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| Characters | Pronunciation Romanization |
Simple Dictionary Definition |
地獄 地狱 see styles |
dì yù di4 yu4 ti yü jigoku じごく |
More info & calligraphy: Hell(1) {Buddh} hell realm; Naraka; (2) {Christn} Hell; (3) hell; misery; nightmare; inferno; (4) place where a volcano or hot springs constantly spew smoke or steam; (place-name) Jigoku naraka, 捺落迦 (or 那落迦) ; niraya 泥犂; explained by 不樂 joyless; 可厭 disgusting, hateful; 苦具, 苦器 means of suffering; if 地獄 earth-prison; 冥府 the shades, or departments of darkness. Earth-prison is generally intp. as hell or the hells; it may also be termed purgatory; one of the six gati or ways of transmigration. The hells are divided into three classes: I. Central, or radical, 根本地獄 consisting of (1) The eight hot hells. These were the original hells of primitive Buddhism, and are supposed to be located umder the southern continent Jambudvīpa 瞻部州, 500 yojanas below the surface. (a) 等活 or 更活 Saṃjīva, rebirth, where after many kinds of suffering a cold wind blows over the soul and returns it to this life as it was before, hence the name 等活. (b) 黑繩 Kaslasūtra, where the sufferer is bound with black chains and chopped or sawn asunder. (c) 線合; 衆合; 堆壓 Saṃghāta, where are multitudes of implements of torture, or the falling of mountains upon the sufferer. (d) 號呌; 呼呼; 叫喚 Raurava, hell of wailing. (e) 大呌; 大號呌; 大呼 Mahāraurava, hell of great wailing. (f) 炎熱; 燒炙 Tapana, hell of fames and burning. (g) 大熱; 大燒炙; 大炎熱 Pratāpana, hell of molten lead. (h) 無間; 河鼻旨; 阿惟越致; 阿毗至; 阿鼻; 阿毗 Avīci, unintermitted suffering, where sinners die and are reborn to suffer without interval. (2) The eight cold hells 八寒地獄. (a) 頞浮陀地獄 Arbuda, where the cold causes blisters. (b) 尼刺部陀 Nirarbuda, colder still causing the blisters to burst. (c) 頞哳吒; 阿吒吒 Atata, where this is the only possible sound from frozen lips. (d) 臛臛婆; 阿波波 Hahava or Apapa, where it is so cold that only this sound can be uttered. (e) 虎虎婆 Hāhādhara or Huhuva, where only this sound can be uttered. (f) 嗢鉢羅; 鬱鉢羅 (or 優鉢羅) Utpala, or 尼羅鳥 (or 漚) 鉢羅 Nīlotpala, where the skin is frozen like blue lotus buds. (g) 鉢特摩 Padma, where the skin is frozen and bursts open like red lotus buds. (h) 摩訶鉢特摩 Mahāpadma, ditto like great red lotus buds. Somewhat different names are also given. Cf. 倶舍論 8; 智度論 16; 涅槃經 11. II. The secondary hells are called 近邊地獄 adjacent hells or 十六遊增 each of its four sides, opening from each such door are four adjacent hells, in all sixteen; thus with the original eight there are 136. A list of eighteen hells is given in the 十八泥梨經. III. A third class is called the 孤地獄 (獨地獄) Lokāntarika, or isolated hells in mountains, deserts, below the earth and above it. Eitel says in regard to the eight hot hells that they range 'one beneath the other in tiers which begin at a depth of 11,900 yojanas and reach to a depth of 40,000 yojanas'. The cold hells are under 'the two Tchahavālas and range shaft-like one below the other, but so that this shaft is gradually widening to the fourth hell and then narrowing itself again so that the first and last hell have the shortest, those in the centre the longest diameter'. 