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佛語


佛语

see styles
fó yǔ
    fo2 yu3
fo yü
 butsugo
Buddhist term
The words, or sayings, of Buddha.

佛說


佛说

see styles
fó shuō
    fo2 shuo1
fo shuo
 bussetsu
Buddha's preaching; the Buddha said. Buddha's utterance of the sutras. There are over 150 sutras of which the titles begin with these two words, e.g. 佛說無量壽經 Aparimitāyus Sutra, tr. by Saṇghavarman A.D. 252.

佛證


佛证

see styles
fó zhèng
    fo2 zheng4
fo cheng
 busshō
Buddha's realization

佛護


佛护

see styles
fó hù
    fo2 hu4
fo hu
 butsugo
    ぶつご
(personal name) Butsugo
Buddhapālita

佛賢


佛贤

see styles
fó xián
    fo2 xian2
fo hsien
 Bukken
Buddhabhadra

佛足

see styles
fó zú
    fo2 zu2
fo tsu
 bussoku
the buddha's feet

佛跡


佛迹

see styles
fó jī
    fo2 ji1
fo chi
 busseki
佛迹 Buddha's relic; any trace of Buddha, e.g. the imprint of his foot in stone before he entered nirvana.

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.

佛迹

see styles
fó jī
    fo2 ji1
fo chi
 busshaku
the Buddha's teachings

佛部

see styles
fó bù
    fo2 bu4
fo pu
 butsubu
The groups in which Buddha appears in the Garbhadhātu and Vajradhātu respectively.

佛門


佛门

see styles
fó mén
    fo2 men2
fo men
 butsumon
Buddhism
Buddhist teaching

佛閣


佛阁

see styles
fó gé
    fo2 ge2
fo ko
 bukkaku
Buddhist temple

佛陀

see styles
fó tuó
    fo2 tuo2
fo t`o
    fo to
 budda
Buddha (a person who has attained Buddhahood, or specifically Siddhartha Gautama)
v. 佛 There are numerous monks from India and Central Asia bearing this as part of their names.

佛音

see styles
fó yīn
    fo2 yin1
fo yin
 Button
Buddhaghoṣa

佛頂


佛顶

see styles
fó dǐng
    fo2 ding3
fo ting
 butchō
Śākyamuni in the third court of the Garbhadhātu is represented as the佛頂尊 in meditation as Universal Wise Sovereign. The 五佛頂q.v. Five Buddhas are on his left representing his Wisdom. The three 佛頂 on his right are called 廣大佛頂, 極廣大佛頂, and 無邊音聲佛頂; in all they are the eight 佛頂.; A title of the esoteric sect for their form of Buddha, or Buddhas, especially of Vairocana of the Vajradhātu and Śākyamuni of the Garbhadhātu groups. Also, an abbreviation of a dhāraṇī as is | | | 經 of a sutra, and there are other | | | scriptures.

佛願


佛愿

see styles
fó yuàn
    fo2 yuan4
fo yüan
 butsugan
    ぶつがん
(surname) Butsugan
The vow of Buddha to save all beings.

佛飯


佛饭

see styles
fó fàn
    fo2 fan4
fo fan
 buppan
offering of a meal to the Buddha

佛餉


佛饷

see styles
fó xiǎng
    fo2 xiang3
fo hsiang
 butsshō
meal offered to the Buddha

佛馱


佛驮

see styles
fó tuó
    fo2 tuo2
fo t`o
    fo to
 budda
佛駄 Used in certain names for 佛陀 Buddha.

佛駄

see styles
fó tuó
    fo2 tuo2
fo t`o
    fo to
 budda
buddha

佛骨

see styles
fó gǔ
    fo2 gu3
fo ku
 bukkotsu
Buddha's bones (as a sacred relic)
A bone of the Buddha, especially the bone against whose reception by the emperor Xianzong the famous protest of Hanyu was made in 819.

佛體


佛体

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

佛魔

see styles
fó mó
    fo2 mo2
fo mo
 Butsuma
Buddha and Māra

佛鳴


佛鸣

see styles
fó míng
    fo2 ming2
fo ming
 Butsumyō
Buddhaghoṣa, the famous commentator and writer of the Hīnayāna School and of the Pali canon. He was "born near the Bo Tree, at Buddha Gayā, and came to Ceylon about A.D. 430". "Almost all the commentaries now existing (in Pali) are ascribed to him". Rhys Davids.

