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賽 赛 see styles |
sài sai4 sai sai さえ |
More info & calligraphy: Sae(abbreviation) dice; die; (1) (abbreviation) dice; die; (2) baton (of command) Money offerings. |
シー see styles |
shii / shi シー |
sea; (place-name) Die; Gee; Zee |
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. |
死神 see styles |
sǐ shén si3 shen2 ssu shen shinigami しにがみ |
More info & calligraphy: Grim Reaper / God of Deathgod of death; Death |
永恆 永恒 see styles |
yǒng héng yong3 heng2 yung heng yōgō |
More info & calligraphy: Eternal / Eternityforever |
無常 无常 see styles |
wú cháng wu2 chang2 wu ch`ang wu chang mujou / mujo むじょう |
More info & calligraphy: Impermanence(n,adj-na,adj-no) {Buddh} (ant: 常住・2) uncertainty; transiency; impermanence; mutability anitya. Impermanent; the first of the 三明 trividyā; that all things are impermanent, their birth, existence, change, and death never resting for a moment. |
貞烈 贞烈 see styles |
zhēn liè zhen1 lie4 chen lieh teiretsu / teretsu ていれつ |
More info & calligraphy: Extreme Faithfulness(noun or adjectival noun) extreme faithfulness |
サンジェ see styles |
sanjie サンジエ |
More info & calligraphy: Sanje |
寧死不屈 宁死不屈 see styles |
nìng sǐ bù qū ning4 si3 bu4 qu1 ning ssu pu ch`ü ning ssu pu chü |
More info & calligraphy: Death Before Surrender |
死而無悔 死而无悔 see styles |
sǐ ér wú huǐ si3 er2 wu2 hui3 ssu erh wu hui |
More info & calligraphy: Die Without Regret |
生老病死 see styles |
shēng lǎo bìng sǐ sheng1 lao3 bing4 si3 sheng lao ping ssu shouroubyoushi / shorobyoshi しょうろうびょうし |
More info & calligraphy: Birth Old-Age Sickness Death(yoji) {Buddh} the four inevitables in human life (birth, aging, sickness, and death) Birth, age, sickness, death, the 四苦 four afflictions that are the lot of every man. The five are the above four and 苦 misery, or suffering. |
天無絕人之路 天无绝人之路 see styles |
tiān wú jué rén zhī lù tian1 wu2 jue2 ren2 zhi1 lu4 t`ien wu chüeh jen chih lu tien wu chüeh jen chih lu |
More info & calligraphy: There is always a way out |
亡 see styles |
wáng wang2 wang bou / bo ぼう |
to die; to lose; to be gone; to flee; deceased (n,n-suf) (1) (usu. after dates) (See 没・ぼつ・1) death; (prefix) (2) (usu. before names) (See 故・こ) the late; the deceased; (personal name) Suemaru Gone, lost, dead, ruined; not. |
卆 see styles |
zú zu2 tsu |
variant of 卒[zu2], soldier; to die |
卒 see styles |
zú zu2 tsu sotsu そつ |
soldier; servant; to finish; to die; finally; at last; pawn in Chinese chess (1) (hist) low-ranking soldier; (n-suf,n) (2) (abbreviation) (See 卒業・1) graduation; (n-suf,n-pref) (3) (abbreviation) (See 卒業・2) moving on (from); outgrowing (something); (4) (abbreviation) (hist) (See 卒族) low-ranking samurai (1870-1872); (5) (abbreviation) (See 卒去) death (of a noble, etc.); (given name) Sosu suddenly |
去 see styles |
qù qu4 ch`ü chü kyo |
to go; to go to (a place); (of a time etc) last; just passed; to send; to remove; to get rid of; to reduce; to be apart from in space or time; to die (euphemism); to play (a part); (when used either before or after a verb) to go in order to do something; (after a verb of motion indicates movement away from the speaker); (used after certain verbs to indicate detachment or separation) Go, go away; gone, past; depart, leave; to remove, dismiss; the 去 tone. |
喪 丧 see styles |
sàng sang4 sang mo(p); sou / mo(p); so も(P); そう |
