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五三八二

see styles
wǔ sān bā èr
    wu3 san1 ba1 er4
wu san pa erh
 go san hachi ni
Five, three, eight, two, a summary of the tenets of the 法相 school, 五法, 三性, 八識, and 二無我 q. v.

五大使者

see styles
wǔ dà shǐ zhě
    wu3 da4 shi3 zhe3
wu ta shih che
 go dai shisha
五天使者 The five dūta, i. e. great lictors, or deva-messengers— birth, old age, disease, death, earthly laws and punishments— said to be sent by Māra as warnings.

五家七宗

see styles
wǔ jiā qī zōng
    wu3 jia1 qi1 zong1
wu chia ch`i tsung
    wu chia chi tsung
 goke shichishū
(五家) Division in China of the 禪 Ch'an, Intuitive or Meditative School. It divided into northern and southern schools under 神秀 Shenxiu and 慧能 Huineng respectively. The northern school continued as a unit, the southern divided into five or seven 宗, viz. 潙仰宗, 臨濟宗, 曹洞宗, 雲門宗, and 法眼宗; the two others are 黃龍 and 揚岐.

五種不翻


五种不翻

see styles
wǔ zhǒng bù fān
    wu3 zhong3 bu4 fan1
wu chung pu fan
 goshu fuhon
The five kinds of terms which Xuanzang did not translate but transliterated— the esoteric (such as 陀羅尼); those with several meanings (such as 薄伽梵); those without equivalent in China (such as 閻浮樹); old-established terms (such as 阿耨菩提); and those which would be less impressive when translated.

五種不還


五种不还

see styles
wǔ zhǒng bù huán
    wu3 zhong3 bu4 huan2
wu chung pu huan
 goshu fugen
The five kinds of anāgāmins 那含, who never return to the desire-realm: (1) 中般 the anāgāmin who enters on the intermediate stage between the realm of desire and the higher realm of form; (2) 生般 who is born into the form world and soon overcomes the remains of illusion; (3) 有行般 who diligently works his way through the final stages; (4) 無行般 whose final departure is delayed through lack of aid and slackness; (5) 上流般 who proceeds from lower to higher heavens into nirvana. Also 五種那含 and 五種般 the 般 being 'Parinirvāṇa'.

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.

五種比量


五种比量

see styles
wǔ zhǒng bǐ liáng
    wu3 zhong3 bi3 liang2
wu chung pi liang
 goshu hiryō
The five inferences in (Indian) logic: (1) 相比量 from appearance, e. g. fire from smoke; (2) 體比量 from the corporeal, e. g. two or more things from one; (3) 業比量 from action, e. g. the animal from its footmark; (4) 法比量 from recognized law, old age from birth; (5) 因果比量 from cause and effect, that a traveler has a destination.

五種法界


五种法界

see styles
wǔ zhǒng fǎ jiè
    wu3 zhong3 fa3 jie4
wu chung fa chieh
 goshu hōkai
The Huayan school's five forms of dharmadhātu: (1) 有爲法界 or 事世界 the phenomenal realm; (2) 無爲法界 or 理世界 the dependent and interactive; the inactive, quiescent, or noumenal realm; (3) 亦有爲亦無爲世界 or 事理無礙世界, both, i.e., interdependent and interactive; (4) 非有爲非無爲世界 either active nor inactive, but it is also 事理無礙世界, e. g. water and wave, wave being water and water wave; (5) 無障礙世界 or 事事無礙世界 the unimpeded realm, the unity of the phenomenal and noumenal, of the collective and individual.

五種灌頂


五种灌顶

see styles
wǔ zhǒng guàn dǐng
    wu3 zhong3 guan4 ding3
wu chung kuan ting
 goshu kanjō
The five abhiṣecanī baptisms of the esoteric school— for ordaining ācāryas, teachers, or preachers of the Law: for admitting disciples: for putting an end to calamities or suffering for sins; for advancement, or success; and for controlling (evil spirits ) or getting rid of difficulties, cf. 五種修法. Also, baptism of light: of sweet dew (i. e. perfume): of the 'germ-word' as seed; of the five baptismal signs of wisdom made on the forehead, shoulders, heart, and throat, indicating the five Dhyāni-Buddhas; and of the ' true word' on the breast.

