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寶坊 宝坊 see styles |
bǎo fáng bao3 fang2 pao fang hōbō |
Precious place, or the abode of the triratna, a monastery. |
寶所 宝所 see styles |
bǎo suǒ bao3 suo3 pao so hōsho |
The place of precious things, i.e. the perfect nirvana. |
寶生 宝生 see styles |
bǎo shēng bao3 sheng1 pao sheng hōshō |
Ratnasaṃbhava, one of the five dhyāni-buddhas, the central figure in the southern 'diamond' maṇḍala, The realm of Subhūti on his becoming Buddha. |
對照 对照 see styles |
duì zhào dui4 zhao4 tui chao |
to contrast; to compare; to place side by side for comparison (as parallel texts); to check |
對賭 对赌 see styles |
duì dǔ dui4 du3 tui tu |
to place a bet (with sb); to take a risk (with one's time and effort etc, e.g. on a business venture) |
小乘 see styles |
xiǎo shèng xiao3 sheng4 hsiao sheng shōjō |
Hinayana, the Lesser Vehicle; Buddhism in India before the Mayahana sutras; also pr. [Xiao3 cheng2] Hīnayāna 希那衍. The small, or inferior wain, or vehicle; the form of Buddhism which developed after Śākyamuni's death to about the beginning of the Christian era, when Mahāyāna doctrines were introduced. It is the orthodox school and more in direct line with the Buddhist succession than Mahāyānism which developed on lines fundamentally different. The Buddha was a spiritual doctor, less interested in philosophy than in the remedy for human misery and perpetual transmigration. He "turned aside from idle metaphysical speculations; if he held views on such topics, he deemed them valueless for the purposes of salvation, which was his goal" (Keith). Metaphysical speculations arose after his death, and naturally developed into a variety of Hīnayāna schools before and after the separation of a distinct school of Mahāyāna. Hīnayāna remains the form in Ceylon, Burma, and Siam, hence is known as Southern Buddhism in contrast with Northern Buddhism or Mahāyāna, the form chiefly prevalent from Nepal to Japan. Another rough division is that of Pali and Sanskrit, Pali being the general literary language of the surviving form of Hīnayāna, Sanskrit of Mahāyāna. The term Hīnayāna is of Mahāyānist origination to emphasize the universalism and altruism of Mahāyāna over the narrower personal salvation of its rival. According to Mahāyāna teaching its own aim is universal Buddhahood, which means the utmost development of wisdom and the perfect transformation of all the living in the future state; it declares that Hīnayāna, aiming at arhatship and pratyekabuddhahood, seeks the destruction of body and mind and extinction in nirvāṇa. For arhatship the 四諦Four Noble Truths are the foundation teaching, for pratyekabuddhahood the 十二因緣 twelve-nidānas, and these two are therefore sometimes styled the two vehicles 二乘. Tiantai sometimes calls them the (Hīnayāna) Tripiṭaka school. Three of the eighteen Hīnayāna schools were transported to China: 倶舍 (Abhidharma) Kośa; 成實 Satya-siddhi; and the school of Harivarman, the律 Vinaya school. These are described by Mahāyānists as the Buddha's adaptable way of meeting the questions and capacity of his hearers, though his own mind is spoken of as always being in the absolute Mahāyāna all-embracing realm. Such is the Mahāyāna view of Hīnayāna, and if the Vaipulya sūtras and special scriptures of their school, which are repudiated by Hīnayāna, are apocryphal, of which there seems no doubt, then Mahāyāna in condemning Hīnayāna must find other support for its claim to orthodoxy. The sūtras on which it chiefly relies, as regards the Buddha, have no authenticity; while those of Hīnayāna cannot be accepted as his veritable teaching in the absence of fundamental research. Hīnayāna is said to have first