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    fo2
fo
 hotoke
    ほとけ

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Buddhism / Buddha
Buddha; Buddhism (abbr. for 佛陀[Fo2tuo2])
(surname) Hotoke
Buddha, from budh to "be aware of", "conceive", "observe", "wake"; also 佛陀; 浮圖; 浮陀; 浮頭; 浮塔; 勃陀; 勃馱; 沒馱; 母馱; 母陀; 部陀; 休屠. Buddha means "completely conscious, enlightened", and came to mean the enlightener. he Chinese translation is 覺 to perceive, aware, awake; and 智 gnosis, knowledge. There is an Eternal Buddha, see e.g. the Lotus Sutra, cap. 16, and multitudes of Buddhas, but the personality of a Supreme Buddha, an Ādi-Buddha, is not defined. Buddha is in and through all things, and some schools are definitely Pan-Buddhist in the pantheistic sense. In the triratna 三寳 commonly known as 三寳佛, while Śākyamuni Buddha is the first "person" of the Trinity, his Law the second, and the Order the third, all three by some are accounted as manifestations of the All-Buddha. As Śākyamuni, the title indicates him as the last of the line of Buddhas who have appeared in this world, Maitreya is to be the next. As such he is the one who has achieved enlightenment, having discovered the essential evil of existence (some say mundane existence, others all existence), and the way of deliverance from the constant round of reincarnations; this way is through the moral life into nirvana, by means of self-abnegation, the monastic life, and meditation. By this method a Buddha, or enlightened one, himself obtains Supreme Enlightenment, or Omniscience, and according to Māhāyanism leads all beings into the same enlightenment. He sees things not as they seem in their phenomenal but in their noumenal aspects, as they really are. The term is also applied to those who understand the chain of causality (twelve nidānas) and have attained enlightenment surpassing that of the arhat. Four types of the Buddha are referred to: (1) 三藏佛the Buddha of the Tripiṭaka who attained enlightenment on the bare ground under the bodhi-tree; (2) 通佛the Buddha on the deva robe under the bodhi-tree of the seven precious things; (3) 別佛the Buddha on the great precious Lotus throne under the Lotus realm bodhi-tree; and (4) 圓佛the Buddha on the throne of Space in the realm of eternal rest and glory where he is Vairocana. The Hīnayāna only admits the existence of one Buddha at a time; Mahāyāna claims the existence of many Buddhas at one and the same time, as many Buddhas as there are Buddha-universes, which are infinite in number.

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qíng
    qing2
ch`ing
    ching
 jou / jo
    じょう

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Passions / Feelings / Emotions
(bound form) feelings; emotion; sentiment; passion; (bound form) situation; condition
(1) feelings; emotion; sentiment; (2) compassion; sympathy; (3) passion; affection; love; (4) the way things really are; the actual situation; (personal name) Makoto
The feelings, passions, desires, affections, sensations; sentient; affinities; affairs, facts. Particular affections, duties, or affairs.

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dào
    dao4
tao
 dou / do
    どう

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Daoism / Taoism
road; path (CL:條|条[tiao2],股[gu3]); (bound form) way; reason; principle; (bound form) a skill; an art; a specialization; (Daoism) the Way; the Dao; to say (introducing a direct quotation, as in a novel); (bound form) to express; to extend (polite words); classifier for long thin things (rivers, cracks etc), barriers (walls, doors etc), questions (in an exam etc), commands, courses in a meal, steps in a process; (old) circuit (administrative division)
(1) (abbreviation) (See 道・みち・1) road; path; street; route; (2) (See 道・みち・5) way; set of practices; rules for conducting oneself; (3) (abbreviation) (in Japanese schools) (See 道徳教育) moral education; (4) Buddhist teachings; (5) Taoism; (6) administrative region of Japan (Hokkaido); (7) (hist) administrative region of Japan (Tokaido, Tosando, etc.); (8) province (administrative region of Korea); (9) circuit (administrative region of China); (10) (hist) province (Tang-era administrative region of China); (personal name) Wataru
mārga. A way, road; the right path; principle, Truth, Reason, Logos, Cosmic energy; to lead; to say. The way of transmigration by which one arrives at a good or bad existence; any of the six gati, or paths of destiny. The way of bodhi, or enlightenment leading to nirvāṇa through spiritual stages. Essential nirvāṇa, in which absolute freedom reigns. For the eightfold noble path v. 八聖道.; The two Ways: (1) (a) 無礙道 or 無間道 The open or unhindered way, or the way of removing all obstacles or intervention, i. e. all delusion; (b) 解脫道 the way of release, by realization of truth. (2) (a) 難行道 The hard way of "works", i. e. by the six pāramitā and the disciplines. (b) 易行道 the easy way salvation, by the invocation of Amitābha. (3) (a) 有漏道 The way of reincarnation or mortality; (b) 無漏 the enlightened way of escape from the miseries of transmigration. (4) (a) 教道 The way of instruction; (b) 證道 the way of realization. (5) The two lower excretory organs.

