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四種檀法


四种檀法

see styles
sì zhǒng tán fǎ
    si4 zhong3 tan2 fa3
ssu chung t`an fa
    ssu chung tan fa
 shi shu danpō
四種悉地; 四種成就法 The four kinds of altar-worship of the esoteric sect for (1) averting calamities from self and others; (2) seeking good fortune; (3) seeking the love and protection of Buddhas; (4) subduing enemies.

四種死生


四种死生

see styles
sì zhǒng sǐ shēng
    si4 zhong3 si3 sheng1
ssu chung ssu sheng
 shi shu shishō
Four kinds of rebirth dependent on present deeds: from obscurity and poverty to be reborn in the same condition; from obscurity and poverty to be reborn in light and honour; from light and honour to be reborn in obscurity and poverty; from light and honour to be reborn in the heavens.

四第一偈

see styles
sì dì yī jié
    si4 di4 yi1 jie2
ssu ti i chieh
 shi daīchi ge
A verse from the 莊嚴論 Zhuangyan lun— Health is the best wealth,
Contentment the best riches,
Friendship the best relationship,
Nirvana the best joy.

四苦八苦

see styles
sì kǔ bā kǔ
    si4 ku3 ba1 ku3
ssu k`u pa k`u
    ssu ku pa ku
 shikuhakku
    しくはっく
(n,vs,vi) (1) (yoji) being in dire distress; being hard put to it; being hard pressed (for money); (2) (yoji) {Buddh} (See 四苦,八苦) the four and eight kinds of suffering (birth, old age, disease, death, parting from loved ones, meeting disliked ones, not getting what one seeks, pains of the five skandha)
four and eight kinds of suffering

四通八達


四通八达

see styles
sì tōng bā dá
    si4 tong1 ba1 da2
ssu t`ung pa ta
    ssu tung pa ta
 shitsuuhattatsu / shitsuhattatsu
    しつうはったつ
roads open in all directions (idiom); accessible from all sides
(n,vs,vi) (yoji) traffic network extending in all directions

回し飲み

see styles
 mawashinomi
    まわしのみ
(noun/participle) drinking in turn from one cup

回嗔作喜

see styles
huí chēn zuò xǐ
    hui2 chen1 zuo4 xi3
hui ch`en tso hsi
    hui chen tso hsi
to go from anger to happiness (idiom)

因人成事

see styles
yīn rén chéng shì
    yin1 ren2 cheng2 shi4
yin jen ch`eng shih
    yin jen cheng shih
to get things done relying on others (idiom); with a little help from his friends

因人而異


因人而异

see styles
yīn rén ér yì
    yin1 ren2 er2 yi4
yin jen erh i
varying from person to person (idiom); different for each individual

因力論師


因力论师

see styles
yīn lì lùn shī
    yin1 li4 lun4 shi1
yin li lun shih
 inriki ronshi
Exponents of the doctrine which compares the mouth to the great void from which all things are produced; see 口力外道.

因所生法

see styles
yīn suǒ shēng fǎ
    yin1 suo3 sheng1 fa3
yin so sheng fa
 in sho shō hō
phenomena produced from causes

因果比量

see styles
yīn guǒ bǐ liáng
    yin1 guo3 bi3 liang2
yin kuo pi liang
 inka hiryō
inference from cause and effect

固肥える

see styles
 katagoeru
    かたごえる
(v1,vi) to put on a moderate amount of lean or firm weight; to gain healthy weight (e.g. from muscle); to become overweight as opposed to obese

国外追放

see styles
 kokugaitsuihou / kokugaitsuiho
    こくがいついほう
deportation; expulsion from the country

園庭開放

see styles
 enteikaihou / entekaiho
    えんていかいほう
opening up a kindergarten playground to young children and parents from the local area

圓融三諦


圆融三谛

see styles
yuán róng sān dì
    yuan2 rong2 san1 di4
yüan jung san ti
 enyū sandai
The three dogmas of 空假中 as combined, as one and the same, as a unity, according to the Tiantai inclusive or perfect school. The universal 空 apart from the particular 假 is an abstraction. The particular apart from the universal is unreal. The universal realizes its true nature in the particular, and the particular derives its meaning from the universal. The middle path 中 unites these two aspects of one reality.

