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お姉

see styles
 onee
    おねえ
(1) (abbreviation) elder sister; (2) (kana only) (slang) effeminate man (often homosexual or transsexual)

お蔵

see styles
 okura
    おくら
(1) shelving (a play, movie, etc.); closing down; cancelling; canceling; shelf (i.e. "on the shelf"); (2) rice storehouse of the Edo shogunate

お釜

see styles
 okama
    おかま
(1) (polite language) pot; (2) volcanic crater; (3) (one's) buttocks; (4) (kana only) (colloquialism) male homosexual; effeminate man; male transvestite

か焼

see styles
 kashou / kasho
    かしょう
(noun/participle) calcination; calcining

サ終

see styles
 sashuu / sashu
    サしゅう
(n,vs,vi) (net-sl) (abbreviation) (from サービス終了) end of service (esp. of an online server); termination of service

なち

see styles
 nachi
    ナチ
(See ナチス) Nazi (ger:); Nationalsozialist; (female given name) Nachi

なつ

see styles
 natsu
    ナツ
(female given name) Natsu

はす

see styles
 pasu
    パス
(n,vs,vt,vi) (1) passing (an examination, inspection, etc.); (2) pass (for admission, transport, etc.); ticket; (noun, transitive verb) (3) {sports} pass (of a ball); (n,vs,vi) (4) pass (ceding one's turn); giving (something) a pass; (personal name) Pass; Path; Paz

わっ

see styles
 wa
    わっ
(interjection) (1) wow! (surprise); oh! (startled); eek!; gee!; (2) yeah! (joy); alright!; hurray!; (3) waah! (crying); boohoo!; (interjection) (1) boo! (sound used to scare someone); (2) ugh (dissatisfaction, aggravation); (3) ulp (consternation)

一句

see styles
yī jù
    yi1 ju4
i chü
 ikku
    いっく
a line of verse; a sentence
(1) phrase (verse, line); (2) one haiku-poem; (given name) Ikku
A word, or sentence; 一句子 a subordinate or explanatory word or sentence; 句 is also used for 處.

一国

see styles
 kazukuni
    かずくに
(1) one country; (2) the whole nation; the whole country; (adjectival noun) (3) (dated) (See 一刻・2) stubborn; obstinate; (personal name) Kazukuni

一地

see styles
yī dì
    yi1 di4
i ti
 ichiji
    いちぢ
(personal name) Ichiji
The one ground; the same ground; the Buddha-nature of all living beings i.e. as all the plants grow out of the one ground, so all good character and works grow from the one Buddha-nature.

一如

see styles
yī rú
    yi1 ru2
i ju
 kazuyuki
    かずゆき
to be just like
oneness; (personal name) Kazuyuki
The one ru, i.e. the bhūtatathatā, or absolute, as the norm and essence of life. The 眞如 true suchness, or true character, or reality; the 法性 nature of things or beings. The whole of things as they are, or seem; a cosmos; a species; things of the same order. Name of a celebrated monk, Yiru. V. 一眞; 一實.

一宗

see styles
yī zōng
    yi1 zong1
i tsung
 kazumune
    かずむね
sect; denomination; (given name) Kazumune
one school

一寶


一宝

see styles
yī bǎo
    yi1 bao3
i pao
 ippou / ippo
    いっぽう
(surname) Ippou
The one precious thing, the spirit, or intelligent nature; the intelligent mind (behind all things).

一徹

see styles
 ittetsu
    いってつ
(adj-na,adj-no,n) obstinate; stubborn; inflexible; (given name) Ittetsu

一明

see styles
yī míng
    yi1 ming2
i ming
 kuniharu
    くにはる
(given name) Kuniharu
ming (i.e. bright, clear, illuminating) is the Shingon word for a dhāraṇī, or magical formula; especially applied to a magical acts.

一派

see styles
 ippa
    いっぱ
(1) one school; one sect; one denomination; (2) one party; one faction; one group

一甲

see styles
yī jiǎ
    yi1 jia3
i chia
 ikkou / ikko
    いっこう
1st rank or top three candidates who passed the imperial examination (i.e. 狀元|状元[zhuang4 yuan2], 榜眼[bang3 yan3], and 探花[tan4 hua1], respectively)
(given name) Ikkou

一皮

see styles
 hitokawa
    ひとかわ
(See 一皮剥く) veneer; one layer of skin; outer layer that conceals something's true nature

一穴

see styles
 ikketsu
    いっけつ
(1) one hole; (2) toilet bowl (for both urination and defecation); (3) effective point for moxibustion; (4) (colloquialism) one-woman man

一間


一间

see styles
yī jiān
    yi1 jian1
i chien
 ichima
    いちま
one room; (surname) Ichima
ekavīcika 翳迦鼻致迦 Still one final stage of mortality before nirvāṇa. Also wrongly styled bījaka 鼻致迦, a seed 一種 which leads to one more reincarnation.

