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メシ君

see styles
 meshikun
    メシくん
(slang) (See ミツグ君) man only used to receive meals from; man who always pays for food

もぎる

see styles
 mogiru
    もぎる
(transitive verb) (kana only) to pluck (e.g. a fruit, a leaf); to pick; to tear off (e.g. a ticket stub, a branch from a tree)

モバ充

see styles
 mobajuu / mobaju
    モバじゅう
(slang) (from モバイル + 充電器) portable battery charger; power bank

やけに

see styles
 yakeni
    やけに
(adverb) (colloquialism) (from 自棄) (See 自棄) awfully; frightfully; desperately; violently; unduly; extremely

ラクダ

see styles
 rakuda
    ラクダ
(1) (kana only) camel; (2) (kana only) camel (cloth); cloth made from camel hair; (3) (kana only) camel (color); light yellowish brown

リアコ

see styles
 riako
    リアコ
(slang) (from リアルに恋している) being in love with an idol, actor, etc.; fan who is in love with an idol, actor, etc.

リア充

see styles
 riajuu / riaju
    リアじゅう
(slang) (from リアル + 充実) (See リアル・4,充実・1) person who is satisfied with their real (offline) life; normie

リク絵

see styles
 rikue
    リクえ
(net-sl) (from リクエスト絵) illustration drawn in response to a request (e.g. on social media)

リモ活

see styles
 rimokatsu
    リモかつ
(1) (from リモート + 活動) chatting with men online (in exchange for money); camgirl work; (2) (from a COVID-19 public information campaign) (social) activities carried out online (as opposed to in person)

リョナ

see styles
 ryona
    リョナ
(net-sl) (from 猟奇 and オナニー) ryona; sexual fetish wherein a (usu. female) character is subjected to abuse (in manga, anime, etc.)

ルハン

see styles
 rupan
    ルパン
(noun/participle) (slang) (rare) (from "Lupin") (See 万引) shoplifting; shoplifter; (surname) Lupin; Lupan

レイキ

see styles
 reiki / reki
    レイキ
(orig. from 霊気) (See 霊気) Reiki (pseudoscientific healing method); (female given name) Reiki

レベチ

see styles
 rebechi
    レベチ
(noun or adjectival noun) (abbreviation) (slang) (from レベルが違う) in another league; on a totally different level

わき目

see styles
 wakime
    わきめ
looking aside; (from the) eyes of an onlooker

わき見

see styles
 wakimi
    わきみ
(noun/participle) (1) looking from the side; (2) looking aside

わき道

see styles
 wakimichi
    わきみち
(noun - becomes adjective with の) (1) side road; byroad; (2) digression (e.g. from argument)

一から

see styles
 ichikara
    いちから
(expression) from the beginning; from scratch

一たび

see styles
 hitotabi
    ひとたび
(adverbial noun) (1) once; one time; on one occasion; (2) temporarily; for a moment

一の酉

see styles
 ichinotori
    いちのとり
(expression) first day of the cock in the eleventh month

一七日

see styles
 ichishichinichi; hitonanuka; hitonanoka; isshichinichi
    いちしちにち; ひとなぬか; ひとなのか; いっしちにち
(1) (See 初七日) seventh day after a person's death; first seven-day period after a person's death; (2) (archaism) seven days; one week

一両日

see styles
 ichiryoujitsu / ichiryojitsu
    いちりょうじつ
(a) day or two

一代教

see styles
yī dài jiào
    yi1 dai4 jiao4
i tai chiao
 ichidai kyō
The whole of the Buddha's teaching from his enlightenment to his nirvāṇa, including Hīnayāna and Mahāyāna teaching.

一六日

see styles
 ichirokubi
    いちろくび
(hist) Edo period to early Meiji non-working day falling on all days of the month with a 1 or a 6 in it (when written in kanji numerals, i.e. the 1st, 11th, 16th, 21st and 26th days of the month)

一刹那

see styles
yī chàn à
    yi1 chan4 a4
i ch`an a
    i chan a
 issetsuna
    いっせつな
(temporal noun) (a) moment; an instant
A kṣaṇa, the shortest space of time, a moment, the 90th part of a thought and 4,500th part of a minute, during which 90 or 100 are born and as many die.

