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遺訓


遗训

see styles
yí xùn
    yi2 xun4
i hsün
 ikun
    いくん
moral instruction handed down by sages of the past or departed elders
teachings left by a deceased person; last instructions
transmitted teachings

遺誡


遗诫

see styles
yí jiè
    yi2 jie4
i chieh
 yuikai
    いかい
one's last caution
final admonition

釋迦


释迦

see styles
shì jiā
    shi4 jia1
shih chia
 shaka
    しゃか
sugar apple (Annona squamosa)
(personal name) Shaka
(釋迦婆) Śakra.; Śākya. the clan or family of the Buddha, said to be derived from śāka, vegetables, but intp. in Chinese as powerful, strong, and explained by 能 powerful, also erroneously by 仁charitable, which belongs rather to association with Śākyamuni. The clan, which is said to have wandered hither from the delta of the Indus, occupied a district of a few thousand square miles lying on the slopes of the Nepalese hills and on the plains to the south. Its capital was Kapilavastu. At the time of Buddha the clan was under the suzerainty of Kośala, an adjoining kingdom Later Buddhists, in order to surpass Brahmans, invented a fabulous line of five kings of the Vivartakalpa headed by Mahāsammata 大三末多; these were followed by five cakravartī, the first being Mūrdhaja 頂生王; after these came nineteen kings, the first being Cetiya 捨帝, the last Mahādeva 大天; these were succeeded by dynasties of 5,000, 7,000, 8,000, 9,000, 10,000, 15,000 kings; after which long Gautama opens a line of 1,100 kings, the last, Ikṣvāku, reigning at Potala. With Ikṣvāku the Śākyas are said to have begun. His four sons reigned at Kapilavastu. 'Śākyamuni was one of his descendants in the seventh generation.' Later, after the destruction of Kapilavastu by Virūḍhaka, four survivors of the family founded the kingdoms of Udyana, Bamyam, Himatala, and Sāmbī. Eitel.

針鋒


针锋

see styles
zhēn fēng
    zhen1 feng1
chen feng
 shinpō
A needle's point, similar to the last.

長存


长存

see styles
cháng cún
    chang2 cun2
ch`ang ts`un
    chang tsun
to last for a long time; to endure; to exist forever

開眼


开眼

see styles
kāi yǎn
    kai1 yan3
k`ai yen
    kai yen
 kaigan; kaigen
    かいがん; かいげん
to open one's eyes; to widen one's horizons
(n,vs,vi) (1) (esp. かいげん) enlightenment; spiritual awakening; opening one's eyes to the truth; (n,vs,vi) (2) (esp. かいげん) reaching one's peak (as a performer, etc.); reaching the highest echelons; (n,vs,vi,vt) (3) (かいがん only) gaining eyesight; restoring eyesight; opening the eyes; (n,vs,vi) (4) (かいげん only) {Buddh} filling out the eyes (of a Buddha) as the last step of consecrating a new statue or picture; ceremony where a newly made image or idol is consecrated
opening the eye

阿鼻

see styles
ā bí
    a1 bi2
a pi
 abi
    あび
Ceaseless pain (Sanskrit: Avici), one of the Buddhist hells; fig. hell; hell on earth
{Buddh} Avici (lowest level of hell)
Avīci, 阿鼻旨; 阿鼻脂; 阿鼻至; the last and deepest of the eight hot hells, where the culprits suffer, die, and are instantly reborn to suffering, without interruption 無間. It is the 阿鼻地獄 (阿鼻旨地獄) or the 阿鼻焦熱地獄hell of unintermitted scorching; or the阿鼻喚地獄 hell of unintermitted wailing; its wall, out of which there is no escape, is the 阿鼻大城.

