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神仏判然 see styles |
shinbutsuhanzen しんぶつはんぜん |
(hist) (See 神仏分離) separation of Buddhism and Shintoism (government policy during the beginning of the Meiji period) |
神仏混淆 see styles |
shinbutsukonkou / shinbutsukonko しんぶつこんこう |
(yoji) mixture (synthesis) of Buddhism and Shintoism |
神仏習合 see styles |
shinbutsushuugou / shinbutsushugo しんぶつしゅうごう |
{Shinto;Buddh} Shinto-Buddhist syncretism |
神仏隔離 see styles |
shinbutsukakuri しんぶつかくり |
(hist) (rare) separation of Buddhism and Shintoism |
神様仏様 see styles |
kamisamahotokesama かみさまほとけさま |
God and Buddha; Gods and Buddhas; one's guardian angel |
神社仏閣 see styles |
jinjabukkaku じんじゃぶっかく |
(Shinto) shrines and (Buddhist) temples |
福相法身 see styles |
fú xiāng fǎ shēn fu2 xiang1 fa3 shen1 fu hsiang fa shen |
The Buddha-dharmakāya as blessedness, in contrast with it as wisdom. |
禪門五宗 禅门五宗 see styles |
chán mén wǔ zōng chan2 men2 wu3 zong1 ch`an men wu tsung chan men wu tsung zenmon goshū |
the five schools of Chan Buddhism Five Chan schools, viz. 臨濟宗; 潙仰宗; 雲門宗; 法眼宗, and 曹洞宗; the fourth was removed to Korea; the second disappeared; the other three remained, the first being most successful; in the Sung it divided into the two sects of 楊岐 and 黃龍. Cf. 楞 13 Laṅkāvatāra Sutra. |
稱名雜行 称名杂行 see styles |
chēng míng zá xíng cheng1 ming2 za2 xing2 ch`eng ming tsa hsing cheng ming tsa hsing shōmyō zōgyō |
To worship a variety of Buddhas, etc., instead of cleaving to Amitābha alone. |
究竟法身 see styles |
jiū jìng fǎ shēn jiu1 jing4 fa3 shen1 chiu ching fa shen kukyō hosshin |
The supreme dharmakāya, the highest conception of Buddha as the absolute. |
空即是色 see styles |
kuusokuzeshiki / kusokuzeshiki くうそくぜしき |
(yoji) {Buddh} (See 色即是空) emptiness is form; illusion of the reality of matter |
空無辺処 see styles |
kuumuhensho / kumuhensho くうむへんしょ |
{Buddh} (See 無色界・むしきかい) Kumuhensho; lowest heaven of Mushikikai; realm of non-form |
立地成佛 see styles |
lì dì chéng fó li4 di4 cheng2 fo2 li ti ch`eng fo li ti cheng fo |
to become a Buddha on the spot (idiom); instant rehabilitation; to repent and be absolved of one's crimes |
等活地獄 等活地狱 see styles |
děng huó dì yù deng3 huo2 di4 yu4 teng huo ti yü toukatsujigoku / tokatsujigoku とうかつじごく |
{Buddh} (See 八大地獄・はちだいじごく) Sañjīva (one of the Eight Greater Hells); hell of being torn to pieces and revived over and over The first of the eight hot hells, in which the denizens are chopped, stabbed, ground, and pounded, but by a cool wind are brought back to life, to undergo renewed torment. Also 更活. |
精進料理 see styles |
shoujinryouri / shojinryori しょうじんりょうり |
(noun - becomes adjective with の) vegetarian cuisine originally derived from the dietary restrictions of Buddhist monks |
紇差怛羅 纥差怛罗 see styles |
hé chā dá luó he2 cha1 da2 luo2 ho ch`a ta lo ho cha ta lo kishatara |
kṣetra, a land, country, especially a Buddha-realm, cf. 刹. |
結跏趺坐 结跏趺坐 see styles |
jié jiā fū zuò jie2 jia1 fu1 zuo4 chieh chia fu tso kekkafu za けっかふざ |
