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汐合い

see styles
 shioai
    しおあい
(1) tidal hour; (2) right time; favourable opportunity (favorable)

決め所

see styles
 kimedokoro
    きめどころ
(1) crucial point; (2) perfect chance; golden opportunity

法供養


法供养

see styles
fǎ gōng yǎng
    fa3 gong1 yang3
fa kung yang
 hō kuyō
dharmapūjā. Serving the Dharma, i. e. believing, explaining, keeping, obeying it, cultivating the spiritual nature, protecting and assisting Buddhism. Also, offerings of or to the Dharma.

法相宗

see styles
fǎ xiàng zōng
    fa3 xiang4 zong1
fa hsiang tsung
 hossoushuu; housoushuu / hossoshu; hososhu
    ほっそうしゅう; ほうそうしゅう
Yogācāra school of Buddhism; Dharma-character school of Buddhism
(See 法相・ほっそう・2) Hosso sect of Buddhism (Japanese equivalent of the Chinese Faxiang sect)
Dharma-character school

法眼宗

see styles
 hougenshuu / hogenshu
    ほうげんしゅう
{Buddh} Fayan school (of Zen Buddhism)

法華宗


法华宗

see styles
fǎ huā zōng
    fa3 hua1 zong1
fa hua tsung
 hokkeshuu / hokkeshu
    ほっけしゅう
(1) Nichiren sect of Buddhism (sometimes specifically referring to the Hokke school of Nichiren); (2) Tendai sect of Buddhism
Lotus Sūtra School

涅槃經


涅槃经

see styles
niè pán jīng
    nie4 pan2 jing1
nieh p`an ching
    nieh pan ching
 Nehan gyō
(Buddhism) the Nirvana Sutra
Nirvāṇa Sūtra. There are two versions, one the Hīnayāna, the other the Mahāyāna, both of which are translated into Chinese, in several versions, and there are numerous treatises on them. Hīnayāna: 佛般泥洹經 Mahaparinirvāṇa Sūtra, tr. by Po Fazu A.D. 290-306 of the Western Chin dynasty, B.N. 552. 大般涅槃經 tr. by Faxian, B.N. 118. 般泥洹經 translator unknown. These are different translations of the same work. In the Āgamas 阿含there is also a Hīnayāna Nirvāṇa Sūtra. Mahāyāna: 佛說方等般泥洹經 Caturdāraka-samādhi Sūtra, tr. by Dharmarakṣa of the Western Chin A.D. 265-316, B. N. 116. 大般泥洹經 Mahaparinirvāṇa Sūtra, tr. by Faxian, together with Buddhabhadra of the Eastern Chin, A.D. 317-420, B. N. 120, being a similar and incomplete translation of B. N. 113, 114. 四童子三昧經 Caturdāraka-samādhi Sūtra, tr. by Jñānagupta of the Sui dynasty, A. D. 589-618, B.N. 121. The above three differ, though they are the first part of the Nirvāṇa Sūtra of the Mahāyāna. The complete translation is 大般涅槃經 tr. by Dharmarakṣa A.D. 423, B.N. 113; v. a partial translation of fasc. 12 and 39 by Beal, in his Catena of Buddhist Scriptures, pp. 160-188. It is sometimes called 北本 or Northern Book, when compared with its revision, the Southern Book, i.e. 南方大般涅槃經 Mahaparinirvāṇa Sūtra, produced in Jianye, the modem Nanjing, by two Chinese monks, Huiyan and Huiguan, and a literary man, Xie Lingyun. B.N. 114. 大般涅槃經後分 The latter part of the Mahaparinirvāṇa Sūtra tr. by Jñānabhadra together with Huining and others of the Tang dynasty, B.N. 115, a continuation of the last chapter of B.N. 113 and 114.

潮合い

see styles
 shioai
    しおあい
(1) tidal hour; (2) right time; favourable opportunity (favorable)

潮待ち

see styles
 shiomachi
    しおまち
(noun/participle) waiting for the rising tide or a good opportunity

焔摩天

see styles
 enmaten
    えんまてん
(Buddhist term) Yama (as protector deity of the south in esoteric Buddhism)

無等等


无等等

see styles
wú děng děng
    wu2 deng3 deng3
wu teng teng
 mu tōdō
asamasama; of rank unequalled, or equal with the unequalled, Buddha and Buddhism.

