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欠ける

see styles
 kakeru
    かける
(v1,vi) (1) to be chipped; to be damaged; to be broken; (2) to be lacking; to be missing; (3) to be insufficient; to be short; to be deficient; to be negligent toward; (4) (of the moon) to wane; to go into eclipse

水汪汪

see styles
shuǐ wāng wāng
    shui3 wang1 wang1
shui wang wang
watery; waterlogged (soil); limpid; bright and intelligent (eyes)

火藥味


火药味

see styles
huǒ yào wèi
    huo3 yao4 wei4
huo yao wei
smell of gunpowder; (fig.) combative tone; belligerence

獅虎獸


狮虎兽

see styles
shī hǔ shòu
    shi1 hu3 shou4
shih hu shou
liger, hybrid cross between a male lion and a tigress

眞面目

see styles
zhēn miàn mù
    zhen1 mian4 mu4
chen mien mu
 shin menmoku
    まじめ
(ateji / phonetic) (out-dated kanji) (noun or adjectival noun) diligent; serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
true face

知能的

see styles
 chinouteki / chinoteki
    ちのうてき
(adjectival noun) intelligent

知能線

see styles
 chinousen / chinosen
    ちのうせん
(See 頭脳線) intelligence line (in palm reading)

知識界


知识界

see styles
zhī shi jiè
    zhi1 shi5 jie4
chih shih chieh
intellectual circles; intelligentsia

研さん

see styles
 kensan
    けんさん
(noun/participle) diligent study; devoting oneself to one's studies

空王佛

see styles
kōng wáng fó
    kong1 wang2 fo2
k`ung wang fo
    kung wang fo
 Kūō butsu
Dharmagahanābhyudgata-rāja. A Buddha who is said to have taught absolute intelligence, or knowledge of the absolute, cf. Lotus Sutra 9.

簿旬羅


簿旬罗

see styles
bù xún luó
    bu4 xun2 luo2
pu hsün lo
 hojunra
or簿拘羅 Vakula, an intelligent disciple of Śākyamuni. A demon.

精出す

see styles
 seidasu / sedasu
    せいだす
(v5s,vi) (See 精を出す) to work hard; to be diligent; to do one's best; to try one's hardest; to exert oneself

精勤賞

see styles
 seikinshou / sekinsho
    せいきんしょう
prize for diligence or good attendance

缺ける

see styles
 kakeru
    かける
(v1,vi) (1) to be chipped; to be damaged; to be broken; (2) to be lacking; to be missing; (3) to be insufficient; to be short; to be deficient; to be negligent toward; (4) (of the moon) to wane; to go into eclipse

群知能

see styles
 gunchinou / gunchino
    ぐんちのう
herd intelligence; collective intelligence

胎藏界

see styles
tāi zàng jiè
    tai1 zang4 jie4
t`ai tsang chieh
    tai tsang chieh
 taizō kai
Garbhadhātu, or Garbhakośa-(dhātu), the womb treasury, the universal source from which all things are produced; the matrix; the embryo; likened to a womb in which all of a child is conceived— its body, mind, etc. It is container and content; it covers and nourishes; and is the source of all supply. It represents the 理性 fundamental nature, both material elements and pure bodhi, or wisdom in essence or purity; 理 being the garbhadhātu as fundamental wisdom, and 智 acquired wisdom or knowledge, the vajradhātu. It also represents the human heart in its innocence or pristine purity, which is considered as the source of all Buddha-pity and moral knowledge. And it indicates that from the central being in the maṇḍala, viz. the Sun as symbol of Vairocana, there issue all the other manifestations of wisdom and power, Buddhas, bodhisattvas, demons, etc. It is 本覺 original intellect, or the static intellectuality, in contrast with 始覺 intellection, the initial or dynamic intellectuality represented in the vajradhātu; hence it is the 因 cause and vajradhātu the 果 effect; though as both are a unity, the reverse may be the rule, the effect being also the cause; it is also likened to 利他 enriching others, as vajradhātu is to 自利 enriching self. Kōbō Daishi, founder of the Yoga or Shingon 眞言 School in Japan, adopted the representation of the ideas in maṇḍalas, or diagrams, as the best way of revealing the mystic doctrine to the ignorant. The garbhadhātu is the womb or treasury of all things, the universe; the 理 fundamental principle, the source; its symbols are a triangle on its base, and an open lotus as representing the sun and Vairocana. In Japan this maṇḍala is placed on the east, typifying the rising sun as source, or 理. The vajradhātu is placed west and represents 智 wisdom or knowledge as derived from 理 the underlying principle, but the two are essential one to the other, neither existing apart. The material and spiritual; wisdom-source and intelligence; essence and substance; and similar complementary ideas are thus portrayed; the garbhadhātu may be generally considered as the static and the vajradhātu as the dynamic categories, which are nevertheless a unity. The garbhadhātu is divided into 三部 three sections representing samādhi or quiescence, wisdom-store, and pity-store, or thought, knowledge, pity; one is called the Buddha-section, the others the Vajra and Lotus sections respectively; the three also typify vimokṣa, prajñā, and dharmakāya, or freedom, understanding, and spirituality. There are three heads of these sections, i. e. Vairocana, Vajrapāṇi, and Avalokiteśvara; each has a mother or source, e. g. Vairocana from Buddha's-eye; and each has a 明王 or emanation of protection against evil; also a śakti or female energy; a germ-letter, etc. The diagram of five Buddhas contains also four bodhisattvas, making nine in all, and there are altogether thirteen 大院 or great courts of various types of ideas, of varying numbers, generally spoken of as 414. Cf. 金剛界; 大日; 兩部.

