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詣り

see styles
 mairi
    まいり
(n-suf,n) visit (to a religious site, e.g. shrine, temple, grave)

誓願


誓愿

see styles
shì yuàn
    shi4 yuan4
shih yüan
 seigan / segan
    せいがん
(noun/participle) (1) (religious) vow; (noun/participle) (2) prayer (for something by making a vow)
To swear and vow, e.g. the forty-eight vows of Amitābha to save all beings.

誠信


诚信

see styles
chéng xìn
    cheng2 xin4
ch`eng hsin
    cheng hsin
 masanobu
    まさのぶ
honesty; trustworthiness; good faith
(personal name) Masanobu
True and trustworthy, true, reliable.

誠意


诚意

see styles
chéng yì
    cheng2 yi4
ch`eng i
    cheng i
 seii / se
    せいい
sincerity; good faith
sincerity; good faith; (given name) Seii

諸根


诸根

see styles
zhū gēn
    zhu1 gen1
chu ken
 morone
    もろね
(surname) Morone
All roots, powers, or organs, e.g. (1) faith, energy, memory, meditation, wisdom; (2) eyes, ears, nose, tongue, and body.

講中

see styles
 koujuu / koju
    こうじゅう
religious association

講社

see styles
 kousha / kosha
    こうしゃ
religious association

護法


护法

see styles
hù fǎ
    hu4 fa3
hu fa
 gohou / goho
    ごほう
to keep the law; to protect Buddha's teachings; protector of Buddhist law (i.e. temple donor)
(1) {Buddh} defence of Buddhist doctrines; god who defends Buddhist doctrines; (2) defence of the constitution; (3) religious power to dispel demons and diseases; (surname) Gohou
To protect or maintain the Buddha-truth; also name of Dharmapāla q.v.

貫く

see styles
 tsuranuku
    つらぬく
(transitive verb) (1) to go through; to pierce; to penetrate; (transitive verb) (2) to run through (e.g. a river through a city); to pass through; (transitive verb) (3) to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out; to persist with; to keep (e.g. faith); to maintain (e.g. independence)

賢護


贤护

see styles
xián hù
    xian2 hu4
hsien hu
 Kengo
Bhadrapāla, a disciple who kept the faith at home at the time of the Buddha. Also, a bodhisattva who with 500 others slighted Śākyamuni in a previous existence, was converted and became a Buddha. An image of Bhadrapāla is kept in the monastic bathroom; cf. 楞嚴經5.

賽會


赛会

see styles
sài huì
    sai4 hui4
sai hui
religious procession; exposition

起信

see styles
qǐ xìn
    qi3 xin4
ch`i hsin
    chi hsin
 kishin
The uprise or awakening of faith.

超度

see styles
chāo dù
    chao1 du4
ch`ao tu
    chao tu
 chōdo
to surpass; to transcend; to perform religious ceremonies to help the soul find peace
to transcend

輭賊


輭贼

see styles
ruǎn zéi
    ruan3 zei2
juan tsei
 nanzoku
Treacherous thieves, i.e. fame and gain, which injure the aspiration of the religious man.

辦道


办道

see styles
bàn dào
    ban4 dao4
pan tao
 bendō
To carry out religious duty or discipline.

辨道

see styles
biàn dào
    bian4 dao4
pien tao
 bendō
to carry out religious duty or discipline

辯道


辩道

see styles
biàn dào
    bian4 dao4
pien tao
 bendō
to carry out religious duty or discipline

退転

see styles
 taiten
    たいてん
(n,vs,vi) (1) {Buddh} idling in one's training; backsliding; retrogression (to a lower level of religious practice); (n,vs,vi) (2) withdrawal (from a place due to financial ruin or loss of position)

道人

see styles
dào rén
    dao4 ren2
tao jen
 michihito
    みちひと
Taoist devotee (honorific)
(given name) Michihito
One who has entered the way, one who seeks enlightenment, a general name for early Buddhists and also for Taoists.