土生土長


土生土长

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tǔ shēng tǔ zhǎng
    tu3 sheng1 tu3 zhang3
t`u sheng t`u chang
    tu sheng tu chang
(idiom) (of people) born and raised in the locality; (of art forms, political parties, enterprises, products etc) developed locally from the outset; wholly indigenous

土砂供養


土砂供养

see styles
tǔ shā gōng yǎng
    tu3 sha1 gong1 yang3
t`u sha kung yang
    tu sha kung yang
 tosakyōyō
土砂加持 The putting of earth on the grave 108 times by the Shingon sect; they also put it on the deceased's body, and even on the sick, as a kind of baptism for sin, to save the deceased from the hells and base reincarnations, and bring them to the Pure Land.

地まわり

see styles
 jimawari
    じまわり
(1) from the area (e.g. person or goods); (2) local trader; local merchant; (3) street tough; hoodlum controlling a territory (e.g. red light district, amusement area)

地久天長


地久天长

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dì jiǔ tiān cháng
    di4 jiu3 tian1 chang2
ti chiu t`ien ch`ang
    ti chiu tien chang
enduring while the world lasts (idiom, from Laozi); eternal; for ever and ever (of friendship, hate etc); also written 天長地久|天长地久

地図情報

see styles
 chizujouhou / chizujoho
    ちずじょうほう
cartographic information; information from a map

地婆訶羅


地婆诃罗

see styles
dì pó hē luó
    di4 po2 he1 luo2
ti p`o ho lo
    ti po ho lo
 Jibakara
Divākara, tr. as 日照 Jih-chao, a śramaṇa from Central India, A. D. 676-688, tr. of eighteen or nineteen works, introduced an alphabet of forty-two letters or characters.

地引網漁

see styles
 jibikiamiryou / jibikiamiryo
    じびきあみりょう
seine fishing (usu. from the beach); dragnet fishing

地心緯度


地心纬度

see styles
dì xīn wěi dù
    di4 xin1 wei3 du4
ti hsin wei tu
geocentric latitude (i.e. angle between the equatorial plane and straight line from center of the earth)

地曳網漁

see styles
 jibikiamiryou / jibikiamiryo
    じびきあみりょう
seine fishing (usu. from the beach); dragnet fishing

地獄に仏

see styles
 jigokunihotoke
    じごくにほとけ
(expression) (idiom) (See 地獄で仏に会ったよう) manna from heaven; an oasis in the desert; godsend; good fortune when one needed it most; meeting a good Samaritan in one's hour of need; (meeting) Buddha in hell

地獄天子


地狱天子

see styles
dì yù tiān zǐ
    di4 yu4 tian1 zi3
ti yü t`ien tzu
    ti yü tien tzu
 jigoku tenshi
The immediate transformation of one in hell mto a deva because he had in a previous life known of the merit and power of the 華嚴 Huayen sutra.

地租收入

see styles
dì zū shōu rù
    di4 zu1 shou1 ru4
ti tsu shou ju
rent income (esp. from arable land)

坊ちゃま

see styles
 bocchama
    ぼっちゃま
(1) (honorific or respectful language) (See 坊ちゃん・1) (another's) son; boy; young master; (2) (See 坊ちゃん・2) green young man from a well-to-do family; young man innocent of the ways of the world

坊ちゃん

see styles
 bocchan
    ぼっちゃん
(1) (honorific or respectful language) son (of others); (2) young master; (3) green young man from a well-to-do family

坐不垂堂

see styles
zuò bù chuí táng
    zuo4 bu4 chui2 tang2
tso pu ch`ui t`ang
    tso pu chui tang
lit. don't sit under the eaves (where tiles may fall from the roof) (idiom); fig. keep out of danger

坐井觀天


坐井观天

see styles
zuò jǐng guān tiān
    zuo4 jing3 guan1 tian1
tso ching kuan t`ien
    tso ching kuan tien
lit. to view the sky from the bottom of a well (idiom); ignorant and narrow-minded

坐收漁利


坐收渔利

see styles
zuò shōu yú lì
    zuo4 shou1 yu2 li4
tso shou yü li
benefit from others' dispute (idiom)

垂簾聽政


垂帘听政

see styles
chuí lián tīng zhèng
    chui2 lian2 ting1 zheng4
ch`ui lien t`ing cheng
    chui lien ting cheng
lit. to govern from behind the curtain; to rule in place of the emperor (idiom)

報生三昧


报生三昧

see styles
bào shēng sān mèi
    bao4 sheng1 san1 mei4
pao sheng san mei
 hōshō zanmai
A degree of bodhisattva samādhi in which transcendental powers are obtained.

