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葉城縣


叶城县

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yè chéng xiàn
    ye4 cheng2 xian4
yeh ch`eng hsien
    yeh cheng hsien
Qaghiliq nahiyisi (Kargilik county) in Kashgar prefecture 喀什地區|喀什地区[Ka1 shi2 di4 qu1], west Xinjiang

薄佉羅


薄佉罗

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bó qiā luó
    bo2 qia1 luo2
po ch`ia lo
    po chia lo
 Hakyara
Bactria (or Bukhāra), the country of the Yuezhi, described as north-west of the Himālayas.

蛤御門

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 hamagurigomon
    はまぐりごもん
(place-name) Haguri Gomon (gate on the west side of the Kyoto imperial garden)

西の丸

see styles
 nishinomaru
    にしのまる
(See 江戸城) western citadel; west wing of the Edo castle (where the heir apparent or retired shogun would live); (place-name) Nishinomaru

西北西

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 seihokusei / sehokuse
    せいほくせい
west-northwest

西南西

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 seinansei / senanse
    せいなんせい
west-southwest

西印度

see styles
xī yìn dù
    xi1 yin4 du4
hsi yin tu
West Indies (i.e. the Caribbean)

西向き

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 nishimuki
    にしむき
facing west

西回り

see styles
 nishimawari
    にしまわり
west circuit

西域記


西域记

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xī yù jì
    xi1 yu4 ji4
hsi yü chi
 Saiiki ki
Report of the regions west of Great Tang; travel record of Xuan Zang 玄奘 on his travels to Central Asia and India
大唐西域記; 西域傳 Records of Western countries, by the Tang dynasty pilgrim 玄奘 Xuanzang, in 12 juan A.D. 646-8. There was a previous 西域傳 by 彦琮 Yancong of the Sui dynasty.

西寧市


西宁市

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xī níng shì
    xi1 ning2 shi4
hsi ning shih
Xining, prefecture-level city and capital of Qinghai province 青海省[Qing1 hai3 sheng3] in west China

西山派

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xī shān pài
    xi1 shan1 pai4
hsi shan p`ai
    hsi shan pai
 seizanha / sezanha
    せいざんは
Seizan sect (of Pure Land Buddhism)
West Mountain School

西康省

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xī kāng shěng
    xi1 kang1 sheng3
hsi k`ang sheng
    hsi kang sheng
western Kham; historic province of Tibet in Kham region and west Sichuan, a province of Republic of China 1928-49 with capital Ya'an 雅安[Ya3 an1]

西廂記


西厢记

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xī xiāng jì
    xi1 xiang1 ji4
hsi hsiang chi
Romance of the West Chamber by Wang Shifu 王實甫|王实甫[Wang2 Shi2 fu3]

西海岸

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 nishikaigan
    にしかいがん
west coast; (place-name) Nishikaigan

西湖區


西湖区

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xī hú qū
    xi1 hu2 qu1
hsi hu ch`ü
    hsi hu chü
West lake district (place name); Xihu district of Hangzhou city 杭州市[Hang2 zhou1 shi4], Zhejiang; Xihu district of Nanchang city 南昌市, Jiangxi

西爪哇

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xī zhǎo wā
    xi1 zhao3 wa1
hsi chao wa
West Java, province of Indonesia

西花廳


西花厅

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xī huā tīng
    xi1 hua1 ting1
hsi hua t`ing
    hsi hua ting
Xihuating pavilion on west side on Zhongnanhai, home to 周恩來|周恩来

西遊補


西游补

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xī yóu bǔ
    xi1 you2 bu3
hsi yu pu
one of three Ming dynasty sequels to Journey to the West 西遊記|西游记

象拔蚌

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xiàng bá bàng
    xiang4 ba2 bang4
hsiang pa pang
elephant trunk clam; geoduck (Panopea abrupta), large clam with a long proboscis (native to the west coast of North America)

豬八戒


猪八戒

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zhū bā jiè
    zhu1 ba1 jie4
chu pa chieh
Zhu Bajie, character in Journey to the West 西遊記|西游记, with pig-like characteristics and armed with a muckrake; Pigsy in Arthur Waley's translation

