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陰曹地府


阴曹地府

see styles
yīn cáo dì fǔ
    yin1 cao2 di4 fu3
yin ts`ao ti fu
    yin tsao ti fu

More info & calligraphy:

Hell / Kingdom of the Underworld
netherworld; Kingdom of the Underworld; Hades

九泉

see styles
jiǔ quán
    jiu3 quan2
chiu ch`üan
    chiu chüan
 kyuusen / kyusen
    きゅうせん
the nine springs; the underworld of Chinese mythology; Hades
hades; nether regions

幽冥

see styles
yōu míng
    you1 ming2
yu ming
 yū mei
    ゆうめい
dark; hell; netherworld; hades
semidarkness; deep and strange; hades; the present and the other world; dark and light
darkness

see styles
míng
    ming2
ming
 mei / me
    めい
dark; deep; stupid; the underworld
(female given name) Mei
Darkness, obscurity; deep. Hades; used chiefly in the sense of 無知 ignorance, profound, secret, invisible, e.g. as opposed to 顯 open, manifest.

冥使

see styles
míng shǐ
    ming2 shi3
ming shih
 myōshi
Lictors, or messengers of Hades.

冥土

see styles
míng tǔ
    ming2 tu3
ming t`u
    ming tu
 mei do
    めいど
(Buddhist term) Hades; the underworld; the other world; realm of the dead
underworld

冥官

see styles
míng guān
    ming2 guan1
ming kuan
 meikan
The rulers in Hades.

冥府

see styles
míng fǔ
    ming2 fu3
ming fu
 meifu / mefu
    めいふ
underworld; hell
(1) (See 冥土) realm of the dead; the other world; underworld; (2) hell
The palace of darkness, Hades.

冥王

see styles
míng wáng
    ming2 wang2
ming wang
 meiou / meo
    めいおう
the king of hell
(1) {grmyth} (See ハデス・1) Hades (god); (2) {rommyth} (See プルートー・1) Pluto (god); (surname) Meiou

冥界

see styles
míng jiè
    ming2 jie4
ming chieh
 meikai / mekai
    めいかい
ghost world
hades; realm of the dead
Hades, or the three lower forms of incarnation, i.e. hell, preta, animal.

冥途

see styles
míng tú
    ming2 tu2
ming t`u
    ming tu
 meido / medo
    めいど
(Buddhist term) Hades; the underworld; the other world; realm of the dead; (personal name) Meido
underworld

冥道

see styles
míng dào
    ming2 dao4
ming tao
 meidō
the gateway to the ghost world
冥途; 冥土 The dark way, or land of darkness, the shades, Hades, pretas, etc.

地府

see styles
dì fǔ
    di4 fu3
ti fu
hell; the nether world; Hades

奈落

see styles
nài luò
    nai4 luo4
nai lo
 naraku
    ならく
(1) (Buddhist term) Naraka (san: naraka); hell; hades; (2) very bottom; the end; worst possible circumstances; (3) theatre basement; theater basement
hell

幽明

see styles
yōu míng
    you1 ming2
yu ming
 yuumei / yume
    ゆうめい
the hidden and the visible; that which can be seen and that which cannot; darkness and light; night and day; wisdom and ignorance; evil and good; the living and the dead; men and ghosts
semidarkness; deep and strange; hades; the present and the other world; dark and light; (given name) Yūmei
darkness and light

幽界

see styles
 yuukai / yukai
    ゆうかい
hades; realm of the dead

捺落

see styles
 naraku
    ならく
(1) (Buddhist term) Naraka (san: naraka); hell; hades; (2) very bottom; the end; worst possible circumstances

業秤


业秤

see styles
yè chèng
    ye4 cheng4
yeh ch`eng
    yeh cheng
 gō no hakari
The scales of karma, in which good and evil are weighed by the rulers of Hades.

業簿


业簿

see styles
yè bù
    ye4 bu4
yeh pu
 gōbo
The record, or account book, kept by the rulers of Hades, recording the deeds of all sentient beings.

業鏡


业镜

see styles
yè jìng
    ye4 jing4
yeh ching
 kazumi
    かずみ
(personal name) Kazumi
Karma-mirror, that kept in Hades reveals all karma.

