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shèng
    sheng4
sheng
 hijiri
    ひじり

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The Saint
holy; sacred; saint; sage
(1) highly virtuous monk; (2) (honorific or respectful language) monk; (3) Buddhist solitary; (4) (See 高野聖・1) Buddhist missionary; (5) saint (i.e. a virtuous person); (6) (archaism) (honorific or respectful language) emperor; (7) (in form 〜の聖) master; expert; (female given name) Mina
ārya; sādhu; a sage; wise and good; upright, or correct in all his character; sacred, holy, saintly.


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lián
    lian2
lien
 ren
    れん

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Lotus
lotus
(out-dated or obsolete kana usage) (1) (kana only) sacred lotus (Nelumbo nucifera); Indian lotus; lotus; (2) rose of Sharon (Hibiscus syriacus); (kana only) sacred lotus (Nelumbo nucifera); Indian lotus; lotus; (f,m,s) Ren
puṇḍarīka, the lotus, especially the white lotus, Numphoea alba; padma, especially the Nelumbium speciosum; utpala, the Nymphoea coerulea, the blue lotus; kumuda, Nymphoea esculenta, white lotus, or N. rubra, red lotus; nīlotpala, N. cyanea, a blue lotus. The first four are called white, red, blue, and yellow lotuses; but the white lotus is generally meant unless otherwise specified.

吠陀

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fèi tuó
    fei4 tuo2
fei t`o
    fei to
 Beida
    ヴェーダ

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Veda
Vedas (Hindu sacred writings or legends)
(kana only) Veda (san:)
Veda, v. 韋.

泰山

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tài shān
    tai4 shan1
t`ai shan
    tai shan
 yasuyama
    やすやま

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Tarzan
Tarzan (fictional character reared by apes in the jungle); Taishan township in New Taipei City 新北市[Xin1 bei3 shi4], Taiwan
large mountain; Mt Taishan (China); (surname) Yasuyama
Tai Shan in Shandong, the eastern sacred mountain of China.

聖地


圣地

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shèng dì
    sheng4 di4
sheng ti
 seichi / sechi
    せいち

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Holy Land
holy land (of a religion); sacred place; shrine; holy city (such as Jerusalem, Mecca etc); center of historic interest
(1) sacred place; holy ground; the Holy Land; (2) (slang) real-life location used as a setting in a novel, film, anime, etc.; (place-name) Seichi
stage of enlightenment

聖火


圣火

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shèng huǒ
    sheng4 huo3
sheng huo
 seika / seka
    せいか

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Sacred Fire
sacred fire; (esp.) the Olympic flame
(1) sacred fire; sacred flame; (2) (See オリンピック聖火) Olympic flame; Olympic torch; (given name) Seika

聖職


圣职

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shèng zhí
    sheng4 zhi2
sheng chih
 seishoku / seshoku
    せいしょく

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Ministry / Priesthood
priesomethingood
(noun - becomes adjective with の) sacred profession; holy orders; vocation; ministry

貴い

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 toutoi / totoi
    とうとい
    tattoi
    たっとい

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Precious
(adjective) precious; valuable; priceless; noble; exalted; sacred

菩提樹


菩提树

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pú tí shù
    pu2 ti2 shu4
p`u t`i shu
    pu ti shu
 bodaiju; bodaiju
    ぼだいじゅ; ボダイジュ
pipal tree (Ficus religiosa); bo fig tree; Bodhi tree (sacred to Buddhism and Hinduism)
(1) Tilia miqueliana (species of linden tree); (2) (See インドボダイジュ) sacred fig (Ficus religiosa); bodhi tree; bo tree; peepal tree; pipal tree; (given name) Bodaiju
bodhidruma, bodhitaru, bodhivṛkṣa; the wisdom-tree, i.e. that under which Śākyamuni attained his enlightenment, and became Buddha. The Ficus religiosa is the pippala, or aśvattha, wrongly identified by Faxian as the palm-tree; it is described as an evergreen, to have been 400 feet high, been cut down several times, but in the Tang dynasty still to be 40 or 50 feet high. A branch of it is said to have been sent by Aśoka to Ceylon, from which sprang the celebrated Bo-tree still flourishing there.

