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禪宗辭典禪林象器箋


禅宗辞典禅林象器笺

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chán zōng cí diǎn chán lín xiàng qì jiān
    chan2 zong1 ci2 dian3 chan2 lin2 xiang4 qi4 jian1
ch`an tsung tz`u tien ch`an lin hsiang ch`i chien
    chan tsung tzu tien chan lin hsiang chi chien
 Zenshū jiten zenrin zōkisen
Encyclopedia of Zen Monasticism

故大信行禪師銘塔碑


故大信行禅师铭塔碑

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gù dà xìn xíng chán shī míng tǎ bēi
    gu4 da4 xin4 xing2 chan2 shi1 ming2 ta3 bei1
ku ta hsin hsing ch`an shih ming t`a pei
    ku ta hsin hsing chan shih ming ta pei
 Kodai shingyō zenshi meitōhi
Guda xinxing chanshi mingtabei

永明智覺禪師唯心訣


永明智觉禅师唯心诀

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yǒng míng zhì jué chán shī wéi xīn jué
    yong3 ming2 zhi4 jue2 chan2 shi1 wei2 xin1 jue2
yung ming chih chüeh ch`an shih wei hsin chüeh
    yung ming chih chüeh chan shih wei hsin chüeh
 yōmyōchikakuzenshiishinketsu
Yongming zhijiao chanshi weixin jue

釋禪波羅蜜次第法門


释禅波罗蜜次第法门

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shì chán bō luó mì cì dì fǎ mén
    shi4 chan2 bo1 luo2 mi4 ci4 di4 fa3 men2
shih ch`an po lo mi tz`u ti fa men
    shih chan po lo mi tzu ti fa men
 Shakuzen haramitta shidai hōmon
Shichan boluomi cidi famen

Variations:
禅(P)
禪(oK)

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 zen
    ぜん
(1) (abbreviation) {Buddh} (See 禅那・ぜんな) dhyana (profound meditation); (2) (abbreviation) (See 禅宗) Zen (Buddhism)

大慧普覺禪師宗門武庫


大慧普觉禅师宗门武库

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dà huì pǔ jué chán shī zōng mén wǔ kù
    da4 hui4 pu3 jue2 chan2 shi1 zong1 men2 wu3 ku4
ta hui p`u chüeh ch`an shih tsung men wu k`u
    ta hui pu chüeh chan shih tsung men wu ku
 Daie fugaku zenshi shūmon buko
Chan Master Dahui Pujue's Arsenal for the Chan Lineage

瑞州洞山良价禪師語錄


瑞州洞山良价禅师语录

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ruì zhōu dòng shān liáng jiè chán shī yǔ lù
    rui4 zhou1 dong4 shan1 liang2 jie4 chan2 shi1 yu3 lu4
jui chou tung shan liang chieh ch`an shih yü lu
    jui chou tung shan liang chieh chan shih yü lu
 Zuishū tōzan ryōkai zenshi goroku
Ruizhou Zongshan Liangjie chanshi yulu

鎭州臨濟慧照禪師語錄


鎭州临济慧照禅师语录

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zhèn zhōu lín jǐ huì zhào chán shī yǔ lù
    zhen4 zhou1 lin2 ji3 hui4 zhao4 chan2 shi1 yu3 lu4
chen chou lin chi hui chao ch`an shih yü lu
    chen chou lin chi hui chao chan shih yü lu
 Chinshū Rinzai Eshō zenji goroku
Record of Linji

高麗國普照禪師修心訣

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gāo lí guó pǔ zhào chán shī xiū xīn jué
    gao1 li2 guo2 pu3 zhao4 chan2 shi1 xiu1 xin1 jue2
kao li kuo p`u chao ch`an shih hsiu hsin chüeh
    kao li kuo pu chao chan shih hsiu hsin chüeh
Secrets on Cultivating the Mind by Seon Master Bojo of Goryeo

黃檗山斷際禪師宛陵錄

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huáng bò shān duàn jì chán shī wǎn líng lù
    huang2 bo4 shan1 duan4 ji4 chan2 shi1 wan3 ling2 lu4
huang po shan tuan chi ch`an shih wan ling lu
    huang po shan tuan chi chan shih wan ling lu
Huangboshan duanji chanshi wanling lu

Variations:
五門禅
五門禪(oK)

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 gomonzen
    ごもんぜん
{Buddh} five approaches to meditation; five objects of meditation

黃檗山斷際禪師傳心法要

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huáng bò shān duàn jì chán shī chuán xīn fǎ yào
    huang2 bo4 shan1 duan4 ji4 chan2 shi1 chuan2 xin1 fa3 yao4
huang po shan tuan chi ch`an shih ch`uan hsin fa yao
    huang po shan tuan chi chan shih chuan hsin fa yao
Huangboshan duanji chanshi zhuanxin fayao

中華傳心地禪門師資承襲圖


中华传心地禅门师资承袭图

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zhōng huā chuán xīn dì chán mén shī zī chéng xí tú
    zhong1 hua1 chuan2 xin1 di4 chan2 men2 shi1 zi1 cheng2 xi2 tu2
chung hua ch`uan hsin ti ch`an men shih tzu ch`eng hsi t`u
    chung hua chuan hsin ti chan men shih tzu cheng hsi tu
 Chūke denshinchi zenmonshi shishōshū zu
Chart of the Master-Disciple Succession of the Chan Gate that Transmits the Mind Ground in China

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

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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

This dictionary uses the EDICT and CC-CEDICT dictionary files.
EDICT data is the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group, and is used in conformance with the Group's license.

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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