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覺母 觉母 see styles |
jué mǔ jue2 mu3 chüeh mu kakumo |
Mother of enlightenment, a title of Mañjuśrī as the eternal guardian of mystic wisdom, all buddhas, past, present, and future, deriving their enlightenment from him as its guardian; also 佛母. |
覺海 觉海 see styles |
jué hǎi jue2 hai3 chüeh hai kakukai |
The fathomless ocean of enlightenment, or buddha-wisdom. |
覺王 觉王 see styles |
jué wáng jue2 wang2 chüeh wang kakuō |
The king of enlightenment, the enlightened king, Buddha; also覺帝. |
觀慧 观慧 see styles |
guān huì guan1 hui4 kuan hui kane |
The wisdom which penetrates to ultimate reality. |
觀智 观智 see styles |
guān zhì guan1 zhi4 kuan chih kanchi |
Wisdom obtained from contemplation. |
訓若 训若 see styles |
xùn ruò xun4 ruo4 hsün jo Kunnya |
Sañjana, 'entirely vanquishing' name of the founder of one of the ten heretical sects. Also, one of the six Tīrthyas, former teacher of Maudgālayayana and Śāriputra; also, a king of yakṣas; cf. 珊. |
諫王 谏王 see styles |
jiàn wáng jian4 wang2 chien wang kan'ō |
To admonish a king. |
諸根 诸根 see styles |
zhū gēn zhu1 gen1 chu ken morone もろね |
(surname) Morone All roots, powers, or organs, e.g. (1) faith, energy, memory, meditation, wisdom; (2) eyes, ears, nose, tongue, and body. |
證智 证智 see styles |
zhèng zhì zheng4 zhi4 cheng chih shō chi |
adhigamavābodha. Experiential knowledge; realization; the attainment of truth by the bodhisattva in the first stage. |
護摩 护摩 see styles |
hù mó hu4 mo2 hu mo goma ごま |
{Buddh} homa; Buddhist rite of burning wooden sticks to ask a deity for blessings homa, also 護磨; 呼麽 described as originally a burnt offering to Heaven; the esoterics adopted the idea of worshipping with fire, symbolizing wisdom as fire burning up the faggots of passion and illusion; and therewith preparing nirvāṇa as food, etc.; cf. 大日經; four kinds of braziers are used, round, semi-circular, square, and octagonal; four, five, or six purposes are recorded i.e. śāntika, to end calamities; pauṣṭika (or puṣṭikarman) for prosperity; vaśīkaraṇa, 'dominating,' intp. as calling down the good by means of enchantments; abhicaraka, exorcising the evil; a fifth is to obtain the loving protection of the Buddhas and bodhisattvas; a sixth divides puṣṭikarman into two parts, the second part being length of life; each of these six has its controlling Buddha and bodhisattvas, and different forms and accessories of worship. |
資糧 资粮 see styles |
zī liáng zi1 liang2 tzu liang shiryō |
saṃbhāra; supplies for body or soul, e.g. food, almsgiving, wisdom, etc. |
賜教 赐教 see styles |
cì jiào ci4 jiao4 tz`u chiao tzu chiao |
(honorific) to impart one's wisdom; to enlighten |
賢聖 贤圣 see styles |
xián shèng xian2 sheng4 hsien sheng kensei / kense けんせい |
(personal name) Kensei Those who are noted for goodness, and those who are also noted for wisdom, or insight; the xian are still of ordinary human standard, the sheng transcend them in wisdom and character; the attainments from 見道 upwards are those of the sheng; the xian is on the moral plane, and has not eliminated illusion; the sheng has cut of illusion and has insight into absolute reality. The Mahāyāna has three stages for the xian and ten for the sheng; the Hīnayāna has seven for each. |
賴吒 赖咤 see styles |
lài zhà lai4 zha4 lai cha raita |
(賴吒啝羅) rāṣṭrapāla, protector of a kingdom, king. |
身燈 身灯 see styles |
shēn dēng shen1 deng1 shen teng shintō |