道具

see styles
dào jù
    dao4 ju4
tao chü
 dougu / dogu
    どうぐ
(theater) prop; paraphernalia; (gaming) item; artifact
(1) tool; implement; instrument; utensil; apparatus; device; (2) means; (3) (See 家具・かぐ) furniture; (surname) Dōgu
The implements of the faith, such as garments, begging-bowl, and other accessories which aid one in the Way.

道品

see styles
dào pǐn
    dao4 pin3
tao p`in
    tao pin
 dōbon
Religious or monastic grade, or grades.

道智

see styles
dào zhì
    dao4 zhi4
tao chih
 michitoshi
    みちとし
(male given name) Michitoshi
Religious wisdom; the wisdom which understands the principles of mārga, the eightfold path.

道禁

see styles
dào jīn
    dao4 jin1
tao chin
 dōgon
Whatever is prohibited by the religion, or the religious life; śīla, the second pāramitā, moral purity.

道舊


道旧

see styles
dào jiù
    dao4 jiu4
tao chiu
 dōgu
An old monastic, or religious, friend.

道行

see styles
dào héng
    dao4 heng2
tao heng
 michiyuki
    みちゆき
skills acquired through religious practice; (fig.) ability; skill; Taiwan pr. [dao4 hang5]
(irregular okurigana usage) (1) going down the road; travelling; traveling; (2) lyric composition describing scenery a traveler sees on the way (traveller); (3) eloping; (surname, given name) Michiyuki
Conduct according to Buddha-truth; the discipline of religion.

道觀


道观

see styles
dào guàn
    dao4 guan4
tao kuan
 dōkan
Daoist temple
Religious practice (or external influence) and internal vision.

道風


道风

see styles
dào fēng
    dao4 feng1
tao feng
 michikaze
    みちかぜ
(surname, given name) Michikaze
The wind of Buddha-truth, as a transforming power; also as a prognosis of future events.

遵守

see styles
zūn shǒu
    zun1 shou3
tsun shou
 junshu
    じゅんしゅ
to comply with; to abide by; to respect (an agreement)
(noun/participle) compliance; adherence (to a set of rules); (religious) observance
To obey and keep, e.g. the rules.

部派

see styles
bù pài
    bu4 pai4
pu p`ai
    pu pai
 buha
sect, or branch of a religious tradition

釋義


释义

see styles
shì yì
    shi4 yi4
shih i
 shaku gi
the meaning of something; an explanation of the meaning of words or phrases; definition; an interpretation (of doctrine); religious doctrine
explicating the meanings

鎮祭

see styles
 chinsai
    ちんさい
(noun/participle) religious ceremony (to appease the gods)

門派


门派

see styles
mén pài
    men2 pai4
men p`ai
    men pai
 monpa
    もんぱ
sect; school (group of followers of a particular doctrine)
division of a religious sect; branch of a school
門流; 門葉; 門跡 The followers, or development of any sect.

開光


开光

see styles
kāi guāng
    kai1 guang1
k`ai kuang
    kai kuang
 kaikou / kaiko
    かいこう
eye-opening ceremony for a religious idol (Buddhism); to consecrate; to bless; transparent; translucent; haircut; shaving the head or face (humorous); a method of decoration; first light (astronomy)
(surname) Kaikou
Introducing the light, the ceremony of 'opening the eyes' of an image, i.e. painting or touching in the pupil; also 開眼.

降生

see styles
jiàng shēng
    jiang4 sheng1
chiang sheng
 gōshō
to be born; arrival of newborn; birth (of a savior or religious leader)
To descend into the world, as the Buddha is said to have done from the Tuṣita heaven.