一剎那


一刹那

see styles
yī chà nà
    yi1 cha4 na4
i ch`a na
    i cha na
a moment; an instant; in a flash
See: 一刹那

一半天

see styles
yī bàn tiān
    yi1 ban4 tian1
i pan t`ien
    i pan tien
in a day or two; soon

一向聴

see styles
 iishanten / ishanten
    イーシャンテン
{mahj} (See 聴牌) one step away from fishing (i.e. needing two more tiles for completion)

一回事

see styles
yī huí shì
    yi1 hui2 shi4
i hui shih
one and the same (thing); one thing (as distinct from another)

一坐食

see styles
yī zuò shí
    yi1 zuo4 shi2
i tso shih
 ichiza jiki
One meal a day taken before noon and without rising from the seat; it is the 5th of the 12 dhūtas.

一實相


一实相

see styles
yī shí xiàng
    yi1 shi2 xiang4
i shih hsiang
 ichi jissō
The state of bhūtatathatā, above all differentiation, immutable; it implies the Buddha-nature, or the immateriality and unity of all things; 眞如之理無二無別, 離諸虛妄之相; it is undivided unity apart from all phenomena.

一弾指

see styles
 ichidanshi; ittanji
    いちだんし; いったんじ
brief moment; twinkling of an eye; instant

一念心

see styles
yī niàn xīn
    yi1 nian4 xin1
i nien hsin
 ichinenshin
single thought moment

一日中

see styles
 ichinichijuu / ichinichiju
    いちにちぢゅう
(n,n-adv) all day long; all the day; throughout the day

一日佛

see styles
yī rì fó
    yi1 ri4 fo2
i jih fo
 ichinichi butsu
A one-day Buddha, i.e. he who lives a whole day purely.

一日經


一日经

see styles
yī rì jīng
    yi1 ri4 jing1
i jih ching
 ichinichi kyō
A sūtra copied in one day (perhaps by many hands); also styled 頓寫.

一日路

see styles
 ichinichiji
    いちにちじ
day's journey

一昨日

see styles
 ototoi(gikun)(p); ototsui(gikun); issakujitsu
    おととい(gikun)(P); おとつい(gikun); いっさくじつ
(n,adv) day before yesterday

一昼夜

see styles
 icchuuya / icchuya
    いっちゅうや
(n,adv) whole day and night; 24 hours

一時間


一时间

see styles
yī shí jiān
    yi1 shi2 jian1
i shih chien
 ichijiken
    いちじかん
for a moment; momentarily
one hour
occasionally

一會兒


一会儿

see styles
yī huì r
    yi1 hui4 r5
i hui r
a moment; a while; in a moment; now...now...; also pr. [yi1 hui3 r5]

一殺那

see styles
 issetsuna
    いっせつな
(temporal noun) (a) moment; an instant

一渉り

see styles
 hitowatari
    ひとわたり
(adverb) briefly; in general; roughly; from beginning to end; through (e.g. glancing, flipping)

一渡り

see styles
 hitowatari
    ひとわたり
(adverb) briefly; in general; roughly; from beginning to end; through (e.g. glancing, flipping)

一瞬間


一瞬间

see styles
yī shùn jiān
    yi1 shun4 jian1
i shun chien
 isshunkan
    いっしゅんかん
split second
moment; instant

一級棒


一级棒

see styles
yī jí bàng
    yi1 ji2 bang4
i chi pang
first-rate; excellent (loanword from Japanese 一番, ichiban)

一限目

see styles
 ichigenme
    いちげんめ
first period (e.g. first class in school day)

七々日

see styles
 nanananoka
    なななのか
    nanananuka
    なななぬか
    shichishichinichi
    しちしちにち
49th day after death

七七忌

see styles
qī qī jì
    qi1 qi1 ji4
ch`i ch`i chi
    chi chi chi
 shichishichi ki
The seventh seventh day of the masses for the dead.

