk who voyaged to Japan in A.D. 1299 and who was also styled 一寧 Yining. |
一時 一时 see styles |
yī shí yi1 shi2 i shih kazutoki かずとき |
a period of time; a while; for a short while; temporary; momentary; at the same time (n,adv) (1) one o'clock; (n,adv) (2) once; at one time; formerly; before; (n,adv,adj-no) (3) (in weather forecasts, indicates that a given condition will hold for less than one-quarter of the forecast period) for a time; for a while; for the time being; for the present; for the moment; temporarily; (4) (See 一時に) a time; one time; once; (personal name) Kazutoki ekasmin samaye (Pali: ekaṃ samayaṃ); "on one occasion,' part of the usual opening phrase of a sūtra— "Thus have I heard, once,' etc. A period, e.g. a session of expounding a sūtra. |
一迫 see styles |
ichihazama いちはざま |
(surname) Ichihazama |
一驚 see styles |
ikkyou / ikkyo いっきょう |
(n,vs,vi) surprise; amazement |
丁山 see styles |
chouyama / choyama ちょうやま |
(surname) Chōyama |
七又 see styles |
nanamata ななまた |
(place-name) Nanamata |
七山 see styles |
nanayama ななやま |
(place-name, surname) Nanayama |
七曲 see styles |
nanamagari ななまがり |
(place-name) Nanamagari |
七松 see styles |
nanamatsu ななまつ |
(surname) Nanamatsu |
七町 see styles |
nanamachi ななまち |
(surname) Nanamachi |
七竃 see styles |
nanakamado ななかまど |
(kana only) Japanese rowan (Sorbus commixta) |
七竈 see styles |
nanakamado ななかまど |
(kana only) Japanese rowan (Sorbus commixta) |
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. |
七釜 see styles |
nanakama ななかま |
(surname) Nanakama |
七間 see styles |
nanama ななま |
(surname) Nanama |
万作 see styles |
mansaku まんさく |
witch hazel; hamamelis mollis; hamamelis japonica; (given name) Mansaku |
万山 see styles |
manyama まんやま |
(surname) Man'yama |
万愛 see styles |
mamana ままな |
(female given name) Mamana |
万玉 see styles |
mantama まんたま |
(surname) Mantama |
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. |
三光 see styles |
sān guāng san1 guang1 san kuang miteru みてる |
the sun, the moon, and the stars (1) (poetic term) the Sun, the Moon and the stars; (2) {hanaf} three 20-point cards (high-scoring meld); (personal name) Miteru (三光天) Sun, moon, and stars. Also, in the second dhyāna of the form-world there are the two deva regions 少光天, 無量光天, and 光音天q.v. Also 觀音 Avalokiteśvara is styled 日天子sun-prince, or divine son of the sun, 大勢至 Mahāsthāmaprapta is styled 月天子 divine son of the moon, and 虛空藏菩薩 the bodhisattva of the empyrean, is styled 明星天子 divine son of the bright stars. |
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. |
三山 see styles |
sān shān san1 shan1 san shan miyama みやま |
Sanshan district of Wuhu city 蕪湖市|芜湖市[Wu2 hu2 shi4], Anhui (1) three mountains; (2) three shrines (of Kumano); (3) (hist) three kingdoms (of 14th and 15th-century Okinawa); (place-name, surname) Miyama |
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. |
三歸 三归 see styles |
sān guī san1 gui1 san kuei sanki |
Triśaraṇa, or Śaraṇa-gamana. The three surrenders to, or "formulas of refuge" in, the Three Precious Ones 三賓, i.e. to the Buddha 佛, the Dharma 法, the Saṅgha 僧. The three formulas are 歸依佛 Buddham śaraṇaṃ gacchāmi, 歸依法 Dharmaṃ saraṇaṃ gacchāmi, 歸依僧 Saṅghaṃ śaraṇaṃ gacchāmi. It is "the most primitive formula fidei of the early Buddhists". The surrender is to the Buddha as teacher 師, the Law as medicine 藥, the Ecclesia as friends 友. These are known as the 三歸依. |
三浜 see styles |
mihama みはま |
(place-name) Mihama |
三濱 see styles |
mitsuhama みつはま |
(surname) Mitsuhama |
三玉 see styles |
mitama みたま |
(place-name, surname) Mitama |
三珠 see styles |
mitama みたま |
(place-name, surname) Mitama |
三界 see styles |
sān jiè san1 jie4 san chieh mikai みかい |
