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三種灌頂


三种灌顶

see styles
sān zhǒng guàn dǐng
    san1 zhong3 guan4 ding3
san chung kuan ting
 sanshu kanjō
Three kinds of baptism: (1) (a) 摩頂灌頂 Every Buddha baptizes a disciple by laying a hand on his head; (b) 授記灌頂 by predicting Buddhahood to him; (c) 放光灌頂 by revealing his glory to him to his profit. (2) Shingon has (a) baptism on acquiring the mystic word; (b) on remission of sin and prayer for blessing and protection; (c) on seeking for reward in the next life.

三草二木

see styles
sān cǎo èr mù
    san1 cao3 er4 mu4
san ts`ao erh mu
    san tsao erh mu
 sansō nimoku
A parable in the Lotus Sutra; the small plants representing ordinary men and devas, medium sized plants śrāvakas and pratyeka-buddhas, and 大草, 小樹 and 大樹 tall plants and small and large trees three grades of bodhisattvas. Another definition applies the term to the 五乘 five "vehicles". There are also others.

三身佛性

see styles
sān shēn fó xìng
    san1 shen1 fo2 xing4
san shen fo hsing
 sanshin busshō
v. 三身.

三身菩提

see styles
sān shēn pú tí
    san1 shen1 pu2 ti2
san shen p`u t`i
    san shen pu ti
 sanshin bodai
enlightenment of the three buddha-bodies

三途の川

see styles
 sanzunokawa
    さんずのかわ
(Buddhist term) Sanzu River (Buddhist equivalent of the River Styx)

三途の河

see styles
 sanzunokawa
    さんずのかわ
(Buddhist term) Sanzu River (Buddhist equivalent of the River Styx)

三部大法

see styles
sān bù dà fǎ
    san1 bu4 da4 fa3
san pu ta fa
 sanbu daihō
(l) The Garbhadhātu maṇḍala, or pantheon, has the three divisions of 佛, 蓮, 金, i.e. Vairocana, Lotus, and Diamond or Vajra. (2) The teaching of the 胎藏界, 金剛界 and 蘇悉地法 is said to cover the whole of esoteric Buddhism.

三重法界

see styles
sān zhòng fǎ jiè
    san1 zhong4 fa3 jie4
san chung fa chieh
 sanjū hokkai
The three meditations, on the relationship of the noumenal and phenomenal, of the 華嚴宗 Huayan School: (a) 理法界 the universe as law or mind, that all things are 眞如, i.e. all things or phenomena are of the same Buddha-nature, or the Absolute; (b) 理事無礙法界 that the Buddha-nature and the thing, or the Absolute and phenomena are not mutually exclusive; (c) 事事無礙法界 that phenomena are not mutually exclusive, but in a common harmony as parts of the whole.

三門徒派

see styles
 sanmontoha
    さんもんとは
{Buddh} (See 真宗・しんしゅう) Sanmonto sect (of Shin Buddhism)

三階佛法


三阶佛法

see styles
sān jiē fó fǎ
    san1 jie1 fo2 fa3
san chieh fo fa
 sankai buppō
Three Stages of the Buddha-Dharma

上中下法

see styles
shàng zhòng xià fǎ
    shang4 zhong4 xia4 fa3
shang chung hsia fa
 jō chū ge hō
The three dharmas, systems, or vehicles, 菩薩, 緣覺, and 聲聞 bodhisattva, pratyeka-buddha, and śrāvaka.

上尊佛道

see styles
shàng zūn fó dào
    shang4 zun1 fo2 dao4
shang tsun fo tao
 jōson butsudō
the supreme Buddha-Path

上求本來


上求本来

see styles
shàng qiú běn lái
    shang4 qiu2 ben3 lai2
shang ch`iu pen lai
    shang chiu pen lai
 jōgu honrai
Similar to the first half of 上求菩提下化衆生 Above to seek bodhi, below to save all. 本來 means the original or Buddha-nature, which is the real nature of all beings.

上行菩薩


上行菩萨

see styles
shàng xíng pú sà
    shang4 xing2 pu2 sa4
shang hsing p`u sa
    shang hsing pu sa
 Jōgyō bosatsu
Viśiṣṭa-cāritra Bodhisattva, who suddenly rose out of the earth as Buddha was concluding one of his Lotus sermons; v. Lotus sūtra 15 and 21. He is supposed to have been a convert of the Buddha in long past ages and to come to the world in its days of evil. Nichiren in Japan believed himself to be this Bodhisattva's reincarnation, and the Nichiren trinity is the Buddha, i.e. the eternal Śākyamuni Buddha; the Law, i.e. the Lotus Truth; and the Saṅgha, i.e. this Bodhisattva, in other words Nichiren himself as the head of all living beings, or eldest son of the Buddha.

