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There are 27 total results for your The Buddha is in Each Sentient Being search.

Characters Pronunciation
Romanization
Simple Dictionary Definition

世界

see styles
shì jiè
    shi4 jie4
shih chieh
 sekai
    せかい

More info & calligraphy:

The World
world; CL:個|个[ge4]
(1) the world; society; the universe; (2) sphere; circle; world; (can be adjective with の) (3) world-renowned; world-famous; (4) {Buddh} (original meaning) realm governed by one Buddha; space; (surname, female given name) Sekai
Loka 世間; the finite world, the world, a world, which is of two kinds: (1) 衆生世界 that of the living, who are receiving their 正報 correct recompense or karma; (2) 器世界 that of the material, or that on which karma depends for expression. By the living is meant 有情 the sentient.

利生

see styles
lì shēng
    li4 sheng1
li sheng
 risei / rise
    りせい
(rare) {Buddh} blessings bestowed by the Buddha on all living creatures; (given name) Risei
giving benefit to [all] sentient beings

機教


机教

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jī jiào
    ji1 jiao4
chi chiao
 kikyō
Potentiality and teaching, opportune teaching, suited to the occasion.

生佛

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shēng fó
    sheng1 fo2
sheng fo
 shōbutsu
Buddha alive; a living Buddha; also 生, i. e. 衆生 all the living, and 佛, i. e. Buddha.

願佛


愿佛

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yuàn fó
    yuan4 fo2
yüan fo
A Buddha of the vow, who passes through the eight forms of an incarnate Buddha, v. 八相.

二佛性

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èr fó xìng
    er4 fo2 xing4
erh fo hsing
 ni busshō
Dual aspects of the Buddha-nature, i.e., 理佛性 the Buddha-nature which is fundamentally in all sentient beings, and 行佛性 the functioning Buddha-nature active and effective in some, but not in others, a doctrine of the 法相 school.

加持身

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jiā chí shēn
    jia1 chi2 shen1
chia ch`ih shen
    chia chih shen
 kajishin
    かじしん
(1) {Buddh} buddha-body within a practitioner (esoteric Buddhism); (2) (See 本地身) altruistic manifested form of Mahavairocana (New Shingon)
The body which the Buddha depends upon or his manifestation, i. e. the nirmāṇakāya.

加被力

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jiā bèi lì
    jia1 bei4 li4
chia pei li
 kabiriki
empowerment [provided to sentient beings by the Buddha]

四法施

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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.

衆生界


众生界

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zhòng shēng jiè
    zhong4 sheng1 jie4
chung sheng chieh
 shūjō kai
The realm of all the living in contrast with the Buddha-realm.

成就衆生


成就众生

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chéng jiù zhòng shēng
    cheng2 jiu4 zhong4 sheng1
ch`eng chiu chung sheng
    cheng chiu chung sheng
 jōjū shujō
To transform all beings by developing their Buddha-nature and causing them to obtain enlightenment.

生佛一如

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shēng fó yī rú
    sheng1 fo2 yi1 ru2
sheng fo i ju
 shōbutsu ichinyo
生佛一體; 生佛不二; 凡聖一如 The living and the Buddha are one, i. e. all are the one undivided whole, or absolute; they are all of the same substance: all are Buddha, and of the same 法身 dharmakāya, or spiritual nature; all are of the same 空 infinity.

生佛一體


生佛一体

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shēng fó yī tǐ
    sheng1 fo2 yi1 ti3
sheng fo i t`i
    sheng fo i ti
 shōbutsu ittai
sentient beings and buddha are of the same essence

生佛不二

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shēng fó bù èr
    sheng1 fo2 bu4 er4
sheng fo pu erh
 shōbutsu funi
sentient beings and buddha are of the same essence

生佛假名

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shēng fó jiǎ míng
    sheng1 fo2 jia3 ming2
sheng fo chia ming
 shōbutsu kemyō
The living and the Buddha are but temporary names, borrowed or derived for temporal indication.

皆有佛性

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jiē yǒu fó xìng
    jie1 you3 fo2 xing4
chieh yu fo hsing
 kai u busshō
all [sentient beings] possess the buddha-nature

衆生世間


众生世间

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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.

開示悟入


开示悟入

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kāi shì wù rù
    kai1 shi4 wu4 ru4
k`ai shih wu ju
    kai shih wu ju
 kai ji go nyū
The four reasons for a Buddha's appearing in the world: to open up the treasury of truth; to indicate its meaning; to cause men to apprehend it; and to lead them into it.

天耳智通願


天耳智通愿

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tiān ěr zhì tōng yuàn
    tian1 er3 zhi4 tong1 yuan4
t`ien erh chih t`ung yüan
    tien erh chih tung yüan
 tenni chitsū gan
The seventh of the forty-eight vows of Amitābha, not to become Buddha until all obtain the divine ear.

心佛及衆生


心佛及众生

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xīn fó jí zhòng shēng
    xin1 fo2 ji2 zhong4 sheng1
hsin fo chi chung sheng
 shin butsu kyū shūjō
the mind, Buddha, and sentient beings

根上下智力

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gēn shàng xià zhì lì
    gen1 shang4 xia4 zhi4 li4
ken shang hsia chih li
 kon jōge chiriki
One of a buddha's ten powers, to know the capacities of all beings, their nature and karma.

一切衆生平等


一切众生平等

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yī qiè zhòng shēng píng děng
    yi1 qie4 zhong4 sheng1 ping2 deng3
i ch`ieh chung sheng p`ing teng
    i chieh chung sheng ping teng
 issai shūjō byōdō
equality of all sentient beings [with the buddha]

生佛不增不滅


生佛不增不灭

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shēng fó bù zēng bù miè
    sheng1 fo2 bu4 zeng1 bu4 mie4
sheng fo pu tseng pu mieh
 shōbutsu fuzō fumetsu
The indestructibility of the living and the Buddha; they neither increase nor decrease, being the absolute.

一切衆生有佛性


一切众生有佛性

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yī qiè zhòng shēng yǒu fó xìng
    yi1 qie4 zhong4 sheng1 you3 fo2 xing4
i ch`ieh chung sheng yu fo hsing
    i chieh chung sheng yu fo hsing
 issai shūjō u busshō
all sentient beings have the buddha-nature

一切衆生悉有佛性


一切众生悉有佛性

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yī qiè zhòng shēng xī yǒu fó xìng
    yi1 qie4 zhong4 sheng1 xi1 you3 fo2 xing4
i ch`ieh chung sheng hsi yu fo hsing
    i chieh chung sheng hsi yu fo hsing
 issai shujō shitsū busshō
all sentient beings possess Buddha-nature

一切衆生皆有佛性


一切众生皆有佛性

see styles
yī qiè zhòng shēng jiē yǒu fó xìng
    yi1 qie4 zhong4 sheng1 jie1 you3 fo2 xing4
i ch`ieh chung sheng chieh yu fo hsing
    i chieh chung sheng chieh yu fo hsing
 issai shūjō kaiu busshō
all sentient beings without exception possess the Buddha-nature

上求佛道下化衆生


上求佛道下化众生

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shàng qiú fó dào xià huà zhòng shēng
    shang4 qiu2 fo2 dao4 xia4 hua4 zhong4 sheng1
shang ch`iu fo tao hsia hua chung sheng
    shang chiu fo tao hsia hua chung sheng
 jō gu butsu dō ge ke shūjō
seeking the path of the Buddha above, and saving sentient beings below

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This page contains 27 results for "The Buddha is in Each Sentient Being" in Chinese and/or Japanese.



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