一體


一体

see styles
yī tǐ
    yi1 ti3
i t`i
    i ti
 ittai
an integral whole; all concerned; everybody
Though externally differing, in nature the same; the fundamental unity of the universe. 天地與我同根, 萬物與我一體 Heaven, earth, and myself have the same root; all things are one corpus with me.

七つ

see styles
 nanatsu
    ななつ
(numeric) seven

七仏

see styles
 shichibutsu
    しちぶつ
(abbreviation) (See 過去七仏) the seven previous incarnations of Buddha

七坪

see styles
 nanatsubo
    ななつぼ
(place-name) Nanatsubo

七塚

see styles
 nanatsuka
    ななつか
(place-name, surname) Nanatsuka

七屋

see styles
 nanatsuya
    ななつや
(colloquialism) (archaism) pawnshop

七岳

see styles
 nanatsudake
    ななつだけ
(personal name) Nanatsudake

七島

see styles
 nanatsujima
    ななつじま
(1) seven islands (e.g. of Izu); (2) (kana only) Shichito matgrass (Cyperus malaccensis); (personal name) Nanatsujima

七弦

see styles
 natsuru
    なつる
(female given name) Natsuru

七恒

see styles
 natsune
    なつね
(female given name) Natsune

七枝

see styles
 nanatsue
    ななつえ
(surname) Nanatsue

七槻

see styles
 natsuku
    なつく
(female given name) Natsuku

七湊

see styles
 nanaminato
    ななみなと
(place-name) Nanaminato

七瀧

see styles
 nanataki
    ななたき
(surname) Nanataki

七種


七种

see styles
qī zhǒng
    qi1 zhong3
ch`i chung
    chi chung
 nanatane
    ななたね
(1) (abbreviation) the seven spring flowers; (2) (abbreviation) the seven fall flowers; the seven autumn flowers; (3) (abbreviation) the seventh of January; Festival of Seven Herbs; (surname) Nanatane
seven kinds

七竹

see styles
 nanatake
    ななたけ
(surname) Nanatake

七絃

see styles
 natsuru
    なつる
(female given name) Natsuru

七緑

see styles
 natsuka
    なつか
(female given name) Natsuka

七翔

see styles
 nanato
    ななと
(personal name) Nanato

七華


七华

see styles
qī huā
    qi1 hua1
ch`i hua
    chi hua
 hanaka
    はなか
(female given name) Hanaka
The seven flowers of enlightenmenmt, idem. 七善提分. Another versionispure in the commandments, in heart, in views, in doubt-discrimination, in judgment, in conduct, and in nirvana.

七谷

see styles
 nanatani
    ななたに
(surname) Nanatani

七都

see styles
 nanato
    ななと
(female given name) Nanato

七高

see styles
 nanataka
    ななたか
(surname) Nanataka

七鳥

see styles
 nanatori
    ななとり
(place-name) Nanatori

七鳳

see styles
 natori
    なとり
(female given name) Natori

七鶴

see styles
 natsuru
    なつる
(female given name) Natsuru

万両

see styles
 manryou / manryo
    まんりょう
Ardisia crenata; coralberry; (surname) Manryō

万博

see styles
 banpaku
    ばんぱく
(abbreviation) (See 万国博覧会) world fair; international exposition; (place-name) Banpaku

万国

see styles
 mankoku
    まんこく
(noun - becomes adjective with の) all countries; the whole world; universal; all nations; (surname) Mankoku

万夏

see styles
 manatsu
    まなつ
(female given name) Manatsu

万民

see styles
 banmin
    ばんみん
all people; the whole nation

万象

see styles
 banshou / bansho
    ばんしょう
all creation; all nature; all the universe; (given name) Banshou

万邦

see styles
 makuni
    まくに
all nations; (personal name) Makuni

丈に

see styles
 dakeni
    だけに
(exp,conj) (1) (kana only) given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; as might be expected (from ...); (exp,conj) (2) (kana only) (when used with negatives) contrary to expectations ...

