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| Characters | Pronunciation Romanization |
Simple Dictionary Definition |
摩訶 摩诃 see styles |
mó hē mo2 he1 mo ho maka まか |
transliteration of Sanskrit mahā, great (n,n-pref) {Buddh} maha (great) mahā, great, large, very; also摩醯; 莫訶. |
大 see styles |
dài dai4 tai dai だい |
see 大夫[dai4 fu5] (pref,adj-na,n) (1) large; big; great; huge; vast; major; important; serious; severe; (prefix) (2) great; prominent; eminent; distinguished; (suffix) (3) -sized; as big as; the size of; (suffix noun) (4) (abbreviation) (See 大学・1) university; (5) large (e.g. serving size); large option; (6) (abbreviation) (See 大の月) long month (i.e. having 31 days); (given name) Yutaka Maha. 摩訶; 麼賀. Great, large, big; all pervading, all-embracing; numerous 多; surpassing ; mysterious 妙; beyond comprehension 不可思議; omnipresent 體無不在. The elements, or essential things, i.e. (a) 三大 The three all-pervasive qualities of the 眞如 q.v. : its 體, 相 , 用 substance, form, and functions, v. 起信論 . (b) 四大 The four tanmātra or elements, earth, water, fire, air (or wind) of the 倶舍論. (c)五大 The five, i.e. the last four and space 空, v. 大日經. (d) 六大 The six elements, earth, water, fire, wind, space (or ether), mind 識. Hīnayāna, emphasizing impersonality 人空, considers these six as the elements of all sentient beings; Mahāyāna, emphasizing the unreality of all things 法空, counts them as elements, but fluid in a flowing stream of life, with mind 識 dominant; the esoteric sect emphasizing nonproduction, or non-creation, regards them as universal and as the Absolute in differentiation. (e) 七大 The 楞嚴經 adds 見 perception, to the six above named to cover the perceptions of the six organs 根. |
まは see styles |
maha まは |
(female given name) Maha |
大滿 大满 see styles |
dà mǎn da4 man3 ta man daiman |
Great, full, or complete; tr. of mahā-pūrṇa, king of monster birds or garuḍas who are enemies of the nāgas or serpents; he is the vehicle of Viṣṇu in Brahmanism. |
大號 大号 see styles |
dà hào da4 hao4 ta hao Daigō |
tuba; large size (clothes, print etc); (polite) (your) name; (coll.) number two; to defecate Mahā-nāman |
尸棄 尸弃 see styles |
shī qì shi1 qi4 shih ch`i shih chi Shiki |
Śikhin, 式棄; 式詰; 尸棄那 (or 尸棄佛); 罽那尸棄; crested, or a fame; explained by 火 fire; 刺那尸棄 Ratnaśikhin occurs in the Abhidharma. In the 本行經 it is 螺髻 a shell like tuft of hair. (1) The 999th Buddha of the last kalpa, whom Śākyamuni is said to have met. (2) The second of the seven Buddhas of antiquity, born in Prabhadvaja 光相城 as a Kṣatriya. (3) A Maha-brahma, whose name Śikhin is defined as 頂髻 or 火災頂 having a flaming tuft on his head; connected with the world-destruction by fire. The Fanyimingyi 翻譯名義 describes Śikhin as 火 or 火首 fame, or a flaming head and as the god of fire, styled also 樹提 Suddha, pure; he observed the 火定 Fire Dhyāna, broke the lures of the realm of desire, and followed virtue. |
拘絺 see styles |
jū chī ju1 chi1 chü ch`ih chü chih kuchi |
Mahā-Kauṣṭhila |
支那 see styles |
zhī nà zhi1 na4 chih na shina; shina しな; シナ |
