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倭鏡

see styles
 wakyou / wakyo
    わきょう
Japanese-style mirror

倭鞍

see styles
 wagura
    わぐら
    yamatogura
    やまとぐら
Japanese-style ritual saddle

假名

see styles
jiǎ míng
    jia3 ming2
chia ming
 karina
    かりな
false name; pseudonym; alias; pen name; the Japanese kana scripts; hiragana 平假名[ping2 jia3 ming2] and katakana 片假名[pian4 jia3 ming2]
(out-dated kanji) kana; Japanese syllabary (i.e. hiragana, katakana); (surname) Karina
Unreal names, i. e. nothing has a name of itself, for all names are mere human appellations.

偏固

see styles
 henko; henko
    へんこ; ヘンコ
(noun or adjectival noun) (kana only) (osb:) (arch. in standard Japanese) obstinate; stubborn; narrow-minded

偏將


偏将

see styles
piān jiàng
    pian1 jiang4
p`ien chiang
    pien chiang
deputy general

健將

see styles
jiàn jiàng
    jian4 jiang4
chien chiang
(archaic) adept and valiant military general; skilled athlete; top player; abbr. for 運動健將|运动健将[yun4dong4 jian4jiang4]

健診


健诊

see styles
jiàn zhěn
    jian4 zhen3
chien chen
 kenshin
    けんしん
check-up (health, car safety, environment etc)
(abbreviation) (See 健康診断) health checkup; (general) medical examination; physical examination

傲嬌


傲娇

see styles
ào jiāo
    ao4 jiao1
ao chiao
(coll.) presenting as unfriendly and blunt, but warm and tender inside (loanword from Japanese "tsundere")

元号

see styles
 gengou / gengo
    げんごう
name of an imperial era (e.g. Heisei, Shōwa); Japanese era name

元帥


元帅

see styles
yuán shuài
    yuan2 shuai4
yüan shuai
 gensui
    げんすい
marshal (in the army)
(field) marshal; (fleet) admiral; general of the army

元藏

see styles
yuán zàng
    yuan2 zang4
yüan tsang
 ganzō
The Yuan tripiṭaka, compiled by order of Shih Tsu (Kublai), founder of the Yuan dynasty, and printed from blocks; begun in 1277, the work was finished in 1290, in 1, 422 部 works, 6, 017 卷 sections, 558 凾 cases or covers. It contained 528 Mahayanist and 242 Hinayanist sutras; 25 Mahāyāna and 54 Hīnayāna vinaya; 97 Mahāyāna and 36 Hīnayāna śāstras; 108 biographies; and 332 supplementary or general works. In size, and generally, it was similar to the Sung edition. The 元藏目錄 or Catalogue of the Yuan tripiṭaka is also known as 大普寧寺大藏經目錄.

光復


光复

see styles
guāng fù
    guang1 fu4
kuang fu
 koufuku / kofuku
    こうふく
to recover (territory or power); the liberation of Taiwan from Japanese rule in 1945
restoration of independence (esp. Korea, China, etc.); (personal name) Kōfuku

光統


光统

see styles
guāng tǒng
    guang1 tong3
kuang t`ung
    kuang tung
 Kōzū
Guang the general supervisor, i. e. the monk 慧光 Huiguang, sixth century, who resigned the high office of 統 and tr. the 十地經論.

兜虫

see styles
 kabutomushi
    かぶとむし
(kana only) rhinoceros beetle (esp. the Japanese rhinoceros beetle, Trypoxylus dichotomus)

入植

see styles
 nyuushoku / nyushoku
    にゅうしょく
(n,vs,vi) (1) settlement; immigration; (n,vs,vi) (2) (bra:) (See 植民地・2) entering a (Japanese) settlement

內田


内田

see styles
nèi tián
    nei4 tian2
nei t`ien
    nei tien
Uchida (Japanese surname)
See: 内田

全局

see styles
quán jú
    quan2 ju2
ch`üan chü
    chüan chü
 zenkyoku
    ぜんきょく
overall situation
general situation; whole aspect