三元

see styles
sān yuán
    san1 yuan2
san yüan
 miyuki
    みゆき
(old) first place in civil service examinations at three levels: provincial 解元[jie4 yuan2], metropolitan 會元|会元[hui4 yuan2] and palace 狀元|状元[zhuang4 yuan2]
(1) (See 上元,中元・1,下元) 15th day of the 1st, 7th and 10th lunar months; (2) heaven, earth and man; (3) January 1; New Year's Day; (can act as adjective) (4) {chem} ternary; (female given name) Miyuki

三八

see styles
sān bā
    san1 ba1
san pa
 miya
    みや
International Women's Day 婦女節|妇女节[Fu4 nu:3 jie2], 8th March; foolish; stupid
(1) three and eight; (2) (abbreviation) (See 三八式歩兵銃) Arisaka Type 38 rifle; (personal name) Miya
(days ending with the number) 3 and 8

三力

see styles
sān lì
    san1 li4
san li
 sanriki
The three powers, of which there are various groups: (1) (a) personal power; (6) tathāgata-power; (c) power of the Buddha-nature within. (2) (a) power of a wise eye to see the Buddha-medicine (for evil); (b) of diagnosis of the ailment; (c) of suiting and applying the medicine to the disease. (3) (a) the power of Buddha; (b) of samādhi; (c) of personal achievement or merit.

三句

see styles
sān jù
    san1 ju4
san chü
 sanku
Three cryptic questions of 雲門 Yunmen, founder of the Yunmen Chan School. They are: (1) 截斷衆流 What is it that stops all flow (of reincarnation) ? The reply from the 起信論 is 一心, i. e. the realization of the oneness of mind, or that all is mind. (2) 函蓋乾坤 What contains and includes the universe? The 眞如. (3) 隨波逐浪 One wave following another— what is this? Birth and death 生死, or transmigration, phenomenal existence.

三因

see styles
sān yīn
    san1 yin1
san yin
 miyori
    みより
{Buddh} (See 三因仏性) three causes of Buddha nature; (place-name) Miyori
The six "causes" of the Abhidharma Kośa 倶舍論 as reduced to three in the Satyasiddhi śāstra 成實論, i.e. 生因 producing cause, as good or evil deeds cause good or evil karma; 習因 habit cause, e.g. lust breeding lust; 依因 dependent or hypostatic cause, e.g. the six organs 六根 and their objects 六境 causing the cognitions 六識.

三夏

see styles
 minatsu
    みなつ
three summer months; (female given name) Minatsu

三大

see styles
sān dà
    san1 da4
san ta
 miou / mio
    みおう
(prefix) (See 三大疾病) the big three ...; (surname) Miou
The three great characteristics of the 眞如 in the 起信論 Awakening of Faith: (1) 體大 The greatness of the bhūtatathatā in its essence or substance; it is 衆生心之體性 the embodied nature of the mind of all the living, universal, immortal, immutable, eternal; (2) 相大 the greatness of its attributes or manifestations, perfect in wisdom and mercy, and every achievement; (3) 用大 the greatness of its functions and operations within and without, perfectly transforming all the living to good works and good karma now and hereafter. There are other groups, e.g. 體, 宗, and 用.

三密

see styles
sān mì
    san1 mi4
san mi
 sanmitsu
    さんみつ
{Buddh} three mysteries (Buddha's body, speech and mind)
The three mystic things: the body, mouth (i.e. voice), and mind of the Tathāgata, which are universal, all things being this mystic body, all sound this mystic voice, and all thought this mystic mind. All creatures in body, voice, and mind are only individualized parts of the Tathāgata, but illusion hides their Tathāgata nature from them. The esoterics seek to realize their Tathāgata nature by physical signs and postures, by voicing of 眞言 dhāraṇī and by meditations, so that 入我我入 He may enter me and I Him, which is the perfection of siddhi 悉地; v. 大日經疏 1. 菩提心論.

