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五繫


五系

see styles
wǔ xì
    wu3 xi4
wu hsi
 goke
The five suspended corpses, or dead snakes, hanging from the four limbs and neck of Mara as Papiyan; v. Nirvana sutra 6.

五罪

see styles
 gozai
    ござい
(1) (hist) (See 五刑・2) five punishments (of the ritsuryō system: light caning, severe caning, imprisonment, exile, death); (2) (hist) (See 五刑・1) five punishments (of ancient China: tattooing, cutting off the nose, cutting off a leg, castration or confinement, death)

五美

see styles
 izumi
    いづみ
(female given name) Izumi

五義


五义

see styles
wǔ yì
    wu3 yi4
wu i
 gogi
five meanings

五羽

see styles
 itsuha
    いつは
(female given name) Itsuha

五翳

see styles
wǔ yì
    wu3 yi4
wu i
 go ei
The five films, or interceptors of the light of sun and moon— smoke, cloud dust, fog, and the hands of asuras.

五老

see styles
 gorou / goro
    ごろう
(surname) Gorou

五耒

see styles
 gorai
    ごらい
(surname) Gorai

五耶

see styles
 itsuya
    いつや
(personal name) Itsuya

五聲


五声

see styles
wǔ shēng
    wu3 sheng1
wu sheng
 go sei
idem 音.

五股

see styles
wǔ gǔ
    wu3 gu3
wu ku
 goko
Wugu township in New Taipei City 新北市[Xin1 bei3 shi4], Taiwan
(股杵 or 股金剛); also 鈷, 古, or M029401 The five-pronged vajra or thunderbolt emblem of the 部 five groups and 智 five wisdom powers of the vajradhātu; doubled it is an emblem of the ten pāramitās. In the esoteric cult the 股印 five-pronged vajra is the symbol of the 智 five wisdom powers and the 佛 five Buddhas, and has several names 大印, 智印, 峯印; 金剛慧印, 大羯印, and 大率都婆印, and has many definitions.

五胡

see styles
wǔ hú
    wu3 hu2
wu hu
 goko
    ごこ
Five non-Han people, namely: Huns or Xiongnu 匈奴[Xiong1 nu2], Xianbei 鮮卑|鲜卑[Xian1 bei1], Jie 羯[Jie2], Di 氐[Di1], Qiang 羌[Qiang1], esp. in connection with the Sixteen Kingdoms 304-439 胡十六國|胡十六国[Wu3 hu2 Shi2 liu4 guo2]
(hist) Wu Hu (five tribes that migrated into China in 300-500 CE: Xiongnu, Jie, Xianbei, Di, Qiang)

五臓

see styles
 gozou / gozo
    ごぞう
the five viscera (liver, lungs, heart, kidney and spleen)

五臟


五脏

see styles
wǔ zàng
    wu3 zang4
wu tsang
 gōzō
five viscera of TCM, namely: heart 心[xin1], liver 肝[gan1], spleen 脾[pi2], lungs 肺[fei4] and kidneys 腎|肾[shen4]
five viscera

五臺


五台

see styles
wǔ tái
    wu3 tai2
wu t`ai
    wu tai
Wutai city and county in Xinzhou 忻州[Xin1 zhou1], Shanxi

五舎

see styles
 gosha
    ごしゃ
(See 後宮・1) five residences for court ladies (in the inner Heian Palace)

五舞

see styles
 ibu
    いぶ
(female given name) Ibu

五艘

see styles
 gosou / goso
    ごそう
(place-name, surname) Gosou

五良

see styles
 gorou / goro
    ごろう
(male given name) Gorou

五色

see styles
wǔ sè
    wu3 se4
wu se
 goshiki; goshoku
    ごしき; ごしょく
multicolored; the rainbow; garish
(1) five colors (usu. red, blue, yellow, white and black); five colours; (can be adjective with の) (2) many kinds; varied; (3) (See 瓜) melon; gourd; (place-name, surname) Goshiki
The five primary colors, also called 正色 (or 大色): 靑 blue, 黃 yellow, 赤 red, 白 white, 黑 black. The 間色 or compound colors are 緋 crimson, 紅, scarlet, 紫 purple, 綠 green, 磂黃 brown. The two sets correspond to the cardinal points as follows: east, blue and green; west, white, and crimson; south, red and scarlet; north, black and purple; and center, yellow and brown. The five are permutated in various ways to represent various ideas.