to lose something abstract but important (courage, authority, one's life etc); to be bereaved of (one's spouse etc); to die; disappointed; discouraged (noun - becomes adjective with の) (1) mourning; (2) (も only) (archaism) calamity; misfortune Mourning. To lose; destroy. |
夭 see styles |
yāo yao1 yao yō |
(bound form) to die prematurely (also pr. [yao3]); (literary) (of vegetation) luxuriant young |
掛 挂 see styles |
guà gua4 kua kake かけ |
to hang; to suspend (from a hook etc); to hang up (the phone); (of a line) to be dead; to be worried; to be concerned; (dialect) to make a phone call; to register (at a hospital); to make an appointment (with a doctor); (slang) to kill; to die; to be finished; to fail (an exam); classifier for sets or clusters of objects (suf,adj-no) (1) -clad; (2) (kana only) in the midst of; (3) tenths (e.g. wholesale price, as tenths of retail price); (4) times (i.e. multiplied by); (5) able-to-seat (of a chair, etc.); (suffix) charge; duty; person in charge; official; clerk; (1) (abbreviation) credit; (2) money owed on an account; bill; (3) (abbreviation) (kana only) hot noodles in broth; (n,n-suf) (4) proportion (of wholesale price, as tenths of list price); (suffix) (5) in the midst of; (6) rest; rack; hanger; (surname) Kake To hang, suspend. |
故 see styles |
gù gu4 ku yue ゆえ |
happening; instance; reason; cause; intentional; former; old; friend; therefore; hence; (of people) to die, dead (adv,n) (kana only) reason; cause; circumstances Old, of old; from of old; cause; purposely; to die; tr. pūrva. |
斃 毙 see styles |
bì bi4 pi teruo てるお |
to die; to shoot dead; to reject; to fall forward; (suffix) to death (personal name) Teruo |
模 see styles |
mú mu2 mu baku ばく |
mold; die; matrix; pattern wooden printing block; (surname) Baku |
死 see styles |
sǐ si3 ssu shi し |
to die; impassable; uncrossable; inflexible; rigid; extremely; damned (1) death; (2) {baseb} (an) out; (3) (hist) (See 五刑・2) death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation; most severe of the five ritsuryō punishments) maraṇa; 末刺諵; mṛta 母陀; to die, death; dead; also cyuti. |
歾 see styles |
mò mo4 mo |
to end; to die |
歿 殁 see styles |
mò mo4 mo botsu ぼつ |
to end; to die (n,n-suf) (1) discard; (2) death |
殀 夭 see styles |
yāo yao1 yao |
to die prematurely (variant of 夭[yao1]) See: 夭 |
殂 see styles |
cú cu2 ts`u tsu |
to die |
殉 see styles |
xùn xun4 hsün junji じゅんじ |
to be buried with the dead; to die for a cause (personal name) Junji |
殊 see styles |
shū shu1 shu shu こと |
different; unique; special; very; (classical) to behead; to die; to cut off; to separate; to surpass (n,adj-na,n-pref) (1) (archaism) difference (from one another); different thing; other; (adjectival noun) (2) unusual; extraordinary; (adjectival noun) unusual; extraordinary To kill, exterminate; different; very. |
殍 see styles |
piǎo piao3 p`iao piao |
die of starvation |
殙 see styles |
hūn hun1 hun |
to die by taking poison |
殞 殒 see styles |
yǔn yun3 yün in |
(literary) to perish; to die To perish, die; fall; become extinct. |
殣 see styles |
jìn jin4 chin |
die of hunger |
殤 殇 see styles |
shāng shang1 shang |
to die in childhood; war dead |
沒 没 see styles |
mò mo4 mo motsu |
drowned; to end; to die; to inundate Sunk, gone; not; translit. m, mu, mo, mau, ma, bu, v, etc. |
泯 see styles |