三寳


三宝

see styles
sān bǎo
    san1 bao3
san pao
 sanbō
Triratna, or Ratnatraya, i.e. the Three Precious Ones: 佛 Buddha, 法 Dharma, 儈 Saṅgha, i.e. Buddha, the Law, the Ecelesia or Order. Eitel suggests this trinity may be adapted from the Trimūrti, i.e, Brahma, Viṣṇu, and Sīva. The Triratna takes many forms, e.g. the Trikāya 三身 q.v. There is also the Nepalese idea of a triple existence of each Buddha as a Nirvāṇa-Buddha, Dhyāni-Buddha, and Mānuṣi-Buddha; also the Tantric trinity of Vairocana as Nirvāṇa-Buddha, Locana according to Eitel "existing in reflex in the world of forms", and the human Buddha, Śākyamuni. There are other elaborated details known as the four and the six kinds of triratna 四 and 六種三寳, e.g. that the Triratna exists in each member of the trinity. The term has also been applied to the 三仙 q.v. Popularly the 三寳 are referred to the three images in the main hall of monasteries. The centre one is Śākyamuni, on his left Bhaiṣajya 藥師 and on his right Amitābha. There are other explanations, e.g. in some temples Amitābha is in the centre, Avalokiteśvara on his left, and Mahāsthāmaprāpta or Mañjuśrī on his right. Table of Triratna, Trikāya, and Trailokya: — DHARMASAṄGHABUDDHAEssential BodhiReflected BodhiPractical BodhiDhyāni BuddhaDhyāni BodhisattvaMānuṣī BuddhaDharmakāyaSambhogakāyaNirmāṇakāyaPurityCompletenessTransformations4th Buddha-kṣetra3rd Buddha-kṣetra1st and 2nd Buddha kṣetraArūpadhātuRūpadhātuKāmadhātu.

三從


三从

see styles
sān cóng
    san1 cong2
san ts`ung
    san tsung
 san shō
A woman's three subordinations, to father, husband, and son; stated in several sūtras, e.g. 四十華嚴經28.

三性

see styles
sān xìng
    san1 xing4
san hsing
 sanshō
The three types of character 善, 惡, 無記 good, bad and undefinable, or neutral; v. 唯識論 5. Also, 徧依圓三性 the three aspects of the nature of a thing— partial, as when a rope is mistaken for a snake; only partly reliable, i.e. incomplete inference, as when it is considered as mere hemp; all around, or perfect, when content, form, etc., are all considered.

三戒

see styles
sān jiè
    san1 jie4
san chieh
 sankai
    さんかい
(1) (from the Analects of Confucius) three lifetime commandments (youth's femininity, middle-aged struggle, old-age gain); (2) {Buddh} three categories of precepts (lay, ordination, moral)
The three sets of commandments, i.e. the ten for the ordained who have left home, the eight for the devout at home, and the five for the ordinary laity.

三振

see styles
sān zhèn
    san1 zhen4
san chen
 sanshin
    さんしん
to strike out; strikeout (baseball, softball); (Tw) to ditch; to eliminate from consideration
(n,vs,vi) {baseb} strikeout

三教

see styles
sān jiào
    san1 jiao4
san chiao
 mitsunori
    みつのり
the Three Doctrines (Daoism, Confucianism, Buddhism)
(1) Shinto, Buddhism and Confucianism; the three religions; (2) Confucianism, Buddhism and Taoism; (3) Buddhism, Shinto and Christianity; (given name) Mitsunori
The three teachings, i.e. 儒, 佛 (or 釋), and 道Confucianism, Buddhism, and Taoism; or, 孔, 老, 釋 Confucianism, Taoism (aIso known as 神敎), and Buddhism. In Japan they are Shinto, Confucianism, and Buddhism. In Buddhism the term is applied to the three periods of Śākyamuni's own teaching, of which there are several definitions: (1) The Jiangnan 南中 School describe his teaching as (a) 漸progressive or gradual; (b) 頓 immediate, i.e. as one whole, especially in the 華嚴經; and (c) 不定 or indeterminate. (2) 光統 Guangtong, a writer of the Iater Wei dynasty, describes the three as (a) 漸 progressive for beginners, i.e. from impermanence to permanence, from the void to reality, etc.; (b) 頓 immediate for the more advanced; and (c) 圓complete, to the most advanced, i.e. the Huayan as above. (3) The 三時敎q.v. (4) The 南山 Southern school deals with (a) the 性空of Hīnayāna; (b) 相空of Mahāyāna; and (c) 唯識圓 the perfect idealism. v. 行事鈔中 4. Tiantai accepts the division of 漸, 頓, and 不定 for pre-Lotus teaching, but adopts 漸 gradual, 頓 immediate, and 圓 perfect, with the Lotus as the perfect teaching; it also has the division of 三藏敎 , 通敎 , and 別敎 q.v.