五部大論


五部大论

see styles
wǔ bù dà lùn
    wu3 bu4 da4 lun4
wu pu ta lun
 gobu dairon
Asaṅga, founder of the Yogācāra school, is said, by command of Maitreya, to have edited the five great śāstras, 瑜伽師地論, 分別瑜伽論, 大乘莊嚴經論, 辨中邉論頌論, and 金剛般若論.

交通手段

see styles
 koutsuushudan / kotsushudan
    こうつうしゅだん
means of transportation; transportation system; way of getting around

人老珠黃


人老珠黄

see styles
rén lǎo zhū huáng
    ren2 lao3 zhu1 huang2
jen lao chu huang
(of a woman) old and faded

今文經學


今文经学

see styles
jīn wén jīng xué
    jin1 wen2 jing1 xue2
chin wen ching hsüeh
Former Han dynasty school of Confucian scholars

仕事ぶり

see styles
 shigotoburi
    しごとぶり
the way one works

仕事帰り

see styles
 shigotogaeri
    しごとがえり
on the way home from work

仕事振り

see styles
 shigotoburi
    しごとぶり
the way one works

仕向ける

see styles
 shimukeru
    しむける
(transitive verb) (1) to induce (somebody to do something); to tempt; (2) to act toward (somebody in a certain way); to handle (men); to treat; (3) to send; to forward to

付属学校

see styles
 fuzokugakkou / fuzokugakko
    ふぞくがっこう
affiliated school

仙台育英

see styles
 sendaiikuei / sendaikue
    せんだいいくえい
(place-name) Sendai Ikue (private high school)

代表人物

see styles
dài biǎo rén wù
    dai4 biao3 ren2 wu4
tai piao jen wu
representative individual (of a school of thought)

以心傳心


以心传心

see styles
yǐ xīn chuán xīn
    yi3 xin1 chuan2 xin1
i hsin ch`uan hsin
    i hsin chuan hsin
 ishin denshin
Direct transmission from mind to mind, as contrasted with the written word; the intuitive principle of the Chan (Zen), or intuitive school.

仰屋興嘆


仰屋兴叹

see styles
yǎng wū xīng tàn
    yang3 wu1 xing1 tan4
yang wu hsing t`an
    yang wu hsing tan
to stare at the ceiling in despair; to find no way out; nothing you can do about it; at the end of one's wits

伊勢神道

see styles
 iseshintou / iseshinto
    いせしんとう
Ise Shinto (school of Shinto established the Watarai family priests of Ise Jingu's Outer Shrine)

伊頓公學


伊顿公学

see styles
yī dùn gōng xué
    yi1 dun4 gong1 xue2
i tun kung hsüeh
Eton public school (English elite school)

会社の主

see styles
 kaishanonushi
    かいしゃのぬし
great old-timer of the firm

会社帰り

see styles
 kaishagaeri
    かいしゃがえり
(n,adj-no,adv) on the way home from work; returning from work

伝統ある

see styles
 dentouaru / dentoaru
    でんとうある
(exp,adj-f) long-established; old-established; traditional

伯父さん

see styles
 ojisan
    おじさん
(1) (honorific or respectful language) (familiar language) (kana only) uncle; (2) (familiar language) (kana only) old man; mister (vocative); (3) (kana only) manybar goatfish (Parupeneus multifasciatus)

体のいい

see styles
 teinoii / tenoi
    ていのいい
(exp,adj-f) nice way of saying; diplomatic way of saying; fine; plausible

