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明白

see styles
míng bai
    ming2 bai5
ming pai
 meihaku / mehaku
    めいはく
clear; obvious; unequivocal; sensible; reasonable; to understand; to realize
(adjectival noun) obvious; clear; plain; evident; apparent; explicit; overt
to illuminate

明盲

see styles
 akimekura
    あきめくら
(irregular okurigana usage) (sensitive word) illiterate or blind person; person who sees without understanding; amaurosis

明瞭


明了

see styles
míng liǎo
    ming2 liao3
ming liao
 myōryō
    めいりょう
to understand clearly; to be clear about; plain; clear
(noun or adjectival noun) clarity; clearness
clearly

易懂

see styles
yì dǒng
    yi4 dong3
i tung
easy to understand

星夜

see styles
xīng yè
    xing1 ye4
hsing yeh
 hoshiyo
    ほしよ
starlit night; by night; under the night sky; through the night
starry night; starlight night; (female given name) Hoshiyo

映日

see styles
 eijitsu / ejitsu
    えいじつ
subsun (halo phenomenon); undersun

春雷

see styles
 harunari
    はるなり
spring thunder; (given name) Harunari

時分


时分

see styles
shí fēn
    shi2 fen1
shih fen
 jibun
    じぶん
time; period during the day; one of the 12 two-hour periods enumerated by the earthly branches 地支
(1) time; hour; season; (2) suitable time; opportunity; chance
Time-division of the day, variously made in Buddhist works: (1) Three periods each of day and night. (2) Eight periods of day and night, each divided into four parts. (3) Twelve periods, each under its animal, as in China. (4) Thirty hours, sixty hours, of varying definition.

晉州


晋州

see styles
jìn zhōu
    jin4 zhou1
chin chou
see 晉州市|晋州市[Jin4 zhou1 Shi4]; Jin Prefecture, established under the Northern Wei dynasty in 528, centered on present-day Linfen 臨汾市|临汾市[Lin2 fen2 Shi4] in Shanxi
See: 晋州

晉書


晋书

see styles
jìn shū
    jin4 shu1
chin shu
History of the Jin Dynasty, fifth of the 24 dynastic histories 二十四史[Er4 shi2 si4 Shi3], compiled under Fang Xuanling 房玄齡|房玄龄[Fang2 Xuan2 ling2] in 648 during Tang Dynasty 唐朝[Tang2 chao2], 130 scrolls

晤恩

see styles
wù ēn
    wu4 en1
wu en
 Goon
Wusi, founder of the 山外 external school of the Tiantai, died A.D. 986.

晦澀


晦涩

see styles
huì sè
    hui4 se4
hui se
difficult to understand; cryptic

智顗


智𫖮

see styles
zhì yǐ
    zhi4 yi3
chih i
 Chigi
Zhiyi (538-597), founder of the Tiantai sect of Buddhism
Zhiyi, founder of the Tiantai school, also known as 智者 and 天台 (天台大師); his surname was 陳 Chen; his 字 was 德安, De-an; born about A. D. 538, he died in 597 at 60 years of age. He was a native of 頴川 Ying-chuan in Anhui, became a neophyte at 7, was fully ordained at 20. At first a follower of 慧思, Huisi, in 575 he went to the Tiantai mountain in Chekiang, where he founded his famous school on the Lotus Sūtra as containing the complete gospel of the Buddha.