豬悟能


猪悟能

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zhū wù néng
    zhu1 wu4 neng2
chu wu neng
Zhu Bajie 豬八戒|猪八戒[Zhu1 Ba1 jie4] or Zhu Wuneng, Pigsy or Pig (in Journey to the West)

貝寄せ

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 kaiyose
    かいよせ
west wind in the early spring (traditionally on the night of the 20th day of the second month of the lunar calendar); wind that blows seashells ashore

貝寄風

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 kaiyose
    かいよせ
west wind in the early spring (traditionally on the night of the 20th day of the second month of the lunar calendar); wind that blows seashells ashore

贍部洲


赡部洲

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shàn bù zhōu
    shan4 bu4 zhou1
shan pu chou
 senbushū
Jambudvīpa. Name of the southern of the four great continents, said to be of triangular shape, and to be called after the shape of the leaf of an immense Jambu-tree on Mount Meru, or after fine gold that is found below the tree. It is divided into four parts: south of the Himālayas by the lord of elephants, because of their number; north by the lord of horses; west by the lord of jewels; east by the lord of men. This seems to imply a region larger than India, and Eitel includes in Jambudvīpa the following countries around the Anavatapta lake and the Himālayas. North: Huns, Uigurs, Turks. East: China, Corea, Japan, and some islands. South: Northern India with twenty-seven kingdoms, Eastern India ten kingdoms, Southern India fifteen kingdoms, Central India thirty kingdoms. West: Thirty-four kingdoms.

遏部多

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è bù duō
    e4 bu4 duo1
o pu to
 atsubuta
adbhuta, the marvellous; name of a stūpa in Udyāna, north-west India.

金剛界


金刚界

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jīn gāng jiè
    jin1 gang1 jie4
chin kang chieh
 kongoukai / kongokai
    こんごうかい
(1) {Buddh} (See 胎蔵界・たいぞうかい・1) Vajradhatu; Diamond Realm; (2) (abbreviation) {Buddh} (See 金剛界曼荼羅・こんごうかいまんだら) Vajradathu Mandala; Diamond Realm Mandala
vajradhātu, 金界 The 'diamond', or vajra, element of the universe; it is the 智 wisdom of Vairocana in its indestructibility and activity; it arises from the garbhadhātu 胎藏界q.v., the womb or store of the Vairocana 理 reason or principles of such wisdom, v. 理智. The two, garbhadhātu and vajradhātu, are shown by the esoteric school, especially in the Japanese Shingon, in two maṇḍalas, i.e. groups or circles, representing in various portrayals the ideas arising from the two, fundamental concepts. vajradhātu is intp. as the 智 realm of intellection, and garbhadhātu as the 理 substance underlying it, or the matrix; the latter is the womb or fundamental reason of all things, and occupies the eastern position as 'cause' of the vajradhātu, which is on the west as the resultant intellectual or spiritual expression. But both are one as are Reason and Wisdom, and Vairocana (the illuminator, the 大日 great sun) presides over both, as source and supply. The vajradhātu represents the spiritual world of complete enlightenment, the esoteric dharmakāya doctrine as contrasted with the exoteric nirmāṇakāya doctrine. It is the sixth element 識 mind, and is symbolized by a triangle with the point downwards and by the full moon, which represents 智 wisdom or understanding; it corresponds to 果 fruit, or effect, garbhadhātu being 因 or cause. The 金剛王五部 or five divisions of the vajradhātu are represented by the Five dhyāni-buddhas, thus: centre 大日Vairocana; east 阿閦 Akṣobhya; south 寶生Ratnasambhava; west 阿彌陀 Amitābha; north 不 空 成就 Amoghasiddhi, or Śākyamuni. They are seated respectively on a lion, an elephant, a horse, a peacock, and a garuda. v. 五佛; also 胎.

