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三禮


三礼

see styles
sān lǐ
    san1 li3
san li
 mire
    みれ
(female given name) Mire
Worship with 身, 口, 意, body, mouth, and mind.

三等

see styles
sān děng
    san1 deng3
san teng
 santō
    さんとう
third class
The three equal and universal characteristics of the one Tathāgata, an esoteric definition: (1) (a) his 身 body, (b) 語 discourse, (c) 意 mind. (2) (a) his life or works 修行; (b) spiritual body 法身; (c) salvation 度生; in their equal values and universality.

三身

see styles
sān shēn
    san1 shen1
san shen
 sanjin; sanshin
    さんじん; さんしん
{Buddh} trikaya (three bodies of the Buddha); (surname) Sanmi
trikāya. 三寶身 The threefold body or nature of a Buddha, i.e. the 法, 報, and 化身, or dharmakāya, sambhogakāya, and nirmāṇakāya. The three are defined as 自性, 受用, and 變化, the Buddha-body per se, or in its essential nature; his body of bliss, which he "receives" for his own "use" and enjoyment; and his body of transformation, by which he can appear in any form; i.e. spiritual, or essential; glorified; revealed. While the doctrine of the trikāya is a Mahāyāna concept, it partly results from the Hīnayāna idealization of the earthly Buddha with his thirty-two signs, eighty physical marks, clairvoyance, clairaudience, holiness, purity, wisdom, pity, etc. Mahāyāna, however, proceeded to conceive of Buddha as the Universal, the All, with infinity of forms, yet above all our concepts of unity or diversity. To every Buddha Mahāyāna attributed a three-fold body: that of essential Buddha; that of joy or enjoyment of the fruits of his past saving labours; that of power to transform himself at will to any shape for omnipresent salvation of those who need him. The trinity finds different methods of expression, e.g. Vairocana is entitled 法身, the embodiment of the Law, shining everywhere, enlightening all; Locana is 報身; c.f. 三賓, the embodiment of purity and bliss; Śākyamuni is 化身 or Buddha revealed. In the esoteric sect they are 法 Vairocana, 報 Amitābha, and 化 Śākyamuni. The 三賓 are also 法 dharma, 報 saṅgha, 化 buddha. Nevertheless, the three are considered as a trinity, the three being essentially one, each in the other. (1) 法身 Dharmakāya in its earliest conception was that of the body of the dharma, or truth, as preached by Śākyamuni; later it became his mind or soul in contrast with his material body. In Mādhyamika, the dharmakāya was the only reality, i.e. the void, or the immateria1, the ground of all phenomena; in other words, the 眞如 the tathāgatagarbha, the bhūtatathatā. According to the Huayan (Kegon) School it is the 理or noumenon, while the other two are氣or phenomenal aspects. "For the Vijñānavāda... the body of the law as highest reality is the void intelligence, whose infection (saṃkleҫa) results in the process of birth and death, whilst its purification brings about Nirvāṇa, or its restoration to its primitive transparence" (Keith). The "body of the law is the true reality of everything". Nevertheless, in Mahāyāna every Buddha has his own 法身; e.g. in the dharmakāya aspect we have the designation Amitābha, who in his saṃbhogakāya aspect is styled Amitāyus. (2) 報身Sambhogakāya, a Buddha's reward body, or body of enjoyment of the merits he attained as a bodhisattva; in other words, a Buddha in glory in his heaven. This is the form of Buddha as an object of worship. It is defined in two aspects, (a) 自受用身 for his own bliss, and (b) 他受用身 for the sake of others, revealing himself in his glory to bodhisattvas, enlightening and inspiring them. By wisdom a Buddha's dharmakāya is attained, by bodhisattva-merits his saṃbhogakāya. Not only has every Buddha all the three bodies or aspects, but as all men are of the same essence, or nature, as Buddhas, they are therefore potential Buddhas and are in and of the trikāya. Moreover, trikāya is not divided, for a Buddha in his 化身 is still one with his 法身 and 報身, all three bodies being co-existent. (3) 化身; 應身; 應化身 nirmāṇakāya, a Buddha's transformation, or miraculous body, in which he appears at will and in any form outside his heaven, e.g. as Śākyamuni among men.