佛道

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fó dào
    fo2 dao4
fo tao
 butsudō

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Buddha Way
The way of Buddha, leading to Buddhahood; intp. as bodhi, enlightenment, gnosis.

古道

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gǔ dào
    gu3 dao4
ku tao
 kodou; furumichi / kodo; furumichi
    こどう; ふるみち

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The Old Way / Old School
ancient road; precepts of the antiquity
(1) old road; ancient road; (2) (こどう only) ancient methods; ancient moral teachings; the way of learning; (place-name, surname) Furumichi

四諦


四谛

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sì dì
    si4 di4
ssu ti
 shitai
    したい

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Four Noble Truths (Buddhism)
the Four Noble Truths (Budd.), covered by the acronym 苦集滅道|苦集灭道[ku3 ji2 mie4 dao4]: all life is suffering 苦[ku3], the cause of suffering is desire 集[ji2], emancipation comes only by eliminating passions 滅|灭[mie4], the way 道[dao4] to emancipation is the Eight-fold Noble Way 八正道[ba1 zheng4 dao4]
{Buddh} (See 苦集滅道) The Four Noble Truths
catvāri-ārya-satyāni; 四聖諦; 四眞諦. The four dogmas, or noble truths, the primary and fundamental doctrines of Śākyamuni, said to approximate to the form of medical diagnosis. They are pain or 'suffering, its cause, its ending, the way thereto; that existence is suffering, that human passion (taṇhā, 欲 desire) is the cause of continued suffering, that by the destruction of human passion existence may be brought to an end; that by a life of holiness the destruction of human passion may be attained'. Childers. The four are 苦, 聚 (or 集), 滅, and 道諦, i. e. duḥkha 豆佉, samudaya 三牟提耶, nirodha 尼棲陀, and mārga 末加. Eitel interprets them (1) 'that 'misery' is a necessary attribute of sentient existence'; (2) that 'the 'accumulation' of misery is caused by the passions'; (3) that 'the 'extinction' of passion is possible; (4) mārga is 'the doctrine of the 'path' that leads to the extinction of passion'. (1) 苦 suffering is the lot of the 六趣 six states of existence; (2) 集 is the aggregation (or exacerbation) of suffering by reason of the passions; (3) 滅 is nirvana, the extinction of desire and its consequences, and the leaving of the sufferings of mortality as void and extinct; (4) 道 is the way of such extinction, i. e. the 八正道 eightfold correct way. The first two are considered to be related to this life, the last two to 出世間 a life outside or apart from the world. The four are described as the fundamental doctrines first preached to his five former ascetic companions. Those who accepted these truths were in the stage of śrāvaka. There is much dispute as to the meaning of 滅 'extinction' as to whether it means extinction of suffering, of passion, or of existence. The Nirvana Sutra 18 says that whoever accepts the four dogmas will put an end to births and deaths 若能見四諦則得斷生死 which does not of necessity mean the termination of existence but that of continued transmigration. v. 滅.

神道

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shén dào
    shen2 dao4
shen tao
 shintou(p); shindou / shinto(p); shindo
    しんとう(P); しんどう

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Shinto
Shinto (Japanese religion)
Shinto; Shintoism; (surname) Jindō
The spirit world of devas, asuras, and pretas. Psychology, or the doctrines concerning the soul. The teaching of Buddha. Shinto, the Way of the Gods, a Japanese national religion.

行道

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xíng dào
    xing2 dao4
hsing tao
 yukimichi
    ゆきみち

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Walk in the Way
route (when going somewhere); way (to get somewhere); (surname, given name) Yukimichi
To walk in the way, follow the Buddha-truth; to make procession round an image, especially of the Buddha, with the right shoulder towards it.

道諦


道谛

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dào dì
    dao4 di4
tao ti
 doutai / dotai
    どうたい
{Buddh} (See 四諦) truth of the way to the cessation of suffering
mārga, the dogma of the path leading to the extinction of passion, the fourth of the four axioms, i.e. the eightfold noble path, v. 八聖道.