体のよい

see styles
 teinoyoi / tenoyoi
    ていのよい
(exp,adj-f) nice way of saying; diplomatic way of saying; fine; plausible

体の良い

see styles
 teinoyoi / tenoyoi
    ていのよい
    teinoii / tenoi
    ていのいい
(exp,adj-f) nice way of saying; diplomatic way of saying; fine; plausible

体育学校

see styles
 taiikugakkou / taikugakko
    たいいくがっこう
(org) Physical Training School; (o) Physical Training School

体験入学

see styles
 taikennyuugaku / taikennyugaku
    たいけんにゅうがく
trial experience of a school; attending trial classes at a school before enrolling

何じょう

see styles
 nanjou / nanjo
    なんじょう
(adverb) (1) what street? (esp. in Kyoto and Sapporo); (2) what article? (in a law); (3) (archaism) how can?; cannot possibly; there is no way

何の様に

see styles
 donoyouni / donoyoni
    どのように
(exp,adv) (kana only) how; in what way

佛光國師

see styles
fó guāng guó shī
    fo2 guang1 guo2 shi1
fo kuang kuo shih
 Bukkō Kokushi
Chinese monk of the Linji (J. Rinzai) school 臨濟宗. Founder of the Bukkō Branch 佛光派, one of the twenty-four transmissions of Zen 禪宗二十四流 that reached Japan. Came to Japan in 1279 following the invitation by Hōjō Tokimune. Founder of the Engakuji 圓覺寺 in Kamakura.

佛性中道

see styles
fó xìng zhōng dào
    fo2 xing4 zhong1 dao4
fo hsing chung tao
 busshō chūdō
Middle Way of Buddha-nature

佛槃勢羅


佛槃势罗

see styles
fó pán shì luó
    fo2 pan2 shi4 luo2
fo p`an shih lo
    fo pan shih lo
 Buppanseira
Pūrvaśailāḥ, or Eastern Hill; one of the five divisions of the Māhāsaṇghika school. A monastery east of Dhanakaṭaka, i.e. Amarāvatī, on the R. Godavery.

作如是言

see styles
zuò rú shì yán
    zuo4 ru2 shi4 yan2
tso ju shih yen
 sa nyoze gon
says in this way...

使いみち

see styles
 tsukaimichi
    つかいみち
(1) purpose; utility; objective; (2) way to use something

依然故我

see styles
yī rán gù wǒ
    yi1 ran2 gu4 wo3
i jan ku wo
to be one's old self (idiom); to be unchanged; (derog.) to be stuck in one's ways

便利使い

see styles
 benrizukai
    べんりづかい
(noun, transitive verb) using without consideration for others; using (another person, etc.) in a way that's convenient to oneself (but detrimental to the person, thing etc. being used); using in a reckless manner

保定地區


保定地区

see styles
bǎo dìng dì qū
    bao3 ding4 di4 qu1
pao ting ti ch`ü
    pao ting ti chü
Baoding county (old name)

保育園児

see styles
 hoikuenji
    ほいくえんじ
child in nursery school

保護者会

see styles
 hogoshakai
    ほごしゃかい
(1) legal guardians' association; parents' association (at a school); (2) parent-teacher's meeting

修学旅行

see styles
 shuugakuryokou / shugakuryoko
    しゅうがくりょこう
excursion; field trip; school trip

倒行逆施

see styles
dào xíng nì shī
    dao4 xing2 ni4 shi1
tao hsing ni shih
to go against the tide (idiom); to do things all wrong; to try to turn back history; a perverse way of doing things

停学処分

see styles
 teigakushobun / tegakushobun
    ていがくしょぶん
(See 停学) suspension from school

働き振り

see styles
 hatarakiburi
    はたらきぶり
way of working; discharge of duty

儒家思想

see styles
rú jiā sī xiǎng
    ru2 jia1 si1 xiang3
ju chia ssu hsiang
Confucian thoughts; the thinking of the Confucian school

優婆毱多


优婆毱多

see styles
yōu pó jú duō
    you1 po2 ju2 duo1
yu p`o chü to
    yu po chü to
 Ubagikuta
Upagupta, 優婆鞠多 (or 優婆掘多); 優波笈多 (or 優波毱多); 鄔波毱多 (or 鄔波級多 or 鄔波屈多); 烏波毱多. A 'śūdra by birth, who entered upon monastic life when 17 years old'. Eitel. He was renowned as almost a Buddha, lived under King Aśoka, and is reputed as the fifth patriarch, 200 years after the Nirvāṇa.