三斷


三断

see styles
sān duàn
    san1 duan4
san tuan
 sandan
The three cuttings off or excisions (of 惑 beguiling delusions, or perplexities). (1) (a) 見所斷 to cut off delusions of view, of which Hīnayāna has eighty-eight kinds; (b) 修所斷in practice, eighty-one kinds; (c) 非所斷nothing left to cut off, perfect. v. 倶舍論 2. (2) (a) 自性斷 to cut off the nature or root (of delusion); (b) 緣縛斷 to cut off the external bonds, or objective causes (of delusions); (c) 不生斷 (delusion) no longer arising, therefore nothing produced to cut off. The third stage in both groups is that of an arhat.

三明

see styles
sān míng
    san1 ming2
san ming
 mitsuaki
    みつあき
see 三明市[San1 ming2 Shi4]
{Buddh} (See 宿命通,天眼通,漏尽通) three kinds of awareness; (surname, given name) Mitsuaki
The three insights; also 三達. Applied to Buddhas they are called 三達, to arhats 三明. (a) 宿命明 Insight into the mortal conditions of self and others in previous lives; (b) 天眼明 supernatural insight into future mortal conditions; (c) 漏盡明 nirvāṇa insight, i.e. into present mortal sufferings so as to overcome aIl passions or temptations. In the 倶舍論 27 the three are termed 住智識證明; 死生識證明 and 漏盡識證明. For 三明經 v. 長阿含16.

三易

see styles
 saneki
    さんえき
three methods of Chinese divination (Lian Shan of the Xia period, Gui Cang of the Yin period and Zhou Yi of the Zhou period)

三時


三时

see styles
sān shí
    san1 shi2
san shih
 mitoki
    みとき
(adverbial noun) (1) 3 o'clock; (2) 3 o'clock snack; (personal name) Mitoki
The three divisions of the day, i.e. dawn, daylight, and sunset; or morning, noon, and evening; also the three periods, after his nirvāṇa, of every Buddha's teaching, viz., 正 correct, or the period of orthodoxy and vigour, 像 semblance, or the period of scholasticism, and 末 end, the period of decline and termination.

三智

see styles
sān zhì
    san1 zhi4
san chih
 michi
    みち
(female given name) Michi
The three kinds of wisdom: (1) (a) 一切智 śrāvaka and pratyeka-buddha knowledge that all the dharma or laws are 空 void and unreal; (b) 道種智 bodhisattva-knowledge. of all things in their proper discrimination; (c) 一切種智 Buddha-knowledge, or perfect knowledge of all things in their every aspect and relationship past, present, and future. Tiantai associates the above with 室, 候, 中. (2) (a) 世間智 earthly or ordinary wisdom; (b) 出世間智 supra-mundane, or spiritual (śrāvaka and pratyeka-buddha) wisdom; (c) 出世間上上智 supreme wisdom of bodhisattvas and Buddhas. v. 智度論 27, 止觀 3, and 概伽經 3. Cf. — 心三智.

三業


三业

see styles
sān yè
    san1 ye4
san yeh
 sangou / sango
    さんごう
{Buddh} (See 身口意) three activities (action, speech and thought)
trividha-dvāra. The three conditions, inheritances, or karma, of which there are several groups. (1) Deed, word, thought, 身, 口, 意. (2) (a) Present-1ife happy karma; (6) present-life unhappy karma; (c) 不動 karma of an imperturbable nature. (3) (a) Good; (b) evil; (c) neutral karma. (4) (a) 漏業 Karma of ordinary rebirth; (6) 無漏業 karma of Hīnayāna nirvana; (c) 非漏非無漏 karma of neither, independent of both, Mahāyāna nirvana. (5) (a) Present deeds and their consequences in this life; (b) present deeds and their next life consequences; (c) present deeds and consequences after the next life, There are other groups of three.