佛龕


佛龛

see styles
fó kān
    fo2 kan1
fo k`an
    fo kan
niche for statue (esp. Buddhist, Christian etc)

作佛

see styles
zuò fó
    zuo4 fo2
tso fo
 sabutsu
To become or be a Buddha; to cut off illusion, attain complete enlightenment, and end the stage of bodhisattva discipline.

作務


作务

see styles
zuò wù
    zuo4 wu4
tso wu
 samu
    さむ
{Buddh} work in a Zen temple (e.g. cleaning, working in the fields)
labor

作者

see styles
zuò zhě
    zuo4 zhe3
tso che
 sakusha
    さくしゃ
author; writer
creator (of a work); author; writer; artist; composer; playwright; dramatist
kartṛ; a doer, he who does things, hence the ātman, ego, or person within; the active element, or principle; one of the sixteen non-Buddhist definitions of the soul. Also kāraṇa, a cause, maker, creator, deity.

來迎


来迎

see styles
lái yíng
    lai2 ying2
lai ying
 raikou / raiko
    らいこう
(surname) Raikou
The coming of Buddhas to meet the dying believer and bid welcome to the Pure Land; the three special welcomers are Amitābha, Avalokiteśvara, and Mahāsthāmaprāpta.

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.

供佛

see styles
gōng fó
    gong1 fo2
kung fo
 kubutsu
To offer to Buddha.

供僧

see styles
 gusou / guso
    ぐそう
(1) (abbreviation) (See 供奉僧・1) monk who attends to the principal image of a temple; (2) Buddhist monk serving at an attached Shinto shrine

依報


依报

see styles
yī bào
    yi1 bao4
i pao
 ehou / eho
    えほう
{Buddh} (See 正報) circumstantial retribution; circumstances (e.g. geographical, societal) one is born into because of karma in previous lives
v. 依正.

俗体

see styles
 zokutai
    ぞくたい
(1) (form) (See 僧体) appearance of a layperson (as opposed to a Buddhist priest); (2) (form) unrefined appearance; vulgar style

俗諦


俗谛

see styles
sú dì
    su2 di4
su ti
 zokutai
    ぞくたい
{Buddh} (See 真諦・1) conventional truth
世諦 Common principles, or axioms; normal unenlightened ideas, in contrast with reality.

信佛

see styles
xìn fó
    xin4 fo2
hsin fo
to believe in Buddhism

信士

see styles
xìn shì
    xin4 shi4
hsin shih
 shinji; shinshi
    しんじ; しんし
(1) {Buddh} male lay devotee; (suffix) (2) (title affixed to man's posthumous Buddhist name) (See 信女・2) believer; (3) (しんし only) (archaism) believer; (personal name) Shinji
upāsaka, 信事男 a male devotee, who remains in the world as a lay disciple. A bestower of alms. Cf. 優.

信女

see styles
xìn nǚ
    xin4 nv3
hsin nü
 shinnyo
    しんにょ
(1) {Buddh} female lay devotee; (suffix) (2) (title affixed to woman's posthumous Buddhist name) believer; (given name) Nobujo
upāsikā. A female devotee, who remains at home. Cf. 優.

信手

see styles
xìn shǒu
    xin4 shou3
hsin shou
 shinshu
casually; in passing
Faith, regarded as a hand grasping the precious truth of Buddha.

信施

see styles
xìn shī
    xin4 shi1
hsin shih
 shinse; shinze
    しんせ; しんぜ
{Buddh} almsgiving because of faith
Almsgiving because of faith; the gifts of the faith.

信法

see styles
xìn fǎ
    xin4 fa3
hsin fa
 shinbō
to believe the [Buddhist] teachings

修善

see styles
xiū shàn
    xiu1 shan4
hsiu shan
 shuzen; shuuzen / shuzen; shuzen
    しゅぜん; しゅうぜん
(noun/participle) (しゅぜん is a Buddhist term) accumulating good deeds; doing good; (personal name) Nobuyoshi
To cultivate goodness; the goodness that is cultivated, in contrast with natural goodness.

修惑

see styles
xiū huò
    xiu1 huo4
hsiu huo
 shuwaku
    しゅわく
{Buddh} perceptive mental disturbances
Illusion, such as desire, hate, etc., in practice or performance, i.e. in the process of attaining enlightenment; cf. 思惑.

