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互通有無


互通有无

see styles
hù tōng yǒu wú
    hu4 tong1 you3 wu2
hu t`ung yu wu
    hu tung yu wu
(idiom) mutual exchange of assistance; to benefit from each other's strengths and make up each other's shortfalls; to reciprocate with material assistance; to scratch each other's back

五分法身

see styles
wǔ fēn fǎ shēn
    wu3 fen1 fa3 shen1
wu fen fa shen
 gobun hosshin
pañca-dharmakāya, the five attributes of the dharmakāya or 'spiritual' body of the Tathāgata, i. e. 戒 that he is above all moral conditions; 定 tranquil and apart from all false ideas; 慧 wise and omniscient; 解脫 free, unlimited, unconditioned, which is the state of nirvana; 解脫知見 that he has perfect knowledge of this state. These five attributes surpass all conditions of form, or the five skandhas; Eitel interprets this by exemption from all materiality (rūpa); all sensations (vedana); all consciousness (saṃjñā); all moral activity (karman); all knowledge (vijñāna). The esoteric sect has its own group. See also 五種法身.

五十知命

see styles
 gojuuchimei / gojuchime
    ごじゅうちめい
(expression) (yoji) (from Confucius) at age fifty, one comes to know the will of Heaven

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.

五斗味噌

see styles
 gotomiso
    ごとみそ
(rare) miso from the Kamakura era

五明後日

see styles
 goasatte
    ごあさって
(n,adv) four days from now (five days in some places)

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.

五淨居天


五净居天

see styles
wǔ jìng jū tiān
    wu3 jing4 ju1 tian1
wu ching chü t`ien
    wu ching chü tien
 go jō go ten
五不還天 Cf. 色界. The five pure-dwelling heavens in the fourth dhyāna heaven, into which arhats are finally born: 無煩天 Avṛhās, the heaven free from all trouble; 無熱天 Atapās, of no heat or distress; 善現天 Sudṛsās, of beautiful presentation; 善見天 Sudarśanās, beautiful; and 色究竟天 Akaniṣṭhās, the highest heaven of the form-realm.

五盛陰苦


五盛阴苦

see styles
wǔ shèng yīn kǔ
    wu3 sheng4 yin1 ku3
wu sheng yin k`u
    wu sheng yin ku
 gosei in ku
The mental and physical sufferings arising from the full-orbed activities of the skandhas 五陰, one of the eight sufferings; also 五陰盛 (五陰盛苦).

五種三歸


五种三归

see styles
wǔ zhǒng sān guī
    wu3 zhong3 san1 gui1
wu chung san kuei
 goshu sanki
The five modes of trisarana, or formulas of trust in the Triratna, taken by those who (1) 翻邪 turn from heresy; (2) take the five commandments; (3) the eight commandments; (4) the ten commandments; (5) the complete commandments.

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'.

五種布施


五种布施

see styles
wǔ zhǒng bù shī
    wu3 zhong3 bu4 shi1
wu chung pu shih
 goshu fuse
The five kinds of almsgiving or dānas— to those from afar, to those going afar, to the sick, the hungry, and those wise in Buddhist doctrine.

五種惡病


五种恶病

see styles
wǔ zhǒng è bìng
    wu3 zhong3 e4 bing4
wu chung o ping
 goshu akubyō
Five epidemics in Vaiśālī during the Buddha's lifetime— bleeding from the eyes, pus from the ears, nose-bleeding, lockjaw, and astringent taste of all food.

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.

五種法身


五种法身

see styles
wǔ zhǒng fǎ shēn
    wu3 zhong3 fa3 shen1
wu chung fa shen
 goshu hosshin
The five kinds of a Buddha's dharmakāya. There are four groups. I. (1) 如如智法身 the spiritual body of bhūtatathatā-wisdom; (2) 功德法身 of all virtuous achievement; (3) 自法身 of incarnation in the world; (4) 變化法身 of unlimited powers of transformation; (5) 虛空法身 of unlimited space; the first and second are defined as saṃbhogakāya, the third and fourth as nirmāṇakāya, and the fifth as the dharmakāya, but all are included under dharmakāya as it possesses all the others. II. The esoteric cult uses the first four and adds as fifth 法界身 indicating the universe as pan-Buddha. III. Huayan gives (1) 法性生身 the body or person of Buddha born from the dharma-nature. (2) 功德生身 the dharmakāya evolved by Buddha virtue, or achievement; (3) 變化法身 the dharmakāya with unlimited powers of transformation; (4) 實相法身 the real dharmakāya; (5) 虛 空法身 the universal dharmakāya. IV. Hīnayāna defines them as 五分法身 q. v.