自堕落

see styles
 jidaraku
    じだらく
(noun or adjectival noun) self-indulgent; undisciplined; slovenly; debauched; negligent

諜報員

see styles
 chouhouin / chohoin
    ちょうほういん
intelligence operative; spy

諜報網

see styles
 chouhoumou / chohomo
    ちょうほうもう
espionage network; intelligence network

負い目

see styles
 oime
    おいめ
(feeling of) indebtedness; feeling obliged

賈寶玉


贾宝玉

see styles
jiǎ bǎo yù
    jia3 bao3 yu4
chia pao yü
Jia Baoyu, male character in The Dream of Red Mansions, in love with his cousin Lin Daiyu 林黛玉 but obliged to marry Xue Baochai 薛寶釵|薛宝钗

賢しい

see styles
 sakashii / sakashi
    さかしい
(adjective) (1) intelligent; wise; sagacious; clever; (adjective) (2) smart-alecky; cheeky

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.

過失犯

see styles
 kashitsuhan
    かしつはん
crime of negligence; careless offense; careless offence

重過失

see styles
 juukashitsu / jukashitsu
    じゅうかしつ
{law} gross negligence

闕ける

see styles
 kakeru
    かける
(v1,vi) (1) to be chipped; to be damaged; to be broken; (2) to be lacking; to be missing; (3) to be insufficient; to be short; to be deficient; to be negligent toward; (4) (of the moon) to wane; to go into eclipse

闘争心

see styles
 tousoushin / tososhin
    とうそうしん
belligerence; fighting spirit

頭いい

see styles
 atamaii / atamai
    あたまいい
(exp,adj-ix) (colloquialism) (ant: 頭悪い) bright; intelligent

頭よい

see styles
 atamayoi
    あたまよい
(exp,adj-i) (colloquialism) bright; intelligent

頭良い

see styles
 atamayoi
    あたまよい
(exp,adj-i) (colloquialism) bright; intelligent

インテリ

see styles
 interi
    インテリ
(1) (abbreviation) (See 知識人) intellectual; educated person; (2) (abbreviation) (See インテリゲンチャ) intelligentsia

エリント

see styles
 erinto
    エリント
electronic intelligence; ELINT

がせねた

see styles
 gaseneta
    がせねた
faked information; bogus intelligence; disinformation

グルクマ

see styles
 gurukuma
    グルクマ
Indian mackerel (Rastrelliger kanagurta)

けんか腰

see styles
 kenkagoshi
    けんかごし
(noun - becomes adjective with の) belligerent

コミント

see styles
 kominto
    コミント
communications intelligence (comint)

せっせと

see styles
 sesseto
    せっせと
(adverb) (onomatopoeic or mimetic word) diligently; assiduously; industriously; beavering away

ツリガー

see styles
 tsurigaa / tsuriga
    ツリガー
(personal name) Zulliger

ホリガー

see styles
 horigaa / horiga
    ホリガー
(personal name) Holliger

みっちり

see styles
 micchiri
    みっちり
(adv,adv-to) (1) (onomatopoeic or mimetic word) intensely; severely; strictly; hard; fully; earnestly; diligently; (adv,adv-to) (2) (onomatopoeic or mimetic word) tightly; compactly; closely

リゲティ

see styles
 rigeti
    リゲティ
(personal name) Ligeti

リゲンザ

see styles
 rigenza
    リゲンザ
(personal name) Ligendza

リジーア

see styles
 rijiia / rijia
    リジーア
(personal name) Ligeia

一筆不苟


一笔不苟

see styles
yī bǐ bù gǒu
    yi1 bi3 bu4 gou3
i pi pu kou
lit. not even one stroke is negligent (idiom); fig. to write characters (calligraphy) in which every stroke is placed perfectly