been divided into minority and majority sections immediately after the death of Śākyamuni, when the sthāvira, or older disciples, remained in what is spoken of as "the cave", some place at Rājagṛha, to settle the future of the order, and the general body of disciples remained outside; these two are the first 上坐部 and 大衆部 q. v. The first doctrinal division is reported to have taken place under the leadership of the monk 大天 Mahādeva (q.v.) a hundred years after the Buddha's nirvāṇa and during the reign of Aśoka; his reign, however, has been placed later than this by historians. Mahādeva's sect became the Mahāsāṅghikā, the other the Sthāvira. In time the two are said to have divided into eighteen, which with the two originals are the so-called "twenty sects" of Hīnayāna. Another division of four sects, referred to by Yijing, is that of the 大衆部 (Arya) Mahāsaṅghanikāya, 上座部 Āryasthavirāḥ, 根本說一切有部 Mūlasarvāstivādaḥ, and 正量部 Saṃmatīyāḥ. There is still another division of five sects, 五部律. For the eighteen Hīnayāna sects see 小乘十八部. |
小口 see styles |
koguchi こぐち |
(1) cut end; edge (of a page, etc.); (noun - becomes adjective with の) (2) (ant: 大口・おおぐち・3) small amount; small quantity; small sum; (3) beginning; clue; (4) (See 虎口) tiger's den; jaws of death; dangerous place; (place-name, surname) Koguchi |
小庭 see styles |
koniwa こにわ |
small garden; small place; (surname) Koniwa |
小野 see styles |
xiǎo yě xiao3 ye3 hsiao yeh sanu さぬ |
Ono (Japanese surname and place name) (archaism) plain; field; (surname) Sanu |
尸城 see styles |
shī chéng shi1 cheng2 shih ch`eng shih cheng Shijō |
Kuśinagara or Kuśigramaka. 拘尸那城; 拘尸那揭羅; 拘夷那竭; 拘尸城 Explained by 九土生地 the birthplace of nine scholars. An ancient kingdom and city, near Kasiah, 180 miles north of Patna; the place where Śākyamuni died. |
尸陀 see styles |
shī tuó shi1 tuo2 shih t`o shih to shida |
(林) Śītavana, 尸林; 尸陀婆; 尸多婆那; 屍陀 cold grove 寒林, i. e. a place for exposing corpses, a cemetery. It is also styled 恐毘林, 安陀林, 晝暗林; also v. 尸摩賖那 or 深摩舍那 śmaśāna. |
居住 see styles |
jū zhù ju1 zhu4 chü chu isumi いすみ |
to reside; to dwell; to live in a place; resident in (n,vs,vi) residence; living (at, in); abode; (place-name) Isumi |
居所 see styles |
jū suǒ ju1 suo3 chü so kyosho きょしょ idokoro いどころ idoko いどこ |
residence (1) whereabouts; address; (2) place of temporary residence; whereabouts; address |
居處 居处 see styles |
jū chù ju1 chu4 chü ch`u chü chu kyosho |
dwelling place; home place of abiding |
居首 see styles |
jū shǒu ju1 shou3 chü shou |
leading; in first place; top of the list |
屍蝋 see styles |
shirou / shiro しろう |
adipocere; grave wax; greying of the body fats of a corpse which rests in a moist but airless place (graying) |
山手 see styles |
yamanote やまのて |
(noun - becomes adjective with の) (1) (See 海手) place near the mountains; (2) (See 山の手・1) hilly section of a city (e.g. the Yamate area in Kōbe); (place-name, surname) Yamanote (usual spelling) |
山陰 山阴 see styles |
shān yīn shan1 yin1 shan yin yamage やまげ |
Shanyin county in Shuozhou 朔州[Shuo4 zhou1], Shanxi (1) place in the shade of a mountain; shelter of the mountains; (2) (やまかげ only) mountain recess; (place-name) Yamage |
岡本 冈本 see styles |
gāng běn gang1 ben3 kang pen okamotozaki おかもとざき |
Okamoto (Japanese surname and place name) (surname) Okamotozaki |
岩倉 岩仓 see styles |
yán cāng yan2 cang1 yen ts`ang yen tsang iwagura いわぐら |
Iwakura, Japanese name and place-name (kana only) caves dug as tombs in and around Kamakura during the Kamakura and Muromachi periods; (surname) Iwagura |
岱宗 see styles |
dài zōng dai4 zong1 tai tsung |
another name for Mt Tai 泰山 in Shandong as principal or ancestor of the Five Sacred Mountains 五嶽|五岳[Wu3 yue4]; Mt Tai as resting place for departed souls |