The body as a lamp, burnt in offering to a Buddha, e. g. the Medicine King in the Lotus Sutra. |
輪座 轮座 see styles |
lún zuò lun2 zuo4 lun tso waza わざ |
(surname) Waza The throne of a cakravartin, or Buddha. |
輪王 轮王 see styles |
lún wáng lun2 wang2 lun wang rinō |
A cakravartin, 'a ruler the wheels of whose chariot roll everywhere without obstruction; an emperor, a sovereign of the world, a supreme ruler.' M.W. A Buddha, whose truth and realm are universal. There are four kinds of cakravartin, symbolized by wheels of gold, silver, copper, and iron; each possesses the seven precious things, 七寶 q.v. |
轉輪 转轮 see styles |
zhuàn lún zhuan4 lun2 chuan lun tenrin |
rotating disk; wheel; rotor; cycle of reincarnation in Buddhism cakravartī, "a ruler the wheels of whose chariot roll everywhere without hindrance." M.W. Revolving wheels; to turn a wheel: also 轉輪王 (轉輪聖王); 輪王; 轉輪聖帝, cf. 斫. The symbol is the cakra or disc, which is of four kinds indicating the rank, i.e. gold, silver, copper, or iron, the iron cakravartī ruling over one continent, the south; the copper, over two, east and south: the silver, over three, east, west, and south; the golden being supreme over all the four continents. The term is also applied to the gods over a universe, and to a buddha as universal spiritual king, and as preacher of the supreme doctrine. Only a cakravartī possesses the 七寳 saptaratna and 1, 000 sons. The cakra, or discus, is also a missile used by a cakravartī for overthrowing his enemies. Its origin is probably the sun with its myriad rays. |
迦利 see styles |
jiā lì jia1 li4 chia li Kari |
Kali, strife, striver; ill-born; also 迦梨; 迦棃; 迦藍浮; 迦羅富; 迦陵伽王; 哥利 (or 歌利); 羯利 Kalirāja, Kalingarāja, a king of Magadha noted for his violence; it is said that in a former incarnation he cut off the ears, nose, and hands of the Buddha, who bore it all unmoved; cf. Nirvāṇa sūtra, 31. |
通念 see styles |
tsuunen / tsunen つうねん |
common idea; common wisdom; generally accepted idea |
通慧 see styles |
tōng huì tong1 hui4 t`ung hui tung hui tsūe |
Supernatural powers and wisdom, the former being based on the latter. |
造像 see styles |
zào xiàng zao4 xiang4 tsao hsiang zouzou / zozo ぞうぞう |
(noun/participle) (rare) creating a statue (esp. a Buddhist statue) To make an image; the first one made of the Buddha is attributed to Udayana, king of Kauśāmbī, a contemporary of Śākyamuni, who is said to have made an image of him, after his death, in sandalwood, 5 feet high. |
逼宮 逼宫 see styles |
bī gōng bi1 gong1 pi kung |
to force the king or emperor to abdicate |
道慧 see styles |
dào huì dao4 hui4 tao hui dōe |
the wisdom of the (Buddha-)Path |
道智 see styles |
dào zhì dao4 zhi4 tao chih michitoshi みちとし |
(male given name) Michitoshi Religious wisdom; the wisdom which understands the principles of mārga, the eightfold path. |
道識 道识 see styles |
dào shì dao4 shi4 tao shih dōshiki |
The knowledge of religion; the wisdom, or insight, attained through Buddhism. |
達智 达智 see styles |
dá zhì da2 zhi4 ta chih datsuchi |
penetrating wisdom |
達磨 达磨 see styles |
dá mó da2 mo2 ta mo daruma だるま |