金箍棒

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jīn gū bàng
    jin1 gu1 bang4
chin ku pang
golden cudgel, weapon wielded by Sun Wukong in the novel Journey to the West 西遊記|西游记[Xi1 you2 Ji4]

釣り殿

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 tsuridono
    つりどの
buildings on the east and west side of the southern pond (in traditional palatial-style architecture)

開教師

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 kaikyoushi / kaikyoshi
    かいきょうし
Buddhist missionary, esp. in Jodo, Pure Land, etc. sects; Buddhist minister (in the West)

闊悉多


阔悉多

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kuò xī duō
    kuo4 xi1 duo1
k`uo hsi to
    kuo hsi to
 Kashita
Khusta, "a district of ancient Tukhara, probably the region south of Talikhan, Lat. 36°42 N., Long. 69°25 E." Eitel. But it may be Khost in Afghanistan, south-west of Peshawar.

阿彌陀


阿弥陀

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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.

阿拉爾


阿拉尔

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ā lā ěr
    a1 la1 er3
a la erh
Aral shehiri (Aral city) or Ālā'ěr subprefecture level city in west Xinjiang

阿瓦提

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ā wǎ tí
    a1 wa3 ti2
a wa t`i
    a wa ti
Avat nahiyisi (Awat county) in Aksu 阿克蘇地區|阿克苏地区[A1 ke4 su1 di4 qu1], west Xinjiang

阿耨達


阿耨达

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ān òu dá
    an1 ou4 da2
an ou ta
 Anokudatsu
阿那婆答多 (or 阿那波達多) Anavatapta, a lake in Jambudvīpa, north of the Himālayas, south of 香山 Gandha-mādana, descrbed as about 800 li in circumference, bordered by gold, silver, precious stones, etc. It is said to be the source of the four great rivers: east, the Ganges out of a silver ox mouth; south, the Indus out of that of an elephant; west, the Oxus; and north, the Śītā, said to be the Yellow River. Eitel has the Brahmaputra, Ganges, Śatadru (or Sutlej), and the Oxus; but there is confusion in the records. The Dragon-king of this lake became a Bodhisattva and is exempt from the distresses of the other seven dragon-kings. The阿耨達山 are the mountains north of the lake.

雷峰塔

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léi fēng tǎ
    lei2 feng1 ta3
lei feng t`a
    lei feng ta
Leifeng Pagoda, by West Lake until it was destroyed (also from Madam White Snake)

青海省

see styles
qīng hǎi shěng
    qing1 hai3 sheng3
ch`ing hai sheng
    ching hai sheng
 seikaishou / sekaisho
    せいかいしょう
Qinghai province (Tsinghai) in west China, abbr. 青, capital Xining 西寧|西宁
Qinghai Province (China)

馬拉地


马拉地

see styles
mǎ lā dì
    ma3 la1 di4
ma la ti
Marathi language of west India

鹿草鄉


鹿草乡

see styles
lù cǎo xiāng
    lu4 cao3 xiang1
lu ts`ao hsiang
    lu tsao hsiang
Lucao or Lutsao Township in Chiayi County 嘉義縣|嘉义县[Jia1 yi4 Xian4], west Taiwan

麥蓋提


麦盖提

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mài gě tí
    mai4 ge3 ti2
mai ko t`i
    mai ko ti
Mekit nahiyisi (Makit county) in Kashgar prefecture 喀什地區|喀什地区[Ka1 shi2 di4 qu1], west Xinjiang

アピーア

see styles
 apiia / apia
    アピーア
(place-name) Apia (West Samoa)

イヌザメ

see styles
 inuzame
    イヌザメ
brownbanded bambooshark (Chiloscyllium punctatum, species from the Indo-West Pacific)

ウェスト

see styles
 uesuto
    ウエスト
(1) waist; (2) west; (noun/participle) (3) waste; (personal name) West

ガンマン

see styles
 ganman
    ガンマン
gunfighter (esp. in the American Old West); gunslinger; gunman

グリオー

see styles
 gurioo
    グリオー
griot (fre:); jeli; West African bard

シマザメ

see styles
 shimazame
    シマザメ
grey bambooshark (Chiloscyllium griseum, species from the Indo-West Pacific)