三輪


三轮

see styles
sān lún
    san1 lun2
san lun
 sanrin
    さんりん
three wheels; (p,s,f) Miwa
The three wheels: (1) The Buddha's (a) 身 body or deeds; (b) 口 mouth, or discourse; (c) 意 mind or ideas. (2) (a) 神通 (or 變) His supernatural powers, or powers of (bodily) self-transformation, associated with 身 body; (b) 記心輪 his discriminating understanding of others, associated with 意 mind; (c) 敎誡輪 or 正敎輪 his (oral) powers of teaching, associated with 口. (3) Similarly (a) 神足輪 ; (b) 說法輪 ; (c) 憶念輪 . (4) 惑, 業, and 苦. The wheel of illusion produces karma, that of karma sets rolling that of suffering, which in turn sets rolling the wheel of illusion. (5) (a) Impermanence; (b) uncleanness; (c) suffering. Cf. 三道.

三金

see styles
sān jīn
    san1 jin1
san chin
 mikane
    みかね
(surname) Mikane
The three metals, gold, silver, copper. The esoterics have (a) earth, water, fire, representing the 身密 mystic body; (b) space and wind, the 語密 mystic mouth or speech; (c) 識 cognition, the 意密 mystic mind.

三門


三门

see styles
sān mén
    san1 men2
san men
 sanmon
    さんもん
Sanmen county in Taizhou 台州[Tai1 zhou1], Zhejiang
{Buddh} large triple gate to temple; (surname) Mimon
trividha-dvāra, the three gates; a monastery; purity of body, speech, and thought; idem 三解脫門 also 三業.

上体

see styles
 joutai / jotai
    じょうたい
upper body

上分

see styles
shàng fēn
    shang4 fen1
shang fen
 kamibun
    かみぶん
(coll.) (gaming) to progress to the next level; to level up
(place-name, surname) Kamibun
upper part (of the body)

上焦

see styles
shàng jiāo
    shang4 jiao1
shang chiao
 joushou / josho
    じょうしょう
(TCM) upper burner, the part of the body within the thoracic cavity (above the diaphragm, including the heart and lungs)
upper jiao (in traditional Chinese medicine); upper burner

上身

see styles
shàng shēn
    shang4 shen1
shang shen
 jōshin
upper part of the body
upper body

下体

see styles
 katai
    かたい
(noun - becomes adjective with の) lower leg; lower part of the body; lower limbs

下湯

see styles
 shimoyu
    しもゆ
(1) sitz bath; sitting bath; bath for the lower half of the body; (2) lower pool (e.g. in an onsen); lower bath; (surname) Shimoyu

下焦

see styles
xià jiāo
    xia4 jiao1
hsia chiao
 kashou / kasho
    かしょう
(TCM) lower burner, the part of the body within the pelvic cavity (below the navel, including the kidneys, bladder and intestines)
lower jiao (in traditional Chinese medicine); lower burner

下身

see styles
xià shēn
    xia4 shen1
hsia shen
lower part of the body; genitalia; trousers

下體


下体

see styles
xià tǐ
    xia4 ti3
hsia t`i
    hsia ti
lower body; euphemism for genitals; root and stem of plants
See: 下体

中卷

see styles
zhōng juǎn
    zhong1 juan3
chung chüan
adult squid, typically more than 15 cm long with a slender body and fins in the shape of a big rhombus (Tw)

