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xīn
    xin1
hsin
 shin
    しん

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Heart / Mind / Spirit
heart; mind; intention; center; core; CL:顆|颗[ke1],個|个[ge4]
(1) (See 心・こころ・1) heart; mind; spirit; vitality; inner strength; (2) bottom of one's heart; core (of one's character); nature; (3) (usu. written as 芯) (See 芯・2) centre; center; core; heart; (4) (See 心臓・1) heart (organ); (5) {astron} (See 二十八宿) Chinese "Heart" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); (6) (archaism) (child. language) friend; (given name) Haato
hṛd, hṛdaya 汗栗太 (or 汗栗馱); 紀哩馱 the heart, mind, soul; citta 質多 the heart as the seat of thought or intelligence. In both senses the heart is likened to a lotus. There are various definitions, of which the following are six instances: (1) 肉團心 hṛd, the physical heart of sentient or nonsentient living beings, e. g. men, trees, etc. (2) 集起心 citta, the ālayavijñāna, or totality of mind, and the source of all mental activity. (3) 思量心 manas, the thinking and calculating mind; (4) 緣慮心; 了別心; 慮知心; citta; the discriminating mind; (5) 堅實心 the bhūtatathatā mind, or the permanent mind; (6) 積聚精要心 the mind essence of the sutras.

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    li3
li
 ri
    り

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Science
texture; grain (of wood); inner essence; intrinsic order; reason; logic; truth; science; natural science (esp. physics); to manage; to pay attention to; to run (affairs); to handle; to put in order; to tidy up
(1) reason; principle; logic; (2) {Buddh} (See 事・じ) general principle (as opposed to individual concrete phenomenon); (3) the underlying principles of the cosmos (in neo-Confucianism); (given name) Wataru
siddhānta; hetu. Ruling principle, fundamental law, intrinsicality, universal basis, essential element; nidāna, reason; pramāṇa, to arrange, regulate, rule, rectify.

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yǎn
    yan3
yen
 manako
    まなこ

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Eyeballs / Eyes
eye; small hole; crux (of a matter); CL:隻|只[zhi1],雙|双[shuang1]; classifier for big hollow things (wells, stoves, pots etc)
(1) eye; eyeball; (2) (archaism) pupil and (dark) iris of the eye; (3) (archaism) insight; perceptivity; power of observation; (4) (archaism) look; field of vision; (5) (archaism) core; center; centre; essence; (surname) Mesaki
cakṣuh, the eye.

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kòng
    kong4
k`ung
    kung
 kuu / ku
    くう
to empty; vacant; unoccupied; space; leisure; free time
(1) empty air; sky; (2) {Buddh} shunyata (the lack of an immutable intrinsic nature within any phenomenon); emptiness; (3) (abbreviation) (See 空軍) air force; (noun or adjectival noun) (4) fruitlessness; meaninglessness; (noun or adjectival noun) (5) (See 五大・1) void (one of the five elements); (can be adjective with の) (6) {math} empty (e.g. set); (female given name) Ron
śūnya, empty, void, hollow, vacant, nonexistent. śūnyatā, 舜若多, vacuity, voidness, emptiness, non-existence, immateriality, perhaps spirituality, unreality, the false or illusory nature of all existence, the seeming 假 being unreal. The doctrine that all phenomena and the ego have no reality, but are composed of a certain number of skandhas or elements, which disintegrate. The void, the sky, space. The universal, the absolute, complete abstraction without relativity. There are classifications into 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 11, 13, 16, and 18 categories. The doctrine is that all things are compounds, or unstable organisms, possessing no self-essence, i.e. are dependent, or caused, come into existence only to perish. The underlying reality, the principle of eternal relativity, or non-infinity, i.e. śūnya, permeates all phenomena making possible their evolution. From this doctrine the Yogācārya school developed the idea of the permanent reality, which is Essence of Mind, the unknowable noumenon behind all phenomena, the entity void of ideas and phenomena, neither matter nor mind, but the root of both.