限り

see styles
 kagiri
    かぎり
(1) limit; limits; bounds; (2) degree; extent; scope; (n,n-suf) (3) the end; the last; (n,adv) (4) (after an adjective, verb, or noun) as long as ...; as far as ...; as much as ...; to the limits of ...; all of ...; (n,adv) (5) (after neg. verb) unless ...; (6) (usu. as 〜の限りではない) (not) included in ...; (not) part of ...; (7) (usu. adj+限り) being very much (in a certain state); extreme amount (of a feeling, etc.); (n-suf,n,adv) (8) ... only (e.g. "one time only", "today only"); (9) (archaism) end of one's life; final moments; death; (10) (archaism) funeral; burial

院試


院试

see styles
yuàn shì
    yuan4 shi4
yüan shih
 inshi
    いんし
the last of the three entry-level exams in the imperial examination system of Ming and Qing dynasties
(abbreviation) (See 大学院入学試験) graduate school entrance examination

隊尾


队尾

see styles
duì wěi
    dui4 wei3
tui wei
back of the line; last one in line

隋末

see styles
suí mò
    sui2 mo4
sui mo
last years of the Sui dynasty; early 7th century AD

靴型

see styles
 kutsugata
    くつがた
shoe last; shoe stretcher

頭回


头回

see styles
tóu huí
    tou2 hui2
t`ou hui
    tou hui
for the first time; on the previous occasion; last time (something occurred)

高低

see styles
gāo dī
    gao1 di1
kao ti
 koutei(p); takahiku / kote(p); takahiku
    こうてい(P); たかひく
height; level; (music) pitch; relative superiority; propriety; discretion (usu. in the negative, e.g. 不知高低[bu4 zhi1 gao1 di1]); no matter what; just; simply (will not ..., must ... etc); at long last
(n,vs,vi) high and low; rise and fall

Variations:
Ω
ω

 omega
    オメガ
(1) omega (last letter of the Greek alphabet); (2) (kana only) end; conclusion; ending; finality; (3) (Ω only) {physics} (See オーム) ohm (unit of electrical resistance); (4) (ω only) {physics} (See 角速度) angular velocity

おっぱ

see styles
 obba
    オッバ
(n,vs,vt,vi) (1) (colloquialism) (See おんぶ・1) carrying (someone) on one's back (esp. a child); piggyback ride; (2) (archaism) last; end; (personal name) Obba

おと年

see styles
 ototoshi
    おととし
(n-adv,n-t) year before last

この前

see styles
 konomae
    このまえ
(noun - becomes adjective with の) (1) some time ago; recently; lately; (2) last (Sunday, etc.); previous

この期

see styles
 konogo
    このご
(temporal noun) now (with the nuance of 'the last moment'); this late in the game

どぼん

see styles
 dobon
    ドボン
(1) {cards} dobon; shedding-type card game in which a player calls "dobon" (and wins the round) if the total value of the cards in their hand matches the value of the last played card; (2) {cards} (See ブラックジャック) blackjack; (3) {cards} (going) bust

トンヘ

see styles
 donbe
    どんべ
(1) (ksb:) (See どべ・1) bottom; last; last place; (2) (tsug:) ugly person; fat person; (place-name) Donghae

どん尻

see styles
 donjiri; donketsu; donketsu
    どんじり; どんけつ; ドンケツ
(1) (kana only) tail end; tailender; last person (to arrive, finish etc.); dead last; (2) (どんけつ, ドンケツ only) (derogatory term) (kana only) ass; arse; butt

ビリ尻

see styles
 biriketsu; biriketsu; biriketsu
    ビリけつ; びりけつ; ビリケツ
(kana only) (ksb:) last (on the list); (at the) bottom; (in) last position; tailender

プレ金

see styles
 purekin
    プレきん
(colloquialism) (abbreviation) (See プレミアムフライデー) Premium Friday; government-backed campaign to allow workers to go home early the last Friday of the month

べった

see styles
 hedda
    ヘッダ
(ksb:) last (on the list); (at the) bottom; (in) last position; tailender; (personal name) Hedda

べべた

see styles
 bebeta
    べべた
(ksb:) last (on the list); (at the) bottom; (in) last position; tailender

ラスト

see styles
 rasuto
    ラスト
rust; (personal name) Last; Rast

一夜漬

see styles
 ichiyazuke
    いちやづけ
(noun/participle) (1) last-minute cramming; overnight cramming; (2) (vegetables) salted just overnight

