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因みに

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

在り方

see styles
 arikata
    ありかた
(1) the way something ought to be; (2) the (current) state of things; how things are

地均し

see styles
 jinarashi
    じならし
(noun/participle) ground levelling (leveling); laying groundwork; smoothing the way

天師道

see styles
 tenshidou / tenshido
    てんしどう
(hist) (See 五斗米道) Way of the Celestial Masters (ancient Chinese Daoist movement orig. known as The Way of the Five Pecks of Rice)

子持ち

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)

寄り道

see styles
 yorimichi
    よりみち
(noun/participle) dropping in on the way; breaking one's journey; making a stopover; going out of one's way

帰り路

see styles
 kaerimichi
    かえりみち
the way back or home; return trip

帰り道

see styles
 kaerimichi
    かえりみち
the way back or home; return trip

成立ち

see styles
 naritachi
    なりたち
(1) the way in which something came about; origin; (2) structure; organization; the way something is constructed

戻り道

see styles
 modorimichi
    もどりみち
the way back

有り方

see styles
 arikata
    ありかた
(irregular kanji usage) (1) the way something ought to be; (2) the (current) state of things; how things are

有り様

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

有漏道

see styles
yǒu lòu dào
    you3 lou4 dao4
yu lou tao
 uro dō
(or 有漏路) The way of mortal saṃsāra, in contrast with 無漏道 that of nirvāṇa.

来がけ

see styles
 kigake
    きがけ
on the way here

来掛け

see styles
 kigake
    きがけ
on the way here

求道者

see styles
qiú dào zhě
    qiu2 dao4 zhe3
ch`iu tao che
    chiu tao che
 kyuudousha; gudousha / kyudosha; gudosha
    きゅうどうしゃ; ぐどうしゃ
seeker after truth; one who seeks the way
religious practitioner

法明道

see styles
fǎ míng dào
    fa3 ming2 dao4
fa ming tao
 hōmyō dō
The wisdom of the pure heart which illumines the Way of all Buddhas.

流轉門


流转门

see styles
liú zhuǎn mén
    liu2 zhuan3 men2
liu chuan men
 ruten mon
The way of transmigration, as contrasted with 滅門 that of nirvāṇa.

無學道


无学道

see styles
wú xué dào
    wu2 xue2 dao4
wu hsüeh tao
 mugaku dō
The way of the arhat, especially his attainment to complete truth and freedom from all illusion, with nothing more to learn.

無漏果


无漏果

see styles
wú lòu guǒ
    wu2 lou4 guo3
wu lou kuo
 muro ka
The result of following the way of 戒, 定, and 慧, i.e. purity, meditation, and wisdom, with liberation from the passions and from lower incarnation.

無漏法


无漏法

see styles
wú lòu fǎ
    wu2 lou4 fa3
wu lou fa
 muro hō
The way of purity, or escape from the passions and lower transmigration.

無漏道


无漏道

see styles
wú lòu dào
    wu2 lou4 dao4
wu lou tao
 muro dō
The way of purity, or deliverance from the passions, i.e. 戒定慧 supra; the fourth of the four dogmas 滅 cessation, or annihilation of suffering.

無礙人


无碍人

see styles
wú ài rén
    wu2 ai4 ren2
wu ai jen
 muge nin
The unhindered one, the Buddha, who unbarred the way to nirvāṇa, which releases from all limitations; the omnipresent one; the one who realizes nirvāṇa-truth.

然れば

see styles
 shikareba
    しかれば
(conjunction) (1) (dated) (kana only) therefore; thus; so; (conjunction) (2) (archaism) well, then; by the way

煩惱道


烦恼道

see styles
fán nǎo dào
    fan2 nao3 dao4
fan nao tao
 bonnō dō
The way of temptation, or passion, in producing bad karma.

