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School of Japanese Martial Arts
大東流合気柔術 is Daitō-Ryū Aiki-jūjutsu, a Japanese martial art established by Takeda Sōkaku.
The most famous student of Daitō-Ryū Aiki-jūjutsu is Morihei Ueshiba who later founded the school or branch of martial arts known as Aikido.
Note: 大東流合気柔術 can also be romanized as Daito-ryu Aiki-Jujutsu, Daitou-Ryuu Aiki-Juujutsu or Daito-Ryu Aiki-Jujitsu.
代 is the word used to designate dynasties in Asia.
代 alone can mean generation; age; period; historical era; eon; world; society; reign; era. 代 comes after the name of the dynasty, for example, the Tang Dynasty is the “Tang Dai” in Chinese.
Some have suggested that the word dynasty comes from the Chinese word “dai” (as “dai” sounds like the first syllable of a dynasty). However, the word dynasty is derived from the Greek word δυναστεία (dunasteia) meaning lordship and/or domination.
Sometimes this word is used in a different context where it can mean to represent or substitute. In this case, it can mean representative of; on behalf of; acting for, e.g. to offer incense in place of another.
In ancient Japan, this could also be a “shiro” (a unit of land area equal to one-fiftieth of a tan or about 20 square miles).
大光明 is the master symbol “Daikomyo” or “Dai Ko Myo,” which is usually associated with the healing practice of Reiki.
This title can be translated as “Great Bright Light.” This symbol, as used in Reiki, alludes to “Enlightened Nature” or the radiance of a purified soul or deity.
Pronunciations in Chinese and Korean are included above but this title has no meaning except when used by a Reiki practitioner. In fact, this title is not that well known by those outside the Reiki community in Japan.
In Chinese, this would be interpreted as “Great Bright Future” (the second two characters alone create a word that means “bright future” in Chinese).
In Mahayana Buddhism, 四大 represents mahābhūta, the four elements of which all things are made: earth, water, fire, and wind.
This can also represent the four freedoms: speaking out freely, airing views fully, holding great debates, and writing big-character posters.
In some contexts, this can be a university or college offering four-year programs.
To others, this can represent the Tao, Heaven, Earth, and King.
Going back to the Buddhist context, these four elements “earth, water, fire, and wind,” represent 堅, 濕, 煖, 動, which are: solid, liquid, heat, and motion.
菩提心 means Bodhi-mind or Bodhi-heart.
This title represents the will to realize supreme enlightenment. The awakening of the Bodhi-mind is of utmost importance in Buddhist training.
Other definitions include the mind for or of bodhi, the awakened, enlightened mind, or having Buddha-nature.
大道無門 is a Buddhist proverb that means “The Great Way has no entrance,” “The Great Way is gateless,” or “The Great Path lacks a gate.”
This can be translated in many other ways.
This concept was authored within a long sacred text by 無門慧開 (known as Wúmén Huìkāi in Chinese or Mumon Ekai in Japanese). He was a Chinese Chan Master (in Japanese, a Zen Master) who lived between 1183 and 1260 AD. His most famous work was a 48-koan collection titled “The Gateless Barrier” or “The Gateless Gate” (無門關 Wú Mén Guān in Chinese, or 無門関 Mu Mon Kan in Japanese). This calligraphy title is a notable line from this collection.
I like this reference to the source of this proverb: The Gateless Gate 無門關
Below are some entries from our dictionary that may match your Dai search...