全般

see styles
quán bān
    quan2 ban1
ch`üan pan
    chüan pan
 zenpan
    ぜんぱん
entire
(1) (the) whole; (suffix noun) (2) (after a noun) as a whole; in general; at large

全豹

see styles
quán bào
    quan2 bao4
ch`üan pao
    chüan pao
 zenpyou / zenpyo
    ぜんぴょう
the full picture (i.e. the whole situation); panorama
(form) (See 一斑) the whole; general state; general condition

全銀

see styles
 zengin
    ぜんぎん
(org) Japanese Bankers Association; (o) Japanese Bankers Association

全麻

see styles
quán má
    quan2 ma2
ch`üan ma
    chüan ma
general anesomethingesia (abbr. for 全身麻醉[quan2shen1 ma2zui4])

八口

see styles
 yatsukuchi
    やつくち
small opening in the side of some traditional Japanese clothing (located where the sleeve meets the bodice, below the armpit); (place-name) Yatsukuchi

八宗

see styles
bā zōng
    ba1 zong1
pa tsung
 hasshuu / hasshu
    はっしゅう
(See 南都六宗) the two sects of Buddhism introduced to Japan during the Heian period (Tiantai and Shingon) and the six sects introduced during the Nara period
or 八家 Eight of the early Japanese sects: 倶舍 Kusha, 成實 Jōjitsu, 律 Ritsu, 法相Hossō, 三論 Sanron, 華嚴 Kegon, 天台 Tendai, 眞言 Shingon.

八家

see styles
bā jiā
    ba1 jia1
pa chia
 yaya
    やや
(1) (See 八宗) the eight early Japanese Buddhist sects; (2) (hist) (abbreviation) (See 入唐八家) the eight Japanese monks who visited China during the early Heian period; (place-name) Yaya
eight schools

八寸

see styles
 hachisu
    はちす
(1) distance of eight sun (approx. 24 cm); (2) dish or tray of this size (esp. used in kaiseki cuisine to serve several kinds of delicacies); food served in such a dish; (3) variety of thick, traditional Japanese paper; (place-name) Hachisu

八手

see styles
 hatte
    はって
(kana only) fatsi (Fatsia japonica); paperplant; Japanese aralia; (surname) Hatte

八教

see styles
bā jiào
    ba1 jiao4
pa chiao
 hakkyō
The eight Tiantai classifications of Śākyamuni's teaching, from the Avataṁsaka to the Lotus and Nirvāṇa sūtras, divided into the two sections (1) 化法四教 his four kinds of teaching of the content of the Truth accommodated to the capacity of his disciples; (2) 化儀四教 his four modes of instruction. (1) The four 化法教 are: (a) 三藏教 The Tripiṭaka or Hīnayāna teaching, for śrāvakas and pratyekabuddhas, the bodhisattva doctrine being subordinate; it also included the primitive śūnya doctrine as developed in the Satyasiddhi śāstra. (b) 教通His later "intermediate" teaching which contained Hīnayāna and Mahāyāna doctrine for śrāvaka, pratyekabuddha, and bodhisattva, to which are attributed the doctrines of the Dharmalakṣaṇa or Yogācārya and Mādhyamika schools. (c) 別教 His differentiated , or separated, bodhisattva teaching, definitely Mahāyāna. (d) 圓教 His final, perfect, bodhisattva, universal teaching as preached, e.g. in the Lotus and Nirvāṇa sūtras. (2) The four methods of instruction 化儀 are: (a) 頓教 Direct teaching without reserve of the whole truth, e.g. the 華嚴 sūtra. (b) 漸教 Gradual or graded, e.g. the 阿含, 方等, and 般若 sūtras; all the four 化法 are also included under this heading. (c) 祕密教 Esoteric teaching, only understood by special members of the assembly. (d) 不定教 General or indeterminate teaching, from which each hearer would derive benefit according to his interpretation.