峨眉 see styles |
é méi e2 mei2 o mei |
(used in place names, notably 峨眉山[E2 mei2 Shan1] Mount Emei in Sichuan) |
崴子 see styles |
wǎi zi wai3 zi5 wai tzu |
bend (in a river, road etc) (used in place names) |
嶮處 崄处 see styles |
xiǎn chù xian3 chu4 hsien ch`u hsien chu kensho |
a precipitous place |
市集 see styles |
shì jí shi4 ji2 shih chi |
fair; market (in a public place); small town |
布薩 布萨 see styles |
bù sà bu4 sa4 pu sa fusatsu |
poṣadha, upavasatha, upoṣana; 布沙他 (or 布灑他); 褒沙陀 Pali: uposatha; fasting, a fast, the nurturing or renewal of vows, intp. by 淨住 or 善宿 or 長養, meaning abiding in retreat for spiritual refreshment. There are other similar terms, e. g. 布薩陀婆; 優補陀婆; also 布薩犍度 which the Vinaya uses for the meeting place; 鉢囉帝提舍耶寐 pratideśanīya, is self-examination and public confession during the fast. It is also an old Indian fast. Buddha's monks should meet at the new and fall moons and read the Prātimokṣa sutra for their moral edification, also disciples at home should observe the six fast days and the eight commands. The 布薩日 fast days are the 15th and 29th or 30th of the moon. |
帝劇 see styles |
teigeki / tegeki ていげき |
(place) Imperial Theatre (Tokyo); (place-name) Imperial Theatre (Tokyo) |
帯締 see styles |
obijime おびじめ obishime おびしめ |
decorative string used to hold a kimono sash in place |
帳幕 帐幕 see styles |
zhàng mù zhang4 mu4 chang mu choubaku / chobaku ちょうばく |
tent (1) curtain; hanging; bunting; (2) place where a curtain is hung |
帷幕 see styles |
wéi mù wei2 mu4 wei mu ibaku いばく |
heavy curtain curtain; field staff headquarters; secret meeting place |
常居 see styles |
tokoi とこい |
(rare) habitually being (in a place); place one usually is; (surname) Tokoi |
干場 see styles |
hoshiba ほしば |
drying place; drying ground; (place-name, surname) Hoshiba |
平ら see styles |
taira たいら |
(adjectival noun) (1) flat; level; even; smooth; (adjectival noun) (2) calm; tranquil; placid; composed; stable; (adjectival noun) (3) (usu. as お平らに) relaxed (sitting posture); comfortable; (suffix noun) (4) (after a place name, usu. だいら) (See 平・だいら) plateau; tableland; plain; (place-name) Taira |
幽境 see styles |
yuukyou / yukyo ゆうきょう |
solitude; secluded place |
幽寂 see styles |
yōu jì you1 ji4 yu chi yuujaku / yujaku ゆうじゃく |
(of a place) isolated and quiet (noun or adjectival noun) quiet; sequestered |
幽禁 see styles |
yōu jìn you1 jin4 yu chin |
to place under house arrest; to imprison |
幽邃 see styles |
yōu suì you1 sui4 yu sui yuusui / yusui ゆうすい |
profound and unfathomable (noun or adjectival noun) retired and quiet; secluded an unfathomably deep (place) |
幽雅 see styles |
yōu yǎ you1 ya3 yu ya yuuga / yuga ゆうが |
serene and elegant (of a place); ethereal (of music) (noun or adjectival noun) profound elegance; refinement; (given name) Yūga |
床笫 see styles |
chuáng zǐ chuang2 zi3 ch`uang tzu chuang tzu |
bed and bamboo sleeping mat; (fig.) bed as a place for intimacy |
府中 see styles |
funaka ふなか |
(1) provincial capital (under the ritsuryō system); provincial office; (2) public place of imperial rule; (surname) Funaka |
座右 see styles |
zayuu; zau / zayu; zau ざゆう; ざう |
(noun - becomes adjective with の) (1) (by) one's side; place close to one's person; place within arm's reach; (2) (honorific or respectful language) used in letters to refer to the recipient indirectly or written beside an addressee's name to show respect |
座所 see styles |
zasho ざしょ |
throne; (the place of) a nobleman's seat |
廻廊 see styles |
kairou / kairo かいろう |
corridor; gallery; hallway; cloister (i.e. covered walk typically circling a building or garden, esp. in a palace or place of worship) |
式場 see styles |
shikiba しきば |