中堅


中坚

see styles
zhōng jiān
    zhong1 jian1
chung chien
 chuuken / chuken
    ちゅうけん
core; nucleus; backbone
(1) nucleus; backbone; mainstay; key figure; (adj-no,n) (2) medium-level; mid-level; middle-ranking; midsize; (3) main body (of troops); crack troops; select troops; (4) {baseb} center field; centre field; center fielder; centre fielder; (5) (See 先鋒・せんぽう・2) athlete competing in the middle-number match in a team competition, i.e. second in 3-on-3, third in 5-on-5 (kendo, judo, etc.); (surname) Nakano

中焦

see styles
zhōng jiāo
    zhong1 jiao1
chung chiao
 chuushou / chusho
    ちゅうしょう
(TCM) middle burner, the part of the body within the abdominal cavity (between the diaphragm and the navel, including the spleen and stomach)
middle jiao (in traditional Chinese medicine); middle burner

中陰


中阴

see styles
zhōng yīn
    zhong1 yin1
chung yin
 chuuin / chuin
    ちゅういん
{Buddh} bardo; state (or period) of intermediate existence between one's death and rebirth (in Japan, 49 days); (place-name) Nakakage
The intermediate existence between death and reincarnation, a stage varying from seven to forty-nine days, when the karma-body will certainly be reborn; v. 中有.

中體


中体

see styles
zhōng tǐ
    zhong1 ti3
chung t`i
    chung ti
 chūtai
The central Buddha in a group.

主體


主体

see styles
zhǔ tǐ
    zhu3 ti3
chu t`i
    chu ti
main part; bulk; body; subject; agent
See: 主体

九儀


九仪

see styles
jiǔ yí
    jiu3 yi2
chiu i
 ku gi
The nine "Indian" ways of showing respect, according to Xuanzang — asking about welfare; bowing the head; holding high the hands; bowing with folded hands; bending the knee; kneeling; hands and knees on the ground; elbows and knees ditto; the whole body prostrate.

乳液

see styles
rǔ yè
    ru3 ye4
ju yeh
 nyuueki / nyueki
    にゅうえき
(skin) cream; lotion; emulsion
(1) (See ラテックス) latex (milky fluid found in plants); (2) milky lotion (cosmetic); body milk

事戒

see styles
shì jiè
    shi4 jie4
shih chieh
 ji kai
The commands relating to body, speech, and mind 身, 口, 意.

二光

see styles
èr guāng
    er4 guang1
erh kuang
 nikō
The dual lights, i.e. 色光 the halo from a Buddha's body and 心光 the light from his mind. Also 常光 the constant halo from the bodies of Buddhas and 神通光 the supernatural light sent out by a Buddha (e.g. from between his eyebrows) to illuminate a distant world.

二報


二报

see styles
èr bào
    er4 bao4
erh pao
 nihō
The dual reward. (1) 依報 or 依果 The material environment on which a person depends, resulting from former karma, e.g. country, house, property, etc. (2) 正報 or 正果 his direct reward, i. e. his body, or person.

五体

see styles
 gotai
    ごたい
(1) the whole body; (2) the five styles of writing Chinese characters; (3) (orig. meaning) the five parts of the body (head, two hands and two feet; or head, neck, chest, hands and feet)

五根

see styles
wǔ gēn
    wu3 gen1
wu ken
 gokon
pañcendriyāṇi. (1) The five roots, i. e. the five organs of the senses: eyes, ears, nose, tongue, and body as roots of knowing. (2) The five spiritual organs pr positive agents: 信 faith, 精進 energy, 念 memory, 定 visionary meditation, 慧 wisdom. The 五力 q. v. are regarded as negative agents.

五體


五体

see styles
wǔ tǐ
    wu3 ti3
wu t`i
    wu ti
 gotai
    ごたい
the five styles in Japanese calligraphy
and 五體投地 v. 五輪.