畜生道

see styles
chù shēng dào
    chu4 sheng1 dao4
ch`u sheng tao
    chu sheng tao
 chikushoudou / chikushodo
    ちくしょうどう
(1) {Buddh} (See 六道) animal realm; (2) unforgivable action; indefensible lifestyle; (3) incest
畜生趣 The way, destiny, or gati of rebirth as animals, cf. 六道; 六趣.

老江湖

see styles
lǎo jiāng hú
    lao3 jiang1 hu2
lao chiang hu
a much-travelled person, well acquainted with the ways of the world

聖道門


圣道门

see styles
shèng dào mén
    sheng4 dao4 men2
sheng tao men
 shōdō mon
The ordinary schools of the way of holiness by the processes of devotion, in contrast with immediate salvation by faith in Amitābha.

苦法智

see styles
kǔ fǎ zhì
    ku3 fa3 zhi4
k`u fa chih
    ku fa chih
 kuhocchi
The knowledge of the law of suffering and the way of release, one of the 八智. 苦法智忍 q. v.

菩薩行


菩萨行

see styles
pú sà xíng
    pu2 sa4 xing2
p`u sa hsing
    pu sa hsing
 bosatsu gyō
The way or discipline of the bodhisattva, 自利利他, i.e. to benefit self and benefit others, leading to Buddhahood.

裏かく

see styles
 urakaku
    うらかく
(exp,v5k) (rare) to pierce something all the way through (with a lance, arrow, etc.)

解脫道


解脱道

see styles
jiě tuō dào
    jie3 tuo1 dao4
chieh t`o tao
    chieh to tao
 gedatsu dō
The way or doctrine of liberation, Buddhism.

足纏い

see styles
 ashimatoi
    あしまとい
someone or something that just gets in the way; a burden

転じて

see styles
 tenjite
    てんじて
(expression) by the way; meanwhile; on the other hand; by extension

退かす

see styles
 dokasu
    どかす
(transitive verb) (kana only) to remove; to move out of the way

退ける

see styles
 dokeru
    どける
(transitive verb) (See 退ける・のける・1) to put something out of the way; to move (something, someone) aside

道案内

see styles
 michiannai
    みちあんない
(n,vs,vi) (1) guidance; showing the way; guide; (2) guidepost; signpost; waymark

道行き

see styles
 michiyuki
    みちゆき
(1) going down the road; travelling; traveling; (2) lyric composition describing scenery a traveler sees on the way (traveller); (3) eloping

道類智


道类智

see styles
dào lèi zhì
    dao4 lei4 zhi4
tao lei chih
 dōrui chi
The wisdom obtained through insight into the way of release in the upper realms of form and formlessness; one of the 八智.

開かる

see styles
 hadakaru
    はだかる
(v5r,vi) (1) (kana only) to be separated (of clothing); to be exposed; to be wide open; (v5r,vi) (2) (kana only) (See 立ちはだかる・1) to stand with one's limbs apart; to block the way

開道者


开道者

see styles
kāi dào zhě
    kai1 dao4 zhe3
k`ai tao che
    kai tao che
 kaidōsha
The Way-opener, Buddha; anyone who opens the way, or truth.