ceremonial hall (e.g. wedding, funeral); hall for ceremonies; place of ceremony; (surname) Shikiba |
強拉 强拉 see styles |
qiǎng lā qiang3 la1 ch`iang la chiang la |
to drag (sb) along (to a place); to yank |
当地 see styles |
touchi / tochi とうち |
(noun - becomes adjective with の) this place; here; (place-name) Touchi |
当所 see styles |
tousho / tosho とうしょ |
this place; this office; (place-name) Tousho |
形勝 形胜 see styles |
xíng shèng xing2 sheng4 hsing sheng keishou / kesho けいしょう |
(of a location) strategic; advantageous (noun - becomes adjective with の) (1) picturesque scenery; place of scenic beauty; (2) advantageous position; strategic location |
彼処 see styles |
kashiko かしこ asoko あそこ asuko あすこ ashiko あしこ ako あこ |
(pn,adj-no) (1) (kana only) there (place physically distant from both speaker and listener); over there; that place; yonder; (2) (colloquialism) genitals; (3) that far (something psychologically distant from both speaker and listener); that much; that point; (pn,adj-no) (1) (kana only) there (place physically distant from both speaker and listener); over there; that place; yonder; (2) (colloquialism) genitals; (3) that far (something psychologically distant from both speaker and listener); that much; that point; (out-dated or obsolete kana usage) (pn,adj-no) (1) (kana only) there (place physically distant from both speaker and listener); over there; that place; yonder; (2) that far (something psychologically distant from both speaker and listener); that much; that point |
彼所 see styles |
bǐ suǒ bi3 suo3 pi so hisho かしこ |
(pn,adj-no) (1) (kana only) there (place physically distant from both speaker and listener); over there; that place; yonder; (2) (colloquialism) genitals; (3) that far (something psychologically distant from both speaker and listener); that much; that point; (out-dated or obsolete kana usage) (pn,adj-no) (1) (kana only) there (place physically distant from both speaker and listener); over there; that place; yonder; (2) that far (something psychologically distant from both speaker and listener); that much; that point that |
彼處 彼处 see styles |
bǐ chù bi3 chu4 pi ch`u pi chu hisho |
that place |
往く see styles |
yuku ゆく iku いく |
(out-dated kanji) (v5k-s,vi) (1) to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to head (towards); to be transported (towards); to reach; (2) to proceed; to take place; (3) to pass through; to come and go; (4) to walk; (5) to do (in a specific way); (6) to stream; to flow; (auxiliary verb) (7) to continue; (v5k-s,vi) (8) (kana only) to have an orgasm; to come; to cum; (9) (kana only) (slang) to trip; to get high; to have a drug-induced hallucination |
待合 see styles |
machiai まちあい |
(noun/participle) (1) rendezvous; meeting; assignation; (2) area where guests gather before the start of a tea ceremony; (3) (abbreviation) waiting room; (4) (archaism) (abbreviation) meeting place for assignations, drinking, etc.; (surname) Machiai |
後置 后置 see styles |
hòu zhì hou4 zhi4 hou chih kouchi / kochi こうち |
to place after (e.g. in grammar); postposition (n,vs,adj-no) (1) {comp} back-end; (n,vs,adj-no) (2) postposition |
御地 see styles |
onchi おんち |
(honorific or respectful language) (in formal correspondence) your place; place where you live |
御手 see styles |
yù shǒu yu4 shou3 yü shou mitarashi みたらし |
the emperor's hand; variant of 馭手|驭手[yu4 shou3] (1) (polite language) hand; arm; (2) (honorific or respectful language) handwriting; penmanship; (interjection) (3) 'shake' (command to have a dog place its paw in your hand); (personal name) Mitarashi |
忌詞 see styles |
imikotoba いみことば |
(1) taboo word; (2) euphemism (used in place of a taboo word) |
忍土 see styles |
rěn tǔ ren3 tu3 jen t`u jen tu nindo |