不了佛智

see styles
bù liǎo fó zhì
    bu4 liao3 fo2 zhi4
pu liao fo chih
 fu ryō butchi
The incomprehensible wisdom of Buddha.

不了義經


不了义经

see styles
bù liǎo yì jīng
    bu4 liao3 yi4 jing1
pu liao i ching
 furyōgi kyō
Texts that do not make plain the Buddha's whole truth, such as Hīnayāna and 通敎 or intermediate Mahāyāna texts.

不二之法

see styles
bù èr zhī fǎ
    bu4 er4 zhi1 fa3
pu erh chih fa
 funi no hō
The one undivided truth, the Buddha-truth. Also, the unity of the Buddha-nature.

不修外道

see styles
bù xiū wài dào
    bu4 xiu1 wai4 dao4
pu hsiu wai tao
 fushu gedō
One of the ten kinds of ' heresies' founded by Sañjayin Vairāṭīputra, v. 删, who taught that there is no need to 求道 seek the right path, as when the necessary kalpas have passed, mortality ends and nirvana naturally follows.

不共佛法

see styles
bù gòng fó fǎ
    bu4 gong4 fo2 fa3
pu kung fo fa
 fugu buppō
the unequalled; peerless Buddha qualities

不共般若

see styles
bù gòng bō rě
    bu4 gong4 bo1 re3
pu kung po je
 fugu hannya
The things special to bodhisattvas in the 般若經 in contrast with the things they have in common with śrāvakas and pratyeka-buddhas.

不動使者


不动使者

see styles
bù dòng shǐ zhě
    bu4 dong4 shi3 zhe3
pu tung shih che
 Fudō Shisha
The messengers of Akṣobhya-buddha 不動佛.

不受三昧

see styles
bù shòu sān mèi
    bu4 shou4 san1 mei4
pu shou san mei
 fuju zanmai
In the Lotus Sutra, cap. 25, the bodhisattva 無盡意 obeying the Buddha's command, offered Guanyin a jewel-garland, which the latter refused saying he had not received the Buddha's command to accept it. This attitude is attributed to his 不受 samādhi, the samādhi of 畢竟空 utter 'voidness', or spirituality.

不可思議


不可思议

see styles
bù kě - sī yì
    bu4 ke3 - si1 yi4
pu k`o - ssu i
    pu ko - ssu i
 fukashigi
    ふかしぎ
(idiom) inconceivable; unimaginable; unfathomable
(noun or adjectival noun) (1) (yoji) (See 不思議・1) mystery; something inexplicable; wonder; miracle; (noun or adjectival noun) (2) unfathomable (of a Buddha's abilities); (numeric) (3) 10^64 (or 10^80)
Beyond thought or description, v. 不思議.

不可稱智


不可称智

see styles
bù kě chēng zhì
    bu4 ke3 cheng1 zhi4
pu k`o ch`eng chih
    pu ko cheng chih
 fukashō chi
The Buddha wisdom that in its variety is beyond description.

不可說佛


不可说佛

see styles
bù kě shuō fó
    bu4 ke3 shuo1 fo2
pu k`o shuo fo
    pu ko shuo fo
 Fukasetsu butsu
Gaṇendra; the 733rd of the Buddhas of the present kalpa 賢劫, in which 1,000 Buddhas are to appear, of whom four have appeared.

不増不減

see styles
 fuzoufugen / fuzofugen
    ふぞうふげん
{Buddh} nothing increases or decreases (because all things are void)

不思議乘


不思议乘

see styles
bù sī yì shèng
    bu4 si1 yi4 sheng4
pu ssu i sheng
 fushigi jō
The ineffable vehicle, Buddhism.

不思議智


不思议智

see styles
bù sī yì zhì
    bu4 si1 yi4 zhi4
pu ssu i chih
 fushigi chi
acintya-jñāna, inconceivable wisdom, the indescribable Buddha-wisdom.

不思議空


不思议空

see styles
bù sī yì kōng
    bu4 si1 yi4 kong1
pu ssu i k`ung
    pu ssu i kung
 fu shigi kū
第一義空 The Void beyond thought or discussion, a conception of the void, or that which is beyond the material, only attained by Buddhas and bodhisattvas.

不惜身命

see styles
bù xí shēn mìng
    bu4 xi2 shen1 ming4
pu hsi shen ming
 fushakushinmyou / fushakushinmyo
    ふしゃくしんみょう
(yoji) {Buddh} (See 可惜身命) devoting one's body and soul to Buddhist teachings; unsparing devotion to Buddhism
The bodhisattva virtue of not sparing one's life (for the sake of bodhi).

不捨誓約


不舍誓约

see styles
bù shě shì yuē
    bu4 she3 shi4 yue1
pu she shih yüeh
 fusha seiyaku
Amitābha's vow of non-abandonment, not to enter Buddhahood till all were born into his Paradise.