先天愚型

see styles
xiān tiān yú xíng
    xian1 tian1 yu2 xing2
hsien t`ien yü hsing
    hsien tien yü hsing
(old) Down syndrome; trisomy 21

先王之道

see styles
xiān wáng zhī dào
    xian1 wang2 zhi1 dao4
hsien wang chih tao
the way of former kings

免許返納

see styles
 menkyohennou / menkyohenno
    めんきょへんのう
voluntarily giving up one's driver's license (e.g. because of old age)

入不二門


入不二门

see styles
rù bù èr mén
    ru4 bu4 er4 men2
ju pu erh men
 nyū funi mon
To enter the school of monism, i.e. that the 一實one great reality is universal and absolute without differentiation.

入学願書

see styles
 nyuugakugansho / nyugakugansho
    にゅうがくがんしょ
application for admittance to a school

全校生徒

see styles
 zenkouseito / zenkoseto
    ぜんこうせいと
whole student body; all the pupils in the school

全校集会

see styles
 zenkoushuukai / zenkoshukai
    ぜんこうしゅうかい
school assembly

八不中道

see styles
bā bù zhòng dào
    ba1 bu4 zhong4 dao4
pa pu chung tao
 happu chūdō
eight negations of the middle way

八宗九宗

see styles
bā zōng jiǔ zōng
    ba1 zong1 jiu3 zong1
pa tsung chiu tsung
 hasshū kushū
八家九宗 The eight Japanese schools 八宗 with the Zen 禪 school added. The first four are almost or entirely extinct.

八識體一


八识体一

see styles
bā shì tǐ yī
    ba1 shi4 ti3 yi1
pa shih t`i i
    pa shih ti i
 hasshikitai ichi
The eight perceptions are fundamentally unity, opposed by the 唯識 school with the doctrine 八識體別 that they are fundamentally discrete.

公民学校

see styles
 koumingakkou / komingakko
    こうみんがっこう
citizenship training school

公立学校

see styles
 kouritsugakkou / koritsugakko
    こうりつがっこう
public school

公立學校


公立学校

see styles
gōng lì xué xiào
    gong1 li4 xue2 xiao4
kung li hsüeh hsiao
public school
See: 公立学校

公立高校

see styles
 kouritsukoukou / koritsukoko
    こうりつこうこう
public high school

六十二見


六十二见

see styles
liù shí èr jiàn
    liu4 shi2 er4 jian4
liu shih erh chien
 rokujūni ken
The sixty-two 見 or views, of which three groups are given: The 大品般若經 in the 佛母品 takes each of the five skandhas under four considerations of 常 time, considered as time past, whether each of the five has had permanence, impermanence, both, neither, 5 x 4 = 20; again as to their space, or extension, considered as present time, whether each is finite, infinite, both, neither =20; again as to their destination, i. e. future, as to whether each goes on, or does not, both, neither (e. g. continued personality) = 20, or in all 60; add the two ideas whether body and mind 神 are a unity or different = 62. The Tiantai School takes 我見, or personality, as its basis and considers each of the five skandhas under four aspects, e. g (1) rūpa, the organized body, as the ego; (2) the ego as apart from the rūpa; (3) rūpa as the greater, the ego the smaller or inferior, and the ego as dwelling in the rūpa; (4) the ego as the greater, rupa the inferior, and the rupa in the ego. Consider these twenty in the past, present, and future = 60, and add 斷 and 常 impermanence and permanence as fundamentals = 62. There is also a third group.