The place of patience or endurance, this world. |
急所 see styles |
kyuusho / kyusho きゅうしょ |
(1) vital part (of the body); tender spot; weak point; vitals; (2) key point; essential point; crux (of a problem); heart (of a matter); (3) (colloquialism) (See 金的・3) male crotch (as a target in fighting); (4) {go} vital point; critical place to make a move |
恥部 see styles |
chibu ちぶ |
(1) private parts; privates; genitalia; secret place; (2) disgraceful thing; shame; embarrassment; underbelly |
情定 see styles |
qíng dìng qing2 ding4 ch`ing ting ching ting |
to exchange vows with (sb); to exchange vows at (a time or place) |
憑弔 凭吊 see styles |
píng diào ping2 diao4 p`ing tiao ping tiao |
to visit a place for the memories; to pay homage to (the deceased) |
戀念 恋念 see styles |
liàn niàn lian4 nian4 lien nien |
to have a sentimental attachment to (a place); to miss (one's ancestral home etc); to be nostalgic about |
戀慕 恋慕 see styles |
liàn mù lian4 mu4 lien mu renbo |
to be enamored of; to have tender feelings for; to be sentimentally attached to (a person or place) thoughts of yearning |
成田 see styles |
chéng tián cheng2 tian2 ch`eng t`ien cheng tien naruda なるだ |
Narita (Japanese surname and place name) (place-name, surname) Naruda |
戒場 戒场 see styles |
jiè cháng jie4 chang2 chieh ch`ang chieh chang kaiba かいば |
(place-name) Kaiba The place where monks are given the commandments. |
所場 see styles |
shoba; shoba しょば; ショバ |
(kana only) (slang) (場所 reversed) place (to run a business, e.g. street stall) |
所存 see styles |
suǒ cún suo3 cun2 so ts`un so tsun shozon しょぞん |
opinion; intention; thought place where it exists |
所居 see styles |
suǒ jū suo3 ju1 so chü sho kyo |
residence; dwelling; dwelling place abode |
所柄 see styles |
tokorogara ところがら |
character of a particular place |
所止 see styles |
suǒ zhǐ suo3 zhi3 so chih sho shi |
place of lodging |
所縁 see styles |
yukari ゆかり |
(n,n-suf,adj-no) (kana only) related to (some person or place); affinity; connection; (female given name) Yukari |
所趣 see styles |
suǒ qù suo3 qu4 so ch`ü so chü shoshu |
place to which one is proceeding |
払う see styles |
harau はらう |
(transitive verb) (1) to pay (e.g. money, bill); (transitive verb) (2) to brush off; to wipe away; to clear away; to dust off; to cut off (e.g. branches); (transitive verb) (3) to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); (transitive verb) (4) to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; (transitive verb) (5) to pay (e.g. attention); to show (e.g. respect, concern); (transitive verb) (6) to make (e.g. effort, sacrifice); to expend; to exert; (transitive verb) (7) to move out (of one's own place); to vacate; (transitive verb) (8) to sweep (e.g. one's legs); to knock aside; (transitive verb) (9) to make a sweeping stroke (in Japanese calligraphy); (transitive verb) (10) to reset (an abacus) |
抑々 see styles |
somosomo そもそも |
(adverbial noun) (1) (kana only) in the first place; to begin with; from the start; originally; ab initio; (conjunction) (2) (kana only) ... the heck (e.g. "what the heck?"); ... in the world (e.g. "why in the world?"); ... on earth (e.g. "who on earth?"); (noun - becomes adjective with の) (3) (kana only) beginning; start |
抑抑 see styles |
somosomo そもそも |
(adverbial noun) (1) (kana only) in the first place; to begin with; from the start; originally; ab initio; (conjunction) (2) (kana only) ... the heck (e.g. "what the heck?"); ... in the world (e.g. "why in the world?"); ... on earth (e.g. "who on earth?"); (noun - becomes adjective with の) (3) (kana only) beginning; start |
拝所 see styles |
uganju うがんじゅ |
(See 礼拝所) place of worship (in Okinawa) |
拼房 see styles |
pīn fáng pin1 fang2 p`in fang pin fang |