不斷光佛


不断光佛

see styles
bù duàn guāng fó
    bu4 duan4 guang1 fo2
pu tuan kuang fo
 Fudankō Butsu
One of the twelve shining Buddhas.

不斷念佛


不断念佛

see styles
bù duàn niàn fó
    bu4 duan4 nian4 fo2
pu tuan nien fo
 fudan nenbutsu
Unceasing remembrance, or invocation of the Buddha.

不生不滅


不生不灭

see styles
bù shēng bù miè
    bu4 sheng1 bu4 mie4
pu sheng pu mieh
 fushoufumetsu / fushofumetsu
    ふしょうふめつ
{Buddh} (See 生滅) neither arising nor ceasing
v. 不滅 'Neither (to be) born nor ended' is another term for 常住 permanent, eternal; nothing having been created nothing can be destroyed; Hīnayāna limits the meaning to the state of nirvana, no more births and deaths; Mahāyāna in its Mādhyamika form extends it universally, no birth and death, no creation and annihilation, see 中論.

不空成就

see styles
bù kōng chéng jiù
    bu4 kong1 cheng2 jiu4
pu k`ung ch`eng chiu
    pu kung cheng chiu
 fukuujouju / fukujoju
    ふくうじょうじゅ
Amoghasiddhi; Infallible Magic (a dhyani-Buddha)
Amoghasiddhi

不立文字

see styles
bù lì wén zì
    bu4 li4 wen2 zi4
pu li wen tzu
 furyuumonji; furitsumonji / furyumonji; furitsumonji
    ふりゅうもんじ; ふりつもんじ
(expression) (yoji) Buddhist revelation through intuitive discernment; Spiritual awakening cannot be experienced with words and letters; Spiritual enlightenment can be attained only by means of communion of mind with mind (Zen Buddhism)
(不立文字教) The 禪 ch'an or intuitive School does 'not set up scriptures'; it lays stress on meditation and intuition rather than on books and other external aids: cf. Laṅkāvatāra-sūtra.

不退轉子


不退转子

see styles
bù tuì zhuǎn zǐ
    bu4 tui4 zhuan3 zi3
pu t`ui chuan tzu
    pu tui chuan tzu
 futaiten shi
a son (of the Buddha

不離見佛


不离见佛

see styles
bù lí jiàn fó
    bu4 li2 jian4 fo2
pu li chien fo
 furi kenbutsu
never departing from the vision of the buddhas

不飲酒戒

see styles
 fuonjukai
    ふおんじゅかい
{Buddh} Buddhist precept prohibiting the consumption of alcohol

世界宗教

see styles
 sekaishuukyou / sekaishukyo
    せかいしゅうきょう
(See 民族宗教) (major) world religion (i.e. Christianity, Buddhism, Islam)

世界悉檀

see styles
shì jiè xī tán
    shi4 jie4 xi1 tan2
shih chieh hsi t`an
    shih chieh hsi tan
 sekai shitsudan
One of the foursiddhāntas: the Buddha's line of reasoning in earthly or common terms to draw men to the higher truth.

世自在王

see styles
shì zì zài wáng
    shi4 zi4 zai4 wang2
shih tzu tsai wang
 Seijizai ō
Lokeśvararāja, 世饒王 a Buddha under whom Amitābha, in a previous existence, entered into the ascetic life and made his forty-eight vows.

両部神道

see styles
 ryoubushintou / ryobushinto
    りょうぶしんとう
Shinto-Buddhist amalgamation; dual-aspect Shinto

乃至成佛

see styles
nǎi zhì chéng fó
    nai3 zhi4 cheng2 fo2
nai chih ch`eng fo
    nai chih cheng fo
 naishi jōbutsu
until [he] becomes a buddha

久松真一

see styles
 hisamatsushinichi
    ひさまつしんいち
(person) Hisamatsu Shin'ichi (1889-1980) - philosopher, scholar of Zen Buddhism and master of the Japanese tea ceremony

久遠實成


久远实成

see styles
jiǔ yuǎn shí chéng
    jiu3 yuan3 shi2 cheng2
chiu yüan shih ch`eng
    chiu yüan shih cheng
 kuon jitsujō
The perfect enlightenment achieved by the Buddha in remote kalpas.

九十六術


九十六术

see styles
jiǔ shí liù shù
    jiu3 shi2 liu4 shu4
chiu shih liu shu
 kujūrokujutsu
Also 九十六種外道. Ninety-six classes of non-Buddhists or heretics and their practices, i.e. their six founders and each of them with fifteen schools of disciples; some say 九十五種外道.