ホコサキ

see styles
 hokosaki
    ホコサキ
hardnose shark (Carcharhinus macloti, species of requiem shark found in the Indo-West Pacific)

中興新村


中兴新村

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zhōng xīng xīn cūn
    zhong1 xing1 xin1 cun1
chung hsing hsin ts`un
    chung hsing hsin tsun
Zhongxing New Village, model town in Nantou County, west-central Taiwan

二十八宿

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èr shí bā xiù
    er4 shi2 ba1 xiu4
erh shih pa hsiu
 nijuuhasshuku / nijuhasshuku
    にじゅうはっしゅく
the twenty-eight constellations
28 mansions of Chinese astronomy (constellations dividing the ecliptic into 28 positions)
The twenty-eight nakṣatras or constellations, divided into four mansions of seven each, referred to East, or Spring; South, Summer; West, Autumn; and North, Winter. The month-names derived from them differ slightly in form. E.: 角 Citrā, 亢 Niṣṭyā (or Svāti), 氏 Viśākhā, 房 Anurādhā, 心Rohiṇī, Jyeṣṭhaghnī (or Jyesthā), 尾 Mūlabarhaṇī (or Mūla), 箕 Pūrva-Aṣādha. N.: 斗 Uttara-Aṣāḍhā, 牛 Abhijit, 女Śravaṇā, 盧Śraviṣṭha (or Dhaniṣṭhā) 危Śatabhiṣā, 室 Pūrva-Proṣṭhapada, 壁 Uttara-Proṣṭhapada. W.: 奎 Revatī, 婁 Aśvayuj (or Aśvinī), 胃 Apabharaṇī (or Bharaṇī), 昴 Kṛttikā, 畢 Rohiṇī, 觜 Invakā (or Mṛgaśiras), 參 Bāhu (or Ārdrā). S.: 井 Punarvasu, 鬼 Tiṣya (or Puṣya), 柳 Aśleṣā, 星 Maghā, 張 Pūrva-Phalgunī, 翼 Uttara-Phalgunī, 軫 Hastā.

五智如來


五智如来

see styles
wǔ zhì rú lái
    wu3 zhi4 ru2 lai2
wu chih ju lai
 gochi nyorai
五智五佛; 五佛; 五如來 The five Dhyāni-Buddhas, or Wisdom-Tathāgatas of the Vajradhātu 金剛界, idealizations of five aspects of wisdom; possibly of Nepalese origin. The Wisdom Buddha represents the dharmakāya or Buddha-mind, also the Dharma of the triratna, or trinity. Each evolves one of the five colours, one of the five senses, a Dhyani-bodhisattva in two forms onegracious, the other fierce, and a Mānuṣi-Buddha; each has his own śakti, i. e. feminine energy or complement; also his own bīja, or germ-sound 種子or 印 seal, i. e. 眞言 real or substantive word, the five being for 大日 aṃ, for 阿閦 hūṃ, for 寶生 ? hrīḥ, for 彌陀 ? aḥ, for 不 空 ? āḥ. The five are also described as the emanations or forms of an Ādi-Buddha, Vajrasattva; the four are considered by others to be emanations or forms of Vairocana as theSupreme Buddha. The five are not always described as the same, e. g. they may be 藥師 (or 王) Bhaiṣajya, 多寶 Prabhūtaratna, Vairocana, Akṣobhya, andeither Amoghasiddhi or Śākyamuni. Below is a classified list of the generally accepted five with certain particulars connected with them, butthese differ in different places, and the list can only be a general guide. As to the Dhyāni-bodhisattvas, each Buddha evolves three forms 五佛生五菩薩, 五金剛, 五忿怒, i. e. (1) a bodhisattva who represents the Buddha's dharmakāya, or spiritual body; (2) a vajra ordiamond form who represents his wisdom in graciousness; and (3) a fierce or angry form, the 明王 who represents his power against evil. (1) Vairocanaappears in the three forms of 轉法輪菩薩 Vajra-pāramitā Bodhisattva, 遍照金剛 Universally Shining Vajrasattva, and 不動明王 Ārya-Acalanātha Rāja; (2) Akṣobhya's three forms are 虛空藏 Ākāśagarbha, 如意 complete power, and 軍荼利明王 Kuṇḍalī-rāja; (3 ) Ratnasaṃbhava's are 普賢 Samantabhadra, 薩埵Sattvavajra, and 孫婆 or 降三世明王 Trailokyavijayarāja; (4) Amitābha's are 觀世音 Avalokiteśvara, 法金剛 Dharmarāja, and 馬頭明王 Hayagrīva, thehorse-head Dharmapāla; (5) Amoghasiddhi's are 彌勒 Maitreya, 業金剛Karmavajra, and 金剛夜叉 Vajrayakṣa. The above Bodhisattvas differ from those in the following list:
NameChinesePositionElementSenseColor
Vairocana大日centreethersightwhite
Akṣobhya阿閦eastearthsoundblue
Ratnasaṃbhava寶生southfiresmellyellow
Amitābha彌陀westwatertastered
Amoghasiddhi不空northairtouchgreen
GermAnimalDhyani-BodhisattvaBuddha
aṃlionSamantabhadra 普賢Krakucchanda
hūṃelephantVajrapāṇi 金剛力士Kanakamuni
?aḥhorseRatnapāṇi 寶手Kāśyapa
? hrīḥgoose or peacockAvalokiteśvara 觀音Śākyamuni
?āḥgaruḍaVisvapāṇi?Maitreya