五部尊法

see styles
wǔ bù zūn fǎ
    wu3 bu4 zun1 fa3
wu pu tsun fa
 gobu sonbō
五種壇法 (or 五部護摩 or 五部悉地). Ceremonials of the esoteric cult for ridding from calamity; for prosperity; subduing evil (spirits); seeking the love of Buddhas; calling the good to aid; cf. 五種修法.

亙古通今


亘古通今

see styles
gèn gǔ tōng jīn
    gen4 gu3 tong1 jin1
ken ku t`ung chin
    ken ku tung chin
from ancient times up to now; throughout history

交喙の嘴

see styles
 isukanohashi
    いすかのはし
(exp,n,adj-no) something contradictory and different from what one expected; crossbill's bill

交通遺児

see styles
 koutsuuiji / kotsuiji
    こうつういじ
child orphaned from a traffic accident

京杭運河


京杭运河

see styles
jīng háng yùn hé
    jing1 hang2 yun4 he2
ching hang yün ho
the Grand Canal, 1800 km from Beijing to Hangzhou, built starting from 486 BC

人いきれ

see styles
 hitoikire
    ひといきれ
body heat from several people in close quarters; stuffy air

人傑地靈


人杰地灵

see styles
rén jié dì líng
    ren2 jie2 di4 ling2
jen chieh ti ling
illustrious hero, spirit of the place (idiom); a place derives reflected glory from an illustrious son

人工妊娠

see styles
 jinkouninshin / jinkoninshin
    じんこうにんしん
pregnancy resulting from artificial insemination, in-vitro fertilization, etc. (esp. of animals)

人格神論

see styles
 jinkakushinron
    じんかくしんろん
(rare) (See 有神論) theism (as refers to the existence of a personal Christian god)

人間天堂


人间天堂

see styles
rén jiān tiān táng
    ren2 jian1 tian1 tang2
jen chien t`ien t`ang
    jen chien tien tang
heaven on Earth; nickname for the city Suzhou

人間蒸發


人间蒸发

see styles
rén jiān zhēng fā
    ren2 jian1 zheng1 fa1
jen chien cheng fa
to vanish; to disappear from the face of the earth

人間離れ

see styles
 ningenbanare
    にんげんばなれ
(noun/participle) being unhuman; being removed from humanity; being unworldly

仁心仁術


仁心仁术

see styles
rén xīn rén shù
    ren2 xin1 ren2 shu4
jen hsin jen shu
benevolent heart and skillful execution (idiom, from Mencius); charitable in thought and deed

仁民愛物


仁民爱物

see styles
rén mín ài wù
    ren2 min2 ai4 wu4
jen min ai wu
love to all creatures (idiom, from Mencius); universal benevolence

今後とも

see styles
 kongotomo
    こんごとも
(adverbial noun) from now on

仏恥義理

see styles
 bucchigiri
    ぶっちぎり
(ateji / phonetic) (irregular kanji usage) (noun - becomes adjective with の) (kana only) establishing a large lead over one's competitors; breaking away (from the field)

仕事帰り

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

仕切り板

see styles
 shikiriita / shikirita
    しきりいた
(1) partition board; plank used as a partition; (2) board used in a ship to prevent the cargo from moving around

他山の石

see styles
 tazannoishi
    たざんのいし
(idiom) (See 他山の石以て玉を攻むべし) lesson learned from someone's else mistake; object lesson; food for thought; stones from other mountains (can be used to polish one's own gems)

他生の縁

see styles
 tashounoen / tashonoen
    たしょうのえん
karma from a previous existence

代代相傳


代代相传

see styles
dài dài xiāng chuán
    dai4 dai4 xiang1 chuan2
tai tai hsiang ch`uan
    tai tai hsiang chuan
passed on from generation to generation (idiom); to hand down

以人廢言


以人废言

see styles
yǐ rén fèi yán
    yi3 ren2 fei4 yan2
i jen fei yen
to reject a word because of the speaker (idiom, from Analects); to judge on preference between advisers rather than the merits of the case