phonetic transcription of China (Japanese: Shina), colonial term, generally considered discriminatory (sensitive word) (dated) (kana only) (often considered offensive post-WWII, esp. when written in kanji) (See 中国・1) China; (female given name) Shina 指那, 眞丹, 至那, 斯那, 振旦, 震旦, 眞那, 振丹, 脂難, 旃丹; 摩訶至那 Cina; Maha-cina. The name by which China is referred to in the laws of Manu (which assert that the Chinese were degenerate Kṣatriya), in the Mahābharata, and in Buddhist works. This name may have been derived from families ruling in western China under such titles as 晉 Chin at Fen-chou in Shansi 1106-376 B. C., 陳 Ch'en in Honan 1122-479 B. C., 秦 Ch'in in Shensi as early as the ninth century B. C., and to this latter dynasty the designation is generally attributed. |
畢鉢 毕钵 see styles |
bì bō bi4 bo1 pi po pippa |
(畢鉢羅) pippala, one of the names of the Ficus religiosa; also the name of Mahā-Kāśyapa. |
磨訶 磨诃 see styles |
mó hē mo2 he1 mo ho maka |
mahā, 磨醯 mahi; v. 摩訶. |
聲聞 声闻 see styles |
shēng wén sheng1 wen2 sheng wen shōmon |
(Buddhism) disciple śrāvaka, a hearer, a term applied to the personal disciples of the Buddha, distinguished as mahā-śrāvaka; it is also applied to hearers, or disciples in general; but its general connotation relates it to Hīnayāna disciples who understand the four dogmas, rid themselves of the unreality of the phenomenal, and enter nirvana; it is the initial stage; cf. 舍. |
莫訶 莫诃 see styles |
mù hē mu4 he1 mu ho maka |
mahā, cf. 摩; Mahī, or Mahānada, a small river in Magadha, and one flowing into the gulf of Cambay. |
論藏 论藏 see styles |
lùn zàng lun4 zang4 lun tsang ronzō |
Thesaurus of discussions or discourses, the Abhidharma Piṭaka, one of the three divisions of the Tripiṭaka. It comprises the philosophical works. The first compilation is accredited to Mahā-Kāśyapa, disciple of Buddha, but the work is of a later period. The Chinese version is in three sections: 大乘論 the Mahāyāna philosophy; 小乘論 the Hīnayāna philosophy; 宋元續入藏諸論 The Song and Yuan Addenda, A.D. 960-1368. |
迦葉 迦叶 see styles |
jiā shě jia1 she3 chia she kashou / kasho かしょう |
(person) Kasyapa (Hindu sage); Kashou (迦葉波) kāśyapa, 迦攝 (迦攝波) inter alia 'a class of divine beings similar to or equal to prajāpati'; the father 'of gods, demons, men, fish, reptiles, and all animals'; also 'a constellation'. M.W. It is intp. as 'drinking light', i.e. swallowing sun and moon, but without apparent justification. (1) One of the seven or ten ancient Indian sages. (2) Name of a tribe or race. (3) Kāśyapa Buddha, the third of the five buddhas of the present kalpa, the sixth of the seven ancient buddhas. (4) Mahākāśyapa, a brahman of Magadha, who became one of the principal disciples of Śākyamuni, and after his death became leader of the disciples, 'convoked and directed the first synod, whence his title Ārya Sthavira (上坐, lit. chairman) is derived.' Eitel. He is accounted the chief of the ascetics before the enlightenment; the first compiler of the canon and the first patriarch. (5) There were five Kāśyapas, disciples of the Buddha, Mahā-Kāśyapa, Uruvilā-Kāśyapa, Gayā-Kāśyapa, Nadī-Kāśyapa, and Daśabala-Kāśyapa; the second, third, and fourth are said to have been brothers. (6) A bodhisattva, whose name heads a chapter in the Nirvana Sutra. (7) 迦葉摩騰 Kāśyapa-Mātaṅga, the monk who with Gobharana, or Dharmarakṣa, i.e. Zhu Falan 竺法蘭, according to Buddhist statements, brought images and scriptures to China with the commissioners sent by Mingdi, arriving in Luoyang A.D. 67. |