七七日

see styles
qī qī rì
    qi1 qi1 ri4
ch`i ch`i jih
    chi chi jih
 shichishichi nichi
    なななのか
49th day after death
forty-nine days

七七齋


七七斋

see styles
qī qī zhāi
    qi1 qi1 zhai1
ch`i ch`i chai
    chi chi chai
 shichishichi sai
Masses for the dead on every seventh day for seven times. During this period the deceased is in the antarābhava or intermediate state, known as 中有 and 中陰; at the end of forty-nine days, judgment having been made, he enters upon his next state. By observing the proper rites, his family may aid him in overcoming his perils and attaining to a happy destiny.

七光り

see styles
 nanahikari
    ななひかり
benefiting from the influence of a master or parent

七変化

see styles
 shichihenge; shichihenge
    しちへんげ; シチヘンゲ
(1) {kabuki} dance in which the dancer quickly changes his clothes seven times; (2) (kana only) (See ランタナ) lantana (plant, flower); (3) (See アジサイ) hydrangea (Hydrangea macrophylla); (personal name) character from Cutie Honey (anime); Yamato Nadeshiko Shichihenge (anime, manga title); Shichihenge Tanuki Goten (1954 movie)

七夕節


七夕节

see styles
qī xī jié
    qi1 xi1 jie2
ch`i hsi chieh
    chi hsi chieh
Qixi Festival or Double Seven Festival on the 7th day of the 7th lunar month; girls' festival; Chinese Valentine's day, when Cowherd and Weaving maid 牛郎織女|牛郎织女[niu2 lang3 zhi1 nu:3] are allowed their annual meeting

七如眞

see styles
qī rú zhēn
    qi1 ru2 zhen1
ch`i ju chen
    chi ju chen
The seven aspects of the bhūta-tathatā , v. 如眞 One list is 流轉如眞 實相如眞, 唯識如眞, 安立如眞, 邪行如眞, 淸淨如眞, 正行如眞. From the 唯識論 8.

七支業


七支业

see styles
qī zhī yè
    qi1 zhi1 ye4
ch`i chih yeh
    chi chih yeh
 shichishigō
The karma resulting from the above seven sins.

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.

七種語


七种语

see styles
qī zhǒng yǔ
    qi1 zhong3 yu3
ch`i chung yü
    chi chung yü
 shichishu go
Buddha's seven modes of discourse: 因語 from present cause to future effect; 果語 from present effect to past cause; 因果語 inherent cause and effect; 喩語 illustrative or figurative; 不應説語 spontaneous or parabolic; 世界流語 ordinary or popular; 如意語 unreserved, or as he really thought, e.g. as when he said that all things have the Buddha-nature.

七種食


七种食

see styles
qī zhǒng shí
    qi1 zhong3 shi2
ch`i chung shih
    chi chung shih
 shichishu shiki
The seven kinds of food or āhāra, sustenance :―sleep for eyes, sound for ears, fragrance for nose, taste for tongue, fine smooth things for the body, the Law for the mind, and freedom from laxness for nirvana.

七金山

see styles
qī jīn shān
    qi1 jin1 shan1
ch`i chin shan
    chi chin shan
 shichi konsen
The seven concentric mountain ranges around Sumeru, the central mountain of a universe, each range separated from the others by a sea; see 九山八海. Their names are 持隻, 持軸, 雙木 (雙木樹), 擔見, 馬耳 , 障礙 (or 象鼻), 持地 (or 遠) 山.