亡骸

see styles
 nakigara
    なきがら
remains; corpse; (dead) body

人肌

see styles
 hitohada
    ひとはだ
(noun - becomes adjective with の) (1) the skin; human skin; (2) body warmth

人膚

see styles
 hitohada
    ひとはだ
(noun - becomes adjective with の) (1) the skin; human skin; (2) body warmth

人虱

see styles
 hitojirami; hitojirami
    ひとじらみ; ヒトジラミ
(kana only) Pediculus humanus (species of louse that infests humans); body louse; body lice; head louse; head lice

人體


人体

see styles
rén tǐ
    ren2 ti3
jen t`i
    jen ti
human body
See: 人体

今身

see styles
jīn shēn
    jin1 shen1
chin shen
 konjin
present body

仏身

see styles
 busshin
    ぶっしん
{Buddh} buddhakaya (the body of Buddha)

他律

see styles
tā lǜ
    ta1 lu:4
t`a lü
    ta lü
 taritsu
    たりつ
external regulation (e.g. by means of a regulatory body, as opposed to self-regulation 自律[zi4 lu:4]); (ethics) heteronomy
(1) {phil} (See 自律・1) heteronomy (in Kantian ethics); (2) heteronomy

伸び

see styles
 nobi
    のび
(noun/participle) (1) growth; development; (2) stretching (e.g. body when waking up); (3) spread; elongation; extension; carry (e.g. of sound); sustain

伽耶

see styles
qié yé
    qie2 ye2
ch`ieh yeh
    chieh yeh
 kaya
    かや
(female given name) Kaya; (place-name) Gaya (4th-6th century confederacy of chiefdoms in the Nakdong River valley of southern Korea)
伽邪; 伽闍 Gayā. (1) A city of Magadha, Buddhagayā (north-west of present Gaya), near which Śākyamuni became Buddha. (2) Gaja, an elephant. (3) 伽耶山 Gajaśirṣa, Elephant's Head Mountain; two are mentioned, one near "Vulture Peak", one near the Bo-tree. (4) kāya, the body.

体中

see styles
 karadajuu / karadaju
    からだじゅう
all over the body; from head to foot; all over

体位

see styles
 taii / tai
    たいい
(1) physique; physical standard; physical condition; (2) posture; (body) position; sexual position

体側

see styles
 taisoku
    たいそく
side of a body

体内

see styles
 tainai
    たいない
(noun - becomes adjective with の) interior of the body

体動

see styles
 taidou / taido
    たいどう
body motion

体型

see styles
 taikei / taike
    たいけい
(1) figure; body shape; build; physique; form; (2) (med) somatotype; biotype; habitus; (type of) physique

体壁

see styles
 taiheki
    たいへき
{anat;zool} body wall

体外

see styles
 taigai
    たいがい
(noun - becomes adjective with の) ectogenesis; outside the body

体幹

see styles
 taikan
    たいかん
(noun - becomes adjective with の) {anat} trunk (of the body); soma

体形

see styles
 taikei / taike
    たいけい
figure; body shape; build; physique; form

体毛

see styles
 taimou / taimo
    たいもう
body hair

体液

see styles
 taieki
    たいえき
(1) body fluid; (2) (euph) semen

体温

see styles
 taion
    たいおん
body temperature

体熱

see styles
 tainetsu
    たいねつ
body heat

体腔

see styles
 taikou; taikuu / taiko; taiku
    たいこう; たいくう
{anat;zool} body cavity; coelom

体臭

see styles
 taishuu / taishu
    たいしゅう
body odor; body odour; personal odor; personal odour; characteristic (of someone)

体色

see styles
 taishoku; taishoku
    たいしょく; タイショク
body color

体表

see styles
 taihyou / taihyo
    たいひょう
body surface

体躯

see styles
 taiku
    たいく
the body; stature; physique; constitution

体重

see styles
 taijuu / taiju
    たいじゅう
(body) weight

体量

see styles
 tairyou / tairyo
    たいりょう
body weight

体長

see styles
 taichou / taicho
    たいちょう
length (of an animal); body length

体養

see styles
 taiyou / taiyo
    たいよう
development of the body; caring for one's body

佛身

see styles
fó shēn
    fo2 shen1
fo shen
 busshin
buddhakāya, a general term for the trikāya, or threefold embodiment of Buddha. There are numerous categories or forms of the buddhakāya.