to rent a place with sb else to share the costs |
指代 see styles |
zhǐ dài zhi3 dai4 chih tai |
to refer to; to be used in place of |
掛錫 挂锡 see styles |
guà xí gua4 xi2 kua hsi ke shaku |
To hang up one's staff, similar to掛搭; to dwell in a place. |
插眼 see styles |
chā yǎn cha1 yan3 ch`a yen cha yen |
to poke in the eye; (gaming) to place a ward (i.e. vision-granting item); to keep tabs on (an online discussion etc); to monitor (for updates) |
揚水 see styles |
yousui / yosui ようすい |
(n,vs,vt,vi) pumping up water (e.g. to a high place for energy storage) |
換る see styles |
kawaru かわる |
(v5r,vi) (1) to succeed; to relieve; to replace; (2) to take the place of; to substitute for; to take over for; to represent; (3) to be exchanged; to change (places with); to switch |
換牙 换牙 see styles |
huàn yá huan4 ya2 huan ya |
to grow replacement teeth (zoology); to grow permanent teeth in place of milk teeth |
搜索 see styles |
sōu suǒ sou1 suo3 sou so |
to search (a place, a database, online etc); to search for (something) |
撤下 see styles |
chè xià che4 xia4 ch`e hsia che hsia |
to withdraw; to remove (from a place); to remove from office |
攤點 摊点 see styles |
tān diǎn tan1 dian3 t`an tien tan tien |
place for a vendor's stall |
支提 see styles |
zhī tí zhi1 ti2 chih t`i chih ti shitei |
支帝; 支徵; 支陀; 脂帝. Newer forms are 制多; 制底 (制底耶); 制地, i. e. 刹, 塔, 廟 caitya. A tumulus, a mausoleum; a place where the relics of Buddha were collected, hence a place where his sutras or images are placed. Eight famous Caityas formerly existed: Lumbinī, Buddha-gayā, Vārāṇasī, Jetavana, Kanyākubja, Rājagṛha 王舍城, Vaiśālī, and the Śāla grove in Kuśinagara. Considerable difference of opinion exists as to the exact connotation of the terms given, some being referred to graves or stūpas, others to shrines or temples, but in general the meaning is stūpas, shrines, and any collection of objects of worship. |
收容 see styles |
shōu róng shou1 rong2 shou jung |
to provide a place to stay; to house; to accommodate; (of an institution etc) to take in; to accept |
放還 放还 see styles |
fàng huán fang4 huan2 fang huan |
to release (a hostage); to put back in place |
故山 see styles |
koyama こやま |
one's native place; (surname) Koyama |
故郷 see styles |
kokyou / kokyo こきょう |
(See 故郷・ふるさと・1) hometown; birthplace; native place; one's old home |
故鄉 故乡 see styles |
gù xiāng gu4 xiang1 ku hsiang |
home; homeland; native place; CL:個|个[ge4] |
敖包 see styles |
áo bāo ao2 bao1 ao pao |
(loanword from Mongolian) road or boundary marker made of piled up earth or stones, formerly worshipped as the dwelling place of spirits |
整備 整备 see styles |
zhěng bèi zheng3 bei4 cheng pei seibi / sebi せいび |
preparedness; to bring something to a state of readiness (noun, transitive verb) (1) maintenance; servicing; (noun, transitive verb) (2) putting in place; development; improvement; preparation; provision; equipping; outfitting |
敵地 敌地 see styles |
dí dì di2 di4 ti ti tekichi てきち |
enemy territory enemy territory; hostile place |
數論 数论 see styles |
shù lùn shu4 lun4 shu lun Suron |
number theory (math.) The śāstras of the Sarvāstivādins; also Kaplila, called數論外道; 數論師 founder of the Sāṅkhyā philosophy; v. 僧伽, 劫, and 迦. It is an attempt to place all concepts in twenty-five categories, with puruṣa at the head and the others in ordered progress. Inter alia it also teaches 'the eternity and multiplicity of souls' (Eitel). Vasubandhu wrote in criticism of the system. |
文殊 see styles |
wén shū wen2 shu1 wen shu monju もんじゅ |