一昨夜

see styles
 issakuya
    いっさくや
(n,adv) night before last

一昨年

see styles
 ototoshi
    おととし
    issakunen
    いっさくねん
(n-adv,n-t) year before last

一昨晩

see styles
 issakuban
    いっさくばん
(n,adv) night before last

一生物

see styles
 isshoumono / isshomono
    いっしょうもの
(noun - becomes adjective with の) something that will last a lifetime (esp. high-quality products)

三十日

see styles
 mitouka / mitoka
    みとうか
last day of the month; (1) thirtieth day of the month; (2) thirty days; (surname) Mitouka

三月尽

see styles
 sangatsujin
    さんがつじん
last day of March; last day of the third lunar month (marking the end of spring)

三般若

see styles
sān bō rě
    san1 bo1 re3
san po je
 san hannya
The three prajñās, or perfect enlightenments: (a) 實相般若 wisdom in its essence or reality; (b) 觀照般若 the wisdom of perceiving the real meaning of the last; (c) 方便般若 or 文字般若 the wisdom of knowing things in their temporary and changing condition.

上個月


上个月

see styles
shàng gè yuè
    shang4 ge4 yue4
shang ko yüeh
last month

上星期

see styles
shàng xīng qī
    shang4 xing1 qi1
shang hsing ch`i
    shang hsing chi
last week; previous week

下の句

see styles
 shimonoku
    しものく
(exp,n) last part of a poem or Bible verse

下二桁

see styles
 shimofutaketa
    しもふたけた
last two figures of a number

下弦月

see styles
xià xián yuè
    xia4 xian2 yue4
hsia hsien yüeh
third quarter moon, aka last quarter moon

下輩觀


下辈观

see styles
xià bèi guān
    xia4 bei4 guan1
hsia pei kuan
 gehai kan
A meditation of the Amitābha sect on the 下品 q. v.; it is the last of sixteen contemplations, and deals with those who have committed the five rebellious acts 五逆 and the ten evils 十惡, but who still can obtain salvation; v. 無量壽經. 下輩下生觀 idem.

不還果


不还果

see styles
bù huán guǒ
    bu4 huan2 guo3
pu huan kuo
 fugen ka
The fruits, fruition, or rewards of the last. Various stages in the final life of parinirvāṇa are named, i. e. five, six, seven, eight, nine, or eleven kinds.

中高型

see styles
 nakadakagata
    なかだかがた
{ling} one of the accent patterns of Japanese words, with a falling accent somewhere between the first and last mora

二月尽

see styles
 nigatsujin
    にがつじん
last day of February; last day of the second lunar month

五佛性

see styles
wǔ fó xìng
    wu3 fo2 xing4
wu fo hsing
 go busshō
The five characteristics of a Buddha' s nature: the first three are the 三因佛性 q. v., the fourth is 果佛性 the fruition of perfect enlightenment, and the fifth 果果佛性 the fruition of that fruition, or the revelation of parinirvāṇa. The first three are natural attributes, the two last are acquired.

五種鈴


五种铃

see styles
wǔ zhǒng líng
    wu3 zhong3 ling2
wu chung ling
 goshu ryō
The five kinds of bells used by the Shingon sect in Japan, also called 金剛鈴, i. e. 五鈷鈴, 賣鈴, 一鈷. 三鈷鈴, 塔鈴; the different names are derived from their handles; the four first named, beginning with the five-pronged one, are placed each at a corner of the altar, the last in the middle.

他化天

see styles
tā huà tiān
    ta1 hua4 tian1
t`a hua t`ien
    ta hua tien
 take ten
(他化自在天) Paranirmita-vaśavartin, 婆羅尼蜜婆舍跋提天; 婆那和提; 波舍跋提 the sixth of the six heavens of desire, or passion heavens, the last of the six devalokas, the abode of Maheśvara (i. e. Śiva), and of Māra.