マーハ see styles |
maaha / maha マーハ |
(personal name) Macha |
五支戒 see styles |
wǔ zhī jiè wu3 zhi1 jie4 wu chih chieh go shikai |
The five moral laws or principles arising out of the idea of the mahā-nirvāṇa in the 大涅槃經 11. |
五百問 五百问 see styles |
wǔ bǎi wèn wu3 bai3 wen4 wu pai wen gohyaku mon |
(五百問事) The 500 questions of Mahā-maudgalyāyana to the Buddha on discipline. |
劫賓那 劫宾那 see styles |
jié bīn nà jie2 bin1 na4 chieh pin na Kōhinna |
Kapphiṇa; also 劫比拏王; 劫庀那 (or 劫比那, or 劫譬那); or Kampilla, 金毗羅; whose monastic name was Mahā-kapphiṇa; intp. as 房宿 (born) under the constellation Scorpio; he is said to have understood astronomy and been king of Southern Kośala; he became a disciple of Śākyamuni and is to be reborn as Samantaprabhāsa Buddha. |
大准提 see styles |
dà zhǔn tí da4 zhun3 ti2 ta chun t`i ta chun ti Dai shuntei |
Mahā-cundī, a form of Guanyin. There are dhāraṇīs beginning with the name Cundī. |
大域龍 大域龙 see styles |
dà yù lóng da4 yu4 long2 ta yü lung Dai Ikiryū |
Dignāga, or Mahā-Dignāga, also known as 陳那 Jina, founder of the medieval school of Buddhist logic about the fifth century A.D. His works are known only in Tibetan translations. [Winternitz.] |
大愛道 大爱道 see styles |
dà ài dào da4 ai4 dao4 ta ai tao Daiai dō |
Mahā prajāpatī, 摩訶波闍波提 Gautama's aunt and foster-mother, also styled Gotami or Gautami, the first woman received into the order. There are sutras known by her name. 大愛 is also a name for the sea-god. |
大施會 大施会 see styles |
dà shī huì da4 shi1 hui4 ta shih hui daisee |
無遮大會 mokṣa-mahā-pariṣad; a great gathering for almsgiving to all, rich and poor, nominally quinquennial. |
婆沙論 婆沙论 see styles |
pó shā lùn po2 sha1 lun4 p`o sha lun po sha lun Basharon |
Abhidharma-mahā-vibhāṣā-śāstra |
小品經 小品经 see styles |
xiǎo pǐn jīng xiao3 pin3 jing1 hsiao p`in ching hsiao pin ching Shōbon kyō |
shorter version of the Mahā-prajñā-pāramitā-sūtra |
支鄰陀 支邻陀 see styles |
zhī lín tuó zhi1 lin2 tuo2 chih lin t`o chih lin to Shirinda |
Mucilinda, v. 目 or 摩訶 Maha-m. |
目犍連 目犍连 see styles |
mù jiān lián mu4 jian1 lian2 mu chien lien Mokkenren |
目連; 摩訶目犍連 (or 摩訶羅夜那); 大目犍連 (or 大目乾連) ; 沒特伽羅子 (or 沒力伽羅子); 目伽略 (Mahā-) Maudgalyāyana, or Maudgalaputra; explained by Mudga 胡豆 lentil, kidney-bean. One of the ten chief disciples of Śākyamuni, specially noted for miraculous powers; formerly an ascetic, he agreed with Śāriputra that whichever first found the truth would reveal it to the other. Śāriputra found the Buddha and brought Maudgalyāyana to him; the former is placed on the Buddha's right, the latter on his left. He is also known as 拘栗 Kolita, and when reborn as Buddha his title is to be Tamāla-patra-candana-gandha. In China Mahāsthāmaprapta is accounted a canonization of Maudgalyāyana. Several centuries afterwards there were two other great leaders of the Buddhist church bearing the same name, v. Eitel. |
