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自信満満

see styles
 jishinmanman
    じしんまんまん
(adj-na,adj-no,adj-t,adv-to) (yoji) full of confidence; brimming with (self-)confidence; having great faith in oneself

菩薩五智


菩萨五智

see styles
pú sà wǔ zhì
    pu2 sa4 wu3 zhi4
p`u sa wu chih
    pu sa wu chih
 bosatsu no gochi
The fivefold knowledge of the bodhisattva: that of all things by intuition, of past events, of establishing men in sound religious life, of the elements in or details of all things, of attaining everything at will.

言霊信仰

see styles
 kotodamashinkou / kotodamashinko
    ことだましんこう
faith in the power of language; belief that reality is affected by the spoken word; speaking of a lucky (or unlucky) event will bring it about

言霊思想

see styles
 kotodamashisou / kotodamashiso
    ことだましそう
(See 言霊信仰) faith in the power of language; belief that reality is affected by the spoken word; speaking of a lucky (or unlucky) event will bring it about

計名字相


计名字相

see styles
jì míng zì xiàng
    ji4 ming2 zi4 xiang4
chi ming tzu hsiang
 ke myōji sō
The stage of giving names (to seeming things, etc. ), v. 六麤. Cf. Awakening of Faith 起信論.

起信論疏


起信论疏

see styles
qǐ xìn lùn shū
    qi3 xin4 lun4 shu1
ch`i hsin lun shu
    chi hsin lun shu
 Kishinron so
Commentary on the Awakening of Faith

遁入空門


遁入空门

see styles
dùn rù kōng mén
    dun4 ru4 kong1 men2
tun ju k`ung men
    tun ju kung men
to take refuge in religious life

道心堅固

see styles
 doushinkengo / doshinkengo
    どうしんけんご
(noun or adjectival noun) (yoji) being of firm (unshakable) faith and strict practice

違信背約


违信背约

see styles
wéi xìn bèi yuē
    wei2 xin4 bei4 yue1
wei hsin pei yüeh
in violation of contract and good faith

金剛薩埵


金刚萨埵

see styles
jīn gāng sà duǒ
    jin1 gang1 sa4 duo3
chin kang sa to
 kongousatta / kongosatta
    こんごうさった
Vajrasattva
{Buddh} Vajrasattva (bodhisattva in Mahayana and Vajrayana Buddhism)
Vajrasattva(-mahāsattva). 金薩 A form of Puxian (Samantabhadra), reckoned as the second of the eight patriarchs of the 眞言宗 Shingon sect, also known as 金剛手 (金剛手祕密王 or金剛手菩薩) and other similar titles. The term is also applied to all vajra-beings, or vajra-bodhisattvas; especially those in the moon-circle in the east of the Diamond maṇḍala. Śākyamuni also takes the vajrasattva form. (1) All beings are vajrasattva, because of their Buddha-nature. (2) So are all beginners in the faith and practice. (3) So are the retinue of Akṣobhya. (4) So is Great Puxian.

阿亞圖拉


阿亚图拉

see styles
ā yà tú lā
    a1 ya4 tu2 la1
a ya t`u la
    a ya tu la
ayatollah (religious leader in Shia Islam)

阿毗目底

see styles
ā pí mù dǐ
    a1 pi2 mu4 di3
a p`i mu ti
    a pi mu ti
abhimukti, probably in error for adhimukti, implicit faith, conviction.

阿蘭若迦


阿兰若迦

see styles
ā lán ruò jiā
    a1 lan2 ruo4 jia1
a lan jo chia
 arannyaka
forest-dwelling religious mendicant

願人坊主

see styles
 ganninbouzu / ganninbozu
    がんにんぼうず
priest who was also a street performer and performed prayers and other religious duties for the sake of other people

ウリスト教

see styles
 urisutokyou / urisutokyo
    ウリストきょう
(slang) Korean Christian religious movement

カルト教団

see styles
 karutokyoudan / karutokyodan
    カルトきょうだん
religious cult

シャハーダ

see styles
 shahaada / shahada
    シャハーダ
Shahada (ara: shahāda); Muslim profession of faith