mǐn min3 min min みん |
(bound form) to vanish; to die out; to obliterate (given name) Min Vast; to flow off; ruin, confusion. |
熄 see styles |
xī xi1 hsi |
to extinguish; to put out (fire); to quench; to stop burning; to go out (of fire, lamp etc); to come to an end; to wither away; to die out; Taiwan pr. [xi2] |
縊 缢 see styles |
yì yi4 i |
(literary) to die by hanging or strangulation |
莩 see styles |
piǎo piao3 p`iao piao |
used for 殍 piǎo, to die of starvation |
走 see styles |
zǒu zou3 tsou sou / so そう |
to walk; to go; to run; to move (of vehicle); to visit; to leave; to go away; to die (euph.); from; through; away (in compound verbs, such as 撤走[che4 zou3]); to change (shape, form, meaning) (suffix) run; race; (female given name) Ran To walk, go. |
逝 see styles |
shì shi4 shih sumiyo すみよ |
(of flowing water or time) to pass by; to pass away; to die (personal name) Sumiyo Pass away, depart, die, evanescent. |
頑 顽 see styles |
wán wan2 wan katakuna かたくな |
mischievous; obstinate; to play; stupid; stubborn; naughty (adjectival noun) (kana only) obstinate; stubborn; mulish; die-hard; bigoted Stupid, obstinate. |
上る see styles |
agaru あがる |
(v5r,vi) (1) to ascend; to go up; to climb; (2) to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the sun); to rise; (3) to go to (the capital); (4) to be promoted; (5) to add up to; (6) to advance (in price); (7) to swim up (a river); to sail up; (8) to come up (on the agenda); (irregular okurigana usage) (v5r,vi) (1) to rise; to go up; to come up; to ascend; to be raised; (2) to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to go in; (3) to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; (4) to get out (of water); to come ashore; (5) to increase; (6) to improve; to make progress; (7) to be promoted; to advance; (8) to be made (of profit, etc.); (9) to occur (esp. of a favourable result); (10) to be adequate (to cover expenses, etc.); (11) to be finished; to be done; to be over; (12) (of rain) to stop; to lift; (13) to stop (working properly); to cut out; to give out; to die; (14) to win (in a card game, etc.); (15) to be spoken loudly; (16) to get stage fright; (17) to be offered (to the gods, etc.); (18) (humble language) to go; to visit; (19) (honorific or respectful language) to eat; to drink; (20) to be listed (as a candidate); (21) to serve (in one's master's home); (22) to go north; (suf,v5r) (23) indicates completion; (place-name) Agaru |
上天 see styles |
shàng tiān shang4 tian1 shang t`ien shang tien jouten / joten じょうてん |
Heaven; Providence; God; the sky above; to fly skywards; (euphemism) to die; to pass away; the previous day (or days) (1) (See 下土) sky; the heavens; (2) God; the Lord; the Creator; the Supreme Being; (3) ascension (into heaven); (surname) Jōten to ascend to heaven |
下世 see styles |
xià shì xia4 shi4 hsia shih shimoyo しもよ |
to die; future incarnation; next life; to be born; to come into the world; future generation (surname) Shimoyo |
不治 see styles |
bù zhì bu4 zhi4 pu chih fuji; fuchi ふじ; ふち |
to die of illness or injury despite receiving medical help (noun - becomes adjective with の) incurability untreated |
不諱 不讳 see styles |
bù huì bu4 hui4 pu hui |
without concealing anything; to pass away; to die |
丟命 丢命 see styles |
diū mìng diu1 ming4 tiu ming |
to die |
乘鶴 乘鹤 see styles |
chéng hè cheng2 he4 ch`eng ho cheng ho |
