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佛月

see styles
fó yuè
    fo2 yue4
fo yüeh
 butsu gatsu
The Buddha-moon, Buddha being mirrored in the human heart like the moon in pure water. Also a meaning similar to 佛日.

供奉

see styles
gòng fèng
    gong4 feng4
kung feng
 gubu
    ぐぶ
to consecrate; to enshrine and worship; an offering (to one's ancestors); a sacrifice (to a god)
(noun/participle) (1) accompanying; being in attendance on; (2) (abbreviation) (See 内供奉) inner offerer (any of the 10 high-ranking monks serving at the inner offering hall)
To offer; the monk who serves at the great altar.

依正

see styles
yī zhèng
    yi1 zheng4
i cheng
 yorimasa
    よりまさ
(personal name) Yorimasa
The two forms of karma resulting from one's past; 正報 being the resultant person, 依報 being the dependent condition or environment, e. g. country, family, possessions, etc.

依親


依亲

see styles
yī qīn
    yi1 qin1
i ch`in
    i chin
(Tw) to be in the care of one's relatives; to be dependent on a relative; to draw on family connections

係累

see styles
 keirui / kerui
    けいるい
(noun/participle) (1) dependents; family members that one has to support; (2) encumbrances; things that tie one down

俗姓

see styles
sú xìng
    su2 xing4
su hsing
 zokushou; zokusei / zokusho; zokuse
    ぞくしょう; ぞくせい
secular surname (of a priest)
secular family name

俗家

see styles
sú jiā
    su2 jia1
su chia
 zokke
layman; layperson; original home of a monk
secular family

保安

see styles
bǎo ān
    bao3 an1
pao an
 hoyasu
    ほやす
to ensure public security; to ensure safety (for workers engaged in production); public security; security guard
(hist) Hōan era (1120.4.10-1124.4.3); (surname) Hoyasu

信伏

see styles
xìn fú
    xin4 fu2
hsin fu
 shinpuku
    しんぷく
(noun/participle) being convinced
To believe in and submit oneself to.

信服

see styles
xìn fú
    xin4 fu2
hsin fu
 shinpuku
    しんぷく
to have faith in; to believe in; to have confidence in; to respect
(noun/participle) being convinced

信腹

see styles
 shinpuku
    しんぷく
(noun/participle) being convinced

俯仰

see styles
fǔ yǎng
    fu3 yang3
fu yang
 fugyou / fugyo
    ふぎょう
lowering and raising of the head; (fig.) small move; pitch (position angle)
(n,vs,vi) looking up and down; actions; being obliging; (given name) Fugyou

個食

see styles
 koshoku
    こしょく
(1) meal with family members eating separate foods; (2) eating alone (not with one's family); (3) food sold in single servings

倍良

see styles
 bera
    べら
(kana only) wrasse (any fish of family Labridae)

倒貼


倒贴

see styles
dào tiē
    dao4 tie1
tao t`ieh
    tao tieh
to lose money instead of being paid (i.e. sb should pay me, but is actually taking my money)

値遇

see styles
zhí yù
    zhi2 yu4
chih yü
 chiguu / chigu
    ちぐう
(noun/participle) being appreciated by one's employer; meeting (someone)
To meet, happen on unexpectedly.

倶攞

see styles
jù luó luǒ
    ju4 luo2 luo3
chü lo lo
 kura
kūla, a slope, a shore; a mound; a small dagoba in which the ashes of a layman are kept. kula, a herd, family, household.

倶有

see styles
jù yǒu
    ju4 you3
chü yu
 kū
Existing together; all being, existing, or having.