泉下

see styles
quán xià
    quan2 xia4
ch`üan hsia
    chüan hsia
 senka
    せんか
Hades; the hereafter; (given name) Senka
hades

泉界

see styles
quán jiè
    quan2 jie4
ch`üan chieh
    chüan chieh
 senkai
hades

泉路

see styles
quán lù
    quan2 lu4
ch`üan lu
    chüan lu
 senro
netherworld
hades

泉門

see styles
 senmon
    せんもん
(1) soft spot (in the skull of an infant); fontanelle; fontanel; (2) (See 黄泉) gates of Hades; entrance to the underworld; (surname) Izumikado

法界

see styles
fǎ jiè
    fa3 jie4
fa chieh
 hokkai; houkai / hokkai; hokai
    ほっかい; ほうかい
(1) {Buddh} universe; (2) {Buddh} realm of thought; (3) {Buddh} underlying principle of reality; manifestation of true thusness; (4) (ほうかい only) (abbreviation) (See 法界悋気) being jealous of things that have nothing to do with one; being jealous of others who are in love with each other
dharmadhātu, 法性; 實相; 達磨馱都 Dharma-element, -factor, or-realm. (1) A name for "things" in general, noumenal or phenomenal; for the physical universe, or any portion or phase of it. (2) The unifying underlying spiritual reality regarded as the ground or cause of all things, the absolute from which all proceeds. It is one of the eighteen dhātus. These are categories of three, four, five, and ten dharmadhātus; the first three are combinations of 事 and 理 or active and passive, dynamic and static; the ten are: Buddha-realm, Bodhisattva-realm, pratyekabuddha-realm, śrāvaka, deva, Human, asura, Demon, Animal, and Hades realms-a Huayan category. Tiantai has ten for meditaton, i.e. the realms of the eighteen media of perception (the six organs, six objects, and six sense-data or sensations), of illusion, sickness, karma, māra, samādhi, (false) views, pride, the two lower Vehicles, and the Bodhisattva Vehicle.

琰魔

see styles
yǎn mó
    yan3 mo2
yen mo
 Enma
Yama, the lord of Hades; v. 夜.

那落

see styles
nà luò
    na4 luo4
na lo
 naraku
    ならく
(1) (Buddhist term) Naraka (san: naraka); hell; hades; (2) very bottom; the end; worst possible circumstances
hell, purgatory

鐵札


铁札

see styles
tiě zhá
    tie3 zha2
t`ieh cha
    tieh cha
 tetsusatsu
Iron tablets in Hades, on which are recorded each person's crimes and merits.

防羅


防罗

see styles
fáng luó
    fang2 luo2
fang lo
 bōra
(idem 邏) Warders or patrols in Hades.

阿傍

see styles
ā páng
    a1 pang2
a p`ang
    a pang
 abō
阿防 The ox-head torturers in Hades. Also 阿傍羅刹.

陰府

see styles
 inpu; yomi(gikun)
    いんぷ; よみ(gikun)
(See 黄泉) path to the netherworld (underworld); Hades; Hell

陰間


阴间

see styles
yīn jiān
    yin1 jian1
yin chien
 kagema
    かげま
the nether world; Hades; (neologism) (slang) disturbing; unsettling; awful; detestable
(1) (archaism) homosexual prostitute who sold favors at banquets, etc. (late Edo); (2) (archaism) actor-in-training in kabuki

靑鬼

see styles
qīng guǐ
    qing1 gui3
ch`ing kuei
    ching kuei
Blue (or green) demons who abuse the sufferers in Hades.

鬼錄


鬼录

see styles
guǐ lù
    gui3 lu4
kuei lu
The iron record, containing the sins of men, in Yama's office in Hades.

黃泉


黄泉

see styles
huáng quán
    huang2 quan2
huang ch`üan
    huang chüan
 yomiji
the Yellow Springs; the underworld of Chinese mythology; the equivalent of Hades or Hell
The yellow springs, the shades.