不行届き

see styles
 fuyukitodoki
    ふゆきとどき
(noun or adjectival noun) negligence; carelessness; incompetence; mismanagement

五種不還


五种不还

see styles
wǔ zhǒng bù huán
    wu3 zhong3 bu4 huan2
wu chung pu huan
 goshu fugen
The five kinds of anāgāmins 那含, who never return to the desire-realm: (1) 中般 the anāgāmin who enters on the intermediate stage between the realm of desire and the higher realm of form; (2) 生般 who is born into the form world and soon overcomes the remains of illusion; (3) 有行般 who diligently works his way through the final stages; (4) 無行般 whose final departure is delayed through lack of aid and slackness; (5) 上流般 who proceeds from lower to higher heavens into nirvana. Also 五種那含 and 五種般 the 般 being 'Parinirvāṇa'.

五輪六大


五轮六大

see styles
wǔ lún liù dà
    wu3 lun2 liu4 da4
wu lun liu ta
 gorin rokudai
The five are the 五大 five elements, to which the sixth 大 is added, i. e. the six elements, earth, water, fire, air and space, and 識 intelligence or mind.

交戦団体

see styles
 kousendantai / kosendantai
    こうせんだんたい
{law} belligerent communities; armed resistance group

人工智慧

see styles
rén gōng zhì huì
    ren2 gong1 zhi4 hui4
jen kung chih hui
(Tw) artificial intelligence

人工智能

see styles
rén gōng zhì néng
    ren2 gong1 zhi4 neng2
jen kung chih neng
artificial intelligence (AI)

人工知能

see styles
 jinkouchinou / jinkochino
    じんこうちのう
{comp} artificial intelligence; AI

克己精進

see styles
 kokkishoujin / kokkishojin
    こっきしょうじん
(noun/participle) self-control and close application; self-denial and diligent devotion

冰雪聰明


冰雪聪明

see styles
bīng xuě cōng ming
    bing1 xue3 cong1 ming5
ping hsüeh ts`ung ming
    ping hsüeh tsung ming
(idiom) exceptionally intelligent

利口ぶる

see styles
 rikouburu / rikoburu
    りこうぶる
(v5r,vi) to try to appear smart; to pretend to be intelligent

刻苦勉励

see styles
 kokkubenrei / kokkubenre
    こっくべんれい
(noun/participle) (yoji) being arduous; working diligently enduring hardships

刻苦精励

see styles
 kokkuseirei / kokkusere
    こっくせいれい
(noun/participle) (yoji) being arduous; working diligently enduring hardships; making a strenuous effort

刻苦精進

see styles
 kokkushoujin / kokkushojin
    こっくしょうじん
(noun/participle) (yoji) being arduous; working diligently enduring hardships; making a strenuous effort

刻苦鑽研


刻苦钻研

see styles
kè kǔ zuān yán
    ke4 ku3 zuan1 yan2
k`o k`u tsuan yen
    ko ku tsuan yen
to study diligently

勤め働く

see styles
 tsutomehataraku
    つとめはたらく
(Godan verb with "ku" ending) to work diligently

勤倹の風

see styles
 kinkennofuu / kinkennofu
    きんけんのふう
custom (habit) of diligence and thrift

勤儉節約


勤俭节约

see styles
qín jiǎn jié yuē
    qin2 jian3 jie2 yue1
ch`in chien chieh yüeh
    chin chien chieh yüeh
(idiom) diligent and thrifty

勤儉耐勞


勤俭耐劳

see styles
qín jiǎn nài láo
    qin2 jian3 nai4 lao2
ch`in chien nai lao
    chin chien nai lao
diligent and able to endure hardship (idiom)

勤儉辦學


勤俭办学

see styles
qín jiǎn bàn xué
    qin2 jian3 ban4 xue2
ch`in chien pan hsüeh
    chin chien pan hsüeh
to run a school diligently and thriftily

勤儉辦社


勤俭办社

see styles
qín jiǎn bàn shè
    qin2 jian3 ban4 she4
ch`in chien pan she
    chin chien pan she
to manage communes diligently and thriftily

勤奮刻苦


勤奋刻苦

see styles
qín fèn kè kǔ
    qin2 fen4 ke4 ku3
ch`in fen k`o k`u
    chin fen ko ku
diligent; assiduous

勤學苦練


勤学苦练

see styles
qín xué kǔ liàn
    qin2 xue2 ku3 lian4
ch`in hsüeh k`u lien
    chin hsüeh ku lien
to study diligently; to train assiduously