以利亞敬


以利亚敬

see styles
yǐ lì yà jìng
    yi3 li4 ya4 jing4
i li ya ching
Eliakim (name, Hebrew: God will raise up); Eliakim, servant of the Lord in Isaiah 22:20; Eliakim, son of Abiud and father of Azor in Matthew 1:13

以史為鑒


以史为鉴

see styles
yǐ shǐ wéi jiàn
    yi3 shi3 wei2 jian4
i shih wei chien
to learn from history (idiom)

以少勝多


以少胜多

see styles
yǐ shǎo shèng duō
    yi3 shao3 sheng4 duo1
i shao sheng to
using the few to defeat the many (idiom); to win from a position of weakness

以弱勝強


以弱胜强

see styles
yǐ ruò shèng qiáng
    yi3 ruo4 sheng4 qiang2
i jo sheng ch`iang
    i jo sheng chiang
using the weak to defeat the strong (idiom); to win from a position of weakness

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.

仮出所者

see styles
 karishusshosha
    かりしゅっしょしゃ
parolee; person on parole (from prison)

伊勢乞食

see styles
 isekojiki
    いせこじき
(1) (hist) beggars at the Ise Grand Shrine; (2) (derogatory term) (archaism) successful but stingy merchants from Ise

伊羅婆那


伊罗婆那

see styles
yī luó pó nà
    yi1 luo2 po2 na4
i lo p`o na
    i lo po na
 irabana
Airāvaṇa; 伊羅婆拏; 伊羅鉢那 (or 伊那鉢那); 伊蘭; 堙羅 (堙羅那) q. v.; ?羅婆那 (or ?那婆那); 黳羅葉 (or 毉羅葉), etc. Airāvaṇa, come from the water; Indra's elephant; a tree, the elāpattra; name of a park (i. e. Lumbinī, where the Buddha is said to have been born).

伊邪那岐

see styles
 isanagi
    いさなぎ
(dei) Izanagi (Shinto god)

伐り出す

see styles
 kiridasu
    きりだす
(transitive verb) (1) to quarry; to cut (timber); to cut and carry off; (2) to select and extract (from a media file); to splice out

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

体じゅう

see styles
 karadajuu / karadaju
    からだじゅう
all over the body; from head to foot; all over

何出此言

see styles
hé chū cǐ yán
    he2 chu1 ci3 yan2
ho ch`u tz`u yen
    ho chu tzu yen
where do these words stem from?; why do you (he, etc) say such a thing?

何時から

see styles
 nanjikara
    なんじから
(expression) from what time

佛具十身

see styles
fó jù shí shēn
    fo2 ju4 shi2 shen1
fo chü shih shen
 butsugu jūshin
The ten perfect bodies or characteristics of Buddha: (1) 菩提身 Bodhi-body in possession of complete enlightenment. (2) 願身 Vow-body, i.e. the vow to be born in and from the Tuṣita heaven. (3) 化身 nirmāṇakāya, Buddha incarnate as a man. (4) 住持身 Buddha who still occupies his relics or what he has left behind on earth and thus upholds the dharma. (5) 相好莊嚴身 saṁbhogakāya, endowed with an idealized body with all Buddha marks and merits. (6) 勢力身 or 心佛 Power-body, embracing all with his heart of mercy. (7) 如意身 or 意生身 At will body, appearing according to wish or need. (8) 福德身 or 三昧身 samādhi body, or body of blessed virtue. (9) 智身 or 性佛 Wisdom-body, whose nature embraces all wisdom. (10) 法身 dharmakāya, the absolute Buddha, or essence of all life.

佛心天子

see styles
fó xīn tiān zǐ
    fo2 xin1 tian1 zi3
fo hsin t`ien tzu
    fo hsin tien tzu
 busshin tenshi
The Son of Heaven of the Buddha-heart, a name given to Wudi of the Liang dynasty, A.D. 502-549.

佛陀扇多

see styles
fó tuó shàn duō
    fo2 tuo2 shan4 duo1
fo t`o shan to
    fo to shan to
 Buddasenta
Buddhaśānta, of Central India, translator of some ten works from 525-539.