塵塵三昧


尘尘三昧

see styles
chén chén sān mèi
    chen2 chen2 san1 mei4
ch`en ch`en san mei
    chen chen san mei
 jinjin zanmai
The samādhi in which, in a moment of time, entry is made into all samādhis.

增上攝受


增上摄受

see styles
zēng shàng shè shòu
    zeng1 shang4 she4 shou4
tseng shang she shou
 zōjō shōju
taking in sentient beings from a superior position in a power relationship

売り控え

see styles
 uribikae
    うりびかえ
(noun/participle) holding back (from selling); standing out

売却代金

see styles
 baikyakudaikin
    ばいきゃくだいきん
proceeds from sale; receipts

変体漢文

see styles
 hentaikanbun
    へんたいかんぶん
Japanized version of classical Chinese (used from Heian period onward)

夏越の祓

see styles
 nagoshinoharae
    なごしのはらえ
summer purification rites (held at shrines on the last day of the 6th lunar month)

外出自粛

see styles
 gaishutsujishuku
    がいしゅつじしゅく
refraining from going outside; staying indoors

外国郵便

see styles
 gaikokuyuubin / gaikokuyubin
    がいこくゆうびん
mail from abroad; foreign mail; overseas mail

夙夜匪懈

see styles
sù yè fěi xiè
    su4 ye4 fei3 xie4
su yeh fei hsieh
to work from morning to night (idiom)

多元放送

see styles
 tagenhousou / tagenhoso
    たげんほうそう
broadcast originating from multiple locations

多羅菩薩


多罗菩萨

see styles
duō luó pú sà
    duo1 luo2 pu2 sa4
to lo p`u sa
    to lo pu sa
 tarabosatsu
    たらぼさつ
(See 観世音) Tara (female aspect of Avalokitesvara)
Tārā Bodhisattva, as a form of Guanyin, is said to have been produced from the eye of Guanyin.

夜以繼日


夜以继日

see styles
yè yǐ jì rì
    ye4 yi3 ji4 ri4
yeh i chi jih
night and day (idiom); continuous strenuous effort

夜行晝伏


夜行昼伏

see styles
yè xíng zhòu fú
    ye4 xing2 zhou4 fu2
yeh hsing chou fu
to travel at night and lie low by day (idiom)

夢幻泡影


梦幻泡影

see styles
mèng huàn pào yǐng
    meng4 huan4 pao4 ying3
meng huan p`ao ying
    meng huan pao ying
 mugenhouyou / mugenhoyo
    むげんほうよう
(Buddhism) illusion; pipe dream
(yoji) (from the Diamond Sutra) a dream, an illusion, a bubble, a shadow (metaphor for the transience of life)
dream, illusion, bubble, shadow

大光普照

see styles
dà guāng pǔ zhào
    da4 guang1 pu3 zhao4
ta kuang p`u chao
    ta kuang pu chao
 daikō fushō
The great light shining everywhere, especially the ray of light that streamed from between the Buddha's eyebrows, referred to in the Lotus Sutra.

大和竭羅


大和竭罗

see styles
dà hé jié luó
    da4 he2 jie2 luo2
ta ho chieh lo
 Daiwaketsura
Dīpaṃkara. The Buddha of burning light, the twenty-fourth predecessor of Śākyamuni, a disciple of Varaprabha ; v. 燃 and 提. In the Lotus Sutra he appears from his nirvana on the Vulture Peak with Śākyamuni, manifesting that the nirvana state is one of continued existence.

大器晚成

see styles
dà qì wǎn chéng
    da4 qi4 wan3 cheng2
ta ch`i wan ch`eng
    ta chi wan cheng
lit. it takes a long time to make a big pot (idiom); fig. a great talent matures slowly; in the fullness of time a major figure will develop into a pillar of the state; Rome wasn't built in a day

大安吉日

see styles
 taiankichijitsu; taiankichinichi
    たいあんきちじつ; たいあんきちにち
(yoji) very auspicious day for all types of occasions (one of the six special days in the Japanese lunisolar calendar)

大家閨秀


大家闺秀

see styles
dà jiā guī xiù
    da4 jia1 gui1 xiu4
ta chia kuei hsiu
girl from a wealthy family; unmarried daughter of a noble house

大岡裁き

see styles
 oookasabaki
    おおおかさばき
(from Ōoka Tadasuke, a 17th century jurist) judicial decision made with human kindness and warmth in a fair manner