健診


健诊

see styles
jiàn zhěn
    jian4 zhen3
chien chen
 kenshin
    けんしん
check-up (health, car safety, environment etc)
(abbreviation) (See 健康診断) health checkup; (general) medical examination; physical examination

傍系

see styles
 boukei / boke
    ぼうけい
(noun - becomes adjective with の) (1) collateral family; subsidiary line; affiliate; (2) {math} (See 剰余類) coset

傳世


传世

see styles
chuán shì
    chuan2 shi4
ch`uan shih
    chuan shih
handed down from ancient times; family heirloom

傾倒


倾倒

see styles
qīng dào
    qing1 dao4
ch`ing tao
    ching tao
 keitou / keto
    けいとう
to dump; to pour out; to empty out
(n,vs,vi) (1) devoting oneself to; concentrating on; being an ardent admirer of; having great esteem for; (n,vs,vi) (2) (archaism) (orig. meaning) tipping over and collapsing

傾家


倾家

see styles
qīng jiā
    qing1 jia1
ch`ing chia
    ching chia
to ruin a family; to lose a fortune

僑眷


侨眷

see styles
qiáo juàn
    qiao2 juan4
ch`iao chüan
    chiao chüan
family members of nationals residing abroad

僧佉

see styles
sēng qiā
    seng1 qia1
seng ch`ia
    seng chia
 sōkya
saṅkhyā, 僧企耶; intp. 數 number, reckon, calculate; Saṅkhyā, 'one of the great divisions of Hindu philosophy ascribed to the sage Kapila, and so called as 'reckoning up' or 'enumerating' twenty-five Tattvas or true principles, its object being to effect the final liberation of the twenty-fifth (Purusha, the Soul) from the fetters of the phenomenal creation by conveying the correct knowledge of the twenty-four other Tattvas, and rightly discriminating the soul from them.' M.W. Cf. 迦 and 數.

僻在

see styles
 hekizai
    へきざい
(noun/participle) being off to one side; being away off in the country

優勝


优胜

see styles
yōu shèng
    you1 sheng4
yu sheng
 yuushou / yusho
    ゆうしょう
(of a contestant) winning; superior; excellent
(n,vs,vi) (1) overall victory; championship; winning the title; (n,vs,vi) (2) (colloquialism) (being in) heaven; bliss; perfect contentment

優越


优越

see styles
yōu yuè
    you1 yue4
yu yüeh
 yuuetsu / yuetsu
    ゆうえつ
superior; superiority
(n,vs,vi) supremacy; predominance; being superior to

元祖

see styles
yuán zǔ
    yuan2 zu3
yüan tsu
 ganso
    がんそ
(1) originator; pioneer; inventor; founder; (2) progenitor; primogenitor; founder of a family line
The original patriarch, or founder of a sect or school; sometimes applied to the Buddha as the founder of virtue.

充塞

see styles
chōng sè
    chong1 se4
ch`ung se
    chung se
 juusoku / jusoku
    じゅうそく
congestion; to block; to congest; to crowd; to choke; to cram; to fill up; to stuff; to take up all the space
(n,vs,vt,vi) plug; full up; being filled; stopped up

充満

see styles
 juuman / juman
    じゅうまん
(n,vs,vi) being filled with; being full of; permeation

先ず

see styles
 mazu
    まず
(adverb) (1) (kana only) first (of all); firstly; to begin with; before anything else; (adverb) (2) (kana only) probably; most likely; almost certainly; virtually; (adverb) (3) (kana only) more or less (satisfactory); on the whole; reasonably; (adverb) (4) (kana only) anyway; at any rate; for now (at least); for the time being

先代

see styles
 sakiyo
    さきよ
(1) previous generation (of a family); previous head of the family; one's (late) father; (2) predecessor; (3) previous age; previous generation; (female given name) Sakiyo

先行

see styles
xiān xíng
    xian1 xing2
hsien hsing
 senkou / senko
    せんこう
to start off before the others; to precede; to proceed in advance
(n,vs,vi,adj-no) (1) going ahead; going first; (n,vs,vi,adj-no) (2) preceding; coming before; being ahead (e.g. of the times); occurring first; happening prior; (n,vs,vi) (3) {sports} scoring first; getting off to a lead; (4) {horse} stalker
previously active