Arrival of the five wise Buddhas

伊葉波羅


伊叶波罗

see styles
yī shě bō luó
    yi1 she3 bo1 luo2
i she po lo
 Ishōhara
Iśvara 伊溼伐羅 (1) King, sovereign; Siva and others; intp. by 自在 self-existing, independent; applied to Guanyin and other popular deities. (2) A śramaṇa of the West, learned in the Tripiṭaka, who inter alia translated A. D. 426 Samyuktābhidharma-hṛdaya-śāstra, lost since A. D. 730. (3) A bhikṣu of India, commentator on 菩提資糧論 attributed to Nāgārjuna, tr. by Dharmagupta, A. D. 590-616.

低羅擇迦


低罗择迦

see styles
dī luó zé jiā
    di1 luo2 ze2 jia1
ti lo tse chia
 Teirataka
(or 低羅釋迦) Tiladhāka, Tiladaka, or Tilaśākya. "A monastery, three yōdjanas west of Nālanda, perhaps the modern village of Thelari near Gayā." Eitel.

倒打一耙

see styles
dào dǎ yī pá
    dao4 da3 yi1 pa2
tao ta i p`a
    tao ta i pa
lit. to strike with a muckrake (idiom), cf Pigsy 豬八戒|猪八戒 in Journey to the West 西遊記|西游记; fig. to counterattack; to make bogus accusations (against one's victim)

全羅北道


全罗北道

see styles
quán luó běi dào
    quan2 luo2 bei3 dao4
ch`üan lo pei tao
    chüan lo pei tao
 chorurapukuto; zenrahokudou / chorurapukuto; zenrahokudo
    チョルラプクト; ぜんらほくどう
North Jeolla Province, in west South Korea, capital Jeonju 全州[Quan2 zhou1]
Jeollabuk-do (South Korea); North Jeolla Province; (place-name) North Jeolla Province (South Korea)

六枝特區


六枝特区

see styles
lù zhī tè qū
    lu4 zhi1 te4 qu1
lu chih t`e ch`ü
    lu chih te chü
Luzhi special economic area in Liupanshui 六盤水|六盘水, west Guizhou