五年大會 五年大会 see styles |
wǔ nián dà huì wu3 nian2 da4 hui4 wu nien ta hui gonen daie |
pañca-vārṣika-pariṣad, or mokṣa-mahā-parisad, v. 般. The ancient quinquennial assembly for confession and exhortation, ascribed by some to Aśoka. |
五重世界 see styles |
wǔ zhòng shì jiè wu3 zhong4 shi4 jie4 wu chung shih chieh gojū sekai |
The five graduated series of universes: (1) 三千大千世界 tri-sahasra-mahā-sahasra-loka-dhātu; a universe, or chiliocosm; (2) such chiliocosms, numerous as the sands of Ganges, form one Buddha-universe; (3) an aggregation of these forms a Buddha-universe ocean; (4) an aggregation of these latter forms a Buddha-realm seed; (5) an infinite aggregation of these seeds forms a great Buddha-universe, 智度論 50. Another division is (1) a world, or universe; (2) a Buddha-nature universe, with a different interpretation; and the remaining three areas above, the sea, the seed, and the whole Buddha-universe. |
伏駄蜜多 see styles |
fú tuó mì duō fu2 tuo2 mi4 duo1 fu t`o mi to fu to mi to Fukudamitta |
Buddhamitra, of northern India, the ninth patriarch, a vaiśya by birth (third caste), author of the 五門禪經要用法 Pancadvara-dhyāna-sutramahartha-dharma; he was styled Mahā-dhyāna-guru. |
大光明王 see styles |
dà guāng míng wáng da4 guang1 ming2 wang2 ta kuang ming wang Dai kōmyō ō |
The Great-Light Ming-wang, Śākyamuni in a previous existence, when king of Jambudvīpa, at Benares. There his white elephant, stirred by the sight of a female elephant, ran away with him into the forest, where he rebuked his mahout, who replied, "I can only control the body not the mind, only a Buddha can control the mind." Thereupon the royal rider made his resolve to attain bodhi and become a Buddha. Later, he gave to all that asked, finally even his own head to a Brahman who demanded it, at the instigation of an enemy king. |
大和蜆蝶 see styles |
yamatoshijimi やまとしじみ |
(kana only) pale grass blue (species of gossamer-winged butterfly, Pseudozizeeria maha) |
大拘絺羅 大拘絺罗 see styles |
dā jū chī luó da1 ju1 chi1 luo2 ta chü ch`ih lo ta chü chih lo Dai Kuchira |
Mahākoṭṭhita (Mahā-Kauṣṭhila) |
大拘絺那 see styles |
dà jū chin à da4 ju1 chin1 a4 ta chü chin a Daikuchina |
Mahākauṣṭhila, 摩訶倶絺羅, 摩訶倶祉羅 an eminent disciple of Śākyamuni, maternal uncle of Śāriputra, reputed author of the Saṃgītiparyāya-śāstra. |
大涅槃經 大涅槃经 see styles |
dà niè pán jīng da4 nie4 pan2 jing1 ta nieh p`an ching ta nieh pan ching Dai nehan kyō |
Mahā-parinirvāṇa-sūtra |
大目乾連 大目干连 see styles |
dà mù gān lián da4 mu4 gan1 lian2 ta mu kan lien Daimokukeren |
Mahāmaudgalyāyana; v. 摩訶目犍連. |
大目犍連 大目犍连 see styles |
dà mù jiān lián da4 mu4 jian1 lian2 ta mu chien lien Daimokkenren |
Mahā-Maudgalyāyana |
大羯臘婆 大羯腊婆 see styles |
dà jié là pó da4 jie2 la4 po2 ta chieh la p`o ta chieh la po dai karōba |
mahā-karabha |
大般若經 大般若经 see styles |
dà bō rè jīng da4 bo1 re4 jing1 ta po je ching Dai hannya kyō |
The Mahā-prajñāpāramitā-sūtra. |
摩訶周那 摩诃周那 see styles |
mó hē zhōu nà mo2 he1 zhou1 na4 mo ho chou na Makashūna |
Mahā-cunda |
浜田万葉 see styles |