克難


克难

see styles
kè nán
    ke4 nan2
k`o nan
    ko nan
to make do in difficult circumstances by being resourceful; (of circumstances) difficult; challenging; (of a budget) tight; (of a man-made thing) makeshift; rough and ready

免疫

see styles
miǎn yì
    mian3 yi4
mien i
 meneki
    めんえき
immunity (to disease)
(1) immunity; immunization; immunisation; (2) being hardened (to); being unaffected (by); being accustomed (to)

免稅


免税

see styles
miǎn shuì
    mian3 shui4
mien shui
not liable to taxation (of monastery, imperial family etc); tax free; duty free (shop)
See: 免税

兎角

see styles
tù jiǎo
    tu4 jiao3
t`u chiao
    tu chiao
 tokaku
    とかく
(adv,adj-no,n,vs) (1) (kana only) (doing) various things; (doing) this and that; (2) (kana only) being apt to; being prone to; tending to become; (3) (kana only) somehow or other; anyhow; anyway; (4) (Buddhist term) rabbit horns (used as a metaphor for things that do not exist)
śaśa-viṣāṇa; śaśa-śṛṅga; a rabbit's horns, i.e. the non-existent; all phenomena are as unreal as a rabbit's horns.

兜底

see styles
dōu dǐ
    dou1 di3
tou ti
to provide a safety net; (coll.) to reveal; to expose (something disreputable)

入交

see styles
 niyuukou / niyuko
    にゆうこう
(noun/participle) mixing with; being mixed; (surname) Niyūkou

入壻

see styles
 irimuko
    いりむこ
man who takes his wife's family name and marries into her family; man who is adopted by his wife's family

入夫

see styles
 nyuufu / nyufu
    にゅうふ
(noun/participle) marrying into the wife's family

入婿

see styles
 irimuko
    いりむこ
man who takes his wife's family name and marries into her family; man who is adopted by his wife's family

入家

see styles
 iriie / irie
    いりいえ
(obsolete) {law} being entered in a new family register (through adoption, marriage, etc.); (surname) Iriie

入心

see styles
rù xīn
    ru4 xin1
ju hsin
 nyūshin
To enter the heart, or mind; also used for 入地 entering a particular state, its three stages being 入住出 entry, stay, and exit.

入獄


入狱

see styles
rù yù
    ru4 yu4
ju yü
 nyuugoku / nyugoku
    にゅうごく
to go to jail; to be sent to prison
(n,vs,vi) being imprisoned; being sent to prison

入籍

see styles
rù jí
    ru4 ji2
ju chi
 nyuuseki / nyuseki
    にゅうせき
to become naturalized; to become a citizen
(n,vs,vt,vi) registering (a marriage, etc.) in the family register

入聟

see styles
 irimuko
    いりむこ
man who takes his wife's family name and marries into her family; man who is adopted by his wife's family

入贅


入赘

see styles
rù zhuì
    ru4 zhui4
ju chui
to go and live with one's wife's family, in effect becoming a member of her family

入選


入选

see styles
rù xuǎn
    ru4 xuan3
ju hsüan
 nyuusen / nyusen
    にゅうせん
to be included among those selected for
(n,vs,vi) (ant: 落選・2) being selected (for a prize, exhibition, etc.); being accepted; winning

內務


内务

see styles
nèi wù
    nei4 wu4
nei wu
internal affairs; domestic affairs; family affairs; (trad.) affairs within the palace

內心


内心

see styles
nèi xīn
    nei4 xin1
nei hsin
 naishin
heart; innermost being; (math.) incenter
The mind or heart within; the red lotus is used in the 大日經 as its emblem.