霊歌

see styles
 reika / reka
    れいか
(See スピリチュアル・2) spiritual (religious song)

順守

see styles
 junshu
    じゅんしゅ
(noun/participle) compliance; adherence (to a set of rules); (religious) observance

預言


预言

see styles
yù yán
    yu4 yan2
yü yen
 yogen
    よげん
to predict; prophecy
(noun, transitive verb) (religious) prophecy

頭陀


头陀

see styles
tóu tuó
    tou2 tuo2
t`ou t`o
    tou to
 zuda
    ずだ
itinerant monk (loanword from Sanskrit)
(1) {Buddh} ascetic practices; ridding oneself of desires for food, clothing and shelter; (2) {Buddh} religious medicancy; mendicant monk; (3) (abbreviation) (See 頭陀袋) sack; carry-all bag
dhūta, also 杜多; 杜荼 shaken, shaken off, cleansed. To get rid of the trials of life; discipline to remove them and attain nirvāṇa. There are twelve relating to release from ties to clothing, food, and dwelling: (1) garments of cast-off rags; (2) only the three garments; (3) eat only food begged; (4) only breakfast and the noon meal; (5) no food between them; (6) limited amount; (7) dwelling as a hermit; (8) among tombs; (9) under a tree; (10) under the open sky; (11) anywhere; (12) sitting and not lying down. There are other groups.

體信

see styles
tǐ xìn
    ti3 xin4
t`i hsin
    ti hsin
embodies faith

體大


体大

see styles
tǐ dà
    ti3 da4
t`i ta
    ti ta
Great in substance, the 'greatness of quintessence' or the fundamental immutable substance of all things; cf. Awakening of Faith 起信論.

鷽替

see styles
 usokae
    うそかえ
(See 天満宮) annual religious ceremony that occurs in Tenmangu where worshippers come to exchange their wooden bullfinch birds

鼓起

see styles
gǔ qǐ
    gu3 qi3
ku ch`i
    ku chi
to summon one's (courage, faith etc); to puff up (one's cheeks etc); to bulge; to swell out

齋戒


斋戒

see styles
zhāi jiè
    zhai1 jie4
chai chieh
 saikai
to observe a religious fast; to abstain from food or certain activities before a ritual
Purification, or abstinential rules, e. g. the eight prohibitions.

齋果


斋果

see styles
zhāi guǒ
    zhai1 guo3
chai kuo
(religious) offerings

イコン

see styles
 ikon
    イコン
icon (religious) (ger: Ikon)

ご神灯

see styles
 gojintou / gojinto
    ごじんとう
    goshintou / goshinto
    ごしんとう
(1) light used as a religious offering; (2) paper lantern (hung up near the door of performers and geishas)

ご神燈

see styles
 gojintou / gojinto
    ごじんとう
    goshintou / goshinto
    ごしんとう
(1) light used as a religious offering; (2) paper lantern (hung up near the door of performers and geishas)

バハイ

see styles
 bahai
    バハイ
(1) Baha'i; (2) the Baha'i faith; (3) a member of the Baha'i faith

レビ人

see styles
 rebijin; rebibito
    レビじん; レビびと
Levite; member of the Hebrew tribe of Levi (who served a religious function)

七法財


七法财

see styles
qī fǎ cái
    qi1 fa3 cai2
ch`i fa ts`ai
    chi fa tsai
 shichi hōzai
The seven riches, or seven ways of becoming rich in the Law : 信 faith, 進 zeal, 戒 moral restraint, 漸愧 shame, 聞 obedient hearing (of the Law), 捨 abnegation, and 定慧 wisdom arising from meditation.

三歸依


三归依

see styles
sān guī yī
    san1 gui1 yi1
san kuei i
 san kie
the Three Pillars of Faith (Buddha, dharma, sangha), aka 三寶|三宝[san1 bao3]
three refuges

三發心


三发心

see styles
sān fā xīn
    san1 fa1 xin1
san fa hsin
 san hosshin
The three resolves of the 起信論 Awakening of Faith: (a) 信成就發心 to perfect the bodhi of faith, i.e. in the stage of faith; (b) 解行發心 to understand and carry into practice this wisdom; (c) 證發心 the realization, or proof of or union with bodhi.

三莊嚴


三庄严

see styles
sān zhuāng yán
    san1 zhuang1 yan2
san chuang yen
 san shōgon
The three adornments, or glories, of a country: material attractions; religion and learning; men, i.e. religious men and bodhisattvas.