阿彌陀


阿弥陀

see styles
ā mí tuó
    a1 mi2 tuo2
a mi t`o
    a mi to
 Amida
    あみだ
(out-dated kanji) (1) (Buddhist term) Amitabha (Buddha); Amida; (2) (kana only) (abbreviation) ghostleg lottery; ladder lottery; lottery in which participants trace a line across a lattice pattern to determine the winner; (3) (kana only) (abbreviation) wearing a hat pushed back on one's head
(阿彌) amita, boundless, infinite; tr. by 無量 immeasurable. The Buddha of infinite qualities, known as 阿彌陀婆 (or 阿彌陀佛) Amitābha, tr. 無量光 boundless light; 阿彌陀廋斯Amitāyus, tr. 無量壽 boundless age, or life; and among the esoteric sects Amṛta 甘露 (甘露王) sweet-dew (king). An imaginary being unknown to ancient Buddhism, possibly of Persian or Iranian origin, who has eclipsed the historical Buddha in becoming the most popular divinity in the Mahāyāna pantheon. His name indicates an idealization rather than an historic personality, the idea of eternal light and life. The origin and date of the concept are unknown, but he has always been associated with the west, where in his Paradise, Suikhāvatī, the Western Pure Land, he receives to unbounded happiness all who call upon his name (cf. the Pure Lands 淨土 of Maitreya and Akṣobhya). This is consequent on his forty-eight vows, especially the eighteenth, in which he vows to refuse Buddhahood until he has saved all living beings to his Paradise, except those who had committed the five unpardonable sins, or were guilty of blasphemy against the Faith. While his Paradise is theoretically only a stage on the way to rebirth in the final joys of nirvana, it is popularly considered as the final resting-place of those who cry na-mo a-mi-to-fo, or blessed be, or adoration to, Amita Buddha. The 淨土 Pure-land (Jap. Jōdo) sect is especially devoted to this cult, which arises chiefly out of the Sukhāvatīvyūha, but Amita is referred to in many other texts and recognized, with differing interpretations and emphasis, by the other sects. Eitel attributes the first preaching of the dogma to 'a priest from Tokhara' in A. D.147, and says that Faxian and Xuanzang make no mention of the cult. But the Chinese pilgrim 慧日Huiri says he found it prevalent in India 702-719. The first translation of the Amitāyus Sutra, circa A.D. 223-253, had disappeared when the Kaiyuan catalogue was compiled A.D. 730. The eighteenth vow occurs in the tr. by Dharmarakṣa A.D. 308. With Amita is closely associated Avalokiteśvara, who is also considered as his incarnation, and appears crowned with, or bearing the image of Amita. In the trinity of Amita, Avalokiteśvara appears on his left and Mahāsthāmaprāpta on his right. Another group, of five, includes Kṣitigarbha and Nāgārjuna, the latter counted as the second patriarch of the Pure Land sect. One who calls on the name of Amitābha is styled 阿彌陀聖 a saint of Amitābha. Amitābha is one of the Five 'dhyāni buddhas' 五佛, q.v. He has many titles, amongst which are the following twelve relating to him as Buddha of light, also his title of eternal life: 無量光佛Buddha of boundless light; 無邊光佛 Buddha of unlimited light; 無礙光佛 Buddha of irresistible light; 無對光佛 Buddha of incomparable light; 燄王光佛 Buddha of yama or flame-king light; 淸淨光佛 Buddha of pure light; 歡喜光佛 Buddha of joyous light; 智慧光佛 Buddha of wisdom light; 不斷光佛 Buddha of unending light; 難思光佛 Buddha of inconceivable light; 無稱光佛Buddha of indescribable light; 超日月光佛 Buddha of light surpassing that of sun and moon; 無量壽 Buddha of boundless age. As buddha he has, of course, all the attributes of a buddha, including the trikāya, or 法報化身, about which in re Amita there are differences of opinion in the various schools. His esoteric germ-letter is hrīḥ, and he has specific manual-signs. Cf. 阿彌陀經, of which with commentaries there are numerous editions.

除ける

see styles
 yokeru
    よける
    nokeru
    のける
(transitive verb) (1) to avoid (physical contact with); (Ichidan verb) (2) to ward off; to avert; (transitive verb) (1) to put something out of the way; to move (something, someone) aside; (2) to remove; to exclude; to take away; (3) to set aside; to keep apart; (4) to remove (someone) from the group; to shun; (v1,aux-v) (5) (kana only) to do well despite difficulties; to accomplish despite adversity; (6) (kana only) to do resolutely; to do boldly

露払い

see styles
 tsuyuharai
    つゆはらい
(n,vs,vi) (1) person who clears the way for a high-ranking person, procession, etc.; outrider; harbinger; forerunner; (n,vs,vi) (2) opening performer; (3) {sumo} sumo wrestler who leads a yokozuna at his ring-entering ceremony