万年床

see styles
 mannendoko
    まんねんどこ
bedding that is never put away during the day; permanently laid-out futon

万愚節

see styles
 bangusetsu
    ばんぐせつ
(See エイプリルフール・1) April Fools' Day

万聖節

see styles
 banseisetsu / bansesetsu
    ばんせいせつ
(See 諸聖人の祝日) All Saints' Day; All Hallows' Day

万霊祭

see styles
 banreisai / banresai
    ばんれいさい
All Souls' Day

万霊節

see styles
 banreisetsu / banresetsu
    ばんれいせつ
All Souls' Day

三の松

see styles
 sannomatsu
    さんのまつ
furthest pine tree from a noh stage (of the three placed in front of the bridge walkway)

三七日

see styles
sān qī rì
    san1 qi1 ri4
san ch`i jih
    san chi jih
 minanuka; minanoka; sanshichinichi
    みなぬか; みなのか; さんしちにち
21st day after death; 21st day after birth
twenty-one days

三不朽

see styles
sān bù xiǔ
    san1 bu4 xiu3
san pu hsiu
the three imperishables, three ways to distinguish oneself that aren't forgotten by history: through one's virtue 立德[li4 de2], one's service 立功[li4 gong1] and one's writings 立言[li4 yan2] (from the Zuo Zhuan 左傳|左传[Zuo3 Zhuan4])

三不退

see styles
sān bù tuì
    san1 bu4 tui4
san pu t`ui
    san pu tui
 sanfutai
Never receding from 位 position attained; from a right course of 行 action; from pursuing a right line of 念 thought, or mental discipline. These are duties of every bodhisattva, and have numerous interpretations.; The three non-backslidings, i.e. from position attained, from line of action pursued, and in dhyāna.

三佛性

see styles
sān fó xìng
    san1 fo2 xing4
san fo hsing
 san busshō
The three kinds of Buddha-nature: (1) 自性住佛性 the Buddha-nature which is in all living beings, even those in the three evil paths (gati). (2) 引出佛性 the Buddha-nature developed by the right discipline. (3) 至得果佛性 the final or perfected Buddha-nature resulting from the development of the original potentiality.

三八節


三八节

see styles
sān bā jié
    san1 ba1 jie2
san pa chieh
International Women's Day (March 8)

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

三受業


三受业

see styles
sān shòu yè
    san1 shou4 ye4
san shou yeh
 sanjū gō
The karma or results arising from the pursuit of courses that produce pain, pleasure, or freedom from both.

三大節

see styles
 sandaisetsu
    さんだいせつ
(hist) (See 紀元節,四方拝,天長節) the three grand national holidays (Prayer to the Four Quarters, Empire Day, the Emperor's Birthday; pre-1927)

三家村

see styles
sān jiā cūn
    san1 jia1 cun1
san chia ts`un
    san chia tsun
(lit.) village of three households; the Three Family Village, an essay column in a Beijing newspaper from 1961-1966, written by Deng Tuo 鄧拓|邓拓[Deng4 Tuo4], Wu Han 吳晗|吴晗[Wu2 Han2] and Liao Mosha 廖沫沙[Liao4 Mo4 sha1], criticized as anti-Party during the Cultural Revolution

三岔口

see styles
sān chà kǒu
    san1 cha4 kou3
san ch`a k`ou
    san cha kou
At the Crossroads, famous opera, based on a story from 水滸傳|水浒传[Shui3 hu3 Zhuan4]

三彌底


三弥底

see styles
sān mí dǐ
    san1 mi2 di3
san mi ti
 Sanmitei
三蜜 The Sammatīya school.; 彌底; 彌離底; 三密 (or 蜜) 栗底尼迦耶; 三眉底與量弟子 Saṃmatīyanikāya, Saṃmata, or Saṃmitīyas. A Hīnayāna sect the 正量部 correctly commensurate or logical school, very numerous and widely spread during the early centuries of our era. The 三彌底部論 is in the Tripiṭaka. It taught "that a soul exists in the highest and truest sense", "that an arhat can fall from arhatship, that a god can enter the paths of the Order, and that even an unconverted man can get rid of all lust and ill-will" (Eliot, i, 260). It split into the three branches of Kaurukullakāḥ Āvantikāh, and Vātsīputrīyāḥ.