佛陀波利

see styles
fó tuó bō lì
    fo2 tuo2 bo1 li4
fo t`o po li
    fo to po li
 Buddahari
Buddhapāla, came from Kabul to China 676; also Buddhapālita, a disciple of Nāgārjuna and founder of the 中論性教.

來路不明


来路不明

see styles
lái lù bù míng
    lai2 lu4 bu4 ming2
lai lu pu ming
unidentified origin; no-one knows where it comes from; of dubious background

依言眞如

see styles
yī yán zhēn rú
    yi1 yan2 zhen1 ru2
i yen chen ju
 egon shinnyo
The bhūtatathatā in its expressible form, as distinguished from it as 離言 inexpressible.

依託射撃

see styles
 itakushageki
    いたくしゃげき
(See 依託・2) firing from elbow rests

俑を作る

see styles
 youotsukuru / yootsukuru
    ようをつくる
(exp,v5r) (idiom) (from Mencius) to set a bad example; to create a bad precedent

修所成地

see styles
xiū suǒ chéng dì
    xiu1 suo3 cheng2 di4
hsiu so ch`eng ti
    hsiu so cheng ti
 shu shojō chi
stage produced from cultivation

俯仰天地

see styles
 fugyoutenchi / fugyotenchi
    ふぎょうてんち
(yoji) looking up and down, from heaven to earth (having nothing to be ashamed of); swearing by Heaven and Earth (having done nothing to be ashamed of)

俾晝作夜


俾昼作夜

see styles
bǐ zhòu zuò yè
    bi3 zhou4 zuo4 ye4
pi chou tso yeh
to make day as night (idiom, from Book of Songs); fig. to prolong one's pleasure regardless of the hour

借り逃げ

see styles
 karinige
    かりにげ
running away from a debt

停学処分

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

傳出神經


传出神经

see styles
chuán chū shén jīng
    chuan2 chu1 shen2 jing1
ch`uan ch`u shen ching
    chuan chu shen ching
efferent nerve (transmitting out from the brain); efferent neuron; motor nerve

傷天害理


伤天害理

see styles
shāng tiān hài lǐ
    shang1 tian1 hai4 li3
shang t`ien hai li
    shang tien hai li
to offend Heaven and reason (idiom); bloody atrocities that cry to heaven; outrageous acts

僧塞迦羅


僧塞迦罗

see styles
sēng sē jiā luó
    seng1 se1 jia1 luo2
seng se chia lo
 sōsokukara
saṃskāra, impressions resulting from action, the fourth skandha.

儒童菩薩


儒童菩萨

see styles
rú tóng pú sà
    ru2 tong2 pu2 sa4
ju t`ung p`u sa
    ju tung pu sa
 Judō Bosatsu
Learned-youth Bodhisattva, i.e. Confucius, he having been sent from India by the Buddha to instruct China! Also a name of Śākyamuni in a previous existence.

元にして

see styles
 motonishite
    もとにして
(expression) (kana only) based on; derived from; building on; beginning with

先世因緣


先世因缘

see styles
xiān shì yīn yuán
    xian1 shi4 yin1 yuan2
hsien shih yin yüan
 sense innen
causes and conditions from prior lifetimes

先世資糧


先世资粮

see styles
xiān shì zī liáng
    xian1 shi4 zi1 liang2
hsien shih tzu liang
 sense shiryō
accumulation from prior lives

先天不足

see styles
xiān tiān bù zú
    xian1 tian1 bu4 zu2
hsien t`ien pu tsu
    hsien tien pu tsu
to suffer from a congenital deficiency; to have an inherent weakness

先止後食


先止后食

see styles
xiān zhǐ hòu shí
    xian1 zhi3 hou4 shi2
hsien chih hou shih
 senshi gojiki
not accepting food after having risen from one's seat

先祖代々

see styles
 senzodaidai
    せんぞだいだい
(noun - becomes adjective with の) (yoji) ancestral; hereditary; generation after generation; passing from father to son

先祖代代

see styles
 senzodaidai
    せんぞだいだい
(noun - becomes adjective with の) (yoji) ancestral; hereditary; generation after generation; passing from father to son

先祖伝承

see styles
 senzodenshou / senzodensho
    せんぞでんしょう
(noun - becomes adjective with の) what has been (orally) handed down from generation to generation; legend; folk tale