お邪魔虫

see styles
 ojamamushi
    おじゃまむし
someone who gets in the way without serving any useful purpose; fly in the ointment; buttinsky; third wheel

ずーっと

see styles
 zuutto / zutto
    ずーっと
(adverb) (1) continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; all along; the whole time; all the way; (2) much (better, etc.); by far; far and away; (3) far away; long ago; (4) direct; straight

その足で

see styles
 sonoashide
    そのあしで
(adverb) straight (from one place to another); going right onto; on the way; simultaneously; incidentally; directly; at once

て言うか

see styles
 teiuka; teyuuka; teyuuka / teuka; teyuka; teyuka
    ていうか; てゆうか; てゆーか
(exp,conj) (1) (colloquialism) (kana only) (See と言うか) or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean; (exp,conj) (2) (colloquialism) (kana only) by the way

フロック

see styles
 burokku
    ブロック
(noun/participle) (1) blocking (e.g. the way); obstructing; (2) block (lump of something (usu. square), area of town, etc.); (noun/participle) (3) {comp} block; physical record (e.g. on magnetic tape); (4) concrete block; (noun/participle) (5) blocking (from view, esp. of websites, on social media, etc.); (noun/participle) (6) {sports} blocking (a blow); (place-name) Plock

ほるほる

see styles
 horuhoru
    ほるほる
(1) ahem (kor:); (2) (onomatopoeic or mimetic word) (slang) (derogatory term) self-satisfied laugh; allegedly from the way that Koreans laugh in Internet dialogues

わかれ道

see styles
 wakaremichi
    わかれみち
branch; forked road; crossroads; branch road; parting of the ways; turning point

一道法門


一道法门

see styles
yī dào fǎ mén
    yi1 dao4 fa3 men2
i tao fa men
 ichidōhōmon
The "a' school (Shingon) which takes a as the alpha (and even omega) of all wisdom; the way by which all escape mortality.

一魔萬箭


一魔万箭

see styles
yī mó wàn jiàn
    yi1 mo2 wan4 jian4
i mo wan chien
 ichima mansen
One demon a myriad arrows, i.e. to listen to one Māra-temptation opens the way for a myriad Māra-arrows.

三善知識


三善知识

see styles
sān shàn zhī shì
    san1 shan4 zhi1 shi4
san shan chih shih
 san zenchishiki
The three types of friends with whom to be intimate, i.e. a teacher (of the Way), a fellow-endeavourer and encourager, and a patron who supports by gifts (dānapati).

三百由旬

see styles
sān bǎi yóu xún
    san1 bai3 you2 xun2
san pai yu hsün
 sanbyaku yujun
The 300 yojanas parable of the Magic City, erected by a leader who feared that his people would become weary and return; i.e. Hīnayāna nirvāṇa, a temporary rest on the way to the real land of precious things, or true nirvāṇa; v. 法華化城品.

三種悔法


三种悔法

see styles
sān zhǒng huǐ fǎ
    san1 zhong3 hui3 fa3
san chung hui fa
 sanshu kehō
(or 三種懺法) Three modes of repentance: (a) 無生悔 to meditate on the way to prevent wrong thoughts and delusions; (b) 取相悔 to seek the presence of the Buddha to rid one of sinful thoughts and passions; (c) 作法懺 in proper form to confess one's breach of the rules before the Buddha and seek remission.