hamadamaha はまだまは |
(person) Hamada Maha |
濱田万葉 see styles |
hamadamaha はまだまは |
(person) Hamada Maha (1974.9.18-) |
隨求菩薩 随求菩萨 see styles |
suí qiú pú sà sui2 qiu2 pu2 sa4 sui ch`iu p`u sa sui chiu pu sa Zuigu bosatsu |
Mahā pratisara |
大和小灰蝶 see styles |
yamatoshijimi やまとしじみ |
(kana only) pale grass blue (species of gossamer-winged butterfly, Pseudozizeeria maha) |
大般泥洹經 大般泥洹经 see styles |
dà bān ní huán jīng da4 ban1 ni2 huan2 jing1 ta pan ni huan ching Dai han nion kyō |
Mahā-parinirvāṇa-sūtra |
大般涅槃經 大般涅盘经 see styles |
dà bān niè pán jīng da4 ban1 nie4 pan2 jing1 ta pan nieh p`an ching ta pan nieh pan ching Dai nehan kyō |
Nirvana sutra The Mahā-parinirvāṇa sūtras, commonly called the 涅槃經 Nirvāṇa sūtras, said to have been delivered by Śākyamuni just before his death. The two Hīnayāna versions are found in the 長阿含遊行經. The Mahāyāna has two Chinese versions, the northern in 40 juan, and the southern, a revision of the northern version in 36 juan. Faxian's version is styled 大般泥洹經 6 juan. Treatises on the sūtra are 大般涅槃經後分 2 juan tr. by Jñānabhadra; 大般涅槃經疏 33 juan; 大般涅槃經論 1 juan by Vasubandhu, tr. by Bodhidharma. |
媽哈薩督呀 妈哈萨督呀 see styles |
mā hā sà dū xiā ma1 ha1 sa4 du1 xia1 ma ha sa tu hsia magōsatoke |
mahāsattva, a great or noble being; the perfect bodhisattva, greater (mahā) than any other being (sattva) except a Buddha; v. 摩訶薩埵. |
捺地迦葉波 捺地迦叶波 see styles |
nà dì jiā shě bō na4 di4 jia1 she3 bo1 na ti chia she po Natchi Kashōpa |
Nadī-Kāśyapa, also 那提 a brother of Mahā-Kāśyapa, to be reborn as Buddha Samanta-prabhāsa. |
摩訶倶絺羅 摩诃倶絺罗 see styles |
mó hē jù chī luó mo2 he1 ju4 chi1 luo2 mo ho chü ch`ih lo mo ho chü chih lo Makaguchira |
Mahā-Kauṣṭhila |
摩訶拘絺羅 摩诃拘絺罗 see styles |
mó hē jū chī luó mo2 he1 ju1 chi1 luo2 mo ho chü ch`ih lo mo ho chü chih lo Maka kuchira |
Mahākauṣṭhila, a disciple of the Buddha; also 摩訶倶瑟耻羅; v. 拘. |
摩訶目乾連 摩诃目干连 see styles |
mó hē mù gān lián mo2 he1 mu4 gan1 lian2 mo ho mu kan lien Makamokkanren |
Mahā-Maudgalyāyana |
摩訶目犍連 摩诃目犍连 see styles |
mó hē mù jiān lián mo2 he1 mu4 jian1 lian2 mo ho mu chien lien Makamokkenren |
Mahāmaudgalyāyana, v. 目, one of the chief disciples of Śākyamuni, at whose left his image is placed, Śāriputra being on the right. Mahāsthāmaprāpta is said to be a form of Maudgalyāyana. |
摩訶迦栴延 摩诃迦栴延 see styles |
mó hē jiā zhān yán mo2 he1 jia1 zhan1 yan2 mo ho chia chan yen Maka kasenen |
Mahā-kātyāyana |
ヤマトシジミ see styles |
yamatoshijimi ヤマトシジミ |
(kana only) pale grass blue (species of gossamer-winged butterfly, Pseudozizeeria maha); (kana only) Corbicula japonica (species of basket clam) |
三千大千世界 see styles |
sān qiān dà qiān shì jiè san1 qian1 da4 qian1 shi4 jie4 san ch`ien ta ch`ien shih chieh san chien ta chien shih chieh sanzendaisensekai さんぜんだいせんせかい |
cosmos (Buddhism) {Buddh} the whole universe (of a billion worlds) that Buddha enlightened tri-sahasra-mahā-sahasra-loka-dhātu, a great chiliocosm; 三千; 三千界, 三千世界. Mt. Sumeru and its seven surrounding continents, eight seas and ring of iron mountains form one small world; 1, 000 of these form a small chiliocosm 小千世界; 1, 000 of these small chiliocosms form a medium chiliocosm 中千世界; a thousand of these form a great chiliocosm 大千世界, which thus consists of 1, 000, 000, 000 small worlds. The 三千 indicates the above three kinds of thousands, therefore 三千大千世界 is the same as 大千世界, which is one Buddha-world. |