生命

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shēng mìng
    sheng1 ming4
sheng ming
 seimei / seme
    せいめい

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Life Force
life (as the characteristic of living beings); living being; creature (CL:個|个[ge4],條|条[tiao2])
(1) (occ. read いのち) life; existence; (n,n-suf) (2) (See 役者生命) (one's) working life; career; (3) life force; lifeblood; soul; essence

真諦


真谛

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zhēn dì
    zhen1 di4
chen ti
 shintai; shintei / shintai; shinte
    しんたい; しんてい

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True Essence
the real meaning; the true essence
(1) {Buddh} (esp. しんたい) (See 俗諦) ultimate truth; (2) (esp. しんてい) essence; (person) Paramartha (499-569 CE)

精神

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jīng shen
    jing1 shen5
ching shen
 seishin / seshin
    せいしん

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Spirit
vigor; vitality; spirited; good-looking
(1) mind; spirit; soul; heart; ethos; (2) attitude; mentality; will; intention; (3) spirit (of a matter); essence; fundamental significance; (given name) Seishin
Vitality; also the pure and spiritual, the subtle, or recondite.

精華


精华

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jīng huá
    jing1 hua2
ching hua
 seika / seka
    せいか

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Seika / Quintessence
best feature; most important part of an object; quintessence; essence; soul
essence; quintessence; flower; glory; (f,p) Seika

精髓

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jīng suǐ
    jing1 sui3
ching sui

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Essence
marrow; pith; quintessence; essence

本質


本质

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běn zhì
    ben3 zhi4
pen chih
 honshitsu
    ほんしつ
essence; nature; innate character; intrinsic quality
(noun - becomes adjective with の) essence; true nature; substance; reality
Original substance, the substance itself; any real object of the senses.

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xìng
    xing4
hsing
 narikuse
    なりくせ
nature; character; property; quality; attribute; sexuality; sex; gender; suffix forming adjective from verb; suffix forming noun from adjective, corresponding to -ness or -ity; essence; CL:個|个[ge4]
(archaism) disposition; nature; character; (surname) Shou
svabhāva, prakṛti, pradhāna. The nature intp. as embodied, causative, unchanging; also as independent or self-dependent; fundamental nature behind the manifestation or expression. Also, the Buddha-nature immanent in all beings, the Buddha heart or mind.

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i
 i
classical final particle, similar to modern 了[le5]
A particle of finality, pronounced yi, used in 矣栗駄 hṛd, the heart; the essence of a thing.

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cuì
    cui4
ts`ui
    tsui
 sui
    すい
Japanese variant of 粹
(1) essence; the best; cream; (noun or adjectival noun) (2) (See 粋・いき・1) chic; smart; stylish; tasteful; refined; sophisticated; (noun or adjectival noun) (3) considerate; understanding; thoughtful; tactful; (noun or adjectival noun) (4) familiar with worldly pleasures (esp. sexual relations, geisha districts and red-light districts); (female given name) Sui

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cuì
    cui4
ts`ui
    tsui
pure; unmixed; essence

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jīng
    jing1
ching
 sei / se
    せい
essence; extract; vitality; energy; semen; sperm; mythical goblin spirit; highly perfected; elite; the pick of something; proficient (refined ability); extremely (fine); selected rice (archaic)
(1) spirit; sprite; nymph; (2) energy; vigor (vigour); strength; (3) fine details; (4) (See 精液) semen; (given name) Makoto
Cleaned rice, freed from the husk, pure; essential, essence, germinating principle, spirit; fine, best, finest.

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su
 so
    そ
raw silk; white; plain, unadorned; vegetarian (food); essence; nature; element; constituent; usually; always; ever
(adj-na,adj-no,n) (1) plain, white silk; (adj-na,n,adj-no) (2) {math} (See 互いに素) prime; (given name) Motoi
Original colour or state; plain, white; heretofore, usual; translit. su.; To keep to vegetarian diet; vegetarian.


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nǎo
    nao3
nao
 nō
brain; mind; head; essence
brain

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suǐ
    sui3
sui
 zui
marrow; essence; quintessence; pith (soft interior of plant stem)
marrow

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suǐ
    sui3
sui
variant of 髓; marrow; essence; quintessence; pith (soft interior of plant stem)

一如

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yī rú
    yi1 ru2
i ju
 ichinyo
    いちにょ
to be just like
oneness; (personal name) Kazuyuki
The one ru, i.e. the bhūtatathatā, or absolute, as the norm and essence of life. The 眞如 true suchness, or true character, or reality; the 法性 nature of things or beings. The whole of things as they are, or seem; a cosmos; a species; things of the same order. Name of a celebrated monk, Yiru. V. 一眞; 一實.

