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Simple Dictionary Definition |
壇 坛 see styles |
tán tan2 t`an tan dan だん |
More info & calligraphy: Mandala / Altar(1) platform; podium; rostrum; pulpit; (2) (ceremonial) mound; (suffix noun) (3) world (of haiku, art, etc.); (literary) circles; (4) (archaism) mandala; (given name) Mayumi An altar; an open altar. In the esoteric cult it also means a maṇḍala, objects of worship grouped together. |
禪 禅 see styles |
shàn shan4 shan yuzuri ゆずり |
More info & calligraphy: Zen / Chan / Meditation(out-dated kanji) (1) (Buddhist term) dhyana (profound meditation); (2) (abbreviation) Zen (Buddhism); (surname) Yuzuri To level a place for an altar, to sacrifice to the hills and fountains; to abdicate. Adopted by Buddhists for dhyāna, 禪 or 禪那, i.e. meditation, abstraction, trance. dhyāna is 'meditation, thought, reflection, especially profound and abstract religious contemplation'. M.W. It was intp. as 'getting rid of evil', etc., later as 靜慮 quiet meditation. It is a form of 定, but that word is more closely allied with samādhi, cf. 禪定. The term also connotes Buddhism and Buddhist things in general, but has special application to the 禪宗 q.v. It is one of the six pāramitās, cf. 波. There are numerous methods and subjects of meditation. The eighteen brahmalokas are divided into four dhyāna regions 'corresponding to certain frames of mind where individuals might be reborn in strict accordance with their spiritual state'. The first three are the first dhyāna, the second three the second dhyāna, the third three the third dhyāna, and the remaining nine the fourth dhyāna. See Eitel. According to Childers' Pali Dictionary, 'The four jhānas are four stages of mystic meditation, whereby the believer's mind is purged from all earthly emotions, and detached as it were from his body, which remains plunged in a profound trance.' Seated cross-legged, the practiser 'concentrates his mind upon a single thought. Gradually his soul becomes filled with a supernatural ecstasy and serenity', his mind still reasoning: this is the first jhāna. Concentrating his mind on the same subject, he frees it from reasoning, the ecstasy and serenity remaining, which is the second jhāna. Then he divests himself of ecstasy, reaching the third stage of serenity. Lastly, in the fourth stage the mind becomes indifferent to all emotions, being exalted above them and purified. There are differences in the Mahāyāna methods, but similarity of aim. |
日蓮 日莲 see styles |
rì lián ri4 lian2 jih lien nichiren にちれん |
More info & calligraphy: NichirenNichiren, the Japanese founder, in A. D. 1252, of the 日蓮宗 Nichiren sect, which is also known as the 法華宗 or Lotus sect. Its chief tenets are the three great mysteries 三大祕法, representing the trikāya: (1) 本尊 or chief object of worship, being the great maṇḍala of the worlds of the ten directions, or universe, i. e. the body or nirmāṇakāya of Buddha; (2) 題目 the title of the Lotus Sutra 妙法蓮華經 Myo-ho-ren-gwe-kyo, preceded by Namo, or, 'Adoration to the scripture of the lotus of the wonderful law, ' for it is Buddha's spiritual body; (3) 戒壇 the altar of the law, which is also the title of the Lotus as above; the believer, wherever he is, dwells in the Pure-land of calm light 寂光淨土, the saṃbhogakāya. |
祭壇 祭坛 see styles |
jì tán ji4 tan2 chi t`an chi tan saidan さいだん |
altar altar |
俎 see styles |
zǔ zu3 tsu so そ |
a stand for food at sacrifice altar of sacrifice |
卓 see styles |
zhuó zhuo2 cho taku(p); shoku たく(P); しょく |