修法

see styles
xiū fǎ
    xiu1 fa3
hsiu fa
 shuhou; zuhou(ok); suhou(ok) / shuho; zuho(ok); suho(ok)
    しゅほう; ずほう(ok); すほう(ok)
to amend a law
{Buddh} prayer and austerities
[esoteric] ritual

修羅


修罗

see styles
xiū luó
    xiu1 luo2
hsiu lo
 shura; sura
    しゅら; すら
Asura, malevolent spirits in Indian mythology
(1) (abbreviation) {Buddh} (See 阿修羅) Asura; demigod; anti-god; titan; demigods that fight the Devas (gods) in Hindu mythology; (2) fighting; carnage; conflict; strife; (3) sledge (for conveying large rocks, logs, etc.); (4) (See 滑道) log slide; chute; flume; (female given name) Shura
asura, demons who war with Indra; v. 阿修羅; it is also sura, which means a god, or deity.

倶者

see styles
 kusha
    くしゃ
Buddhist sect originating in the seventh century

偏小

see styles
piān xiǎo
    pian1 xiao3
p`ien hsiao
    pien hsiao
 henshō
The partial and minor teaching of the Buddha during the first twelve years of his ministry.

偏教

see styles
piān jiào
    pian1 jiao4
p`ien chiao
    pien chiao
 hengyō
權教 Partial or relative teaching; Tiantai regarded its own teachings the complete, or final and all-embracing teaching of the Buddha, while that of the 法相, 三論, etc., was partial and imperfect; in like manner, the three schools, 藏,通 and 別, piṭaka,intermediate, and separate, were partial and imperfect.

傳心


传心

see styles
chuán xīn
    chuan2 xin1
ch`uan hsin
    chuan hsin
 denshin
To pass from mind to mind, to pass by narration or tradition, to transmit the mind of Buddha as in the Intuitional school, mental transmission.

傳戒


传戒

see styles
chuán jiè
    chuan2 jie4
ch`uan chieh
    chuan chieh
 denkai
(Buddhism) to initiate sb for monkhood or nunhood
To transmit the commandments, to grant them as at ordination.

傳法


传法

see styles
chuán fǎ
    chuan2 fa3
ch`uan fa
    chuan fa
 denpou / denpo
    でんぽう
to pass on doctrines from master to disciple (Buddhism)
(surname) Denpou
To transmit, or spread abroad the Buddha truth.

傳燈


传灯

see styles
chuán dēng
    chuan2 deng1
ch`uan teng
    chuan teng
 dentō
to pass on the light of Buddha
To transmit the light, pass on the lamp of truth.

像主

see styles
 zoushu / zoshu
    ぞうしゅ
(1) (rare) subject (of a portrait or bust); a person posing for a portrait or bust; (2) (historically) patron; someone who commissions a Buddhist temple or work of art

像化

see styles
xiàng huà
    xiang4 hua4
hsiang hua
 zō ke
The religion of the image or symbol Buddhism. Also the second or formal period of the teaching of Buddhism by symbol, v. 像法.

像末

see styles
xiàng mò
    xiang4 mo4
hsiang mo
 zōmatsu
The two final stages of Buddhism.

像法

see styles
xiàng fǎ
    xiang4 fa3
hsiang fa
 zoubou / zobo
    ぞうぼう
{Buddh} age of the copied law (one of the three ages of Buddhism); middle day of the law; age of semblance dharma
saddharma-pratirūpaka; the formal or image period of Buddhism; the three periods are 正像末, those of the real, the formal, and the final; or correct, semblance, and termination. The first period is of 500 years; the second of 1,000 years; the third 3,000 years, when Maitreya is to appear and restore all things. There are varied statements about periods and dates, e.g. there is a division of four periods, that while the Buddha was alive, the early stage after his death, then the formal and the final periods.

僧位

see styles
sēng wèi
    seng1 wei4
seng wei
 soui / soi
    そうい
{Buddh} rank (of a monk)
monk's rank

僧体

see styles
 soutai / sotai
    そうたい
(See 俗体・1) appearance of a Buddhist priest

僧家

see styles
sēng jiā
    seng1 jia1
seng chia
 souka; souke / soka; soke
    そうか; そうけ
(1) (rare) Buddhist temple; (2) (rare) Buddhist priest
the saṃgha

僧寺

see styles
sēng sì
    seng1 si4
seng ssu
 souji / soji
    そうじ
Buddhist priest; temple with a resident priest
the saṃgha and the monastery

僧尼

see styles
sēng ní
    seng1 ni2
seng ni
 souni / soni
    そうに
(Buddhist) monks and nuns
monks and nuns
Monks and nuns.