大年三十

see styles
dà nián sān shí
    da4 nian2 san1 shi2
ta nien san shih
last day of the lunar year; Chinese New Year's Eve

大悲本願


大悲本愿

see styles
dà bēi běn yuàn
    da4 bei1 ben3 yuan4
ta pei pen yüan
 daihi hongan
original vow arising from great compassion

大慈大悲

see styles
dà cí dà bēi
    da4 ci2 da4 bei1
ta tz`u ta pei
    ta tzu ta pei
 daijidaihi
    だいじだいひ
(yoji) great compassion and mercy
Great mercy and great pity, characteristics of Buddhas and bodhisattvas, i.e. kindness in giving joy and compassion in saving from suffering. It is especially applied to Guanyin.

大慈恩寺

see styles
dà cí ēn sì
    da4 ci2 en1 si4
ta tz`u en ssu
    ta tzu en ssu
 daijionji
    だいじおんじ
Daci'en Buddhist temple in Xi'an
(place-name) Daijionji
The monastery of "Great Kindness and Grace", built in Changan by the crown prince of Taizong C.E. 648, where Xuanzang lived and worked and to which in 652 he added its pagoda, said to be 200 feet high, for storing the scriptures and relics he had brought from India.

大打出手

see styles
dà dǎ chū shǒu
    da4 da3 chu1 shou3
ta ta ch`u shou
    ta ta chu shou
to come to blows; to start a fight; (derived from the term for a type of theatrical fight scene, 打出手[da3 chu1 shou3])

大海撈針


大海捞针

see styles
dà hǎi lāo zhēn
    da4 hai3 lao1 zhen1
ta hai lao chen
lit. to fish a needle from the sea; to find a needle in a haystack (idiom)

大種所成


大种所成

see styles
dà zhǒng suǒ chéng
    da4 zhong3 suo3 cheng2
ta chung so ch`eng
    ta chung so cheng
 daishu shojō
formed from the material elements

大自在宮


大自在宫

see styles
dà zì zài gōng
    da4 zi4 zai4 gong1
ta tzu tsai kung
 dai jizai gū
The abode of Maheśvara at the apex of the form realm. Also, the condition or place from which the highest type of bodhisattva proceeds to Buddhahood, whence it is also styled 淨居天 the pure abode heaven.

大般涅槃

see styles
dà bān niè pán
    da4 ban1 nie4 pan2
ta pan nieh p`an
    ta pan nieh pan
 dai han nehan
mahāparinirvāṇa, explained by 大入滅息 the great, or final entrance into extinction and cessation; or 大圓寂入 great entrance into perfect rest; 大滅度 great extinction and passing over (from mortality). It is interpreted in Mahāyāna as meaning the cessation or extinction of passion and delusion, of mortality, and of all activities, and deliverance into a state beyond these concepts. In Mahāyāna it is not understood as the annihilation, or cessation of existence; the reappearance of Dīpaṃkara 然燈 (who had long entered nirvāṇa) along with Śākyamuni on the Vulture Peak supports this view. It is a state above all terms of human expression. See the Lotus Sutra and the Nirvāṇa sūtra.

大般若偈

see styles
dà bō rě jié
    da4 bo1 re3 jie2
ta po je chieh
 dai hannya ge
verse from Great Perfection of Wisdom Sūtra

大運動会

see styles
 daiundoukai / daiundokai
    だいうんどうかい
(See 運動会) big athletic meet (esp. at a school); sports day; field day

大関陥落

see styles
 oozekikanraku
    おおぜきかんらく
{sumo} (See 大関・おおぜき) demotion from ōzeki ranking

大難不死


大难不死

see styles
dà nàn bù sǐ
    da4 nan4 bu4 si3
ta nan pu ssu
to just escape from calamity

大韓帝國


大韩帝国

see styles
dà hán dì guó
    da4 han2 di4 guo2
ta han ti kuo
Korean Empire, from fall of Joseon dynasty in 1897 to annexation by Japan in 1910

大鬧天宮


大闹天宫

see styles
dà nào tiān gōng
    da4 nao4 tian1 gong1
ta nao t`ien kung
    ta nao tien kung
Monkey Wreaks Havoc in Heaven, story about the Monkey King Sun Wukong 孫悟空|孙悟空[Sun1 Wu4 kong1] from the novel Journey to the West 西遊記|西游记