(1) {Buddh} (See 欲界,色界,無色界) the three realms of existence; (2) (abbreviation) {Buddh} (See 三千大千世界) the whole universe (of a billion worlds) that Buddha enlightened; (3) {Buddh} (See 三世・さんぜ・1) past, present and future existences; (suffix) (4) far-off ...; distant ...; (surname) Mikai Trailokya or Triloka; the three realms; also 三有. It is the Buddhist metaphysical equivalent for the Brahmanic cosmological bhuvanatraya, or triple world of bhūr, bhuvaḥ, and svar, earth, atmosphere, and heaven. The Buddhist three are 欲, 色, and 無色界, i.e. world of sensuous desire, form, and formless world of pure spirit. (a) 欲界 Kāmadhātu is the realm of sensuous desire, of 婬 and 食 sex and food; it includes the six heavens of desire, the human world, and the hells. (b) 色界 Rūpadhātu is the realm of form, meaning 質礙 that which is substantial and resistant: it is above the lust-world and contains (so to speak) bodies, palaces, things, all mystic and wonderful一a semi-material conception like that in Revelation; it is represented in the 四禪天, or Brahmalokas. (c) 無色界 Arūpadhātu, or ārūpyadhātu, is the formless realm of pure spirit, where there are no bodies, places, things, at any rate none to which human terms would apply, but where the mind dwells in mystic contemplation; its extent is indefinable, but it is, conceived of in four stages, i,e. 四空處 the four "empty" regions, or regions of space in the immaterial world, which are 四無色 the four "formless" realms, or realms beyond form; being above the realm of form, their bounds cannot be defined. v. 倶舍論世間品. |
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. |
三論 三论 see styles |
sān lùn san1 lun4 san lun sanron さんろん |
(abbreviation) (See 三論宗) Sanron sect (of Buddhism) The three śāstras translated by Kumārajīva, on which the 三論宗 Three śāstra School (Mādhyamika) bases its doctrines, i.e. 中論 Madhyamaka-śāstra, on "the Mean", A.D. 409; 十二門論 Dvādaśanikāya-śāstra, on the twelve points, A.D. 408; 百論 Sata-śāstra, the hundred verses, A.D. 404. |
三識 三识 see styles |
sān shì san1 shi4 san shih sanshiki |
The three states of mind or consciousness: 眞識 the original unsullied consciousness or Mind, the tathāgatagarbha, the eighth or ālaya 阿賴耶識 ; 現識 mind or consciousness diversified in contact with or producing phenomena, good and evil; 分別識 consciousness discriminating and evolving the objects of the five senses. Also 意識 manas, 心識 ālaya, and 無垢識 amala, v. 識. |
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. |
上余 see styles |
kamiamari かみあまり |
(place-name) Kamiamari |
上山 see styles |
shàng shān shang4 shan1 shang shan jouyama / joyama じょうやま |
to climb a hill; to go to the mountains; (of silkworms) to go up bundles of straw (to spin cocoons); to pass away; (of the sun or moon) to rise (surname) Jōyama |
上框 see styles |
agarigamachi あがりがまち agarikamachi あがりかまち |
(irregular okurigana usage) piece of wood at front edge of entranceway floor; agarikamachi |
上構 see styles |
kamikamae かみかまえ |
(place-name) Kamikamae |
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 |
上浜 see styles |
kamihama かみはま |
(place-name, surname) Kamihama |
上濱 see styles |
kamihama かみはま |
(surname) Kamihama |
上玉 see styles |
uetama うえたま |
(1) fine jewel; (2) article of excellent quality; (3) (colloquialism) beautiful woman; beauty; stunner; (surname) Uetama |
上瞼 上睑 see styles |
shàng jiǎn shang4 jian3 shang chien uwamabuta うわまぶた |
upper eyelid upper eyelid |
上釜 see styles |
kamigama かみがま |
(place-name, surname) Kamigama |
下万 see styles |
shitaman したまん |
(surname) Shitaman |
下中 see styles |
xià zhōng xia4 zhong1 hsia chung shimoyama しもやま |
(surname) Shimoyama middling of the inferior |
下余 see styles |
shimoamari しもあまり |
(place-name) Shimoamari |
下山 see styles |
xià shān xia4 shan1 hsia shan nizayama にざやま |
