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善來


善来

see styles
shàn lái
    shan4 lai2
shan lai
 zenrai
svāgata, susvāgata; 'welcome'; well come, a title of a Buddha; v. 善逝.

善本

see styles
shàn běn
    shan4 ben3
shan pen
 yoshimoto
    よしもと
old book; good book; reliable book; rare book
(surname) Yoshimoto
Good stock, or roots, planting good seed or roots; good in the root of enlightenment.

善神

see styles
shàn shén
    shan4 shen2
shan shen
 zenshin
    ぜんしん
(1) (See 正法) good God; good deities; (2) {Buddh} true teachings of Buddha
The good devas, or spirits, who protect Buddhism, 8, 16, or 36 in number; the 8 are also called 善鬼神.

善逝

see styles
shàn shì
    shan4 shi4
shan shih
 zenzei / zenze
    ぜんぜい
Sugata (the well-gone; epithet of Buddha)
sugata, well departed, gone as he should go; a title of a Buddha; cf. 善來.

善道

see styles
shàn dào
    shan4 dao4
shan tao
 yoshimichi
    よしみち
path of virtue; righteousness; (given name) Yoshimichi
good guidance

單麻


单麻

see styles
dān má
    dan1 ma2
tan ma
 tanma
The single hempseed a day to which the Buddha reduced his food before his enlightenment.

嘆佛


叹佛

see styles
tàn fó
    tan4 fo2
t`an fo
    tan fo
 tanbutsu
To praise Buddha.

囘向


回向

see styles
huí xiàng
    hui2 xiang4
hui hsiang
 ekō
迴向 pariṇāmanā. To turn towards; to turn something from one person or thing to another; transference of merit); the term is intp. by 轉趣 turn towards; it is used for works of supererogation, or rather, it means the bestowing on another, or others, of merits acquired by oneself, especially the merits acquired by a bodhisattva or Buddha for the salvation of all, e. g. the bestowing of his merits by Amitābha on all the living. There are other kinds, such as the turning of acquired merit to attain further progress in bodhi, or nirvana. 囘事向理 to turn (from) practice to theory; 囘自向他 to turn from oneself to another; 囘因向果 To turn from cause to effect. 囘世而向出世 to turn from this world to what is beyond this world, from the worldly to the unworldly.

囘趣


回趣

see styles
huí qù
    hui2 qu4
hui ch`ü
    hui chü
 eshu
To turn from other things to Buddhism.

四世

see styles
sì shì
    si4 shi4
ssu shih
 yonsei / yonse
    よんせい
(1) four generations; (2) fourth generation immigrant; yonsei; (3) the fourth (e.g. George IV)
The period of the Buddha's earthly life, styled 聖世 the sacred period (or period of the sage), is added to the three periods of 正法 correct Law; 像法 semblance of the Law; and 末法 decadence of the Law.

四住

see styles
sì zhù
    si4 zhu4
ssu chu
 shizumi
    しずみ
(surname) Shizumi
The four abodes or states in the 智度論 3, i. e. (1) 天住 the devalokas, equivalents of charity, morality, and goodness of heart; (2) 梵住 the brahmalokas, equivalents of benevolence, pity, joy, and indifference; (3) 聖住 the abode of śrāvakas, pratyekabuddhas, and bodhisattvas, equivalent of the samādhi of the immaterial realm, formless and still; (4) 佛住 the Buddha-abode, the equivalent of the samādhis of the infinite. v. 四住地.

四依

see styles
sì yī
    si4 yi1
ssu i
 shi e
The four necessaries, or things on which the religious rely. (1) 行四依 The four of ascetic practitioners— rag clothing; begging for food; sitting under trees; purgatives and diuretics as moral and spiritual means; these are also termed 四聖種. (2) 法四依 The four of the dharma: i. e. the truth, which is eternal, rather than man, even its propagator; the sutras of perfect meaning i. e. of the 道實相 the truth of the 'middle' way; the meaning, or spirit, not the letter; wisdom 智, i.e. Buddha-wisdom rather than mere knowledge 識. There are other groups. Cf. 四事.

四力

see styles
sì lì
    si4 li4
ssu li
 shiriki
The four powers for attaining enlightenment: independent personal power; power derived from others; power of past good karma; and power arising from environment.

四味

see styles
sì wèi
    si4 wei4
ssu wei
 shimi
The four 'tastes': the Tiantai definition of the four periods of the Buddha's teaching preliminary to the fifth, i. e. that of the Lotus Sutra; cf. 五味.