ひかりの輪

see styles
 hikarinowa
    ひかりのわ
(See オウム真理教) The Circle of Rainbow Light; Japanese religious group based on the teachings of Aum Shinrikyo

ファトゥワ

see styles
 fatotowa
    ファトゥワ
fatwa (ara: fatwa); legal pronouncement in Islam, issued by a religious law specialist on a specific issue

ファトワー

see styles
 fatowaa / fatowa
    ファトワー
fatwa (ara: fatwa); legal pronouncement in Islam, issued by a religious law specialist on a specific issue

ミッション

see styles
 misshon
    ミッション
(1) mission; delegation; (2) mission (assignment); (3) (religious) mission; (4) (abbreviation) (See ミッションスクール) mission school; (5) (abbreviation) (See トランスミッション) transmission (in a motor vehicle)

ミラノ勅令

see styles
 miranochokurei / miranochokure
    ミラノちょくれい
(hist) Edict of Milan (313 CE edict that proclaimed religious tolerance in the Roman Empire)

ユダヤ教徒

see styles
 yudayakyouto / yudayakyoto
    ユダヤきょうと
religious Jew; Judaist

リトリート

see styles
 ritoriito / ritorito
    リトリート
(1) retreat (e.g. from life); seclusion; (2) retreat (religious, spiritual); (3) {mil} withdrawal; retreat

五戒淸信女

see styles
wǔ jiè qīng xìn nǚ
    wu3 jie4 qing1 xin4 nv3
wu chieh ch`ing hsin nü
    wu chieh ching hsin nü
 gokai shōshin nyo
women of pure faith who adhere to the five precepts

信住行向地

see styles
xìn zhù xíng xiàng dì
    xin4 zhu4 xing2 xiang4 di4
hsin chu hsing hsiang ti
 shin jū gyō kō chi
faith, abodes, practices, dedications, and grounds

信成就發心


信成就发心

see styles
xìn chéng jiù fā xīn
    xin4 cheng2 jiu4 fa1 xin1
hsin ch`eng chiu fa hsin
    hsin cheng chiu fa hsin
 shin jōjū hosshin
the resolve to consummate faith

八つ足の机

see styles
 yatsuashinotsukue
    やつあしのつくえ
(archaism) eight-legged table (used as a stand for religious offerings, etc.)

Variations:
参り
詣り

 mairi
    まいり
(n-suf,n) visit (to a religious site, e.g. shrine, temple, grave)

大乘起信論


大乘起信论

see styles
dà shéng qǐ xìn lùn
    da4 sheng2 qi3 xin4 lun4
ta sheng ch`i hsin lun
    ta sheng chi hsin lun
 Daijō kishin ron
Mahāyāna- śraddhotpāda-śāstra, attributed to Aśvaghoṣa 馬鳴 (without sufficient evidence), tr. by Paramārtha A.D. 553 and Śikṣānanda between 695-700; there are nineteen commentaries on it. It is described as the foundation work of the Mahāyāna. Tr. into English by Timothy Richard and more correctly by T. Suzuki as The Awakening of Faith.

宗教人類学

see styles
 shuukyoujinruigaku / shukyojinruigaku
    しゅうきょうじんるいがく
anthropology of religion; religious anthropology

宗教法人法

see styles
 shuukyouhoujinhou / shukyohojinho
    しゅうきょうほうじんほう
{law} Religious Corporations Act

宗教裁判所

see styles
 shuukyousaibansho / shukyosaibansho
    しゅうきょうさいばんしょ
(1) religious court; (2) (hist) the Inquisition

Variations:
宝灯
宝燈

 houtou / hoto
    ほうとう
(See 御明かし・みあかし) lighted lamp (or candle, etc.) provided as a religious offering; votive light

Variations:
斎行
斉行

 saikou / saiko
    さいこう
(noun/participle) carrying out (a religious festival or ceremony)

最後の審判

see styles
 saigonoshinpan
    さいごのしんぱん
Last Judgment (judgment of mankind to take place when the world ends, according to various religious traditions)

根上下智力

see styles
gēn shàng xià zhì lì
    gen1 shang4 xia4 zhi4 li4
ken shang hsia chih li
 kon jōge chiriki
One of a buddha's ten powers, to know the capacities of all beings, their nature and karma.