(yoji) sitting with crossed legs; the lotus position (結跏) The Buddha's sitting posture with legs crossed and soles upward, left over right being the attitude for subduing demons, right over left for blessing, the hands being placed one above the other in similar order. Also, said to be paryaṅkabandha, or utkuṭukāsana, sitting on the hams like ascetics in meditation. |
緊縮財政 see styles |
kinshukuzaisei / kinshukuzaise きんしゅくざいせい |
reduced budget; budgetary austerities |
緣理斷九 缘理断九 see styles |
yuán lǐ duàn jiǔ yuan2 li3 duan4 jiu3 yüan li tuan chiu enri danku |
By the consideration of the tenth realm only, i.e. the Buddha-realm, to cut off the illusion of the nine other realms of time and sense. |
緣覺法界 缘觉法界 see styles |
yuán jué fǎ jiè yuan2 jue2 fa3 jie4 yüan chüeh fa chieh engaku hokkai |
The pratyekabuddha realm, one of the ten Tiantai categories of intelligent beings. |
緣覺菩提 缘觉菩提 see styles |
yuán jué pú tí yuan2 jue2 pu2 ti2 yüan chüeh p`u t`i yüan chüeh pu ti engaku bodai |
The pratyekabuddha form of enlightenment, for self. |
縁を結ぶ see styles |
enomusubu えんをむすぶ |
(exp,v5b) (1) to become related (through marriage, adoption, etc.); (exp,v5b) (2) {Buddh} (See 結縁・けちえん) to form a connection (with Buddha) |
罪障消滅 see styles |
zaishoushoumetsu / zaishoshometsu ざいしょうしょうめつ |
{Buddh} expiation of sins |
罽膩吒王 罽腻咤王 see styles |
jì nì zhà wáng ji4 ni4 zha4 wang2 chi ni cha wang Keijita Ō |
Caṇḍa-Kaniṣka, 吒王; the Scythian king, conqueror of northern India and Central Asia, noted for violence, the seizure of Aśvaghoṣa, and, later, patronage of Buddhism. |
羅睺羅多 罗睺罗多 see styles |
luó huó luó duō luo2 huo2 luo2 duo1 lo huo lo to Ragorata |
Rāhulatta, of Kapila, the sixteenth Patriarch, "who miraculously transported himself to the kingdom of Śrāvastī, where he saw on the Hiraṇyavatī the shadow of five Buddhas"; a sage, Saṅghanandi, was there in meditation and him he appointed as his successor. |
美人坯子 see styles |
měi rén pī zi mei3 ren2 pi1 zi5 mei jen p`i tzu mei jen pi tzu |
a beauty in the bud |
羽布ダム see styles |
habudamu はぶダム |
(place-name) Habu Dam |
耐乏予算 see styles |
taibouyosan / taiboyosan たいぼうよさん |
austerity budget; belt-tightening budget |
耶輸陀羅 耶输陀罗 see styles |
yé shū tuó luó ye2 shu1 tuo2 luo2 yeh shu t`o lo yeh shu to lo Yashudara |
(耶輸陀); 耶輸多羅. 耶戍達羅 Yaśodharā; the wife of Śākyamuni, mother of Rāhula, who became a nun five years after her husband's enlightenment. She is to become the Buddha Raśmi-śata-sahasra-paripūrṇa-dhvaja; v. Lotus Sutra. Her name was also Gopā, 瞿波; 劬毘那 is perhaps Gopī. |
聖德太子 圣德太子 see styles |
shèng dé tài zǐ sheng4 de2 tai4 zi3 sheng te t`ai tzu sheng te tai tzu Shōtoku Taishi |
Prince Shōtoku Taiji (574-621), major Japanese statesman and reformer of the Asuka period 飛鳥時代|飞鸟时代[Fei1 niao3 Shi2 dai4], proponent of state Buddhism, portrayed as Buddhist saint Shōtoku Taishi |
聖観世音 see styles |
shoukanzenon / shokanzenon しょうかんぜのん |
(Buddhist term) Aryavalokitesvara (manifestation of Avalokitesvara) |
肉食妻帯 see styles |
nikujikisaitai にくじきさいたい |
(noun/participle) (yoji) meat and matrimony (Buddhism); Buddhist priest eating meat dishes and being married |
胎内潜り see styles |
tainaikuguri たいないくぐり |