暗河

see styles
àn hé
    an4 he2
an ho
underground river

暗流

see styles
àn liú
    an4 liu2
an liu
 anryuu / anryu
    あんりゅう
undercurrent
undercurrent

暗渠

see styles
àn qú
    an4 qu2
an ch`ü
    an chü
 ankyo
    あんきょ
underground water channel; covered ditch; culvert
subterranean drain; culvert; conduit

暗溝


暗沟

see styles
àn gōu
    an4 gou1
an kou
 ankou / anko
    あんこう
sewer; underground drainage channel
(See 暗渠・あんきょ) subterranean drain; culvert; conduit

暗潮

see styles
àn cháo
    an4 chao2
an ch`ao
    an chao
 anchou / ancho
    あんちょう
undercurrent
undercurrent

暗罵


暗骂

see styles
àn mà
    an4 ma4
an ma
to curse under one's breath; to grumble inaudibly

暴雷

see styles
bào léi
    bao4 lei2
pao lei
thunderclap; (of a P2P lending platform) to collapse

曲解

see styles
qū jiě
    qu1 jie3
ch`ü chieh
    chü chieh
 kyokkai
    きょっかい
to misrepresent; to misinterpret
(noun, transitive verb) (deliberate) misinterpretation; distortion (of someone's words, etc.); contortion; perversion; disingenuous understanding

曹操

see styles
cáo cāo
    cao2 cao1
ts`ao ts`ao
    tsao tsao
 sousou / soso
    そうそう
Cao Cao (155-220), famous statesman and general at the end of Han, noted poet and calligrapher, later warlord, founder and first king of Cao Wei 曹魏, father of Emperor Cao Pi 曹丕; the main villain of novel the Romance of Three Kingdoms 三國演義|三国演义
(person) Cao Cao (155-220), famous statesman and general at the end of Han, noted poet and calligrapher, later warlord, founder and first king of Cao Wei, father of Emperor Cao Pi; the main villain of novel the Romance of Three Kingdoms

替角

see styles
tì jué
    ti4 jue2
t`i chüeh
    ti chüeh
(theater) understudy

最澄

see styles
zuì chéng
    zui4 cheng2
tsui ch`eng
    tsui cheng
 saichou / saicho
    さいちょう
(surname, given name) Saichō; (person) Saichou (founder of the Tendai sect) (767-822)
Saichō

會得


会得

see styles
huì dé
    hui4 de2
hui te
 etoku
To comprehend, understand; to meet with.

月壇


月坛

see styles
yuè tán
    yue4 tan2
yüeh t`an
    yüeh tan
 getsudan
An external altar in temples in the open, i. e. under the moon.

月天

see styles
yuè tiān
    yue4 tian1
yüeh t`ien
    yüeh tien
 gatten
    がってん
(1) {Buddh} (See 月天子・1) Chandra (Hindu moon god also revered as one of the twelve devas in Shingon Buddhism); (2) (archaism) moon
Candradeva, or Somadeva. 旃達提婆 (or 蘇摩提婆) The ruler of the moon, to whom the terms under 月 supra are also applied.

未冠

see styles
wèi guān
    wei4 guan1
wei kuan
minor (old usage, person under 20)

未満

see styles
 mima
    みま
(n-suf,n,adv) less than; under; below; (female given name) Mima

未經


未经

see styles
wèi jīng
    wei4 jing1
wei ching
not having undergone; without (having gone though a certain process)

末底

see styles
mò dǐ
    mo4 di3
mo ti
 matei
mati 摩提; devotion, discernment, understanding, tr. by 慧 wisdom.

末派

see styles
 mappa
    まっぱ
sect; underling

末田

see styles
mò tián
    mo4 tian2
mo t`ien
    mo tien
 matsuda
    まつだ
(place-name, surname) Matsuda
Madhyāntika, 末田地 (末田地那); 末田底加, 末田提; 末田鐸迦; 末彈地; 末闡地 or a 摩 is also used for 末. It is tr. by 中; 日中, 水中河中, and 金地. One of the two chief disciples of Ānanda, to whom he handed down the Buddha's doctrine. He is reputed to have been sent to convert 罽賓 Kashmir, the other, 商那和修 Śāṇakavāsa, to convert 中國 which is probably Central India, though it is understood as China. Another account makes the latter a disciple of the former. Eitel says that by his magic power he transported a sculptor to the Tuṣita heavens to obtain a correct image of Maitreya.

