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四つ足 see styles |
yotsuashi よつあし |
four-footed (animal); (place-name) Yotsuashi |
四の二 see styles |
shinoni しのに |
(1) rolling a two and four (with two dice); (2) (joc) six |
四七品 see styles |
sì qī pǐn si4 qi1 pin3 ssu ch`i p`in ssu chi pin shishichi hon |
The twenty-eight chapters of the Lotus Sutra. |
四不定 see styles |
sì bù dìng si4 bu4 ding4 ssu pu ting shi fujō |
four indeterminate factors |
四不成 see styles |
sì bù chéng si4 bu4 cheng2 ssu pu ch`eng ssu pu cheng shi fujō |
Four forms of asiddha or incomplete statement, part of the thirty-three fallacies in logic. |
四不生 see styles |
sì bù shēng si4 bu4 sheng1 ssu pu sheng shi fushō |
That a thing is not born or not produced of itself, of another, of both, of neither; cf. 四句推撿.; Nothing is produced (1) of itself; (2) of another, i. e. of a cause without itself; (3) of both; (4) of no-cause. |
四不見 四不见 see styles |
sì bù jiàn si4 bu4 jian4 ssu pu chien shi fuken |
The four invisibles— water to fish, wind (or air) to man, the nature (of things) to the deluded, and the 空 'void'to the 悟 enlightened, because he is in his own element, and the Void is beyond conception. |
四不退 see styles |
sì bù tuì si4 bu4 tui4 ssu pu t`ui ssu pu tui shi futai |
The four kinds of non-backsliding, which includes three kinds of non-backsliding 三不退, on top of which the Pure Land sect adds another 處 place or abode, i. e. that those who reach the Pure Land never fall away, for which five reasons are given termed 五種不退. The 法相 Dharmalakṣaṇa sect makes their four 信, 位, 證, and 行, faith, position attained, realization, and accordant procedure. |
四事供 see styles |
sì shì gōng si4 shi4 gong1 ssu shih kung shi jiku |
four offerings |
四人幫 四人帮 see styles |
sì rén bāng si4 ren2 bang1 ssu jen pang |
Gang of Four: Jiang Qing 江青[Jiang1 Qing1], Zhang Chunqiao 張春橋|张春桥[Zhang1 Chun1 qiao2], Yao Wenyuan 姚文元[Yao2 Wen2 yuan2], Wang Hongwen 王洪文[Wang2 Hong2 wen2], who served as scapegoats for the excesses of the cultural revolution |
四人組 see styles |
yoningumi よにんぐみ |
(1) four man group; quartet; (2) the Gang of Four |
四位地 see styles |
sì wèi dì si4 wei4 di4 ssu wei ti shi ichi |
four entrenchments |
四住地 see styles |
sì zhù dì si4 zhu4 di4 ssu chu ti shi jūji |
(四住) The four states or conditions found in mortality; wherein are the delusions of misleading views and desires. They are (1) 見一切住地 the delusions arising from seeing things as they seem, not as they really are. (2) 欲愛住地 the desires in the desire-realm. (3) 色愛住地 the desires in the form-realm. (4) 有愛住地 the desires in the formless realm. When 無明住地 the state of ignorance is added we have the 五住地 five states. These five states condition all error, and are the ground in which spring the roots of the countless passions and delusions of all mortal beings. |
四体液 see styles |
shitaieki; yontaieki したいえき; よんたいえき |
(hist) (four) cardinal humors; cardinal humours |
四佛土 see styles |
sì fó tǔ si4 fo2 tu3 ssu fo t`u ssu fo tu shi butsuto |
idem 四土. |
四依法 see styles |
sì yī fǎ si4 yi1 fa3 ssu i fa shi ehō |
four seeds of holiness |
四兩分 四两分 see styles |
sì liǎng fēn si4 liang3 fen1 ssu liang fen shi ryōbun |
four ounces |
四八相 see styles |
sì bā xiàng si4 ba1 xiang4 ssu pa hsiang shihachi sō |
The thirty-two marks of a Buddha. |