克己復禮


克己复礼

see styles
kè jǐ fù lǐ
    ke4 ji3 fu4 li3
k`o chi fu li
    ko chi fu li
restrain yourself and return to the rites (idiom, from Analects); to subdue self and observe proprieties; (any number of possible translations)

免去職務


免去职务

see styles
miǎn qù zhí wù
    mian3 qu4 zhi2 wu4
mien ch`ü chih wu
    mien chü chih wu
to relieve from office; to sack

兜率上生

see styles
dōu shuài shàng shēng
    dou1 shuai4 shang4 sheng1
tou shuai shang sheng
 tosotsu jōshō
rebirth in Tuṣita Heaven

兜率天子

see styles
dōu shuài tiān zǐ
    dou1 shuai4 tian1 zi3
tou shuai t`ien tzu
    tou shuai tien tzu
 Tosotsu Tenshi
The prince, i. e. Śākyamuni, whose light while he was in Tuṣita shone into hell and saved all its occupants to that heaven; hence he is also called 地獄天子 Prince of Hades.

兜率陀天

see styles
dōu shuài tuó tiān
    dou1 shuai4 tuo2 tian1
tou shuai t`o t`ien
    tou shuai to tien
 Tosotsuda Ten
Tuṣita Heaven

全快祝い

see styles
 zenkaiiwai / zenkaiwai
    ぜんかいいわい
celebration of complete recovery from illness

八つ裂き

see styles
 yatsuzaki
    やつざき
tearing limb from limb; tearing apart; cutting (a person) to pieces

八不正觀


八不正观

see styles
bā bù zhèng guān
    ba1 bu4 zheng4 guan1
pa pu cheng kuan
 happu shōkan
Meditation on the eight negations 八不. These eight, birth, death, etc., are the 八迷 eight misleading ideas, or 八計 eight wrong calculations. No objection is made to the terms in the apparent, or relative, sense 俗諦, but in the real or absolute sense 眞諦 these eight ideas are incorrect, and the truth lies between them ; in the relative, mortality need not be denied, but in the absolute we cannot speak of mortality or immortality. In regard to the relative view, beings have apparent birth and apparent death from various causes, but are not really born and do not really die, i.e. there is the difference of appearance and reality. In the absolute there is no apparent birth and apparent death. The other three pairs are similarly studied.

八位胎藏

see styles
bā wèi tāi zàng
    ba1 wei4 tai1 zang4
pa wei t`ai tsang
    pa wei tai tsang
 hachi i taizō
The eight stages of the human foetus: 羯羅藍 kalala, the appearance after the first week from conception; 額部曇 arbuda, at end of second week; 閉尸 peśī, third; 健南 ghana, fourth; 鉢羅奢法 praśākhā, limbs formed during fifth week; sixth, hair, nails, and teeth; seventh, the organs of sense, eyes, ears, nose, and tongue; and eighth, complete formation.

八十八夜

see styles
 hachijuuhachiya / hachijuhachiya
    はちじゅうはちや
eighty-eighth day from the beginning of spring

八大靈塔


八大灵塔

see styles
bā dà líng tǎ
    ba1 da4 ling2 ta3
pa ta ling t`a
    pa ta ling ta
 hachi dai ryōtō
The eight great "spirit", or sacred stūpas erected at (1) Kapilavastu, Buddha's birthplace; (2) Magadha, where he was first enlightened; (3) the deer-park Benares, where he first preached; (4) Jetavana, where he revealed his supernatural powers; (5) Kanyākubja (Kanauj), where he descended from Indra's heavens; (6) Rājagṛha, where Devadatta was destroyed and the Saṅgha purifed; (7) Vaiśāli, where he announced his speedy nirvana; (8) Kuśinagara, where he entered nirvāṇa. There is another slightly variant list.