outstanding (1) table; desk; (counter) (2) (たく only) counter for tables, desks, etc.; (3) (しょく only) {Buddh} offering table before an altar (sometimes used in tea ceremony); (4) (しょく only) (abbreviation) (See 卓香炉) tabletop incense burner; (given name) Masaru Lofty, tall erect. |
壝 see styles |
wěi wei3 wei |
mound; embankment; the earthen altar to the god of the soil |
祊 see styles |
bēng beng1 peng |
side altar inside ancestral temple |
上壇 上坛 see styles |
shàng tán shang4 tan2 shang t`an shang tan jōdan |
upper altar |
上祭 see styles |
shàng jì shang4 ji4 shang chi jōsai |
To place offerings on an altar; also 下祭. |
下祭 see styles |
xià jì xia4 ji4 hsia chi asai |
place offerings on the altar |
中壇 中坛 see styles |
zhōng tán zhong1 tan2 chung t`an chung tan chū dan |
middle altar |
仏具 see styles |
butsugu; bugu ぶつぐ; ぶぐ |
Buddhist ritual implements (esp. altar fittings); (surname) Butsugu |
仏前 see styles |
butsuzen ぶつぜん |
(1) (before a) Buddhist altar; before the Buddha; (2) (oft. as 御〜) offering placed on a Buddhist altar; incense money; condolatory offering; (surname) Butsuzen |
仏器 see styles |
bukki ぶっき |
Buddhist altar fittings; (surname) Butsuki |
仏壇 see styles |
butsudan ぶつだん |
Buddhist (household) altar |
仏工 see styles |
bukkou / bukko ぶっこう |
maker of Buddhist images and altar fittings |
仏花 see styles |
bukka; butsuka; butsubana ぶっか; ぶつか; ぶつばな |
flowers or flower arrangements for a butsudan (household Buddhist altar) |
仏間 see styles |
butsuma ぶつま |
Buddhist family chapel; altar room |
佛具 see styles |
fó jù fo2 ju4 fo chü butsugu ぶつぐ |
(surname) Butsugu Articles used on an altar in worship of Buddha. |
佛壇 佛坛 see styles |
fó tán fo2 tan2 fo t`an fo tan butsudan |
Buddha altar |
侍者 see styles |
shì zhě shi4 zhe3 shih che jisha じしゃ |
attendant; waiter attendant; valet; altar boy; acolyte An attendant, e. g. as Ānanda was to the Buddha; assistants in general, e. g. the incense-assistant in a temple. |
供す see styles |
kyousu / kyosu きょうす |
(v5s,vs-c,vt) (1) (See 供する・1) to offer; to present; to submit; to supply; to make available; (v5s,vs-c,vt) (2) to serve (food and drink); (v5s,vs-c,vt) (3) to offer (to the gods); to set up (before an altar) |
供奉 see styles |
gòng fèng gong4 feng4 kung feng gubu ぐぶ |
to consecrate; to enshrine and worship; an offering (to one's ancestors); a sacrifice (to a god) (noun/participle) (1) accompanying; being in attendance on; (2) (abbreviation) (See 内供奉) inner offerer (any of the 10 high-ranking monks serving at the inner offering hall) To offer; the monk who serves at the great altar. |
俎豆 see styles |
sotou / soto そとう |
ancient altar of sacrifice |
入壇 入坛 see styles |
rù tán ru4 tan2 ju t`an ju tan nyūdan |
To go to the altar (for baptism, in the esoteric sect). |
內陣 内阵 see styles |
nèi zhèn nei4 zhen4 nei chen naijin |
The inner ranks, i. e. the part of a temple near the altar, where the monks sit. |
刀俎 see styles |
dāo zǔ dao1 zu3 tao tsu |
sacrificial knife and altar |
化壇 化坛 see styles |
huà tán hua4 tan2 hua t`an hua tan kedan |
The altar of transformation, i. e. a crematorium. |
参進 see styles |
sanshin さんしん |
(1) {Shinto} procession towards the altar (in a wedding); (2) stepping forward (towards an aristocrat) |
合壇 合坛 see styles |
hé tán he2 tan2 ho t`an ho tan gōdan |
United, or common altar, or altars, as distinguished from 離壇 separate altars. |
君荼 see styles |
jun tú jun1 tu2 chün t`u chün tu kunda |
kuṇḍa, firepot, brazier, or fire-hole used by the esoterics in fire-worship.; (or 軍荼) kuṇḍa, a hole in the ground for the fire at the fire altar: the homa or fire altar. |
圓壇 圆坛 see styles |
yuán tán yuan2 tan2 yüan t`an yüan tan endan |
