There are 9 total results for your 下品 search.
| Characters | Pronunciation Romanization |
Simple Dictionary Definition |
下品 see styles |
xià pǐn xia4 pin3 hsia p`in hsia pin gehin げひん |
(noun or adjectival noun) vulgar; indecent; coarse; crude; (place-name) Shimoshina The three lowest of the nine classes born in the Amitābha Pure Land, v. 無量壽經. These three lowest grades are (1) 下品上生 The highest of the three lowest classes who enter the Pure Land of Amitābha, i.e. those who have committed all sins except dishonouring the sūtras. If at the end of life the sinner clasps hands and says "Namo Amitābha", such a one will be born in His precious lake. (2) 下品中生 The middle class consists of those who have broken all the commandments, even stolen from monks and abused the law. If at death such a one hears of the great power of Amitābha, and assents with but a thought, he will be received into paradise. (3) 下品下生 The lowest class, because of their sins, should have fallen into the lowest gati, but by invoking the name of Amitābha, they can escape countless ages of reincarnation and suffering and on dying will behold a lotus flower like the sun, and, by the response of a single thought, will enter the Pure Land of Amitābha. |
上下品 see styles |
shàng xià pǐn shang4 xia4 pin3 shang hsia p`in shang hsia pin jōge hon |
least of the great |
下下品 see styles |
xià xià pǐn xia4 xia4 pin3 hsia hsia p`in hsia hsia pin gege hon |
inferior of the inferior |
中下品 see styles |
zhōng xià pǐn zhong1 xia4 pin3 chung hsia p`in chung hsia pin chūge hon |
least of the middling |
下品上生 see styles |
xià pǐn shàng shēng xia4 pin3 shang4 sheng1 hsia p`in shang sheng hsia pin shang sheng gebon jōshō |
highest of the three lowest classes |
下品下生 see styles |
xià pǐn xià shēng xia4 pin3 xia4 sheng1 hsia p`in hsia sheng hsia pin hsia sheng gebon geshō |
lowest of the lowest class of beings |
下品中生 see styles |
xià pǐn zhōng shēng xia4 pin3 zhong1 sheng1 hsia p`in chung sheng hsia pin chung sheng gebon chūshō |
middle of the lowest class |
下品成熟 see styles |
xià pǐn chéng shóu xia4 pin3 cheng2 shou2 hsia p`in ch`eng shou hsia pin cheng shou gehon jōjuku |
inferior maturation |
上中下品 see styles |
shàng zhōng xià pǐn shang4 zhong1 xia4 pin3 shang chung hsia p`in shang chung hsia pin jōchūge hon |
Superior, middle, and lower class, grade, or rank. |
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