七曜

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qī yào
    qi1 yao4
ch`i yao
    chi yao
 shichiyou / shichiyo
    しちよう
the seven planets of premodern astronomy (the Sun, the Moon, Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, and Saturn)
(1) {astron} the seven luminaries (sun, moon, Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter and Saturn); (2) the seven days of the week
The seven brilliant ones — the sun and moon, together with the five planets which are connected with fire, water, wood, metal, and earth. Their essence shines in the sky, but their spirits are over men as judges of their good and evil, and as rulers over good and evil fortune. The following list shows their names in Chinese and Sanskrit:
Sun 日, 太陽; aditya 阿彌底耶
Moon月, 太陰; soma 蘇摩
Mars火星, 勢惑勞; aṅgāraka 盎哦囉迦
Mercury水星, 辰星; budha 部陀
Jupiter木星, 歳星; bṛhaspati 勿哩訶娑跛底
Venus金星, 太白; śukra 戌羯羅
Saturn土星, 鎭星; śanaiścara 賖乃以室折羅.

三大

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sān dà
    san1 da4
san ta
 sandai
    さんだい
(prefix) (See 三大疾病) the big three ...; (surname) Miou
The three great characteristics of the 眞如 in the 起信論 Awakening of Faith: (1) 體大 The greatness of the bhūtatathatā in its essence or substance; it is 衆生心之體性 the embodied nature of the mind of all the living, universal, immortal, immutable, eternal; (2) 相大 the greatness of its attributes or manifestations, perfect in wisdom and mercy, and every achievement; (3) 用大 the greatness of its functions and operations within and without, perfectly transforming all the living to good works and good karma now and hereafter. There are other groups, e.g. 體, 宗, and 用.

三身

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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.

主眼

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 shugan
    しゅがん
(1) main purpose; chief aim; focus; (2) main point; gist; essence

二土

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èr tǔ
    er4 tu3
erh t`u
    erh tu
 nido
There are three groups: 性土 and 相土 : the former is the ubiquitous, unadulterated or innocent 法性之理 dharma-name, or essence of things; the latter is the form-nature, or formal existence of the dharma, pure or impure according to the mind and action of the living. The 淨土 and 穢土 are Pure-land or Paradise; and impure land, e.g. the present world. In the Pure-land there are also 報土 , the land in which a Buddha himself dwells and 化土 in which all beings are transformed. There are other definitions, e. g. the former is Buddha's Paradise, the latter the world in which he dwells and which he is transforming, e. g. this Sahā-world.

二如

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èr rú
    er4 ru2
erh ju
 ninyo
There are various definitions of the two aspects of the 眞如 bhūtatathatā. (1) (a) 不變眞如 The changeless essence or substance, e.g. the sea; (b) 隨緣眞如 its conditioned or ever-changing forms, as in the phenomenal world, e.g. the waves. (2) (a) 離言眞如 The inexpressible absolute, only mentally conceivable; (6) 依言眞如 aspects of it expressible in words, its ideal reflex. (3) (a) 空眞如 The absolute as the void, e.g. as space, the sky, a clear mirror; (b) 不空眞如 the absolute in manifestation, or phenomenal, e. g. images in the mirror: the womb of the universe in which are all potentialities. (4) (a) 在纏眞如The Buddha-nature in bonds, i.e. all beings in suffering; (b) 出纏真如the Buddha-nature set free by the manifestation of the Buddha and bodhisattvas. (5) (a) 有垢眞如The Buddha-nature defiled, as in unenlightened man, etc., e.g. the water-lily with its roots in the mud; (b) 無垢眞如 the pure Buddha-nature, purifed or bright as the full moon. (6) 安立 and 非安立眞如 similar to the first definition given above.

修堅


修坚

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xiū jiān
    xiu1 jian1
hsiu chien
 shuken
Firmness in observing or maintaining; established conviction, e.g. of the 別教 bodhisattva that all phenomena in essence are identical.