八正道

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bā zhèng dào
    ba1 zheng4 dao4
pa cheng tao
 hasshōdō
    はっしょうどう

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The Noble Eightfold Path
the Eight-fold Noble Way (Buddhism)
(Buddhist term) noble eightfold path
(八正道分) Āryamārga. The eight right or correct ways, the "eightfold noble path" for the arhat to nirvāṇa; also styled 八道船, 八正門, 八由行, 八游行, 八聖道支, 八道行, 八直行, 八直道. The eight are: (1) 正見Samyag-dṛṣṭi, correct views in regard to the Four Axioms, and freedom from the common delusion. (2) 正思 Samyak-saṁkalpa, correct thought and purpose. (3) 正語 Samyag-vāc, correct speech, avoidance of false and idle talk. (4) 正業 Samyak-karmānta, correct deed, or conduct, getting rid of all improper action so as to dwell in purity. (5) 正命 Smnyag-ājīva, correct livelihood or occupation, avoiding the five immoral occupations. (6) 正精進 Samyag-vyāyāma, correct zeal, or energy in uninterrupted progress in the way of nirvāṇa. (7) 正念 Samyak-smṛti, correct remembrance, or memory, which retains the true and excludes the false. (8) 正定 Samyak-samadhi, correct meditation, absorption, or abstraction. The 正 means of course Buddhist orthodoxy, anything contrary to this being 邪 or heterodox, and wrong.

空手道

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kōng shǒu dào
    kong1 shou3 dao4
k`ung shou tao
    kung shou tao
 karatedou / karatedo
    からてどう

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Karate-Do
karate
the way of karate; karate

五斗米道

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wǔ dǒu mǐ dào
    wu3 dou3 mi3 dao4
wu tou mi tao
 gotobeidou / gotobedo
    ごとべいどう

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The Way of Five Pecks of Rice
Way of the Five Pecks of Rice (Taoist movement); Way of the Celestial Master
(hist) (See 天師道) Way of the Five Pecks of Rice (ancient Chinese Daoist movement later known as The Way of the Celestial Masters)

辛酸甘苦

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 shinsankanku
    しんさんかんく

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Hardships and Joys
(yoji) hardships and joys; tasting the sweets and bitters of life; being well-versed in the ways of the world (having seen much of life)

釋迦牟尼


释迦牟尼

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shì jiā móu ní
    shi4 jia1 mou2 ni2
shih chia mou ni
 Shakamuni

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Shakyamuni / The Buddha
Shakyamuni (Sanskrit for "the Sage of the Shakyas", i.e. the Buddha, Siddhartha Gautama)
釋迦文 (釋迦文尼); 釋伽文 Śākyamuni, the saint of the Śākya tribe. muni is saint, holy man, sage, ascetic monk; it is: intp. as 仁 benevolent, charitable, kind, also as 寂默 one who dwells in seclusion. After '500 or 550' previous incarnations, Śākyamuni finally attained to the state of Bodhisattva, was born in the Tuṣita heaven, and descended as a white elephant, through her right side, into the womb of the immaculate Māyā, the purest woman on earth; this was on the 8th day of the 4th month; next year on the 8th day of the 2nd month he was born from her right side painlessly as she stood under a tree in the Lumbinī garden. For the subsequent miraculous events v. Eitel. also the 神通遊戲經 (Lalitavistara), the 釋迦如來成道記, etc. Simpler statements say that he was born the son of Śuddhodana, of the kṣatriya caste, ruler of Kapilavastu, and Māyā his wife; that Māyā died seven days later, leaving him to be brought up by her sister Prājapati; that in due course he was married to Yaśodharā who bore him a son, Rāhula; that in search of truth he left home, became an ascetic, severely disciplined himself, and finally at 35 years of age, under a tree, realized that the way of release from the chain of rebirth and death lay not in asceticism but in moral purity; this he explained first in his four dogmas, v. 四諦 and eightfold noble way 八正道, later amplified and developed in many sermons. He founded his community on the basis of poverty, chastity, and insight or meditation, ad it became known as Buddhism, as he became known as Buddha, the enlightened. His death was probably in or near 487 B.C., a few years before that of Confucius in 479. The sacerdotal name of his family is Gautama, said to be the original name of the whole clan, Śākya being that of his branch, v. 瞿, 喬.; his personal name was Siddhārtha, or Sarvārthasiddha, v. 悉.