to fly on a crane; to die |
乘龍 乘龙 see styles |
chéng lóng cheng2 long2 ch`eng lung cheng lung |
to ride the dragon; to die (of emperors and kings) |
亡故 see styles |
wáng gù wang2 gu4 wang ku |
to die; to pass away |
仆る see styles |
taoru たおる |
(v2r-s,vi) (archaism) to fall; to die; to be defeated |
他界 see styles |
tā jiè ta1 jie4 t`a chieh ta chieh takai たかい |
(1) death; the next world; (vs,vi) (2) to pass away; to die the other world |
仙去 see styles |
xiān qù xian1 qu4 hsien ch`ü hsien chü |
to become an immortal; (fig.) to die |
仙逝 see styles |
xiān shì xian1 shi4 hsien shih |
to die; to depart this mortal coil |
作古 see styles |
zuò gǔ zuo4 gu3 tso ku sako さこ |
to die; to pass away (surname, female given name) Sako |
倒る see styles |
taoru たおる |
(v2r-s,vi) (archaism) to fall; to die; to be defeated |
倒槽 see styles |
dǎo cáo dao3 cao2 tao ts`ao tao tsao |
to die out (of livestock) |
倒頭 倒头 see styles |
dǎo tóu dao3 tou2 tao t`ou tao tou |
to lie down; to die |
兇死 凶死 see styles |
xiōng sǐ xiong1 si3 hsiung ssu |
to die in violence |
入寂 see styles |
rù jí ru4 ji2 ju chi nyuujaku / nyujaku にゅうじゃく |
(n,vs,vi) death of a priest; nirvana; spiritual liberty To inter into rest, or nirvana; also, to die. Also 入滅 or 入寂滅. |
凍死 冻死 see styles |
dòng sǐ dong4 si3 tung ssu toushi / toshi とうし |
to freeze to death; to die off in winter (n,vs,vi) death from cold; freezing to death |
凪ぐ see styles |
nagu なぐ |
(v5g,vi) to become calm (of the wind, sea, etc.); to die down |
凹紋 凹纹 see styles |
āo wén ao1 wen2 ao wen |
die (printing, metalwork etc) |
刹那 see styles |
chàn à chan4 a4 ch`an a chan a setsuna せつな |
(n-adv,n-t) moment (san: ksana); instant; juncture; (female given name) Setsuna kṣaṇa. An indefinite space of time, a moment, an instant; the shortest measure of time, as kalpa is the longest; it is defined as 一念 a thought; but according to another definition 60 kṣaṇa equal one finger-snap, 90 a thought 念, 4,500 a minute; there are other definitions. In each kṣaṇa 900 persons are born and die. |
升天 see styles |
shēng tiān sheng1 tian1 sheng t`ien sheng tien |
lit. to ascend to heaven; to die |
卒す see styles |
shussu; sossu しゅっす; そっす |
(v5s,vi) (archaism) to die (esp. of nobility, etc.) |
単型 see styles |
tankei / tanke たんけい |
(adj-no,n) (1) monotypic (taxon); monotype; (2) monomorphic; (3) single impression die |
単形 see styles |
tankei / tanke たんけい |
(adj-no,n) (1) monotypic (taxon); monotype; (2) monomorphic; (3) single impression die |
去ぬ see styles |
inu いぬ |
(v5n,vn,vi) (1) (ksb:) to go home; (2) (archaism) to go; to leave; (vn,vi) (3) (archaism) to pass (of time); (4) (archaism) to die; (5) (archaism) to go bad; to rot |
去世 see styles |
qù shì qu4 shi4 ch`ü shih chü shih kose |
to pass away; to die to depart from this world |
去逝 see styles |
qù shì qu4 shi4 ch`ü shih chü shih |
to pass away; to die |
参る see styles |
mairu まいる |
(v5r,vi) (1) (humble language) (kana only) to go; to come; to call; (2) to be defeated; to collapse; to die; (3) to be annoyed; to be nonplussed; (4) to be madly in love; (5) to visit (shrine, grave) |
喪亡 丧亡 see styles |
sàng wáng sang4 wang2 sang wang |
to die |
喪生 丧生 see styles |
sàng shēng sang4 sheng1 sang sheng |
to die; to lose one's life |
嗚呼 呜呼 see styles |
wū hū wu1 hu1 wu hu aa / a ああ |