元神

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yuán shén
    yuan2 shen2
yüan shen
 motogami
    もとがみ
primordial spirit; fundamental essence of life
(surname) Motogami

內核


内核

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nèi hé
    nei4 he2
nei ho
core (of a fruit); (fig.) the essence (of a concept or doctrine etc); (geology) inner core; (computing) kernel

共體


共体

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gòng tǐ
    gong4 ti3
kung t`i
    kung ti
 gūtai
shares the same essence

國粹


国粹

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guó cuì
    guo2 cui4
kuo ts`ui
    kuo tsui
national essence; quintessence of national culture

圓覺


圆觉

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yuán jué
    yuan2 jue2
yüan chüeh
 engaku
Complete enlightenment potentially present in each being, for all have 本覺 primal awareness, or 眞心 the true heart (e. g. conscience), which has always remained pure and shining; considered as essence it is the 一心 one mind, considered causally it is the Tathāgata-garbha, considered it is|| perfect enlightenment, cf. 圓覺經.

地体

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 jitai
    じたい
(1) (archaism) essence; true nature; substance; reality; (adverb) (2) (archaism) originally; naturally; by nature; from the start

変質

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 henshitsu
    へんしつ
(n,vs,vi) (1) alteration (of character or essence); change in quality; transformation; deterioration; degeneration; transmutation; (2) perversion (esp. sexual)

大体

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 daitai
    だいたい
(adverb) (1) (kana only) generally; on the whole; mostly; almost; nearly; approximately; roughly; about; (can be adjective with の) (2) (kana only) general; rough; (3) (kana only) outline; main points; gist; substance; essence; (adverb) (4) (kana only) in the first place; first and foremost; from the start; to begin with

大日

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dà rì
    da4 ri4
ta jih
 dainichi
    だいにち
Mahavairocana (Tathagata); Great Sun; Supreme Buddha of Sino-Japanese esoteric Buddhism; (place-name, surname) Dainichi
Vairocana, or Mahāvairocana 大日如來; 遍照如來; 摩訶毘盧遮那; 毘盧遮那; 大日覺王 The sun, "shining everywhere" The chief object of worship of the Shingon sect in Japan, "represented by the gigantic image in the temple at Nara." (Eliot.) There he is known as Dai-nichi-nyorai. He is counted as the first, and according to some, the origin of the five celestial Buddhas (dhyāni-buddhas, or jinas). He dwells quiescent in Arūpa-dhātu, the Heaven beyond form, and is the essence of wisdom (bodhi) and of absolute purity. Samantabhadra 普賢 is his dhyāni-bodhisattva. The 大日經 "teaches that Vairocana is the whole world, which is divided into Garbhadhātu (material) and Vajradhātu (indestructible), the two together forming Dharmadhātu. The manifestations of Vairocana's body to himself―that is, Buddhas and Bodhisattvas ―are represented symbolically by diagrams of several circles ". Eliot. In the 金剛界 or vajradhātu maṇḍala he is the center of the five groups. In the 胎藏界 or Garbhadhātu he is the center of the eight-leaf (lotus) court. His appearance, symbols, esoteric word, differ according to the two above distinctions. Generally he is considered as an embodiment of the Truth 法, both in the sense of dharmakāya 法身 and dharmaratna 法寳. Some hold Vairocana to be the dharmakāya of Śākyamuni 大日與釋迦同一佛 but the esoteric school denies this identity. Also known as 最高顯廣眼藏如來, the Tathagata who, in the highest, reveals the far-reaching treasure of his eye, i.e. the sun. 大日大聖不動明王 is described as one of his transformations. Also, a śramaņa of Kashmir (contemporary of Padma-saṃbhava); he is credited with introducing Buddhism into Khotan and being an incarnation of Mañjuśrī; the king Vijaya Saṃbhava built a monastery for him.

大體


大体

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dà tǐ
    da4 ti3
ta t`i
    ta ti
 daitai
in general; more or less; in rough terms; basically; on the whole; overall situation; the big picture; cadaver for dissection in training medical students
great essence

太虛


太虚

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tài xū
    tai4 xu1
t`ai hsü
    tai hsü
 taiko
great emptiness; the void; heaven; the skies; universe; cosmos; original essence of the cosmos
great voidness

如實


如实

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rú shí
    ru2 shi2
ju shih
 nyo jitsu
as things really are; realistic
Real, reality, according to reality ( yathābhūtam); true; the 眞如 zhenru, or bhūtatathatā, for which it is also used; the universal undifferentiated, i. e. 平等不二, or the primary essence out of which the phenomenal arises; 如實空 is this essence in its purity; 如實不空 is this essence in its differentiation.