四分六 see styles |
shiburoku しぶろく |
six to four ratio; sixty-forty |
四分宗 see styles |
sì fēn zōng si4 fen1 zong1 ssu fen tsung Shibun Shū |
idem 律宗. |
四分家 see styles |
sì fēn jiā si4 fen1 jia1 ssu fen chia shibun ke |
The 法相 school which divides the 識心 cognition-mind into four parts, v. 四分. |
四分律 see styles |
sì fēn lǜ si4 fen1 lv4 ssu fen lü Shibun ritsu |
The four-division Vinaya or discipline of the Dharmagupta school, divided into four sections of 20, 15, 14, and 11 chuan. The 四分律藏 Dharma-gupta-vinaya was tr. in A. D. 405 by Buddhayasas and 竺佛念 Chu Fo-nien; the 四分比丘尼羯磨法 Dharmagupta-bhikṣuṇī-karman was tr. by Gunavarman in 431: and there are numerous other works of this order. |
四加行 see styles |
sì jiā xíng si4 jia1 xing2 ssu chia hsing shi kegyō |
v. 四善根. |
四勝身 四胜身 see styles |
sì shèng shēn si4 sheng4 shen1 ssu sheng shen shi shōshin |
The four with victorious bodies, who were transformed independently of normal rebirth; also styled 解行身 bodies set free from all physical taint, thus attaining to Buddhahood. The four are the 龍女 dragon daughter of the Lotus Sutra, who instantly became a male bodhisattva; and three others of the 華嚴 Huayan sutra, i. e. 善財童子; 兜率天子, and 普莊嚴童子. |
四化法 see styles |
sì huà fǎ si4 hua4 fa3 ssu hua fa shi kehō |
The 四無磯辯 q. v. whereby all beings may be saved. |
四十位 see styles |
sì shí wèi si4 shi2 wei4 ssu shih wei shijū i |
The 'forty bodhisattva positions' of the 梵網經. They are classified into four groups: (1) 十發趣 Ten initial stages, i. e. the minds 心 of abandoning things of the world, of keeping the moral law, patience, zealous progress, dhyāna, wisdom, resolve, guarding (the Law), joy, and spiritual baptism by the Buddha. These are associated with the 十住. (2) 十長養 Ten steps in the nourishment of perfection, i. e. minds of kindness, pity, joy, relinquishing, almsgiving, good discourse, benefiting, friendship, dhyāna, wisdom. These are associated with the 十行. (3) 十金剛 Ten 'diamond' steps of firmness, i. e. a mind of faith, remembrance, bestowing one's merits on others, understanding, uprighthess, no-retreat, Mahāyāna, formlessness, wisdom, indestructibility; these are associated with the 十廻向. (4) The 十地 q. v. |
四卷經 四卷经 see styles |
sì juǎn jīng si4 juan3 jing1 ssu chüan ching Shikan kyō |
Four Fascicle Sūtra |
四句偈 see styles |
sì jù jié si4 ju4 jie2 ssu chü chieh shiku ge |
four-line (Chinese) verse |
四句執 四句执 see styles |
sì jù zhí si4 ju4 zhi2 ssu chü chih shikushū |
The four tenets held by various non-Buddhist schools: (1) the permanence of the ego, i. e. that the ego of past lives is the ego of the present; (2) its impermanence, i. e. that the present ego is of independent birth; (3) both permanent and impermanent, that the ego is permanent, the body impermanent; (4) neither permanent nor impermanent; that the body is impermanent but the ego not impermanent. |
四句頌 四句颂 see styles |
sì jù sòng si4 ju4 song4 ssu chü sung shiku ju |
a four-line verse |
四君子 see styles |
shikunshi しくんし |
the four gentlemen (plum, chrysanthemum, orchid, and bamboo) |
四善根 see styles |
sì shàn gēn si4 shan4 gen1 ssu shan ken shi zenkon |