四土

see styles
sì tǔ
    si4 tu3
ssu t`u
    ssu tu
 shido
    しど
{Buddh} four realms (in Tendai Buddhism or Yogacara)
The four Buddha-kṣetra, or realms, of Tiantai: (1) 凡聖居同土 Realms where all classes dwell— men, devas, Buddhas, disciples, non-disciples; it has two divisions, the impure, e. g. this world, and the pure, e. g. the 'Western' pure-land. (2) 方便有餘土 Temporary realms, where the occupants have got rid of the evils of 見思 unenlightened views and thoughts, but still have to be reborn. (3) 實報無障礙土 Realms of permanent reward and freedom, for those who have attained bodhisattva rank. (4) 常寂光土 Realm of eternal rest and light (i. e. wisdom) and of eternal spirit (dharmakāya), the abode of Buddhas; but in reality all the others are included in this, and are only separated for convenience, sake.

四塔

see styles
sì tǎ
    si4 ta3
ssu t`a
    ssu ta
 shitō
The four stūpas at the places of Buddha's birth, Kapilavastu; enlightenment, Magadha: preaching, Benares; and parinirvāṇa, Kuśinagara. Four more are located in the heavens of the Travastriṃśas gods, one each tor his hair, nails, begging bowl, and teeth, E., S., W., N., respectively.

四明

see styles
sì míng
    si4 ming2
ssu ming
 shimei / shime
    しめい
(given name) Shimei
Four Shingon emblems, aids to Yoga-possession by a Buddha or bodhisattva; they are 鉤, 索, 鏁, 鈴, a hook, a cord, a lock, and a bell; the hook for summoning, the cord for leading, the lock for firmly holding, and the bell for the resultant joy. Also, the four Veda śāstras.

四智

see styles
sì zhì
    si4 zhi4
ssu chih
 shichi
The four forms of wisdom of a Buddha according to the 法相 Dharmalakṣana school: (1) 大圓鏡智 the great mirror wisdom of Akṣobhya; (2) 平等性智 the universal wisdom of Ratnaketu; (3) 妙觀察智 the profound observing wisdom of Amitābha; (4) 成所作智 the perfecting wisdom of Amoghasiddhi. There are various other groups.

四法

see styles
sì fǎ
    si4 fa3
ssu fa
 shihō
There are several groups of four dharma: (1) 教法 the teaching of the Buddha); 理法 its principles, or meaning; 行法 its practice; 果法 its fruits or rewards. (2) Another group relates to bodhisattvas, their never losing the bodhi-mind, or the wisdom attained, or perseverance in progress, or the monastic forest life (āraṇyaka). (3) Also 信解行證 faith, discernment, performance, and assurance. (4) The Pure-land 'True' sect of Japan has a division: 教法, i. e. the 大無量壽經; 行法 the practice of the seventeenth of Amitābha's vows; 信法 faith in the eighteenth; and 證法 proof of the eleventh. The most important work of Shinran, the founder of the sect, is these four, i. e. 教行信證. (5) A 'Lotus ' division of 四法 is the answer to a question of Puxian (Samantabhadra) how the Lotus is to be possessed after the Buddha's demise, i. e. by thought (or protection) of the Buddhas; the cultivation of virtue; entry into correct dhyāna; and having a mind to save all creatures.

四眼

see styles
sì yǎn
    si4 yan3
ssu yen
 shi gen
The four powers of sight of bodhisattvas, a Buddha has a fifth power; v. 五眼.

四等

see styles
sì děng
    si4 deng3
ssu teng
 shitō
The four virtues which a Buddha out of his infinite heart manifests equally to all; also called 四無量 q. w. They are: 慈悲喜捨 maitrī, karuṇā, muditā, upekṣā, i. e. kindness, pity, joy and indifference, or 護 protection. Another group is 字語法身, i. e. 字 that all Buddhas have the same title or titles; 語 speak the same language; 法 proclaim the same truth; and 身 have each the threefold body, or trikāya. A third group is 諸法 all things are equally included in the bhūtatathatā; 發心 the mind-nature being universal, its field of action is universal; 道等 the way or method is also universal; therefore 慈悲 the mercy (of the Buddhas) is universal for all.

四聖


四圣

see styles
sì shèng
    si4 sheng4
ssu sheng
 shisei / shise
    しせい
the four great sages (Buddha, Christ, Confucius, Socrates)
The four kinds of holy men— śrāvakas, pratyekabuddhas, bodhisattvas, and Buddhas. Also, the four chief disciples of Kumārajīva, i. e. 道生 Daosheng, 僧肇 Sengzhao, 道融 Daorong, and 僧叡 Sengrui.

四衆


四众

see styles
sì zhòng
    si4 zhong4
ssu chung
 shishu; shishuu / shishu; shishu
    ししゅ; ししゅう
(1) four orders of Buddhist followers (monks, nuns, male lay devotees and female lay devotees); (2) four monastic communities (ordained monks, ordained nuns, male novices and female novices); (3) (in Tendai) the four assemblies
The four varga (groups, or orders), i. e. bhikṣu, bhikṣuṇī, upāsaka and upāsikā, monks, nuns, male and female devotees. Another group, according to Tiantai's commentary on the Lotus, is 發起衆 the assembly which, through Śāriputra, stirred the Buddha to begin his Lotus Sutra sermons; 當機衆 the pivotal assembly, those who were responsive to him; 影向衆 the reflection assembly, those like Mañjuśrī, etc., who reflected on, or drew out the Buddha's teaching; and 結緣衆 those who only profited in having seen and heard a Buddha, and therefore whose enlightenment is delayed to a future life.