妄心

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wàng xīn
    wang4 xin1
wang hsin
 moushin; moujin / moshin; mojin
    もうしん; もうじん
{Buddh} (See 煩悩・2) deluded mind (a mind polluted with klesha, incapable of understanding the original essence of things)
A wrong, false, or misleading mind.

妙中

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miào zhōng
    miao4 zhong1
miao chung
 taenaka
    たえなか
(surname) Taenaka
The profound medium (madhya); the universal life essence, the absolute, the bhūtatathatā which expresses the unity of all things, i.e. the doctrine held by Tiantai as distinguished from the 別教 which holds the madhya doctrine but emphasizes the dichotomy of the 空 transcendental and 假 phenomenal.

宗體


宗体

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zōng tǐ
    zong1 ti3
tsung t`i
    tsung ti
 shū tei
The body of doctrine of a sect. The thesis of a syllogism, v. 宗法.

実質

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 jisshitsu
    じっしつ
(1) substance; essence; (can be adjective with の) (2) substantive; substantial; essential; real (e.g. interest rate); (adverb) (3) in essence; in effect; essentially; effectively; practically; (4) {anat} parenchyma

實性


实性

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shí xìng
    shi2 xing4
shih hsing
 jisshō
Real nature, or essence, i.e. the 眞如 bhūtatathatā.

實相


实相

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shí xiàng
    shi2 xiang4
shih hsiang
 jissō
actual situation; the ultimate essence of things (Buddhism)
Reality, in contrast with 虛妄; absolute fundamental reality, the ultimate, the absolute; the 法身, i.e. dharmakāya, or 眞如 bhūtatathatā. Other terms are 一實; 一如; 一相; 無相; 法證; 法位; 涅槃; 無爲; 眞諦; 眞性; 眞空; 實性; 實諦; 實際, q.v.

實質


实质

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shí zhì
    shi2 zhi4
shih chih
 jisshitsu
substance; essence
substance

得髓

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dé suǐ
    de2 sui3
te sui
 tokuzui
To obtain the marrow, the secret, the essence.

心要

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xīn yào
    xin1 yao4
hsin yao
 shinyō
The very core, or essence.

心體


心体

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xīn tǐ
    xin1 ti3
hsin t`i
    hsin ti
 shintai
essence of mind

性命

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xìng mìng
    xing4 ming4
hsing ming
 shōmyō
life
The life of conscious beings; nature and life.

性種


性种

see styles
xìng zhǒng
    xing4 zhong3
hsing chung
 shōshu
original essence

性緖

see styles
xìng xù
    xing4 xu4
hsing hsü
 shōsho
original essence

悟入

see styles
wù rù
    wu4 ru4
wu ju
 gonyuu / gonyu
    ごにゅう
to understand; to comprehend the ultimate essence of things (Buddhism)
(n,vs,vi) {Buddh} entering enlightenment
To apprehend or perceive and enter into (the idea of reality). Name of a Kashmir monk, Sugandhara.

戒性

see styles
jiè xìng
    jie4 xing4
chieh hsing
 kaishō
essence of the precepts

戒體


戒体

see styles
jiè tǐ
    jie4 ti3
chieh t`i
    chieh ti
 kaitai
The embodiment of the commandments in the heart of the recipient. v. 無表; also the basis, or body, of the commandments.

房勞


房劳

see styles
fáng láo
    fang2 lao2
fang lao
deficiency of kidney essence due to sexual excess (TCM)

教體


教体

see styles
jiào tǐ
    jiao4 ti3
chiao t`i
    chiao ti
 kyōtai
The body, or corpus of doctrine; the whole teaching.

智體


智体

see styles
zhì tǐ
    zhi4 ti3
chih t`i
    chih ti
 chitai
essence of wisdom

月精

see styles
yuè jīng
    yue4 jing1
yüeh ching
 getsusei / getsuse
    げつせい
(surname) Getsusei
moon essence jewel

本末

see styles
běn mò
    ben3 mo4
pen mo
 honmatsu
    ほんまつ
the whole course of an event from beginning to end; ins and outs; the fundamental and the incidental
essence and fringe; beginning and ending; root and branch; means and end; (surname) Motosue
Root and twigs, root and branch, first and last, beginning and end, etc.