瑜伽宗

see styles
yú jiā zōng
    yu2 jia1 zong1
yü chia tsung
 Yuga Shū
see 唯識宗|唯识宗[Wei2 shi2 zong1]
The Yogācāra, Vijñānavāda, Tantric, or esoteric sect. The principles of Yoga are accredited to Patañjali in the second century B.C., later founded as a school in Buddhism by Asaṅga, fourth century A.D. Cf. 大教. Xuanzang became a disciple and advocate of this school. [Note: The information given above by Soothill and Hodous contains serious errors. Please see this entry in the Digital Dictionary of Buddhism for correction.]

発祥地

see styles
 hasshouchi / hasshochi
    はっしょうち
birthplace (e.g. of jazz, Buddhism); cradle (e.g. of civilization); place of origin

盂蘭盆


盂兰盆

see styles
yú lán pén
    yu2 lan2 pen2
yü lan p`en
    yü lan pen
 urabon
    うらぼん
see 盂蘭盆會|盂兰盆会[Yu2 lan2 pen2 hui4]
Bon festival (Buddhist ceremony held around July 15); Feast of Lanterns
(盂蘭); 鳥藍婆 (鳥藍婆拏) ullambana 盂蘭 may be another form of lambana or avalamba, "hanging down," "depending," "support"; it is intp. "to hang upside down", or "to be in suspense", referring to extreme suffering in purgatory; but there is a suggestion of the dependence of the dead on the living. By some 盆 is regarded as a Chinese word, not part of the transliteration, meaning a vessel filled with offerings of food. The term is applied to the festival of All Souls, held about the 15th of the 7th moon, when masses are read by Buddhist and Taoist priests and elaborate offerings made to the Buddhist Trinity for the purpose of releasing from purgatory the souls of those who have died on land or sea. The Ullambanapātra Sutra is attributed to Śākyamuni, of course incorrectly; it was first tr. into Chinese by Dharmaraksha, A.D. 266-313 or 317; the first masses are not reported until the time of Liang Wudi, A.D. 538; and were popularized by Amogha (A.D. 732) under the influence of the Yogācārya School. They are generally observed in China, but are unknown to Southern Buddhism. The "idea of intercession on the part of the priesthood for the benefit of" souls in hell "is utterly antagonistic to the explicit teaching of primitive Buddhism'" The origin of the custom is unknown, but it is foisted on to Śākyamuni, whose disciple Maudgalyāyana is represented as having been to purgatory to relieve his mother's sufferings. Śākyamuni told him that only the united efforts of the whole priesthood 十方衆會 could alleviate the pains of the suffering. The mere suggestion of an All Souls Day with a great national day for the monks is sufficient to account for the spread of the festival. Eitel says: "Engrafted upon the narrative ancestral worship, this ceremonial for feeding the ghost of deceased ancestors of seven generations obtained immense popularity and is now practised by everybody in China, by Taoists even and by Confucianists." All kinds of food offerings are made and paper garments, etc., burnt. The occasion, 7th moon, 15th day, is known as the盂蘭會 (or 盂蘭盆會 or 盂蘭齋 or 盂蘭盆齋) and the sutra as 盂蘭經 (or 盂蘭盆經).

相する

see styles
 sousuru / sosuru
    そうする
(vs-s,vt) to assess (often one's fate)

真言宗

see styles
zhēn yán zōng
    zhen1 yan2 zong1
chen yen tsung
 shingonshuu / shingonshu
    しんごんしゅう
Shingon Buddhism
{Buddh} Shingon sect

礼讃舞

see styles
 raisanmai
    らいさんまい
(See 偈) dance recital praising Buddha, which accompanies the recital of a gatha (in the Pure Land Sect of Buddhism)

祖師禅

see styles
 soshizen
    そしぜん
(See 如来禅) Zen Buddhism based on the teachings of Bodhidharma

神儒仏

see styles
 shinjubutsu
    しんじゅぶつ
Shinto, Confucianism and Buddhism

禪佛教


禅佛教

see styles
chán fó jiào
    chan2 fo2 jiao4
ch`an fo chiao
    chan fo chiao
 zen bukkyō
Seon Buddhism

結婚運

see styles
 kekkonun
    けっこんうん
one's fate (fortune) as concerns marriage

絶好機

see styles
 zekkouki / zekkoki
    ぜっこうき
golden opportunity

継ぎ穂

see styles
 tsugibo
    つぎぼ
    tsugiho
    つぎほ
(1) scion; cion; (horticultural) graft; (2) opportunity to continue a conversation