四行

see styles
sì xíng
    si4 xing2
ssu hsing
 shigyō
The four disciplinary processes: enlightenment; good deeds; wisdom; and worship.

四覺


四觉

see styles
sì jué
    si4 jue2
ssu chüeh
 shikaku
The 'four intelligences, or apprehensions' of the Awakening of Faith 起信論, q. v., viz. 本覺, 相似覺, 隨分覺, and 究竟覺.

四記


四记

see styles
sì jì
    si4 ji4
ssu chi
 shiki
(or 四答) The Buddha's for methods of dealing with questions: direct answer, discriminating answer, questioning in return, and silence.

四門


四门

see styles
sì mén
    si4 men2
ssu men
 yotsukado
    よつかど
(surname) Yotsukado
The four doors, schools of thought, or theories: 有 is the phenomenal world real, or 空 unreal, or both, or neither ? According to the Tiantai school each of the four schools 四教 in discussing these four questions emphasizes one of them, i. e. 三藏教 that it is real 通教 unreal, 別通 both, 圓通 neither; v. 有 and 空, and each of the four schools. In esoteric symbolism the 四門 are four stages of initiation, development, enlightenment, and nirvana, and are associated with E., S., W., and N.; with the four seasons; with warmth, heat, coolness and cold, etc.

因人

see styles
yīn rén
    yin1 ren2
yin jen
 innin
Followers of Buddha who have not yet attained Buddhahood, but are still Producers of karma and reincarnation.

因位

see styles
yīn wèi
    yin1 wei4
yin wei
 in'i
The causative position, i. e. that of a Buddhist, for he has accepted a cause, or enlightenment, that produces a changed outlook.

因地

see styles
yīn dì
    yin1 di4
yin ti
 inchi
The causal ground, fundamental cause; the state of practising the Buddha-religion which leads to the 果地 or resulting Buddhahood.

図像

see styles
 zuzou / zuzo
    ずぞう
(1) icon; (2) {Buddh} simple ink drawing (of a buddha, mandala, etc.)

圍繞


围绕

see styles
wéi rào
    wei2 rao4
wei jao
 inyō
to revolve around; to center on (an issue)
To surround, go round; especially to make three complete turns to the right round an image of Buddha.

園路

see styles
 sonoji
    そのじ
garden path; path through a park; (surname) Sonoji

圓乘


圆乘

see styles
yuán shèng
    yuan2 sheng4
yüan sheng
 enjō
The all-complete vehicle, the final teaching of Buddha.

圓佛


圆佛

see styles
yuán fó
    yuan2 fo2
yüan fo
 enbutsu
    えんぶつ
(surname) Enbutsu
The Buddha of the 'perfect' school, the perfect pan-Buddha embracing all things in every direction; the dharmakāya; Vairocana, identified with Śākyamuni.

圓宗


圆宗

see styles
yuán zōng
    yuan2 zong1
yüan tsung
 enshū
The sect of the complete or final Buddha-truth, i.e. Tiantai; cf. 圓教.

圓融


圆融

see styles
yuán róng
    yuan2 rong2
yüan jung
 enyū
accommodating; (Buddhism) completely integrated
Complete combination; the absolute in the relative and vice versa; the identity of apparent contraries; perfect harmony among all differences, as in water and waves, passion and enlightenment, transmigration and nirvāṇa, or life and death, etc.; all are of the same fundamental nature, all are bhūtatathatā, and bhūtatathatā is all; waves are one with waves, and water is one with water, and water and wave are one.

圓覺


圆觉

see styles
yuán jué
    yuan2 jue2
yüan chüeh
 engaku
Complete enlightenment potentially present in each being, for all have 本覺 primal awareness, or 眞心 the true heart (e. g. conscience), which has always remained pure and shining; considered as essence it is the 一心 one mind, considered causally it is the Tathāgata-garbha, considered it is|| perfect enlightenment, cf. 圓覺經.

圓道


圆道

see styles
yuán dào
    yuan2 dao4
yüan tao
 endou / endo
    えんどう
(surname) Endō
The perfect way (of the three principles of Tiantai, v. above).

土麨

see styles
tǔ chǎo
    tu3 chao3
t`u ch`ao
    tu chao
 dojō
Aśoka is said to have become king as a reward for offering, when a child in a previous incarnation, a double-handful of sand as wheat or food to the Buddha.