末輩

see styles
 mappai
    まっぱい
underling; rank and file

本家

see styles
běn jiā
    ben3 jia1
pen chia
 motoya
    もとや
a member of the same clan; a distant relative with the same family name
(1) (See 分家) head house; main family; (2) founder (of a certain school, style, etc.); originator; birthplace; (surname) Motoya

本科

see styles
běn kē
    ben3 ke1
pen k`o
    pen ko
 honka
    ほんか
undergraduate course; undergraduate (attributive)
(1) regular course (of study); regular program; (2) this course; this department

本義


本义

see styles
běn yì
    ben3 yi4
pen i
 motoyoshi
    もとよし
original meaning; literal sense
true meaning; underlying principle; (male given name) Motoyoshi

本題


本题

see styles
běn tí
    ben3 ti2
pen t`i
    pen ti
 hondai
    ほんだい
the subject under discussion; the point at issue
(1) main topic; main subject; main issue; main question; (2) this subject

朱德

see styles
zhū dé
    zhu1 de2
chu te
Zhu De (1886-1976), communist leader and founder of the People's Liberation Army

朱溫


朱温

see styles
zhū wēn
    zhu1 wen1
chu wen
Zhu Wen (852-912), military governor 節度使|节度使[jie2 du4 shi3] at the end of Tang, founder of Later Liang of the Five Dynasties (907-923), also known as Emperor Taizu of Later Liang 後梁太祖|后梁太祖[Hou4 Liang2 Tai4 zu3]

朱熹

see styles
zhū xī
    zhu1 xi1
chu hsi
 shuki
    しゅき
Zhu Xi or Chu Hsi (1130-1200), also known as Master Zhu 朱子[Zhu1 zi3], Song dynasty Confucian writer and propagandist, founder of neo-Confucianism
(female given name) Shuki; (person) Zhu Xi (1130-1200 CE); Chu Hsi

机下

see styles
 kika
    きか
(1) word of respect added to the addressee's name on a letter; (2) under the desk

李下

see styles
 rika
    りか
(See 李,李下に冠を正さず) underneath a Japanese plum tree

松川

see styles
 matsugawa
    まつがわ
(kana only) barfin flounder (Verasper moseri); (place-name, surname) Matsugawa

松皮

see styles
 matsukawa
    まつかわ
(kana only) barfin flounder (Verasper moseri)

根治

see styles
gēn zhì
    gen1 zhi4
ken chih
 konji; konchi
    こんじ; こんち
to bring under permanent control; to effect a radical cure
(n,vs,vt,vi) complete cure; radical cure; complete recovery

格物

see styles
gé wù
    ge2 wu4
ko wu
to study the underlying principles, esp. in neo-Confucian rational learning 理學|理学[li3 xue2]; word for Western natural sciences during late Qing

格緻


格致

see styles
gé zhì
    ge2 zhi4
ko chih
to study the underlying principle to acquire knowledge; abbr. for 格物致知[ge2 wu4 zhi4 zhi1]; word for Western natural sciences during late Qing
See: 格致

格致

see styles
gé zhì
    ge2 zhi4
ko chih
 tadamune
    ただむね
to study the underlying principle to acquire knowledge (abbr. for 格物致知[ge2 wu4 zhi4 zhi1]); word for Western natural sciences during late Qing
(personal name) Tadamune

桁下

see styles
 ketashita
    けたした
headroom; maximum height; (vertical) clearance; (distance) under beam (girder)

案下

see styles
 anka
    あんか
(1) word of respect added to the addressee's name on a letter; (2) (orig. meaning) under the desk

桟竹

see styles
 etsuridake
    えつりだけ
(1) (See 桟・えつり) sheathing (under thatched roofing); (2) decorative rafters (of alternating wood and bamboo)