五芒

see styles
 gobou / gobo
    ごぼう
pentagram

五花

see styles
 itsuka
    いつか
(female given name) Itsuka

五苦

see styles
wǔ kǔ
    wu3 ku3
wu k`u
    wu ku
 goku
The five forms of suffering: I. (1) Birth, age, sickness, death; (2) parting with those loved; (3) meeting with the hated or disliked; (4) inability to obtain the desired; (5) the five skandha sufferings, mental and physical. II. Birth, age, sickness, death, and the shackles (for criminals). III. The sufferings of the hells, and as hungry ghosts, animals, asuras, and human beings.

五茂

see styles
 gomo
    ごも
(surname) Gomo

五荘

see styles
 goshou / gosho
    ごしょう
(surname) Goshou

五荷

see styles
 goka
    ごか
(place-name) Goka

五菓

see styles
 goka
    ごか
five fruits (peach, Japanese plum, apricot, jujube, Japanese chestnut)

五菜

see styles
 gosai
    ごさい
(1) the five vegetables (garlic chive, Japanese leek, green onion, wasabi and mame); (2) (meal of) five dishes

五華


五华

see styles
wǔ huá
    wu3 hua2
wu hua
Wuhua county in Meizhou 梅州, Guangdong; Wuhua district of Kunming city 昆明市[Kun1 ming2 shi4], Yunnan

五葉


五叶

see styles
wǔ shě
    wu3 she3
wu she
 goyou / goyo
    ごよう
(abbreviation) (See 五葉松) Japanese white pine (favored for gardens and bonsai); goyoumatsu; (given name) Goyou
five petals

五葵

see styles
 itsuki
    いつき
(female given name) Itsuki

五葷


五荤

see styles
wǔ hūn
    wu3 hun1
wu hun
 gokun
    ごくん
(Buddhism etc) the five forbidden pungent vegetables: leek, scallion, garlic, rape and coriander
(See 五辛) five pungent roots (in Buddhism or Taoism)
idem 辛.

五蓋


五盖

see styles
wǔ gài
    wu3 gai4
wu kai
 gogai
The five covers, i. e. mental and moral hindrances— desire, anger, drowsiness, excitability, doubt.

五蓮


五莲

see styles
wǔ lián
    wu3 lian2
wu lien
Wulian county in Rizhao 日照[Ri4 zhao4], Shandong

五藏

see styles
wǔ zàng
    wu3 zang4
wu tsang
 gozō
five collections

五藤

see styles
 gotou / goto
    ごとう
(surname) Gotō

五蘊


五蕴

see styles
wǔ yùn
    wu3 yun4
wu yün
 goun / gon
    ごうん
the Five Aggregates (from Sanskrit "skandha") (Buddhism)
{Buddh} the five skandhas (matter, sensation, perception, mental formations and consciousness); the five aggregates
The five skandhas, pañca-skandha: also 陰; 衆; 塞犍陀 The five cumulations, substances, or aggregates, i. e. the components of an intelligent being, specially a human being: (1) 色 rūpa, form, matter, the physical form related to the five organs of sense; (2) 受 vedana, reception, sensation, feeling, the functioning of the mind or senses in connection with affairs and things; (3) 想 saṃjñā, conception, or discerning; the functioning of mind in distinguishing; (4) 行 saṃskāra, the functioning of mind in its processes regarding like and dislike, good and evil, etc.; (5) 識 vijñāna, mental faculty in regard to perception and cognition, discriminative of affairs and things. The first is said to be physical, the other four mental qualities; (2), (3), and (4) are associated with mental functioning, and therefore with 心所; (5) is associated with the faculty or nature of the mind 心王 manas. Eitel gives— form, perception, consciousness, action, knowledge. See also Keith's Buddhist Philosophy, 85-91.