三手病

see styles
sān shǒu bìng
    san1 shou3 bing4
san shou ping
repetitive strain injury (resulting from frequent use of one's thumb, wrist etc)

三損友

see styles
 sansonyuu / sansonyu
    さんそんゆう
(archaism) (from Confucius) (See 損者三友) (ant: 三益友) three kinds of harmful friends: hypocritical, sycophantic, and glib-talking ones

三日熱

see styles
 mikkanetsu
    みっかねつ
tertian malaria (causing a fever that recurs every second day)

三日路

see styles
 mikkaji
    みっかじ
three-day journey

三日齋


三日斋

see styles
sān rì zhāi
    san1 ri4 zhai1
san jih chai
 sannichi sai
The third day's ceremonies after a death to gain Yama's favour as the deceased appears before him.

三星堆

see styles
sān xīng duī
    san1 xing1 dui1
san hsing tui
archaeological site of Sanxingdui outside Chengdu (Sichuan), exhibiting remarkable bronze artifacts from the 11-12th centuries BC

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)

三枚目

see styles
 sanmaime
    さんまいめ
(1) (from Kabuki system of ranking characters) comedian; actor who plays comic roles; (2) figure of fun; laughing stock

三椏紙

see styles
 mitsumatagami
    みつまたがみ
(See 三椏) mitsumata paper; type of Japanese paper made from the Oriental paper bush

三毬杖

see styles
 sagichou / sagicho
    さぎちょう
burning of New Year's gate decorations (usu. on the 15th day of the New Year)

三無性


三无性

see styles
sān wú xìng
    san1 wu2 xing4
san wu hsing
 san mushō
The three things without a nature or separate existence of their own: (a) 相無性 form, appearance or seeming, is unreal, e.g. a rope appearing like a snake; (b) 生無性 life ditto, for it is like the rope, which is derived from constituent materials; (c) 勝義無性 the 勝義, concept of the 眞如 or bhūtatathatā, is unreal, e.g. the hemp of which the rope is made; the bhūtatathatā is perfect and eternal. Every representation of it is abstract and unreal. The three are also known as 相無性, 無自然性, 法無性; v. 唯識論 9.

三益友

see styles
 sanekiyuu / sanekiyu
    さんえきゆう
(archaism) (from Confucius) (See 益者三友) (ant: 三損友) three kinds of beneficial friends: straightforward, sincere, and well-informed ones

三相續


三相续

see styles
sān xiāng xù
    san1 xiang1 xu4
san hsiang hsü
 san sōzoku
The three links, or consequences: (a) the worlds with their kingdoms, which arise from the karma of existence; (b) all beings, who arise out of the five skandhas; (c) rewards and punishments, which arise out of moral karma causes.

三種天


三种天

see styles
sān zhǒng tiān
    san1 zhong3 tian1
san chung t`ien
    san chung tien
 sanshu ten
The three classes of devas: (1) 名天 famous rulers on earth styled 天王, 天子; (2) 生天 the highest incarnations of the six paths; (3) 淨天 the pure, or the saints, from śrāvakas to pratyeka-buddhas. 智度論 7.; Three definitions of heaven: (a) as a name or title, e.g. divine king, son of Heaven, etc.; (b) as a place for rebirth, the heavens of the gods; (c) the pure Buddha-land.

三種相


三种相

see styles
sān zhǒng xiàng
    san1 zhong3 xiang4
san chung hsiang
 sanshu sō
The three kinds of appearance: (1) In logic, the three kinds of percepts: (a) 標相 inferential, as fire is inferred from smoke; (b) 形相 formal or spatial, as length, breadth, etc.; (c) 體相 qualitative, as heat is in fire, etc. (2) (a) 假名相 names, which are merely indications of the temporal; (b) 法相 dharmas, or "things"; (c) 無相相 the formless— all three are incorrect positions.