休刊号

see styles
 kyuukangou / kyukango
    きゅうかんごう
last issue (of a magazine, etc. which has suspended publication); final issue

佛五姓

see styles
fó wǔ xìng
    fo2 wu3 xing4
fo wu hsing
 butsugoshō
The five surnames of Buddha before he became enlightened: 瞿曇 Gautama, a branch of the Śākya clan; 甘蔗Ikṣvāku, one of Buddha's ancestors; 日種 Sūryavaṁśa, of the sun race; 舍夷 ? Śāka; 釋迦 Śākya, the name of Buddha's clan. This last is generally used in China.

佛臘日


佛腊日

see styles
fó là rì
    fo2 la4 ri4
fo la jih
 butsurō nichi
The Buddhist last day of the old year, i.e. of the summer retreat.

來末世


来末世

see styles
lái mò shì
    lai2 mo4 shi4
lai mo shih
 rai masse
the (third and) last period (of the Dharma) in the future

先々月

see styles
 sensengetsu
    せんせんげつ
(temporal noun) month before last

先々週

see styles
 sensenshuu / sensenshu
    せんせんしゅう
(temporal noun) week before last

先先月

see styles
 sensengetsu
    せんせんげつ
(temporal noun) month before last

先先週

see styles
 sensenshuu / sensenshu
    せんせんしゅう
(temporal noun) week before last

先学期

see styles
 sengakki
    せんがっき
(n,adv) last semester

全新統


全新统

see styles
quán xīn tǒng
    quan2 xin1 tong3
ch`üan hsin t`ung
    chüan hsin tung
holocene system (geological strata laid down during the last 12000 years)

八王子

see styles
bā wáng zǐ
    ba1 wang2 zi3
pa wang tzu
 hachiouji / hachioji
    はちおうじ
Hachiōji (city); (place-name, surname) Hachiouji; Hachioji
The eight sons of the last of the 20,000 shining Buddhas 燈明佛 born before he left home to become a monk; their names are given in the first chapter of the Lotus sūtra. In Japan there are also eight sons of a Shinto deity, reincarnated as one of the six Guanyin.

六卽佛

see styles
liù jí fó
    liu4 ji2 fo2
liu chi fo
 roku soku butsu
Buddha in six forms; (1) 理佛 as the principle in and through all things, as pan-Buddha— all things being of Buddha-nature; (2) 名字佛 Buddha as a name or person. The other four are the last four forms above.

六月祓

see styles
 minazukibarae
    みなづきばらえ
summer purification rites (held at shrines on the last day of the 6th lunar month)

切狂言

see styles
 kirikyougen / kirikyogen
    きりきょうげん
last piece in a kabuki programme

前々回

see styles
 zenzenkai
    ぜんぜんかい
the time before last; last time but one

前世紀

see styles
 zenseiki / zenseki
    ぜんせいき
(1) last century; previous century; (2) ancient times; old times

前前回

see styles
 zenzenkai
    ぜんぜんかい
the time before last; last time but one

半夏生

see styles
 hangeshou; hangeshou / hangesho; hangesho
    はんげしょう; ハンゲショウ
(1) Chinese lizard's tail (Saururus chinensis); (2) 11th day after the summer solstice; last seed-sowing and rice-planting day

半通夜

see styles
 hantsuya
    はんつや
(See 通夜) wake; vigil (that does not last the full night)

博格多

see styles
bó gé duō
    bo2 ge2 duo1
po ko to
Bogdo, last Khan of Mongolia

去年底

see styles
qù nián dǐ
    qu4 nian2 di3
ch`ü nien ti
    chü nien ti
late last year; the end of last year

去年末

see styles
 kyonenmatsu
    きょねんまつ
end of last year

吊車尾


吊车尾

see styles
diào chē wěi
    diao4 che1 wei3
tiao ch`e wei
    tiao che wei
(coll.) lowest-ranking (student, participant etc); to rank at the bottom of the list; to finish last

同生天

see styles
tóng shēng tiān
    tong2 sheng1 tian1
t`ung sheng t`ien
    tung sheng tien
 dōshō ten
同生神; 同名天 The first two of these terms are intp. as the guardian deva, or spirit, who is sahaja, i. e. born or produced simultaneously with the person he protects; the last is the deva who has the same name as the one he protects.