八萬


八万

see styles
bā wàn
    ba1 wan4
pa wan
 hachiman
    はちまん
(surname) Hachiman
An abbreviation for 八萬四 (八萬四千) The number of atoms in the human body is supposed to be 84,000. Hence the term is used for a number of things, often in the general sense of a great number. It is also the age apex of life in each human world. There are the 84,000 stūpas erected by Aśoka, each to accommodate one of the 84.000 relics of the Buddha's body; also the 84,000 forms of illumination shed by Amitābha; the 84,000 excellent physical signs of a Buddha; the 84,000 mortal distresses, i.e. 84,000 煩惱 or 塵勞; also the cure found in the 84,000 methods, i.e. 法藏, 法蘊, 法門, or教門.

八虐

see styles
 hachigyaku
    はちぎゃく
(archaism) the eight unpardonable crimes in ancient Japanese law

八逆

see styles
 hachigyaku
    はちぎゃく
(archaism) the eight unpardonable crimes in ancient Japanese law

八雲

see styles
 yagumo
    やぐも
(1) (archaism) thick clouds; (2) (archaism) (See 和歌) classical Japanese poetry; (place-name, surname) Yagumo

公方

see styles
 kubou / kubo
    くぼう
public affairs; the court; the shogun; the shogunate; (given name) Kubou

公明

see styles
 masaaki / masaki
    まさあき
(noun or adjectival noun) (1) fairness; openness; impartiality; (2) (abbreviation) (See 公明党) Komeito (Japanese political party); (personal name) Masaaki

公衆

see styles
 koushuu / koshu
    こうしゅう
(noun - becomes adjective with の) the public; general public

公魚

see styles
 wakasagi
    わかさぎ
(kana only) Japanese pond smelt (Hypomesus nipponensis); (female given name) Wakasagi

六尺

see styles
 rokushaku
    ろくしゃく
(1) six feet; (2) (abbreviation) traditional Japanese G-string for men; (3) palanquin bearer

六曜

see styles
 rokuyou / rokuyo
    ろくよう
(See 先勝・せんしょう・2,友引・ともびき,先負・せんぶ,仏滅・ぶつめつ・2,大安・たいあん,赤口・しゃっこう) Japanese calendar's six labels, indicating how auspicious each day is

六輝

see styles
 rokki
    ろっき
(See 六曜) Japanese calendar's six labels, indicating how auspicious each day is

兵長

see styles
 heichou / hecho
    へいちょう
(hist) {mil} (See 士長) leading private (Imperial Japanese Army); leading seaman (Imperial Japanese Navy)

円匙

see styles
 enshi; enpi(ik)
    えんし; えんぴ(ik)
(originally jargon of the Imperial Japanese Army) small shovel

円領

see styles
 enryou / enryo
    えんりょう
(rare) (See 盤領) round collar (of traditional Japanese clothing)

冥衆


冥众

see styles
míng zhòng
    ming2 zhong4
ming chung
 meishu
The invisible powers-Brahmā, Śakra, Yama; the spirits in general.

冬葱

see styles
 fuyuki
    ふゆき
Welsh onion (Allium fistulosum); Japanese bunching onion

冷奴

see styles
lěng nú
    leng3 nu2
leng nu
 hiyayakko
    ひややっこ
silken tofu served cold with various toppings (loanword from Japanese "hiyayakko")
cold tofu

准将

see styles
 junshou / junsho
    じゅんしょう
commodore; brigadier general

准將


准将

see styles
zhǔn jiàng
    zhun3 jiang4
chun chiang
brigadier general; commodore
See: 准将

凡小

see styles
fán xiǎo
    fan2 xiao3
fan hsiao
 bonshou / bonsho
    ぼんしょう
(noun or adjectival noun) small and of mediocre talent
Common men, or sinners, also believers in Hīnayāna; also the unenlightened in general.

出し

see styles
 dashi
    だし
(1) (kana only) dashi (Japanese soup stock made from fish and kelp); (2) pretext; excuse; pretense (pretence); dupe; front man; (place-name) Dashi

出汁

see styles
chū zhī
    chu1 zhi1
ch`u chih
    chu chih
 dashi
    だし
dashi (soup stock used in Japanese cuisine) (orthographic borrowing from Japanese)
(kana only) dashi (Japanese soup stock made from fish and kelp)

分則


分则

see styles
fēn zé
    fen1 ze2
fen tse
specific provisions (based on general regulations)