黄土

see styles
 oudo; koudo / odo; kodo
    おうど; こうど
(1) {geol} loess; (2) yellow ochre; yellow ocher; (3) (こうど only) (archaism) Hades; hell; underworld; world of the dead; (surname) Oudo

黄壌

see styles
 koujou / kojo
    こうじょう
(1) (See 黄土・おうど・1) yellow soil; loess; (2) (archaism) (See 黄泉・こうせん・2) Hades; hell; underworld; world of the dead

黄泉

see styles
 kousen; yomi(gikun) / kosen; yomi(gikun)
    こうせん; よみ(gikun)
(1) Hades; hell; underworld; (2) (こうせん only) (obsolete) (orig. meaning) underground spring; (female given name) Yomi

ハデス

see styles
 hadesu
    ハデス
(personal name) Hades

伍官王

see styles
wǔ guān wáng
    wu3 guan1 wang2
wu kuan wang
 Gokan ō
Wuguan Wang, the fourth of the ten rulers of Hades.

冥き途

see styles
 kurakimichi
    くらきみち
Hades; underworld; realm of the dead; other world

別れ路

see styles
 wakareji
    わかれじ
parting of the ways; the way to hades; one's way after the parting

哈得斯

see styles
hā dé sī
    ha1 de2 si1
ha te ssu
Hades

哈德斯

see styles
hā dé sī
    ha1 de2 si1
ha te ssu
Hades

哈迪斯

see styles
hā dí sī
    ha1 di2 si1
ha ti ssu
Hades

宋帝王

see styles
sòng dì wáng
    song4 di4 wang2
sung ti wang
 Sōtai ō
The third of the ten rulers of Hades, who presides over the Kālasūtra, the hell of black ropes.

幽冥界

see styles
 yuumeikai / yumekai
    ゆうめいかい
hades; realm of the dead

惡見處


恶见处

see styles
è jiàn chù
    e4 jian4 chu4
o chien ch`u
    o chien chu
 akuken jo
The place in Hades whence the sinner beholds the evil done in life, one of the sixteen special hells.

楚江王

see styles
chǔ jiāng wáng
    chu3 jiang1 wang2
ch`u chiang wang
    chu chiang wang
 sok ōō
King of the grievous river, the second of the ten rulers of Hades.

泰廣王

see styles
tài guǎng wáng
    tai4 guang3 wang2
t`ai kuang wang
    tai kuang wang
Ch'in-kuang, the first of the ten kings of Hades.

百法界

see styles
bǎi fǎ jiè
    bai3 fa3 jie4
pai fa chieh
 hyappōkkai
The realm of the hundred qualities, i. e. the phenomenal realm; the ten stages from Hades to Buddha, each has ten 如是 or qualities which make up the hundred; cf. 百界.

羯耻那

see styles
jié chin à
    jie2 chin3 a4
chieh chin a
 kachina
khaṭṭika. Lictors in hades; possibly from the root khād, to devour; also 羯耻羅; 伽絺那; it is also defined as 'dog-cookers', butchers, hunters, those who live by killing and selling animals, persons of very low caste.

血盆經


血盆经

see styles
xiě pén jīng
    xie3 pen2 jing1
hsieh p`en ching
    hsieh pen ching
 Ketsubon kyō
The sutra describing the blood bath for women in Hades; it is a Chinese invention and is called by Eitel "the placenta tank, which consists of an immense pool of blood, and from this hell, it is said, no release is possible"; but there are ceremonies for release from it.

變成王


变成王

see styles
biàn chéng wáng
    bian4 cheng2 wang2
pien ch`eng wang
    pien cheng wang
 Henjō ō
Bian-cheng Wang, one of the kings, or judges of Hades.

黄泉国

see styles
 yomotsukuni
    よもつくに
(See 黄泉・よみ,黄泉の国) hades; realm of the dead; the next world

黄泉路

see styles
 yomiji
    よみじ
road to Hades

ハーデス

see styles
 haadesu / hadesu
    ハーデス
(place-name) Hades

三覆八校


三复八校

see styles
sān fù bā xiào
    san1 fu4 ba1 xiao4
san fu pa hsiao
 sanfuku hakkyō
The three reports 三覆 and eight investigations 八校. Two angels, 同生 and 同名, observe each individual, the first a female at his right shoulder noting the evil deeds; the second, a male, at his left shoulder noting the good deeds; both report on high and in hades six times a month. Thus in each month there are 六齋 and in each year 三覆 and 八校.