五號


五号

see styles
wǔ hào
    wu3 hao4
wu hao
the fifth; fifth day of a month

五衆


五众

see styles
wǔ zhòng
    wu3 zhong4
wu chung
 goshū
idem 蘊. Also, the five groups, i. e. monks, nuns, nun-candidates, and male and female novices.

五行

see styles
wǔ xíng
    wu3 xing2
wu hsing
 gogyou / gogyo
    ごぎょう

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Five Elements
five phases of Chinese philosophy: wood 木, fire 火, earth 土, metal 金, water 水
(1) (See 五大・ごだい・1) the five elements (in Chinese philosophy: wood, fire, earth, metal and water); the five phases; wu xing; (2) {Buddh} five practices of the Bodhisattvas; (3) (See 六信五行) the five pillars of Islam; (surname, given name) Gogyou
The five lines of conduct. I. According to the 起信論 Awakening of Faith they are almsgiving; keeping the commandments; patience under insult; zeal or progress; meditation. II. According to the 涅槃經 Nirvana Sutra they are saintly or bodhisattva deeds; arhat, or noble deeds; deva deeds; children's deeds (i. e. normal good deeds of men, devas, and Hinayanists); sickness conditions, e. g. illness, delusion, etc.; — into all these lines of conduct and conditions a Bodhisattva enters. III. The five elements, or tanmātra— wood, fire, earth, metal, and water; or earth, water, ire, air, and ether (or space) as taught by the later Mahāyāna philosophy; idem 大.

五衍

see styles
wǔ yǎn
    wu3 yan3
wu yen
 goen
The five Yanas or Vehicles, idem 乘.

五衣

see styles
wǔ yī
    wu3 yi1
wu i
The five garments worn by a nun are the three worn by a monk: with two others.

五衰

see styles
wǔ shuāi
    wu3 shuai1
wu shuai
 gosui
    ごすい
{Buddh} five signs of the impending death of a heavenly being
The five signs of decay or approaching death, of which descriptions vary. e. g. uncontrolled discharges, flowers on the head wither. unpleasant odor, sweating armpits, uneasiness (or anxiety); Nirvana Sutra 19.

五西

see styles
 gonishi
    ごにし
(place-name) Gonishi

五見


五见

see styles
wǔ jiàn
    wu3 jian4
wu chien
 gomi
    ごみ
(surname) Gomi
The five wrong views: (1) 身見 satkāya-dṛṣṭi, i. e. 我見 and 我所見 the view that there is a real self, an ego, and a mine and thine: (2) 邊見 antar-grāha, extreme views. e. g. extinction or permanence; (3) 邪見 mithyā, perverse views, which, denying cause and effect, destroy the foundations of morality; (4) 見取見 dṛṣṭi-parāmarśa, stubborn perverted views, viewing inferior things as superior, or counting the worse as the better; (5) 戒禁取見 śīla-vrata-parāmarśa, rigid views in favour of rigorous ascetic prohibitions, e. g. covering oneself with ashes. Cf. 利使.

五覺


五觉

see styles
wǔ jué
    wu3 jue2
wu chüeh
 gokaku
The five bodhi, or states of enlightenment, as described in the 起信論 Awakening of Faith; see also 菩提 for a different group. (1) 本覺 Absolute eternal wisdom, or bodhi; (2) 始覺 bodhi in its initial stages, or in action, arising from right observances; (3) 相似覺 bodhisattva. attainment of bodhi in action, in the 十信; (4) 隨分覺 further bodhisattva-enlightenment according to capacity, i. e. the stages 十住, 十行, and 十廻向; (5) 究竟覺 final or complete enlightenment, i. e. the stage of 妙覺, which is one with the first, i. e. 本覺. The 本覺 is bodhi in the potential, 始覺 is bodhi in the active state, hence (2), (3), (4), and (5) are all the latter, but the fifth has reached the perfect quiescent stage of original bodhi.

