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觀無量壽經義疏


观无量寿经义疏

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guān wú liàng shòu jīng yì shū
    guan1 wu2 liang4 shou4 jing1 yi4 shu1
kuan wu liang shou ching i shu
 Kammuryōju kyō gisho
Commentary to the Sūtra of the Contemplation on the Buddha of Immeasurable Life

逆順觀十二因緣


逆顺观十二因缘

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nì shùn guān shí èr yīn yuán
    ni4 shun4 guan1 shi2 er4 yin1 yuan2
ni shun kuan shih erh yin yüan
 gyakujun kan jūni innen
forward and reverse contemplation of twelvefold causes and conditions

大乘本生心地觀經


大乘本生心地观经

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dà shèng běn shēng xīn dì guān jīng
    da4 sheng4 ben3 sheng1 xin1 di4 guan1 jing1
ta sheng pen sheng hsin ti kuan ching
 Daijō honshō shinchi kan kyō
Great Vehicle Sūtra of Contemplation of the Mind Ground in the Buddha's Life (?)

緣於法界自相作意


缘于法界自相作意

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yuán yú fǎ jiè zì xiàng zuò yì
    yuan2 yu2 fa3 jie4 zi4 xiang4 zuo4 yi4
yüan yü fa chieh tzu hsiang tso i
 eno hokkai jisō sai
the contemplation that takes the self-nature of the realm of existence as referent

聖觀自在菩薩梵讚


圣观自在菩萨梵讚

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shèng guān zì zài pú sà fàn zàn
    sheng4 guan1 zi4 zai4 pu2 sa4 fan4 zan4
sheng kuan tzu tsai p`u sa fan tsan
    sheng kuan tzu tsai pu sa fan tsan
 Shō kanjizai bosatsu bonsan
Sanskrit Eulogy to the Sacred Bodhisattva of Spontaneous Contemplation

聲聞乘相應作意修


声闻乘相应作意修

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shēng wén shèng xiāng yìng zuò yì xiū
    sheng1 wen2 sheng4 xiang1 ying4 zuo4 yi4 xiu1
sheng wen sheng hsiang ying tso i hsiu
 shōmon jō sōō sai shu
practice of contemplation appropriate to the vehicle of the direct disciples

遣諸境相顯無相觀


遣诸境相显无相观

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qiǎn zhū jìng xiàng xiǎn wú xiàng guān
    qian3 zhu1 jing4 xiang4 xian3 wu2 xiang4 guan1
ch`ien chu ching hsiang hsien wu hsiang kuan
    chien chu ching hsiang hsien wu hsiang kuan
 ken shokyōsō ken musō kan
the contemplation that rejects all the characteristics of sense-objects in order to reveal the signless contemplation

安立非安立諦作意門


安立非安立谛作意门

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ān lì fēi ān lì dì zuò yì mén
    an1 li4 fei1 an1 li4 di4 zuo4 yi4 men2
an li fei an li ti tso i men
 anryū hi anryū tai sa-i mon
practice of contemplation of both defined and undefined truths

大寶積經無量壽如來會


大宝积经无量寿如来会

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dà bǎo jī jīng wú liáng shòu rú lái huì
    da4 bao3 ji1 jing1 wu2 liang2 shou4 ru2 lai2 hui4
ta pao chi ching wu liang shou ju lai hui
 Daihōshaku kyō muryō ju nyorai e
Tathāgata's Sermon on the Contemplation of the Buddha of Limitless Life

Variations:
首をひねる
首を捻る

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 kubiohineru
    くびをひねる
(exp,v5r) to cock one's head in puzzlement; to tilt one's head in contemplation; to wrack one's brain; to think hard

Variations:
瞑想(P)
冥想
めい想

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 meisou / meso
    めいそう
(n,vs,vt,vi) meditation; contemplation

觀自在菩薩說普賢陀羅尼經


观自在菩萨说普贤陀罗尼经

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guān zì zài pú sà shuō pǔ xián tuó luó ní jīng
    guan1 zi4 zai4 pu2 sa4 shuo1 pu3 xian2 tuo2 luo2 ni2 jing1
kuan tzu tsai p`u sa shuo p`u hsien t`o lo ni ching
    kuan tzu tsai pu sa shuo pu hsien to lo ni ching
 Kanjizai bosatsu setsu fugen darani kyō
Dhāraṇī of the Universally Virtuous One, Spoken by the Bodhisattva of Spontaneous Contemplation

佛說觀彌勒菩薩上生兜率天經


佛说观弥勒菩萨上生兜率天经

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fó shuō guān mí lè pú sà shàng shēng dōu shuài tiān jīng
    fo2 shuo1 guan1 mi2 le4 pu2 sa4 shang4 sheng1 dou1 shuai4 tian1 jing1
fo shuo kuan mi le p`u sa shang sheng tou shuai t`ien ching
    fo shuo kuan mi le pu sa shang sheng tou shuai tien ching
 Bussetsu kan Miroku bosatsu jōshō tosotsuten kyō
Sūtra on the Contemplation of the Bodhisattva Maitreya's Ascent to Rebirth in Tuṣita Heaven

Variations:
瞑想(P)
冥想(rK)
めい想

see styles
 meisou / meso
    めいそう
(n,vs,vt,vi) meditation (with closed eyes); contemplation

Variations:
瞑想(P)
冥想(rK)
めい想(sK)

see styles
 meisou / meso
    めいそう
(n,vs,vt,vi) meditation (with closed eyes); contemplation

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

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