地前

see styles
dì qián
    di4 qian2
ti ch`ien
    ti chien
 jizen
The stages of a Bodhisattva before the 初地.

地動


地动

see styles
dì dòng
    di4 dong4
ti tung
 chidou / chido
    ちどう
earthquake (old term)
(1) (See 地震) (internal) movement of the earth; earthquake; (2) motions of the earth (i.e. rotation and revolution)
Earthquake; the earth shaken, one of the signs of Buddha-power.

坐佛

see styles
zuò fó
    zuo4 fo2
tso fo
 zabutsu
a sitting buddha

坐像

see styles
zuò xiàng
    zuo4 xiang4
tso hsiang
 zazou / zazo
    ざぞう
seated image (of a Buddha or saint)
seated figure (e.g. of Buddha); sedentary statue; sedentary image

坡道

see styles
pō dào
    po1 dao4
p`o tao
    po tao
road on a slope; inclined path; ramp

坤道

see styles
 kondou / kondo
    こんどう
(1) the ways of the earth; the principle of the earth; (2) the ways of women; the path women should follow

垂迹

see styles
chuí jī
    chui2 ji1
ch`ui chi
    chui chi
 suijaku; suishaku
    すいじゃく; すいしゃく
{Buddh} manifested form (of a Buddha or Shinto deity to save people); temporary manifestation
Traces, vestiges; manifestations or incarnations of Buddhas and bodhisattvas in their work of saving the living.

堅奨

see styles
 kenshou / kensho
    けんしょう
(personal name) Kenshou

堅将

see styles
 kenshou / kensho
    けんしょう
(personal name) Kenshou

堅尚

see styles
 kenshou / kensho
    けんしょう
(personal name) Kenshou

堅昌

see styles
 kenshou / kensho
    けんしょう
(personal name) Kenshou

堅晶

see styles
 kenshou / kensho
    けんしょう
(personal name) Kenshou

堅清

see styles
 kenshou / kensho
    けんしょう
(given name) Kenshou

堅照

see styles
 kenshou / kensho
    けんしょう
(personal name) Kenshou

堅祥

see styles
 kenshou / kensho
    けんしょう
(given name) Kenshou

報佛


报佛

see styles
bào fó
    bao4 fo2
pao fo
 hōbutsu
To thank the Buddha; also idem報身.

報本


报本

see styles
bào běn
    bao4 ben3
pao pen
 hōhon
commemorating the life events of the Buddha

報身


报身

see styles
bào shēn
    bao4 shen1
pao shen
 houjin; houshin / hojin; hoshin
    ほうじん; ほうしん
{Buddh} (See 三身) sambhogakaya (reward body, form taken by a buddha after completing its role as a bodhisattva)
Reward body, the saṃbhoga-kāya of a Buddha, in which he enjoys the reward of his labours, v. 三身 trikāya.

塗徑


涂径

see styles
tú jìng
    tu2 jing4
t`u ching
    tu ching
path; road

塗香


涂香

see styles
tú xiāng
    tu2 xiang1
t`u hsiang
    tu hsiang
 zukō
To rub the body with incense or scent to worship Buddha.

塵表


尘表

see styles
chén biǎo
    chen2 biao3
ch`en piao
    chen piao
 jinpyō
Outside of the secular, i.e. the doctrine of Buddha.

塵道


尘道

see styles
chén dào
    chen2 dao4
ch`en tao
    chen tao
 jindō
The dusty path, the phenomenal world, or worlds.

墓道

see styles
mù dào
    mu4 dao4
mu tao
path leading to a grave; tomb passage; aisle leading to the coffin chamber of an ancient tomb

声聞

see styles
 shoumon / shomon
    しょうもん
(1) sravaka (disciple of Buddha); (2) adherent of Hinayana Buddhism

外護


外护

see styles
wài hù
    wai4 hu4
wai hu
 gego
External protection, or aid, e. g. food and clothing for monks and nuns, contrasted with the internal aid of the Buddha's teaching.

多寶


多宝

see styles
duō bǎo
    duo1 bao3
to pao
 Tahō
(多寳) (多寳如來, 多寶如來) Prabhūtaratna, abundant treasures, or many jewels. The Ancient Buddha, long in nirvana, who appears in his stūpa to hear the Buddha preach the Lotus doctrine, by his presence revealing, inter alia, that nirvana is not annihilation, and that the Lotus doctrine is the Buddha-gospel; v. Lotus Sutra 寳塔品.