五觀


五观

see styles
wǔ guān
    wu3 guan1
wu kuan
 gokan
The five meditations referred to in the Lotus Sutra 25: (1) 眞 on the true, idem 空觀, to meditate on the reality of the void or infinite, in order to be rid of illusion in views and thoughts; (2) 淸淨觀 on purity, to be rid of any remains of impurity connected with the temporal, idem 假觀; (3) 廣大智慧觀 on the wider and greater wisdom, idem 中觀, by study of the 'middle' way; (4) 悲觀 on pitifulness, or the pitiable condition of the living, and by the above three to meditate on their salvation; (5) 慈觀 on mercy and the extension of the first three meditations to the carrying of joy to all the living.

五角

see styles
wǔ jiǎo
    wu3 jiao3
wu chiao
 gokaku
    ごかく
pentagon
(noun - becomes adjective with の) pentagon; (surname) Gotsuno

五言

see styles
 gogon
    ごごん
Chinese poem with five characters per line

五說


五说

see styles
wǔ shuō
    wu3 shuo1
wu shuo
 gosetsu
idem 種說人.

五論


五论

see styles
wǔ lùn
    wu3 lun4
wu lun
 goron
It idem 部大論.

五諦


五谛

see styles
wǔ dì
    wu3 di4
wu ti
 gotai
The five axioms: (1) 因諦 the cause, which is described as 集諦 of the Four Noble Truths; (2) 果諦 the effect as 苦諦; (3) 智諦 or 能知諦 diagnosis as 道諦; (4) 境諦 or 所知諦 the end or cure as 滅諦; to these add (5) 勝諦 or 至諦, the supreme axiom, i. e. the 眞如; v. 四諦.

五識


五识

see styles
wǔ shì
    wu3 shi4
wu shih
 goshiki
The five parijñānas, perceptions or cognitions; ordinarily those arising from the five senses, i. e. of form-and-color, sound, smell, taste, and touch. The 起信論 Awakening of Faith has a different set of five steps in the history of cognition; (1) 業識 initial functioning of mind under the influence of the original 無明 unenlightenment or state of ignorance; (2) 轉識 the act of turning towards the apparent object for its observation; (3) 現識 observation of the object as it appears; (4) 知識 the deductions derived from its appearance; (5) 相續識 the consequent feelings of like or dislike, pleasure or pain, from which arise the delusions and incarnations.

五谷

see styles
 gotani
    ごたに
(place-name, surname) Gotani

五貝

see styles
 gokai
    ごかい
(surname) Gokai

五貫

see styles
 gokan
    ごかん
(surname) Gokan

五賀

see styles
 goga
    ごが
(surname) Goga

五賤

see styles
 gosen
    ごせん
(abbreviation) (hist) (See 五色の賤) five lowly castes of the ritsuryō system

五趣

see styles
wǔ qù
    wu3 qu4
wu ch`ü
    wu chü
 goshu
The five gati, i. e. destinations, destinies: the hells, hungry ghosts, animals, human beings, devas; cf. 惡趣 and 道.

五身

see styles
wǔ shēn
    wu3 shen1
wu shen
 goshin
see 種法身.

五軒

see styles
 goken
    ごけん
(place-name) Goken

五輪


五轮

see styles
wǔ lún
    wu3 lun2
wu lun
 gorin
    ごりん
(1) (See オリンピック) Olympic Games; Olympics; (2) Olympic rings; (p,s,f) Gorin
The five wheels, or things that turn: I. The 體 or five members, i. e. the knees, the elbows, and the head; when all are placed on the ground it implies the utmost respect. II. The five foundations of the world. first and lowest the wheel or circle of space; above are those of wind; of water; the diamond, or earth; on these rest the nine concentric circles and eight seas. III. The esoteric sect uses the term for the 大 five elements, earth, water, fire, wind, and space; also for the 解脫輪 q. v. IV. The five fingers (of a Buddha).