道德經


道德经

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dào dé jīng
    dao4 de2 jing1
tao te ching
 Dōtoku kyō

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Daodejing / Tao Te Ching
the Book of Dao by Laozi or Lao-Tze, the sacred text of Daoism
Daode jing

一言九鼎

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yī yán jiǔ dǐng
    yi1 yan2 jiu3 ding3
i yen chiu ting
one word worth nine sacred tripods (idiom); words of enormous weight

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shén
    shen2
shen
 tachibana
    たちばな
(Japanese kokuji) sakaki (Cleyera japonica), evergreen tree used in Shinto to decorate sacred spaces
(1) sakaki (species of evergreen sacred to Shinto, Cleyera japonica); (2) evergreen (esp. one planted or used at a shrine); (personal name) Tachibana

御酒

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yù jiǔ
    yu4 jiu3
yü chiu
 miki
    みき
imperial wine; sacred wine
(out-dated or obsolete kana usage) sacred wine or sake; sake offered to the gods; sacred wine or sake; sake offered to the gods; (polite language) alcohol; sake; (personal name) Miki

神聖


神圣

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shén shèng
    shen2 sheng4
shen sheng
 shinsei / shinse
    しんせい
divine; hallow; holy; sacred
(noun or adjectival noun) holiness; sacredness; sanctity; dignity

聖典


圣典

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shèng diǎn
    sheng4 dian3
sheng tien
 seiten / seten
    せいてん
sacred writing; canon
(1) sacred scripture; sacred book; holy book; holy writings; (2) writings of a sage; (female given name) Minori
The sacred canon, or holy classics, the Tripiṭaka.

聖心


圣心

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shèng xīn
    sheng4 xin1
sheng hsin
 seishin; hijirigokoro; mikokoro / seshin; hijirigokoro; mikokoro
    せいしん; ひじりごころ; みこころ
Sacred Heart (Christian)
{Christn} Sacred Heart; (female given name) Mimiko
The holy mind, that of Buddha.

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wàn
    wan4
wan
 manji
    まんじ
swastika, a sacred and auspicious symbol in Hinduism, Buddhism, and Jainism
swastika (esp. a counterclockwise swastika as a Buddhist symbol); fylfot; gammadion; (given name) Manji
sauvastika, 塞縛悉底迦; also styled 室利靺瑳 śrīvatsa, lucky sign, Viṣṇu's breast-curl or mark, tr. by 海雲 sea-cloud, or cirrhus. Used as a fancy form of 萬 or 萬; and is also written in a form said to resemble a curl. It is the 4th of the auspicious signs in the footprint of Buddha, and is a mystic diagram of great antiquity. To be distinguished from 卐svastika, the crampons of which turn to the right.

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wàn
    wan4
wan
 man
swastika, a sacred and auspicious symbol in Hinduism, Buddhism, and Jainism, later adopted by Nazi Germany
(Skt. svastika)

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    ta3
t`a
    ta
 tou / to
    とう
pagoda; tower; minaret; stupa (abbr. loanword from Sanskrit tapo); CL:座[zuo4]
(n,n-suf) (1) tower; steeple; spire; (2) (abbreviation) (original meaning) (See 卒塔婆・1,塔婆・1) stupa; pagoda; dagoba; (surname) Tousaki
stūpa; tope; a tumulus, or mound, for the bones, or remains of the dead, or for other sacred relics, especially of the Buddha, whether relics of the body or the mind, e.g. bones or scriptures. As the body is supposed to consist of 84,000 atoms, Aśoka is said to have built 84,000 stūpas to preserve relics of Śākyamuni. Pagodas, dagobas, or towers with an odd number of stories are used in China for the purpose of controlling the geomantic influences of a neighbourbood. Also 塔婆; 兜婆; 偸婆; 藪斗波; 窣堵波; 率都婆; 素覩波; 私鍮簸, etc. The stūpas erected over relics of the Buddha vary from the four at his birthplace, the scene of his enlightenment, of his first sermon, and of his death, to the 84,000 accredited to Aśoka.