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gèn
    gen4
ken
 wataru
    わたる
extending all the way across; running all the way through
(given name) Wataru
cross over

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p`i
    pi
 heki
    へき
(bound form) remote; out of the way; off-center; eccentric
(noun or adjectival noun) (1) (archaism) secluded; (noun or adjectival noun) (2) (archaism) leaning to one side; (personal name) Mineo
Perverse, base, depraved; partial, prejudiced; rustic, secluded.

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    ye4
yeh
 waki
    わき
to support by the arm; to help; to promote; at the side; also pr. [yi4]
(1) armpit; under one's arm; side; flank; (2) beside; close to; near; by; (3) aside; to the side; away; out of the way; (4) off-track; off-topic; (5) deuteragonist; supporting role; (6) (abbreviation) second verse (in a linked series of poems)


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miè
    mie4
mieh
 metsu
to extinguish or put out; to go out (of a fire etc); to exterminate or wipe out; to drown
Extinguish, exterminate, destroy; a tr. of nirodha, suppression, annihilation; of nirvāṇa, blown out, extinguished, dead, perfect rest, highest felicity, etc.; and of nivṛtti, cessation, disappearance. nirodha is the third of the four axioms: 苦, 集, 滅, 道 pain, its focussing, its cessation (or cure), the way of such cure. Various ideas are expressed as to the meaning of 滅, i.e. annihilation or extinction of existence; or of rebirth and mortal existence; or of the passions as the cause of pain; and it is the two latter views which generally prevail; cf. M017574 10 strokes.

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wu
 mono(p); mon; mono
    もの(P); もん; モノ
(bound form) thing; (literary) the outside world as distinct from oneself; people other than oneself
(1) thing; object; article; stuff; substance; (2) (as 〜のもの, 〜のもん) one's things; possessions; property; belongings; (3) things; something; anything; everything; nothing; (4) quality; (5) reason; the way of things; (6) (kana only) (formal noun often used as 〜ものだ) used to emphasize emotion, judgment, etc.; used to indicate a common occurrence in the past (after a verb in past tense); used to indicate a general tendency; used to indicate something that should happen; (suffix noun) (7) (kana only) item classified as ...; item related to ...; work in the genre of ...; (suffix noun) (8) cause of ...; cause for ...; (prefix) (9) (もの only) (See 物寂しい・ものさびしい) somehow; somewhat; for some reason; (prefix) (10) (もの only) (See 物珍しい・ものめずらしい) really; truly; (surname) Mono
Thing, things in general, beings, living beings, matters; "substance," cf. 陀羅驃 dravya.


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xié
    xie2
hsieh
 wakihama
    わきはま
variant of 脅|胁[xie2]
(1) armpit; under one's arm; side; flank; (2) beside; close to; near; by; (3) aside; to the side; away; out of the way; (4) off-track; off-topic; (5) deuteragonist; supporting role; (6) (abbreviation) second verse (in a linked series of poems); (adj-no,n-adv,n-t) (1) side; edge; beside; besides; nearby; (adverbial noun) (2) (kana only) while (doing); in addition to; at the same time; (surname) Wakihama
The ribs, flanks, sides; forceful, to coerce.

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    ye4
yeh
 eki
    わき
armpit; (biology) axilla; (botany) axil; Taiwan pr. [yi4]
(1) armpit; under one's arm; side; flank; (2) beside; close to; near; by; (3) aside; to the side; away; out of the way; (4) off-track; off-topic; (5) deuteragonist; supporting role; (6) (abbreviation) second verse (in a linked series of poems)
armpit


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ti
 tai
    たい
to examine; truth (Buddhism)
{Buddh} satya; truth; (given name) Tai
To judge, examine into, investigate, used in Buddhism for satya, a truth, a dogma, an axiom; applied to the āryasatyāni, the four dogmas, or noble truths, of 苦, 集, 滅, and 道 suffering, (the cause of its) assembly, the ( possibility of its cure, or) extinction, and the way (to extinction), i.e. the eightfold noble path, v. 四諦 and 八聖道. There are other categories of 諦, e.g. (2) 眞 and 俗 Reality in contrast with ordinary ideas of things; (3) 空, 假 and 中 q.v. (6) by the 勝論宗; and(8) by the 法相宗.; Two forms of statement: (a) 俗諦 saṃvṛti-satya, also called 世諦, 世俗諦, 覆俗諦, 覆諦, meaning common or ordinary statement, as if phenomena were real; (b) 眞諦 paramartha-satya, also called 第一諦, 勝義諦, meaning the correct dogma or averment of the enlightened. Another definition is 王法 and 佛法, royal law and Buddha law.