僧形

see styles
 sougyou / sogyo
    そうぎょう
the form of a Buddhist priest; priestly attire

僧徒

see styles
sēng tú
    seng1 tu2
seng t`u
    seng tu
 souto / soto
    そうと
Buddhist monks
{Buddh} priests; monks
monks and their followers

僧正

see styles
sēng zhèng
    seng1 zheng4
seng cheng
 soujou / sojo
    そうじょう
high Buddhist priest
The Director or Pope of monks; an office under Wudi, A.D. 502‐550, of the Liang dynasty, for the control of the monks. Wendi, 560-7, of the Ch'en dynasty appointed a 大僧統 or Director over the monks in his capital.

僧籍

see styles
sēng jí
    seng1 ji2
seng chi
 souseki / soseki
    そうせき
{Buddh} priesthood
Tang Register of Monks

僧綱


僧纲

see styles
sēng gāng
    seng1 gang1
seng kang
 sougou / sogo
    そうごう
(hist) Office of Monastic Affairs (ancient Buddhist ecclesiastical authority)
superintendent monk

僧職


僧职

see styles
sēng zhí
    seng1 zhi2
seng chih
 soushoku / soshoku
    そうしょく
(noun - becomes adjective with の) {Buddh} priesthood
monk superintendent

僧藍


僧蓝

see styles
sēng lán
    seng1 lan2
seng lan
 sōran
a Buddhist convent or monastery

僧那

see styles
sēng nà
    seng1 na4
seng na
 sōna
(僧那僧涅) sannāha (-sannaddha), girding on armour, intp. as a Buddha's or bodhisattva's great Vow.

僧都

see styles
sēng dū
    seng1 du1
seng tu
 souzu / sozu
    そうず
Buddhist priest; (surname) Soto
director of monks

僧門


僧门

see styles
sēng mén
    seng1 men2
seng men
 soumon / somon
    そうもん
priesthood; Buddhism
Buddhist monastic community

僧院

see styles
sēng yuàn
    seng1 yuan4
seng yüan
 souin / soin
    そういん
abbey; Buddhist monastery; vihara
monastery; temple
temple

僧階

see styles
 soukai / sokai
    そうかい
{Buddh} rank (of a monk)

儒仏

see styles
 jubutsu
    じゅぶつ
Confucianism and Buddhism

優塡


优塡

see styles
yōu tián
    you1 tian2
yu t`ien
    yu tien
 Uden
Udayana, king of Kauśāmbī and contemporary of Śākyamuni, who is reputed to have made the first image of the Buddha; also 優陀延; 于闐; 鄔陀衍那; 嗢陀演那伐蹉 Udayana Vatsa. Cf. 巨, 倶, 拘, and 弗沙王.

優曇


优昙

see styles
yōu tán
    you1 tan2
yu t`an
    yu tan
 Utan
(優曇鉢) The udumbara tree; supposed to produce fruit without flowers; once in 3,000 years it is said to flower, hence is a symbol of the rare appearance of a Buddha. The Ficus glomerata. Also 優曇婆羅; 烏曇跋羅; 鄔曇婆羅.

元祖

see styles
yuán zǔ
    yuan2 zu3
yüan tsu
 ganso
    がんそ
(1) originator; pioneer; inventor; founder; (2) progenitor; primogenitor; founder of a family line
The original patriarch, or founder of a sect or school; sometimes applied to the Buddha as the founder of virtue.

先尼

see styles
xiān ní
    xian1 ni2
hsien ni
 senni
西儞迦; 霰尼 sainika, senika, martial, a commander; a class of non-Buddhists, perhaps the Jains; it may be connected with Śraiṇya, Śreṇika.

光佛

see styles
guāng fó
    guang1 fo2
kuang fo
 kōbutsu
luminous buddha(s)

光座

see styles
guāng zuò
    guang1 zuo4
kuang tso
 kōza
prabha-maṇḍala; the halo and throne (of a Buddha); also 光趺.

光毫

see styles
guāng háo
    guang1 hao2
kuang hao
 kōgō
The ūrṇā, or curl between the Buddha's eyebrows whence streams light that reveals all worlds, one of the thirty-two characteristics of a Buddha.

光瑞

see styles
guāng ruì
    guang1 rui4
kuang jui
 kouzui / kozui
    こうずい
(given name) Kōzui
The auspicious ray sent from between the Buddha's eyebrows before a revelation.

光降

see styles
guāng jiàng
    guang1 jiang4
kuang chiang
 kōgō
The honoured one descends, i. e. the Buddha or bodhisattva who is worshipped descends.