継ぎ端

see styles
 tsugiha
    つぎは
(obscure) opportunity to continue a conversation

緊那羅


紧那罗

see styles
jǐn nà luó
    jin3 na4 luo2
chin na lo
 kinnara
    きんなら
{Buddh} kimnara (celestial musicians and protectors of Buddhism); (female given name) Kinnara
緊捺羅 (or緊陀羅); 甄陀羅 (or 眞陀羅 ) kinnara; the musicians of Kuvera, with men's bodies and horses' heads; they are described as 人非人 men yet not men, and 疑神 mythical beings; one of the eight classes of heavenly musicians; they are also described as horned, as having crystal lutes, the females singing and dancing, and as ranking below gandharvas.

緣起法


缘起法

see styles
yuán qǐ fǎ
    yuan2 qi3 fa3
yüan ch`i fa
    yüan chi fa
 engi hō
pratītya-samutpāda; idem 十二緣起, i.e. the twelve nidānas, cf. 十二因緣, 緣起偈; 緣起頌 (緣起法頌) The gāthā of three of the four fundamental dogmas of Buddhism; than all is suffering, that suffering is intensified by desire, and that extinction of desire is practicable. This is found in 智度論. It is also called 緣起法頌. It is placed in the foundations of pagodas and inside of images of Buddha and so is called 法身偈 dharmakāyagāthā.

縛日羅


缚日罗

see styles
fú rì luó
    fu2 ri4 luo2
fu jih lo
 bajira
vajra, 嚩日囉 (or 嚩馹囉); 跋日囉 (or 跋折囉, or 跋闍囉); 跋折囉; 波闍羅; 伐折羅 (or 伐闍羅); intp. as 金剛 (金剛杵), a diamond (club). Adamantine, hard. The sceptre of Indra as god of thunder and lightning with which he slays the enemies of Buddhism. Used by monks to indicate spiritual authority, and the all-subduing power of Buddha.

臨済宗

see styles
 rinzaishuu / rinzaishu
    りんざいしゅう
Rinzai school of Zen Buddhism

舍利塔

see styles
shè lì tǎ
    she4 li4 ta3
she li t`a
    she li ta
 shari tō
(Buddhism) stupa, mound-shaped monument containing Buddhist relics such as śarīra 舍利[she4 li4]
śarīra-stūpa, a reliquary, or pagoda for a relic (of Buddha).

良い事

see styles
 yoikoto
    よいこと
(exp,n) (1) good thing; nice thing; (2) good excuse; good grounds; good opportunity; (interjection) (3) (feminine speech) interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response

華厳宗

see styles
 kegonshuu / kegonshu
    けごんしゅう
Kegon (sect of Buddhism)

藍毗尼


蓝毗尼

see styles
lán pí ní
    lan2 pi2 ni2
lan p`i ni
    lan pi ni
Lumbini, Nepal, birthplace of Siddhartha Gautama 釋迦牟尼|释迦牟尼[Shi4 jia1 mou2 ni2] founder of Buddhism (also written 嵐毘尼|岚毗尼[Lan2 pi2 ni2], 臘伐尼|腊伐尼[La4 fa2 ni2], 林微尼[Lin2 wei1 ni2])

行く末

see styles
 yukusue
    ゆくすえ
(n-adv,n-t) (1) fate; one's future; (2) end of (text) line; line terminator

西山派

see styles
xī shān pài
    xi1 shan1 pai4
hsi shan p`ai
    hsi shan pai
 seizanha / sezanha
    せいざんは
Seizan sect (of Pure Land Buddhism)
West Mountain School

見せ所

see styles
 misedokoro
    みせどころ
a place or opportunity to make a display of

見送る

see styles
 miokuru
    みおくる
(transitive verb) (1) to see (someone) off; to escort; (transitive verb) (2) to watch (someone or something) go out of sight; to follow with one's eyes; to gaze after; (transitive verb) (3) to let (a bus, pitch, etc.) go by; to let pass; to pass up (an opportunity); (transitive verb) (4) to postpone; to put off; to shelve; to leave (as it is); (transitive verb) (5) to take care of (someone) until death; to attend (someone's) funeral; to bury; (transitive verb) (6) {stockm} to hold off (buying or selling); to wait and see

見逃す

see styles
 minogasu
    みのがす
(transitive verb) (1) to miss; to overlook; to fail to notice; (2) to turn a blind eye (to a wrongdoing etc.); to ignore; (3) to pass up (an opportunity etc.)