alas; alack; welladay; wellaway; to die (ateji / phonetic) (interjection) (1) (kana only) Ah!; Oh!; Alas!; (2) (kana only) Yes; Indeed; That is correct; (3) (kana only) Hey!; Yo!; (4) (kana only) Uh huh; Yeah yeah; Right; Gotcha |
嚥氣 咽气 see styles |
yàn qì yan4 qi4 yen ch`i yen chi |
to die; to breathe one's last |
坐化 see styles |
zuò huà zuo4 hua4 tso hua zake |
to die in a seated posture (Buddhism) to pass away while sitting in meditation |
型費 see styles |
katahi かたひ |
tooling cost; die cost |
壽沒 寿没 see styles |
shòu mò shou4 mo4 shou mo jumotsu |
to die of old age |
壽終 寿终 see styles |
shòu zhōng shou4 zhong1 shou chung jushū |
to die of old age; to live to a ripe old age; (fig.) (of something) to come to an end (after a long period of service) end of life |
夭亡 see styles |
yāo wáng yao1 wang2 yao wang |
to die young |
夭傷 夭伤 see styles |
yāo shāng yao1 shang1 yao shang yō shō |
to die young |
夭壽 夭寿 see styles |
yāo shòu yao1 shou4 yao shou |
to die young; (Tw) (curse word) drop dead; go to hell; (literary) short life and long life |
夭折 see styles |
yāo zhé yao1 zhe2 yao che yousetsu / yosetsu ようせつ |
to die young or prematurely; to come to a premature end; to be aborted prematurely (n,vs,vi) premature death |
夭殤 夭殇 see styles |
yāo shāng yao1 shang1 yao shang |
to die young |
失す see styles |
usu うす |
(v2s-s,vi) (1) (archaism) (See 失せる・1) to disappear; to vanish; to fade away; (v2s-s,vi) (2) (archaism) (derogatory term) to go; to leave; to come; to exist; (v2s-s,vi) (3) (archaism) to die |
失傳 失传 see styles |
shī chuán shi1 chuan2 shih ch`uan shih chuan |
(of skills etc) to die out; lost; extinct |
夷滅 夷灭 see styles |
yí miè yi2 mie4 i mieh |
to massacre; to die out |
委順 委顺 see styles |
wěi shùn wei3 shun4 wei shun ijun |
To die, said of a monk. |
存亡 see styles |
cún wáng cun2 wang2 ts`un wang tsun wang sonbou / sonbo そんぼう |
to live or die; to exist or perish life or death; existence; destiny |
客死 see styles |
kè sǐ ke4 si3 k`o ssu ko ssu kakushi; kyakushi かくし; きゃくし |
to die in a foreign land; to die abroad (n,vs,vi) dying while traveling; dying while abroad |
宴寂 see styles |
yàn jí yan4 ji2 yen chi enjaku |
To enter into rest, to die. |
寂滅 寂灭 see styles |
jì miè ji4 mie4 chi mieh jakumetsu じゃくめつ |
to die out; to fade away; nirvana (Buddhism) (n,vs,vi) (1) {Buddh} achieving nirvana (san:); (n,vs,vi) (2) death Calmness and extinction, nirvāṇa. |
將死 将死 see styles |
jiāng sǐ jiang1 si3 chiang ssu sō shi |
to checkmate (in chess); to be about to die will die |
就木 see styles |
jiù mù jiu4 mu4 chiu mu |
to be placed in a coffin; (fig.) to die |
就義 就义 see styles |
jiù yì jiu4 yi4 chiu i |
to be killed for a righteous cause; to die a martyr |
崩殂 see styles |
bēng cú beng1 cu2 peng ts`u peng tsu |
(of an emperor) to die |
平息 see styles |
píng xī ping2 xi1 p`ing hsi ping hsi |
(of wind etc) to subside; to die down; to quell; to smooth over (a dispute etc); to suppress (a rebellion etc) |
廃る see styles |
sutaru すたる |
(v5r,vi) (1) (See 廃れる・すたれる) to go out of use; to become obsolete; to die out; to go out of fashion; (Godan verb with "ru" ending) (2) to become lost (e.g. of dignity); to be sullied |
Entries with 2nd row of characters: The 2nd row is Simplified Chinese.
This page contains 100 results for "to die" in Chinese and/or Japanese.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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