摩訶倶瑟祉羅 摩诃倶瑟祉罗 see styles |
mó hē jù sè zhǐ luó mo2 he1 ju4 se4 zhi3 luo2 mo ho chü se chih lo Makagushichishira |
Mahā-Kauṣṭhila |
摩訶倶瑟耻羅 摩诃倶瑟耻罗 see styles |
mó hē jù sè chǐ luó mo2 he1 ju4 se4 chi3 luo2 mo ho chü se ch`ih lo mo ho chü se chih lo Makakushichira |
Mahā-Kauṣṭhila |
薩遮尼乾子經 萨遮尼干子经 see styles |
sà zhē ní qián zǐ jīng sa4 zhe1 ni2 qian2 zi3 jing1 sa che ni ch`ien tzu ching sa che ni chien tzu ching Satsusha Nikenshi kyō |
*Mahā-satya-nirgrantha-putra-vyākaraṇa-sūtra |
佛說大般泥洹經 佛说大般泥洹经 see styles |
fó shuō dà bān ní huán jīng fo2 shuo1 da4 ban1 ni2 huan2 jing1 fo shuo ta pan ni huan ching Bussetsu daihannion kyō |
Mahā-parinirvāṇa-sūtra |
摩訶毘訶羅住部 摩诃毘诃罗住部 see styles |
mó hē pí hē luó zhù bù mo2 he1 pi2 he1 luo2 zhu4 bu4 mo ho p`i ho lo chu pu mo ho pi ho lo chu pu Makabikara jūbu |
Mahā-vihāravāsināḥ. 'A subdivision of the Mahāsthavirāḥ school, which combated the Mahāyāna system.' Eitel. |
摩訶袒持陀羅尼 摩诃袒持陀罗尼 see styles |
mó hē tǎn chí tuó luó ní mo2 he1 tan3 chi2 tuo2 luo2 ni2 mo ho t`an ch`ih t`o lo ni mo ho tan chih to lo ni makatanji darani |
Mahā t'an-ch'ih dhāraṇī |
大般若波羅蜜多經 大般若波罗蜜多经 see styles |
dà bō rě bō luó mì duō jīng da4 bo1 re3 bo1 luo2 mi4 duo1 jing1 ta po je po lo mi to ching Dai hannya haramitta kyō |
Mahā-prajñāpāramitā sūtra, said to have been delivered by Śākyamuni in four places at sixteen assemblies, i.e. Gṛidhrakūṭa near Rājagṛha (Vulture Peak); Śrāvastī; Paranirmitavaśavartin, and Veluvana near Rājagṛha (Bamboo Garden). It consists of 600 juan as translated by Xuanzang. Parts of it were translated by others under various titles and considerable differences are found in them. It is the fundamental philosophical work of the Mahāyāna school, the formulation of wisdom, which is the sixth pāramitā. |
小品般若波羅蜜經 小品般若波罗蜜经 see styles |
xiǎo pǐn bō rě bō luó mì jīng xiao3 pin3 bo1 re3 bo1 luo2 mi4 jing1 hsiao p`in po je po lo mi ching hsiao pin po je po lo mi ching Shōbon hannya haramitsu kyō |
(小品經) Kumārajīva's abbreviated version, in ten juan, of the Mahā-prajñā-pāramitā-sūtra. |
マハーパジャパティ see styles |
mahaapajapati / mahapajapati マハーパジャパティ |
(personal name) Maha Prajapati |
Variations: |
yamatoshijimi; yamatoshijimi やまとしじみ; ヤマトシジミ |
(kana only) pale grass blue (species of gossamer-winged butterfly, Pseudozizeeria maha) |
マハーパジャーパティー see styles |
mahaapajaapatii / mahapajapati マハーパジャーパティー |
(personal name) Maha Prajapati |
Entries with 2nd row of characters: The 2nd row is Simplified Chinese.
This page contains 65 results for "Maha" in Chinese and/or Japanese.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.
Just because a word appears here does not mean it is appropriate for a tattoo, your business name, etc. Please consult a professional before doing anything stupid with this data.
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