極道


极道

see styles
jí dào
    ji2 dao4
chi tao
 gokudou / gokudo
    ごくどう
yakuza
(adjectival noun) (1) wicked; evil; profligate; immoral; (2) wickedness; evildoing; (3) organized crime; yakuza; underworld

樓盤


楼盘

see styles
lóu pán
    lou2 pan2
lou p`an
    lou pan
building under construction; commercial property; real estate (for sale or rent)

権殿

see styles
 gonden
    ごんでん
    karidono
    かりどの
(Shinto) temporary shrine (houses the object in which the deity resides when main shrine is under repairs)

樹下


树下

see styles
shù xià
    shu4 xia4
shu hsia
 jiyuge
    じゆげ
(See 樹上) under a tree; (surname) Jiyuge
under a tree

樹叢


树丛

see styles
shù cóng
    shu4 cong2
shu ts`ung
    shu tsung
thicket; undergrowth

機宜


机宜

see styles
jī yí
    ji1 yi2
chi i
 kigi
    きぎ
guidelines; what to do (under given circumstances)
opportuneness; timeliness; opportunity; occasion
Opportune and suitable; natural qualification (for receiving the truth).

機根


机根

see styles
jī gēn
    ji1 gen1
chi ken
 kikon
    きこん
(1) patience; perseverance; (2) ability of the common man to understand Buddhist teachings
capacity

橫吹


横吹

see styles
héng chuī
    heng2 chui1
heng ch`ui
    heng chui
military wind and percussion music played on horseback under the Han; transverse flute; to play such a flute
See: 横吹

檀君

see styles
tán jun
    tan2 jun1
t`an chün
    tan chün
 dankun
    だんくん
Tangun, legendary founder of Korea in 2333 BC
mythical founder of Korea; (personal name) Dankun

檀特

see styles
tán tè
    tan2 te4
t`an t`e
    tan te
 dandoku
    だんどく
(surname) Dandoku
檀陀; 彈多落迦 Dantaloka, a mountain 'near Varucha', with a cavern (now called Kashmiri-Ghār) where Sudāna (cf. 須) lived, or as some say the place where Śākyamuni, when Siddhārtha, underwent his ascetic sufferings.

權術


权术

see styles
quán shù
    quan2 shu4
ch`üan shu
    chüan shu
art of politics; political tricks (often derog.); power play; to play at politics; underhand trickery

次官

see styles
cì guān
    ci4 guan1
tz`u kuan
    tzu kuan
 suke
    すけ
undersecretary; secondary official
(archaism) (hist) (See 四等官) assistant director (second highest of the four administrative positions of the ritsuryō system)

止觀


止观

see styles
zhǐ guān
    zhi3 guan1
chih kuan
 shikan
奢摩他毗婆舍那 (or 奢摩他毗鉢舍那) śamatha-vipaśyanā, which Sanskrit words are intp. by 止觀; 定慧; 寂照; and 明靜; for their respective meanings see 止 and 觀. When the physical organism is at rest it is called 止 zhi, when the mind is seeing clearly it is called 觀 guan. The term and form of meditation is specially connected with its chief exponent, the founder of the Tiantai school, which school is styled 止觀宗 Zhiguan Zong, its chief object being concentration of the mind by special methods for the purpose of clear insight into truth, and to be rid of illusion. The Tiantai work gives ten fields of mediation, or concentration: (1) the 五陰, 十八界, and 十二入; (2) passion and delusion; (3) sickness; (4) karma forms; (5) māra-deeds; (6) dhyāna; (7) (wrong) theories; (8) arrogance; (9) the two Vehicles; (10) bodhisattvahood.