(1) going through a cave, grass ring or the interior of a large Buddhistic statue, etc. (symbolizing rebirth); (2) narrow grotto (into which a person can barely fit) |
脫珍著弊 脱珍着弊 see styles |
tuō zhēn zhāo bì tuo1 zhen1 zhao1 bi4 t`o chen chao pi to chen chao pi datchin chakuhei |
To doff jewels and don rags, as did the Buddha, on leaving home, but it is intp. as a kenosis, the putting off of his celestial body for an incarnate, earthly body. |
臨終正念 临终正念 see styles |
lín zhōng zhèng niàn lin2 zhong1 zheng4 nian4 lin chung cheng nien rinjuushounen / rinjushonen りんじゅうしょうねん |
(yoji) {Buddh} holding the proper state of mindfulness at the moment of death to hold the proper state of mindfulness at the moment of death |
自利利他 see styles |
zì lì lì tā zi4 li4 li4 ta1 tzu li li t`a tzu li li ta jiri rita |
Self-profit profit others', i. e. the essential nature and work of a bodhisattva, to benefit himself and benefit others, or himself press forward in the Buddhist life in order to carry others forward. Hīnayāna is considered to be self-advancement, self-salvation by works or discipline; Bodhisattva Buddhism as saving oneself in order to save others, or making progress and helping others to progress, bodhisattvism being essentially altruistic. |
自力回向 see styles |
jirikiekou / jirikieko じりきえこう |
{Buddh} attempting to reach enlightenment only through merit one has accumulated by oneself |
自受法樂 自受法乐 see styles |
zì shòu fǎ lè zi4 shou4 fa3 le4 tzu shou fa le jiju hōraku |
The dharma-delights a Buddha enjoys in the自受用身 state. |
自受用土 see styles |
zì shòu yòng tǔ zi4 shou4 yong4 tu3 tzu shou yung t`u tzu shou yung tu ji juyō to |
The third of the four buddhakṣetra or Buddha-domains, that in which there is complete response to his teaching and powers; v. 佛土. |
自性三寶 自性三宝 see styles |
zì xìng sān bǎo zi4 xing4 san1 bao3 tzu hsing san pao jishō sanbō |
The triratna, each with its own characteristic, Buddha being wisdom 覺; the Law correctness 正; and the Order purity 淨. |
自然悟道 see styles |
zì rán wù dào zi4 ran2 wu4 dao4 tzu jan wu tao jinen godō |
Enlightenment by the inner light, independent of external teaching; to become Buddha by one's own power, e. g. Śākyamuni who is called 自然釋迦. |
自誓受戒 see styles |
zì shì shòu jiè zi4 shi4 shou4 jie4 tzu shih shou chieh jisei jukai |
To make the vows and undertake the commandments oneself (before the image of a Buddha), i. e. self-ordination when unable to obtain ordination from the ordained. |
自證聖智 自证圣智 see styles |
zì zhèng shèng zhì zi4 zheng4 sheng4 zhi4 tzu cheng sheng chih jishō shōchi |
pratyātmāryajñāna, personal apprehension of Buddha-truth. |
自身自佛 see styles |
zì shēn zì fó zi4 shen1 zi4 fo2 tzu shen tzu fo jishin jibutsu |
One's own body is Buddha. |
舍利子塔 see styles |
shè lì zi tǎ she4 li4 zi5 ta3 she li tzu t`a she li tzu ta |
stupa with Buddhist relics; pagoda |
舍羅婆迦 舍罗婆迦 see styles |
shè luó pó jiā she4 luo2 po2 jia1 she lo p`o chia she lo po chia sharabaka |