周幽王

see styles
zhōu yōu wáng
    zhou1 you1 wang2
chou yu wang
King You of Zhou (795-771 BC), last king of Western Zhou 西周[Xi1 Zhou1]

唐哀帝

see styles
táng āi dì
    tang2 ai1 di4
t`ang ai ti
    tang ai ti
Emperor Aidi of Tang, reign name of twenty-first and last Tang emperor Li Zhu 李祝[Li3 Zhu4] (892-908), reigned 904-907

問切り

see styles
 toikiri
    といきり
(Buddhist term) last death anniversary for which there is a memorial service held (usu. the 32nd or 49th)

四梵堂

see styles
sì fàn táng
    si4 fan4 tang2
ssu fan t`ang
    ssu fan tang
 shi bondō
Four ways of attaining arhatship, idem 四梵住, except that the last of the four is 護 protection (of others).

四空定

see styles
sì kōng dìng
    si4 kong1 ding4
ssu k`ung ting
    ssu kung ting
 shi kūjō
四無色定 The last four of the twelve dhyānas; the auto-hypnotic, or ecstatic entry into the four states represented by the four dhyāna heavens, i. e. 四 空 處 supra. In the first, the mind becomes void and vast like space; in the second, the powers of perception and understanding are unlimited; in the third, the discriminative powers of mind are subdued; in the fourth, the realm of consciousness or knowledge) without thought is reached, e. g. intuitive wisdom. These four are considered both as states of dhyāna, and as heavens into which one who practices these forms of dhyāna may be born.

土俵際

see styles
 dohyougiwa / dohyogiwa
    どひょうぎわ
(1) {sumo} edge of the ring; (2) verge; brink; critical moment; last moment

土壇場

see styles
 dotanba
    どたんば
(1) last moment; eleventh hour; (2) platform made of dirt used to perform executions (decapitations) in the Edo period

塞建陀

see styles
sāi jiàn tuó
    sai1 jian4 tuo2
sai chien t`o
    sai chien to
 saikenda
(塞建陀羅); 塞健陀 skandha, 'the shoulder'; 'the body'; 'the trunk of a tree'; 'a section,' etc. M.W. 'Five psychological constituents.' 'Five attributes of every human being.' Eitel. Commonly known as the five aggregates, constituents, or groups; the pañcaskandha; under the Han dynasty 陰 was used, under the Jin 衆, under the Tang 蘊. The five are: 色 rūpa, form, or sensuous quality; 受 vedana, reception, feeling, sensation; 想 sañjñā , thought, consciousness, perception; 行 karman, or saṃskāra, action, mental activity; 識 vijñāna, cognition. The last four are mental constituents of the ego. Skandha is also the name of an arhat, and Skanda, also 塞建那, of a deva.

塞爾南


塞尔南

see styles
sài ěr nán
    sai4 er3 nan2
sai erh nan
Eugene Cernan (1934-), US astronaut in Apollo 10 and Apollo 17 missions, "last man on the moon"

壓臺戲


压台戏

see styles
yā tái xì
    ya1 tai2 xi4
ya t`ai hsi
    ya tai hsi
last item on a show; grand finale

壓軸戲


压轴戏

see styles
yā zhòu xì
    ya1 zhou4 xi4
ya chou hsi
next-to-last item on a program (theater); climax

多面張

see styles
 tamenchan
    タメンチャン
{mahj} many-sided wait (for one's last tile) (chi: duōmiàn zhāng); complex wait; wait for three or more types of tiles which will finish one's hand

大とり

see styles
 ootori
    おおとり
key performer; last performer of the day

大乘經


大乘经

see styles
dà shèng jīng
    da4 sheng4 jing1
ta sheng ching
 daijō kyō
Mahāyāna sutras, the sūtra-piṭaka. Discourses ascribed to the Buddha, presumed to be written in India and translated into Chinese. These are divided into five classes corresponding to the Mahāyāna theory of the Buddha's life: (1) Avataṃsaka, 華嚴 the sermons first preached by Śākyamuni after enlightenment; (2) Vaipulya, 方等; (3) Prajñā Pāramitā, 般若; (4) Saddharma Puṇḍarīka, 法華; and last (5) Mahāparinirvāṇa, 涅槃. Another list of Mahāyāna sutras is 般若; 寳積; 大集; 華嚴 and 涅槃. The sutras of Hīnayāna are given as the Agamas 阿含, etc.