不信仰

see styles
 fushinkou / fushinko
    ふしんこう
lack of faith; unbelief; impiety; infidelity

不誠実

see styles
 fuseijitsu / fusejitsu
    ふせいじつ
(noun or adjectival noun) insincerity; dishonesty; untruthfulness; bad faith

不誠意

see styles
 fuseii / fuse
    ふせいい
insincerity; dishonesty; untruthfulness; bad faith

不退信

see styles
bú tuì xìn
    bu2 tui4 xin4
pu t`ui hsin
    pu tui hsin
 futai shin
unretrogressive faith

世界樹

see styles
 sekaiju
    せかいじゅ
world tree (religious or mythological motif)

九方便

see styles
jiǔ fāng biàn
    jiu3 fang1 bian4
chiu fang pien
 ku hōben
The nine suitable stages in religious service; cf. 大日經, 7; 作禮 salutation to the universal Triratna; 出罪 repentance and confession; 歸依 trust (in the Triratna); 施身 giving of self (to the Tathāgata); 發菩提心 vowing to devote the mind to bodhi; 隨喜 rejoicing (in all good); 勸請 beseeching (all Tathāgatas to rain down the saving law); 奉請法身 praying for the Buddha-nature in self and others for entry in the Pure Land; 迴向 demitting the good produced by the above eight methods, to others, universally, past, present, and future. This form of service is generally performed before engaging in esoteric observances. The verses in which these nine stages are presented are of a commendably devotional character.

人相印

see styles
rén xiāng yìn
    ren2 xiang1 yin4
jen hsiang yin
Sealed with the sign of manhood, i.e. of the religious life. 大仙 Maharsi. Great sages, applied to Buddhist saints as superior to ordinary "immortals"; also to sravakas, and especially to Buddha; | | 戒 are the Buddha's laws or commands. Vasistha 婆私瑟侘 was one of the seven rsis 大仙 of Brahmanic mythology.

他力宗

see styles
tā lì zōng
    ta1 li4 zong1
t`a li tsung
    ta li tsung
 tariki shū
Those who trust to salvation by faith, contrasted with 自力宗 those who seek salvation by works, or by their own strength.

伊勢講

see styles
 isekou / iseko
    いせこう
fraternal religious group formed by Ise Shrine worshippers

信じる

see styles
 shinjiru
    しんじる
(transitive verb) to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in

信ずる

see styles
 shinzuru
    しんずる
(vz,vt) (See 信じる) to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in

信不退

see styles
xìn bù tuì
    xin4 bu4 tui4
hsin pu t`ui
    hsin pu tui
 shin futai
non-retrogression in terms of faith

信仰心

see styles
 shinkoushin / shinkoshin
    しんこうしん
(religious) piety; faith; devotion

信仰的

see styles
 shinkouteki / shinkoteki
    しんこうてき
(adjectival noun) religious; spiritual

信切る

see styles
 shinjikiru
    しんじきる
(Godan verb with "ru" ending) to be certain of; to have faith in; to believe completely; to trust (someone completely)

信勝解


信胜解

see styles
xìn shèng jiě
    xin4 sheng4 jie3
hsin sheng chieh
 shin shōge
faith and resolve

信心海

see styles
xìn xīn hǎi
    xin4 xin1 hai3
hsin hsin hai
A heart of faith great as the ocean.

信成就

see styles
xìn chéng jiù
    xin4 cheng2 jiu4
hsin ch`eng chiu
    hsin cheng chiu
 shin jōjū
perfection of faith

信現觀


信现观

see styles
xìn xiàn guān
    xin4 xian4 guan1
hsin hsien kuan
 shin genkan
Firm faith in the triratna as revealing true knowledge; one of the 六現觀.