八岐大蛇

see styles
bā qí dà shé
    ba1 qi2 da4 she2
pa ch`i ta she
    pa chi ta she
 yamatanoorochi
    やまたのおろち
Yamata no Orochi, serpent with eight heads and eight tails from mythological section of Nihon Shoki (Chronicles of Japan)
eight-headed, eight-tailed serpent (in Japanese mythology)

八百八町

see styles
 happyakuyachou / happyakuyacho
    はっぴゃくやちょう
the whole enormous extent of Edo; from one side of Edo to the other

八相成道

see styles
bā xiàng chéng dào
    ba1 xiang4 cheng2 dao4
pa hsiang ch`eng tao
    pa hsiang cheng tao
 hassō jōdō
the eight stages of the Buddha's life (Buddhism)
(八相) also 八相示現 Eight aspects of the Buddha's life, which the 起信論 gives as: (1) descent into and abode in the Tuṣita heaven; (2) entry into his mother's womb; (3) abode there visibly preaching to the devas; (4) birth from mother's side in Lumbinī; (5) leaving home at 19 (or 25) as a hermit; (6) after six years' suffering attaining enlightenment; (7) rolling the Law-wheel, or preaching; (8) at 80 entering nirvāṇa. The 四教義 group of Tiantai is slightly different — descent from Tuṣita, entry into womb, birth, leaving home, subjection of Māra, attaining perfect wisdom, preaching, nirvana. See also the two 四相, i.e. 四本相 and 四隨相.

八福生處


八福生处

see styles
bā fú shēng chù
    ba1 fu2 sheng1 chu4
pa fu sheng ch`u
    pa fu sheng chu
 hachifuku shōsho
The eight happy conditions in which he may be reborn who keeps the five commands and the ten good ways and bestows alms: (1) rich and honourable among men; (2) in the heavens of the four deva kings; (3) the Indra heavens; (4) Suyāma heavens; (5) Tuṣita heaven; (6) 化樂nirmāṇarati heaven, i.e. the fifth devaloka; (7) 他化 Paranirmita-vaśavartin, i.e. the sixth devaloka heaven; (8) the brahma-heavens. 八福田 The eight fields for cultivating blessedness: Buddhas; arhats (or saints); preaching monks (upādhyāya); teachers (ācārya); friars; father; mother; the sick. Buddhas, arhats, and friars (or monks in general) are termed 敬田 reverence-fields; the sick are 悲田 compassion-fields; the rest are 恩田grace- or gratitude- fields. Another group is: to make roads and wells; canals and bridges; repair dangerous roads; be dutiful to parents; support monks; tend the sick; save from disaster or distress; provide for a quinquennial assembly. Another: serving the Three Precious Ones, i.e. the Buddha; the Law; the Order; parents; the monks as teachers; the poor; the sick; animals.

八種勝法


八种胜法

see styles
bā zhǒng shèng fǎ
    ba1 zhong3 sheng4 fa3
pa chung sheng fa
 hasshu shōhō
The eight kinds of surpassing things, i.e. those who keep the first eight commandments receive the eight kinds of reward―they escape from falling into the hells; becoming pretas; or animals; or asuras; they will be born among men, become monks, and obtain the truth; in the heavens of desire; in the brahma-heaven, or meet a Buddha; and obtain perfect enlightenment.

八艘飛び

see styles
 yasoutobi / yasotobi
    やそうとび
{sumo} leap up from the initial charge in order to surprise the opponent

八面玲瓏


八面玲珑

see styles
bā miàn líng lóng
    ba1 mian4 ling2 long2
pa mien ling lung
 hachimenreirou / hachimenrero
    はちめんれいろう
be smooth and slick (in establishing social relations)
(n,adj-na,adj-no,adj-t,adv-to) (archaism) (yoji) beautiful from all sides; perfect serenity; affability

公傷制度

see styles
 koushouseido / koshosedo
    こうしょうせいど
{sports} official injury exemption system; system for exempting players injured in an official match from pay reduction or demotion

公認欠席

see styles
 kouninkesseki / koninkesseki
    こうにんけっせき
(See 公欠) authorized absence; permission of absence from class(es)

公豬異味


公猪异味

see styles
gōng zhū yì wèi
    gong1 zhu1 yi4 wei4
kung chu i wei
boar taint, the taste or odor of sweat or urine in pork from uncastrated pigs

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.

六根淸淨


六根淸净

see styles
liù gēn qīng jìng
    liu4 gen1 qing1 jing4
liu ken ch`ing ching
    liu ken ching ching
 rokkon shōjō
The six organs and their purification in order to develop their unlimited power and interchange, as in the case of a Buddha. This full development enables e. g. the eye to see everything in a great chiliocosm from its highest heaven down to its lowest hells and all the beings past, present, and future, with all the karma of each.

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

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