正丁

see styles
 seitei; shoutei / sete; shote
    せいてい; しょうてい
(hist) man in good health between 21 and 60 years of age to whom applied various corvee and taxes (under the ritsuryō system)

武丁

see styles
wǔ dīng
    wu3 ding1
wu ting
 butei / bute
    ぶてい
Wu Ding (c. 14th century BC), legendary founder and wise ruler of Shang dynasty
(personal name) Butei

歴る

see styles
 heru
    へる
(v1,vi) (1) to pass; to elapse; to go by; (2) to pass through; to go through; (3) to experience; to go through; to undergo

歸口


归口

see styles
guī kǒu
    gui1 kou3
kuei k`ou
    kuei kou
to return to one's original trade; to put (a business etc) under the administration of the relevant central authority; (the) relevant (department in charge of something)

歸屬


归属

see styles
guī shǔ
    gui1 shu3
kuei shu
to belong to; to be affiliated to; to fall under the jurisdiction of; a place where one feels that one belongs; one's final destination (where one need look no further)

死界

see styles
 shikai
    しかい
(1) the underworld; world after death; (2) blind spot; place not in the field of vision; dead space

毒手

see styles
dú shǒu
    du2 shou3
tu shou
 dokushu
    どくしゅ
deadly blow; vicious attack; treacherous assault
a dirty or underhanded trick

毒駕


毒驾

see styles
dú jià
    du2 jia4
tu chia
to drive under the influence of drugs

比興

see styles
 hikyou / hikyo
    ひきょう
(1) (rare) explicit and implied comparisons (kinds of literary devices used in the Classic of Poetry); (n,adj-nari) (2) (archaism) interesting; strange; (n,adj-nari) (3) (archaism) unreasonable; unfavorable; (n,adj-nari) (4) (archaism) lowly; insignificant; (n,adj-nari) (5) (archaism) cowardly; using underhanded methods

気脈

see styles
 kimyaku
    きみゃく
(1) (See 気脈を通じる) tacit understanding; connection (of thoughts); collusion; (2) (rare) (See 血管) blood vessel

水下

see styles
shuǐ xià
    shui3 xia4
shui hsia
 mizoochi
    みぞおち
under the water; submarine
(place-name) Mizoochi

水中

see styles
shuǐ zhōng
    shui3 zhong1
shui chung
 mizunaka
    みずなか
(noun - becomes adjective with の) underwater; (place-name, surname) Mizunaka
in the water

水脈

see styles
 mio
    みを
(1) water vein; underground stream of water; (2) (See 澪・みお・1) waterway; (female given name) Mio; Miwo

水雷

see styles
shuǐ léi
    shui3 lei2
shui lei
 suirai
    すいらい
naval mine
(1) (See 魚雷) torpedo; (2) (See 機雷) (sea) mine; underwater mine

汗衫

see styles
hàn shān
    han4 shan1
han shan
 kazami; kansan
    かざみ; かんさん
vest; undershirt; shirt
(archaism) ancient Japanese sweat-absorbent summer garment

汗袗

see styles
 asetori
    あせとり
undergarment designed to soak up sweat

汚い

see styles
 kitanai
    きたない
(adjective) (1) dirty; filthy; foul; unclean; (2) disordered; messy; untidy; poor (e.g. handwriting); (3) indecent (language, etc.); dirty; vulgar; coarse; (4) dastardly; mean; base; underhanded; (5) stingy; greedy

江湖

see styles
jiāng hú
    jiang1 hu2
chiang hu
 kouko / koko
    こうこ
rivers and lakes; all corners of the country; remote areas to which hermits retreat; section of society operating independently of mainstream society, out of reach of the law; the milieu in which wuxia tales play out (cf. 武俠|武侠[wu3 xia2]); (in late imperial times) world of traveling merchants, itinerant doctors, fortune tellers etc; demimonde; (in modern times) triads; secret gangster societies; underworld
Zen disciples; (surname) Kōko
Kiangsi and Hunan, where and whence the 禪 Chan (Zen) or Intuitive movement had its early spread, the title being applied to followers of this cult.

