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There are 9 total results for your 三观 search.

Characters Pronunciation
Romanization
Simple Dictionary Definition

三觀


三观

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sān guān
    san1 guan1
san kuan
 sangan
The three studies, meditations, or insights. The most general group is that of Tiantai: (a) 空觀 study of all as void, or immaterial; (b) 假觀 of all as unreal, transient, or temporal; (c) 中觀 as the via media inclusive of both. The Huayan group is 眞空觀, 理事無礙觀 and 周遍含容觀, see 華嚴經:法界觀. The 南山 group is 性空觀, 相空觀, and 唯識觀. The 慈恩 group is 有觀, 空觀 and 中觀.

毀三觀


毁三观

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huǐ sān guān
    hui3 san1 guan1
hui san kuan
(Internet slang) (of a situation, video clip etc) to make one think "wtf!"

一心三觀


一心三观

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yī xīn sān guān
    yi1 xin1 san1 guan1
i hsin san kuan
 isshin sangan
The Tiantai insight 一心三智; also simultaneous vision of past, present, and future; also called 圓融三觀; 不可思議三觀.

三種三觀


三种三观

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sān zhǒng sān guān
    san1 zhong3 san1 guan1
san chung san kuan
 sanshu sangan
The three types of meditation on the principles of the 三諦 q.v., i.e. the dogmas of 空, 假, 中.

二諦三觀


二谛三观

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èr dì sān guān
    er4 di4 san1 guan1
erh ti san kuan
 nitai sankan
three levels of the twofold truth

別相三觀


别相三观

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bié xiàng sān guān
    bie2 xiang4 san1 guan1
pieh hsiang san kuan
 bessō sankan
The three views of the 別教 in regard to the absolute, the phenomenal, the medial 空假中 as separate ideas.

南山三觀


南山三观

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nán shān sān guān
    nan2 shan1 san1 guan1
nan shan san kuan
 Nanzan sangan
three views of Nanshan

四教三觀


四教三观

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sì jiào sān guān
    si4 jiao4 san1 guan1
ssu chiao san kuan
 shikyō sangan
The Tiantai four main doctrinal divisions as above and its three kinds of meditation.

三十三觀音


三十三观音

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sān shí sān guān yīn
    san1 shi2 san1 guan1 yin1
san shih san kuan yin
 Sanjūsan Kannon
thirty-three representations of Avalokitêśvara

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

This page contains 9 results for "三观" in Chinese and/or Japanese.



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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.

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