五轉


五转

see styles
wǔ zhuǎn
    wu3 zhuan3
wu chuan
 goten
The five evolutions, or developments; (1) resolve on Buddhahood; (2) observance of the rules; (3) attainment of enlightenment; (4) of nirvana; (5) of power to aid others according to need.

五辛

see styles
wǔ xīn
    wu3 xin1
wu hsin
 goshin
    ごしん
see 葷|荤[wu3 hun1]
(See 五葷) five pungent roots (in Buddhism or Taoism)
The five forbidden pungent roots, 葷 garlic, three kinds of onions, and leeks; if eaten raw they are said to cause irritability of temper, and if eaten cooked, to act as an aphrodisiac; moreover, the breath of the eater, if reading the sutras, will drive away the good spirits.

五辺

see styles
 gobe
    ごべ
(surname) Gobe

五辻

see styles
 itsutsuji
    いつつじ
(place-name, surname) Itsutsuji

五逆

see styles
wǔ nì
    wu3 ni4
wu ni
 gogyaku
    ごぎゃく
(1) {Buddh} five cardinal sins (killing one's father, killing one's mother, killing an arhat, shedding the blood of a Buddha, causing a schism within the sangha); (2) (hist) crime of killing one's master, father, grandfather, mother, or grandmother
pañcānantarya; 無間業 The five rebellious acts or deadly sins, parricide, matricide, killing an arhat, shedding the blood of a Buddha, destroying the harmony of the sangha, or fraternity. The above definition is common both to Hīnayāna and Mahāyāna. The lightest of these sins is the first; the heaviest the last. II. Another group is: (1) sacrilege, such as destroying temples, burning sutras, stealing a Buddha's or a monk's things, inducing others to do so, or taking pleasure therein; (2) slander, or abuse of the teaching of śrāvaka s, pratyekabuddhas, or bodhisattvas; (3) ill-treatment or killing of a monk; (4) any one of the five deadly sins given above; (5) denial of the karma consequences of ill deeds, acting or teaching others accordingly, and unceasing evil life. III. There are also five deadly sins, each of which is equal to each of the first set of five: (1) violation of a mother, or a fully ordained nun; (2) killing a bodhisattva in a sangha; (5) destroying a Buddha's stūpa. IV. The five unpardonable sin of Devadatta who (1) destroyed the harmony of the community; (2) injured Śākyamuni with a stone, shedding his blood; (3) induced the king to let loose a rutting elephant to trample down Śākyamuni; (4) killed a nun; (5) put poison on his finger-nails and saluted Śākyamuni intending to destroy him thereby.

五通

see styles
wǔ tōng
    wu3 tong1
wu t`ung
    wu tung
 gotsuu / gotsu
    ごつう
bottom bracket shell (in a bicycle frame); (Buddhism) the five supernatural powers (abbr. for 神通[wu3 shen2tong1])
(surname) Gotsuu
v. 神通.

五過


五过

see styles
wǔ guò
    wu3 guo4
wu kuo
 goka
five faults

五道

see styles
wǔ dào
    wu3 dao4
wu tao
 godou / godo
    ごどう
(surname) Godō
idem 趣.

五邉

see styles
wǔ biān
    wu3 bian1
wu pien
 gohen
The five alternatives, i. e. (things) exist; do not exist; both exist and non-exist; neither exist nor non-exist: neither non-exist nor are without non-existence.

五邊

see styles
 itsutsube
    いつつべ
(surname) Itsutsube

五邪

see styles
wǔ xié
    wu3 xie2
wu hsieh
 go ja
five kinds of evil livelihood

五郎

see styles
 gorou / goro
    ごろう
(p,s,m) Gorou

五郡

see styles
 gogun
    ごぐん
(surname) Gogun

五部

see styles
wǔ bù
    wu3 bu4
wu pu
 gohe
    ごへ
(place-name) Gohe
The five classes, or groups I. The 四諦 four truths, which four are classified as 見道 or theory, and 修道 practice, e. g. the eightfold path. II. The five early Hīnayāna sects, see 一切有部 or Sarvastivadah. III. The five groups of the Vajradhātu maṇḍala.