Characters If shown, 2nd row is Simp. Chinese |
Pronunciation Romanization |
Simple Dictionary Definition |
代 see styles |
dài dai4 tai dai だい |
More info & calligraphy: Dynasty(n,n-suf) (1) charge; cost; price; (n,n-suf) (2) generation; age; (school) year; cohort; reign; (n,n-suf) (3) {geol} era; (n,n-suf) (4) (after someone's name or title) a representative of; on behalf of; for (someone); (n,n-suf) (5) (used after a phone number) (See 代表電話番号) switchboard number; (counter) (6) counter for decades of ages, eras, etc.; (counter) (7) counter for generations (of inheritors to a throne, etc.); (counter) (8) (abbreviation) (See 代理申請会社) proxy application company; (9) (abbreviation) (used in dictionaries, etc.) (See 代名詞・1) pronoun; (surname) Daisaki Instead of, in place of, acting for, for; e. g. 代香 to offer incense in place of another; a generation, v. 世代. |
戴 see styles |
dài dai4 tai dai だい |
More info & calligraphy: Dhae(personal name) Dai To wear (on the head); to bear, sustain. |
戴爾 戴尔 see styles |
dài ěr dai4 er3 tai erh |
More info & calligraphy: Dayle |
戴維 戴维 see styles |
dài wéi dai4 wei2 tai wei |
More info & calligraphy: Davey |
接待 see styles |
jiē dài jie1 dai4 chieh tai setsutai せつたい |
More info & calligraphy: Settai(noun/participle) (1) reception; welcome; serving (food term); (2) wining and dining; business entertainment; corporate entertainment; entertaining politicians; (surname) Setsutai To receive and treat, or wait upon. |
史黛西 see styles |
shǐ dài xī shi3 dai4 xi1 shih tai hsi |
More info & calligraphy: Stacy |
奧黛麗 奥黛丽 see styles |
ào dài lì ao4 dai4 li4 ao tai li |
More info & calligraphy: Audrey |
戴安娜 see styles |
dài ān nà dai4 an1 na4 tai an na |
More info & calligraphy: Dayanna |
戴維斯 戴维斯 see styles |
dài wéi sī dai4 wei2 si1 tai wei ssu |
More info & calligraphy: Davise |
黛安娜 see styles |
dài ān nà dai4 an1 na4 tai an na |
More info & calligraphy: Dianna |
侢 see styles |
dài dai4 tai |
old variant of 戴[dai4] |
傣 see styles |
dǎi dai3 tai |
Dai (ethnic group) |
呆 see styles |
dāi dai1 tai hou / ho ほう |
foolish; stupid; expressionless; blank; to stay (expression) (net-sl) (I'm) shocked |
垈 see styles |
dài dai4 tai nuta ぬた |
used in place names; Japanese -nuta; Korean -dae (place-name) Nuta |
埭 see styles |
dài dai4 tai |
dam |
大 see styles |
dài dai4 tai dai だい |
see 大夫[dai4 fu5] (pref,adj-na,n) (1) large; big; great; huge; vast; major; important; serious; severe; (prefix) (2) great; prominent; eminent; distinguished; (suffix) (3) -sized; as big as; the size of; (suffix noun) (4) (abbreviation) (See 大学・1) university; (5) large (e.g. serving size); large option; (6) (abbreviation) (See 大の月) long month (i.e. having 31 days); (given name) Yutaka Maha. 摩訶; 麼賀. Great, large, big; all pervading, all-embracing; numerous 多; surpassing ; mysterious 妙; beyond comprehension 不可思議; omnipresent 體無不在. The elements, or essential things, i.e. (a) 三大 The three all-pervasive qualities of the 眞如 q.v. : its 體, 相 , 用 substance, form, and functions, v. 起信論 . (b) 四大 The four tanmātra or elements, earth, water, fire, air (or wind) of the 倶舍論. (c)五大 The five, i.e. the last four and space 空, v. 大日經. (d) 六大 The six elements, earth, water, fire, wind, space (or ether), mind 識. Hīnayāna, emphasizing impersonality 人空, considers these six as the elements of all sentient beings; Mahāyāna, emphasizing the unreality of all things 法空, counts them as elements, but fluid in a flowing stream of life, with mind 識 dominant; the esoteric sect emphasizing nonproduction, or non-creation, regards them as universal and as the Absolute in differentiation. (e) 七大 The 楞嚴經 adds 見 perception, to the six above named to cover the perceptions of the six organs 根. |