盎窶利魔羅


盎窭利魔罗

see styles
àng jù lì mó luó
    ang4 ju4 li4 mo2 luo2
ang chü li mo lo
 ōkurimara
aṅgulimālīya; 指鬘 A wreath, or chaplet, of fingerbones; a Śivaitic sect which practised assassination as a religious act.

裏切り行為

see styles
 uragirikoui / uragirikoi
    うらぎりこうい
act of treachery; breach of faith; stab in the back; double-cross

起信論別記


起信论别记

see styles
qǐ xìn lùn bié jì
    qi3 xin4 lun4 bie2 ji4
ch`i hsin lun pieh chi
    chi hsin lun pieh chi
 Kishinron bekki
Expository Notes to the Awakening of Faith

起信論義疏


起信论义疏

see styles
qǐ xìn lùn yì shū
    qi3 xin4 lun4 yi4 shu1
ch`i hsin lun i shu
    chi hsin lun i shu
 Kishinron gisho
Commentary on the Awakening of Faith

起大乘正信

see styles
qǐ dà shèng zhèng xìn
    qi3 da4 sheng4 zheng4 xin4
ch`i ta sheng cheng hsin
    chi ta sheng cheng hsin
 ki daijō shōshin
to arouse correct great vehicle faith

アウム真理教

see styles
 aumushinrikyou / aumushinrikyo
    アウムしんりきょう
(ik) Aum Shinrikyo; Japanese religious group responsible for the 1995 sarin gas attack on the Tokyo subway

エクスタシー

see styles
 ekusutashii / ekusutashi
    エクスタシー
(1) ecstasy (emotion); (2) (religious) ecstasy; (3) (colloquialism) ecstasy (drug); MDMA

オウム真理教

see styles
 oumushinrikyou / omushinrikyo
    オウムしんりきょう
Aum Shinrikyo; religious group responsible for the 1995 sarin gas attack on the Tokyo subway

バハーイー教

see styles
 bahaaiikyou / bahaikyo
    バハーイーきょう
Bahá'í Faith

フェイスヒル

see styles
 feisuhiru / fesuhiru
    フェイスヒル
(person) Faith Hill

ヤジーディー

see styles
 yajiidii / yajidi
    ヤジーディー
Yazidi (kur:); Kurdish ethno-religious community living mostly in Iraq

一念天に通ず

see styles
 ichinentennitsuuzu / ichinentennitsuzu
    いちねんてんにつうず
(expression) (proverb) faith will move mountains

分別智相應染


分别智相应染

see styles
fēn bié zhì xiāng yìng rǎn
    fen1 bie2 zhi4 xiang1 ying4 ran3
fen pieh chih hsiang ying jan
 funbetsu chi sōō zen
The taint on mind following upon the action of discriminating, i. e. one of the six 染心; v. Awakening of Faith 起信論.

十金剛心向果


十金刚心向果

see styles
shí jīn gāng xīn xiàng guǒ
    shi2 jin1 gang1 xin1 xiang4 guo3
shih chin kang hsin hsiang kuo
 jū kongōshin kōka
Ten "fruits" that accrue to the resolute "diamond-heart" of a bodhisattva: faith; meditation; refection on the doctrine; thoroughness in contemplation; straight-forward progress to Buddhahood; no retrogression; the Mahāyāna spirit (of universal salvation); freedom from externals (or impressions); wisdom; firm establishment; v. 梵網經, 心地品.

大乘起信論疏


大乘起信论疏

see styles
dà shèng qǐ xìn lùn shū
    da4 sheng4 qi3 xin4 lun4 shu1
ta sheng ch`i hsin lun shu
    ta sheng chi hsin lun shu
 Daijō kishin ron sho
Commentary on the Awakening of Mahāyāna Faith

宗教的独立性

see styles
 shuukyoutekidokuritsusei / shukyotekidokuritsuse
    しゅうきょうてきどくりつせい
religious independence

日本宗教学会

see styles
 nipponshuukyougakkai / nipponshukyogakkai
    にっぽんしゅうきょうがっかい
(org) Japanese Association for Religious Studies; (o) Japanese Association for Religious Studies