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fàn
    fan4
fan
 bon
    ぼん
abbr. for 梵教[Fan4 jiao4] Brahmanism; abbr. for Sanskrit 梵語|梵语[Fan4 yu3] or 梵文[Fan4 wen2]; abbr. for 梵蒂岡|梵蒂冈[Fan4 di4 gang1], the Vatican
(1) Brahman (ultimate reality of the universe in Hinduism); Brahma; (2) Brahma (Hindu creator god); (3) (abbreviation) (See 梵語) Sanskrit; (given name) Bon
Brahman (from roots bṛh, vṛh, connected with bṛṃh, "religious devotion," "prayer," "a sacred text," or mantra, "the mystic syllable om"; "sacred learning," "the religious life," "the Supreme Being regarded as impersonal," "the Absolute," "the priestly or sacerdotal class," etc. M.W. Translit.


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jīng
    jing1
ching
 tsune
    つね
classics; sacred book; scripture; to pass through; to undergo; to bear; to endure; warp (textile); longitude; menstruation; channel (TCM); abbr. for economics 經濟|经济[jing1 ji4]
(female given name) Tsune
A warp, that which runs lengthwise; to pass through or by, past; to manage, regulate; laws, canons, classics. Skt. sūtras; threads, threaded together, classical works. Also called 契經 and 經本. The sūtras in the Tripiṭaka are the sermons attributed to the Buddha; the other two divisions are 律 the Vinaya, and 論 the śāstras, or Abhidharma; cf. 三藏. Every sūtra begins with the words 如是我聞 'Thus did I hear', indicating that it contains the words of Śākyamuni.

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ǒu
    ou3
ou
 
    はす
root of lotus
(kana only) sacred lotus (Nelumbo nucifera); Indian lotus; lotus
The water-lily root, arrowroot.

おん

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 on
    おん
(from 拝み) (See 御嶽・うたき) (Okinawa) sacred site; sacred grove; (female given name) On; On-TV

七僧

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qī sēng
    qi1 seng1
ch`i seng
    chi seng
 shichisō
A monastery is supposed to possess the following seven monks: 咒願師 invoker; 導師 leader; 唄師 intoner, or leader of the chanting; 散花師 flower-scatterer; 梵音師 master of sacred words, or Sanskrit; 錫杖師 shaker of the rings on the metal staff, or crozier; 堂達 distributor of missals, etc. Another division is 講師 expounder; 讀師 reader; 咒願師; 三禮師 director of the three ceremonies; 唄師; 散花師; and 堂達.

七聖


七圣

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qī shèng
    qi1 sheng4
ch`i sheng
    chi sheng
 nanasei / nanase
    ななせい
(male given name) Nanasei
v.七賢, 七聖, 七聖財, saptadhana. The seven sacred graces variously defined, e.g. 信 faith, 戒 observation of the commandments, 聞hearing instruction, 慙 shame (for self), 愧 shame (for others); 捨 renunciation; and慧 wisdom.

三緣


三缘

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sān yuán
    san1 yuan2
san yüan
 sanen
The three nidānas or links with the Buddha resulting from calling upon him, a term of the Pure Land sect: (a) 親緣 that he hears those who call his name, sees their worship, knows their hearts and is one with them; (b) 近緣 that he shows himself to those who desire to see him; (c) 增上緣 that at every invocation aeons of sin are blotted out, and he and his sacred host receive such a disciple at death.