切腹

see styles
qiē fù
    qie1 fu4
ch`ieh fu
    chieh fu
 seppuku
    せっぷく
harakiri (formal Japanese: seppuku), a samurai's suicide by disemboweling
(noun/participle) (1) seppuku; harakiri; ritual suicide by disembowelment; (noun/participle) (2) (hist) seppuku as a death penalty (where the convict is decapitated by a second as they make the motions to disembowel themself; Edo period)

刈羽

see styles
yì yǔ
    yi4 yu3
i yü
 kariwa
    かりわ
Kariba or Kariwa, Japanese name; Kariwa, site of Japanese nuclear power plant near Niigata 新潟
(place-name, surname) Kariwa

刊記

see styles
 kanki
    かんき
(hist) colophon (of old Sino-Japanese books)

初鴬

see styles
 hatsuuguisu / hatsuguisu
    はつうぐいす
first Japanese bush warbler to chirp this year (i.e. spring)

初鶯

see styles
 hatsuuguisu / hatsuguisu
    はつうぐいす
(out-dated kanji) first Japanese bush warbler to chirp this year (i.e. spring)

別總


别总

see styles
bié zǒng
    bie2 zong3
pieh tsung
 bessō
specific and general

別願


别愿

see styles
bié yuàn
    bie2 yuan4
pieh yüan
 betsugan
Special vows, as the forty-eight of Amitābha, or the twelve of 藥師佛 Yao Shih Fo (Bhaiṣajya), as contrasted with general vows taken by all Bodhisattvas.

制霸

see styles
zhì bà
    zhi4 ba4
chih pa
to reign supreme; to dominate (orthographic borrowing from Japanese 制霸 "seiha")

刺青

see styles
cì qīng
    ci4 qing1
tz`u ch`ing
    tzu ching
 shisei; irezumi(gikun) / shise; irezumi(gikun)
    しせい; いれずみ(gikun)
to tattoo; a tattoo
(noun/participle) (See 入れ墨・いれずみ) tattoo (esp. a traditional Japanese one); tattooing

前田

see styles
qián tián
    qian2 tian2
ch`ien t`ien
    chien tien
 maheda
    まへだ
Maeda (Japanese surname)
(surname) Maheda

剣玉

see styles
 kendama
    けんだま
Japanese bilboquet (cup-and-ball game)

副將


副将

see styles
fù jiàng
    fu4 jiang4
fu chiang
deputy general
See: 副将

割座

see styles
 wariza
    わりざ
sitting posture with the legs bent back on each side; Japanese traditional informal female sitting posture; w-sitting; reverse tailor style sitting

割烹

see styles
 kappou / kappo
    かっぽう
cooking (esp. Japanese style); cuisine

劉基


刘基

see styles
liú jī
    liu2 ji1
liu chi
Liu Ji or Liu Bowen 劉伯溫|刘伯温[Liu2 Bo2 wen1] (1311-1375), general under the first Ming emperor Zhu Yuanzhang 朱元璋[Zhu1 Yuan2 zhang1], with a reputation as a military genius

劉毅


刘毅

see styles
liú yì
    liu2 yi4
liu i
Liu Yi (-285), famous incorruptible official of Western Jin dynasty the Western Jin dynasty 西晉|西晋[Xi1 Jin4] (265-316); Liu Yi (-412), general of Eastern Jin dynasty 東晉|东晋[Dong1 Jin4] (317-420)

加持

see styles
jiā chí
    jia1 chi2
chia ch`ih
    chia chih
 kamochi
    かもち
(Buddhism) (from Sanskrit "adhiṣṭhāna") blessings; (fig.) empowerment; boost; support; backing; to give one's blessing; to empower; (Tw) to hold an additional (passport etc)
(n,vs,vi) (1) prayer (to get rid of misfortune, disease, etc.); incantation; faith healing; (n,vs,vi) (2) {Buddh} adhisthana (blessing of a buddha or bodhisattva); (place-name, surname) Kamochi
地瑟娓曩 adhiṣṭhāna, to depend upon, a base, rule. It is defined as dependence on the Buddha, who 加 confers his strength on all (who seek it), and 持 upholds them; hence it implies prayer, because of obtaining the Buddha's power and transferring it to others; in general it is to aid, support.