大切り

see styles
 oogiri
    おおぎり
(1) large cut (e.g. of meat); (2) last piece of the day's programme; last act of a play; comic dialogue as the last item in vaudeville, music hall, etc.

大取り

see styles
 ootori
    おおとり
key performer; last performer of the day

大喜利

see styles
 oogiri
    おおぎり
last piece of the day's programme; last act of a play; comic dialogue as the last item in vaudeville, music hall, etc.

大引き

see styles
 oobiki
    おおびき
(1) {archit} sleeper; lumber girder; (2) last player of three (in mekuri karuta)

大納会

see styles
 dainoukai / dainokai
    だいのうかい
last session (trading day, trading) of the year

大蓮華


大莲华

see styles
dà lián huá
    da4 lian2 hua2
ta lien hua
 dai renge
puṇḍarīka, 分陀利; 芬利; 奔茶 the great white lotus; the last of the eight cold hells is so called.

大軸戲


大轴戏

see styles
dà zhòu xì
    da4 zhou4 xi4
ta chou hsi
last item on a program (theater)

天保暦

see styles
 tenpoureki / tenporeki
    てんぽうれき
(hist) Tenpō calendar; Japan's last lunisolar calendar, in use from 1844 to 1872

天台宗

see styles
tiān tái zōng
    tian1 tai2 zong1
t`ien t`ai tsung
    tien tai tsung
 tendaishuu / tendaishu
    てんだいしゅう
Tiantai school of Buddhism
Tendai sect (of Buddhism); (personal name) Tendaishuu
The Tiantai, or Tendai, sect founded by 智顗 Zhiyi. It bases its tenets on the Lotus Sutra 法華經 with the 智度論, 涅盤經, and 大品經; it maintains the identity of the Absolute and the world of phenomena, and attempts to unlock the secrets of all phenomena by means of meditation. It flourished during the Tang dynasty. Under the Sung, when the school was decadent, arose 四明 Ciming, under whom there came the division of 山家 Hill or Tiantai School and 山外 the School outside, the latter following 悟恩 Wuen and in time dying out; the former, a more profound school, adhered to Ciming; it was from this school that the Tiantai doctrine spread to Japan. The three principal works of the Tiantai founder are called 天台三部, i. e. 玄義 exposition of the deeper meaning of the Lotus; 文句 exposition of its text; and 止觀 meditation; the last was directive and practical; it was in the line of Bodhidharma, stressing the 'inner light'.

奥の手

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 okunote
    おくのて
(exp,n) (1) (idiom) ace up one's sleeve; trump card; last resort; (exp,n) (2) (idiom) secret skills; secret; mystery; (exp,n) (3) (archaism) left hand

導火線


导火线

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dǎo huǒ xiàn
    dao3 huo3 xian4
tao huo hsien
 doukasen / dokasen
    どうかせん
fuse (for explosives); (fig.) proximate cause; the last straw
fuse

尻取り

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 shiritori
    しりとり
(kana only) shiritori; word-chain game; word game in which players must give a word starting with the last syllable of the word given by the previous player

尾高型

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 odakagata
    おだかがた
{ling} pattern of Japanese accent with all mora high until the last mora and the succeeding particle low

年の瀬

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 toshinose
    としのせ
(exp,n) the year end; end of the year; last days of the year

年三十

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nián sān shí
    nian2 san1 shi2
nien san shih
last day of the lunar year; Chinese New Year's Eve

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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

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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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