三混

see styles
 sankon
    さんこん
(abbreviation) (See 三種混合) combined vaccination for diphtheria, pertussis (whooping cough) and tetanus

三生

see styles
sān shēng
    san1 sheng1
san sheng
 mitsuo
    みつお
(surname, given name) Mitsuo
The three births, or reincarnations, past, present, future. Tiantai has (a) 種 planting the seed; (b) 熟 ripening; (c) 脫 liberating, stripping, or harvesting, i.e. beginning, development, and reward of bodhi, a process either gradual or instantaneous. Huayan has (a) 見聞生 a past life of seeing and hearing Buddha-truth; (b) 解行生 liberation in the present life; (c) 證入生 realization of life in Buddhahood. This is also called 三生成佛, Buddhahood in the course of three lives. There is also a definition of three rebirths as the shortest term for arhatship, sixty kalpas being the longest. There are other definitions.

三甲

see styles
sān jiǎ
    san1 jia3
san chia
3rd rank of candidates who passed the imperial examination; (hospital ranking) A-grade tertiary (the highest level) (abbr. for 三級甲等|三级甲等[san1 ji2 jia3 deng3])

三界

see styles
sān jiè
    san1 jie4
san chieh
 mikai
    みかい
(1) {Buddh} (See 欲界,色界,無色界) the three realms of existence; (2) (abbreviation) {Buddh} (See 三千大千世界) the whole universe (of a billion worlds) that Buddha enlightened; (3) {Buddh} (See 三世・さんぜ・1) past, present and future existences; (suffix) (4) far-off ...; distant ...; (surname) Mikai
Trailokya or Triloka; the three realms; also 三有. It is the Buddhist metaphysical equivalent for the Brahmanic cosmological bhuvanatraya, or triple world of bhūr, bhuvaḥ, and svar, earth, atmosphere, and heaven. The Buddhist three are 欲, 色, and 無色界, i.e. world of sensuous desire, form, and formless world of pure spirit. (a) 欲界 Kāmadhātu is the realm of sensuous desire, of 婬 and 食 sex and food; it includes the six heavens of desire, the human world, and the hells. (b) 色界 Rūpadhātu is the realm of form, meaning 質礙 that which is substantial and resistant: it is above the lust-world and contains (so to speak) bodies, palaces, things, all mystic and wonderful一a semi-material conception like that in Revelation; it is represented in the 四禪天, or Brahmalokas. (c) 無色界 Arūpadhātu, or ārūpyadhātu, is the formless realm of pure spirit, where there are no bodies, places, things, at any rate none to which human terms would apply, but where the mind dwells in mystic contemplation; its extent is indefinable, but it is, conceived of in four stages, i,e. 四空處 the four "empty" regions, or regions of space in the immaterial world, which are 四無色 the four "formless" realms, or realms beyond form; being above the realm of form, their bounds cannot be defined. v. 倶舍論世間品.

三蘊


三蕴

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sān yùn
    san1 yun4
san yün
 san'un
The three kinds of skandhas, aggregations, or combinations, into which all life may be expressed according to the 化地 or Mahīśāsakāh school: 一念蘊 combination for a moment, momentary existence; 一期蘊 combination for a period, e.g. a single human lifetime; 窮生死蘊 the total existence of all beings.

三語


三语

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sān yǔ
    san1 yu3
san yü
 sango
Buddha's three modes of discourse, i.e. without reserve, or the whole truth; tactical or partial, adapting truth to the capacity of his hearers; and a combination of both.

三識


三识

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sān shì
    san1 shi4
san shih
 sanshiki
The three states of mind or consciousness: 眞識 the original unsullied consciousness or Mind, the tathāgatagarbha, the eighth or ālaya 阿賴耶識 ; 現識 mind or consciousness diversified in contact with or producing phenomena, good and evil; 分別識 consciousness discriminating and evolving the objects of the five senses. Also 意識 manas, 心識 ālaya, and 無垢識 amala, v. 識.