汲む

see styles
 kumu
    くむ
(transitive verb) (1) to draw (water); to ladle; to dip up; to scoop up; to pump; (transitive verb) (2) (See 酌む・くむ・1) to pour (into a cup); to drink (together); (transitive verb) (3) to consider (feelings, the situation, etc.); to sympathize with; to intuit; to understand; (transitive verb) (4) to draw upon; to inherit

沈む

see styles
 shizumu
    しずむ
(v5m,vi) (1) to sink; to go under; to submerge; (v5m,vi) (2) to go down (e.g. sun); to set; to descend; (v5m,vi) (3) to feel depressed; to become subdued; to become somber

沈没

see styles
 chinbotsu
    ちんぼつ
(n,vs,vi) (1) sinking; foundering; going down; submersion; (n,vs,vi) (2) (colloquialism) getting dead drunk; (n,vs,vi) (3) (colloquialism) having too much fun (esp. in a red-light district, etc.) and missing work or neglecting one's duties; (n,vs,vi) (4) (slang) (backpacker slang) staying in one place for a long time

沉潛


沉潜

see styles
chén qián
    chen2 qian2
ch`en ch`ien
    chen chien
to lurk under water; to immerse oneself in (study etc); to lie low; to keep a low profile; quiet; reserved; self-possessed

沉雷

see styles
chén léi
    chen2 lei2
ch`en lei
    chen lei
deep growling thunder

油鰈

see styles
 aburagarei; aburagarei / aburagare; aburagare
    あぶらがれい; アブラガレイ
(kana only) Kamchatka flounder (Atheresthes evermanni)

治下

see styles
zhì xià
    zhi4 xia4
chih hsia
 jishita
    じした
under the jurisdiction of
(noun - becomes adjective with の) under the rule of; (surname) Jishita

沼鰈

see styles
 numagarei; numagarei / numagare; numagare
    ぬまがれい; ヌマガレイ
(kana only) starry flounder (Platichthys stellatus)

泉門

see styles
 izumikado
    いずみかど
(1) {physiol} soft spot (in the skull of an infant); fontanelle; fontanel; (2) (See 黄泉・1) gates of Hades; entrance to the underworld; (surname) Izumikado

法天

see styles
fǎ tiān
    fa3 tian1
fa t`ien
    fa tien
 Hōten
Dharmadeva, a monk from the Nālandāsaṃghārāma who tr. under this name forty-six works, 973-981, and under the name of Dharmabhadra seventy-two works, 982-1001.

法密

see styles
fǎ mì
    fa3 mi4
fa mi
 Hōmitsu
Dharmagupta, founder of the school of this name in Ceylon, one of the seven divisions of the Sarvāstivādaḥ.

法師


法师

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fǎ shī
    fa3 shi1
fa shih
 houshi / hoshi
    ほうし
one who has mastered the sutras (Buddhism)
(1) Buddhist priest; bonze; (2) layman dressed like a priest; (suffix noun) (3) (usu. pronounced ぼうし) person; (surname, given name) Houshi
A Buddhist teacher, master of the Law; five kinds are given— a custodian (of the sūtras), reader, intoner, expounder, and copier.

法性

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fǎ xìng
    fa3 xing4
fa hsing
 hosshou / hossho
    ほっしょう
{Buddh} (See 法相・ほっそう・1) dharmata (dharma nature, the true nature of all manifest phenomena); (personal name) Hosshou
dharmatā. Dharma-nature, the nature underlying all thing, the bhūtatathatā, a Mahāyāna philosophical concept unknown in Hīnayāna, v. 眞如 and its various definitions in the 法相, 三論 (or法性), 華嚴, and 天台 Schools. It is discussed both in its absolute and relative senses, or static and dynamic. In the Mahāparinirvāṇa sūtra and various śāstras the term has numerous alternative forms, which may be taken as definitions, i. e. 法定 inherent dharma, or Buddha-nature; 法住 abiding dharma-nature; 法界 dharmakṣetra, realm of dharma; 法身 dharmakāya, embodiment of dharma; 實際 region of reality; 實相 reality; 空性 nature of the Void, i. e. immaterial nature; 佛性 Buddha-nature; 無相 appearance of nothingness, or immateriality; 眞如 bhūtatathatā; 如來藏 tathāgatagarbha; 平等性 universal nature; 離生性 immortal nature; 無我性 impersonal nature; 虛定界: realm of abstraction; 不虛妄性 nature of no illusion; 不變異性 immutable nature; 不思議界 realm beyond thought; 自性淸淨心 mind of absolute purity, or unsulliedness, etc. Of these the terms 眞如, 法性, and 實際 are most used by the Prajñāpāramitā sūtras.