三種香


三种香

see styles
sān zhǒng xiāng
    san1 zhong3 xiang1
san chung hsiang
 sanshu kō
Three kinds of scent, or incense, i.e. from root, branch, or flower.

三等流

see styles
sān děng liú
    san1 deng3 liu2
san teng liu
 santōru
Three equal or universal currents or consequences, i.e. 眞等流 the certain consequences that follow on a good, evil, or neutral kind of nature, respectively; 假等流 the temporal or particular fate derived from a previous life's ill deeds, e.g. shortened life from taking life; 分位等流 each organ as reincarnated according to its previous deeds, hence the blind.

三跋羅


三跋罗

see styles
sān bá luó
    san1 ba2 luo2
san pa lo
 sanbara
saṃvara. 三婆 (or 三嚩) To hinder, ward off, protect from falling into the three inferior transmigrations; a divine being that fills this office worshipped by the Tantra School. The sixth vijñāna, v. 八識.

三連休

see styles
 sanrenkyuu / sanrenkyu
    さんれんきゅう
three-day weekend; long weekend; three holidays in a row

三離欲


三离欲

see styles
sān lí yù
    san1 li2 yu4
san li yü
 sanriyoku
three stages of freedom from desire

上がる

see styles
 agaru
    あがる
(v5r,vi) (1) to rise; to go up; to come up; to ascend; to be raised; (2) to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to go in; (3) to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; (4) to get out (of water); to come ashore; (5) to increase; (6) to improve; to make progress; (7) to be promoted; to advance; (8) to be made (of profit, etc.); (9) to occur (esp. of a favourable result); (10) to be adequate (to cover expenses, etc.); (11) to be finished; to be done; to be over; (12) (of rain) to stop; to lift; (13) to stop (working properly); to cut out; to give out; to die; (14) to win (in a card game, etc.); (15) to be spoken loudly; (16) to get stage fright; (17) to be offered (to the gods, etc.); (18) (humble language) to go; to visit; (19) (honorific or respectful language) to eat; to drink; (20) to be listed (as a candidate); (21) to serve (in one's master's home); (22) to go north; (suf,v5r) (23) indicates completion

上では

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 uedeha
    うえでは
(expression) from the viewpoint of; according to

上代語

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 joudaigo / jodaigo
    じょうだいご
(1) ancient language; ancient word; (2) {ling} Old Japanese; Japanese as spoken from the end of the 6th century to the end of the Nara period

上座部

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shàng zuò bù
    shang4 zuo4 bu4
shang tso pu
 jouzabu / jozabu
    じょうざぶ
Theravada school of Buddhism
Sthaviravada (early Buddhist movement)
他毘梨典部; 他鞞羅部 Sthavirāḥ; Sthaviranikāya; or Āryasthāvirāḥ. The school of the presiding elder, or elders. The two earliest sections of Buddhism were this (which developed into the Mahāsthavirāḥ) and the Mahāsānghikāḥ or 大衆部. At first they were not considered to be different schools, the 上座部 merely representing the intimate and older disciples of Śākyamuni and the 大衆 being the rest. It is said that a century later under Mahādeva 大天 a difference of opinion arose on certain doctrines. Three divisions are named as resulting, viz. Mahāvihāravāsinaḥ, Jetavanīyāḥ, and Abhayagiri-vāsinaḥ. These were in Ceylon. In course of time the eighteen Hīnayāna sects were developed. From the time of Aśoka four principal schools are counted as prevailing: Mahāsāṅghika, Sthavira, Mūlasarvāstivda, and Saṁmitīya. The following is a list of the eleven sects reckoned as of the 上座部: 說一切有部; 雪山; 犢子; 法上; 賢冑; 正量; 密林山; 化地; 法藏; 飮光; and 經量部. The Sthaviravādin is reputed as nearest to early Buddhism in its tenets, though it is said to have changed the basis of Buddhism from an agnostic system to a realistic philosophy.

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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