三身

see styles
sān shēn
    san1 shen1
san shen
 sanmi
    さんみ
{Buddh} trikaya (three bodies of the Buddha); (surname) Sanmi
trikāya. 三寶身 The threefold body or nature of a Buddha, i.e. the 法, 報, and 化身, or dharmakāya, sambhogakāya, and nirmāṇakāya. The three are defined as 自性, 受用, and 變化, the Buddha-body per se, or in its essential nature; his body of bliss, which he "receives" for his own "use" and enjoyment; and his body of transformation, by which he can appear in any form; i.e. spiritual, or essential; glorified; revealed. While the doctrine of the trikāya is a Mahāyāna concept, it partly results from the Hīnayāna idealization of the earthly Buddha with his thirty-two signs, eighty physical marks, clairvoyance, clairaudience, holiness, purity, wisdom, pity, etc. Mahāyāna, however, proceeded to conceive of Buddha as the Universal, the All, with infinity of forms, yet above all our concepts of unity or diversity. To every Buddha Mahāyāna attributed a three-fold body: that of essential Buddha; that of joy or enjoyment of the fruits of his past saving labours; that of power to transform himself at will to any shape for omnipresent salvation of those who need him. The trinity finds different methods of expression, e.g. Vairocana is entitled 法身, the embodiment of the Law, shining everywhere, enlightening all; Locana is 報身; c.f. 三賓, the embodiment of purity and bliss; Śākyamuni is 化身 or Buddha revealed. In the esoteric sect they are 法 Vairocana, 報 Amitābha, and 化 Śākyamuni. The 三賓 are also 法 dharma, 報 saṅgha, 化 buddha. Nevertheless, the three are considered as a trinity, the three being essentially one, each in the other. (1) 法身 Dharmakāya in its earliest conception was that of the body of the dharma, or truth, as preached by Śākyamuni; later it became his mind or soul in contrast with his material body. In Mādhyamika, the dharmakāya was the only reality, i.e. the void, or the immateria1, the ground of all phenomena; in other words, the 眞如 the tathāgatagarbha, the bhūtatathatā. According to the Huayan (Kegon) School it is the 理or noumenon, while the other two are氣or phenomenal aspects. "For the Vijñānavāda... the body of the law as highest reality is the void intelligence, whose infection (saṃkleҫa) results in the process of birth and death, whilst its purification brings about Nirvāṇa, or its restoration to its primitive transparence" (Keith). The "body of the law is the true reality of everything". Nevertheless, in Mahāyāna every Buddha has his own 法身; e.g. in the dharmakāya aspect we have the designation Amitābha, who in his saṃbhogakāya aspect is styled Amitāyus. (2) 報身Sambhogakāya, a Buddha's reward body, or body of enjoyment of the merits he attained as a bodhisattva; in other words, a Buddha in glory in his heaven. This is the form of Buddha as an object of worship. It is defined in two aspects, (a) 自受用身 for his own bliss, and (b) 他受用身 for the sake of others, revealing himself in his glory to bodhisattvas, enlightening and inspiring them. By wisdom a Buddha's dharmakāya is attained, by bodhisattva-merits his saṃbhogakāya. Not only has every Buddha all the three bodies or aspects, but as all men are of the same essence, or nature, as Buddhas, they are therefore potential Buddhas and are in and of the trikāya. Moreover, trikāya is not divided, for a Buddha in his 化身 is still one with his 法身 and 報身, all three bodies being co-existent. (3) 化身; 應身; 應化身 nirmāṇakāya, a Buddha's transformation, or miraculous body, in which he appears at will and in any form outside his heaven, e.g. as Śākyamuni among men.

三輪


三轮

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sān lún
    san1 lun2
san lun
 miwa
    みわ
three wheels; (p,s,f) Miwa
The three wheels: (1) The Buddha's (a) 身 body or deeds; (b) 口 mouth, or discourse; (c) 意 mind or ideas. (2) (a) 神通 (or 變) His supernatural powers, or powers of (bodily) self-transformation, associated with 身 body; (b) 記心輪 his discriminating understanding of others, associated with 意 mind; (c) 敎誡輪 or 正敎輪 his (oral) powers of teaching, associated with 口. (3) Similarly (a) 神足輪 ; (b) 說法輪 ; (c) 憶念輪 . (4) 惑, 業, and 苦. The wheel of illusion produces karma, that of karma sets rolling that of suffering, which in turn sets rolling the wheel of illusion. (5) (a) Impermanence; (b) uncleanness; (c) suffering. Cf. 三道.