九品蓮台

see styles
 kuhonrendai
    くほんれんだい
{Buddh} nine-tiered lotus leaf platform in Amitabha's Pure Land

乞食坊主

see styles
 kojikibouzu; kotsujikibouzu / kojikibozu; kotsujikibozu
    こじきぼうず; こつじきぼうず
(derogatory term) Buddhist monk

了因佛性

see styles
liǎo yīn fó xìng
    liao3 yin1 fo2 xing4
liao yin fo hsing
 ryōin busshō
The second of the three Buddha-nature "causes", i.e. 正因佛性 is the 眞如 as direct cause of attaining the perfect Buddha-nature, associated with the 法身; 了因佛性 is the revealing or enlightening cause, associated with the Buddha-wisdom; 緣因佛性 is the environing cause, e.g. his goodness and merits which result in deliverance, or salvation.

二乘作佛

see styles
èr shèng zuò fó
    er4 sheng4 zuo4 fo2
erh sheng tso fo
 nijō sabutsu
two vehicles attain buddhahood

二佛並坐

see styles
èr fú bìng zuò
    er4 fu2 bing4 zuo4
erh fu ping tso
The two Buddhas sitting together, v. 二世尊.

二佛中門


二佛中门

see styles
èr fó zhōng mén
    er4 fo2 zhong1 men2
erh fo chung men
 nibutsu chūmon
The period between the nirvāṇa of Śākyamuni and the future advent of Maitreya, i.e. the present period.

二佛竝坐

see styles
èr fó bìng zuò
    er4 fo2 bing4 zuo4
erh fo ping tso
 nibutsu byōza
two buddhas sitting together

二十二門


二十二门

see styles
èr shí èr mén
    er4 shi2 er4 men2
erh shih erh men
 nijūni mon
The Abhidharma-kośa divides the eighteen realms 十八界 into twenty-two categories. Also, there are twenty-two modes or processes in the perfect development of a Buddha and his works.

二十八祖

see styles
èr shí bā zǔ
    er4 shi2 ba1 zu3
erh shih pa tsu
 nijūhasso
The twenty-eight Buddhist patriarchs as stated by the Mahāyānists. The Tiantai school reckons twenty-three, or twenty-four, with the addition of Śaṇakavāsa, contemporary with his predecessors, but the Chan school reckons twenty-eight: (1) Mahākāśyapa, 摩訶迦葉 (摩訶迦葉波); (2) Ānanda, 阿難; (3) Śāṇakavāsa, 商那和修; 4) Upagupta, 優婆毱多; (5) Dhṛṭaka, 提多迦; (6) Mikkaka, or Miccaka, or Micchaka, 彌遮迦; (7) Vasumitra, 婆須蜜; (8) Buddhanandi, 佛陀難提; (9) Buddhamitra, 伏駄蜜多; (10) Pārśva, or Pārśvika, 波栗溼縛or 脇尊者; (11) Puṇyayaśas 那尊耶舍; (12) Aśvaghoṣa, 馬鳴大士; (13) Kapimala, 迦毘摩羅; (14) Nāgārjuna, 龍樹; (15) Kāṇadeva, 迦那提婆; (16) Rāhulata, 羅睺羅多; (17) Saṅghanandi, 僧伽難提; (18) Gayāśata, 伽耶舍多; (19) Kumārata, 鳩摩羅多; (20) Jayata, 闍夜多; (21) Vasubandhu, 婆修盤頭; (22) Manorhita, 摩撃羅; (23) Haklena, 鶴輸勒; (24) Ārasiṁha, 師子尊者; (25) Basiasita, 婆舍新多; (26) Puṇyamitra, 不如密多; (27) Prajñātāra, 般若多羅; (28) Bodhidharma, 菩提達磨.

二河白道

see styles
èr hé bái dào
    er4 he2 bai2 dao4
erh ho pai tao
 nigabyakudou / nigabyakudo
    にがびゃくどう
(expression) (yoji) {Buddh} the road to paradise is a white road between two rivers, one of water (wrath) and one of fire (greed)
The two rivers and the white path, i.e. the path leading to life between the rivers of desire and hatred, which are compared to water and fire.

二種佛境


二种佛境

see styles
èr zhǒng fó jìng
    er4 zhong3 fo2 jing4
erh chung fo ching
 nishu bukkyō
The two Buddha-domains: (a) 證境 the Buddha's domain or state of absolute enlightenment; (b) 化境 the domain that the Buddha is transforming.

二種供養


二种供养

see styles
èr zhǒng gōng yǎng
    er4 zhong3 gong1 yang3
erh chung kung yang
 nishu (no) kuyō
The two forms of service, or offerings: (1) (a) 出纏供養 to those who have escaped from the toils, e.g. Buddhas; (b) 在纏供養 to those still living in the toils. (2) (a) 財供養 offerings of goods; (b) 法供養 of the Buddha-truth.