十二因緣


十二因缘

see styles
shí èr yīn yuán
    shi2 er4 yin1 yuan2
shih erh yin yüan
 jūni innen
Dvādaśaṅga pratītyasamutpāda; the twelve nidānas; v. 尼 and 因; also 十二緣起; 因緣有支; 因緣率連; 因緣棘園; 因緣輪; 因緣重城; 因緣觀; 支佛觀. They are the twelve links in the chain of existence: (1) 無明avidyā, ignorance, or unenlightenment; (2) 行 saṃskāra, action, activity, conception, "dispositions," Keith; (3) 識 vijñāna, consciousness; (4) 名色 nāmarūpa, name and form; (5) 六入 ṣaḍāyatana, the six sense organs, i.e. eye, ear, nose, tongue, body, and mind; (6) 觸 sparśa, contact, touch; (7) 受 vedanā, sensation, feeling; (8) 愛 tṛṣṇā, thirst, desire, craving; (9) 取 upādāna, laying hold of, grasping; (10) 有 bhava, being, existing; (11) 生 jāti, birth; (12) 老死 jarāmaraṇa, old age, death. The "classical formula" reads "By reason of ignorance dispositions; by reason of dispositions consciousness", etc. A further application of the twelve nidānas is made in regard to their causaton of rebirth: (1) ignorance, as inherited passion from the beginningless past ; (2) karma, good and evil, of past lives; (3) conception as a form of perception; (4) nāmarūpa, or body and mind evolving (in the womb); (5) the six organs on the verge of birth; (6) childhood whose intelligence is limited to sparśa, contact or touch; (7) receptivity or budding intelligence and discrimination from 6 or 7 years; (8) thirst, desire, or love, age of puberty; (9) the urge of sensuous existence; (10) forming the substance, bhava, of future karma; (11) the completed karma ready for rebirth; (12) old age and death. The two first are associated with the previous life, the other ten with the present. The theory is equally applicable to all realms of reincarnation. The twelve links are also represented in a chart, at the centre of which are the serpent (anger), boar (ignorance, or stupidity), and dove (lust) representing the fundamental sins. Each catches the other by the tail, typifying the train of sins producing the wheel of life. In another circle the twelve links are represented as follows: (1) ignorance, a blind woman; (2) action, a potter at work, or man gathering fruit; (3) consciousness, a restless monkey; (4) name and form, a boat; (5) sense organs, a house; (6) contact, a man and woman sitting together; (7) sensation, a man pierced by an arrow; (8) desire, a man drinking wine; (9) craving, a couple in union; (10) existence through childbirth; (11) birth, a man carrying a corpse; (12) disease, old age, death, an old woman leaning on a stick. v. 十二因緣論 Pratītya-samutpāda śāstra.

同舟共濟


同舟共济

see styles
tóng zhōu gòng jì
    tong2 zhou1 gong4 ji4
t`ung chou kung chi
    tung chou kung chi
cross a river in the same boat (idiom); fig. having common interests; obliged to collaborate towards common goals

吳下阿蒙


吴下阿蒙

see styles
wú xià ā méng
    wu2 xia4 a1 meng2
wu hsia a meng
General Lü Meng 呂蒙|吕蒙 of the southern state of Wu (idiom); model of self-improvement by diligent study (from unlettered soldier to top strategist of Wu)

商湯科技


商汤科技

see styles
shāng tāng kē jì
    shang1 tang1 ke1 ji4
shang t`ang k`o chi
    shang tang ko chi
SenseTime, artificial intelligence company focused on computer vision and deep learning technologies, founded in Hong Kong in 2014

四人觀世


四人观世

see styles
sì rén guān shì
    si4 ren2 guan1 shi4
ssu jen kuan shih
 shinin kanse
The world from four points of view: that of men in general— its pleasures, thoughtlessly; of śrāvakas and pratyekabuddhas— as a burning house, uneasily; of bodhisattvas— as an empty flower; of Buddhas— as mind, all things being for (or of) intelligent mind.