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shǎn
    shan3
shan
 sen
    せん
to dodge; to duck out of the way; to beat it; shaken (by a fall); to sprain; to pull a muscle; lightning; spark; a flash; to flash (across one's mind); to leave behind; (Internet slang) (of a display of affection) "dazzlingly" saccharine
(female given name) Sen
Flash; get out of the way.

ちな

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 china
    ちな
(conjunction) (abbreviation) (net-sl) (See ちなみに) by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing; (female given name) China

一周

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yī zhōu
    yi1 zhou1
i chou
 isshuu / isshu
    いっしゅう
one week; all the way around; a whole cycle
(n,vs,vi) one round; one circuit; one revolution; one lap; one turn; (personal name) Kazumasa

一直

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yī zhí
    yi1 zhi2
i chih
 icchoku
    いっちょく
straight (in a straight line); continuously; always; all the way through
{baseb} lining out to first base; (given name) Kazunao

一路

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yī lù
    yi1 lu4
i lu
 ichiro
    いちろ
the whole journey; all the way; going the same way; going in the same direction; of the same kind
(adverb) (1) straight; directly; (2) voyage; journey; straight road; (given name) Kazuro

一遍

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yī biàn
    yi1 bian4
i pien
 ippen
    いっぺん
one time (all the way through); once through
(n,adv) (1) (kana only) (See 一遍に・1) once; one time; (suffix noun) (2) (kana only) (after a noun) (See 正直一遍,義理一遍) exclusively; only; alone; (given name) Ippen
Once, one recital of Buddha's name, or of a sūtra, or magic formula; style of 智眞 Zhizhen, founder of the 時宗 Ji-shū (Japan)..

一道

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yī dào
    yi1 dao4
i tao
 ichidou / ichido
    いちどう
together
one road; ray (of hope); (given name) Kazumichi
One way, the one way; the way of deliverance from mortality, the Mahāyāna. Yidao, a learned monk of the Pure-land sect.

三漏

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sān lòu
    san1 lou4
san lou
 sanro
The three affluents that feed the stream of mortality, or transmigration: 欲 desire; 有 (material, or phenomenal) existence; 無明 ignorance (of the way of escape). 涅槃經 22.

世情

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shì qíng
    shi4 qing2
shih ch`ing
    shih ching
 sejou / sejo
    せじょう
worldly affairs; the ways of the world
the ways of the world; human nature

世態


世态

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shì tài
    shi4 tai4
shih t`ai
    shih tai
 setai; seitai / setai; setai
    せたい; せいたい
the ways of the world; social behavior
state of society; social conditions; order of the world

世相

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shì xiàng
    shi4 xiang4
shih hsiang
 sesou / seso
    せそう
the ways of the world
social conditions; phase of life; (sign of) the times; state of society
World-state, or condition; appearances, phenomena.

世路

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shì lù
    shi4 lu4
shih lu
 seiro; sero / sero; sero
    せいろ; せろ
path of life; the world
The ways, or procedure, of the world: the phenomenal.

世道

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shì dào
    shi4 dao4
shih tao
 toshimichi
    としみち
the ways of the world; the morals of the time
(personal name) Toshimichi
worldly ways

中宿

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 nakayado
    なかやど
(1) (archaism) inn where one rests on the way; (2) (archaism) (See 出合い宿) inn that serves as a meeting place for lovers; (3) (archaism) (See 引き手茶屋) inn that introduces clients to prostitutes; (surname) Nakasuka

二俣

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 futamata
    ふたまた
(noun - becomes adjective with の) (1) bifurcation; (2) parting of the ways; (3) (colloquialism) two-timing; (place-name, surname) Futamata

二叉

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 futamata
    ふたまた
(noun - becomes adjective with の) (1) bifurcation; (2) parting of the ways; (3) (colloquialism) two-timing; (surname) Futamata

二股

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 futamata
    ふたまた
(noun - becomes adjective with の) (1) bifurcation; (2) parting of the ways; (3) (colloquialism) two-timing; (place-name, surname) Futamata

使途

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 shito
    しと
purpose for which money is spent; the way money is spent; how goods are used

修道

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xiū dào
    xiu1 dao4
hsiu tao
 shuudou / shudo
    しゅうどう
to practice Daoism
(n,vs,vi) learning; studying the fine arts; (given name) Nagamichi
To cultivate the way of religion; be religious; the way of self-cultivation. In the Hīnayāna the stage from anāgāmin to arhat; in Mahāyāna one of the bodhisattva stages.