大乘

see styles
dà shèng
    da4 sheng4
ta sheng
 oonori
    おおのり
Mahayana, the Great Vehicle; Buddhism based on the Mayahana sutras, as spread to Central Asia, China and beyond; also pr. [Da4 cheng2]
(surname) Oonori
Mahāyāna; also called 上乘; 妙乘; 勝乘; 無上乘; 無上上乘; 不惡乘; 無等乘, 無等等乘; 摩訶衍 The great yāna, wain, or conveyance, or the greater vehicle in comparison with the 小乘 Hīnayāna. It indicates universalism, or Salvation for all, for all are Buddha and will attain bodhi. It is the form of Buddhism prevalent in Tibet, Mongolia, China, Korea, Japan, and in other places in the Far East. It is also called Northern Buddhism. It is interpreted as 大教 the greater teaching as compared with 小教 the smaller, or inferior. Hīnayāna, which is undoubtedly nearer to the original teaching of the Buddha, is unfairly described as an endeavour to seek nirvana through an ash-covered body, an extinguished intellect, and solitariness; its followers are sravakas and pratyekabuddhas (i.e. those who are striving for their own deliverance through ascetic works). Mahāyāna, on the other hand, is described as seeking to find and extend all knowledge, and, in certain schools, to lead all to Buddhahood. It has a conception of an Eternal Buddha, or Buddhahood as Eternal (Adi-Buddha), but its especial doctrines are, inter alia, (a) the bodhisattvas 菩薩 , i.e. beings who deny themselves final Nirvana until, according to their vows, they have first saved all the living; (b) salvation by faith in, or invocation of the Buddhas or bodhisattvas; (c) Paradise as a nirvana of bliss in the company of Buddhas, bodhisattvas, saints, and believers. Hīnayāna is sometimes described as 自利 self-benefiting, and Mahāyāna as 自利利他 self-benefit for the benefit of others, unlimited altruism and pity being the theory of Mahāyāna. There is a further division into one-yana and three-yanas: the trīyāna may be śrāvaka, pratyeka-buddha, and bodhisattva, represented by a goat, deer, or bullock cart; the one-yāna is that represented by the Lotus School as the one doctrine of the Buddha, which had been variously taught by him according to the capacity of his hearers, v. 方便. Though Mahāyāna tendencies are seen in later forms of the older Buddhism, the foundation of Mahāyāna has been attributed to Nāgārjuna 龍樹. "The characteristics of this system are an excess of transcendental speculation tending to abstract nihilism, and the substitution of fanciful degrees of meditation and contemplation (v. Samādhi and Dhyāna) in place of the practical asceticism of the Hīnayāna school."[Eitel 68-9.] Two of its foundation books are the 起信論and the 妙法蓮華經 but a larnge numberof Mahāyāna sutras are ascribed to the Buddha。.

大事

see styles
dà shì
    da4 shi4
ta shih
 daiji
    だいじ
major event; major political event (war or change of regime); major social event (wedding or funeral); (do something) in a big way; CL:件[jian4],樁|桩[zhuang1]
(adjectival noun) (1) important; serious; crucial; (adjectival noun) (2) valuable; precious; (3) (See 大事・おおごと) serious matter; major incident; matter of grave concern; crisis; (4) great undertaking; great enterprise; great thing; (adjectival noun) (5) (Tochigi dialect) (See だいじょうぶ・1) safe; OK
(因緣) For the sake of a great cause, or because of a great matter―the Buddha appeared, i.e. for changing illusion into enlightenment. The Lotus interprets it as enlightenment; the Nirvana as the Buddha-nature; the 無量壽經 as the joy of Paradise.

大仏

see styles
 daibutsu
    だいぶつ
large statue of Buddha (trad. at least 4.8m high); (place-name, surname) Daibutsu

大佛

see styles
dà fó
    da4 fo2
ta fo
 daibutsuku
    だいぶつく
(place-name) Daibutsuku
large Buddha

大化

see styles
dà huà
    da4 hua4
ta hua
 taika
    たいか
(hist) Taika era (645.6.19-650.2.15); (place-name) Taika
The transforming teaching and work of a Buddha in one lifetime.

大士

see styles
dà shì
    da4 shi4
ta shih
 futoshi
    ふとし
(personal name) Futoshi
Mahasattva. 開士 A great being, noble, a leader of men, a bodhisattva; also a śrāvaka, a Buddha; especially one who 自利利他 benefits himself to help others.

大天

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dà tiān
    da4 tian1
ta t`ien
    ta tien
 daiten
    だいてん
(surname) Daiten
Mahādeva. 摩訶提婆. (1) A former incarnation of Śākyamuni as a Cakravartī. (2) A title of Maheśvara. (3) An able supporter of the Mahāsāṃghikaḥ, whose date is given as about a hundred years after the Buddha's death, but he is also described as a favorite of Aśoka, with whom he is associated as persecutor of the Sthavirāḥ, the head of which escaped into Kashmir. If from the latter school sprang the Mahāyāna, it may account for the detestation in which Mahādeva is held by the Mahāyānists. An account of his wickedness and heresies is given in 西域記 3 and in 婆沙論 99.