二種光明


二种光明

see styles
èr zhǒng guāng míng
    er4 zhong3 guang1 ming2
erh chung kuang ming
 nishu kōmyō
The two kinds of light: (1) (a) 色光明 physical light; (b) 智慧光明 or 心光明 wisdom or mental light. (2) (a) 魔光 Māra's delusive light; (b) 佛光 the true light of the Buddha. (3) (a) 常光The constant or eternal light; (b) 現起光 the light in temporary manifestations.

二種授記


二种授记

see styles
èr zhǒng shòu jì
    er4 zhong3 shou4 ji4
erh chung shou chi
 nishu juki
Two classes of Buddha's predictions of a disciple's destiny, 無餘授記prediction in finality, or complete detail; 有餘授記 partial, or incomplete prediction.

二種舍利


二种舍利

see styles
èr zhǒng shè lì
    er4 zhong3 she4 li4
erh chung she li
 nishu shari
Two kinds of relics— the whole body, or parts of it. Also, the Buddha's physical remains or relics, and the sutras, which form his spiritual (dharmakāya) remains.

二種闡提


二种阐提

see styles
èr zhǒng chǎn tí
    er4 zhong3 chan3 ti2
erh chung ch`an t`i
    erh chung chan ti
 nishu sendai
(二種一闡提) Two kinds of icchantika, q.v.: (a) the utterly depraved, abandoned, and blasphemers of Buddha-truth; (b) bodhisattvas who refuse to enter upon their Buddhahood in order to save all beings.

二處三會


二处三会

see styles
èr chù sān huì
    er4 chu4 san1 hui4
erh ch`u san hui
    erh chu san hui
 nisho san'e
The two places from which the Buddha is supposed to have preached the Lotus Sūtra, i.e. the Vulture Peak, the sky, and again the Vulture Peak; the three assemblies are (1) those he addressed from the Peak, chapters 1 to the middle of the eleventh chapter; (2) those addressed from the sky, to the end of the twenty-second chapter; and (3) again those on the Vulture Peak, from the twenty-third chapter to the end.

二部五部

see styles
èr bù wǔ bù
    er4 bu4 wu3 bu4
erh pu wu pu
 nibu gobu
The two are the divisions which took place immediately after the Buddha's death into (a) the elder monks or intimate disciples, and (b) the general body of disciples, styled respectively 上座 and 大衆 q.v.; the five are the divisions, which are said to have occurred a century later, into Dharma-guptah 曇無德, Mulasarvastivadah 薩婆多, Mahisasakah 彌沙塞, Kasyapiyah迦葉遣 and Vatsiputriya 姿麤富羅.

于蘭盆会

see styles
 urabone
    うらぼんえ
(yoji) Bon festival; Feast of Lanterns; Buddhist ceremony held on July 15; ullambana

五五百年

see styles
wǔ wǔ bǎi nián
    wu3 wu3 bai3 nian2
wu wu pai nien
 go go hyakunen
The five periods each of 500 years. In the tenth chapter of the 大集月藏經 the Buddha is reported as saying that after his death there would be five successive periods each of 500 years, strong consecutively in power (1) of salvation, (2) of meditation, (3) of learning, (4) of stūpa and temple building, and finally (5) of dissension.

五位三昧

see styles
wǔ wèi sān mèi
    wu3 wei4 san1 mei4
wu wei san mei
 goi zanmai
五種三昧 The five kinds of samādhi: (1) On mortality, the 四禪 and 八定; (2) śrāvaka on the four axioms; (3) pratyekabuddha on the twelve nidānas; (4) bodhisattva on the 六度 and the 萬行; (5) Buddha on the one Buddha-vehicle, which includes all others; v. 五乘.

五体投地

see styles
 gotaitouchi / gotaitochi
    ごたいとうち
(noun/participle) (yoji) {Buddh} prostration; placing knees, hands and forehead on the ground to show utmost respect

五佛五身

see styles
wǔ fó wǔ shēn
    wu3 fo2 wu3 shen1
wu fo wu shen
 gobutsu goshin
A Shingon term for the five Buddhas in their five manifestations: Vairocana as eternal and pure dharmakāya; Akṣobhya as immutable and sovereign; Ratnasaṃbhava as bliss and glory; Amitābha as wisdom in action; Śākyamuni as incarnation and nirmāṇakāya.

五佛寶冠


五佛宝冠

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wǔ fó bǎo guàn
    wu3 fo2 bao3 guan4
wu fo pao kuan
 gobutsu hōkan
五佛冠; 五智冠 (五智寶冠) ; 五寶天冠; 寶冠 A Buddha-crown containing the Five Dhyāni-Buddhas. The five Buddhas 'are always crowned when holding the śakti, and hence are called by the Tibetans the 'crowned Buddhas' (Getty). Vairocana in the Vajradhātu wears a crown with five points indicative of the five qualities of perfect wisdom, etc., as represented by the Five Dhyāni-Buddhas.