'Every universe has the same number of hells, ' but 'the northern continent has no hell whatever, the two continents east and west of Meru have only small Lokāntarika hells... whilst all the other hells are required for the inhabitants of the southern continent '. It may be noted that the purpose of these hells is definitely punitive, as well as purgatorial. Yama is the judge and ruler, assisted by eighteen officers and a host of demons, who order or administer the various degrees of torture. 'His sister performs the same duties with regard to female criminals, ' and it may be mentioned that the Chinese have added the 血盆池 Lake of the bloody bath, or 'placenta tank' for women who die in childbirth. Release from the hells is in the power of the monks by tantric means. |
大洲 see styles |
dà zhōu da4 zhou1 ta chou oozu おおず |
continent continent; (place-name, surname) Oozu A great continent; one of the four great continents of a world; v. 四洲. |
大陸 大陆 see styles |
dà lù da4 lu4 ta lu tairiku たいりく |
continent; mainland; CL:個|个[ge4],塊|块[kuai4] (noun - becomes adjective with の) (1) continent; (2) continental Asia (esp. mainland China); (3) continental Europe; (female given name) Riku |
州 see styles |
zhōu zhou1 chou toushuu / toshu とうしゅう |
prefecture; (old) province; (old) administrative division; state (e.g. of US); oblast (Russia); canton (Switzerland) sandbank; sandbar; (n,n-suf) (1) state; province; county; oblast; department (of ancient China); (2) continent; (suffix) (3) (archaism) dear; (given name) Toushuu a region |
洲 see styles |
zhōu zhou1 chou hiji; hishi ひじ; ひし |
continent; island in a river (archaism) mid-ocean sandbank; (surname) Suzaki An islet; a continent. |
八難 八难 see styles |
bān án ban1 an2 pan an hachinan |
The eight conditions in which it is difficult to see a Buddha or hear his dharma: in the hells: as hungry ghosts; as animals; in Uttarakuru (the northern continent where all is pleasant); in the long-life heavens (where life is long and easy); as deaf, blind, and dumb; as a worldly philosopher; in the intermediate period between a Buddha and his successor. Also 八無暇. |
勝州 胜州 see styles |
shèng zhōu sheng4 zhou1 sheng chou Shōshū |
Uttarakuru, v. 鬱 the continent north of Meru. |
大州 see styles |
oozu おおず |
continent; (place-name) Oozu |
寶洲 宝洲 see styles |
bǎo zhōu bao3 zhou1 pao chou hōshū |
The precious continent, or wonderful land of a Buddha. |
寶王 宝王 see styles |
bǎo wáng bao3 wang2 pao wang hōō |
The Precious King, or King of Treasures, a title of Buddha; the ruler of the continent west of Sumeru, also called 寶主 Jewel-lord, or Lord of jewels. |
象王 see styles |
xiàng wáng xiang4 wang2 hsiang wang zōō |
Gajapati, Lord of Elephants, a term for Śākyamuni; also the fabulous ruler of the southern division of the Jambudvīpa continent. |
轉輪 转轮 see styles |
zhuàn lún zhuan4 lun2 chuan lun tenrin |