見遁す

see styles
 minogasu
    みのがす
(transitive verb) (1) to miss; to overlook; to fail to notice; (2) to turn a blind eye (to a wrongdoing etc.); to ignore; (3) to pass up (an opportunity etc.)

覷機會


觑机会

see styles
qù jī huì
    qu4 ji1 hui4
ch`ü chi hui
    chü chi hui
to watch for an opportunity

解脫道


解脱道

see styles
jiě tuō dào
    jie3 tuo1 dao4
chieh t`o tao
    chieh to tao
 gedatsu dō
The way or doctrine of liberation, Buddhism.

豊山派

see styles
 buzanha
    ぶざんは
Buzan sect (of Shingi Shingon Buddhism)

買い場

see styles
 kaiba
    かいば
time to buy (on markets); buying opportunity

逐機頓


逐机顿

see styles
zhú jī dùn
    zhu2 ji1 dun4
chu chi tun
 chikuki ton
Immediate accordance with opportunity; 逐is used as 遂; i.e. to avail oneself of receptivity to expound the whole truth at once instead of gradually.

通佛教

see styles
tōng fó jiào
    tong1 fo2 jiao4
t`ung fo chiao
    tung fo chiao
 tsū bukkyō
interpenetrated Buddhism

運任せ

see styles
 unmakase
    うんまかせ
trusting or resignation to fate

達磨宗


达磨宗

see styles
dá mó zōng
    da2 mo2 zong1
ta mo tsung
 darumashuu / darumashu
    だるましゅう
(1) (rare) (See 禅宗) Zen (Buddhism); (2) (derogatory term) (archaism) (See 達磨歌) confusing style of middle-age Japanese poetry
The Damo, or Dharma sect, i.e. the 禪宗 Meditation, or Intuitional School.

釋迦佛


释迦佛

see styles
shì jiā fó
    shi4 jia1 fo2
shih chia fo
Sakyamuni Buddha (Sanskrit: sage of the Sakya); Siddhartha Gautama (563-485 BC), the historical Buddha and founder of Buddhism

金剛杵


金刚杵

see styles
jīn gāng chǔ
    jin1 gang1 chu3
chin kang ch`u
    chin kang chu
 kongousho / kongosho
    こんごうしょ
vajra scepter (ritual object of Buddhism)
vajra (mystical weapon in Hinduism and Buddhism)
(or 金剛杖) v. 金剛.; The vajra, or thunderbolt; it is generally shaped as such, but has various other forms. Any one of the beings represented with the vajra is a 金剛. The vajra is also intp. as a weapon of Indian soldiers. It is employed by the esoteric sects, and others, as a symbol of wisdom and power over illusion and evil spirits. When straight as a sceptre it is 獨股 one limbed, when three-pronged it is 三股, and so on with five and nine limbs.

金毘羅


金毘罗

see styles
jīn pí luó
    jin1 pi2 luo2
chin p`i lo
    chin pi lo
 konpira
    こんぴら
guardian deity of seafaring; Kumbhira; (place-name) Konpira
kumbhīra, 金毘囉; 金波羅; 禁毘羅 (or 宮毘羅); a crocodile, alligator, described as 蛟龍 a 'boa-dragon'; cf. 失. A yakṣa-king who was converted and became a guardian of Buddhism, also known as 金毘羅陀 (金毘羅陀迦毘羅); 金毘羅神; 金毘羅大將. For 金毘羅比丘 Kampilla, v. 劫.

鎮西派

see styles
 chinzeiha / chinzeha
    ちんぜいは
Chinzei sect (of Pure Land Buddhism)

鑽空子


钻空子

see styles
zuān kòng zi
    zuan1 kong4 zi5
tsuan k`ung tzu
    tsuan kung tzu
to take advantage of a loophole; to exploit an advantage; to seize the opportunity (esp. to do something bad)

長生符


长生符

see styles
cháng shēng fú
    chang2 sheng1 fu2
ch`ang sheng fu
    chang sheng fu
 chōshō fu
The charm for immortality, i.e. Buddhism.