三都

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sān dū
    san1 du1
san tu
 minato
    みなと
see 三都水族自治縣|三都水族自治县[San1 du1 Shui3 zu2 Zi4 zhi4 xian4]
three large cities (esp. Edo, Kyoto, and Osaka during the Edo period); (female given name) Minato

三韓


三韩

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sān hán
    san1 han2
san han
 sankan
    さんかん
(hist) the three Han nations (of ancient Korea)
the three Han

上る

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 agaru
    あがる
(v5r,vi) (1) to ascend; to go up; to climb; (2) to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the sun); to rise; (3) to go to (the capital); (4) to be promoted; (5) to add up to; (6) to advance (in price); (7) to swim up (a river); to sail up; (8) to come up (on the agenda); (irregular okurigana usage) (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; (place-name) Agaru

上下

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shàng xià
    shang4 xia4
shang hsia
 jouge / joge
    じょうげ
the top and bottom of something; the full vertical extent of something; from top to bottom; to go up and down; before and after (as in 上下文[shang4 xia4 wen2] "context"); (used after a quantity) approximately; ... or so; (in a social hierarchy) the high and the low; seniors and juniors (as in 上下和睦[shang4 xia4 he2 mu4] "harmony between superiors and subordinates"); all members of a group (as in 舉國上下|举国上下[ju3 guo2 shang4 xia4] "the entire nation"); relative superiority (as in 不相上下[bu4 xiang1 shang4 xia4] "evenly matched")
(1) top and bottom; high and low; above and below; upper and lower ends; up and down; (n,vs,vi) (2) going up and down; rising and falling; fluctuating; (n,vs,vi) (3) going and coming back; (4) upper and lower classes; ruler and ruled; the government and the people; (5) first and second volumes; (6) {cloth} top and bottom; two-piece (outfit); (place-name, surname) Jōge
above and below

上皮

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shàng pí
    shang4 pi2
shang p`i
    shang pi
 uwakawa; jouhi / uwakawa; johi
    うわかわ; じょうひ
(anatomy) epithelium; epithelial tissue
(noun - becomes adjective with の) (1) (うわかわ only) outer layer (e.g. of skin); cuticle; epidermis; bark; rind; crust; film (on the surface of a liquid); scum; (noun - becomes adjective with の) (2) {anat} (esp. じょうひ) epithelium

上葉

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 ueha
    うえは
{anat} upper lobe (of lung); superior lobe; (surname) Ueha

上通

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 kamidoori
    かみどおり
(noun/participle) (See 下達上通,上達・2) conveying the views of the subordinates to the rulers; (surname) Kamidoori

上院

see styles
 jouin / join
    じょういん
(See 下院) upper house; upper legislative chamber; senate

下世

see styles
xià shì
    xia4 shi4
hsia shih
 shimoyo
    しもよ
to die; future incarnation; next life; to be born; to come into the world; future generation
(surname) Shimoyo

下位

see styles
 shimoi
    しもい
(noun - becomes adjective with の) low rank; lower position; subordinate position; lower order (e.g. byte); (surname) Shimoi

下僚

see styles
 karyou / karyo
    かりょう
subordinates; petty officials

下咽

see styles
xià yān
    xia4 yan1
hsia yen
(anatomy) hypopharynx

下品

see styles
xià pǐn
    xia4 pin3
hsia p`in
    hsia pin
 shimoshina
    しもしな
(noun or adjectival noun) vulgar; indecent; coarse; crude; (place-name) Shimoshina
The three lowest of the nine classes born in the Amitābha Pure Land, v. 無量壽經. These three lowest grades are (1) 下品上生 The highest of the three lowest classes who enter the Pure Land of Amitābha, i.e. those who have committed all sins except dishonouring the sūtras. If at the end of life the sinner clasps hands and says "Namo Amitābha", such a one will be born in His precious lake. (2) 下品中生 The middle class consists of those who have broken all the commandments, even stolen from monks and abused the law. If at death such a one hears of the great power of Amitābha, and assents with but a thought, he will be received into paradise. (3) 下品下生 The lowest class, because of their sins, should have fallen into the lowest gati, but by invoking the name of Amitābha, they can escape countless ages of reincarnation and suffering and on dying will behold a lotus flower like the sun, and, by the response of a single thought, will enter the Pure Land of Amitābha.

下地

see styles
xià dì
    xia4 di4
hsia ti
 shimoji
    しもぢ
to go down to the fields; to get up from bed; to leave one's sickbed; to be born
(1) groundwork; foundation; (2) inclination; aptitude; elementary knowledge (of); grounding (in); (3) undercoat; first coat; (4) (See お下地) soy sauce; (surname) Shimoji
The lower regions of the 九地 q. v.; also the lower half of the 十地 in the fifty-two grades of bodhisattva development.

下屬


下属

see styles
xià shǔ
    xia4 shu3
hsia shu
subordinate; underling

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