五佛灌頂


五佛灌顶

see styles
wǔ fó guàn dǐng
    wu3 fo2 guan4 ding3
wu fo kuan ting
 gobutsu kanjō
Baptism with five vases of perfumed water, symbol of Buddha-wisdom in its five forms.

五佛頂尊


五佛顶尊

see styles
wǔ fó dǐng zūn
    wu3 fo2 ding3 zun1
wu fo ting tsun
 gobutchōson
five buddha attendants

五佛頂法


五佛顶法

see styles
wǔ fó dǐng fǎ
    wu3 fo2 ding3 fa3
wu fo ting fa
 go butchō hō
The forms, colors, symbols, etc., of the 五佛頂.

五佛頂經


五佛顶经

see styles
wǔ fó dǐng jīng
    wu3 fo2 ding3 jing1
wu fo ting ching
 Go butchō kyō
Abbreviation for— 一字佛頂輪王經. There is also a 五佛頂三昧陀羅尼經 translated by Bodhiruci circa A. D. 503.

五停四念

see styles
wǔ tíng sì niàn
    wu3 ting2 si4 nian4
wu t`ing ssu nien
    wu ting ssu nien
 gojō shinen
idem 五停心觀 and 四念處 i. e. the five meditations for settling the mind and ridding it of the five errors of desire, hate, ignorance, the self, and a wayward or confused mind; the five meditations are 不淨觀, 慈悲觀, 因緣觀, 界分別觀 and 數息觀 i. e. the vileness of all things, pity for all, causality, right discrimination, breathing; some substitute meditation on the Buddha in place of the fourth; another division puts breathing first, and there are other differences.

五十三佛

see styles
wǔ shí sān fó
    wu3 shi2 san1 fo2
wu shih san fo
 gojūsan butsu
Fifty-three past Buddhas, of which the lists vary.

五十二位

see styles
wǔ shí èr wèi
    wu3 shi2 er4 wei4
wu shih erh wei
 gojūni i
The fifty-two stages in the process of becoming a Buddha; of these fifty-one are to bodhisattvahood, the fifty-second to Buddhahood. They are: Ten 十信 or stages of faith; thirty of the 三賢 or three grades of virtue i. e. ten 十住, ten 十行, and ten 十廻向; and twelve of the three grades of 聖 holiness, or sainthood, i. e. ten 地, plus 等覺 and 妙覺. These are the Tiantai stages; there are others, and the number and character of the stages vary in different schools.

五十二衆


五十二众

see styles
wǔ shí èr zhòng
    wu3 shi2 er4 zhong4
wu shih erh chung
 gojūni shu
五十二類 The fifty-two groups of living beings, human and not-human, who, according to the Nirvana-sutra, assembled at the nirvana of the Buddha.

五千上慢

see styles
wǔ qiān shàng màn
    wu3 qian1 shang4 man4
wu ch`ien shang man
    wu chien shang man
 gosen jōman
The five thousand supremely arrogant (i. e. Hīnayāna) monks who left the great assemibly, refusing to hear the Buddha preach the new doctrine of the Lotus Sutra; see its 方便 chapter.

五增上緣


五增上缘

see styles
wǔ zēng shàng yuán
    wu3 zeng1 shang4 yuan2
wu tseng shang yüan
 go zōjō en
(種增上緣) ; 五緣 Five excellent causes, e.g. of blessedness: keeping the commandments; sufficient food and clothing; a secluded abode; cessation of worry; good friendship. Another group is: riddance of sin; protection through long life; vision of Buddha (or Amitābha, etc. ); universal salvation (by Amitābha); assurance of Amitābha's heaven.

五大明王

see styles
wǔ dà míng wáng
    wu3 da4 ming2 wang2
wu ta ming wang
 godaimyouou / godaimyoo
    ごだいみょうおう
{Buddh} five great wisdom kings (Acala, Kundali, Trilokavijaya, Vajrayaksa, Yamantaka)
The five Dharmapālas, or Law-guardians of the Five Dhyāni-Buddhas, of whom they are emanations or embodiments in two forms, compassionate and minatory. The five kings are the fierce aspect, e. g. Yamantaka, or the 六足尊金剛 Six-legged Honoured One is an emanation of Mañjuśrī, who is an emanation of Amitābha. The five kings are 不動, 降三世, 軍荼梨, 六足尊, and 淨身, all vajra-kings.

五度無極


五度无极

see styles
wǔ dù wú jí
    wu3 du4 wu2 ji2
wu tu wu chi
 godo mugoku
the five pāramitās, the five supreme virtues leading to Buddhahood

五所依土

see styles
wǔ suǒ yī tǔ
    wu3 suo3 yi1 tu3
wu so i t`u
    wu so i tu
 go shoe do
The five Buddha-kṣetra, or dependencies, the realms, or conditions of a Buddha. They are: (1) 法性土 his dharmakāya-kṣetra, or realm of his 'spiritual nature', dependent on and yet identical with the 眞如 bhutatathata; (2) 實 with its five immortal skandhas, i. e. his glorified body for his own enjoyment;. (3) 色相土 the land or condition of his self-expression as wisdom; (4) 他受用土 his saṃbhogakāya realm for the joy of others; (5) 變化土 the realm on which his nirmāṇakāya depends, that of the wisdom of perfect service of all, which results in his relation to every kind of condition.