(1) (kana only) daruma; tumbling doll; round, red-painted good-luck doll in the shape of Bodhidharma, with a blank eye to be completed when a person's wish is granted; (2) (kana only) Bodhidharma; (3) (kana only) prostitute; (personal name) Daruma dharma; also 達摩; 達麼; 達而麻耶; 曇摩; 馱摩 tr. by 法. dharma is from dhara, holding, bearing, possessing, etc.; and means 'that which is to be held fast or kept, ordinance, statute, law, usage, practice'; 'anything right.' M.W. It may be variously intp. as (1) characteristic, attribute, predicate; (2) the bearer, the transcendent substratum of single elements of conscious life; (3) element, i.e. a part of conscious life; (4) nirvāṇa, i.e. the Dharma par excellence, the object of Buddhist teaching; (5) the absolute, the real; (6) the teaching or religion of Buddha; (7) thing, object, appearance. Also, Damo, or Bodhidharma, the twenty-eighth Indian and first Chinese patriarch, who arrived in China A.D. 520, the reputed founder of the Chan or Intuitional School in China. He is described as son of a king in southern India; originally called Bodhitara. He arrived at Guangdong, bringing it is said the sacred begging-bowl, and settled in Luoyang, where he engaged in silent meditation for nine years, whence he received the title of wall-gazing Brahman 壁觀婆羅門, though he was a kṣatriya. His doctrine and practice were those of the 'inner light', independent of the written word, but to 慧可 Huike, his successor, he commended the Laṅkāvatāra-sūtra as nearest to his views. There are many names with Dharma as initial: Dharmapāla, Dharmagupta, Dharmayaśas, Dharmaruci, Dharmarakṣa, Dharmatrāta, Dharmavardhana, etc. |
遺言 遗言 see styles |
yí yán yi2 yan2 i yen yuigon ゆいごん |
words of the deceased; last words of the dying; wisdom of past sages (n,vs,vt,vi) will; testament; one's dying wish; one's last words will |
那先 see styles |
nà xiān na4 xian1 na hsien Nasen |
Nāgasena 那伽犀那. The instructor of the king in the Milindapaṅha, v. 那先經 (那先比丘經). |
那吒 那咤 see styles |
nà zhà na4 zha4 na cha Nata |
Naṭa, said to be the eldest son of Vaiśravaṇa, and represented with three faces, eight arms, a powerful demon-king. |
邪智 see styles |
xié zhì xie2 zhi4 hsieh chih jachi じゃち |
knowledge applied to evil purposes mistaken wisdom |
醫王 医王 see styles |
yī wáng yi1 wang2 i wang iō |
The Buddha as healer of sufferings; also the Medicine King, v. 藥 19. |
釋王 释王 see styles |
shì wáng shi4 wang2 shih wang Shakuō |
the king of the śākyas |
量智 see styles |
liáng zhì liang2 zhi4 liang chih ryōchi |
discriminating wisdom |
金印 see styles |
jīn yìn jin1 yin4 chin yin kinin きんいん |
golden seal; characters tattooed on a convict's face (1) gold seal; (2) (See 漢委奴国王印) King of Na gold seal |
金句 see styles |
jīn jù jin1 ju4 chin chü |
pearl of wisdom; quotable quote |
金杖 see styles |
jīn zhàng jin1 zhang4 chin chang konjō |
The golden staff broken into eighteen pieces and the skirt similarly torn, seen in a dream by king Bimbisāra, prophetic of the eighteen divisions of Hīnayāna. |
金水 see styles |
jīn shuǐ jin1 shui3 chin shui kinsui きんすい |
Jinshui District of Zhengzhou City 鄭州市|郑州市[Zheng4 zhou1 Shi4], Henan (given name) Kinsui Golden water, i.e. wisdom. |
金縣 金县 see styles |
jīn xiàn jin1 xian4 chin hsien |
King County |
金輪 金轮 see styles |
jīn lún jin1 lun2 chin lun kanawa かなわ |
(1) {Buddh} gold wheel (highest of the three layered wheels that support the earth above the primordial void); (2) (abbreviation) {Buddh} (See 金輪王) gold wheel-turning sage king; (place-name, surname) Kanawa The metal circle on which the earth rests, above the water circle which is above the wind (or air) circle which rests on space. Also the cakra, wheel or disc, emblem of sovereignty, one of the seven precious possessions of a king. |
鍱腹 see styles |
yè fù ye4 fu4 yeh fu Chōfuku |