岱 see styles |
dài dai4 tai taizaki たいざき |
Mt Tai in Shandong; same as 泰山 (surname) Taizaki |
帯 see styles |
dài dai4 tai tai たい |
Japanese variant of 帶|带 (suffix noun) band (e.g. conduction, valence); belt (e.g. Van-Allen, asteroid, etc.); (surname) Obi |
帶 带 see styles |
dài dai4 tai tai たらし |
band; belt; girdle; ribbon; tire; area; zone; region; CL:條|条[tiao2]; to wear; to carry; to take along; to bear (i.e. to have); to lead; to bring; to look after; to raise (out-dated kanji) (out-dated or obsolete kana usage) obi; kimono sash; (out-dated kanji) (1) obi; kimono sash; (2) paper wrapper on books, CDs, etc. A girdle, belt, bandage, tape, appendage; connect; implicate; take along. |
待 see styles |
dài dai4 tai dai |
to wait; to treat; to deal with; to need; going to (do something); about to; intending to To wait, treat, behave to. |
怠 see styles |
dài dai4 tai tai |
idle; lazy; negligent; careless idle |
槑 梅 see styles |
dāi dai1 tai |
(Internet slang) emphatic variant of 呆[dai1] See: 梅 |
歹 see styles |
dǎi dai3 tai |
bad; wicked; evil; Kangxi radical 78 |
歺 see styles |
dǎi dai3 tai |
old variant of 歹[dai3] |
殆 see styles |
dài dai4 tai tai ほとほと |
(literary) dangerous; perilous; (literary) almost; well-nigh (adverb) (kana only) quite (usu. negative connotation); utterly; really dangerous |
獃 see styles |
dāi dai1 tai |
variant of 呆[dai1]; foolish; also pr. [ai2] |
玳 see styles |
dài dai4 tai taikou / taiko たいこう |
tortoise shell; turtle (given name) Taikou |
瑇 玳 see styles |
dài dai4 tai |
variant of 玳[dai4] See: 玳 |
甙 see styles |
dài dai4 tai |
old term for 糖苷[tang2 gan1], glycoside |
紿 绐 see styles |
dài dai4 tai |
to cheat; to pretend; to deceive |
The following table may be helpful for those studying Chinese or Japanese...
Title | Characters | Romaji (Romanized Japanese) | Various forms of Romanized Chinese | |
Daito-Ryu Aiki-jujutsu | 大東流合氣柔術 大東流合気柔術 | dai tou ryuu ai ki ju jutsu daitouryuuaikijujutsu dai to ryu ai ki ju jutsu | ||
Dynasty | 代 | dai | dài / dai4 / dai | tai |
Greatest Infinite Love | 無限大の愛 | bu gen dai no ai bugendainoai | ||
Reiki - Master Symbol | 大光明 | dai kou myou daikoumyou dai ko myo | dà guāng míng da4 guang1 ming2 da guang ming daguangming | ta kuang ming takuangming |
Shidai Sida Mahabhuta | 四大 | shi dai / shidai | sì dà / si4 da4 / si da / sida | ssu ta / ssuta |
The Bodhi Mind | 菩提心 | bo dai shin bodaishin | pú tí xīn pu2 ti2 xin1 pu ti xin putixin | p`u t`i hsin putihsin pu ti hsin |
Great Power | 大力 | dai riki / dairiki | dà lì / da4 li4 / da li / dali | ta li / tali |
Daito-Ryu | 大東流 | dai tou ryuu daitouryuu dai to ryu | ||
Namu Dai Bosa | 南無大菩薩 南无大菩萨 | namu dai bosa namudaibosa | ||
The Great Path has No Gate | 大道無門 大道无门 | dai dou mu mon daidoumumon dai do mu mon | dà dào wú mén da4 dao4 wu2 men2 da dao wu men dadaowumen | ta tao wu men tataowumen |
In some entries above you will see that characters have different versions above and below a line. In these cases, the characters above the line are Traditional Chinese, while the ones below are Simplified Chinese. |
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