本體


本体

see styles
běn tǐ
    ben3 ti3
pen t`i
    pen ti
 hontai
main part; torso; the thing in itself; noumenon (object of purely intellectual perception according to Kant)
essence

業性


业性

see styles
yè xìng
    ye4 xing4
yeh hsing
 gosshō
The nature of karma, its essential being; idem 業體.

業體


业体

see styles
yè tǐ
    ye4 ti3
yeh t`i
    yeh ti
 gōtai
idem 業性.

極意

see styles
 gokui
    ごくい
innermost secrets (of an art or skill); mysteries; essence; heart; (surname) Gokui

法本

see styles
fǎ běn
    fa3 ben3
fa pen
 norimoto
    のりもと
(surname) Norimoto
The root or essence of all things, the bhūtatathatā.

法身

see styles
fǎ shēn
    fa3 shen1
fa shen
 hosshin; houshin / hosshin; hoshin
    ほっしん; ほうしん
{Buddh} (See 三身) dharmakaya (dharma body, Buddhism's highest form of existence); (surname) Hotsushin
dharmakāya, embodiment of Truth and Law, the "spiritual" or true body; essential Buddhahood; the essence of being; the absolute, the norm of the universe; the first of the trikāya, v.三身. The dharmakāya is divided into 總 unity and 別 diversity; as in the noumenal absolute and phenomenal activities, or potential and dynamic; but there are differences of interpretation, e.g. as between the 法相 and 法性 schools. Cf. 法身體性. There are many categories of the dharmakāya. In the 2 group 二法身 are five kinds: (1) 理 "substance" and 智 wisdom or expression; (2) 法性法身 essential nature and 應化法身 manifestation; the other three couples are similar. In the 3 group 三法身 are (1) the manifested Buddha, i.e. Śākyamuni; (2) the power of his teaching, etc.; (3) the absolute or ultimate reality. There are other categories.

法體


法体

see styles
fǎ tǐ
    fa3 ti3
fa t`i
    fa ti
 hōtai
Embodiment of the Law, or of things. (1) Elements into which the Buddhists divided the universe; the Abhidharmakośa has 75, the 成實論 Satyasiddhi Sāstra 84, the Yogācārya 100. (2) A monk.

無體


无体

see styles
wú tǐ
    wu2 ti3
wu t`i
    wu ti
 mutai
no essence

爲體


为体

see styles
wéi tǐ
    wei2 ti3
wei t`i
    wei ti
 i tai
as an essence

理事

see styles
lǐ shì
    li3 shi4
li shih
 riji
    りじ
member of council; (literary) to take care of matters
director; trustee
Noumena and phenomena, principle and practice, absolute and relative, real and empirical, cause and effect, fundamental essence and external activity, potential and actual; e.g. store and distribution, ocean and wave, static and kinetic.

理体

see styles
 ritai
    りたい
(1) {Buddh} essence of all things; (2) {phil} (See 本体・4) noumenon

理智

see styles
lǐ zhì
    li3 zhi4
li chih
 richi
    りち
reason; intellect; rationality; rational
intellect; intelligence; (female given name) Richi
Principle and gnosis (or reason); the noumenal in essence and in knowledge; the truth in itself and in knowledge; li is also the fundamental principle of the phenomenon under observation, chih the observing wisdom; one is reality, the other the knower or knowing; one is the known object, the other the knower, the knowing, or what is known; each is dependent on the other, chih depends on lili is revealed by chih. Also knowledge or enlightenment in its essence or purity, free from incarnational influences.

理體


理体

see styles
lǐ tǐ
    li3 ti3
li t`i
    li ti
 ritai
The fundamental substance or body of all things.

異體


异体

see styles
yì tǐ
    yi4 ti3
i t`i
    i ti
 i tai
variant form (of a Chinese character)
separate essence

當體


当体

see styles
dāng tǐ
    dang1 ti3
tang t`i
    tang ti
 tōtai
The present body, or person; the body before you, or in question; in body, or person.