śrāvaka; a hearer, disciple, 聲聞 q. v. (1) He who has heard ( the voice of Buddha). All the personal disciples of Śākyamuni, the chief disciples being called mahāśrāvaka. (2) The lowest degree of saintship, the others being pratyekabuddha, bodhisattva, buddha. |
舞台田橋 see styles |
budaidabashi ぶだいだばし |
(place-name) Budaidabashi |
般舟三昧 see styles |
pán zhōu sān mèi pan2 zhou1 san1 mei4 p`an chou san mei pan chou san mei hanshū zanmai |
(般舟) pratyutpannasamādhi, the samadhi in which the Buddhas of the ten directions are seen as clearly as the stars at night. Also called 常行道 or 常行三昧 the prolonged samadhi, because of the length of time required, either seven or ninety days. Its sutra is the般舟三昧經. |
般若佛母 see styles |
bō rě fó mǔ bo1 re3 fo2 mu3 po je fo mu hannya butsumo |
Wisdom, or salvation through wisdom (prajñā-pāramitā), is the mother or source of all Buddhas. 智度論 34. |
般若心経 see styles |
hannyashingyou / hannyashingyo はんにゃしんぎょう |
{Buddh} Heart Sutra |
色即是空 see styles |
shikisokuzekuu / shikisokuzeku しきそくぜくう |
(yoji) {Buddh} (See 空即是色) form is emptiness; matter is void; all is vanity |
花の下紐 see styles |
hananoshitahimo はなのしたひも |
(poetic term) (rare) (See つぼみ・1) flower bud |
花まつり see styles |
hanamatsuri はなまつり |
Buddha's birthday festival (April 8th); Vesak |
花芽形成 see styles |
kagakeisei / kagakese かがけいせい |
flower bud formation |
芸芸眾生 芸芸众生 see styles |
yún yún zhòng shēng yun2 yun2 zhong4 sheng1 yün yün chung sheng |
every living being (Buddhism); the mass of common people |
芽がでる see styles |
megaderu めがでる |
(exp,v1) (1) to bud; to sprout; to germinate; (2) to have luck on one's side; to get lucky |
芽が出る see styles |
megaderu めがでる |
(exp,v1) (1) to bud; to sprout; to germinate; (2) to have luck on one's side; to get lucky |
芽を出す see styles |
meodasu めをだす |
(exp,v5s) to sprout; to put forth buds |
芽を摘む see styles |
meotsumu めをつむ |
(exp,v5m) to nip something in the bud; to nip the buds |
芽条変異 see styles |
gajouheni / gajoheni がじょうへんい |
{bot} (See 枝変わり) bud mutation; bud sport |
芽生える see styles |
mebaeru めばえる |
(v1,vi) to bud; to sprout |
苦しい懐 see styles |
kurushiifutokoro / kurushifutokoro くるしいふところ |
(exp,n) tight budget |
苦集滅道 苦集灭道 see styles |
kǔ jí miè dào ku3 ji2 mie4 dao4 k`u chi mieh tao ku chi mieh tao kujuumetsudou; kujumetsudou; kushumetsudou / kujumetsudo; kujumetsudo; kushumetsudo くじゅうめつどう; くじゅめつどう; くしゅめつどう |
the Four Noble Truths (Budd.), namely: all life is suffering 苦[ku3], the cause of suffering is desire 集[ji2], emancipation comes only by eliminating passions 滅|灭[mie4], the way 道[dao4] to emancipation is the Eight-fold Noble Way 八正道[ba1 zheng4 dao4]; also called 四諦|四谛[si4 di4] {Buddh} (See 四諦) Suffering, Source of Suffering Desire, The Cessation of Suffering, The Way Leading to the Cessation of Suffering (The Four Noble Truths of Buddhism) The four axioms or truths: i. e. duḥkha, pain; samudaya, as above; nirodha, the extinguishing of pain and reincarnation; mārga, the way to such extinction; cf. 四諦. |
草木成佛 see styles |
cǎo mù chéng fó cao3 mu4 cheng2 fo2 ts`ao mu ch`eng fo tsao mu cheng fo sōmoku jōbutsu |
Even inanimate things, e.g. grass and tree, are Buddha, all being of the 一如 q.v., a T'ien-tai and Chen-yen (Shingon) doctrine. |