Round altar; a complete group of objects of worship, a maṇḍala. |
地壇 地坛 see styles |
dì tán di4 tan2 ti t`an ti tan ji dan |
Temple of Earth (in Beijing) A square altar used by the esoteric cult. |
壇上 see styles |
danjou / danjo だんじょう |
on a stage; on a platform; on an altar; (surname) Danjō |
大壇 大坛 see styles |
dà tán da4 tan2 ta t`an ta tan oodan おおだん |
(place-name) Oodan A great altar, the chief altar. |
大宝 see styles |
taihou; daihou / taiho; daiho たいほう; だいほう |
(1) great treasure; (2) (hist) Taihō era (701.3.21-704.5.10); Daihō era; (3) (rare) {Buddh} great treasure (used to refer to bodhisattvas, esoteric teachings, etc.); (4) (rare) {Buddh} (See 護摩壇) homa-mandala (fire altar); (place-name) Daihou |
大寶 大宝 see styles |
dà bǎo da4 bao3 ta pao oodakara おおだから |
(archaic) throne (surname) Oodakara Great Jewel, most precious thing, i.e. the Dharma or Buddha-law; the bodhisattva; the fire-altar of the esoteric cult. |
天口 see styles |
tiān kǒu tian1 kou3 t`ien k`ou tien kou amaguchi あまぐち |
(surname) Amaguchi The mouth of Brahma, or the gods, a synonym for fire, as that element devours the offerings; to this the 護摩 homa, or fire altar cult is attributed, fire becoming the object of worship for good fortune. Fire is also said to speak for or tell the will of the gods. |
尼壇 尼坛 see styles |
ní tán ni2 tan2 ni t`an ni tan nidan |
The nun's altar; a convent or nunnery. |
常灯 see styles |
joutou / joto じょうとう |
(1) continuously burning light (e.g. at a Buddhist altar); (2) roadside lamp that stays lit all night |
幀畵 帧畵 see styles |
zhèng huà zheng4 hua4 cheng hua teiga |
an altar painting |
戒壇 戒坛 see styles |
jiè tán jie4 tan2 chieh t`an chieh tan kaidan かいだん |
ordination platform in a Buddhist temple {Buddh} ordination platform The altar at which the commandments are received by the novice; the 方等戒壇 is the Mahāyāna altar. |
打敷 see styles |
uchishiki うちしき |
patterned cloth laid on a table or Buddhist altar; antependium |
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. |
本尊 see styles |
běn zūn ben3 zun1 pen tsun honzon ほんぞん |
(Buddhism) yidam (one's chosen meditational deity); the principal object of worship on a Buddhist altar; (of a monk who has the ability to appear in multiple places at the same time) the honored one himself (contrasted with his alternate forms, 分身[fen1 shen1]); (fig.) (jocular) the genuine article; the real McCoy; the man himself; the woman herself; the original manifestation of something (not a spin-off or a clone) (1) principal object of worship (at a Buddhist temple); principal image; (2) idol; icon; object of adoration; (3) (joc) (usu. as ご〜) the man himself; the person at the heart of the matter ? satyadevatā, 裟也地提嚩多. The original honoured one; the most honoured of all Buddhas; also the chief object of worship in a group; the specific Buddha, etc., being served. |
水壇 水坛 see styles |
shuǐ tán shui3 tan2 shui t`an shui tan suidan |
The water, or round, altar in the homa, or Fire ceremonial of the esoterics; also an altar in a house, which is cleansed with filtered water in times of peril. |
火壇 火坛 see styles |
huǒ tán huo3 tan2 huo t`an huo tan kadan |
Fire altar, connected with homa or fire worship; also 爐壇. |
火爐 火炉 see styles |
huǒ lú huo3 lu2 huo lu karo |
stove 火鑪 The homa or fire altar of the esoterics. |
火鑪 see styles |
huǒ lú huo3 lu2 huo lu karo |
fire altar |
爐壇 炉坛 see styles |
lú tán lu2 tan2 lu t`an lu tan rodan |
A fire-altar. |
神前 see styles |
shinzen しんぜん |
before god; before an altar; (surname) Jinmae |
神壇 see styles |
shindan しんだん |
altar |