間合い

see styles
 maai / mai
    まあい
(1) interval; distance; break; pause; (2) suitable time; appropriate opportunity; (3) distance between opponents (kendo)

閻王爺


阎王爷

see styles
yán wáng yé
    yan2 wang2 ye2
yen wang yeh
(Buddhism) Yama, the King of Hell

閻羅王


阎罗王

see styles
yán luó wáng
    yan2 luo2 wang2
yen lo wang
 enraou / enrao
    えんらおう
(Buddhism) Yama, the King of Hell
{Buddh} (See 閻魔) Yama (king of the world of the dead, who judges the dead); Emma; Yan; Yomna
Yama

閻魔天

see styles
 enmaten
    えんまてん
(Buddhist term) Yama (as protector deity of the south in esoteric Buddhism)

阿吒利


阿咤利

see styles
ā zhà lì
    a1 zha4 li4
a cha li
 Atari
Aṭāli, 阿吒釐 a province of the ancient kingdom of Malwa, or Malava; its people rejected Buddhism.

阿彌陀


阿弥陀

see styles
ā mí tuó
    a1 mi2 tuo2
a mi t`o
    a mi to
 Amida
    あみだ
(out-dated kanji) (1) (Buddhist term) Amitabha (Buddha); Amida; (2) (kana only) (abbreviation) ghostleg lottery; ladder lottery; lottery in which participants trace a line across a lattice pattern to determine the winner; (3) (kana only) (abbreviation) wearing a hat pushed back on one's head
(阿彌) amita, boundless, infinite; tr. by 無量 immeasurable. The Buddha of infinite qualities, known as 阿彌陀婆 (or 阿彌陀佛) Amitābha, tr. 無量光 boundless light; 阿彌陀廋斯Amitāyus, tr. 無量壽 boundless age, or life; and among the esoteric sects Amṛta 甘露 (甘露王) sweet-dew (king). An imaginary being unknown to ancient Buddhism, possibly of Persian or Iranian origin, who has eclipsed the historical Buddha in becoming the most popular divinity in the Mahāyāna pantheon. His name indicates an idealization rather than an historic personality, the idea of eternal light and life. The origin and date of the concept are unknown, but he has always been associated with the west, where in his Paradise, Suikhāvatī, the Western Pure Land, he receives to unbounded happiness all who call upon his name (cf. the Pure Lands 淨土 of Maitreya and Akṣobhya). This is consequent on his forty-eight vows, especially the eighteenth, in which he vows to refuse Buddhahood until he has saved all living beings to his Paradise, except those who had committed the five unpardonable sins, or were guilty of blasphemy against the Faith. While his Paradise is theoretically only a stage on the way to rebirth in the final joys of nirvana, it is popularly considered as the final resting-place of those who cry na-mo a-mi-to-fo, or blessed be, or adoration to, Amita Buddha. The 淨土 Pure-land (Jap. Jōdo) sect is especially devoted to this cult, which arises chiefly out of the Sukhāvatīvyūha, but Amita is referred to in many other texts and recognized, with differing interpretations and emphasis, by the other sects. Eitel attributes the first preaching of the dogma to 'a priest from Tokhara' in A. D.147, and says that Faxian and Xuanzang make no mention of the cult. But the Chinese pilgrim 慧日Huiri says he found it prevalent in India 702-719. The first translation of the Amitāyus Sutra, circa A.D. 223-253, had disappeared when the Kaiyuan catalogue was compiled A.D. 730. The eighteenth vow occurs in the tr. by Dharmarakṣa A.D. 308. With Amita is closely associated Avalokiteśvara, who is also considered as his incarnation, and appears crowned with, or bearing the image of Amita. In the trinity of Amita, Avalokiteśvara appears on his left and Mahāsthāmaprāpta on his right. Another group, of five, includes Kṣitigarbha and Nāgārjuna, the latter counted as the second patriarch of the Pure Land sect. One who calls on the name of Amitābha is styled 阿彌陀聖 a saint of Amitābha. Amitābha is one of the Five 'dhyāni buddhas' 五佛, q.v. He has many titles, amongst which are the following twelve relating to him as Buddha of light, also his title of eternal life: 無量光佛Buddha of boundless light; 無邊光佛 Buddha of unlimited light; 無礙光佛 Buddha of irresistible light; 無對光佛 Buddha of incomparable light; 燄王光佛 Buddha of yama or flame-king light; 淸淨光佛 Buddha of pure light; 歡喜光佛 Buddha of joyous light; 智慧光佛 Buddha of wisdom light; 不斷光佛 Buddha of unending light; 難思光佛 Buddha of inconceivable light; 無稱光佛Buddha of indescribable light; 超日月光佛 Buddha of light surpassing that of sun and moon; 無量壽 Buddha of boundless age. As buddha he has, of course, all the attributes of a buddha, including the trikāya, or 法報化身, about which in re Amita there are differences of opinion in the various schools. His esoteric germ-letter is hrīḥ, and he has specific manual-signs. Cf. 阿彌陀經, of which with commentaries there are numerous editions.