The Indian philosopher who is said to have worn a rice-pan over his belly, the seat of wisdom, lest it should be injured and his wisdom be lost. |
閃靈 闪灵 see styles |
shǎn líng shan3 ling2 shan ling |
The Shining (1980 Stanley Kubrick film from Stephen King's 1977 novel); ChthoniC (Taiwanese metal band) |
開悟 开悟 see styles |
kāi wù kai1 wu4 k`ai wu kai wu kaigo かいご |
to become enlightened (Buddhism) (noun/participle) wisdom; enlightenment To awaken, arouse, open up the intelligence and bring enlightenment. |
閻君 阎君 see styles |
yán jun yan2 jun1 yen chün |
(Buddhism) Yama, the King of Hell |
閻王 阎王 see styles |
yán wang yan2 wang5 yen wang enou / eno えんおう |
(Buddhism) Yama, the King of Hell; (fig.) cruel and tyrannical person (abbreviation) Yama, judge of the afterlife Yama |
閻羅 阎罗 see styles |
yán luó yan2 luo2 yen lo Enra |
(Buddhism) Yama, the King of Hell Yama |
閻老 阎老 see styles |
yán lǎo yan2 lao3 yen lao Enrō |
(Buddhism) Yama, the King of Hell Yama |
閻魔 阎魔 see styles |
yán mó yan2 mo2 yen mo enma えんま |
(Buddhism) Yama, the King of Hell {Buddh} Yama (King of Hell who judges the dead); Enma; (dei) Yama (King of Hell who judges the dead); Enma 閻王 閻羅; (閻魔王); 閻摩羅; 閻老 Yama, also v. 夜; 閻羅王 Yama. (1) In the Vedas the god of the dead, with whom the spirits of the departed dwell. He was son of the Sun and had a twin sister Yamī or Yamuna. By some they were looked upon as the first human pair. (2) In later Brahmanic mythology, one of the eight Lokapālas, guardian of the South and ruler of the Yamadevaloka and judge of the dead. (3) In Buddhist mythology, the regent of the Nārakas, residing south of Jambudvīpa, outside of the Cakravālas, in a palace of copper and iron. Originally he is described as a king of Vaiśālī, who, when engaged in a bloody war, wished he were master of hell, and was accordingly reborn as Yama in hell together with his eighteen generals and his army of 80,000 men, who now serve him in purgatory. His sister Yamī deals with female culprits. Three times in every twenty-four hours demon pours into Yama's mouth boiling copper (by way of punishment), his subordinates receiving the same dose at the same time, until their sins are expiated, when he will be reborn as Samantarāja 普王. In China he rules the fifth court of purgatory. In some sources he is spoken of as ruling the eighteen judges of purgatory. |
闔廬 阖庐 see styles |
hé lú he2 lu2 ho lu kouryo / koryo こうりょ |
King Helu of Wu (-496 BC, reigned 514-496 BC); also called 闔閭|阖闾 (person) Helu (King of Wu, 537-493 BCE) |
闔閭 阖闾 see styles |
hé lǘ he2 lu:2 ho lü kouryo / koryo こうりょ |
King Helu of Wu (-496 BC, reigned 514-496 BC); also called 闔廬|阖庐 (person) Helü (King of Wu, 537-493 BCE) |
闖王 闯王 see styles |
chuǎng wáng chuang3 wang2 ch`uang wang chuang wang |
Chuangwang or Roaming King, adopted name of late Ming peasant rebel leader Li Zicheng 李自成 (1605-1645) |
陵寢 陵寝 see styles |
líng qǐn ling2 qin3 ling ch`in ling chin |
tomb (of king or emperor) |
随に see styles |
mamani ままに manimani まにまに |
(expression) (kana only) as (e.g. "do as one is told", "as we age we gain wisdom"); wherever (e.g. "wherever my fancy took me"); (adverb) (kana only) at the mercy of (e.g. wind, waves); (act) as one is told (by) |
隣智 邻智 see styles |
lín zhì lin2 zhi4 lin chih rinchi |
Similar to 隣圓. |
隨智 随智 see styles |
suí zhì sui2 zhi4 sui chih zui chi |
in accord with wisdom |
雁王 see styles |
yàn wáng yan4 wang2 yen wang gannō |
goose king |
雁門 雁门 see styles |
yàn mén yan4 men2 yen men ganmon |
teachings of the swan [king] |