神水 see styles |
jinzui; shinsui; shinzui; jinsui じんずい; しんすい; しんずい; じんすい |
(1) water offered to God; water drunk before an altar to symbolize the making of a vow; (2) miracle-working water; (3) water which gathers in the nodes of bamboo after falling as rain at noon on the 5th day of the 5th month (lunar calendar), thought to be effective when used in medicines; (female given name) Shizuku |
竜灯 see styles |
ryuutou / ryuto りゅうとう |
phosphorescent lights seen at sea at night; lights that can be seen on the altar of gods, intended as an offering |
結界 结界 see styles |
jié jiè jie2 jie4 chieh chieh kekkai けっかい |
(Buddhism) to designate the boundaries of a sacred place within which monks are to be trained; a place so designated; (fantasy fiction) force field; invisible barrier (orthographic borrowing from Japanese 結界 "kekkai") (1) {Buddh} (fixing) boundaries for religious practices; (2) {Buddh} prohibition (of items, people, spirits, etc. that would hinder Buddhist practice); (3) {Buddh} fence between inner and outer sanctums in a temple; (4) (archaism) (See 帳場格子) short two or three-fold lattice around the front desk of a store; (5) (colloquialism) (esp. in games, manga, etc.) barrier; dimensional barrier; containment zone; containment barrier; mystical barrier A fixed place, or territory; a definite area; to fix a place for a monastery, or an altar; a determined number, e.g. for an assembly of monks; a limit. It is a term specially used by the esoteric sects for an altar and its area, altars being of five different shapes. |
聖卓 see styles |
seitaku / setaku せいたく |
altar (esp. Christian) |
聖壇 see styles |
seidan / sedan せいだん |
altar |
香壇 see styles |
koudan / kodan こうだん |
incense altar |
齋壇 see styles |
zhāi tán zhai1 tan2 chai t`an chai tan |
altar |
龕灯 see styles |
gandou / gando がんどう |
Buddhist altar light |
龕燈 see styles |
gandou / gando がんどう |
Buddhist altar light |
一壇構 一坛构 see styles |
yī tán gòu yi1 tan2 gou4 i t`an kou i tan kou ichidan gamae |
The setting up of altars before the Vajradhātu and Garbhadhātu maṇḍalas, each erected and worshipped separately; also 一檀構. |
一檀構 一檀构 see styles |
yī tán gòu yi1 tan2 gou4 i t`an kou i tan kou ichidan gamae |
setting up a single altar |
三角壇 三角坛 see styles |
sān jué tán san1 jue2 tan2 san chüeh t`an san chüeh tan sankaku dan |
A three-cornered altar in the fire worship of Shingon, connected with exorcism. |
下げる see styles |
sageru さげる |
(transitive verb) (1) to hang; to suspend; to wear (e.g. decoration); (transitive verb) (2) to lower; to reduce; to bring down; (transitive verb) (3) to demote; to move back; to pull back; (transitive verb) (4) to clear (plates); to remove (food, etc. from table or altar); (transitive verb) (5) {hanaf} (See 出来役) to keep on playing after one has formed a scoring combination with captured cards |
五具足 see styles |
wǔ jù zú wu3 ju4 zu2 wu chü tsu gogusoku ごぐそく |
five implements placed in front of a Buddhist altar: two candlesticks, two vases (usu. containing flowers made of gilded copper) and one incense burner The five complete utensils for worship— two flower vases, two candlesticks, and a censer. |
五壇法 五坛法 see styles |
wǔ tán fǎ wu3 tan2 fa3 wu t`an fa wu tan fa go dan hō |
The ceremonies before the 五大明王. |
五種鈴 五种铃 see styles |
wǔ zhǒng líng wu3 zhong3 ling2 wu chung ling goshu ryō |
The five kinds of bells used by the Shingon sect in Japan, also called 金剛鈴, i. e. 五鈷鈴, 賣鈴, 一鈷. 三鈷鈴, 塔鈴; the different names are derived from their handles; the four first named, beginning with the five-pronged one, are placed each at a corner of the altar, the last in the middle. |