阿梨耶

see styles
ā lí yé
    a1 li2 ye2
a li yeh
 ariya
ārya, 阿利宜; 阿棃宜; 阿黎宜; 阿犁宜; 阿離宜; 阿哩夜; 阿略 or 阿夷; 梨耶 loyal, honourable, noble, āryan, 'a man who has thought on the four chief principles of Buddhism and lives according to them,' intp. by 尊 honourable, and 聖 sage, wise, saintly, sacred. Also, ulūka, an owl.

阿羅漢


阿罗汉

see styles
ā luó hàn
    a1 luo2 han4
a lo han
 arakan
    あらかん
arhat (Sanskrit); a holy man who has left behind all earthly desires and concerns and attained nirvana (Buddhism)
{Buddh} arhat
arhan, arhat, lohan; worthy, venerable; an enlightened, saintly man; the highest type or ideal saint in Hīnayāna in contrast with the bodhisattva as the saint in Mahāyāna; intp. as 應供worthy of worship, or respect; intp. as 殺賊 arihat, arihan, slayer of the enemy, i.e. of mortality; for the arhat enters nirvana 不生 not to be reborn, having destroyed the karma of reincarnation; he is also in the stage of 不學 no longer learning, having attained. Also 羅漢; 阿盧漢; 阿羅訶 or 阿羅呵; 阿梨呵 (or 阿黎呵); 羅呵, etc.; cf. 阿夷; 阿畧.

霊友会

see styles
 reiyuukai / reyukai
    れいゆうかい
Reiyukai (Buddhist sect founded in 1919 as an offshoot of Nichiren Buddhism); (place-name) Reiyūkai

順風車


顺风车

see styles
shùn fēng chē
    shun4 feng1 che1
shun feng ch`e
    shun feng che
vehicle that gives one a free ride; (fig.) (ride on sb's) coattails; (take advantage of) an opportunity

香巴拉

see styles
xiāng bā lā
    xiang1 ba1 la1
hsiang pa la
Shambhala, mythical place (Buddhism, Hinduism)

高田派

see styles
 takadaha
    たかだは
Takada sect (of Shin Buddhism)

高麗藏


高丽藏

see styles
gāo lí zàng
    gao1 li2 zang4
kao li tsang
The Korea canon of Buddhism, one of the three collections which still exists in the 海印寺 in 639 cases, 1521 部 and 6589 卷.

鬼子母

see styles
guǐ zǐ mǔ
    gui3 zi3 mu3
kuei tzu mu
Hāritī, 訶梨帝 intp. as pleased, or pleasing. A 'woman who having vowed to devour all the babies at Rādjagriha was reborn as a rākshasī, and gave birth to 500 children, one of which she was to devour every day. Converted by Śākyamuni she entered a convent. Her image is to be seen in all nunneries'. Eitel. Another account is that she is the mother of 500 demons, and that from being an evil goddess or spirit she was converted to become a protectress of Buddhism.

魁星閣


魁星阁

see styles
kuí xīng gé
    kui2 xing1 ge2
k`uei hsing ko
    kuei hsing ko
temple to Kuixing, Daoist God of fate

鳩摩羅


鸠摩罗

see styles
jiū mó luó
    jiu1 mo2 luo2
chiu mo lo
鳩摩羅什 (鳩摩羅什婆); 鳩摩羅時婆 (or 鳩摩羅耆婆); 羅什 Kumārajīva, one of the 'four suns' of Mahāyāna Buddhism, of which he was the early and most effective propagator in China. He died in Chang-an about A.D. 412. His father was an Indian, his mother a princess of Karashahr. He is noted for the number of his translations and commentaries, which he is said to have dictated to some 800 monastic scribes. After cremation his tongue remained 'unconsumed'.