rotating disk; wheel; rotor; cycle of reincarnation in Buddhism cakravartī, "a ruler the wheels of whose chariot roll everywhere without hindrance." M.W. Revolving wheels; to turn a wheel: also 轉輪王 (轉輪聖王); 輪王; 轉輪聖帝, cf. 斫. The symbol is the cakra or disc, which is of four kinds indicating the rank, i.e. gold, silver, copper, or iron, the iron cakravartī ruling over one continent, the south; the copper, over two, east and south: the silver, over three, east, west, and south; the golden being supreme over all the four continents. The term is also applied to the gods over a universe, and to a buddha as universal spiritual king, and as preacher of the supreme doctrine. Only a cakravartī possesses the 七寳 saptaratna and 1, 000 sons. The cakra, or discus, is also a missile used by a cakravartī for overthrowing his enemies. Its origin is probably the sun with its myriad rays. |
閻浮 阎浮 see styles |
yán fú yan2 fu2 yen fu enbu |
瞻部 Jambu (at present the rose-apple, the Eugenia Jambolana), described as a lofty tree giving its name to 閻浮提 Jambudvīpa, 'one of the seven continents or rather large islands surrounding the mountain Meru; it is so named either from the Jambu trees abounding in it, or from an enormous Jambu tree on Mount Meru visible like a standard to the whole continent'; 'the central division of the world.' M.W. With Buddhists it is the southern of the four continents, shaped like a triangle resembling the triangular leaves of the Jambu tree, and called after a forest of such trees on Meru. |
陸島 see styles |
rikutou / rikuto りくとう |
continental island; island formed by separation from a continent; (place-name) Rikutō |
佛婆提 see styles |
fó pó tí fo2 po2 ti2 fo p`o t`i fo po ti Butsubadai |
(佛婆提訶) Pūrvavideha; 佛提媻; 毗提訶 (佛毗提訶); 布嚕婆毗提訶; 逋利婆鼻提賀; 佛于逮 The continent of conquering spirits 勝神洲; one of the four great continents, east of Meru, semi-lunar in shape, its people having faces of similar shape. |
勝神州 胜神州 see styles |
shèng shén zhōu sheng4 shen2 zhou1 sheng shen chou Shōjin shū |
Pūrvavideha, Videha, the continent east of Meru. |
勝身洲 胜身洲 see styles |
shèng shēn zhōu sheng4 shen1 zhou1 sheng shen chou shōshinshū |
continent of Pūrvavidehaḥ |
外省人 see styles |
gaishoujin / gaishojin がいしょうじん |
(1) (See 本省人・1) person from outside one's own province (in China); (2) (See 本省人・2) person who moved to Taiwan from the continent after WWII; mainlander |
提鞞波 see styles |
tí bǐ bō ti2 bi3 bo1 t`i pi po ti pi po daihiha |
dvīpa, an island, or continent; four dvīpa compose a world, v. 四洲. |
毘提訶 毘提诃 see styles |
pí tí hē pi2 ti2 he1 p`i t`i ho pi ti ho Bidaika |
Videha, 佛提媻; 弗於逮. (1) Abbrev. for Pūrvavideha, 佛婆毘提訶 the continent east of Meru. (2) 'Another name for Vaiśālī and the region near Māthava.' Eitel. |
瞿伽尼 see styles |
jù qié ní ju4 qie2 ni2 chü ch`ieh ni chü chieh ni Kugani |
Godāna; Godāniya; Godhanya, also 瞿陀尼; 瞿耶尼; 劬伽尼; v. 牛 The continent west of Sumeru; also Aparagodāna. |
補囉嚩 补囉嚩 see styles |
bǔ luó pó bu3 luo2 po2 pu lo p`o pu lo po puraba |
Pūrva, in Pūrva-videha, the eastern continent. |
遮末邏 遮末逻 see styles |
zhē mò luó zhe1 mo4 luo2 che mo lo Shamara |
遮摩羅 Cāmara, name of one of the central parts of the southern continent, Jambudvīpa. |
閻浮提 阎浮提 see styles |
yán fú tí yan2 fu2 ti2 yen fu t`i yen fu ti enbudai えんぶだい |
{Buddh} Jambudvipa; continent of the terrestrial world Jambudvīpa |
駐大陸 驻大陆 see styles |
zhù dà lù zhu4 da4 lu4 chu ta lu |
stationed on the continent (i.e. PRC) |
ムー大陸 see styles |