信行者

see styles
xìn xíng zhě
    xin4 xing2 zhe3
hsin hsing che
 shingyōsha
faith-follower

信解脫


信解脱

see styles
xìn jiě tuō
    xin4 jie3 tuo1
hsin chieh t`o
    hsin chieh to
 shin gedatsu
freed by faith

信解行

see styles
xìn jiě xíng
    xin4 jie3 xing2
hsin chieh hsing
 shin ge gyō
practice of faith and understanding

修行人

see styles
xiū xíng rén
    xiu1 xing2 ren2
hsiu hsing jen
 shugyō nin
person pursuing religious practice (Buddhism)
practitioner

修道者

see styles
xiū dào zhě
    xiu1 dao4 zhe3
hsiu tao che
 shuudousha; shudousha / shudosha; shudosha
    しゅうどうしゃ; しゅどうしゃ
monk; member of religious order
practitioner of the way

修養会

see styles
 shuuyoukai / shuyokai
    しゅうようかい
(See リトリート・2) retreat (religious, spiritual)

做禮拜


做礼拜

see styles
zuò lǐ bài
    zuo4 li3 bai4
tso li pai
to worship; to pray (esp. in a regular religious gathering at a church or mosque)

六和敬

see styles
liù hé jìng
    liu4 he2 jing4
liu ho ching
 roku wakyō
(六和) The six points of reverent harmony or unity in a monastery or convent: 身 bodily unity in form of worship, 口 oral unity in chanting, 意 mental unity in faith, 戒 moral unity in observing the commandments, 見 doctrinal unity in views and explanations, and 利, 行, 學, or 施 economic unity in community of goods, deeds, studies, or charity.

六成就

see styles
liù chéng jiù
    liu4 cheng2 jiu4
liu ch`eng chiu
    liu cheng chiu
 roku jōjū
Six perfections (some say five, some seven) found in the opening phrase of each sutra: (1) 'Thus' implies perfect faith; (2) ' have I heard, ' perfect hearing; (3) 'once, 'the perfect time; (4) 'the Buddha, ' the perfect lord or master; (5) 'on Mt. Gṛdhrakūṭa, ' the perfect place; (6) 'with the great assembly of bhikṣus, ' the perfect assembly.

六染心

see styles
liù rǎn xīn
    liu4 ran3 xin1
liu jan hsin
 roku zenshin
The six mental 'taints' of the Awakening of Faith 起心論. Though mind-essence is by nature pure and without stain, the condition of 無明 ignorance, or innocence, permits of taint or defilement corresponding to the following six phases: (1) 執相應染 the taint interrelated to attachment, or holding the seeming for the real; it is the state of 執取相 and 名字相 which is cut off in the final pratyeka and śrāvaka stage and the bodhisattva 十住 of faith; (2) 不斷相應染 the taint interrelated to the persisting attraction of the causes of pain and pleasure; it is the 相續相 finally eradicated in the bodhisattva 初地 stage of purity; (3) 分別智相應染 the taint interrelated to the 'particularizing intelligence' which discerns things within and without this world; it is the first 智相, cut off in the bodhisattva 七地 stage of spirituality; (4) 現色不相應染 the non-interrelated or primary taint, i. e. of the 'ignorant' mind as yet hardly discerning subject from object, of accepting an external world; the third 現相 cut of in the bodhisattva 八地 stage of emancipation from the material; (5) 能見心不相應染 the non-interrelated or primary taint of accepting a perceptive mind, the second 轉相, cut of in the bodhisattva 九地 of intuition, or emancipation from mental effort; (6) 根本業不相應染 the non-interrelated or primary taint of accepting the idea of primal action or activity in the absolute; it is the first 業相, and cut of in the 十地 highest bodhisattva stage, entering on Buddhahood. See Suzuki's translation, 80-1.

出家品

see styles
chū jiā pǐn
    chu1 jia1 pin3
ch`u chia p`in
    chu chia pin
 shukke hon
the category of religious mendicants

初正信

see styles
chū zhèng xìn
    chu1 zheng4 xin4
ch`u cheng hsin
    chu cheng hsin
 sho shōshin
first stage of correct faith

功德力

see styles
gōng dé lì
    gong1 de2 li4
kung te li
 kudokuriki
the power of the merit gained through religious practice

務める

see styles
 tsutomeru
    つとめる
(transitive verb) (1) to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (in); (2) to serve (as); to act (as); to fill (the position of); to play the role (of); (3) to conduct a religious service

勤める

see styles
 tsutomeru
    つとめる
(transitive verb) (1) to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (in); (2) to serve (as); to act (as); to fill (the position of); to play the role (of); (3) to conduct a religious service

十信位

see styles
shí xìn wèi
    shi2 xin4 wei4
shih hsin wei
 jisshin'i
ten stages of faith

十弟子

see styles
shí dì zǐ
    shi2 di4 zi3
shih ti tzu
 jū deshi
The ten acolytes or attendants on an ācārya, or superior religious teacher, in his ceremonial offices, following the pattern of the ten principal disciples of Śākyamuni.