倒死

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 toushi / toshi
    とうし
dying by the wayside

元龍


元龙

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yuán lóng
    yuan2 long2
yüan lung
one that has achieved the way; emperor

先導


先导

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xiān dǎo
    xian1 dao3
hsien tao
 sendou / sendo
    せんどう
to lead the way; guide; forerunner; pioneer
(noun, transitive verb) guidance; leadership; leading the way
guide

先鞭

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xiān biān
    xian1 bian1
hsien pien
 senben
    せんべん
to be the first; to lead the way
initiative; pioneering

入道

see styles
rù dào
    ru4 dao4
ju tao
 nyuudou / nyudo
    にゅうどう
to enter the Way; to become a Daoist
(1) {Buddh} entering the priesthood; priest; monk; (2) man with a shaven head; (3) bald-headed monster; (given name) Nyūdō
To become a monk, 出家入道; to leave home and enter the Way.

出掛

see styles
 degake
    でがけ
    dekake
    でかけ
(irregular okurigana usage) (n,adv) (1) (being) about to start out; (being) about to leave; (2) having just left; (being) on the way

制門


制门

see styles
zhì mén
    zhi4 men2
chih men
 seimon
The way or method of discipline, contrasted with the 化門, i. e. of teaching, both methods used by the Buddha, hence called 化制二門.

化誘


化诱

see styles
huà yòu
    hua4 you4
hua yu
 keyū
To convert and entice (into the way of truth).

化道

see styles
huà dào
    hua4 dao4
hua tao
 kedō
The way of conversion, transformation, or development; also 教道.

北枕

see styles
běi zhěn
    bei3 zhen3
pei chen
 kitamakura; kitamakura
    きたまくら; キタマクラ
(1) lying with one's head to the north (trad. position for dead bodies; taboo for sleeping); (2) (kana only) brown-lined puffer (species of pufferfish, Canthigaster rivulata)
The northern pillow, i. e. Śākyamuni, when dying, pillowed his head to the north, pointing the way for the extension of his doctrine.

十問


十问

see styles
shí wèn
    shi2 wen4
shih wen
 jūmon
The ten questions to the Buddha, put into the mouth of Vajrapāṇi, which, with the answers given, form the basis of the 大日經. What is (or are) (1) the nature of the bodhi-mind? (2) its form or forms? (3) the mental stages requisite to attainment? (4) the difference between them? (5) the time required? (6) the character of the merits attained? (7) the activities or practices necessary? (8) the way of such practices? (9) the condition of the uncultivated and cultivated mind? (10) the difference between it and that of the follower of Yoga?

半路

see styles
bàn lù
    ban4 lu4
pan lu
halfway; midway; on the way

去路

see styles
qù lù
    qu4 lu4
ch`ü lu
    chü lu
the way one is following; outlet

口氣


口气

see styles
kǒu qì
    kou3 qi4
k`ou ch`i
    kou chi
tone of voice; the way one speaks; manner of expression; tone

吃法

see styles
chī fǎ
    chi1 fa3
ch`ih fa
    chih fa
way of eating; how something is eaten; how a dish is prepared; the way a dish is to be cooked

唱喏

see styles
chàng rě
    chang4 re3
ch`ang je
    chang je
(old) to bow and utter polite phrases; to open the way (for a dignitary etc)

商鞅

see styles
shāng yāng
    shang1 yang1
shang yang
 shouou / shoo
    しょうおう
Shang Yang (c. 390-338 BC), legalist philosopher and statesman of the state of Qin 秦國|秦国[Qin2 guo2], whose reforms paved the way for the eventual unification of the Chinese empire by the Qin dynasty 秦朝|秦朝[Qin2 chao2]
(given name) Shouou

問路


问路

see styles
wèn lù
    wen4 lu4
wen lu
to ask for directions; to ask the way (to some place)

問道


问道

see styles
wèn dào
    wen4 dao4
wen tao
to ask the way; to ask

喝道

see styles
hè dào
    he4 dao4
ho tao
to shout (i.e. to say in a loud voice) (usually followed by the words shouted); (old) (of yamen bailiffs etc) to walk ahead of an official, shouting at pedestrians to clear the way

嚮導


向导

see styles
xiàng dǎo
    xiang4 dao3
hsiang tao
 kyoudou / kyodo
    きょうどう
guide
(noun, transitive verb) (1) (form) guidance; leading (the way); taking point; conducting; (2) (form) leader; guide; (3) {mil} guide

四眞

see styles
sì zhēn
    si4 zhen1
ssu chen
 shishin
(四眞諦) The four noble truths, v. 四諦 (四聖諦) , i. e. 苦, 集, 滅, 道 pain, its location, its cessation, the way of cure.