to go down a hill; (of the sun or moon) to set (n,vs,vi) (ant: 登山) descending a mountain; descent; (place-name) Nizayama |
下構 see styles |
shimogamae しもがまえ |
(place-name) Shimogamae |
下様 see styles |
shimozama しもざま |
lower classes; common people |
下浜 see styles |
shimohama しもはま |
(place-name, surname) Shimohama |
下濱 see styles |
shimohama しもはま |
(surname) Shimohama |
下玉 see styles |
shimotama しもたま |
(surname) Shimotama |
下町 see styles |
shimomachi しもまち |
(1) low-lying part of a city (usu. containing shops, factories, etc.); (2) (See 山の手・2) Shitamachi (low-lying area of eastern Tokyo near Tokyo Bay, incl. Asakusa, Shitaya, Kanda, Fukugawa, Honjo, Nihonbashi, Kyobashi and surrounds); (place-name, surname) Shimomachi |
下瞼 see styles |
shitamabuta したまぶた |
lower eyelid |
下総 see styles |
shimofusa しもふさ |
(hist) Shimōsa (former province located in parts of present-day Chiba, Ibaraki, Saitama and Tokyo prefectures); (place-name, surname) Shimofusa |
下萬 see styles |
kudaman くだまん |
(surname) Kudaman |
下釜 see styles |
shimogama しもがま |
(surname) Shimogama |
下鎌 see styles |
shimokama しもかま |
(place-name) Shimokama |
不様 see styles |
buzama ぶざま |
(noun or adjectival noun) unshapely; unsightly; clumsy; unpresentable; uncouth; awkward; ungainly |
与山 see styles |
yoyama よやま |
(surname) Yoyama |
丑山 see styles |
ushiyama うしやま |
(place-name, surname) Ushiyama |
世尊 see styles |
shì zūn shi4 zun1 shih tsun seson せそん |
World Honored One; Revered One of the World (Buddha) World-Honored One (honorific name for Gautama Buddha) lokajyeṣṭha, world's most Venerable, or lokanātha, lord of worlds. 盧迦委斯諦; 路迦那他 World-honoured, an epithet of every Buddha. Also a tr. of Bhagavat, v. 婆. |
世山 see styles |
seyama せやま |
(surname) Seyama |
世話 see styles |
sewa せわ |
(noun, transitive verb) (1) care; looking after; help; assistance; aid; (2) trouble; bother; (noun, transitive verb) (3) good offices; recommendation; introduction; (4) everyday life; everyday affairs; everyday language; (5) (abbreviation) (See 世話物) sewamono (Edo-period drama about contemporary life) |
丘珠 see styles |
okadama おかだま |
(place-name) Okadama |
丘町 see styles |
okamachi おかまち |
(place-name) Okamachi |
両山 see styles |
moroyama もろやま |
(surname) Moroyama |
両構 see styles |
ryoukamae / ryokamae りょうかまえ |
(place-name) Ryōkamae |
両様 see styles |
ryouzama / ryozama りょうざま |
two ways; both ways; two kinds; (place-name) Ryōzama |
両部 see styles |
ryoube / ryobe りょうべ |
(1) {Buddh} two parts; both parts; (2) both realms (i.e. the Diamond Realm and the Womb Realm); (3) (abbreviation) (See 両部神道) Shinto-Buddhist amalgamation; (surname) Ryōbe |
並山 see styles |
namiyama なみやま |
(surname) Namiyama |
中万 see styles |
nakama なかま |
(surname) Nakama |
中世 see styles |
nakaze なかぜ |
(hist) Middle Ages (in Japan esp. the Kamakura and Muromachi periods); medieval times; mediaeval times; (personal name) Nakaze |
中丸 see styles |
nakamaru なかまる |
(place-name, surname) Nakamaru |
中俣 see styles |
nakamata なかまた |
(place-name, surname) Nakamata |
中傷 中伤 see styles |
zhòng shāng zhong4 shang1 chung shang chuushou / chusho ちゅうしょう |
to slander; to defame; to get hit (by a bullet); to be wounded (noun, transitive verb) slander; libel; defamation; calumny; smear |
中前 see styles |
nakamae なかまえ |
front of center field; front of centre field; (surname) Nakamae |
中升 see styles |
nakamasu なかます |
(surname) Nakamasu |
中又 see styles |
nakamata なかまた |
(surname) Nakamata |
中含 see styles |
zhōng hán zhong1 han2 chung han Chūgon |
The middle Agama 阿含經. |
中増 see styles |
nakamasu なかます |
(surname) Nakamasu |
Entries with 2nd row of characters: The 2nd row is Simplified Chinese.
This page contains 100 results for "Ama" 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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