中嶽


中岳

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zhōng yuè
    zhong1 yue4
chung yüeh
 nakatake
    なかたけ
Mt Song 嵩山 in Henan, one of the Five Sacred Mountains 五嶽|五岳[Wu3 yue4]
(surname) Nakatake

五山

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wǔ shān
    wu3 shan1
wu shan
 gosan; gozan
    ごさん; ござん
(rare) five most important temples of a region; (surname) Goyama
Five mountains and monasteries: (1) in India, sacred because of their connection with the Buddha: 鞞婆羅跋怒 Vaibhāra-vana; 薩多般那求呵 Saptaparṇaguhā; 因陀羅勢羅求呵 Indraśailaguhā; 薩簸恕魂直迦鉢婆羅 Sarpiṣ kuṇḍikā-prāgbhāra; 耆闍崛 Gṛdhrakūṭa; (2) in China, established during the Five Dynasties and the Southern Sung dynasty, on the analogy of those in India; three at Hangzhou at 徑山 Jingshan, 北山 Beishan, and 南山 Nanshan and two at Ningbo at 阿育王山 King Aśoka Shan and 太白山 Taiboshan. Later the Yuan dynasty established one at 全陵 Chin Ling, the 天界大龍翔隻慶寺 which became chief of these under the Ming dynasty.

五嶽


五岳

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wǔ yuè
    wu3 yue4
wu yüeh
Five Sacred Mountains of the Daoists, namely: Mt Tai 泰山[Tai4 Shan1] in Shandong, Mt Hua 華山|华山[Hua4 Shan1] in Shaanxi, Mt Heng 衡山[Heng2 Shan1] in Hunan, Mt Heng 恆山|恒山[Heng2 Shan1] in Shanxi, Mt Song 嵩山[Song1 Shan1] in Henan

仏跡

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 busseki
    ぶっせき
place sacred to Buddhism

佛骨

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fó gǔ
    fo2 gu3
fo ku
 bukkotsu
Buddha's bones (as a sacred relic)
A bone of the Buddha, especially the bone against whose reception by the emperor Xianzong the famous protest of Hanyu was made in 819.

侍聖


侍圣

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shì shèng
    shi4 sheng4
shih sheng
 shishō
Sacred Monk's acolyte

出聖


出圣

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chū shèng
    chu1 sheng4
ch`u sheng
    chu sheng
 shusshō
The surpassing sacred truth, or the sacred immortal truth.

制多

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zhì duō
    zhi4 duo1
chih to
 seita / seta
    せいた
(personal name) Seita
制底 (or 質底); 制體 caitya, a tumulus, mausoleum, monastery, temple, spire, flagstaff on a pagoda, sacred place or thing, idem 支提 (or 支帝), cf. 刹.

剣璽

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 kenji
    けんじ
(See 三種の神器・1) sacred sword and jewels (imperial regalia)

北嶽


北岳

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běi yuè
    bei3 yue4
pei yüeh
Mt Heng 恆山|恒山[Heng2 Shan1] in Shanxi, one of the Five Sacred Mountains 五嶽|五岳[Wu3 yue4]

南嶽


南岳

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nán yuè
    nan2 yue4
nan yüeh
 nangaku
    なんがく
Nanyue district of Hengyang city 衡陽市|衡阳市[Heng2 yang2 shi4], Hunan; Mt Heng 衡山 in Hunan, one of the Five Sacred Mountains 五嶽|五岳[Wu3 yue4]
(personal name) Nangaku
Nanyue

四世

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sì shì
    si4 shi4
ssu shih
 yonsei / yonse
    よんせい
(1) four generations; (2) fourth generation immigrant; yonsei; (3) the fourth (e.g. George IV)
The period of the Buddha's earthly life, styled 聖世 the sacred period (or period of the sage), is added to the three periods of 正法 correct Law; 像法 semblance of the Law; and 末法 decadence of the Law.

大空

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dà kōng
    da4 kong1
ta k`ung
    ta kung
 oozora
    おおぞら
wide open sky; the blue; heavens; firmament; (male given name) Masataka
The great void, or the Mahāyāna parinirvāṇa, as being more complete and final than the nirvāṇa of Hīnayāna. It is used in the Shingon sect for the great immaterial or spiritual wisdom, with its esoteric symbols; its weapons, such as the vajra; its samādhis; its sacred circles, or maṇḍalas, etc. It is used also for space, in which there is neither east, west, north, nor south.