難陀 难陀 see styles |
nán tuó nan2 tuo2 nan t`o nan to Nanda |
難陁 nanda, "happiness, pleasure, joy, felicity." M.W. Name of disciples not easy to discriminate; one is called Cowherd Nanda, an arhat; another Sundarananda, to distinguish him from Ānanda, and the above; also, of a milkman who gave Śākyamuni milk; of a poor woman who could only offer a cash to buy oil for a lamp to Buddha; of a nāga king; etc. |
霊智 see styles |
reichi / rechi れいち |
mystic wisdom |
霊知 see styles |
reichi / rechi れいち |
mystic wisdom |
霸道 see styles |
bà dào ba4 dao4 pa tao |
the Way of the Hegemon; abbr. for 霸王之道; despotic rule; rule by might; evil as opposed to the Way of the King 王道; overbearing; tyranny; (of liquor, medicine etc) strong; potent |
靈知 see styles |
líng zhī ling2 zhi1 ling chih |
inconceivable wisdom |
靜慧 静慧 see styles |
jìng huì jing4 hui4 ching hui |
Calm wisdom, insight into the void, or immaterial, removed from the transient. |
靜智 静智 see styles |
jìng zhì jing4 zhi4 ching chih |
Calm wisdom, the wisdom derived from quietness, or mystic trance. |
頻婆 频婆 see styles |
pín pó pin2 po2 p`in p`o pin po |
(頻婆羅) vimbara, differently stated as ten millions, and 100,000 billions, a 大頻婆羅 as a trillion; it is also intp, as a king of fragrance, or incense.; vimba; bimba; a bright red gourd, Momordica monadephia; a tree with red fruit; fruit of the Binba-tree. |
願慧 see styles |
yuàn huì yuan4 hui4 yüan hui |
vows and wisdom |
願智 愿智 see styles |
yuàn zhì yuan4 zhi4 yüan chih |
Wisdom resulting from the vow. |
風土 风土 see styles |
fēng tǔ feng1 tu3 feng t`u feng tu fuudo / fudo ふうど |
natural conditions and social customs of a place; local conditions natural features; topography; climate; spiritual features; (surname) Fūdo |
風堂 see styles |
fuudou / fudo ふうどう |
(given name) Fūdou |
風度 风度 see styles |
fēng dù feng1 du4 feng tu fuudo / fudo ふうど |
elegance (for men); elegant demeanor; grace; poise appearance and personality; manner; mien; air |
風登 see styles |
fuudo / fudo ふうど |
(surname) Fūdo |
風童 see styles |
fuudou / fudo ふうどう |
(personal name) Fūdou |
館娃 see styles |
kanai かんあい |
palace (in China built by Wu Dynasty King) |
馝柯 see styles |
bì kē bi4 ke1 pi k`o pi ko |
Vikramāditya, a king of Śrāvastī and famous benefactor of Buddhism, v. 毘. |
馬鳴 马鸣 see styles |
mǎ míng ma3 ming2 ma ming memyou / memyo めみょう |
(person) Asvaghosa (approx. 80-150 CE) 阿濕縛窶抄Aśvaghoṣa, the famous writer, whose patron was the Indo-Scythian king Kaniṣka q. v., was a Brahmin converted to Buddhism; he finally settled at Benares, and became the twelfth patriarch. His name is attached to ten works (v. Hōbōgirin 192, 201, 726, 727, 846, 1643, 1666, 1667, 1669, 1687). The two which have exerted great influence on Buddhism are 佛所行讚經 Buddhacarita-kāvya Sutra, tr. by Dharmarakṣa A. D. 414-421, tr. into English by Beal, S.B.E.; and 大乘起信論 Mahāyāna śraddhotpāda-śāstra, tr. by Paramārtha, A.D．554, and by Śikṣānanda, A. D. 695-700, tr. into English by Teitaro Suzuki 1900, and also by T. Richard, v. 起. He gave to Buddhism the philosophical basis for its Mahāyāna development. There are at least six others who bear this name. Other forms: 馬鳴; 阿濕縛窶抄馬鳴比丘; 馬鳴大士; 馬鳴菩薩, etc. |
馮道 see styles |
fuudou / fudo ふうどう |
(personal name) Fūdō |
體智 体智 see styles |
tǐ zhì ti3 zhi4 t`i chih ti chih |
Fundamental wisdom which penetrates all reality. |
髻珠 see styles |
jì zhū ji4 zhu1 chi chu |
髻寶 The precious stone worn in the 髻 topknot; a king's most prized possession in the Lotus Sūtra parable. |