上天入地

see styles
shàng tiān rù dì
    shang4 tian1 ru4 di4
shang t`ien ju ti
    shang tien ju ti
lit. to go up to heaven or down to Hades (idiom); fig. to go to great lengths; to search heaven and earth

五道冥官

see styles
wǔ dào míng guān
    wu3 dao4 ming2 guan1
wu tao ming kuan
 godō myōkan
An officer in the retinue of the ten kings of Hades.

五道將軍


五道将军

see styles
wǔ dào jiāng jun
    wu3 dao4 jiang1 jun1
wu tao chiang chün
 go dō shōgun
A general in the retinue of the ten kings of Hades, who keeps the book of life.

兜率天子

see styles
dōu shuài tiān zǐ
    dou1 shuai4 tian1 zi3
tou shuai t`ien tzu
    tou shuai tien tzu
 Tosotsu Tenshi
The prince, i. e. Śākyamuni, whose light while he was in Tuṣita shone into hell and saved all its occupants to that heaven; hence he is also called 地獄天子 Prince of Hades.

夜見の国

see styles
 yominokuni
    よみのくに
hades; realm of the dead; the next world

常世の国

see styles
 tokoyonokuni
    とこよのくに
distant country; heaven; hades

衆生世間


众生世间

see styles
zhòng shēng shì jiān
    zhong4 sheng1 shi4 jian1
chung sheng shih chien
 shujō seken
The world of beings from Hades to Buddha-land; also all beings subject to transformation by Buddha.

馬頭羅刹


马头罗刹

see styles
mǎ tóu luó chà
    ma3 tou2 luo2 cha4
ma t`ou lo ch`a
    ma tou lo cha
The horse-head rākṣasa in Hades.

黄泉の国

see styles
 yominokuni
    よみのくに
hades; realm of the dead; the next world

五道轉輪王

see styles
wǔ dào zhuǎn lún wáng
    wu3 dao4 zhuan3 lun2 wang2
wu tao chuan lun wang
One of the ten kings of Hades who retries the sufferers on their third year of imprisonment.

Variations:
冥土
冥途

see styles
 meido / medo
    めいど
{Buddh} Hades; the underworld; the other world; realm of the dead

Variations:
幽冥
幽明

see styles
 yuumei / yume
    ゆうめい
semidarkness; deep and strange; hades; the present and the other world; dark and light

Variations:
カロン
カローン

see styles
 karon; karoon
    カロン; カローン
(1) {astron} Charon (moon of Pluto); (2) {grmyth} Charon (ferryman of Hades)

Variations:
奈落
那落
捺落

see styles
 naraku
    ならく
(1) {Buddh} Naraka (san: naraka); Hell; Hades; (2) very bottom; the end; worst possible circumstances; (3) (奈落 only) trap room (of a theatre); below-stage basement

Variations:
ハーデース
ハデス

see styles
 haadeesu; hadesu / hadeesu; hadesu
    ハーデース; ハデス
(1) {grmyth} (See プルートー・1) Hades (god); (2) {grmyth} Hades (the underworld)

Variations:
ハデス
ハーデース

see styles
 hadesu; haadeesu / hadesu; hadeesu
    ハデス; ハーデース
(1) {grmyth} Hades (god); (2) {grmyth} Hades (the underworld)

Variations:
黄泉の国
夜見の国

see styles
 yominokuni
    よみのくに
(See 黄泉・よみ) hades; realm of the dead; the next world

Variations:
奈落
那落(rK)
捺落(rK)
奈落迦(sK)
捺落迦(sK)
那落迦(sK)
那羅柯(sK)

see styles
 naraku
    ならく
(1) {Buddh} Naraka (san: naraka); Hell; Hades; (2) very bottom; the end; worst possible circumstances; (3) (奈落 only) trap room (of a theatre); below-stage basement

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

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