五郷

see styles
 isato
    いさと
(place-name) Isato

五酔

see styles
 gosui
    ごすい
(surname) Gosui

五重

see styles
 itsue; gojuu / itsue; goju
    いつえ; ごじゅう
five-storied; quintuplicate; fivefold; (personal name) Itsue

五野

see styles
 gono
    ごの
(surname) Gono

五量

see styles
wǔ liáng
    wu3 liang2
wu liang
 goryō
five authorities

五金

see styles
wǔ jīn
    wu3 jin1
wu chin
metal hardware (nuts and bolts); the five metals: gold, silver, copper, iron and tin 金銀銅鐵錫|金银铜铁锡[jin1 yin2 tong2 tie3 xi1]

五釜

see styles
 itsukama
    いつかま
(place-name) Itsukama

五鈴

see styles
 isuzu
    いすず
(female given name) Isuzu

五鈷


五钴

see styles
wǔ gū
    wu3 gu1
wu ku
 goko
five-pronged vajra

五鉉

see styles
 ohiyon
    おひよん
(personal name) Ohiyon

五門


五门

see styles
wǔ mén
    wu3 men2
wu men
 gomon
    ごもん
(place-name) Gomon
five aspects

五閉

see styles
 gokan
    ごかん
(surname) Gokan

五閑

see styles
 gokan
    ごかん
(surname) Gokan

五間

see styles
 goma
    ごま
(surname) Goma

五関

see styles
 goseki
    ごせき
(place-name, surname) Goseki

五院

see styles
wǔ yuàn
    wu3 yuan4
wu yüan
the five yuan (administrative branches of government) of the Republic of China under Sun Yat-sen's constitution: 行政院[Xing2 zheng4 yuan4] Executive Yuan, 立法院[Li4 fa3 yuan4] Legislative Yuan, 司法院[Si1 fa3 yuan4] Judicial Yuan, 考試院|考试院[Kao3 shi4 yuan4] Examination Yuan, 監察院|监察院[Jian1 cha2 yuan4] Control Yuan

五陰


五阴

see styles
wǔ yīn
    wu3 yin1
wu yin
 goon
    ごおん
(archaism) {Buddh} (See 五蘊) the five skandhas (matter, sensation, perception, mental formations and consciousness); the five aggregates
衆 see 蘊. 陰 is the older term.

五陸

see styles
 goriku
    ごりく
(surname) Goriku

五障

see styles
wǔ zhàng
    wu3 zhang4
wu chang
 goshou / gosho
    ごしょう
(1) {Buddh} five hindrances (that prevent a woman from becoming a Buddha, a Brahmā, a Shakra, a devil king, or a wheel-turning king); five obstructions to women's attainment; (2) {Buddh} five hindrances (that impede ascetic practices; sensory desire, ill-will, sloth and torpor, restlessness and worry, doubt)
The five hindrances, or obstacles; also 礙; 雲. I. Of women, i. e. inability to become Brahma-kings, Indras, Māra-kings, Caikravarti-kings, or Buddhas. II. The hindrances to the five 力 powers, i. e. (self-) deception a bar to faith, as sloth is to zeal, anger to remembrance, hatred to meditaton, and discontent to wisdom. III. The hindrances of (1) the passion-nature, e. g. original sin; (2) of karma caused in previous lives; (3) the affairs of life; (4) no friendly or competent preceptor; (5) partial knowledge.

五隱


五隐

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wǔ yǐn
    wu3 yin3
wu yin
 goon
five aggregates

五雄

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 kazuo
    かずお
(given name) Kazuo

五雨

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 gou / go
    ごう
(male given name) Gou

五雲

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wǔ yún
    wu3 yun2
wu yün
 goun / gon
    ごうん
(given name) Goun
v. 障.

五霊

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 goryou / goryo
    ごりょう
(place-name) Goryō

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

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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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