十惱亂


十恼乱

see styles
shí nǎo luàn
    shi2 nao3 luan4
shih nao luan
 jū nōran
The ten disturbers of the religious life: a domineering (spirit); heretical ways; dangerous amusements; a butcher's or other low occupation; asceticism (or selfish hīnayāna salvation); (the condition of a) eunuch; lust; endangering (the character by improper intimacy); contempt; breeding animals, etc. (for slaughter).

吉祥草

see styles
jí xiáng cǎo
    ji2 xiang2 cao3
chi hsiang ts`ao
    chi hsiang tsao
 kichijousou; kichijousou / kichijoso; kichijoso
    きちじょうそう; キチジョウソウ
(kana only) Reineckea carnea (flowering plant in the Asparagaceae family)
(or 吉祥茅); 矩奢. kuśa, auspicious grass used at religious ceremonials, poa cynosuroides.

四不退

see styles
sì bù tuì
    si4 bu4 tui4
ssu pu t`ui
    ssu pu tui
 shi futai
The four kinds of non-backsliding, which includes three kinds of non-backsliding 三不退, on top of which the Pure Land sect adds another 處 place or abode, i. e. that those who reach the Pure Land never fall away, for which five reasons are given termed 五種不退. The 法相 Dharmalakṣaṇa sect makes their four 信, 位, 證, and 行, faith, position attained, realization, and accordant procedure.

四加行

see styles
sì jiā xíng
    si4 jia1 xing2
ssu chia hsing
 shi kegyō
v. 四善根.

四十位

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sì shí wèi
    si4 shi2 wei4
ssu shih wei
 shijū i
The 'forty bodhisattva positions' of the 梵網經. They are classified into four groups: (1) 十發趣 Ten initial stages, i. e. the minds 心 of abandoning things of the world, of keeping the moral law, patience, zealous progress, dhyāna, wisdom, resolve, guarding (the Law), joy, and spiritual baptism by the Buddha. These are associated with the 十住. (2) 十長養 Ten steps in the nourishment of perfection, i. e. minds of kindness, pity, joy, relinquishing, almsgiving, good discourse, benefiting, friendship, dhyāna, wisdom. These are associated with the 十行. (3) 十金剛 Ten 'diamond' steps of firmness, i. e. a mind of faith, remembrance, bestowing one's merits on others, understanding, uprighthess, no-retreat, Mahāyāna, formlessness, wisdom, indestructibility; these are associated with the 十廻向. (4) The 十地 q. v.

地蔵盆

see styles
 jizoubon / jizobon
    じぞうぼん
Jizo Festival; child-focused religious festival, in which Jizo statues are decorated, esp. in Kyoto; held on August 23-24

執取相


执取相

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zhí qǔ xiàng
    zhi2 qu3 xiang4
chih ch`ü hsiang
    chih chü hsiang
 shusshusō
Retention of memories of past joys and sorrows as if they were realities and not illusions, one of the 六麤 in the Awakening of Faith.

境界相

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jìng jiè xiàng
    jing4 jie4 xiang4
ching chieh hsiang
 kyōgai sō
The external, or phenomenal world, the third aspect referred to in the Awakening of Faith; the three are blind or unintelligent action, the subjective mind, and the objective illusory world.

增益法

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zēng yì fǎ
    zeng1 yi4 fa3
tseng i fa
 zōyaku hō
a religious ceremony performed for the attainment of prosperity

大信力

see styles
dà xìn lì
    da4 xin4 li4
ta hsin li
 dai shinriki
the power of great faith

大信心

see styles
dà xìn xīn
    da4 xin4 xin1
ta hsin hsin
 daishin shin
mind of great faith

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

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