內眷


内眷

see styles
nèi juàn
    nei4 juan4
nei chüan
the females in a family; womenfolk

全休

see styles
quán xiū
    quan2 xiu1
ch`üan hsiu
    chüan hsiu
 zenkyuu / zenkyu
    ぜんきゅう
complete rest (after an illness)
(n,vs,vt,vi) (1) taking the whole day (week, period, etc.) off; being off work (school, etc.) the whole period; (n,vs,vi) (2) suspension of all (transportation) services (e.g. trains, flights)

全家

see styles
quán jiā
    quan2 jia1
ch`üan chia
    chüan chia
 zenka
    ぜんか
whole family
the whole family

全戸

see styles
 zenko
    ぜんこ
(1) all the houses (in an area); all the apartments (in a building); (2) the whole family; the whole household

全滅

see styles
 zenmetsu
    ぜんめつ
(n,vs,vt,vi) (1) total destruction; complete destruction; annihilation; being wiped out; (n,vs,vi) (2) total defeat; complete failure

全焼

see styles
 zenshou / zensho
    ぜんしょう
(n,vs,vi) total destruction by fire; being burned down

八教

see styles
bā jiào
    ba1 jiao4
pa chiao
 hakkyō
The eight Tiantai classifications of Śākyamuni's teaching, from the Avataṁsaka to the Lotus and Nirvāṇa sūtras, divided into the two sections (1) 化法四教 his four kinds of teaching of the content of the Truth accommodated to the capacity of his disciples; (2) 化儀四教 his four modes of instruction. (1) The four 化法教 are: (a) 三藏教 The Tripiṭaka or Hīnayāna teaching, for śrāvakas and pratyekabuddhas, the bodhisattva doctrine being subordinate; it also included the primitive śūnya doctrine as developed in the Satyasiddhi śāstra. (b) 教通His later "intermediate" teaching which contained Hīnayāna and Mahāyāna doctrine for śrāvaka, pratyekabuddha, and bodhisattva, to which are attributed the doctrines of the Dharmalakṣaṇa or Yogācārya and Mādhyamika schools. (c) 別教 His differentiated , or separated, bodhisattva teaching, definitely Mahāyāna. (d) 圓教 His final, perfect, bodhisattva, universal teaching as preached, e.g. in the Lotus and Nirvāṇa sūtras. (2) The four methods of instruction 化儀 are: (a) 頓教 Direct teaching without reserve of the whole truth, e.g. the 華嚴 sūtra. (b) 漸教 Gradual or graded, e.g. the 阿含, 方等, and 般若 sūtras; all the four 化法 are also included under this heading. (c) 祕密教 Esoteric teaching, only understood by special members of the assembly. (d) 不定教 General or indeterminate teaching, from which each hearer would derive benefit according to his interpretation.

八覺


八觉

see styles
bā jué
    ba1 jue2
pa chüeh
 hachikaku
The eight (wrong) perceptions or thoughts, i.e. desire; hate; vexation (with others); 親里 home-sickness; patriotism (or thoughts of the country's welfare); dislike of death; ambition for one's clan or family; slighting or being rude to others. 華嚴經 13.

公委

see styles
 koui / koi
    こうい
(abbreviation) (See 公安委員会) public safety commission

公請

see styles
 kujou / kujo
    くじょう
(archaism) being called upon to give a Buddhist service (or lecture, etc.) at the Imperial Court; monk called upon to give a Buddhist service (or lecture, etc.) at the Imperial Court

六蔽

see styles
liù bì
    liu4 bi4
liu pi
 rokuhei
The six sins that smother the six pāramitās: grudging, commandment-breaking, anger, family attachment, confused thoughts, and stupid ignorance.

六論


六论

see styles
liù lùn
    liu4 lun4
liu lun
 roku ron
The six 外道論 vedāṇgas, works which are 'regarded as auxiliary to and even in some sense as part of the Veda, their object being to secure the proper pronunciation and correctness of the text and the right employment of the Mantras of sacrifice as taught in the Brāhmaṇas '. M. W. They are spoken of together as the 四皮陀六論 four Vedas and six śāstras, and the six are Sikṣā, Chandas, Vyākarana, Nirukta, Jyotiṣa, and Kalpa.