莫逆之交 see styles |
mò nì zhī jiāo mo4 ni4 zhi1 jiao1 mo ni chih chiao |
intimate friendship; bosom buddies |
菖蒲田浜 see styles |
shoubudahama / shobudahama しょうぶだはま |
(place-name) Shoubudahama |
菖蒲谷川 see styles |
shoubudanigawa / shobudanigawa しょうぶだにがわ |
(place-name) Shoubudanigawa |
菖蒲谷町 see styles |
shoubudanichou / shobudanicho しょうぶだにちょう |
(place-name) Shoubudanichō |
菩提薩埵 菩提萨埵 see styles |
pú tí sà duǒ pu2 ti2 sa4 duo3 p`u t`i sa to pu ti sa to bodaisatta ぼだいさった |
(rare) {Buddh} (See 菩薩・1) bodhisattva bodhisattva, a being of enlightenment: 'one whose essence is wisdom': 'one who has bodhi or perfect wisdom as his essence,' M. W. Also 菩提索多 v. 菩薩. |
菩提道場 菩提道场 see styles |
pú tí dào chǎng pu2 ti2 dao4 chang3 p`u t`i tao ch`ang pu ti tao chang bodaidoujou / bodaidojo ぼだいどうじょう |
Bodhimanda (place of enlightenment associated with a Bodhisattva) {Buddh} Bodhi-manda (place of Buddhist practice or meditation, esp. the place under the bodhi tree where Buddha attained enlightenment) bodhimaṇḍa, the bodhi-site, or plot or seat which raised itself where Śākyamuni attained Buddhahood. It is said to be diamond-like, the navel or centre of the earth; every bodhisattva sits down on such a seat before becoming Buddha. |
華光大帝 华光大帝 see styles |
huā guāng dà dì hua1 guang1 da4 di4 hua kuang ta ti Kekō Daitai |
The Chinese god of fire, Aśvakarṇa, see 阿, 'mentioned in a list of 1,000 Buddhas' and who 'is reported to have lived here in his first incarnation'. Eitel. |
華嚴一乘 华严一乘 see styles |
huā yán yī shèng hua1 yan2 yi1 sheng4 hua yen i sheng Kegon ichijō |
The one Huayan yāna, or vehicle, for bringing all to Buddhahood. |
華嚴三昧 华严三昧 see styles |
huā yán sān mèi hua1 yan2 san1 mei4 hua yen san mei kegon zanmai |
The Buddha-samādhi of an eternal spiritual realm from which all Buddha-activities are evolved. |
萌え出る see styles |
moederu もえでる |
(v1,vi) to sprout; to bud |
葡萄の木 see styles |
budounoki / budonoki ぶどうのき |
grapevine |
葡萄パン see styles |
budoupan; budoupan / budopan; budopan ぶどうパン; ブドウパン |
(kana only) raisin bread |
葡萄大谷 see styles |
budouootani / budoootani ぶどうおおたに |
(place-name) Budouootani |
葡萄沢山 see styles |
budousawayama / budosawayama ぶどうさわやま |
(personal name) Budousawayama |
葡萄狩り see styles |
budougari / budogari ぶどうがり |
grape picking |
葡萄球菌 see styles |
pú tao qiú jun pu2 tao5 qiu2 jun1 p`u t`ao ch`iu chün pu tao chiu chün budoukyuukin / budokyukin ぶどうきゅうきん |
staphylococcus staphylococcus |
葡萄膜炎 see styles |
budoumakuen / budomakuen ぶどうまくえん |
uveitis |
葡萄鼻山 see styles |
budouhanayama / budohanayama ぶどうはなやま |
(personal name) Budouhanayama |
葬式仏教 see styles |
soushikibukkyou / soshikibukkyo そうしきぶっきょう |
(derogatory term) funeral Buddhism; modern day Buddhism in Japan that focuses on the lucrative performing of funeral ceremonies over teaching enlightenment |
蕓蕓眾生 芸芸众生 see styles |
yún yún zhòng shēng yun2 yun2 zhong4 sheng1 yün yün chung sheng |
every living being (Buddhism); the mass of common people |
薔薇の蕾 see styles |
baranotsubomi ばらのつぼみ |
(exp,n) rosebud |
薔薇花蕾 蔷薇花蕾 see styles |