佛體


佛体

see styles
fó tǐ
    fo2 ti3
fo t`i
    fo ti
 buttai
Buddha's body

作業


作业

see styles
zuò yè
    zuo4 ye4
tso yeh
 sagyou / sagyo
    さぎょう
school assignment; homework; work; task; operation; CL:個|个[ge4]; to operate
(n,vs,vi) work; operation; task
Karma produced, i.e. by the action of body, words, and thought, which educe the kernel of the next rebirth.

作法

see styles
zuò fǎ
    zuo4 fa3
tso fa
 sahou(p); sakuhou / saho(p); sakuho
    さほう(P); さくほう
course of action; method of doing something; practice; modus operandi
(1) (さほう only) manners; etiquette; propriety; (2) manner of production (esp. of prose, poetry, etc.); way of making
Karma, which results from action, i.e. the "deeds" of body or mouth; to perform ceremonies.

佩く

see styles
 haku
    はく
(transitive verb) (1) to put on (or wear) lower-body clothing (i.e. pants, skirt, etc.); to put on (or wear) footwear; (2) to affix a sword to one's hip; (3) to affix a bowstring to a bow

依地

see styles
yī dì
    yi1 di4
i ti
 eji
The ground on which one relies; the body, on which sight, hearing, etc., depend; the degree of samādhi attained; cf. 依身.

依身

see styles
yī shēn
    yi1 shen1
i shen
 eshin
The body on which one depends, or on which its parts depend, cf. 依他.

修身

see styles
xiū shēn
    xiu1 shen1
hsiu shen
 shuushin / shushin
    しゅうしん
to cultivate one's moral character; (fashion) slim-fit; body-hugging
morals; ethics; moral training; (personal name) Masami
self-cultivation

偏癱


偏瘫

see styles
piān tān
    pian1 tan1
p`ien t`an
    pien tan
paralysis of one side of the body; hemiplegia

停屍


停尸

see styles
tíng shī
    ting2 shi1
t`ing shih
    ting shih
to keep the body of the deceased (until burial or cremation)

側筆

see styles
 sokuhitsu
    そくひつ
(See 直筆・ちょくひつ・1) painting with the body of a brush's bristles (to create a thicker line than possible with the tip)

傭人


佣人

see styles
yōng rén
    yong1 ren2
yung jen
 younin / yonin
    ようにん
servant
(1) employee; (2) (obsolete) labourer employed by the government or a local public body

傷道


伤道

see styles
shāng dào
    shang1 dao4
shang tao
wound track (the path of a bullet through the body)

僞身


伪身

see styles
wěi shēn
    wei3 shen1
wei shen
 gishin
mistakenly seeing the body as an individual

僧衆


僧众

see styles
sēng zhòng
    seng1 zhong4
seng chung
 soushuu; soushu / soshu; soshu
    そうしゅう; そうしゅ
large number of priests
The body or assembly of monks.

儀體


仪体

see styles
yí tǐ
    yi2 ti3
i t`i
    i ti
 gitai
a body

元老

see styles
yuán lǎo
    yuan2 lao3
yüan lao
 genrou / genro
    げんろう
senior figure; elder; doyen
(1) elder statesman; doyen; old-timer; authority; (2) (hist) genrō (member of a pre-WWII body that informally advised the emperor)

光体

see styles
 koutai / kotai
    こうたい
luminous body

光物

see styles
 hikarimono
    ひかりもの
(1) luminous body like a shooting star; (2) any bright metal; (3) sliced fish with the silver skin left on (iwashi, aji, sayori, sanma, kohada, etc.)

入塔

see styles
rù tǎ
    ru4 ta3
ju t`a
    ju ta
 nyuttō
To inter the bones or body of a monk in a dagoba; v. 入骨.