muutairiku / mutairiku ムーたいりく |
Mu (legendary lost continent) |
亞歐大陸 亚欧大陆 see styles |
yà ōu dà lù ya4 ou1 da4 lu4 ya ou ta lu |
Eurasian continent |
北拘盧洲 北拘卢洲 see styles |
běi jū lú zhōu bei3 ju1 lu2 zhou1 pei chü lu chou Hoku kurushū |
northern continent |
北米大陸 see styles |
hokubeitairiku / hokubetairiku ほくべいたいりく |
(noun - becomes adjective with の) North American continent |
南極大陸 see styles |
nankyokutairiku なんきょくたいりく |
Antarctica; (place-name) Antarctica; Antarctic Continent |
南米大陸 see styles |
nanbeitairiku / nanbetairiku なんべいたいりく |
(noun - becomes adjective with の) South American continent |
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 |
安定大陸 see styles |
anteitairiku / antetairiku あんていたいりく |
{geol} stabilized continent; platform |
弗毘提訶 弗毘提诃 see styles |
fú pí tí hē fu2 pi2 ti2 he1 fu p`i t`i ho fu pi ti ho Fubidaika |
Pūrva-Videha, or Videha, the continent east of Sumeru, idem 布嚕波. |
暗黒大陸 see styles |
ankokutairiku あんこくたいりく |
Dark Continent (i.e. Africa) |
東勝身洲 东胜身洲 see styles |
dōng shèng shēn zhōu dong1 sheng4 shen1 zhou1 tung sheng shen chou Tō Shōshin Shū |
(佛婆毘提訶) 毘提訶; 佛婆提; 佛于逮; 逋利婆; 鼻提賀; 布嚕婆, etc. Pūrvavideha. The eastern of the four great continents of a world, east of Mt. Meru, semicircular in shape. |
欧亜大陸 see styles |
ouatairiku / oatairiku おうあたいりく |
Eurasia; Eurasian Continent |
歐洲大陸 欧洲大陆 see styles |
ōu zhōu dà lù ou1 zhou1 da4 lu4 ou chou ta lu |
continent of Europe |
禁欲生活 see styles |
kinyokuseikatsu / kinyokusekatsu きんよくせいかつ |
an ascetic existence; (leading) a continent life; abstinence |
西牛貨洲 西牛货洲 see styles |
xī niú huò zhōu xi1 niu2 huo4 zhou1 hsi niu huo chou Saigokeshū |
西瞿陀尼 (or 西瞿耶尼) The western continent of a world, Godānīya, v. 瞿, or Aparagodānīya, or Aparagodāna, "western-cattle-giving," where cattle are the medium of exchange, possibly referring to the "pecuniary" barter of the north-west. |
陸地面積 see styles |
rikuchimenseki りくちめんせき |
land area (of a country, continent, etc.) |
アジア大陸 see styles |
ajiatairiku アジアたいりく |
Asian Continent |
Variations: |
taishuu / taishu たいしゅう |
(See 大陸・たいりく・1,五大州・ごだいしゅう) continent |
弗婆毘提訶 弗婆毘提诃 see styles |
fú pó pí tí hē fu2 po2 pi2 ti2 he1 fu p`o p`i t`i ho fu po pi ti ho Hotsubabidaika |
continent of Pūrva-videhaḥ |
アフリカ大陸 see styles |
afurikatairiku アフリカたいりく |
African Continent |
アメリカ大陸 see styles |
amerikatairiku アメリカたいりく |
American continent; the Americas |
Variations: |
shuu / shu しゅう |
(n,n-suf) (1) state (of the US, Australia, India, Germany, etc.); province (e.g. of Canada); county (e.g. of the UK); region (e.g. of Italy); canton; oblast; (n,n-suf) (2) continent; (suffix noun) (3) (hist) (See 国・5) province (of Japan); (n,n-suf) (4) (hist) province (of ancient China); prefecture; department; (suffix) (5) (archaism) (after a person's name) dear |
ユーラシア大陸 see styles |
yuurashiatairiku / yurashiatairiku ユーラシアたいりく |
Eurasian continent; Eurasia |
啞咓囉孤答尼耶 哑咓囉孤答尼耶 see styles |
yǎ wǎ luó gū dá ní yé ya3 wa3 luo2 gu1 da2 ni2 ye2 ya wa lo ku ta ni yeh Agūrakotōniya |
Aparagodana, the Western continent, see 阿. |
Entries with 2nd row of characters: The 2nd row is Simplified Chinese.
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