法智

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fǎ zhì
    fa3 zhi4
fa chih
 hōchi
Dharma-wisdom, which enables one to understand the four dogmas 四諦; also, the understanding of the law, or of things.

法界

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fǎ jiè
    fa3 jie4
fa chieh
 hokkai; houkai / hokkai; hokai
    ほっかい; ほうかい
(1) {Buddh} universe; (2) {Buddh} realm of thought; (3) {Buddh} underlying principle of reality; manifestation of true thusness; (4) (ほうかい only) (abbreviation) (See 法界悋気) being jealous of things that have nothing to do with one; being jealous of others who are in love with each other
dharmadhātu, 法性; 實相; 達磨馱都 Dharma-element, -factor, or-realm. (1) A name for "things" in general, noumenal or phenomenal; for the physical universe, or any portion or phase of it. (2) The unifying underlying spiritual reality regarded as the ground or cause of all things, the absolute from which all proceeds. It is one of the eighteen dhātus. These are categories of three, four, five, and ten dharmadhātus; the first three are combinations of 事 and 理 or active and passive, dynamic and static; the ten are: Buddha-realm, Bodhisattva-realm, pratyekabuddha-realm, śrāvaka, deva, Human, asura, Demon, Animal, and Hades realms-a Huayan category. Tiantai has ten for meditaton, i.e. the realms of the eighteen media of perception (the six organs, six objects, and six sense-data or sensations), of illusion, sickness, karma, māra, samādhi, (false) views, pride, the two lower Vehicles, and the Bodhisattva Vehicle.

法盲

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fǎ máng
    fa3 mang2
fa mang
person who has no understanding of legal matters

法相

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fǎ xiàng
    fa3 xiang4
fa hsiang
 hossou / hosso
    ほっそう
(1) {Buddh} (See 法性) dharmalaksana (dharma characteristics, the specific characteristics of all manifest phenomena); (2) (abbreviation) (See 法相宗) Hosso sect of Buddhism
The aspects of characteristics of things-all things are of monad nature but differ in form. A name of the 法相宗 Faxiang or Dharmalakṣaṇa sect (Jap. Hossō), called also 慈恩宗 Cien sect from the Tang temple, in which lived 窺基 Kuiji, known also as 慈恩. It "aims at discovering the ultimate entity of cosmic existence n contemplation, through investigation into the specific characteristics (the marks or criteria) of all existence, and through the realization of the fundamental nature of the soul in mystic illumination". "An inexhaustible number" of "seeds" are "stored up in the Ālaya-soul; they manifest themselves in innumerable varieties of existence, both physical and mental". "Though there are infinite varieties. . . they all participate in the prime nature of the ālaya." Anesaki. The Faxiang School is one of the "eight schools", and was established in China on the return of Xuanzang, consequent on his translation of the Yogācārya works. Its aim is to understand the principle underlying the 萬法性相 or nature and characteristics of all things. Its foundation works are the 解深密經, the 唯識論, and the 瑜伽論. It is one of the Mahāyāna realistic schools, opposed by the idealistic schools, e.g. the 三論 school; yet it was a "combination of realism and idealism, and its religion a profoundly mystic one". Anesaki.

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