大寶


大宝

see styles
dà bǎo
    da4 bao3
ta pao
 oodakara
    おおだから
(archaic) throne
(surname) Oodakara
Great Jewel, most precious thing, i.e. the Dharma or Buddha-law; the bodhisattva; the fire-altar of the esoteric cult.

大德

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dà dé
    da4 de2
ta te
 daitoku
bhadanta. 婆檀陀 Most virtuous, a title of honor of a Buddha; in the Vinaya applied to monks.

大念

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dà niàn
    da4 nian4
ta nien
 dainen
(大念佛) Invoking Buddha with a loud voice; meditating on Buddha with continuous concentration.

大悟

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dà wù
    da4 wu4
ta wu
 hirosato
    ひろさと
Dawu county in Xiaogan 孝感[Xiao4 gan3], Hubei
(n,vs,vi) {Buddh} enlightenment; great wisdom; (personal name) Hirosato
great enlightenment

大意

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dà yi
    da4 yi5
ta i
 masamoto
    まさもと
careless
synopsis; precis; summary; gist; outline; (personal name) Masamoto
The general meaning or summary of a sutra or śāstra. Also, the name of a youth, a former incarnation of the Buddha : to save his nation from their poverty, he plunged into the sea to obtain a valuable pearl from the sea-god who, alarmed by the aid rendered by Indra, gave up the pearl ; v. 大意經.

大我

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dà wǒ
    da4 wo3
ta wo
 taiga
    たいが
the collective; the whole; (Buddhism) the greater self
(female given name) Taiga
The greater self, or the true personality 眞我. Hīnayāna is accused of only knowing and denying the common idea of a self, or soul, whereas there is a greater self, which is a nirvana self. It especially refers to the Great Ego, the Buddha, but also to any Buddha ;v.大目經1, etc., and 涅槃經 23.

大教

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dà jiào
    da4 jiao4
ta chiao
 daikyō
The great teaching. (1) That of the Buddha. (2) Tantrayāna. The mahātantra, yoga, yogacarya, or tantra school which claims Samantabhadra as its founder. It aims at ecstatic union of the individual soul with the world soul, Iśvara. From this result the eight great powers of Siddhi (aṣṭa-mahāsiddhi), namely, ability to (1) make one's body lighter (laghiman); (2) heavier (gaiman); (3) smaller (aṇiman); (4) larger (mahiman) than anything in the world ; (5) reach any place (prāpti) ; (6) assume any shape (prākāmya) ; (7) control all natural laws (īśitva) ; (8) make everything depend upon oneself; all at will (v.如意身 and 神足). By means of mystic formulas (Tantras or dhāraṇīs), or spells (mantras), accompanied by music and manipulation of the hands (mūdra), a state of mental fixity characterized neither by thought nor the annihilation of thought, can be reached. This consists of six-fold bodily and mental happiness (yoga), and from this results power to work miracles. Asaṅga compiled his mystic doctrines circa A.D. 500. The system was introduced into China A.D. 647 by Xuanzang's translation of the Yogācārya-bhūmi-śāstra 瑜伽師地論 ; v. 瑜. On the basis of this, Amoghavajra established the Chinese branch of the school A.D. 720 ; v. 阿目. This was popularized by the labours of Vajrabodhi A.D. 732 ; v. 金剛智.

大日

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dà rì
    da4 ri4
ta jih
 dainichi
    だいにち
Mahavairocana (Tathagata); Great Sun; Supreme Buddha of Sino-Japanese esoteric Buddhism; (place-name, surname) Dainichi
Vairocana, or Mahāvairocana 大日如來; 遍照如來; 摩訶毘盧遮那; 毘盧遮那; 大日覺王 The sun, "shining everywhere" The chief object of worship of the Shingon sect in Japan, "represented by the gigantic image in the temple at Nara." (Eliot.) There he is known as Dai-nichi-nyorai. He is counted as the first, and according to some, the origin of the five celestial Buddhas (dhyāni-buddhas, or jinas). He dwells quiescent in Arūpa-dhātu, the Heaven beyond form, and is the essence of wisdom (bodhi) and of absolute purity. Samantabhadra 普賢 is his dhyāni-bodhisattva. The 大日經 "teaches that Vairocana is the whole world, which is divided into Garbhadhātu (material) and Vajradhātu (indestructible), the two together forming Dharmadhātu. The manifestations of Vairocana's body to himself―that is, Buddhas and Bodhisattvas ―are represented symbolically by diagrams of several circles ". Eliot. In the 金剛界 or vajradhātu maṇḍala he is the center of the five groups. In the 胎藏界 or Garbhadhātu he is the center of the eight-leaf (lotus) court. His appearance, symbols, esoteric word, differ according to the two above distinctions. Generally he is considered as an embodiment of the Truth 法, both in the sense of dharmakāya 法身 and dharmaratna 法寳. Some hold Vairocana to be the dharmakāya of Śākyamuni 大日與釋迦同一佛 but the esoteric school denies this identity. Also known as 最高顯廣眼藏如來, the Tathagata who, in the highest, reveals the far-reaching treasure of his eye, i.e. the sun. 大日大聖不動明王 is described as one of his transformations. Also, a śramaņa of Kashmir (contemporary of Padma-saṃbhava); he is credited with introducing Buddhism into Khotan and being an incarnation of Mañjuśrī; the king Vijaya Saṃbhava built a monastery for him.