相體


相体

see styles
xiāng tǐ
    xiang1 ti3
hsiang t`i
    hsiang ti
 sōtai
xiàng tǐ] ; thusness as the essence of characteristics

眞空

see styles
zhēn kōng
    zhen1 kong1
chen k`ung
    chen kung
 mahiro
    まひろ
(female given name) Mahiro
(1) The absolute void, complete vacuity, said to be the nirvana of the Hīnayāna. (2) The essence of the bhūtatathatā, as the 空眞如 of the 起信論, 唯識, and 華嚴. (3) The void or immaterial as reality, as essential or substantial, the 非 空 之 空 not-void void, the ultimate reality, the highest Mahāyāna concept of true voidness, or of ultimate reality.

眞體


眞体

see styles
zhēn tǐ
    zhen1 ti3
chen t`i
    chen ti
 shintai
real essence

真髄

see styles
 shinzui
    しんずい
(noun - becomes adjective with の) essence; quintessence; spirit; soul; heart; pith; pith and marrow

真髓

see styles
zhēn suǐ
    zhen1 sui3
chen sui
the real essence (of the matter)

眼目

see styles
yǎn mù
    yan3 mu4
yen mu
 ganmoku
    がんもく
eyes
main point; main object; chief purpose; core; gist; essence; (surname) Satsuka
The eye, eyes.

祕要


秘要

see styles
mì yào
    mi4 yao4
mi yao
 hiyō
The essence, the profoundly important.

神髄

see styles
 shinzui
    しんずい
(noun - becomes adjective with の) essence; quintessence; spirit; soul; heart; pith; pith and marrow

禪要


禅要

see styles
chán yào
    chan2 yao4
ch`an yao
    chan yao
 zenyō
essence of Chan [Seon; Zen]

精気

see styles
 seiki / seki
    せいき
(mind and) spirit; life energy; vitality; essence

精英

see styles
jīng yīng
    jing1 ying1
ching ying
 kiyohide
    きよひで
cream; elite; essence; quintessence
(given name) Kiyohide

精髄

see styles
 seizui / sezui
    せいずい
(noun - becomes adjective with の) essence; kernel; spirit; pith

素質


素质

see styles
sù zhì
    su4 zhi4
su chih
 soshitsu
    そしつ
inner quality; basic essence
(1) makings (of); aptitude; talent; qualities; (2) nature; character; temperament

經體


经体

see styles
jīng tǐ
    jing1 ti3
ching t`i
    ching ti
 kyō tai
essence of the scripture

義要


义要

see styles
yì yào
    yi4 yao4
i yao
 giyō
the essence of the meaning (of the Dharma)

色體


色体

see styles
sè tǐ
    se4 ti3
se t`i
    se ti
 shikitai
essence of form

菁華


菁华

see styles
jīng huá
    jing1 hua2
ching hua
 seika / seka
    せいか
the cream; essence; the quintessence
(given name) Seika

薩埵


萨埵

see styles
sà duǒ
    sa4 duo3
sa to
 satta
    さった
(1) {Buddh} sattva (sentient beings); (2) (abbreviation) {Buddh} (See 菩提薩埵) bodhisattva; (3) (abbreviation) {Buddh} (See 金剛薩埵) Vajrasattva
sattva, being, existence, essence, nature, life, sense, consciousness, substance, any living or sentient being, etc. M.W. Tr. by 情 sentient, 有情 possessing sentience, feeling, or consciousness; and by 衆生 all the living. Abbrev. for bodhisattva. Also 薩多婆; 薩怛嚩; 索埵, etc.

要義


要义

see styles
yào yì
    yao4 yi4
yao i
 yougi / yogi
    ようぎ
the essentials
essence
purpose

誼要


谊要

see styles
yí yào
    yi2 yao4
i yao
 giyō
the essence of the meaning (of the Dharma)

識精


识精

see styles
shì jīng
    shi4 jing1
shih ching
 shikishō
Pure or correct discernment or knowledge; the essence of mind.

辨體


辨体

see styles
biàn tǐ
    bian4 ti3
pien t`i
    pien ti
 bentai
discerning the essence

迷性

see styles
mí xìng
    mi2 xing4
mi hsing
 meishō
to be deluded in regard to essence

道體


道体

see styles
dào tǐ
    dao4 ti3
tao t`i
    tao ti
 dōtai
The embodiment of truth, the fundament of religion, i.e. the natural heart or mind, the pure nature, the universal mind, the bhūtatathatā.

障體


障体

see styles
zhàng tǐ
    zhang4 ti3
chang t`i
    chang ti
 shōtai
essence of the hindrances

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