夙興夜寐


夙兴夜寐

see styles
sù xīng yè mèi
    su4 xing1 ye4 mei4
su hsing yeh mei
to rise early and sleep late (idiom); to work hard; to study diligently; to burn the candle at both ends

大智若愚

see styles
dà zhì ruò yú
    da4 zhi4 ruo4 yu2
ta chih jo yü
(idiom) great intelligence may appear to be stupidity

孜孜不倦

see styles
zī zī bù juàn
    zi1 zi1 bu4 juan4
tzu tzu pu chüan
lit. diligent and never slacking (idiom); continuous concentrated effort; assiduous (in study); to concentrate

孜孜以求

see styles
zī zī yǐ qiú
    zi1 zi1 yi3 qiu2
tzu tzu i ch`iu
    tzu tzu i chiu
diligent and tireless (idiom)

孜孜矻矻

see styles
zī zī kū kū
    zi1 zi1 ku1 ku1
tzu tzu k`u k`u
    tzu tzu ku ku
diligently

宵衣旰食

see styles
xiāo yī gàn shí
    xiao1 yi1 gan4 shi2
hsiao i kan shih
to dress before light and not eat before dark (idiom); diligently attending to official matters

德智體美


德智体美

see styles
dé zhì tǐ měi
    de2 zhi4 ti3 mei3
te chih t`i mei
    te chih ti mei
the aims of education: morality, intelligence, physical fitness and aesomethingetic sense

忘れがち

see styles
 wasuregachi
    わすれがち
(adj-na,adj-no) forgetful; oblivious of; negligent

忘れ勝ち

see styles
 wasuregachi
    わすれがち
(adj-na,adj-no) forgetful; oblivious of; negligent

怠りなく

see styles
 okotarinaku
    おこたりなく
(adverb) diligently

恐れ入る

see styles
 osoreiru / osoreru
    おそれいる
(v5r,vi) (1) to be sorry; to beg pardon; to be much obliged; to feel small; (2) to be grateful; (3) to be amazed; to be filled with awe; to be surprised; (4) to be disconcerted; to be embarrassed

恩に着る

see styles
 onnikiru
    おんにきる
(exp,v1) to feel indebted (to); to feel grateful; to be much obliged

恩恵期間

see styles
 onkeikikan / onkekikan
    おんけいきかん
{law} period of grace (e.g. in which merchant vessels are allowed to leave a belligerent nation's port after an outbreak of war)

情報収集

see styles
 jouhoushuushuu / johoshushu
    じょうほうしゅうしゅう
intelligence gathering; information gathering

情報将校

see styles
 jouhoushoukou / johoshoko
    じょうほうしょうこう
{mil} intelligence officer

情報本部

see styles
 jouhouhonbu / johohonbu
    じょうほうほんぶ
(org) Defense Intelligence Headquarters; (o) Defense Intelligence Headquarters

情報機関

see styles
 jouhoukikan / johokikan
    じょうほうきかん
(See 諜報機関・ちょうほうきかん) intelligence agency

情報漏れ

see styles
 jouhoumore / johomore
    じょうほうもれ
information leak; intelligence leak

情緒商數


情绪商数

see styles
qíng xù shāng shù
    qing2 xu4 shang1 shu4
ch`ing hsü shang shu
    ching hsü shang shu
emotional intelligence quotient (EQ)

情緒智商


情绪智商

see styles
qíng xù zhì shāng
    qing2 xu4 zhi4 shang1
ch`ing hsü chih shang
    ching hsü chih shang
emotional intelligence (EQ)

才色兼備

see styles
 saishokukenbi
    さいしょくけんび
(yoji) (a woman) being gifted with both intelligence and beauty

投げやり

see styles
 nageyari
    なげやり
(adjectival noun) negligent; careless; slovenly; reckless; casual; irresponsible

投げ遣り

see styles
 nageyari
    なげやり
(adjectival noun) negligent; careless; slovenly; reckless; casual; irresponsible

敬業樂群


敬业乐群

see styles
jìng yè lè qún
    jing4 ye4 le4 qun2
ching yeh le ch`ün
    ching yeh le chün
diligent and sociable (idiom); meticulous in work and dealing cheerfully with one's colleagues

智力測驗


智力测验

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zhì lì cè yàn
    zhi4 li4 ce4 yan4
chih li ts`e yen
    chih li tse yen
intelligence test

智珠在握

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zhì zhū zài wò
    zhi4 zhu1 zai4 wo4
chih chu tsai wo
lit. to hold the pearl of wisdom (idiom); fig. to be endowed with extraordinary intelligence

智能設計


智能设计

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zhì néng shè jì
    zhi4 neng2 she4 ji4
chih neng she chi
intelligent design (religion)

朝乾夕惕

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zhāo qián xī tì
    zhao1 qian2 xi1 ti4
chao ch`ien hsi t`i
    chao chien hsi ti
cautious and diligent all day long (idiom)

末底僧訶


末底僧诃

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mò dǐ sēng hē
    mo4 di3 seng1 he1
mo ti seng ho
 matei sōka
Matisiṃha, the lion of intelligence, an honorific title.

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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