大法

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dà fǎ
    da4 fa3
ta fa
 taihou / taiho
    たいほう
(1) {Buddh} great teachings (of the Buddha); (2) {Buddh} teachings of the Mahayana; (3) {Buddh} most important ritual (in esoteric Buddhism); (given name) Taihou
The great Dharma, or Law (of Mahāyāna salvation).

大相

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dà xiàng
    da4 xiang4
ta hsiang
 daisuke
    だいすけ
(given name) Daisuke
mahārūpa; great form. The kalpa of Mahābhijñā-jñānabhibhu, who is to appear as Buddha in a realm called Saṃbhava.

大聖


大圣

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dà shèng
    da4 sheng4
ta sheng
 daishou / daisho
    だいしょう
great sage; mahatma; king; emperor; outstanding personage; Buddha
(1) (honorific or respectful language) {Buddh} Buddha; (2) {Buddh} high-ranked bodhisattva; (surname) Daishou
The great sage or saint, a title of a Buddha or a bodhisattva of high rank; as also are 大聖世尊 and 大聖主 the great holy honored one, or lord.

大覺


大觉

see styles
dà jué
    da4 jue2
ta chüeh
 dai gaku
The supreme bodhi, or enlightenment, and the enlightening power of a Buddha.

大身

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dà shēn
    da4 shen1
ta shen
 oomi
    おおみ
person of high rank or income; (place-name) Oomi
The great body, i.e. the nirmāṇakāya, or transformable body 化身 of a Buddha. Also, Mahākāya, a king of garuḍas.

大通

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dà tōng
    da4 tong1
ta t`ung
    ta tung
 daitsuu / daitsu
    だいつう
Datong, a district of Huainan City 淮南市[Huai2nan2 Shi4], Anhui; Datong Hui and Tu Autonomous County in Xining 西寧|西宁[Xi1ning2], Qinghai
(surname) Daitsuu
大通智勝 Mahābhijñā Jñānābhibhu. The great Buddha of supreme penetraton and wisdom. "A fabulous Buddha whose realm was Sambhava, his kalpa Mahārūpa. Having spent ten middling kalpas in ecstatic meditation he became a Buddha, and retired again in meditation for 84,000 kalpas, during which his sixteen sons continued (as Buddhas) his preaching. Incarnations of his sons are," Akṣobhya, Merukūṭa, Siṃhaghoṣa, Siṃhadhvaja, Ākāśapratiṣṭhita, Nityapaṛvrtta, Indradhvaja, Brahmadhvaja, Amitābha, Sarvalokadhātū- padravodvegapratyuttīrna, Tamāla-patra-candanagandha, Merukalpa, Meghasvara, Meghasvararāja, Sarvaloka-bhayastambhitatva- vidhvaṃsanakāra, and Śākyamuni; v. Eitel. He is said to have lived in a kalpa earlier than the present by kalpas as numerous as the atoms of a chiliocosm. Amitābha is his ninth son. Śākyamuni his sixteenth, and the present 大衆 or assembly of believers are said to be the reincarnation of those who were his disciples in that former aeon; v. Lotus Sutra, chapter 7.

大雄

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dà xióng
    da4 xiong2
ta hsiung
 hiroo
    ひろお
great hero; main Buddhist image (in temple)
(given name) Hiroo
The great hero— a Buddha's title, indicating his power over demons.

大願


大愿

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dà yuàn
    da4 yuan4
ta yüan
 taigan
    たいがん
{Buddh} ambition; the Buddha's great vow (to save all people); (given name) Taigan
The great vow, of a Buddha, or bodhisattva, to save all the living and bring them to Buddhahood.

天冠

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tiān guàn
    tian1 guan4
t`ien kuan
    tien kuan
 tenkan; tengan
    てんかん; てんがん
(1) imperial coronation crown; (2) celestial crown; crown worn by Buddha and celestial beings
A deva-crown, surpassing human thought.

天子

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tiān zǐ
    tian1 zi3
t`ien tzu
    tien tzu
 yoshiko
    よしこ
the (rightful) emperor; "Son of Heaven" (traditional English translation)
(1) emperor; ruler (with a heavenly mandate); (2) heavenly being; celestial being; (female given name) Yoshiko
A son of Heaven. The Emperor-Princes, i. e. those who in previous incarnations have kept the middle and lower grades of the ten good qualities 十善 and, in consequence, are born here as princes. It is the title of one of the four mara, who is 天主 or lord of the sixth heaven of desire; he is also known as 天子魔 (天子業魔) and with his following opposes the Buddha-truth.