天の助け

see styles
 tennotasuke
    てんのたすけ
godsend; gift from providence

天の浮橋

see styles
 amanoukihashi / amanokihashi
    あまのうきはし
(archaism) Ama no Ukihashi (the heavenly floating bridge; by which gods are said to descend from the heavens to the earth)

天一太郎

see styles
 tenichitarou / tenichitaro
    てんいちたろう
(rare) (See 天一神,天一天上,癸巳) day of Ten'ichijin's first ascension to heaven in a year (the 30th day of the first sexagenary cycle of the year)

天下布武

see styles
 tenkafubu
    てんかふぶ
(personal seal of Oda Nobunaga from 1567 onward) unify the nation by force; spread military force under the heavens

天南地北

see styles
tiān nán dì běi
    tian1 nan2 di4 bei3
t`ien nan ti pei
    tien nan ti pei
(idiom) far apart; (idiom) from different places; from all over; (idiom) (to talk) about this and that

天台三教

see styles
tiān tái sān jiào
    tian1 tai2 san1 jiao4
t`ien t`ai san chiao
    tien tai san chiao
 Tentai sangyō
The three modes of Śākyamuni's teaching as explained by the Tiantai sect: (1) the sudden, or immediate teaching, by which the learner is taught the whole truth at once 頓教; (2) the gradual teaching 漸教; (3) the undetermined or variable method-whereby he is taught what he is capable of receiving 不定. Another category is 漸 gradual, 頓 direct, and 圓 perfect, the last being found in the final or complete doctrine of the 法華經 Lotus Sutra. Another is: (1) 三藏教 the Tripiṭaka doctrine, i. e. the orthodox Hīnayāna; (2) 通教 intermediate, or interrelated doctrine, i. e. Hīnayāna-cum-Mahāyāna; (3) 別教 differentiated or separated doctrine, i. e. the early Mahāyāna as a cult or development, as distinct from Hīnayāna.

天各一方

see styles
tiān gè yī fāng
    tian1 ge4 yi1 fang1
t`ien ko i fang
    tien ko i fang
(of relatives or friends) to live far apart from each other

天壤之別


天壤之别

see styles
tiān rǎng zhī bié
    tian1 rang3 zhi1 bie2
t`ien jang chih pieh
    tien jang chih pieh
lit. the difference between heaven and earth (idiom); fig. night and day difference; a world of difference; a far cry (from)

天外來客


天外来客

see styles
tiān wài lái kè
    tian1 wai4 lai2 ke4
t`ien wai lai k`o
    tien wai lai ko
visitors from outer space

天涯比隣

see styles
 tengaihirin
    てんがいひりん
(expression) (yoji) a great distance does not detract from the feeling (relationship) of endearment; feeling as though a dear one faraway were living in one's close neighborhood

天狗倒し

see styles
 tengudaoshi
    てんぐだおし
(from the idea that such sounds came from trees being felled by tengu) (See 天狗・1) large sound of unknown source heard on a forested mountain

天竺三時


天竺三时

see styles
tiān zhú sān shí
    tian1 zhu2 san1 shi2
t`ien chu san shih
    tien chu san shih
 tenjiku sanji
(or 天竺三際). The three seasons of an Indian year: Grīṣma, the hot season, from first month, sixteenth day, to fifth month, fifteenth; Varṣākāla, the rainy season, fifth month, sixteenth, the to ninth month, fifteenth; Hemanta, the cold season, ninth month, sixteenth, to first month, fifteenth. These three are each divided into two, making six seasons, or six periods: Vasanta and grīṣma, varṣākāla and śarad, hemanta and śiśira. The twelve months are Caitra, Vaiśākha, Jyaiṣṭha, Āṣāḍha, Śrāvaṇa, Bhādrapada, Āśvavuja, Kārttika, Mārgaśīrṣa, Pauṣa, Māgha, and Phālguna.

天竺禪師


天竺禅师

see styles
tiān zhú chán shī
    tian1 zhu2 chan2 shi1
t`ien chu ch`an shih
    tien chu chan shih
 Tenchiku zenji
Meditation Master from India

天網恢恢


天网恢恢

see styles
tiān wǎng huī huī
    tian1 wang3 hui1 hui1
t`ien wang hui hui
    tien wang hui hui
 tenmoukaikai / tenmokaikai
    てんもうかいかい
lit. heaven's net has wide meshes, but nothing escapes it (idiom, from Laozi 73); fig. the way of Heaven is fair, but the guilty will not escape; you can't run from the long arm of the law
(expression) (yoji) heaven's vengeance is slow but sure; heaven's net is wide and coarse, yet nothing slips through