qiáng wēi huā lěi qiang2 wei1 hua1 lei3 ch`iang wei hua lei chiang wei hua lei |
rosebud |
薩裒煞地 萨裒煞地 see styles |
sà póu shà dì sa4 pou2 sha4 di4 sa p`ou sha ti sa pou sha ti satsubusachi |
sarpauṣadhi, serpent-medicine, said to have been provided by (the Buddha when he was) Indra, as a python, in giving his flesh to feed the starving. A monastery in Udyāna built on the reputed spot. Also 薩裒施殺. |
薩陀波崙 萨陀波崙 see styles |
sà tuó bō lún sa4 tuo2 bo1 lun2 sa t`o po lun sa to po lun Satsudaharin |
sadāpralāpa; ever chattering, or bewailing, name of a bodhisattva, some say who wept while searching for truth. Also the常啼佛 ever-wailing buddha, name of the final buddha of the present kalpa. |
薬師三尊 see styles |
yakushisanzon やくしさんぞん |
{Buddh} Bhaishajyaguru triad; image of Bhaishajyaguru Buddha flanked by the Bodhisattvas Suryaprabha and Candraprabha |
薬師如来 see styles |
yakushinyorai やくしにょらい |
Bhaisajyaguru (buddha able to cure all ills); (place-name) Yakushinyorai |
薬王菩薩 see styles |
yakuoubosatsu / yakuobosatsu やくおうぼさつ |
{Buddh} Bhaisajyaraja (bodhisattva) |
藏傳佛教 藏传佛教 see styles |
zàng chuán fó jiào zang4 chuan2 fo2 jiao4 tsang ch`uan fo chiao tsang chuan fo chiao |
Tibetan Buddhism |
藥師如來 药师如来 see styles |
yào shī rú lái yao4 shi1 ru2 lai2 yao shih ju lai Yakushi Nyorai |
Medicine Buddha (Sanskrit: Bhaisajyaguru) Medicine Tathāgata |
藥王菩薩 药王菩萨 see styles |
yào wáng pú sà yao4 wang2 pu2 sa4 yao wang p`u sa yao wang pu sa Yakuō Bosatsu |
Bhaiṣajya-rāja Bodhisattva, the elder of the two brothers, who was the first to decide on his career as bodhisattva of healing, and led his younger brother to adopt the same course; see above. They are also styled Pure-eyed and Pure-treasury, which may indicate diagnosis and treatment. He is referred to in the Lotus Sutra as offering his arms as a brunt sacrifice to his Buddha. |
蘇悉地経 see styles |
soshitsujikyou / soshitsujikyo そしつじきょう |
{Buddh} Susiddhikara Sutra |
蘭摧玉折 兰摧玉折 see styles |
lán cuī yù zhé lan2 cui1 yu4 zhe2 lan ts`ui yü che lan tsui yü che |
premature death of a budding talent; those whom the Gods love die young |
虎斑鸚鵡 虎斑鹦鹉 see styles |
hǔ bān yīng wǔ hu3 ban1 ying1 wu3 hu pan ying wu |
budgerigar (genus Psittacella, several species); budgie |
虎皮鸚鵡 虎皮鹦鹉 see styles |
hǔ pí yīng wǔ hu3 pi2 ying1 wu3 hu p`i ying wu hu pi ying wu |
budgerigar |
蜜利伽羅 蜜利伽罗 see styles |
mì lì qié luó mi4 li4 qie2 luo2 mi li ch`ieh lo mi li chieh lo Mirikara |
mṛga; a deer; mṛga-rāja, royal stag, Buddha. |
蜫蟲作佛 蜫虫作佛 see styles |
kūn chóng zuò fó kun1 chong2 zuo4 fo2 k`un ch`ung tso fo kun chung tso fo konchū sabutsu |
Even insects may attain Buddhahood; v. 智度論 93. |
Entries with 2nd row of characters: The 2nd row is Simplified Chinese.
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This page contains 100 results for "Bud" in Chinese and/or Japanese.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).
Combined, these cover 1,007,753 Japanese, Chinese, and Buddhist characters, words, idioms, names, placenames, and short phrases.
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