六麤


六粗

see styles
liù cū
    liu4 cu1
liu ts`u
    liu tsu
 rokuso
The six 'coarser' stages arising from the 三細 or three finer stages which in turn are produced by original 無明, the unenlightened condition of ignorance; v. Awakening of Faith 起信論. They are the states of (1) 智相 knowledge or consciousness of like and dislike arising from mental conditions; (2) 相續相 consciousness of pain and pleasure resulting from the first, causing continuous responsive memory; (3) 執取相 attachment or clinging, arising from the last; (4) 計名字相 assigning names according to the seeming and unreal with fixation of ideas); (5) 起業 the consequent activity with all the variety of deeds; (6) 業繋苦相 the suffering resulting from being tied to deeds and their karma consequences.

共食

see styles
 kyoushoku / kyoshoku
    きょうしょく
(1) communal eating of food that has been offered to a god; sacrificial meal; (2) eating together (with family, friends, etc.); communal dining

其方

see styles
 sochira(p); socchi(p); sonata; sochi
    そちら(P); そっち(P); そなた; そち
(pronoun) (1) (kana only) (direction distant from the speaker, close to the listener) (See こちら・1,あちら・1,どちら・1) that way; that direction; (pronoun) (2) (kana only) (place distant from the speaker, close to the listener) there; (pronoun) (3) (kana only) (something close to the listener) that (one); (pronoun) (4) (kana only) (そちら is polite) you; your family; your company; (pronoun) (5) (kana only) (someone close to the listener) that person

具備


具备

see styles
jù bèi
    ju4 bei4
chü pei
 gubi
    ぐび
to possess; to have; equipped with; able to fulfill (conditions or requirements)
(n,vs,vt,vi) possessing (what is required); having; fulfilling (conditions); satisfying (requisites); being endowed with

具足

see styles
jù zú
    ju4 zu2
chü tsu
 tomotaru
    ともたる
(n,vs,vt,vi) (1) completeness; being fully equipped; (2) (suit of) armor; armour; (personal name) Tomotaru
All, complete.

兼備


兼备

see styles
jiān bèi
    jian1 bei4
chien pei
 kenbi
    けんび
have both
(noun, transitive verb) being proficient in both; combine both

兼顧


兼顾

see styles
jiān gù
    jian1 gu4
chien ku
to attend simultaneously to two or more things; to balance (career and family, family and education etc)

内々

see styles
 nainai
    ないない
    uchiuchi
    うちうち
(adj-no,adv,n) family circle; the inside; private; informal; secret; confidential

内祝

see styles
 uchiiwai / uchiwai
    うちいわい
(1) gifts for close relatives or friends; (2) private or family celebration

冠水

see styles
 kansui
    かんすい
(n,vs,vi) being covered with water (i.e. in a flood); being submerged; being inundated; flooding

冬筍


冬笋

see styles
dōng sǔn
    dong1 sun3
tung sun
winter bamboo shoots (smaller and tenderer as a result of being dug out before they come out of the soil)

冷暖

see styles
lěng nuǎn
    leng3 nuan3
leng nuan
 ryōdan
lit. daily changes of temperature; fig. well-being; sb's comfort, health, prosperity etc
Cold and warm.

出世

see styles
chū shì
    chu1 shi4
ch`u shih
    chu shih
 shutsuse
    しゅつせ
to be born; to come into being; to withdraw from worldly affairs
(n,vs,vi) success in life; getting ahead; successful career; promotion; climbing the corporate ladder; eminence; (surname) Shutsuse
(1) Appearance in the world e. g. the Buddha's appearing. (2) To leave the world; a monk or nun. (3) Beyond, or outside this world, not of this world; of nirvana character.