catuṣ-kuśala-mūla, the four good roots, or sources from which spring good fruiy or development. In Hīnayāna they form the stage after 總相念住 as represented by the 倶舍 and 成實; in Mahāyāna it is the final stage of the 十廻向 as represented by the 法相宗. There are also four similar stages connected with śrāvaka, pratyekabuddha, and Buddha, styled 三品四善根. The four of the 倶舍宗 are 煗法, 頂法, 忍法, and 世第一法. The four of the 成實宗 are the same, but are applied differently. The 法相宗 retains the same four terms, but connects them with the four dhyāna stages of the 眞唯識觀 in its four first 加行 developments. |
四因緣 四因缘 see styles |
sì yīn yuán si4 yin1 yuan2 ssu yin yüan shi innen |
four reasons |
四堅信 四坚信 see styles |
sì jiān xìn si4 jian1 xin4 ssu chien hsin shi kenshin |
The four firm or 四不懷信 indestructible beliefs, in the Buddha, the law, the order, and the commandments. |
四大師 四大师 see styles |
sì dà shī si4 da4 shi1 ssu ta shih shi daishi |
The four monastic heads imperially appointed during, the Tang dynasty. |
四大律 see styles |
sì dà lǜ si4 da4 lv4 ssu ta lü shi dairitsu |
four great vinayas |
四大洲 see styles |
sì dà zhōu si4 da4 zhou1 ssu ta chou shi daishū |
four continents |
四大海 see styles |
sì dà hǎi si4 da4 hai3 ssu ta hai |
The four great oceans in a world, around Sumeru, in which are the four great continents; cf. 九山八海. |
四大王 see styles |
sì dà wáng si4 da4 wang2 ssu ta wang shidaiō |
four heavenly kings |
四大種 四大种 see styles |
sì dà zhǒng si4 da4 zhong3 ssu ta chung shi dai shu |
idem 四大. |
四大節 see styles |
shidaisetsu しだいせつ |
(See 紀元節,四方拝,天長節,明治節) the four grand national holidays (Prayer to the Four Quarters, Empire Day, the Emperor's Birthday, Emperor Meiji's birthday; 1927-1948) |
四大護 四大护 see styles |
sì dà hù si4 da4 hu4 ssu ta hu shidaigo |
The guardian devas of the four quarters: south 金剛無勝結護; east 無畏結護; north 懷諸怖結護; and west 難降伏結護. The 四大佛護院 is the thirteenth group of the Garbhadhātu. |
四天下 see styles |
sì tiān xià si4 tian1 xia4 ssu t`ien hsia ssu tien hsia shi tenka |
The four quarters or continents of the world. |
四天王 see styles |
sì tiān wáng si4 tian1 wang2 ssu t`ien wang ssu tien wang shitennou / shitenno してんのう |
(1) {Buddh} the Four Heavenly Kings (Dhrtarastra, Virudhaka, Virupaksa, and Vaisravana); (2) the big four (i.e. four leaders in a given field) (四大天王) catur-mahārājas, or Lokapālas; the four deva-kings. Indra's external 'generals 'who dwell each on a side of Mount Meru, and who ward off from the world the attacks of malicious spirits, or asuras, hence their name 護世四天王 the four deva-kings, guardians of the world. Their abode is the 四天王天 catur-maharāja-kāyikas; and their titles are: East 持國天 Deva who keeps (his) kingdom; colour white; name Dhṛtarsaṣtra. South 增長天 Deva of increase and growth; blue; name Virūḍhaka. West 廣目天 The broad-eyed (also ugly-eyed) deva (perhaps a form of Siva); red; name Virūpākṣa. North 多聞天 The deva who hears much and is well-versed; yellow; name Vaiśravaṇa, or Dhanada; he is a form of Kuvera, the god of wealth. These are the four giant temple guardians introduced as such to China by Amogha; cf. 四天王經. |
四夷戒 see styles |
sì yí jiè si4 yi2 jie4 ssu i chieh shīkai |
four pārājikas |
四威儀 四威仪 see styles |
sì wēi yí si4 wei1 yi2 ssu wei i shi igi |
Four respect-inspiring forms of demeanour in walking, standing, sitting, lying. |
四孟月 see styles |
sì mèng yuè si4 meng4 yue4 ssu meng yüeh shi mōgetsu |
The four senior or prime months, i. e. the first of each season, first, fourth, seventh, and tenth. |