加点

see styles
 katen
    かてん
(n,vs,vt,vi) (1) (ant: 減点・1) adding points; (n,vs,vt,vi) (2) addition of marks and symbols to a classical Chinese text to aid reading in Japanese

助詞


助词

see styles
zhù cí
    zhu4 ci2
chu tz`u
    chu tzu
 joshi
    じょし
particle (grammatical)
{gramm} particle; postpositional word in Japanese grammar that functions as an auxiliary to a main word

助辞

see styles
 joji
    じょじ
(1) {ling} (See 助詞) particle (in Japanese); (2) {ling} (See 助詞,助動詞・1) auxiliary word (in Japanese; particles and auxiliary verbs); (3) {ling} (See 助字・じょじ) auxiliary character (in kanbun)

勇将

see styles
 yuushou / yusho
    ゆうしょう
(See 勇将の下に弱卒無し) brave general; great soldier; (personal name) Yūshou

勝群


胜群

see styles
shèng qún
    sheng4 qun2
sheng ch`ün
    sheng chün
 shōgun
greater than the herd

勾玉

see styles
gōu yù
    gou1 yu4
kou yü
 magatama
    まがたま
magatama (Japanese curved beads)
(archaism) comma-shaped jewels

区点

see styles
 kuten
    くてん
{comp} Japanese character set row and column index

十宗

see styles
shí zōng
    shi2 zong1
shih tsung
 jūshū
The ten schools of Chinese Buddhism: I. The (1) 律宗 Vinaya-discipline, or 南山|; (2) 倶舍 Kośa, Abhidharma, or Reality (Sarvāstivādin) 有宗; (3) 成實宗 Satyasiddhi sect founded on this śāstra by Harivarman; (4) 三論宗 Mādhyamika or 性空宗; (5) 法華宗 Lotus, "Law-flower" or Tiantai 天台宗; (6) 華嚴Huayan or法性 or賢首宗; ( 7) 法相宗 Dharmalakṣana or 慈恩宗 founded on the唯識論 (8) 心宗 Ch'an or Zen, mind-only or intuitive, v. 禪宗 ; (9) 眞言宗 (Jap. Shingon) or esoteric 密宗 ; (10) 蓮宗 Amitābha-lotus or Pure Land (Jap. Jōdo) 淨士宗. The 2nd, 3rd, 4th, and 9th are found in Japan rather than in China, where they have ceased to be of importance. II. The Hua-yen has also ten divisions into ten schools of thought: (1) 我法倶有 the reality of self (or soul) and things, e.g. mind and matter; (2) 法有我無 the reality of things but not of soul; (3) 法無去來 things have neither creation nor destruction; (4) 現通假實 present things are both apparent and real; (5) 俗妄眞實 common or phenomenal ideas are wrong, fundamental reality is the only truth; (6) things are merely names; (7) all things are unreal 空; (8) the bhūtatathatā is not unreal; (9) phenomena and their perception are to be got rid of; (10) the perfect, all-inclusive, and complete teaching of the One Vehicle. III. There are two old Japanese divisions: 大乘律宗, 倶舎宗 , 成實 宗 , 法和宗 , 三論宗 , 天台宗 , 華嚴宗 , 眞言宗 , 小乘律宗 , and 淨土宗 ; the second list adds 禪宗 and omits 大乘律宗. They are the Ritsu, Kusha, Jōjitsu, Hossō, Sanron, Tendai, Kegon, Shingon, (Hīnayāna) Ritsu, and Jōdo; the addition being Zen.