世の習い

see styles
 yononarai
    よのならい
(expression) the way of the world; common occurrence

九種大禪


九种大禅

see styles
jiǔ zhǒng dà chán
    jiu3 zhong3 da4 chan2
chiu chung ta ch`an
    chiu chung ta chan
 kushu daizen
The nine kinds of Mahāyāna dhyāna for bodhisattvas, given in the 菩薩地持經 6 and in other works; they are associated with the patience 忍 pāramitā and with the dhyāna of the super-realms. The nine are meditations: (1) 自性禪 on the original nature of things, or mind as the real nature, from which all things derive; (2) 一切禪 on achieving the development of self and all others to the utmost; (3) 難禪 on the difficulties of certain dhyāna conditions; (4) 一切禪 on the entrance to all the (superior) dhyāna conditions; (5) 善人禪 on the good; (6) 一切行禪 on all Mahāyāna practices and actions; (7) 除煩惱禪 on ridding all sufferers from the miseries of passion and delusion; (8) 此世他世樂禪 on the way to bring joy to all people both in this life and hereafter; (9) 淸淨淨禪 on perfect purity in the termination of all delusion and distress and the obtaining of perfect enlightenment.

予定調和

see styles
 yoteichouwa / yotechowa
    よていちょうわ
(1) {phil} pre-established harmony (Leibniz theory); harmonie préétablie; (2) (events) proceeding in a predictable fashion; turning out the way everyone expected; convention

事與願違


事与愿违

see styles
shì yǔ yuàn wéi
    shi4 yu3 yuan4 wei2
shih yü yüan wei
things turn out contrary to the way one wishes (idiom)

二尊二教

see styles
èr zūn èr jiào
    er4 zun1 er4 jiao4
erh tsun erh chiao
 nison nikyō
The two honored ones (Śākyamuni and Amitābha) as teacher and saviour, with reference to the teaching of the way of salvation of the first, and the consequent saving vows of the second.

人情世故

see styles
rén qíng shì gù
    ren2 qing2 shi4 gu4
jen ch`ing shih ku
    jen ching shih ku
worldly wisdom; the ways of the world; to know how to get on in the world

仕事ぶり

see styles
 shigotoburi
    しごとぶり
the way one works

仕事帰り

see styles
 shigotogaeri
    しごとがえり
(adverb) going home from work; on the way home from work

仕事振り

see styles
 shigotoburi
    しごとぶり
the way one works

会社帰り

see styles
 kaishagaeri
    かいしゃがえり
(n,adj-no,adv) on the way home from work; returning from work

假洋鬼子

see styles
jiǎ yáng guǐ zi
    jia3 yang2 gui3 zi5
chia yang kuei tzu
(derog.) wannabe foreigner, a Chinese person who apes the ways of foreigners

先王之道

see styles
xiān wáng zhī dào
    xian1 wang2 zhi1 dao4
hsien wang chih tao
the way of former kings

其の足で

see styles
 sonoashide
    そのあしで
(adverb) straight (from one place to another); going right onto; on the way; simultaneously; incidentally; directly; at once

出世間道


出世间道

see styles
chū shì jiān dào
    chu1 shi4 jian1 dao4
ch`u shih chien tao
    chu shih chien tao
 shusseken dō
or 出世間法. The way of leaving the world, i. e. of enlightenment, idem 菩提道; the spiritual law.

分かれ目

see styles
 wakareme
    わかれめ
(1) fork; junction; parting of the ways; (2) turning point

分かれ道

see styles
 wakaremichi
    わかれみち
branch; forked road; crossroads; branch road; parting of the ways; turning point

勤め帰り

see styles
 tsutomegaeri
    つとめがえり
(can be adjective with の) on the way home from work

問道於盲


问道于盲

see styles
wèn dào yú máng
    wen4 dao4 yu2 mang2
wen tao yü mang
lit. to ask a blind man the way (idiom); fig. to seek advice from an incompetent

在るべき

see styles
 arubeki
    あるべき
(pre-noun adjective) (kana only) ideal; desirable; the way something should be; target; goal

地ならし

see styles
 jinarashi
    じならし
(noun/participle) ground levelling (leveling); laying groundwork; smoothing the way

坊ちゃま

see styles
 bocchama
    ぼっちゃま
(1) (honorific or respectful language) (See 坊ちゃん・1) (another's) son; boy; young master; (2) (See 坊ちゃん・2) green young man from a well-to-do family; young man innocent of the ways of the world