Manjushri, the Bodhisattva of keen awareness (Buddhist term) Manjushri; Manjusri; Bodhisattva that represents transcendent wisdom; (p,s,f) Monju (文殊師利) Mañjuśrī 滿殊尸利 -later 曼殊室利. 文殊 is also used for Mañjunātha, Mañjudeva, Mañjughoṣa, Mañjuṣvara, et al. T., hjamdpal; J., Monju. Origin unknown; presumably, like most Buddhas and bodhisattvas, an idealization of a particular quality, in his case of Wisdom. Mañju is beautiful, Śrī; good fortune, virtue, majesty, lord, an epithet of a god. Six definitions are obtained from various scriptures: 妙首 (or 頭 ) wonderful or beautiful) head; 普首 universal head; 濡首 glossy head (probably a transliteration); 敬首 revered head; 妙德 wonderful virtue (or power); 妙吉祥 wonderfully auspicious; the last is a later translation in the 西域記. As guardian of wisdom 智慧 he is often placed on Śākyamuni's left, with 普顯 on the right as guardian of law 理, the latter holding the Law, the former the wisdom or exposition of it; formerly they held the reverse positions. He is often represented with five curls or waves to his hair indicating the 五智 q. v. or the five peaks; his hand holds the sword of wisdom and he sits on a lion emblematic of its stern majesty: but he has other forms. He is represented as a youth, i. e. eternal youth. His present abode is given as east of the universe, known as 淸涼山 clear and cool mountain, or a region 寶住 precious abode, or Abode of Treasures, or 寶氏 from which he derives one of his titles, 寶相如來. One of his dhāraṇīs prophesies China as his post-nirvāṇa realm. In past incarnations he is described as being the parent of many Buddhas and as having assisted the Buddha into existence; his title was 龍種上佛 the supreme Buddha of the nāgas, also 大身佛 or 神仙佛; now his title is 歡喜藏摩尼寶精佛 The spiritual Buddha who joyfully cares for the jewel: and his future title is to be 普現佛 Buddha universally revealed. In the 序品 Introductory Chapter of the Lotus Sutra he is also described as the ninth predecessor or Buddha-ancestor of Śākyamuni. He is looked on as the chief of the Bodhisattvas and represents them, as the chief disciple of the Buddha, or as his son 法王子. Hīnayāna counts Śāriputra as the wisest of the disciples, Mahāyāna gives Mañjuśrī the chief place, hence he is also styled 覺母 mother, or begetter of understanding. He is shown riding on either a lion or a peacock, or sitting on a white lotus; often he holds a book, emblem of wisdom, or a blue lotus; in certain rooms of a monastery he is shown as a monk; and he appears in military array as defender of the faith. His signs, magic words, and so on, are found in various sutras. His most famous centre in China is Wu-tai shan in Shansi. where he is the object of pilgrimages, especially of Mongols. The legends about him are many. He takes the place in Buddhism of Viśvakarman as Vulcan, or architect, of the universe. He is one of the eight Dhyāni-bodhisattvas, and sometimes has the image of Akṣobhya in his crown. He was mentioned in China as early as the fourth century and in the Lotus Sutra he frequently appears, especially as the converter of the daughter of the Dragon-king of the Ocean. He has five messengers 五使者 and eight youths 八童子 attending on him. His hall in the Garbhadhātu maṇḍala is the seventh, in which his group numbers twenty-five. His position is northeast. There are numerous sutras and other works with his name as title, e. g. 文殊師利問菩提經 Gayaśīrṣa sūtra, tr. by Kumārajīva 384-417: and its 論 or .Tīkā of Vasubandhu, tr. by Bodhiruci 535. see list in B. N. |
斎宮 see styles |
saikuu / saiku さいくう |
(hist) unmarried imperial princess serving at the Ise Grand Shrine in place of the Emperor; (place-name) Saikuu |
斎王 see styles |
saiou / saio さいおう |
(hist) unmarried imperial princess serving at the Ise Grand Shrine or the Kamo Shrine in place of the Emperor; (place-name) Saiou |
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