四等

see styles
sì děng
    si4 deng3
ssu teng
 shitō
The four virtues which a Buddha out of his infinite heart manifests equally to all; also called 四無量 q. w. They are: 慈悲喜捨 maitrī, karuṇā, muditā, upekṣā, i. e. kindness, pity, joy and indifference, or 護 protection. Another group is 字語法身, i. e. 字 that all Buddhas have the same title or titles; 語 speak the same language; 法 proclaim the same truth; and 身 have each the threefold body, or trikāya. A third group is 諸法 all things are equally included in the bhūtatathatā; 發心 the mind-nature being universal, its field of action is universal; 道等 the way or method is also universal; therefore 慈悲 the mercy (of the Buddhas) is universal for all.

因に

see styles
 chinamini
    ちなみに
(conjunction) (kana only) by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing

因道

see styles
yīn dào
    yin1 dao4
yin tao
 indō
The way, or principle, of causation.

塞く

see styles
 fusagu
    ふさぐ
(transitive verb) (1) to stop up; to close up; to block (up); to plug up; to shut up; to cover (ears, eyes, etc.); to close (eyes, mouth); (transitive verb) (2) to stand in the way; to obstruct; (transitive verb) (3) to occupy; to fill up; to take up; (transitive verb) (4) to perform one's role; to do one's duty; (v5g,vi) (5) (See 鬱ぐ・ふさぐ) to feel depressed; to be in low spirits; to mope

壅ぐ

see styles
 fusagu
    ふさぐ
(transitive verb) (1) to stop up; to close up; to block (up); to plug up; to shut up; to cover (ears, eyes, etc.); to close (eyes, mouth); (2) to stand in the way; to obstruct; (3) to occupy; to fill up; to take up; (4) to perform one's role; to do one's duty; (Godan verb with "gu" ending) (5) to feel depressed; to mope

子持

see styles
 komochi
    こもち
(1) parenthood; parent or someone with children on the way (esp. an expecting mother); (2) (of a fish) containing roe (eggs); (place-name) Komochi

実は

see styles
 jitsuha
    じつは
(exp,adv) as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly

專精


专精

see styles
zhuān jīng
    zhuan1 jing1
chuan ching
 senshō
Solely and purely (to advance in the Way).

對了


对了

see styles
duì le
    dui4 le5
tui le
Correct!; Oh, that's right, ... (when one suddenly remembers something one wanted to mention); Oh, by the way, ...

導く

see styles
 michibiku
    みちびく
(transitive verb) (1) to guide; to lead; to show the way; to conduct; (transitive verb) (2) (See 方程式を導く) to derive; to deduce

導引


导引

see styles
dǎo yǐn
    dao3 yin3
tao yin
 douin / doin
    どういん
same as 引導|引导[yin3 dao3]; Dao Yin, Daoist exercises involving breathing, stretching and self-massage
(1) guidance; showing the way; (2) (See あん摩・あんま・1) massage; (3) tao yin; Taoist Neigong; Taoist exercises
To lead.

崖限

see styles
yá xiàn
    ya2 xian4
ya hsien
cliff barring the way; fig. brick wall

師古


师古

see styles
shī gǔ
    shi1 gu3
shih ku
following the ways of old; in imitation of ancient style

帰途

see styles
 kito
    きと
(noun - becomes adjective with の) on the way back; returning

帶路


带路

see styles
dài lù
    dai4 lu4
tai lu
to lead the way; to guide; to show the way; (fig.) to instruct

常情

see styles
cháng qíng
    chang2 qing2
ch`ang ch`ing
    chang ching
common sense; the way people usually feel about things

常道

see styles
cháng dào
    chang2 dao4
ch`ang tao
    chang tao
 joudou / jodo
    じょうどう
normal and proper practice; conventional practice; common occurrence
normal practice; proper practice; (surname, given name) Tsunemichi
Eternal Tao; the way of eternity; regular ways, the regulation path.