四安樂 四安乐 see styles |
sì ān lè si4 an1 le4 ssu an le shi anraku |
(四安樂行) The four means of attaining to a happy contentment, by proper direction of the deeds of the body; the words of the mouth; the thoughts of the mind; and the resolve (of the will) to preach to all the Lotus Sutra. |
四宗教 see styles |
sì zōng jiào si4 zong1 jiao4 ssu tsung chiao shi shūkyō |
four doctrines |
四定記 四定记 see styles |
sì dìng jì si4 ding4 ji4 ssu ting chi shi jōki |
v. 四記. |
四尋思 四寻思 see styles |
sì xún sī si4 xun2 si1 ssu hsün ssu shi jinshi |
four kinds of [thorough] investigation |
四對治 四对治 see styles |
sì duì zhì si4 dui4 zhi4 ssu tui chih shi taiji |
four categories of antidotes |
四小龍 四小龙 see styles |
sì xiǎo lóng si4 xiao3 long2 ssu hsiao lung |
Four Asian Tigers; East Asian Tigers; Four Little Dragons (East Asian economic powers: Taiwan, South Korea, Singapore and Hong Kong) |
四弘誓 see styles |
sì hóng shì si4 hong2 shi4 ssu hung shih shi kōsei |
four vast vows |
四弘願 四弘愿 see styles |
sì hóng yuàn si4 hong2 yuan4 ssu hung yüan shi kōgan |
four vast vows |
四徼道 see styles |
sì jiāo dào si4 jiao1 dao4 ssu chiao tao shikyōdō |
a street which spreads in four directions |
四念住 see styles |
sì niàn zhù si4 nian4 zhu4 ssu nien chu shinenjū |
idem 四念處. |
四念珠 see styles |
sì niàn zhū si4 nian4 zhu1 ssu nien chu shinenju |
The four classes of 'prayer-beads', numbering 27, 54, 108, or 1, 080, styled 下品, 中品, 最勝, and 上品, lower, middle, superior, and most superior. |
四念處 四念处 see styles |
sì niàn chù si4 nian4 chu4 ssu nien ch`u ssu nien chu shinenjo |
Four objects on which memory or the thought should dwell— the impurity of the body, that all sensations lead to suffering, that mind is impermanent, and that there is no such thing as an ego. There are other categories for thought or meditation.; (四念處觀); 四念住 smṛtyupasthāna. The fourfold stage of mindfulness, thought, or meditation that follows the 五停心觀 five-fold procedure for quieting the mind. This fourfold method, or objectivity of thought, is for stimulating the mind in ethical wisdom. It consists of contemplating (1) 身 the body as impure and utterly filthy; (2) 受 sensation, or consciousness, as always resulting in suffering; (3) 心 mind as impermanent, merely one sensation after another; (4) 法 things in general as being dependent and without a nature of their own. The four negate the ideas of permanence, joy, personality, and purity 常, 樂, 我, and 淨, i. e. the four 顚倒, but v. 四德. They are further subdivided into 別 and 總 particular and general, termed 別相念處 and 總相念處, and there are further subdivisions. |
四性行 see styles |
sì xìng xíng si4 xing4 xing2 ssu hsing hsing shi shō gyō |
The four kinds of conduct natural to a Bodhisattva, that arising from his native goodness, his vow-nature, his compliant nature, i. e. to the six pāramitās, and his transforming nature, i. e. his powers of conversion or salvation. |
四悉檀 see styles |
sì xī tán si4 xi1 tan2 ssu hsi t`an ssu hsi tan shi shitsudan |
The four siddhānta, v. 悉檀. The Buddha taught by (1) mundane or ordinary modes of expression; (2) individual treatment, adapting his teaching to the capacity of his hearers; (3) diagnostic treatment of their moral diseases; and (4) the perfect and highest truth. |