十物

see styles
shí wù
    shi2 wu4
shih wu
 jūmotsu
things in general

千両

see styles
 chigiri
    ちぎり
(1) Sarcandra glabra (species of flowering shrub in the family Chloranthaceae); (2) 1000 ryō (an old Japanese coin); (place-name) Chigiri

千振

see styles
 chifuru
    ちふる
(1) (kana only) Japanese green gentian (Swertia japonica); (2) alderfly (esp. species Sialis japonica); alder fly; (female given name) Chifuru

千葉


千叶

see styles
qiān yè
    qian1 ye4
ch`ien yeh
    chien yeh
 chiyou / chiyo
    ちよう
Chiba (Japanese surname and place name)
Chiba (city, prefecture); (female given name) Chiyou
a thousand petals

升目

see styles
 masume
    ますめ
(1) measure; (2) square (e.g. of graph paper or Japanese manuscript paper); (3) box (e.g. on a form)

半割

see styles
 hanwari
    はんわり
(kana only) Japanese giant salamander (Andrias japonicus); (place-name) Hanwari

半紙

see styles
 hanshi
    はんし
Japanese calligraphy paper (approx. 25cm by 35cm)

半裂

see styles
 hanzaki
    はんざき
(kana only) Japanese giant salamander (Andrias japonicus)

単皮

see styles
 tabi
    たび
(ateji / phonetic) tabi; Japanese socks (with split toe)

厚朴

see styles
hòu pò
    hou4 po4
hou p`o
    hou po
 honoki
    ほのき
magnolia bark (bark of Magnolia officinalis)
(See 朴の木) Japanese bigleaf magnolia bark (used in Chinese medicine); (surname) Honoki

厚様

see styles
 atsuyou / atsuyo
    あつよう
thick Japanese paper (esp. vellum paper)

厚葉

see styles
 kouyou / koyo
    こうよう
thick Japanese paper (esp. vellum paper); (personal name) Kōyou

原則


原则

see styles
yuán zé
    yuan2 ze2
yüan tse
 gensoku
    げんそく
principle; doctrine; CL:個|个[ge4]
(1) principle; general rule; (n,adv) (2) (See 原則として) as a rule; in principle; in general

原田

see styles
yuán tián
    yuan2 tian2
yüan t`ien
    yüan tien
 haruda
    はるだ
Harada (Japanese surname)
(place-name, surname) Haruda

双六

see styles
 souroku / soroku
    そうろく
(out-dated or obsolete kana usage) sugoroku; traditional Japanese board game played with dice; (given name) Souroku

双陸

see styles
 sugoroku
    すごろく
sugoroku; traditional Japanese board game played with dice

反日

see styles
fǎn rì
    fan3 ri4
fan jih
 hannichi
    はんにち
anti-Japan
(adj-no,n) (ant: 親日) anti-Japanese

口疏

see styles
kǒu shū
    kou3 shu1
k`ou shu
    kou shu
 kusho
奥疏 Esoteric commentary or explanation of two kinds, one general, the other only imparted to the initiated.

口語


口语

see styles
kǒu yǔ
    kou3 yu3
k`ou yü
    kou yü
 kougo / kogo
    こうご
colloquial speech; spoken language; vernacular language; slander; gossip; CL:門|门[men2]
(1) (See 文語・1) spoken language; colloquial speech; (2) (See 文語・2) (modern) spoken Japanese; written style based on (modern) spoken Japanese

古糊

see styles
 furunori
    ふるのり
aged paste; microbially fermented weak adhesive for restoration of Japanese works of art on paper

句法

see styles
jù fǎ
    ju4 fa3
chü fa
 kuhou / kuho
    くほう
syntax
(1) (See 句形・1) conventions to be followed in composing Japanese poetry; phraseology; diction; (2) (See 句形・2) rules of grammar and syntax when reading kanbun in Japanese

台名

see styles
 taimei / taime
    たいめい
command of a shogun or a high official

台密

see styles
tái mì
    tai2 mi4
t`ai mi
    tai mi
 taimitsu
    たいみつ
{Buddh} (See 東密・とうみつ) esoteric Buddhism of the Japanese Tendai sect
Tendai as esoteric school

右方

see styles
yòu fāng
    you4 fang1
yu fang
 uhou / uho
    うほう
right-hand side
(noun - becomes adjective with の) (1) right side; (noun - becomes adjective with の) (2) style of Japanese court music

合稱


合称

see styles
hé chēng
    he2 cheng1
ho ch`eng
    ho cheng
common term; general term

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

This dictionary uses the EDICT and CC-CEDICT dictionary files.
EDICT data is the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group, and is used in conformance with the Group's license.

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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