天尊

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tiān zūn
    tian1 zun1
t`ien tsun
    tien tsun
 tenson
    てんそん
(honorific appellation of a deity)
(given name) Tenson
The most honoured among devas, a title of a Buddha, i. e. the highest of divine beings; also used for certain maharāja protectors of Buddhism and others in the sense of honoured devas. Title applied by the Daoists to their divinities as a counterpart to the Buddhist 世尊.

天帝

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tiān dì
    tian1 di4
t`ien ti
    tien ti
 tentei / tente
    てんてい
God of heaven; Celestial emperor
(1) Shangdi (supreme deity in ancient Chinese religion); (2) {Christn} God; (3) {Buddh} (See 帝釈天・たいしゃくてん) Shakra (king of heaven in Hindu mythology); Indra
King, or emperor of Heaven, i. e. 因陀羅 Indra, i. e. 釋 (釋迦); 釋迦婆; 帝 (帝釋); Śakra, king of the devaloka 忉利天, one of the ancient gods of India, the god of the sky who fights the demons with his vajra, or thunderbolt. He is inferior to the trimūrti, Brahma, Viṣṇu, and Śiva, having taken the place of Varuṇa, or sky. Buddhism adopted him as its defender, though, like all the gods, he is considered inferior to a Buddha or any who have attained bodhi. His wife is Indrāṇī.

天童

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tiān tóng
    tian1 tong2
t`ien t`ung
    tien tung
 tendou / tendo
    てんどう
cherub; gods disguised as children; children parading as cherubs; (place-name, surname) Tendou
Divine youths, i. e. deva guardians of the Buddha-law who appear as Mercuries, or youthful messengers of the Buddhas and bodhisattvas.

天花

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tiān huā
    tian1 hua1
t`ien hua
    tien hua
 tenge
    てんげ
smallpox; ceiling; stamen of corn; (old) snow; (dialect) sesame oil
(Buddhist term) flowers that bloom in the heavens; paper flowers scattered before the Buddha's image; snow; (place-name) Tenge
heavenly flowers

天華


天华

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tiān huā
    tian1 hua1
t`ien hua
    tien hua
 yuki
    ゆき
(Buddhist term) flowers that bloom in the heavens; paper flowers scattered before the Buddha's image; snow; (female given name) Yuki
Deva, or divine, flowers, stated in the Lotus Sutra as of four kinds, mandāras, mahāmandāras, mañjūṣakas, and mahāmañjūṣakas, the first two white, the last two red.

天蓋


天盖

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tiān gài
    tian1 gai4
t`ien kai
    tien kai
 tengai
    てんがい
(noun - becomes adjective with の) (1) canopy; dome; (noun - becomes adjective with の) (2) (See 虚無僧) priestly minstrel's reed hood; reed hood worn by Komuso priests
A Buddha's canopy, or umbrella; a nimbus of rays of light, a halo.

天路

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 amamichi
    あまみち
(1) (Buddhist term) deva realm (svarga); (2) path in the heavens; (surname) Amamichi

天道

see styles
tiān dào
    tian1 dao4
t`ien tao
    tien tao
 tendou / tendo
    てんどう
natural law; heavenly law; weather (dialect)
(1) (てんとう only) the sun; (2) god of heaven and the earth; (3) laws governing the heavens; (4) {astron} celestial path; celestial motion; (5) {Buddh} (See 六道) deva realm (svarga); (surname, given name) Tendō
deva-gati, or devasopāna, 天趣. (1) The highest of the six paths 六道, the realm of devas, i. e. the eighteen heavens of form and four of formlessness. A place of enjoyment, where the meritorious enjoy the fruits of good karma, but not a place of progress toward bodhisattva perfection. (2) The Dao of Heaven, natural law, cosmic energy; according to the Daoists, the origin and law of all things.

天魔

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tiān mó
    tian1 mo2
t`ien mo
    tien mo
 tenma
    てんま
demonic; devil
{Buddh} (See 四魔) demon of the sixth heaven in the realm of desire who tries to prevent people from doing good
deva-māra, 魔羅 one of the four Māras, who dwells in the sixth heaven. Paranirmita-vaśa-vartin, at the top of the Kāmadhātu, with his innumerable host, whence he constantly obstructs the Buddha-truth and its followers. He is also styled 殺者 the slayer; also 波旬 explained by 惡愛 sinful love or desire, as he sends his daughters to seduce the saints; also 波卑 (波卑夜) Papiyan, the evil one. He is the special Māra of the Śākyamuni period; other Buddhas suffer from other Māras; v. 魔.

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