天職


天职

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tiān zhí
    tian1 zhi2
t`ien chih
    tien chih
 tenshoku
    てんしょく
vocation; duty; mission in life
(1) vocation; lifework; calling; (2) sacred task (esp. the emperor's rule over the nation); (3) (See 天神・6) prostitute of the second-highest class (Edo period)

威部

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 ibi; ibe
    いび; いべ
(See 御嶽・うたき) most hallowed grounds (of a sacred site in Okinawa)

嫁祝

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 yomeiwai / yomewai
    よめいわい
traditional Koshogatsu ceremony where the newly-wed wife is hit on the rump with a sacred wooden pole to ensure her fertility

定鼎

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dìng dǐng
    ding4 ding3
ting ting
lit. to set up the sacred tripods (following Yu the Great); to fix the capital; to found a dynasty; used in advertising

宝倉

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 hokura
    ほくら
(1) small shrine; (2) depository for sacred objects

尊い

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 toutoi / totoi
    とうとい
    tattoi
    たっとい
(adjective) precious; valuable; priceless; noble; exalted; sacred

岱宗

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dài zōng
    dai4 zong1
tai tsung
another name for Mt Tai 泰山 in Shandong as principal or ancestor of the Five Sacred Mountains 五嶽|五岳[Wu3 yue4]; Mt Tai as resting place for departed souls

嵩山

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sōng shān
    song1 shan1
sung shan
 dakeyama
    だけやま
Mt Song in Henan, central mountain of the Five Sacred Mountains 五嶽|五岳[Wu3 yue4]
(surname) Dakeyama

庫倫


库伦

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kù lún
    ku4 lun2
k`u lun
    ku lun
 kuurun / kurun
    クールン
enclosed pasture (Mongolian loanword)
(place-name) Ulan Bator
K'urun, Urga, the Lamaistic center in Mongolia, the sacred city.

形代

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 katashiro
    かたしろ
(1) paper, cloth, wood, etc. representation of a sacred object; (2) {Shinto} paper doll used in purification rites

御岳

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 mitake
    みたけ
(obscure) large, high mountain; (Okinawa) sacred site; sacred grove; (place-name, surname) Mitake

御嶽

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 mitake
    みたけ
(obscure) large, high mountain; (Okinawa) sacred site; sacred grove; (place-name, surname) Mitake

恆山


恒山

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héng shān
    heng2 shan1
heng shan
Mt Heng in Shanxi, northern mountain of the Five Sacred Mountains 五嶽|五岳[Wu3 yue4]; Hengshan district of Jixi city 雞西|鸡西[Ji1 xi1], Heilongjiang

採火

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 saika
    さいか
(noun/participle) lighting a sacred flame by the light of the Sun

教典

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jiào diǎn
    jiao4 dian3
chiao tien
 kyouten / kyoten
    きょうてん
scriptures; canon; teaching guide; (personal name) Michinori
The sacred books of a religion, or sect.

旅所

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 tabisho
    たびしょ
(See 御旅所) place where the sacred palanquin is lodged during a festival

普陀

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pǔ tuó
    pu3 tuo2
p`u t`o
    pu to
 Hoda
Putuo district of Zhoushan city 舟山市[Zhou1 shan1 shi4], Zhejiang
Potala, cf. 補, 布; it is also Pattala, an ancient port near the mouth of the Indus; the Potala in Lhasa, etc., but in this form especially the sacred island of Pootoo, off Ningpo; also called普陀洛伽山 Potaraka monastery.

東嶽


东岳

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dōng yuè
    dong1 yue4
tung yüeh
 Tōgaku
Mt Tai 泰山 in Shandong, one of the Five Sacred Mountains 五嶽|五岳[Wu3 yue4]
The Eastern Peak, Tai Shan in Shandong, one of the five sacred peaks; the god or spirit of this peak, whose protection is claimed all over China.

梵宇

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fàn yǔ
    fan4 yu3
fan yü
 bon'u
A sacred house, i.e. a Buddhist monastery, or temple.