四惡趣 四恶趣 see styles |
sì è qù si4 e4 qu4 ssu o ch`ü ssu o chü shi akushu |
(or 四惡道) The four apāya, or evil destinies: the hells, as hungry ghosts, animals, or asuras. The asuras are sometimes evil, sometimes good, hence the term 三惡道 'three evil destinies' excepts the asuras. |
四惡道 四恶道 see styles |
sì è dào si4 e4 dao4 ssu o tao shi akudō |
four evil destinies |
四意斷 四意断 see styles |
sì yì duàn si4 yi4 duan4 ssu i tuan shi idan |
idem 四正勤. |
四意止 see styles |
sì yì zhǐ si4 yi4 zhi3 ssu i chih shi ishi |
four mental cessations |
四愛生 四爱生 see styles |
sì ài shēng si4 ai4 sheng1 ssu ai sheng shi aishō |
(or 四愛起) Four sources of affection: the giving or receiving of clothing, or food, or bedding, or independently of gifts. |
四愛起 四爱起 see styles |
sì ài qǐ si4 ai4 qi3 ssu ai ch`i ssu ai chi shi aiki |
four causes of attachment |
四拍子 see styles |
yonbyoushi / yonbyoshi よんびょうし shibyoushi / shibyoshi しびょうし |
(1) (music) quadruple time; four-four time; common time; (2) (music) the four instruments in the accompanying orchestra in noh, etc. (flute, floor drum, small hand drum, large hand drum) |
四攝事 四摄事 see styles |
sì shè shì si4 she4 shi4 ssu she shih shi shōji |
four methods for bringing people into the fold |
四攝法 四摄法 see styles |
sì shè fǎ si4 she4 fa3 ssu she fa shi shōhō |
(or 四攝事) catuḥ-saṃgraha-vastu; four all-embracing (bodhisattva) virtues: (1) 布施 dāna, giving what others like, in order to lead them to love and receive the truth; (2) 愛語 priyavacana, affctionate, speech, with the same purpose; (3) 利行 arthakṛtya, conduct proftable to others, with the same purpose; (4) 同事 samānārthatā, co-operation with and adaptation of oneself to others, to lead them into the truth. |
四攝衆 四摄众 see styles |
sì shè zhòng si4 she4 zhong4 ssu she chung shishō shu |
four ways of gathering in sentient beings |
四教儀 四教仪 see styles |
sì jiào yí si4 jiao4 yi2 ssu chiao i Shikyō gi |
A work of 智顗 Zhiyi of Tiantai. |
四教地 see styles |
sì jiào dì si4 jiao4 di4 ssu chiao ti shikyō ji |
Four stages, as given in the 大日經, 具緣品, i. e. 藏, 通, 別, and 圓 q. v. |
四教義 四教义 see styles |
sì jiào yì si4 jiao4 yi4 ssu chiao i Shikyō gi |
The Doctrine of the Four Teachings |
四文字 see styles |
yonmoji よんもじ |
four characters; four letters |
四料簡 四料简 see styles |
sì liào jiǎn si4 liao4 jian3 ssu liao chien shi yōken |
A summary of the 臨濟 Linji school, an offshoot of the Chan, in reference to subjective, objective, both, neither. |
四方拝 see styles |
shihouhai / shihohai しほうはい |
Prayer to the Four Quarters (Japanese imperial New Year's ceremony) |
四智印 see styles |
sì zhì yìn si4 zhi4 yin4 ssu chih yin shichīn |
Four wisdom symbols of the Shingon cult: 大智印 or 摩訶岐若勿他羅 mahājñāna-mudrā, the forms of the images; 三昧耶印 samaya-jñāna-mudrā, their symbols and manual signs; 法智印 dharma-jñāna-mudrā, the magic formula of each; 羯摩智印 karma-jñāna-mudrā, the emblems of their specific functions. |
四智讚 四智赞 see styles |
sì zhì zàn si4 zhi4 zan4 ssu chih tsan shichi san |
The praise hymns of the four 'wisdoms ', v. 四智. |
四暗刻 see styles |
suuankoo / suankoo スーアンコー |
{mahj} (See 暗刻・アンコー,役満) four concealed triplets (yakuman) (chi:); four concealed three-of-a-kinds |
四暴流 see styles |
sì bào liú si4 bao4 liu2 ssu pao liu shi bōru |
four raging currents |
四本柱 see styles |
shihonbashira しほんばしら |