入殮


入殓

see styles
rù liàn
    ru4 lian4
ju lien
to put dead body in coffin

內界


内界

see styles
nèi jiè
    nei4 jie4
nei chieh
 naikai
The realm of mind as contrasted with 外界 that of the body; also the realm of cognition as contrasted with externals, e. g. the 五界 five elements.

全屍


全尸

see styles
quán shī
    quan2 shi1
ch`üan shih
    chüan shih
intact corpse; dead body with no parts missing

全躯

see styles
 zenku
    ぜんく
the whole body

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.

公助

see styles
 koujo / kojo
    こうじょ
public assistance (i.e. assistance provided by a public body); (personal name) Hirosuke

公転

see styles
 kouten / koten
    こうてん
(n,vs,vi) {astron} (See 自転・1) revolution (of a celestial body around another)

六入

see styles
liù rù
    liu4 ru4
liu ju
 rokunyuu / rokunyu
    ろくにゅう
{Buddh} six sense organs (eyes, ears, nose, tongue, body, and mind)
ṣaḍāyatana; 六阿耶怛那 (or 六阿也怛那) the six entrances, or locations, both the organ and the sensation — eye, ear, nose, tongue, body, and mind; sight, hearing, smell, taste, touch, and perception. The six form one of the twelve nidanas, see 十二因緣. The 六根 are the six organs, the 六境 the six objects, and the 六塵 or guṇas, the six inherent qualities. The later term is 六處 q. v.; The "six entries" ṣaḍāyatana, which form one of the links in the chain of causaton, v. 十二因緣 the preceding link being觸contact, and the succeeding link 識 perception. The six are the qualities and effects of the six organs of sense producing sight, hearing, smell, taste, touch, and thought (or mental presentations). v. also 二入.

六処

see styles
 rokusho
    ろくしょ
{Buddh} six sense organs (eyes, ears, nose, tongue, body, and mind)

六根

see styles
liù gēn
    liu4 gen1
liu ken
 rokkon
    ろっこん
{Buddh} six sense organs (eyes, ears, nose, tongue, body, and mind); (surname) Rokkon
The six indriyas or sense-organs: eye, ear, nose, tongue, body, and mind. See also 六入, 六境, 六塵, and 六處.

六賊


六贼

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liù zéi
    liu4 zei2
liu tsei
 rokuzoku
The six cauras, or robbers, i. e. the six senses; the 六根 sense organs are the 媒 'matchmakers', or medial agents, of the six robbers. The 六賊 are also likened to the six pleasures of the six sense organs. Prevention is by not acting with them, i. e. the eye avoiding beauty, the ear sound, nose scent, tongue flavors, body seductions, and mind uncontrolled thoughts.

内旋

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 naisen
    ないせん
(noun/participle) (1) internal rotation (rotating a limb towards the midline of the body); medial rotation; endorotation; (2) {bot} involution

冷物

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 hiemono
    ひえもの
(1) something cold (esp. a body); (2) something used to cool one's stomach

冷者

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 hiemono
    ひえもの
(1) something cold (esp. a body); (2) something used to cool one's stomach

凈身


净身

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jìng shēn
    jing4 shen1
ching shen
to purify one's body (i.e. to get castrated)

凌遅

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 ryouchi / ryochi
    りょうち
(hist) lingchi; death by a thousand cuts; slow torture by slicing off parts of the body

凡身

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fán shēn
    fan2 shen1
fan shen
 bonshin
The common mortal body, the ordinary individual.

出現


出现

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chū xiàn
    chu1 xian4
ch`u hsien
    chu hsien
 shutsugen
    しゅつげん
to appear; to arise; to emerge; to show up
(n,vs,vi) appearance; emergence; advent; arrival; showing up; coming to existence
To manifest, reveal, be manifested, appear, e. g. as does a Buddha's temporary body, or nirmāṇakāya. Name of Udāyi 優陀夷 a disciple of Buddha to be reborn as Samantaprabhāsa; also of a son of Ajātaśatru.

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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

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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).



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