梵志

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fàn zhì
    fan4 zhi4
fan chih
 bonji
brahmacārin. 'studying sacred learning; practising continence or chastity.' M.W. A brahmacārī is a 'young Brahman in the first āśrama or period of his life' (M. W.); there are four such periods. A Buddhist ascetic with his will set on 梵 purity, also intp. as nirvana.

浄域

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 jouiki / joiki
    じょういき
sacred ground

浄火

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 jouka / joka
    じょうか
sacred fire

浄界

see styles
 joukai / jokai
    じょうかい
sacred ground; the Pure Land

渡御

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 togyo
    とぎょ
(n,vs,vi) (1) transferral of a sacred object from its place of enshrinement; (n,vs,vi) (2) imperial procession

無聖


无圣

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wú shèng
    wu2 sheng4
wu sheng
 musei / muse
    むせい
(given name) Musei
nothing sacred

玉串

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 tamagushi
    たまぐし
(out-dated or obsolete kana usage) (1) (Shinto) branch of a sacred tree (esp. sakaki) with paper or cotton strips attached (used as an offering); (2) sakaki (species of evergreen sacred to Shinto, Cleyera japonica); (personal name) Tamagushi

玉籤

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 tamagushi
    たまぐし
    tamakushi
    たまくし
(out-dated or obsolete kana usage) (1) (Shinto) branch of a sacred tree (esp. sakaki) with paper or cotton strips attached (used as an offering); (2) sakaki (species of evergreen sacred to Shinto, Cleyera japonica)

祝棒

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 iwaibou / iwaibo
    いわいぼう
sacred wooden pole used in traditional Koshogatsu ceremonies

神剣

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 shinken
    しんけん
divine sword (one of the three sacred treasures)

神力

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shén lì
    shen2 li4
shen li
 shinryoku; shinriki; jinriki
    しんりょく; しんりき; じんりき
occult force; the power of a God or spirit
(1) divine power; sacred power; mysterious power; (2) (しんりき only) Shinriki (variety of rice); (surname) Jinriki
v. 神通.

神器

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shén qì
    shen2 qi4
shen ch`i
    shen chi
 jingi; shinki; shingi(ok)
    じんぎ; しんき; しんぎ(ok)
magical object; object symbolic of imperial power; fine weapon; very useful tool
(1) (See 三種の神器・1) sacred treasure; the three sacred treasures (sword, jewel, mirror); (2) implement used in religious ceremonies

神宝

see styles
 shinpou / shinpo
    しんぽう
sacred treasure; (surname) Shinpou

神山

see styles
shén shān
    shen2 shan1
shen shan
 jinyama
    じんやま
sacred mountain
(place-name, surname) Jin'yama

神座

see styles
 shinza
    しんざ
place where there is a god or spirit; place containing the sacred object of a shrine; (surname) Jinza

神庫

see styles
 hokura
    ほくら
    jinko
    じんこ
(1) small shrine; (2) depository for sacred objects; depository for sacred objects

神木

see styles
shén mù
    shen2 mu4
shen mu
 shinboku; kanki(ok); kamuki(ok); kamiki(ok)
    しんぼく; かんき(ok); かむき(ok); かみき(ok)
Shenmu County in Yulin 榆林[Yu2 lin2], Shaanxi
(1) sacred tree; (2) (しんぼく only) support pillars of the traditional fire festival bonfires; (surname) Shinboku

神橋

see styles
 shinkyou / shinkyo
    しんきょう
sacred bridge; (surname) Kanbashi

神火

see styles
 shinka
    しんか
sacred flame

神灯

see styles
 shintou / shinto
    しんとう
sacred light

神燈

see styles
 shintou / shinto
    しんとう
(out-dated kanji) sacred light

神籬

see styles
 himorogi; hiborogi; himoroki; hiboroki
    ひもろぎ; ひぼろぎ; ひもろき; ひぼろき
(archaism) primitive shrine (originally a swath of sacred land surrounded by evergreens; later a decorated sakaki branch on an eight-legged table)