兎角

see styles
tù jiǎo
    tu4 jiao3
t`u chiao
    tu chiao
 tokaku
    とかく
(adv,adj-no,n,vs) (1) (kana only) (doing) various things; (doing) this and that; (2) (kana only) being apt to; being prone to; tending to become; (3) (kana only) somehow or other; anyhow; anyway; (4) (Buddhist term) rabbit horns (used as a metaphor for things that do not exist)
śaśa-viṣāṇa; śaśa-śṛṅga; a rabbit's horns, i.e. the non-existent; all phenomena are as unreal as a rabbit's horns.

兜率

see styles
dōu shuò
    dou1 shuo4
tou shuo
 Tosotsu
    とそつ
(Buddhist term) (abbreviation) Tusita (heaven, pure land)
(Skt. Tuṣita)

入仏

see styles
 nyuubutsu / nyubutsu
    にゅうぶつ
enshrining a Buddhist image

入佛

see styles
rù fó
    ru4 fo2
ju fo
 nyū butsu
The bringing in of an image of a Buddha.

入室

see styles
rù shì
    ru4 shi4
ju shih
 nyuushitsu(p); nisshitsu / nyushitsu(p); nisshitsu
    にゅうしつ(P); にっしつ
(n,vs,vi) (1) (にゅうしつ only) (See 退室) entering a room; (n,vs,vi) (2) {Buddh} studying under a Buddhist teacher
To enter the master's study for examination or instruction; to enter the status of a disciple, but strictly of an advanced disciple. To receive consecration.

入涅

see styles
rù niè
    ru4 nie4
ju nieh
to enter nirvana (Buddhism)

入滅


入灭

see styles
rù miè
    ru4 mie4
ju mieh
 nyuumetsu / nyumetsu
    にゅうめつ
(n,vs,vi) {Buddh} entering Nirvana; death (of Buddha, high priest, saint, etc.)
idem 入寂.

入聖


入圣

see styles
rù shèng
    ru4 sheng4
ju sheng
 nisshō
to become an arhat (Buddhism)
To become an arhat.

入道

see styles
rù dào
    ru4 dao4
ju tao
 nyuudou / nyudo
    にゅうどう
to enter the Way; to become a Daoist
(1) {Buddh} entering the priesthood; priest; monk; (2) man with a shaven head; (3) bald-headed monster; (given name) Nyūdō
To become a monk, 出家入道; to leave home and enter the Way.

入魂

see styles
 nyuukon / nyukon
    にゅうこん
(n,vs,adj-no) (1) putting one's heart and soul (into); giving one's all; (noun/participle) (2) breathing a soul into (e.g. a Buddhist statue); (3) (archaism) (See 入魂・じゅこん) intimacy; familiarity

內學


内学

see styles
nèi xué
    nei4 xue2
nei hsüeh
 naigaku
The inner learning, i. e. Buddhism.

內寺


内寺

see styles
nèi sì
    nei4 si4
nei ssu
 naiji
The Buddhist shrines or temples in the palace, v. 內道塲.

內教


内教

see styles
nèi jiào
    nei4 jiao4
nei chiao
 naikyō
Buddhism, in contrast with 外教 other cults.

內明


内明

see styles
nèi míng
    nei4 ming2
nei ming
 naimyō
adhyatmāvidyā, a treatise on the inner meaning (of Buddhism), one of the 五明 q. v.

內法


内法

see styles
nèi fǎ
    nei4 fa3
nei fa
 naihō
Buddhism, as contrasted with other religions.

內觀


内观

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nèi guān
    nei4 guan1
nei kuan
 naikan
to introspect; to examine oneself; (Buddhism) vipassana meditation (seeking insight into the true nature of reality)
internal observation

內齋


内斋

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nèi zhāi
    nei4 zhai1
nei chai
 naisai
Buddhist ceremonies in the palace on the emperor's birthday, v. 內道塲.

Entries with 2nd row of characters: The 2nd row is Simplified Chinese.

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Information about this dictionary:

Apparently, we were the first ones who were crazy enough to think that western people might want a combined Chinese, Japanese, and Buddhist dictionary.

A lot of westerners can't tell the difference between Chinese and Japanese - and there is a reason for that. Chinese characters and even whole words were borrowed by Japan from the Chinese language in the 5th century. Much of the time, if a word or character is used in both languages, it will have the same or a similar meaning. However, this is not always true. Language evolves, and meanings independently change in each language.

Example: The Chinese character 湯 for soup (hot water) has come to mean bath (hot water) in Japanese. They have the same root meaning of "hot water", but a 湯屋 sign on a bathhouse in Japan would lead a Chinese person to think it was a "soup house" or a place to get a bowl of soup. See this: Japanese Bath House

This dictionary uses the EDICT and CC-CEDICT dictionary files.
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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.

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