黄檗宗

see styles
 oubakushuu / obakushu
    おうばくしゅう
Ōbaku school of Zen Buddhism

あい嚢鈔

see styles
 ainoushou / ainosho
    あいのうしょう
(work) Ainosho (dictionary of Buddhism, first published in 1446); (wk) Ainosho (dictionary of Buddhism, first published in 1446)

チャンス

see styles
 chansu
    チャンス
chance; opportunity; (personal name) Chance

ハビアン

see styles
 habian
    ハビアン
(person) Fabian Fucan (c. 1565-1621; writer of Christianity and Buddhism)

一つ覚え

see styles
 hitotsuoboe
    ひとつおぼえ
(noun - becomes adjective with の) knowing only one thing (and repeating it often); saying the only thing one knows (at every opportunity); repeating the only thing one knows

三摩耶戒

see styles
 sanmayakai
    さんまやかい
(Buddhist term) precepts given to an adherent prior to being consecrated as an Acharya (in esoteric Buddhism)

三教九流

see styles
sān jiào jiǔ liú
    san1 jiao4 jiu3 liu2
san chiao chiu liu
the Three Religions (Daoism, Confucianism, Buddhism) and Nine Schools (Confucians, Daoists, Yin-Yang, Legalists, Logicians, Mohists, Political Strategists, Eclectics, Agriculturists); fig. people from all trades (often derog.)

三昧耶戒

see styles
sān mèi yé jiè
    san1 mei4 ye2 jie4
san mei yeh chieh
 samaiya kai
    さんまやかい
(Buddhist term) precepts given to an adherent prior to being consecrated as an Acharya (in esoteric Buddhism)
samaya commandments: the rules to be strictly observed before full ordination in the esoteric sects.

三時年限


三时年限

see styles
sān shí nián xiàn
    san1 shi2 nian2 xian4
san shih nien hsien
 sanji nengen
The three periods of Buddhism— 1,000 years of 正法 pure or orthodox doctrine, 1,000 years of 像法 resemblance to purity, and 10,000 years of 末法 decay. Other definitions are 正 and 像 500 years each, or 正 1,000 and 像 500, or 正 500 and 像 1,000.

三權一實


三权一实

see styles
sān quán yī shí
    san1 quan2 yi1 shi2
san ch`üan i shih
    san chüan i shih
 sangon ichijitsu
The Tiantai division of the schools of Buddhism into four, three termed 權temporary, i. e. 藏, 通 and 別 q.v. v. e fourth is the 實 or圓real or perfect School of SaIvation by faith to Buddhahood, especially as revealed in the Lotus Sutra, see 一實.

三部大法

see styles
sān bù dà fǎ
    san1 bu4 da4 fa3
san pu ta fa
 sanbu daihō
(l) The Garbhadhātu maṇḍala, or pantheon, has the three divisions of 佛, 蓮, 金, i.e. Vairocana, Lotus, and Diamond or Vajra. (2) The teaching of the 胎藏界, 金剛界 and 蘇悉地法 is said to cover the whole of esoteric Buddhism.

三門徒派

see styles
 sanmontoha
    さんもんとは
{Buddh} (See 真宗・しんしゅう) Sanmonto sect (of Shin Buddhism)

不思議乘


不思议乘

see styles
bù sī yì shèng
    bu4 si1 yi4 sheng4
pu ssu i sheng
 fushigi jō
The ineffable vehicle, Buddhism.

不惜身命

see styles
bù xí shēn mìng
    bu4 xi2 shen1 ming4
pu hsi shen ming
 fushakushinmyou / fushakushinmyo
    ふしゃくしんみょう
(yoji) {Buddh} (See 可惜身命) devoting one's body and soul to Buddhist teachings; unsparing devotion to Buddhism
The bodhisattva virtue of not sparing one's life (for the sake of bodhi).

不時解脫


不时解脱

see styles
bù shí jiě tuō
    bu4 shi2 jie3 tuo1
pu shih chieh t`o
    pu shih chieh to
 fuji gedatsu
The sixth, or highest of the six types of arhats; the other five groups have to bide their time and opportunity 時解脫 for liberation in samādhi, the sixth can enter immediately.