出動


出动

see styles
chū dòng
    chu1 dong4
ch`u tung
    chu tung
 shutsudou / shutsudo
    しゅつどう
to start out on a trip; to dispatch troops
(n,vs,vi) mobilization; going into action; being dispatched; being sent out; being called in; turning out

出勤

see styles
chū qín
    chu1 qin2
ch`u ch`in
    chu chin
 shukkin
    しゅっきん
to go to work; to be present (at work, school etc); to be away on business
(n,vs,vi) (See 退勤) going to work; leaving for work; attendance (at work); being at work; presence (in the office); reporting for work

出掛

see styles
 degake
    でがけ
    dekake
    でかけ
(irregular okurigana usage) (n,adv) (1) (being) about to start out; (being) about to leave; (2) having just left; (being) on the way

出身

see styles
chū shēn
    chu1 shen1
ch`u shen
    chu shen
 shusshin
    しゅっしん
to be born of; to come from; family background; class origin
one's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)

分位

see styles
fēn wèi
    fen1 wei4
fen wei
 bun'i
avasthaa; defined as 時分 time and 地位 position; i. e. a state, e. g. the state of water disturbed into waves, waves being also a state of water; a dependent state.

分家

see styles
fēn jiā
    fen1 jia1
fen chia
 bunke
    ぶんけ
to separate and live apart; division of a large family into smaller groups
(n,vs,vi) (See 本家・1) branch family; cadet family; establishing a branch family; (surname) Bunke

分居

see styles
fēn jū
    fen1 ju1
fen chü
to separate (married couple); to live apart (of husband and wife, family members)

分籍

see styles
 bunseki
    ぶんせき
(noun/participle) establishment of a family registry (separate from one's parents')

分蘖

see styles
 bungetsu
    ぶんげつ
    bunketsu
    ぶんけつ
(noun/participle) offshoot (plants; often the of grass family); tiller

初参

see styles
 shosan
    しょさん
(noun/participle) (1) being in someone's service for the first time; participating for the first time; (noun/participle) (2) visiting a shrine (or temple) for the first time

初果

see styles
chū guǒ
    chu1 guo3
ch`u kuo
    chu kuo
 motoka
    もとか
(female given name) Motoka
The initial fruit, or achievement, the stage of srota-āpanna, illusion being discarded and the stream of enlightenment entered.

初盆

see styles
 hatsubon
    はつぼん
(See お盆・1) first Bon Festival following the death of a family member

初祖

see styles
chū zǔ
    chu1 zu3
ch`u tsu
    chu tsu
 hatsuso
    はつそ
(rare) the first generation of a family; school (of thought) or religious sect; (surname) Hatsuso
founder

別家

see styles
 betsuke
    べつけ
(n,vs,vi) (1) branch family; cadet family; setting up a branch family; (n,vs,vi) (2) (See 暖簾分け) leaving one's employer to set up a new shop with the same name; (3) (archaism) separate house; (surname) Betsuke

別腹

see styles
 betsubara
    べつばら
dessert stomach; having room for dessert despite being full

別針


别针

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bié zhēn
    bie2 zhen1
pieh chen
pin; safety pin; clip; brooch; CL:枚[mei2]

利人

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lì rén
    li4 ren2
li jen
 rihito
    りひと
(given name) Rihito
To benefit or profit men, idem利他 parahita; the bodhisattva-mind is 自利利他 to improve oneself for the purpose of improving or benefiting others; the Buddha-mind is 利他一心 with single mind to help others, pure altruism; 利生 is the extension of this idea to 衆生 all the living, which of course is not limited to men or this earthly life; 利物 is also used with the same meaning, 物 being the living.

利樂


利乐

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lì lè
    li4 le4
li le
 riraku
Blessing and joy; the blessing being for the future life, the joy for the present; or aid (for salvation) and the joy of it.

利福

see styles
 rifuku
    りふく
well-being; welfare; benefits and happiness; (surname) Rifuku

刺魚

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 togeuo
    とげうお
(kana only) stickleback (any fish of family Gasterosteidae)

刻舟

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 kokushuu / kokushu
    こくしゅう
(exp,n) (idiom) not getting with the times; being unaware of how things are changing

剣難

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 kennan
    けんなん
(calamity of) perishing by the sword; being wounded by the sword

力負

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 chikaramake
    ちからまけ
(irregular okurigana usage) (noun/participle) (1) losing by being overmatched; being defeated by a stronger opponent; (2) losing by misusing one's powers; defeat as a result of trying too hard

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

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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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