五方五智

see styles
wǔ fāng wǔ zhì
    wu3 fang1 wu3 zhi4
wu fang wu chih
 gohō gochi
The five Dhyāni-Buddhas of the five regions; see the esoteric 五大.

五族如來


五族如来

see styles
wǔ zú rú lái
    wu3 zu2 ru2 lai2
wu tsu ju lai
 gozoku nyorai
The five Dhyāni-Buddhas of the Vajradhātu.

五時八教


五时八教

see styles
wǔ shí bā jiào
    wu3 shi2 ba1 jiao4
wu shih pa chiao
 gojihakkyou / gojihakkyo
    ごじはっきょう
{Buddh} (See 五時教) division of the Buddha's 50-year teachings into five time periods and eight categories (theory of the Tendai sect)
A Tiantai classification of the Buddha's teaching into five periods and eight kinds of doctrine, which eight are subdivided into two groups of four each, 化儀四教 and 化法四教.

五智如來


五智如来

see styles
wǔ zhì rú lái
    wu3 zhi4 ru2 lai2
wu chih ju lai
 gochi nyorai
五智五佛; 五佛; 五如來 The five Dhyāni-Buddhas, or Wisdom-Tathāgatas of the Vajradhātu 金剛界, idealizations of five aspects of wisdom; possibly of Nepalese origin. The Wisdom Buddha represents the dharmakāya or Buddha-mind, also the Dharma of the triratna, or trinity. Each evolves one of the five colours, one of the five senses, a Dhyani-bodhisattva in two forms onegracious, the other fierce, and a Mānuṣi-Buddha; each has his own śakti, i. e. feminine energy or complement; also his own bīja, or germ-sound 種子or 印 seal, i. e. 眞言 real or substantive word, the five being for 大日 aṃ, for 阿閦 hūṃ, for 寶生 ? hrīḥ, for 彌陀 ? aḥ, for 不 空 ? āḥ. The five are also described as the emanations or forms of an Ādi-Buddha, Vajrasattva; the four are considered by others to be emanations or forms of Vairocana as theSupreme Buddha. The five are not always described as the same, e. g. they may be 藥師 (or 王) Bhaiṣajya, 多寶 Prabhūtaratna, Vairocana, Akṣobhya, andeither Amoghasiddhi or Śākyamuni. Below is a classified list of the generally accepted five with certain particulars connected with them, butthese differ in different places, and the list can only be a general guide. As to the Dhyāni-bodhisattvas, each Buddha evolves three forms 五佛生五菩薩, 五金剛, 五忿怒, i. e. (1) a bodhisattva who represents the Buddha's dharmakāya, or spiritual body; (2) a vajra ordiamond form who represents his wisdom in graciousness; and (3) a fierce or angry form, the 明王 who represents his power against evil. (1) Vairocanaappears in the three forms of 轉法輪菩薩 Vajra-pāramitā Bodhisattva, 遍照金剛 Universally Shining Vajrasattva, and 不動明王 Ārya-Acalanātha Rāja; (2) Akṣobhya's three forms are 虛空藏 Ākāśagarbha, 如意 complete power, and 軍荼利明王 Kuṇḍalī-rāja; (3 ) Ratnasaṃbhava's are 普賢 Samantabhadra, 薩埵Sattvavajra, and 孫婆 or 降三世明王 Trailokyavijayarāja; (4) Amitābha's are 觀世音 Avalokiteśvara, 法金剛 Dharmarāja, and 馬頭明王 Hayagrīva, thehorse-head Dharmapāla; (5) Amoghasiddhi's are 彌勒 Maitreya, 業金剛Karmavajra, and 金剛夜叉 Vajrayakṣa. The above Bodhisattvas differ from those in the following list:
NameChinesePositionElementSenseColor
Vairocana大日centreethersightwhite
Akṣobhya阿閦eastearthsoundblue
Ratnasaṃbhava寶生southfiresmellyellow
Amitābha彌陀westwatertastered
Amoghasiddhi不空northairtouchgreen
GermAnimalDhyani-BodhisattvaBuddha
aṃlionSamantabhadra 普賢Krakucchanda
hūṃelephantVajrapāṇi 金剛力士Kanakamuni
?aḥhorseRatnapāṇi 寶手Kāśyapa
? hrīḥgoose or peacockAvalokiteśvara 觀音Śākyamuni
?āḥgaruḍaVisvapāṇi?Maitreya


Arrival of the five wise Buddhas

五智如来

see styles
 gochinyorai
    ごちにょらい
{Buddh} five dhyani buddhas; five wisdom buddhas

五會念佛


五会念佛

see styles
wǔ huì niàn fó
    wu3 hui4 nian4 fo2
wu hui nien fo
 go e nenbutsu
Five ways of intoning 'Amitābha' established by 法照 Fazhao of the Tang dynasty, known as 五曾法師 from his brochure 五曾法事讚.