供する see styles |
kyousuru / kyosuru きょうする |
(vs-s,vt) (1) to offer; to present; to submit; to supply; to make available; (vs-s,vt) (2) to serve (food and drink); (vs-s,vt) (3) to offer (to the gods); to set up (before an altar) |
供物台 see styles |
kumotsudai くもつだい |
altar |
光明壇 光明坛 see styles |
guāng míng tán guang1 ming2 tan2 kuang ming t`an kuang ming tan kōmyō dan |
The fire altar. |
地輪壇 地轮坛 see styles |
dì lún tán di4 lun2 tan2 ti lun t`an ti lun tan jirin dan |
The earth altar is four-cornered and used by the esoteric sect. |
大悲壇 大悲坛 see styles |
dà bēi tán da4 bei1 tan2 ta pei t`an ta pei tan daihi dan |
The altar of pity, a term for the garbhadhātu maṇḍala , or for the Sakyamumi group. |
常灯明 see styles |
joutoumyou / jotomyo じょうとうみょう |
continuously burning light (e.g. at a Buddhist altar) |
常燈明 see styles |
joutoumyou / jotomyo じょうとうみょう |
continuously burning light (e.g. at a Buddhist altar) |
打ち敷 see styles |
uchishiki うちしき |
patterned cloth laid on a table or Buddhist altar; antependium |
曼荼羅 曼荼罗 see styles |
màn tú luó man4 tu2 luo2 man t`u lo man tu lo mandara まんだら |
(Buddhism) (loanword from Sanskrit) mandala mandala; Buddhist visual schema of the enlightened mind; (given name) Mandara 曼怛羅; 曼特羅; 曼陀羅; 曼拏羅; 蔓陀囉; 滿荼邏 maṇḍala, a circle, globe, wheel ring; "any circular figure or diagram" (M.W.); a magic circle; a plot or place of enlightenment; a round or square altar on which buddhas and bodhisattvas are placed; a group of such, especially the garbhadhātu and vajradhātu groups of the Shingon sect; these were arranged by Kōbō Daishi to express the mystic doctrine of the two dhātu by way of illustration, the garbhadhātu representing the 理 and the 因 principle and cause, the vajradhātu the 智 and the 果 intelligence (or reason) and the effect, i.e. the fundamental realm of being, and mind as inherent in it; v. 胎 and 金剛. The two realms are fundamentally one, as are the absolute and phenomenal, e.g. water and wave. There are many kinds of maṇḍalas, e.g. the group of the Lotus Sutra; of the 觀經; of the nine luminaries; of the Buddha's entering into nirvana, etc. The real purpose of a maṇḍala is to gather the spiritual powers together, in order to promote the operation of the dharma or law. The term is commonly applied to a magic circle, subdivided into circles or squares in which are painted Buddhist divinities and symbols. Maṇḍalas also reveal the direct retribution of each of the ten worlds of beings (purgatory, pretas, animals, asuras, men, devas, the heavens of form, formless heavens, bodhisattvas, and buddhas). Each world has its maṇḍala which represents the originating principle that brings it to completion. The maṇḍala of the tenth world indicates the fulfilment and completion of the nine worlds. |
枕飾り see styles |
makurakazari まくらかざり |
temporary altar at the bedside of a deceased person |
無盡燈 无尽灯 see styles |
wú jìn dēng wu2 jin4 deng1 wu chin teng mujin tō |
The one lamp which is yet limitless in the lighting of other lamps; the influence of one disciple may be limitless and inexhaustible; also limitless mirrored reflections; also an altar light always burning. |
焼香台 see styles |
shoukoudai / shokodai しょうこうだい |
altar, stand or table for burning incense |
盆ござ see styles |
bongoza ぼんござ |
(1) gambling mat (for dice games); (2) altar mat for laying out offerings during the Bon festival |
盆茣蓙 see styles |
bongoza ぼんござ |
(1) gambling mat (for dice games); (2) altar mat for laying out offerings during the Bon festival |
祈仙台 see styles |
qí xiān tái qi2 xian1 tai2 ch`i hsien t`ai chi hsien tai |