六十余州

see styles
 rokujuuyoshuu / rokujuyoshu
    ろくじゅうよしゅう
66-odd provinces of old Japan; 60-odd states

其の足で

see styles
 sonoashide
    そのあしで
(adverb) straight (from one place to another); going right onto; on the way; simultaneously; incidentally; directly; at once

其れなり

see styles
 sorenari
    それなり
(adverb) (1) (kana only) in itself; as it is; in its own way; as suits the occasion; (2) (kana only) within its capacity; within limitations

冥道罔象

see styles
míng dào wǎng xiàng
    ming2 dao4 wang3 xiang4
ming tao wang hsiang
 myōdō mōshō
the dark way is formless

処世哲学

see styles
 shoseitetsugaku / shosetetsugaku
    しょせいてつがく
philosophy of living; philosophy of making one's way through life

出世說部


出世说部

see styles
chū shì shuō bù
    chu1 shi4 shuo1 bu4
ch`u shih shuo pu
    chu shih shuo pu
 Shusse setsu bu
出世部 (出世間說部) (or 出世語言部) Lokottaravādinaḥ, 盧倶多婆拖部 an offshoot of the Māhāsaṇghikāḥ division of the eighteen Hīnayāna schools; the tenets of the school are unknown, but the name, as implied by the Chinese translation, suggests if not the idea of Ādi-Buddha, yet that of supra-mundane nature.

出世間道


出世间道

see styles
chū shì jiān dào
    chu1 shi4 jian1 dao4
ch`u shih chien tao
    chu shih chien tao
 shusseken dō
or 出世間法. The way of leaving the world, i. e. of enlightenment, idem 菩提道; the spiritual law.

出家入道

see styles
chū jiā rù dào
    chu1 jia1 ru4 dao4
ch`u chia ju tao
    chu chia ju tao
 shukke nyū dō
to leave home and enter the way

出張授業

see styles
 shucchoujugyou / shucchojugyo
    しゅっちょうじゅぎょう
school visit

出水芙蓉

see styles
chū shuǐ fú róng
    chu1 shui3 fu2 rong2
ch`u shui fu jung
    chu shui fu jung
as a lotus flower breaking the surface (idiom); surpassingly beautiful (of young lady's face or old gentleman's calligraphy)

出爾反爾


出尔反尔

see styles
chū ěr fǎn ěr
    chu1 er3 fan3 er3
ch`u erh fan erh
    chu erh fan erh
old: to reap the consequences of one's words (idiom, from Mencius); modern: to go back on one's word; to blow hot and cold; to contradict oneself; inconsistent

分け入る

see styles
 wakeiru / wakeru
    わけいる
(v5r,vi) to make one's way into; to push one's way into; to force one's way though; to push through

分別說部


分别说部

see styles
fēn bié shuō bù
    fen1 bie2 shuo1 bu4
fen pieh shuo pu
 Funbetsusetsu bu
The Vibhajyavādins. A school the origin of which is obscure. The meaning of the term, not necessarily limited to this school, is the method of particularization in dealing with questions in debate. It is suggested that this school was established to harmonize the differences between the Sthavirās and Mahāsāṅghikas. The Abhidharma Pitaka 'as we have it in the Pali Canon, is the definite work of this school ', Keith, 153.