日本宗教連盟

see styles
 nihonshuukyourenmei / nihonshukyorenme
    にほんしゅうきょうれんめい
(org) Japanese Association of Religious Organizations; (o) Japanese Association of Religious Organizations

淸信士淸信女

see styles
qīng xìn shì qīng xìn nǚ
    qing1 xin4 shi4 qing1 xin4 nv3
ch`ing hsin shih ch`ing hsin nü
    ching hsin shih ching hsin nü
 shōshinshi shōshinnyo
men of pure faith and women of pure faith

甚深牢固淨信

see styles
shén shēn láo gù jìng xìn
    shen2 shen1 lao2 gu4 jing4 xin4
shen shen lao ku ching hsin
 shinshin rōko jōshin
deep, firm, pure faith

起信論曇延疏


起信论昙延疏

see styles
qǐ xìn lùn tán yán shū
    qi3 xin4 lun4 tan2 yan2 shu1
ch`i hsin lun t`an yen shu
    chi hsin lun tan yen shu
 Kishinron Donen sho
Tanyan's Commentary to the Awakening of Faith

起信論更料揀


起信论更料拣

see styles
qǐ xìn lùn gēng liào jiǎn
    qi3 xin4 lun4 geng1 liao4 jian3
ch`i hsin lun keng liao chien
    chi hsin lun keng liao chien
 Kishinron kyō ryōken
second commentary on the Awakening of Faith

重整奧思定會


重整奥思定会

see styles
zhòng zhěng ào sī dìng huì
    zhong4 zheng3 ao4 si1 ding4 hui4
chung cheng ao ssu ting hui
Order of Augustinian Recollects, a mendicant Catholic religious order of friars and nuns

ええじゃないか

see styles
 eejanaika
    ええじゃないか
(hist) carnival-like religious celebrations (e.g. dancing festivals) that occurred across Japan from June 1867 to May 1868; why not?

スピリチュアル

see styles
 supirichuaru
    スピリチュアル
(adjectival noun) (1) spiritual; (2) religious song; spiritual

ヤズィーディー

see styles
 yazuudii / yazudi
    ヤズィーディー
Yazidi (kur:); Kurdish ethno-religious community living mostly in Iraq

信爲道元功德母


信为道元功德母

see styles
xìn wéi dào yuán gōng dé mǔ
    xin4 wei2 dao4 yuan2 gong1 de2 mu3
hsin wei tao yüan kung te mu
 shin wa do no moto kudoku no haha tari
faith is the source of the path and the mother of merit

信義誠実の原則

see styles
 shingiseijitsunogensoku / shingisejitsunogensoku
    しんぎせいじつのげんそく
{law} principle of good faith

國內安全保衛局


国内安全保卫局

see styles
guó nèi ān quán bǎo wèi jú
    guo2 nei4 an1 quan2 bao3 wei4 ju2
kuo nei an ch`üan pao wei chü
    kuo nei an chüan pao wei chü
Domestic Security Protection Bureau, the department of the Ministry of Public Security responsible for political security, monitoring dissidents, religious groups and activities deemed a threat to state stability

大乘起信論別記


大乘起信论别记

see styles
dà shéng qǐ xìn lùn bié jì
    da4 sheng2 qi3 xin4 lun4 bie2 ji4
ta sheng ch`i hsin lun pieh chi
    ta sheng chi hsin lun pieh chi
 Daijō kishinron bekki
Expository Notes on the Awakening of Faith

大乘起信論義疏


大乘起信论义疏

see styles
dà shéng qǐ xìn lùn yì shū
    da4 sheng2 qi3 xin4 lun4 yi4 shu1
ta sheng ch`i hsin lun i shu
    ta sheng chi hsin lun i shu
 Daijō kishinron giso
Commentary on the Awakening of Faith

祖先の霊を祭る

see styles
 sosennoreiomatsuru / sosennoreomatsuru
    そせんのれいをまつる
(exp,v5r) to perform religious services for the departed souls of one's ancestors

麤淨信倶行之心

see styles
cū jìng xìn jù xíng zhī xīn
    cu1 jing4 xin4 ju4 xing2 zhi1 xin1
ts`u ching hsin chü hsing chih hsin
    tsu ching hsin chü hsing chih hsin
mental state containing the activity of both coarse and pure faith