六種震動


六种震动

see styles
liù zhǒng zhèn dòng
    liu4 zhong3 zhen4 dong4
liu chung chen tung
 rokushu shindō
The six earthquakes, or earth-shakings, also 六種動相, of which there are three different categories. I, Those at the Buddha's conception, birth, enlightenment, first preaching, when Māra besought him to live, and at his nirvana; some omit the fifth and after 'birth' add 'leaving home '. II. The six different kinds of shaking of the chiliocosm, or universe, when the Buddha entered into the samādhi of joyful wandering, see 大品般若經 1, i. e. east rose and west sank, and so on with w. e., n. s., s. n., middle and borders, borders and middle. III. Another group is shaking, rising, waving, reverberating, roaring, arousing, the first three referring to motion, the last three to sounds; see the above 般若經; which in later translations gives shaking, rising, reverberating, beating, roaring, crackling.

区間快速

see styles
 kukankaisoku
    くかんかいそく
Regional Rapid Service (JR West); Section Rapid Service; train service which is local for one section and express for another

古吉拉特

see styles
gǔ jí lā tè
    gu3 ji2 la1 te4
ku chi la t`e
    ku chi la te
Gujarat, state in west India

右近の橘

see styles
 ukonnotachibana
    うこんのたちばな
(See 紫宸殿,左近の桜) tachibana tree west of the southern stairs of the Hall for State Ceremonies (in Heian Palace)

吉祥茅國


吉祥茅国

see styles
jí xiáng máo guó
    ji2 xiang2 mao2 guo2
chi hsiang mao kuo
 Kichijōbō koku
矩奢揭羅補羅 Kuśāgrapura, 'ancient residence of the kings of Magadha, surrounded by mountains, 14 miles south of Behar. It was deserted under Bimbisara, who built 'New Radjagrīha'6 miles farther to the west. ' Eitel. The distance given is somewhat incorrect, but v. 王舍城.

喀什噶爾


喀什噶尔

see styles
kā shí gá ěr
    ka1 shi2 ga2 er3
k`a shih ka erh
    ka shih ka erh
Kashgar or Qeshqer (Chinese Kashi) in the west of Xinjiang near Kyrgyzstan

喀什地區


喀什地区

see styles
kā shí dì qū
    ka1 shi2 di4 qu1
k`a shih ti ch`ü
    ka shih ti chü
Qeshqer wilayiti, Kashgar or Kāshí prefecture in west Xinjiang near Kyrgyzstan

四大名著

see styles
sì dà míng zhù
    si4 da4 ming2 zhu4
ssu ta ming chu
the Four Classic Novels of Chinese literature, namely: A Dream of Red Mansions 紅樓夢|红楼梦[Hong2 lou2 Meng4], Romance of Three Kingdoms 三國演義|三国演义[San1 guo2 Yan3 yi4], Water Margin 水滸傳|水浒传[Shui3 hu3 Zhuan4], Journey to the West 西遊記|西游记[Xi1 you2 Ji4]

四大奇書

see styles
 shidaikisho
    しだいきしょ
Four Classic Novels of Chinese literature (Romance of the Three Kingdoms, Journey to the West, Water Margin, and The Plum in the Golden Vase)

四神相応

see styles
 shijinsouou / shijinsoo
    しじんそうおう
(yoji) an ideal topography for the four Taoist gods, with a river in the east, a broad avenue in the west, a basin in the south, and a hill in the north

因曼陀羅


因曼陀罗

see styles
yīn màn tuó luó
    yin1 man4 tuo2 luo2
yin man t`o lo
    yin man to lo
 in mandara
The Garbhadhātu 胎臟 maṇḍala, which is also east and 因, or cause, as contrasted with the Vajradhātu, which is west and 果, or effect.