魔王 see styles |
mó wáng mo2 wang2 mo wang maou / mao まおう |
devil king; evil person (1) Satan; the Devil; the Prince of Darkness; (2) {Buddh} (See 天魔) king of the demons who try to prevent people from doing good; (female given name) Maou The king of māras, the lord of the sixth heaven of the desire-realm. |
鱈場 see styles |
taraba たらば |
(abbreviation) (See たらば蟹・たらばがに) red king crab (Paralithodes camtschaticus) |
鴈王 see styles |
yàn wáng yan4 wang2 yen wang |
King or leader of the flight, or flock; Buddha, hence 鴈門 Buddhism. |
鴈門 see styles |
yàn mén yan4 men2 yen men |
teachings of the swan [king] |
鵝王 鹅王 see styles |
é wáng e2 wang2 o wang |
rāja-haṃsa, the king-goose, leader of the flight, i.e. Buddha, one of whose thirty-two marks is webbed hands and feet; also the walk of a buddha is dignified like that of the goose. |
鵝眼 鹅眼 see styles |
é yǎn e2 yan3 o yen |
(鵝王眼) The eye of the king-goose, distinguishing milk from water, used for the eye of the truth-discerner. |
鵞王 see styles |
é wáng e2 wang2 o wang |
goose king |
黃精 黄精 see styles |
huáng jīng huang2 jing1 huang ching |
King Solomon's seal (plant of genus Polygonatum) |
黠慧 see styles |
xiá huì xia2 hui4 hsia hui |
Worldly wisdom, cleverness, intelligence. |
龍君 龙君 see styles |
lóng jun long2 jun1 lung chün |
the Dragon King of the Eastern Sea (mythology) |
龍女 龙女 see styles |
lóng nǚ long2 nv3 lung nü |
More info & calligraphy: Dragon Lady |
龍宮 龙宫 see styles |
lóng gōng long2 gong1 lung kung ryuuguu / ryugu りゅうぐう |
palace of the Dragon King at the bottom of the Eastern Sea (place-name) Ryūguu Dragon palace; palaces of the dragon kings; also 龍戶. |
龍王 龙王 see styles |
lóng wáng long2 wang2 lung wang ryouou / ryoo りょうおう |
Dragon King (mythology) (1) Dragon King; (2) (shogi) promoted rook; (surname) Ryōou nāgarāja, dragon king, a title for the tutelary deity of a lake, river, sea, and other places; there are lists of 5, 7, 8, 81, and 185 dragon kings. |
Variations: |
kee; kei / kee; ke ケー; ケイ |
(1) K; k; (2) (See キロ・1) kilo-; (3) (See ケルビン) kelvin; (4) (See カラット・2) karat (measure of purity of gold); carat; (5) (See カリウム) potassium (K); (6) king (playing card rank); (7) key (color); black; (8) (See ケッヘル番号・ケッヘルばんごう) Köchel (catalogue of Mozart's music); (9) (See キッチン・1) kitchen |
おかみ see styles |
okami おかみ |
(obscure) water god; rain and snow god; dragon god; dragon king |
クフ王 see styles |
kufuou / kufuo くふおう |
(person) King Khufu |
ソテツ see styles |
sotetsu ソテツ |
(kana only) sago cycad (Cycas revoluta); king sago palm; sago palm; Japanese sago palm |
と共に see styles |
totomoni とともに |
(expression) (kana only) together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.) |
リア王 see styles |
riaou / riao リアおう |
(person) King Lear (Shakespeare) |
一切智 see styles |
yī qiè zhì yi1 qie4 zhi4 i ch`ieh chih i chieh chih issai chi |
sarvajña; v. 薩, i.e. 佛智Buddha-wisdom, perfect knowledge, omniscience. |
一相智 see styles |
yī xiàng zhì yi1 xiang4 zhi4 i hsiang chih issō chi |
The wisdom that all is bhūtatathatā and a unity. |
Entries with 2nd row of characters: The 2nd row is Simplified Chinese.
This page contains 100 results for "Fudo Myo-O Wisdom King" in Chinese and/or Japanese.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).
Combined, these cover 1,007,753 Japanese, Chinese, and Buddhist characters, words, idioms, names, placenames, and short phrases.
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