Variations:
アレフ
アーレフ

 arefu; aarefu / arefu; arefu
    アレフ; アーレフ
(1) aleph (first letter of Hebrew alphabet) (heb:); (2) (アーレフ only) Aleph (new name of religious group Aum Shinrikyo)

オウム真理教事件

see styles
 oumushinrikyoujiken / omushinrikyojiken
    オウムしんりきょうじけん
(hist) Aum Shinrikyo incidents; string of incidents, crimes, etc. committed by the Aum Shinrikyo religious group in the 1980s and 1990s, culminating in the 1995 Tokyo subway sarin gas attack

Variations:
カリフ
ハリファ

 karifu; harifa
    カリフ; ハリファ
caliph; chief civil and religious Muslim ruler (prior to 1924)

世界自由宗教連盟

see styles
 sekaijiyuushuukyourenmei / sekaijiyushukyorenme
    せかいじゆうしゅうきょうれんめい
(o) International Association for Religious Freedom

佛法大海信爲能入


佛法大海信为能入

see styles
fó fǎ dà hǎi xìn wéi néng rù
    fo2 fa3 da4 hai3 xin4 wei2 neng2 ru4
fo fa ta hai hsin wei neng ju
 buppō daikai shini nōnyū
the great ocean of the Buddhist teaching is entered through faith

凡所發言衆咸信奉


凡所发言众咸信奉

see styles
fán suǒ fā yán zhòng xián xìn fèng
    fan2 suo3 fa1 yan2 zhong4 xian2 xin4 feng4
fan so fa yen chung hsien hsin feng
 bon shohotsugon shugen shinbu
whatever words are uttered, all are expressions of faith

大乘起信論同異集


大乘起信论同异集

see styles
dà shèng qǐ xìn lùn tóng yì jí
    da4 sheng4 qi3 xin4 lun4 tong2 yi4 ji2
ta sheng ch`i hsin lun t`ung i chi
    ta sheng chi hsin lun tung i chi
 Daijō kishinron dōishū
Compilation of the Doctrinal Comparisons of the Awakening of Faith and Establishing Consciousness-only

Variations:
宗門改
宗門改め

 shuumonaratame / shumonaratame
    しゅうもんあらため
Japanese religious census used to repress Christians (Edo period)

Variations:

灯し
明かし

 akashi
    あかし
(See 御明かし) light (esp. as a religious offering); lamp

Variations:


 makoto
    まこと
(1) truth; reality; fact; (2) sincerity; honesty; faithfulness; good faith; (adverb) (3) (dated) indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very; quite

鰯の頭も信心から

see styles
 iwashinoatamamoshinjinkara; iwashinokashiramoshinjinkara
    いわしのあたまもしんじんから; いわしのかしらもしんじんから
(expression) (proverb) faith is mysterious; faith is weird; even a pilchard's head (can be revered) through faith

パナウェーブ研究所

see styles
 panaweebukenkyuujo / panaweebukenkyujo
    パナウェーブけんきゅうじょ
Pana-Wave Laboratory (Japanese religious organization)

Variations:
ヒイデス
ヒーデス

 hiidesu; hiidesu / hidesu; hidesu
    ヒイデス; ヒーデス
(archaism) faith (lat: fides)

噶拉·多傑·仁波切


噶拉·多杰·仁波切

gá lā · duō jié · rén bō qiè
    ga2 la1 · duo1 jie2 · ren2 bo1 qie4
ka la · to chieh · jen po ch`ieh
    ka la · to chieh · jen po chieh
Garab Dorje Rinpoche, succession of Buthanese religious leaders

Variations:
宗教教育
宗教々育

 shuukyoukyouiku / shukyokyoiku
    しゅうきょうきょういく
religious education

Variations:




 tsukasa
    つかさ
(1) (usu. 官,司) office; official; (2) chief; head; (3) (司 only) person (usually a woman) who officiates at religious ceremonies (on the Yaeyama Islands in Okinawa)

Variations:
自信満々
自信満満

 jishinmanman
    じしんまんまん
(adj-na,adj-no,adj-t,adv-to) full of confidence; brimming with (self-)confidence; having great faith in oneself