五根色:

see styles
wǔ gēn
    wu3 gen1
wu ken
faith, white; zeal, red; memory yellow; meditation, blue; and wisdom, black. These are represented inter alia in the 五色線 (or 五色縷, or 五色綖, or 五色繩) the five-colored emblematic cord; this cord is also a brahman's sign worn on the shoulder and forbidden by the Buddha.

五無間業


五无间业

see styles
wǔ wú jiān yè
    wu3 wu2 jian1 ye4
wu wu chien yeh
 gomukengou / gomukengo
    ごむけんごう
{Buddh} five cardinal sins (killing one's father, killing one's mother, killing an arhat, shedding the blood of a Buddha, causing a schism within the sangha)
or 五無間罪 The five karma, or sins, leading to the avīci hell v. 五逆 and 五無間.

五燈會元


五灯会元

see styles
wǔ dēng huì yuán
    wu3 deng1 hui4 yuan2
wu teng hui yüan
Song Dynasty History of Zen Buddhism in China (1252), 20 scrolls

五甁智水

see styles
wǔ píng zhì shuǐ
    wu3 ping2 zhi4 shui3
wu p`ing chih shui
    wu ping chih shui
 gobyō chisui
The five vases are emblems of the five departments of the Vajradhātu, and the fragrant water the wisdom of the five. Wisdom— Buddhas.

五甁灌頂


五甁灌顶

see styles
wǔ píng guàn dǐng
    wu3 ping2 guan4 ding3
wu p`ing kuan ting
    wu ping kuan ting
 gobyō kanjō
Baptism with water of the five vases 五甁 representing the wisdom of the five Buddhas 五佛.

五百羅漢


五百罗汉

see styles
wǔ bǎi luó hàn
    wu3 bai3 luo2 han4
wu pai lo han
 gohyakurakan
    ごひゃくらかん
(place-name) Gohyakurakan
(五百大羅漢) 500 great arhats who formed the synod under Kaniṣka and are the supposed compilers of the Abhidharma-mahāvibhāṣā-śāstra, 400 years after Buddha entered nirvana (阿毗達磨大毗婆娑論), tr. by Xuanzang (A. D. 656-9). The 500 Lohans found in some monasteries have various definitions.

五相成身

see styles
wǔ xiàng chéng shēn
    wu3 xiang4 cheng2 shen1
wu hsiang ch`eng shen
    wu hsiang cheng shen
 gosō jōshin
(五相成身觀) A contemplation of the five stages in Vairocana Buddhahood— entry into the bodhi-mind; maintenance of it; attainment of the diamond mind; realization of the diamond embodiment; and perfect attainment of Buddhahood. It refers also to the 五智 of the Vairocana group; also 五轉成身 (or 五法成身) .

五禪定佛


五禅定佛

see styles
wǔ chán dìng fó
    wu3 chan2 ding4 fo2
wu ch`an ting fo
    wu chan ting fo
 go zenjō butsu
five buddhas of meditation

五種修法


五种修法

see styles
wǔ zhǒng xiū fǎ
    wu3 zhong3 xiu1 fa3
wu chung hsiu fa
 goshu shuhō
Five kinds of esoteric ceremonial, i. e. (1) 扇底迦 śāntika, for stopping calamities; (2) 布瑟徵迦 or 補瑟徵迦 pauṣṭika, for success or prosperity; (3) 阿畏遮迦 abhicāraka, for suppressing, or exorcising; (4) 阿羯沙尼 ākarṣaṇī, for calling, or attracting (good beings, or aid); (5) 伐施迦囉軌 vaśīkaraṇa, for seeking the aid of Buddhas and bodhisattvas; also 五部尊法 and cf. 五種灌頂.

五種唯識


五种唯识

see styles
wǔ zhǒng wéi shì
    wu3 zhong3 wei2 shi4
wu chung wei shih
 goshu yuishiki
The five kinds of weishi, or idealistic representation in the sutras and śāstras as summed up by Cien 慈恩 of the 法相宗 Dharmalakṣana school: (1) 境唯識 wisdom or insight in objective conditions; (2) 教唯識 in interpretation; (3) 理唯識 in principles; (4) 行唯識 in meditation and practice; (5) 果唯識 in the fruits or results of Buddhahood. The first four are objective, the fifth subject.

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