圖木舒克


图木舒克

see styles
tú mù shū kè
    tu2 mu4 shu1 ke4
t`u mu shu k`o
    tu mu shu ko
Tumxuk shehiri (Tumshuq city) or Túmùshūkè subprefecture level city in west Xinjiang

坦噶尼喀

see styles
tǎn gá ní kā
    tan3 ga2 ni2 ka1
t`an ka ni k`a
    tan ka ni ka
Tanganyika on continent of West Africa, one component of Tanzania

塔拉斯河

see styles
tǎ lā sī hé
    ta3 la1 si1 he2
t`a la ssu ho
    ta la ssu ho
Talas River, originating in Kyrgyzstan and flowing west into Kazakhstan

夕陽西下


夕阳西下

see styles
xī yáng xī xià
    xi1 yang2 xi1 xia4
hsi yang hsi hsia
the sun sets in the west (idiom)

大鬧天宮


大闹天宫

see styles
dà nào tiān gōng
    da4 nao4 tian1 gong1
ta nao t`ien kung
    ta nao tien kung
Monkey Wreaks Havoc in Heaven, story about the Monkey King Sun Wukong 孫悟空|孙悟空[Sun1 Wu4 kong1] from the novel Journey to the West 西遊記|西游记

尼日爾河


尼日尔河

see styles
ní rì ěr hé
    ni2 ri4 er3 he2
ni jih erh ho
Niger River of West Africa

岳普湖縣


岳普湖县

see styles
yuè pǔ hú xiàn
    yue4 pu3 hu2 xian4
yüeh p`u hu hsien
    yüeh pu hu hsien
Yopurgha nahiyisi (Yopurga county) in Kashgar prefecture 喀什地區|喀什地区[Ka1 shi2 di4 qu1], west Xinjiang

平安北道

see styles
píng ān běi dào
    ping2 an1 bei3 dao4
p`ing an pei tao
    ping an pei tao
 heianhokudou / heanhokudo
    へいあんほくどう
North P'yong'an Province in west of North Korea, adjacent to Liaoning
(place-name) Heianhokudō

平安南道

see styles
píng ān nán dào
    ping2 an1 nan2 dao4
p`ing an nan tao
    ping an nan tao
South P'yong'an Province in west of North Korea

建志補羅


建志补罗

see styles
jiàn zhì bǔ luó
    jian4 zhi4 bu3 luo2
chien chih pu lo
 Kenshipora
建志城 Kāñcīpura, capital of Drāviḍa, the modern Conjevaram, about 48 miles south-west of Madras.

後西遊記


后西游记

see styles
hòu xī yóu jì
    hou4 xi1 you2 ji4
hou hsi yu chi
one of three Ming dynasty sequels to Journey to the West 西遊記|西游记

扶清滅洋


扶清灭洋

see styles
fú qīng miè yáng
    fu2 qing1 mie4 yang2
fu ch`ing mieh yang
    fu ching mieh yang
Support the Qing, annihilate the West! (Boxer rebellion slogan)

拆東補西


拆东补西

see styles
chāi dōng bǔ xī
    chai1 dong1 bu3 xi1
ch`ai tung pu hsi
    chai tung pu hsi
lit. pull down the east wall to repair the west (idiom); fig. temporary expedient; Rob Peter to pay Paul

指方立相

see styles
zhǐ fāng lì xiàng
    zhi3 fang1 li4 xiang4
chih fang li hsiang
 shihō rissō
To point to the west, the location of the Pure Land, and to set up in the mind the presence of Amitābha; to hold this idea, and to trust in Amitābha, and thus attain salvation. The mystics regard this as a mental experience, while the ordinary believer regards it as an objective reality.

摩訶剌佗


摩诃剌佗

see styles
mó hē là tuó
    mo2 he1 la4 tuo2
mo ho la t`o
    mo ho la to
 Makarata
Mahārāṣṭra. 'The Mahratta country, an ancient kingdom in the north-west corner of the Deccan, near the upper course of the Godavery.' Eitel.

摩訶婆羅


摩诃婆罗

see styles
mó hē pó luó
    mo2 he1 po2 luo2
mo ho p`o lo
    mo ho po lo
 Makabara
(or 摩訶娑羅) Mahāsāra. 'An ancient city in Central India, the present Masar, about 30 miles west of Patna.' Eitel.