memorial altar; platform for praying to immortals |
神衆壇 神众坛 see styles |
shén zhòng tán shen2 zhong4 tan2 shen chung t`an shen chung tan jinshu dan |
guardian's altar |
祭壇座 see styles |
saidanza さいだんざ |
{astron} Ara (constellation); the Altar |
結界法 结界法 see styles |
jié jiè fǎ jie2 jie4 fa3 chieh chieh fa kekkai hō |
ritual for selecting the space of the altar |
聖餐檯 圣餐台 see styles |
shèng cān tái sheng4 can1 tai2 sheng ts`an t`ai sheng tsan tai |
(Christian) altar |
護摩壇 护摩坛 see styles |
hù mó tán hu4 mo2 tan2 hu mo t`an hu mo tan gomadan ごまだん |
{Buddh} (See 護摩) homa-mandala (fire altar); (place-name) Gomadan a fire-altar |
長明燈 长明灯 see styles |
cháng míng dēng chang2 ming2 deng1 ch`ang ming teng chang ming teng chōmyō tō |
altar lamp burning day and night lit. long illumination lamp |
須彌壇 see styles |
xū mí tán xu1 mi2 tan2 hsü mi t`an hsü mi tan |
Sumeru altar |
上壇幀畵 上坛帧畵 see styles |
shàng tán zhèng huà shang4 tan2 zheng4 hua4 shang t`an cheng hua shang tan cheng hua jōdan teiga |
scroll painting that is hung behind the main altar |
五種壇法 五种坛法 see styles |
wǔ zhǒng tán fǎ wu3 zhong3 tan2 fa3 wu chung t`an fa wu chung tan fa goshu danpō |
The five kinds of maṇḍala ceremonials, v. 五部尊法. |
佛菩薩壇 佛菩萨坛 see styles |
fó pú sà tán fo2 pu2 sa4 tan2 fo p`u sa t`an fo pu sa tan butsu bosatsu dan |
buddha-bodhisattva altar |
四法成就 see styles |
sì fǎ chéng jiù si4 fa3 cheng2 jiu4 ssu fa ch`eng chiu ssu fa cheng chiu shihō jōjū |
idem 四種檀法. |
四種悉地 四种悉地 see styles |
sì zhǒng xī dì si4 zhong3 xi1 di4 ssu chung hsi ti shishu shitchi |
four kinds of altar worship |
四種檀法 四种檀法 see styles |
sì zhǒng tán fǎ si4 zhong3 tan2 fa3 ssu chung t`an fa ssu chung tan fa shi shu danpō |
四種悉地; 四種成就法 The four kinds of altar-worship of the esoteric sect for (1) averting calamities from self and others; (2) seeking good fortune; (3) seeking the love and protection of Buddhas; (4) subduing enemies. |
後佛幀畵 后佛帧畵 see styles |
hòu fó zhèng huà hou4 fo2 zheng4 hua4 hou fo cheng hua gobutsu teiga |
altar painting |
擇地結界 择地结界 see styles |
zé dì jié jiè ze2 di4 jie2 jie4 tse ti chieh chieh takuchi kekkai |
selecting the sacred space (for an altar, etc.) |
方等戒壇 方等戒坛 see styles |
fāng děng jiè tán fang1 deng3 jie4 tan2 fang teng chieh t`an fang teng chieh tan hōdō kaidan |
(方等壇) An open altar at which instruction in the commandments was preached to the people, founded on the Mahāyāna-vaipulya sutras; the system began in 765 in the capital under 代宗 Daizong of the Tang dynasty and continued, with an interim under 武宗 Wuzong, till the 宣宗 Xuanzong period. |
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This page contains 100 results for "Altar" in Chinese and/or Japanese.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.
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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).
Combined, these cover 1,007,753 Japanese, Chinese, and Buddhist characters, words, idioms, names, placenames, and short phrases.
Just because a word appears here does not mean it is appropriate for a tattoo, your business name, etc. Please consult a professional before doing anything stupid with this data.
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No warranty as to the correctness, potential vulgarity, or clarity is expressed or implied. We did not write any of these definitions (though we occasionally act as a contributor/editor to the CC-CEDICT project). You are using this dictionary for free, and you get what you pay for.
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