新日本宗教団体連合会

see styles
 shinnihonshuukyoudantairengoukai / shinnihonshukyodantairengokai
    しんにほんしゅうきょうだんたいれんごうかい
(org) Federation of New Religious Organizations in Japan; (o) Federation of New Religious Organizations in Japan

Variations:
勤め
務め

 tsutome
    つとめ
(1) service; duty; business; responsibility; task; (2) Buddhist religious services

Variations:
御明かし
御灯
御灯明

 miakashi; gotou(御灯); mitou(御灯) / miakashi; goto(御灯); mito(御灯)
    みあかし; ごとう(御灯); みとう(御灯)
lighted lamp (or candle, etc.) provided as a religious offering

Variations:
真実味
真実み(sK)

 shinjitsumi
    しんじつみ
(1) truthfulness; credibility; (2) sincerity; honesty; good faith; fidelity

Variations:
祈祷師
祈禱師(oK)

 kitoushi / kitoshi
    きとうし
medicine man; shaman; faith healer; witch doctor; exorcist

信心過ぎて極楽を通り越す

see styles
 shinjinsugitegokurakuotoorikosu
    しんじんすぎてごくらくをとおりこす
(exp,v5s) (proverb) faith is best in moderation; worship too hard and you will pass right through paradise

Variations:
祭礼
祭禮(oK)

 sairei / saire
    さいれい
(religious) festival

Variations:
オウム真理教
アウム真理教

 oumushinrikyou(oumu真理教); aumushinrikyou(aumu真理教)(ik) / omushinrikyo(omu真理教); aumushinrikyo(aumu真理教)(ik)
    オウムしんりきょう(オウム真理教); アウムしんりきょう(アウム真理教)(ik)
Aum Shinrikyo; religious group responsible for the 1995 sarin gas attack on the Tokyo subway

パーフェクトリバティー教団

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 paafekutoribatiikyoudan / pafekutoribatikyodan
    パーフェクトリバティーきょうだん
Church of Perfect Liberty (religious group founded in Japan in 1924)

Variations:
信じきる
信じ切る
信切る

 shinjikiru
    しんじきる
(Godan verb with "ru" ending) to be certain of; to have faith in; to believe completely; to trust (someone completely)

Variations:
勤める
務める

 tsutomeru
    つとめる
(transitive verb) (1) (usu. 勤める) to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (in); (transitive verb) (2) (usu. 務める) to serve (as); to act (as); to fill (the position of); to play the role (of); (transitive verb) (3) (usu. 勤める) to conduct a religious service

Variations:
忌み
斎み
忌(io)

 imi
    いみ
(1) mourning; abstinence; (2) taboo; (3) religious purification; (prefix noun) (4) pure; holy

Variations:
裏切り行為
裏切行為(sK)

 uragirikoui / uragirikoi
    うらぎりこうい
act of treachery; breach of faith; stab in the back; double-cross

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

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Information about this dictionary:

Apparently, we were the first ones who were crazy enough to think that western people might want a combined Chinese, Japanese, and Buddhist dictionary.

A lot of westerners can't tell the difference between Chinese and Japanese - and there is a reason for that. Chinese characters and even whole words were borrowed by Japan from the Chinese language in the 5th century. Much of the time, if a word or character is used in both languages, it will have the same or a similar meaning. However, this is not always true. Language evolves, and meanings independently change in each language.

Example: The Chinese character 湯 for soup (hot water) has come to mean bath (hot water) in Japanese. They have the same root meaning of "hot water", but a 湯屋 sign on a bathhouse in Japan would lead a Chinese person to think it was a "soup house" or a place to get a bowl of soup. See this: Japanese Bath House

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Chinese Buddhist terms come from Dictionary of Chinese Buddhist Terms by William Edward Soothill and Lewis Hodous. This is commonly referred to as "Soothill's'". It was first published in 1937 (and is now off copyright so we can use it here). Some of these definitions may be misleading, incomplete, or dated, but 95% of it is good information. Every professor who teaches Buddhism or Eastern Religion has a copy of this on their bookshelf. We incorporated these 16,850 entries into our dictionary database ourselves (it was lot of work).



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