{sumo} four posts that used to support the roof over the ring |
四本相 see styles |
sì běn xiàng si4 ben3 xiang4 ssu pen hsiang shi honsō |
The four fundamental states— birth, stay, change, and extinction (or death), v. 四相. |
四本足 see styles |
yonhonashi よんほんあし |
(noun - becomes adjective with の) four-legged; four legs |
四梵住 see styles |
sì fàn zhù si4 fan4 zhu4 ssu fan chu shi bonjū |
The noble state of unlimited 慈, 悲, 喜, 捨 love, pity, joy, and indifference. |
四梵堂 see styles |
sì fàn táng si4 fan4 tang2 ssu fan t`ang ssu fan tang shi bondō |
Four ways of attaining arhatship, idem 四梵住, except that the last of the four is 護 protection (of others). |
四梵志 see styles |
sì fàn zhì si4 fan4 zhi4 ssu fan chih shi bonshi |
The four Brahmacārins who resolved to escape death each on mountain, sea, in the air, or the: market place, and yet failed; v. 山. |
四槓子 see styles |
suukantsu / sukantsu スーカンツ |
{mahj} winning hand consisting of four kongs and a pair |
四次元 see styles |
yojigen; shijigen よじげん; しじげん |
fourth dimension; four dimensions |
四正勤 see styles |
sì zhèng qín si4 zheng4 qin2 ssu cheng ch`in ssu cheng chin shi shōgon |
saṃyakprahāṇa, v. 三十七道品; the four right efforts一to put an end to existing evil; prevent evil arising; bring good into existence; develop existing good; 四正斷; 四意斷 are similar but the third point is the conservation of the good. |
四正懃 see styles |
sì zhèng qín si4 zheng4 qin2 ssu cheng ch`in ssu cheng chin shi shōgon |
four correct endeavors |
四正斷 四正断 see styles |
sì zhèng duàn si4 zheng4 duan4 ssu cheng tuan shi shōdan |
four kinds of correct elimination |
四毒蛇 see styles |
sì dú shé si4 du2 she2 ssu tu she |
Four poisonous snakes (in a basket), e. g. the four elements, earth, water, fire, and air, of which a man is formed. |
四比丘 see styles |
sì bǐ qiū si4 bi3 qiu1 ssu pi ch`iu ssu pi chiu shi biku |
v. 四惡比丘. |
四法印 see styles |
sì fǎ yìn si4 fa3 yin4 ssu fa yin shihouin / shihoin しほういん |
{Buddh} (See 諸行無常,諸法無我,一切皆苦,涅槃寂静) the four signs of orthodox Buddhism The seal or impression of the four dogmas, suffering, impermanence, non-ego, nirvana, see 四法本末. |
四法施 see styles |
sì fǎ shī si4 fa3 shi1 ssu fa shih shi hōse |
The Buddha' s gift of the four laws or dogmas, that all things are impermanent, that all (sentient) existence is suffering, that there is no (essential) personality, that all form (or matter) returns to the void. |
四法界 see styles |
sì fǎ jiè si4 fa3 jie4 ssu fa chieh shi hōkai |
四種法界 The four dharma-realms of the Huayan School: (1) 事法界 the phenomenal realm, with differentiation; (2) 理四法 noumenal with unity; (3) 理事無礙法界 both 理 noumenal and 事 phenomenal are interdependent; (4) 事事無礙法界 phenomena are also interdependent. |
四涅槃 see styles |
sì niè pán si4 nie4 pan2 ssu nieh p`an ssu nieh pan shi nehan |
four kinds of nirvāṇa |
四淨定 四净定 see styles |
sì jìng dìng si4 jing4 ding4 ssu ching ting shi jō jō |
The 'pure' dhyāna, i. e. one of the 三定 three dhyānas; this dhyāna is in four parts. |
四無畏 四无畏 see styles |
sì wú wèi si4 wu2 wei4 ssu wu wei shi mui |
four forms of fearlessness |
Entries with 2nd row of characters: The 2nd row is Simplified Chinese.
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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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