天辺押し

see styles
 teppeioshi / teppeoshi
    てっぺいおし
(noun - becomes adjective with の) (archaism) pressing forward without giving a chance to explain

太極圖說


太极图说

see styles
tài jí tú shuō
    tai4 ji2 tu2 shuo1
t`ai chi t`u shuo
    tai chi tu shuo
philosophical book by Song dynasty scholar Zhou Dunyi 周敦頤|周敦颐[Zhou1 Dun1 yi2], starting from an interpretation of the Book of Changes

太陽光圧

see styles
 taiyoukouatsu / taiyokoatsu
    たいようこうあつ
(See 光圧) light pressure (from the sun)

夫妻反目

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fū qī fǎn mù
    fu1 qi1 fan3 mu4
fu ch`i fan mu
    fu chi fan mu
man and wife fall out (idiom, from Book of Changes); marital strife

失道寡助

see styles
shī dào guǎ zhù
    shi1 dao4 gua3 zhu4
shih tao kua chu
an unjust cause finds little support (idiom, from Mencius); cf 得道多助[de2 dao4 duo1 zhu4] a just cause attracts much support

女出入り

see styles
 onnadeiri / onnaderi
    おんなでいり
(See 出入り・5) problems arising from affairs with women; trouble over women

女子出定

see styles
nǚ zǐ chū dìng
    nv3 zi3 chu1 ding4
nü tzu ch`u ting
    nü tzu chu ting
 nyoshi jō wo izu
The story of a woman named Liyi 離意 who was so deeply in samādhi before the Buddha that Mañjuśrī 文殊 could not arouse her; she could only be aroused by a bodhisattva who has sloughed off the skandhas and attained enlightenment.

如是我聞


如是我闻

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rú shì wǒ wén
    ru2 shi4 wo3 wen2
ju shih wo wen
 nyozegamon
    にょぜがもん
so I have heard (idiom); the beginning clause of Buddha's quotations as recorded by his disciple, Ananda (Buddhism)
(yoji) thus I hear (quote from the sutras); these ears have heard
thus have I heard

如釋重負


如释重负

see styles
rú shì zhòng fù
    ru2 shi4 zhong4 fu4
ju shih chung fu
as if relieved from a burden (idiom); to have a weight off one's mind

妙法蓮華


妙法莲华

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miào fǎ lián huá
    miao4 fa3 lian2 hua2
miao fa lien hua
 myōhō renge
法華 The wonderful truth as found in the Lotus Sutra. the One Vehicle Sutra; which is said to contain 實法 Buddha's complete truth as compared with his previous 權法 or 方便法, i.e. partial, or expedient teaching, but both are included in this perfect truth. The sutra is the Saddhamapuṇḍarīka 正法華經 or (添品妙法蓮華經) 妙法蓮華經, also known as 薩曇芥陀利經, of which several translations in whole or part were made from Sanskrit into Chinese, the most popular being by Kumārajīva. It was the special classic of the Tiantai school, which is sometimes known as the 蓮宗 Lotus school, and it profoundly influenced Buddhist doctrine in China, Japan, and Tibet. The commentaries and treatises on it are very numerous; two by Chih-i 智顗 of the Tiantai school being the妙法蓮華經文句 and the 玄義.

始めから

see styles
 hajimekara
    はじめから
(expression) from the beginning

始発電車

see styles
 shihatsudensha
    しはつでんしゃ
first train (of the day)

始終如一


始终如一

see styles
shǐ zhōng rú yī
    shi3 zhong1 ru2 yi1
shih chung ju i
unswerving from start to finish (idiom)

姑置勿論


姑置勿论

see styles
gū zhì wù lùn
    gu1 zhi4 wu4 lun4
ku chih wu lun
(idiom) to put (an issue) to one side for the moment

婆毘吠伽


婆毗吠伽

see styles
pó pí fèi qié
    po2 pi2 fei4 qie2
p`o p`i fei ch`ieh
    po pi fei chieh
 Babibeigya
Bhāvaviveka, a learned monk who retired from the world to await the coming of Maitreya, v. 西域記 10.

婆羅門城


婆罗门城

see styles
pó luó mén chéng
    po2 luo2 men2 cheng2
p`o lo men ch`eng
    po lo men cheng
 baramon jō
A city of brahmans, from which the Buddha returned with his begging bowl empty.

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

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