幻門


幻门

see styles
huàn mén
    huan4 men2
huan men
 genmon
The ways or methods of illusion, or of bodhisattva transformation.

引路

see styles
yǐn lù
    yin3 lu4
yin lu
to guide; to show the way

引領


引领

see styles
yǐn lǐng
    yin3 ling3
yin ling
to crane one's neck; to await eagerly; to lead; to show the way

彼岸

see styles
bǐ àn
    bi3 an4
pi an
 higan
    ひがん
the other shore; (Buddhism) paramita
(1) equinoctial week (when Buddhist services are held); (2) (abbreviation) (See 彼岸会) Buddhist services during the equinoctial week; (3) {Buddh} (See 此岸) nirvana; (4) (form) opposite bank; opposite shore; shore on the other side
波羅 parā, yonder shore i. e. nirvāṇa. The saṃsāra life of reincarnation is 此岸 this shore; the stream of karma is 中流 the stream between the one shore and the other. Metaphor for an end to any affair. pāramitā (an incorrect etymology, no doubt old) is the way to reach the other shore.; The other shore; nirvāṇa.

得道

see styles
dé dào
    de2 dao4
te tao
 tokudou / tokudo
    とくどう
to achieve the Dao; to become an immortal
(noun/participle) attaining salvation; (given name) Noriyori
To obtain the way, or the religion; by obedience to the commandments, practice of meditation, and knowledge, to attain enlightenment.

徧計


徧计

see styles
biàn jì
    bian4 ji4
pien chi
 henge
parakalpita. Counting everything as real, the way of the unenlightened.

惑趣

see styles
huò qù
    huo4 qu4
huo ch`ü
    huo chü
 wakushu
The way or direction of illusion, delusive objective, intp. as deluded in fundamental principles.

成道

see styles
chéng dào
    cheng2 dao4
ch`eng tao
    cheng tao
 joudou / jodo
    じょうどう
to reach illumination (Buddhism)
(n,vs,vi) completing the path to becoming a Buddha (by attaining enlightenment); (personal name) Narumichi
To attain the Way, or become enlightened, e.g. the Buddha under the bodhi tree.

戒門


戒门

see styles
jiè mén
    jie4 men2
chieh men
 kaimon
The way or method of the commandments or rules: obedience to the commandments as a way of salvation.

所で

see styles
 tokorode
    ところで
(conjunction) (1) (kana only) by the way; incidentally; (conjunction) (2) (after the plain past form of a verb) even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how)

拓く

see styles
 hiraku
    ひらく
(transitive verb) (See 開く・ひらく・9) to open (e.g. path); to clear (the way); to break up (e.g. land)

指引

see styles
zhǐ yǐn
    zhi3 yin3
chih yin
to guide; to show; to point (the way); directions; guidance; guidelines

擋路


挡路

see styles
dǎng lù
    dang3 lu4
tang lu
to be in the way; to block the path

攔住


拦住

see styles
lán zhù
    lan2 zhu4
lan chu
to stop; to bar the way

改口

see styles
gǎi kǒu
    gai3 kou3
kai k`ou
    kai kou
 kaikuchi
    かいくち
to change one's tune; to modify one's previous remark; to change the way one addresses sb (as when one marries and starts to call one's husband's parents 爸爸[ba4 ba5] and 媽媽|妈妈[ma1 ma5])
(surname) Kaikuchi

教道

see styles
jiào dào
    jiao4 dao4
chiao tao
 norimichi
    のりみち
(given name) Norimichi
To teach a way, or religion; a taught way contrasted with an intuitional way; the way of teaching.

明道

see styles
míng dào
    ming2 dao4
ming tao
 meidou / medo
    めいどう
(personal name) Meidō
The bright or clear way; the way of the mantras and dhāraṇīs.

時に

see styles
 tokini
    ときに
(conjunction) (1) by the way; incidentally; (adverb) (2) sometimes; occasionally; on occasion; (adverb) (3) precisely (at that time); exactly; just (then); right (then)

智門


智门

see styles
zhì mén
    zhi4 men2
chih men
 chimon
Wisdom gate; Buddha-wisdom and Buddha-pity are the two gates or ways through which Buddhism expresses itself: the way of enlightenment directed to the self, and the way of pity directed to others.

有様

see styles
 ariyou / ariyo
    ありよう
    arisama
    ありさま
state; condition; circumstances; the way things are or should be; truth

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