分數掛帥


分数挂帅

see styles
fēn shù guà shuài
    fen1 shu4 gua4 shuai4
fen shu kua shuai
preoccupied with school grades; overemphasis on test scores

切抜ける

see styles
 kirinukeru
    きりぬける
(transitive verb) to cut one's way through; to tide over; to struggle through; to get over

刑名之學


刑名之学

see styles
xíng míng zhī xué
    xing2 ming2 zhi1 xue2
hsing ming chih hsüeh
xing-ming, a school of thought of the Warring States period associated with Shen Buhai 申不害[Shen1 Bu4 hai4]

初宮参り

see styles
 hatsumiyamairi
    はつみやまいり
(See 宮参り・1) first visit of a child to the shrine of its tutelary deity (usu. when the child is about 30 days old)

初等教育

see styles
chū děng jiào yù
    chu1 deng3 jiao4 yu4
ch`u teng chiao yü
    chu teng chiao yü
 shotoukyouiku / shotokyoiku
    しょとうきょういく
primary education; junior school education
elementary education

初級中學


初级中学

see styles
chū jí zhōng xué
    chu1 ji2 zhong1 xue2
ch`u chi chung hsüeh
    chu chi chung hsüeh
junior high school; junior middle school

初級小學


初级小学

see styles
chū jí xiǎo xué
    chu1 ji2 xiao3 xue2
ch`u chi hsiao hsüeh
    chu chi hsiao hsüeh
lower elementary school (abbr. to 初小[chu1 xiao3])

別向圓修


别向圆修

see styles
bié xiàng yuán xiū
    bie2 xiang4 yuan2 xiu1
pieh hsiang yüan hsiu
 bekkō enshu
The 向 of the 別教, i. e. the Separatist or Differentiating school, is the 修 of the 圓教 or Perfect school; i.e. when the 別教 Bodhisattva reaches the stage of the 十囘向, he has reached the 修 stage of the perfect nature and observance according to the 圓教 or Perfect school.

別樹一幟


别树一帜

see styles
bié shù yī zhì
    bie2 shu4 yi1 zhi4
pieh shu i chih
lit. to fly one's banner on a solitary tree (idiom); fig. to act as a loner; to stand out; to develop one's own school; to have attitude of one's own

別樹一旗


别树一旗

see styles
bié shù yī qí
    bie2 shu4 yi1 qi2
pieh shu i ch`i
    pieh shu i chi
lit. to fly one's banner on a solitary tree (idiom); fig. to act as a loner; to stand out; to develop one's own school; to have attitude of one's own

別理隨緣


别理随缘

see styles
bié lǐ suí yuán
    bie2 li3 sui2 yuan2
pieh li sui yüan
 betsuri zuien
The 理 li is the 眞如 bhūtatathatā, which one school says is different in operation, while another asserts that it is the same, for all things are the chen-ju .

利用方法

see styles
 riyouhouhou / riyohoho
    りようほうほう
how to use; method for using; way of using

制度学派

see styles
 seidogakuha / sedogakuha
    せいどがくは
institutionalism; institutional school

削ぎ切り

see styles
 sogigiri
    そぎぎり
(noun/participle) cutting a thin object (e.g. vegetable stalk) at a 45 degree angle; cutting in a way that blunts or rounds the cut

前時代的

see styles
 zenjidaiteki
    ぜんじだいてき
(adjectival noun) premodern; old-fashioned; outmoded; antiquated

前途遼遠

see styles
 zentoryouen / zentoryoen
    ぜんとりょうえん
(noun or adjectival noun) (yoji) having a long way to go; having a long road ahead of one; being a long way off; being far off

割り干し

see styles
 wariboshi
    わりぼし
strips of daikon sliced the long way and dried

割干大根

see styles
 wariboshidaikon
    わりぼしだいこん
strips of daikon sliced the long way and dried

勝義道理


胜义道理

see styles
shèng yì dào lǐ
    sheng4 yi4 dao4 li3
sheng i tao li
 shōgi dōri
the correct way

勤め帰り

see styles
 tsutomegaeri
    つとめがえり
(can be adjective with の) on the way home from work

勤儉辦學


勤俭办学

see styles
qín jiǎn bàn xué
    qin2 jian3 ban4 xue2
ch`in chien pan hsüeh
    chin chien pan hsüeh
to run a school diligently and thriftily

Entries with 2nd row of characters: The 2nd row is Simplified Chinese.

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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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