不知丁董

see styles
bù zhī dīng dǒng
    bu4 zhi1 ding1 dong3
pu chih ting tung
forgetting the fate of Ding and Dong (idiom); unheeding the lessons of the past

不立文字

see styles
bù lì wén zì
    bu4 li4 wen2 zi4
pu li wen tzu
 furyuumonji; furitsumonji / furyumonji; furitsumonji
    ふりゅうもんじ; ふりつもんじ
(expression) (yoji) Buddhist revelation through intuitive discernment; Spiritual awakening cannot be experienced with words and letters; Spiritual enlightenment can be attained only by means of communion of mind with mind (Zen Buddhism)
(不立文字教) The 禪 ch'an or intuitive School does 'not set up scriptures'; it lays stress on meditation and intuition rather than on books and other external aids: cf. Laṅkāvatāra-sūtra.

世界宗教

see styles
 sekaishuukyou / sekaishukyo
    せかいしゅうきょう
(See 民族宗教) (major) world religion (i.e. Christianity, Buddhism, Islam)

久松真一

see styles
 hisamatsushinichi
    ひさまつしんいち
(person) Hisamatsu Shin'ichi (1889-1980) - philosopher, scholar of Zen Buddhism and master of the Japanese tea ceremony

事の序で

see styles
 kotonotsuide
    ことのついで
(expression) (kana only) take the opportunity to (do something else)

五燈會元


五灯会元

see styles
wǔ dēng huì yuán
    wu3 deng1 hui4 yuan2
wu teng hui yüan
Song Dynasty History of Zen Buddhism in China (1252), 20 scrolls

五種說人


五种说人

see styles
wǔ zhǒng shuō rén
    wu3 zhong3 shuo1 ren2
wu chung shuo jen
 goshu setsunin
The five kinds of those who have testified to Buddhism; also 五人說經; 五說; i. e. the Buddha,. his disciples, the ṛṣis, devas, and incarnate beings. Also, the Buddha, sages, devas, supernatural beings, and incarnate beings. Also, the Buddha, bodhisattvas, śrāvakas, men, and things. See 五類說法.

交臂失之

see styles
jiāo bì shī zhī
    jiao1 bi4 shi1 zhi1
chiao pi shih chih
to miss sb by a narrow chance; to miss an opportunity

人間佛教


人间佛教

see styles
rén jiān fó jiào
    ren2 jian1 fo2 jiao4
jen chien fo chiao
 ningen bukkyō
Humanistic Buddhism
humanistic Buddhism

仏光寺派

see styles
 bukkoujiha / bukkojiha
    ぶっこうじは
Bukkōji sect (of Shin Buddhism)

以心伝心

see styles
 ishindenshin
    いしんでんしん
(noun - becomes adjective with の) (1) (yoji) telepathy; tacit understanding; thought transference; communion of mind with mind; (2) (yoji) {Buddh} non-verbal Zen Buddhist transmission to a disciple of the central tenets of Buddhism

伝法灌頂

see styles
 denboukanjou / denbokanjo
    でんぼうかんじょう
{Buddh} (See 阿闍梨・2) consecration ritual for the conferral of the status of Acharya (in esoteric Buddhism)

佛教復興


佛教复兴

see styles
fó jiào fù xìng
    fo2 jiao4 fu4 xing4
fo chiao fu hsing
 bukkyō fukkō
revival of Buddhism

佛氏雜辨


佛氏杂辨

see styles
fó shì zá biàn
    fo2 shi4 za2 bian4
fo shih tsa pien
 Busshi zōben
Array of Critiques Against Buddhism

佛法壽命


佛法寿命

see styles
fó fǎ shòu mìng
    fo2 fa3 shou4 ming4
fo fa shou ming
 buppō jumyō
The life or extent of a period of Buddhism, i.e. as long as his commandments prevail.

佛法東漸


佛法东渐

see styles
fó fǎ dōng jiàn
    fo2 fa3 dong1 jian4
fo fa tung chien
 buppō tōzen
gradual eastward spread of Buddhism

八不正見


八不正见

see styles
bā bù zhèng jiàn
    ba1 bu4 zheng4 jian4
pa pu cheng chien
 hachi fushō ken
The teaching of the 大集經 26, on the eight incorrect views in regard to (1) 我見 the existence of a permanent ego; (2) 衆生見 the five skandhas as not the constituents of the living; (3)壽命見 fate, or determination of length of life; (4) 士夫見a creator; (5)常見 permanence; (6) 斷見 annihilation; (7) 有見 the reality of things; (8) 無見 their unreality.

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