東亞病夫


东亚病夫

see styles
dōng yà bìng fū
    dong1 ya4 bing4 fu1
tung ya ping fu
(derog.) the sick man of Asia (term used in the West in the late 19th and early 20th centuries to refer to China in its weakened state after the Opium Wars)

東南西北


东南西北

see styles
dōng nán xī běi
    dong1 nan2 xi1 bei3
tung nan hsi pei
east, south, west and north; all directions

東夷西戎

see styles
 touiseijuu / toiseju
    とういせいじゅう
(yoji) barbarians to the east and to the west (from the perspective of old China)

東西冷戦

see styles
 touzaireisen / tozairesen
    とうざいれいせん
(hist) Cold War (between the East and the West)

東西半球


东西半球

see styles
dōng xī bàn qiú
    dong1 xi1 ban4 qiu2
tung hsi pan ch`iu
    tung hsi pan chiu
East and West hemispheres

東鱗西爪


东鳞西爪

see styles
dōng lín xī zhǎo
    dong1 lin2 xi1 zhao3
tung lin hsi chao
lit. a dragon's scale from the east and a dragon's claw from the west; odds and ends (idiom)

橫斷山脈


横断山脉

see styles
héng duàn shān mài
    heng2 duan4 shan1 mai4
heng tuan shan mai
Hengduan mountains, several parallel mountain ranges on the border between west Yunnan and Sichuan and east Tibet

橫須賀市


横须贺市

see styles
héng xū hè shì
    heng2 xu1 he4 shi4
heng hsü ho shih
Yokosuka city and US naval base to the west of Yokohama, Japan

毘流波叉


毗流波叉

see styles
pí liú bō chā
    pi2 liu2 bo1 cha1
p`i liu po ch`a
    pi liu po cha
 Biruhasha
Virūpākṣa, 'irregular-eyed,' 'three-eyed like Śiva,' translated wide-eyed, or evil-eyed; one of the four mahārājas, guardian of the West, lord of nāgas, colour red. Also 毘流博叉 (or 毘樓博叉); 鼻溜波阿叉; 鞞路波阿迄.

水大蜥蜴

see styles
 mizuootokage; mizuootokage
    みずおおとかげ; ミズオオトカゲ
(kana only) (See サルバトールモニター) water monitor (Varanus salvator, species of carnivorous monitor lizard common from Sri Lanka in the west to the Philippines in the east); common water monitor

涅哩底方

see styles
niè lī dǐ fāng
    nie4 li1 di3 fang1
nieh li ti fang
 neritei hō
The south-west quarter.

澎湖群島


澎湖群岛

see styles
péng hú qún dǎo
    peng2 hu2 qun2 dao3
p`eng hu ch`ün tao
    peng hu chün tao
Penghu or Pescadores, archipelago of 90 islands to west of Taiwan

烏魯木齊


乌鲁木齐

see styles
wū lǔ mù qí
    wu1 lu3 mu4 qi2
wu lu mu ch`i
    wu lu mu chi
Ürümqi or Urumqi, prefecture-level city and capital of Xinjiang Uighur Autonomous Region 新疆維吾爾自治區|新疆维吾尔自治区[Xin1 jiang1 Wei2 wu2 er3 Zi4 zhi4 qu1] in west China

王母娘娘

see styles
wáng mǔ niáng niáng
    wang2 mu3 niang2 niang2
wang mu niang niang
another name for Xi Wangmu 西王母, Queen Mother of the West

瑠璃雀鯛

see styles
 rurisuzumedai; rurisuzumedai
    るりすずめだい; ルリスズメダイ
(kana only) sapphire devil (Chrysiptera cyanea, damselfish from the Indo-West Pacific)

白宮群英


白宫群英

see styles
bái gōng qún yīng
    bai2 gong1 qun2 ying1
pai kung ch`ün ying
    pai kung chün ying
The West Wing (US TV series)

石景山區


石景山区

see styles
shí jǐng shān qū
    shi2 jing3 shan1 qu1
shih ching shan ch`ü
    shih ching shan chü
Shijingshan, an inner district of west Beijing

磐越西線

see styles
 banetsusaisen
    ばんえつさいせん
(serv) Ban'etsu West Line; (serv) Ban'etsu West Line

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