神蛇

see styles
 shinja
    しんじゃ
sacred snake; (surname) Kanjiya

神酒

see styles
 miki
    みき
sacred wine or sake; sake offered to the gods; (surname, female given name) Miki

神鏡

see styles
 shinkyou / shinkyo
    しんきょう
divine mirror; sacred mirror (one of the three sacred treasures)

神馬


神马

see styles
shén mǎ
    shen2 ma3
shen ma
 shinme; jinme; shinba; jime(ok)
    しんめ; じんめ; しんば; じめ(ok)
mythical horse; Internet slang for 什麼|什么[shen2 me5]
sacred horse; (surname) Jinme

禅定

see styles
 zenjou / zenjo
    ぜんじょう
(1) {Buddh} dhyana-samadhi (meditative concentration); (2) (See 修験道) ascetic practice atop a sacred mountain (in Shugendō); (3) mountain top; (given name) Zenjō

経伝

see styles
 keiden / keden
    けいでん
sacred texts

経典

see styles
 kyouten; keiten; kyouden(ok) / kyoten; keten; kyoden(ok)
    きょうてん; けいてん; きょうでん(ok)
sacred books; sutras; scriptures (Bible, Koran, etc.)

経題

see styles
 kyoudai / kyodai
    きょうだい
(1) {Buddh} title of a sutra; name of a sacred text; (2) (See 巻き物・1) title on a makimono

結界


结界

see styles
jié jiè
    jie2 jie4
chieh chieh
 kekkai
    けっかい
(Buddhism) to designate the boundaries of a sacred place within which monks are to be trained; a place so designated; (fantasy fiction) force field; invisible barrier (orthographic borrowing from Japanese 結界 "kekkai")
(1) {Buddh} (fixing) boundaries for religious practices; (2) {Buddh} prohibition (of items, people, spirits, etc. that would hinder Buddhist practice); (3) {Buddh} fence between inner and outer sanctums in a temple; (4) (archaism) (See 帳場格子) short two or three-fold lattice around the front desk of a store; (5) (colloquialism) (esp. in games, manga, etc.) barrier; dimensional barrier; containment zone; containment barrier; mystical barrier
A fixed place, or territory; a definite area; to fix a place for a monastery, or an altar; a determined number, e.g. for an assembly of monks; a limit. It is a term specially used by the esoteric sects for an altar and its area, altars being of five different shapes.

羽車

see styles
 haguruma
    はぐるま
(See 御羽車) portable shrine used to transport a sacred object

聖侍


圣侍

see styles
shèng shì
    sheng4 shi4
sheng shih
 shōji
Sacred Monk's acolyte

聖像


圣像

see styles
shèng xiàng
    sheng4 xiang4
sheng hsiang
 seizou / sezo
    せいぞう
icon; iconic; religious image; figure (of Confucius, Buddha, Jesus Christ, the Virgin Mary etc); CL:張|张[zhang1]
(noun - becomes adjective with の) sacred image; icon

聖具

see styles
 seigu / segu
    せいぐ
sacred utensil

聖剣

see styles
 seiken / seken
    せいけん
holy sword; sacred sword; (personal name) Seiken

聖域

see styles
 seiiki / seki
    せいいき
(noun - becomes adjective with の) (1) sacred precincts; sanctuary; consecrated ground; holy ground; (2) issue that is regarded as being off-limits; matter that is not up for discussion

聖山

see styles
 seizan / sezan
    せいざん
holy mountain; sacred hill; (surname) Hijiriyama

聖教


圣教

see styles
shèng jiào
    sheng4 jiao4
sheng chiao
 seikyou / sekyo
    せいきょう
(1) sacred teachings (esp. of Confucius); Confucianism; (2) Christianity; (3) Buddhism; (personal name) Seikyō
The teaching of the sage, or holy one; holy teaching.

聖数

see styles
 seisuu / sesu
    せいすう
holy number; sacred number

聖楽

see styles
 seigaku / segaku
    せいがく
church music; sacred music; (female given name) Sera

聖槍

see styles
 seisou / seso
    せいそう
holy lance; sacred spear

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

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