塞翁が馬

see styles
 saiougauma / saiogauma
    さいおうがうま
(expression) (proverb) (See 人間万事塞翁が馬) the future is unpredictable; inscrutable are the ways of heaven; the irony of fate

変わり身

see styles
 kawarimi
    かわりみ
(1) change of attitude (stance, position); (2) {sumo} lightness of foot; ability to dodge out of the way of an attack

天網恢恢


天网恢恢

see styles
tiān wǎng huī huī
    tian1 wang3 hui1 hui1
t`ien wang hui hui
    tien wang hui hui
 tenmoukaikai / tenmokaikai
    てんもうかいかい
lit. heaven's net has wide meshes, but nothing escapes it (idiom, from Laozi 73); fig. the way of Heaven is fair, but the guilty will not escape; you can't run from the long arm of the law
(expression) (yoji) heaven's vengeance is slow but sure; heaven's net is wide and coarse, yet nothing slips through

学者馬鹿

see styles
 gakushabaka
    がくしゃばか
(yoji) scholar who knows but little of the ways of the world

帰りがけ

see styles
 kaerigake
    かえりがけ
(temporal noun) (1) on the way back; (2) when about to go back

帰りしな

see styles
 kaerishina
    かえりしな
(expression) (1) when about to go back; (expression) (2) on the way back; on the way home

帰り掛け

see styles
 kaerigake
    かえりがけ
(temporal noun) (1) on the way back; (2) when about to go back

弾丸登山

see styles
 dangantozan
    だんがんとざん
bullet climb; climbing a mountain (esp. Mt. Fuji) without recommended rest along the way

当世気質

see styles
 touseikatagi / tosekatagi
    とうせいかたぎ
the way of the world in our time; the frame of mind of the people nowadays

役者子供

see styles
 yakushakodomo
    やくしゃこども
(1) skilled actor who is like a child offstage; good actor who knows but little of the ways of the world; (2) (archaism) (orig. meaning) child kabuki actor

待人接物

see styles
dài rén jiē wù
    dai4 ren2 jie1 wu4
tai jen chieh wu
the way one treats people

御邪魔虫

see styles
 ojamamushi
    おじゃまむし
someone who gets in the way without serving any useful purpose; fly in the ointment; buttinsky; third wheel

恋の手管

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 koinotekuda
    こいのてくだ
(expression) wooing technique; the way to a man's (woman's) heart

恋愛指南

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 renaishinan
    れんあいしなん
instruction in the ways of love

惟神の道

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 kannagaranomichi
    かんながらのみち
    kamunagaranomichi
    かむながらのみち
the way of the gods

成り立ち

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 naritachi
    なりたち
(1) the way in which something came about; origin; (2) structure; organization; the way something is constructed

手ずれる

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 tezureru
    てずれる
(Ichidan verb) (1) to have become worn; (2) to be used to the ways of the world

手摩れる

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 tezureru
    てずれる
(Ichidan verb) (1) to have become worn; (2) to be used to the ways of the world

手擦れる

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 tezureru
    てずれる
(Ichidan verb) (1) to have become worn; (2) to be used to the ways of the world

披荊斬棘


披荆斩棘

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pī jīng zhǎn jí
    pi1 jing1 zhan3 ji2
p`i ching chan chi
    pi ching chan chi
lit. to cut one's way through thistles and thorns (idiom); fig. to overcome all obstacles on the way; to break through hardships; to blaze a new trail

接客態度

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 sekkyakutaido
    せっきゃくたいど
the way one waits on customers; service attitude

教え導く

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 oshiemichibiku
    おしえみちびく
(transitive verb) to teach (the way); to guide; to instruct; to enlighten

旗を振る

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 hataofuru
    はたをふる
(exp,v5r) (1) to wave a flag; (exp,v5r) (2) to show the way

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

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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

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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).



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