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  1. Smriti

  2. Shuhari

  3. Battojutsu

  4. Om Mani Padme Hum

  5. Zen Buddhism

  6. Easter

  7. Good Luck / Good Fortune


 chuán chéng
 denshou
Smriti Scroll

傳承 is a Chinese and Japanese word that means to pass on (to future generations).

This can also mean passed on (from former times), a continued tradition, handing down (information), legend, tradition, folklore, transmission, or an inheritance.

傳承 is the Chinese equivalent of Smriti (from Sanskrit: स्मृति / Smṛti). The term can be used for Hindu (and sometimes Buddhist) texts that have authority because the author is known.

 shu ha ri
Shuhari Scroll

Shuhari represents the three stages of mastery: Learning the fundamentals, breaking with tradition, and creating one's own techniques.

 battou jutsu
Battojutsu Scroll

Battōjutsu or 抜刀術 is the art of sword drawing associated closely with the tradition of Kenjutsu.

Battōjutsu typically is done with a real and sharp-bladed katana and is often practiced as a form of kata.

Om Mani Padme Hum

Oṃ maṇi padme hūṃ

 ǎn mó nǐ bō míng hǒu
 on mani padomei un
Om Mani Padme Hum Scroll

唵麼抳鉢訥銘吽 is one of the earliest and best-known mantras in the Buddhist tradition.

It can be heard in temples from Tokyo to Tibet.

This mantra is an expression of the basic attitude of compassion. It translates literally as “oṃ the jewel in the lotus hūṃ.”


There are several titles and transliterations for this mantra, including, 六字大明呪 (Great 6-syllable mantra), 六字真言 (6-syllable Sanskrit mantra of Avalokiteshvara bodhisattva), 唵嘛呢叭咪吽, 唵嘛呢叭咪哞, and 唵嘛咪叭呢哞.
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Zen Buddhism

 chán zōng
 zen shuu
Zen Buddhism Scroll

禪宗 is one way to title “Zen Buddhism.” Because the original pronunciation of Zen in Chinese is Chan, you'll also see this expressed as Chan Buddhism.

From the Buddhist Dictionary:
The Chan, meditative or intuitional, sect is usually said to have been established in China by Bodhidharma, the twenty-eighth patriarch, who brought the tradition of the Buddha-mind from India. This sect, believing in direct enlightenment, disregarded ritual and sūtras and depended upon the inner light and personal influence for the propagation of its tenets, founding itself on the esoteric tradition supposed to have been imparted to Kāśyapa by the Buddha, who indicated his meaning by plucking a flower without further explanation. Kāśyapa smiled in apprehension and is supposed to have passed on this mystic method to the patriarchs. The successor of Bodhidharma was 慧可 Huike, and he was succeeded by 僧璨 Sengcan, 道信 Daoxin, 弘忍 Hongren, 慧能 Huineng, and 神秀 Shenxiu, the sect dividing under the two latter into the southern and northern schools: the southern school became prominent, producing 南嶽 Nanyue and 靑原 Qingyuan, the former succeeded by 馬祖 Mazu, the latter by 石頭 Shitou. From Mazu's school arose the five later schools.

 fù huó jié
Easter Scroll

復活節 is the Chinese and old Korean way to write Easter.

Easter is not a well-known holiday in China, but Chinese Christians tend to follow the American tradition of the Easter egg ritual, etc. Non-Christians may think it's a celebration of rabbits that can lay eggs.

South Korea has a higher percentage of Christians than any other Asian country, so they celebrate Easter with plenty of enthusiasm.

Good Luck / Good Fortune

 fú
 fuku
 
Good Luck / Good Fortune Scroll

福 is pronounced “fu” in Chinese.

The character “fu” is posted by virtually all Chinese people on the doors of their homes during the Spring Festival (closely associated with the Chinese New Year).

One tradition from the Zhou Dynasty (beginning in 256 B.C.) holds that putting a fu symbol on your front door will keep the goddess of poverty away.

福 literally means good fortune, prosperity, blessed, blessedness, happiness, and fulfillment.

You'll also see this character in Vietnam (where Chinese characters were the written form until a romanization reform) where it is pronounced Phúc - a word commonly used in Vietnamese names because of its good meaning.


See Also:  Lucky




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Characters

If shown, 2nd row is Simp. Chinese

Pronunciation
Romanization
Simple Dictionary Definition

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xíng
    xing2
hsing
 kata(p); gata
    かた(P); がた

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Kata
mold; type; style; model
(n,n-suf) (1) (がた when a suffix) type; style; model; pattern; (2) mold; mould; model; pattern; template; impression; (3) kata (set sequence of positions and movements in martial arts); style (in kabuki, noh, etc.); form; (4) convention; tradition; (standard) form; formula; usage; (5) (set) size; inches (in sizes of displays, disks, image sensors, etc.); (6) (rare) (See 品種・2) (taxonomical) form

傳承


传承

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chuán chéng
    chuan2 cheng2
ch`uan ch`eng
    chuan cheng

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Smriti
to pass on (to future generations); passed on (from former times); a continued tradition; an inheritance

巴利

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bā lì
    ba1 li4
pa li
 hari

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Barry
the Pali language or, more broadly, the scriptural and literary tradition of Theravada Buddhism
Pali, considered by ' Southern ' Buddhists to be the language of Magadha, i. e. Māgadhī Prākrit, spoken by Śākyamuni: their Tripiṭaka is written in it. It is closely allied to Sanskrit, but phonetically decayed and grammatically degenerate.

武術


武术

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wǔ shù
    wu3 shu4
wu shu
 bujutsu
    ぶじゅつ

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Martial Arts / Wushu
military skill or technique (in former times); all kinds of martial art sports (some claiming spiritual development); self-defense; tradition of choreographed fights from opera and film (recent usage); also called kungfu 功夫; CL:種|种[zhong3]
(1) martial arts; military arts; (2) (See 武術太極拳) wushu (Chinese martial art)

禪宗


禅宗

see styles
chán zōng
    chan2 zong1
ch`an tsung
    chan tsung
 Zenshū

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Zen Buddhism
Zen Buddhism
The Chan, meditative or intuitional, sect usually said to have been established in China by Bodhidharma, v. 達, the twenty-eighth patriarch, who brought the tradition of the Buddha-mind from India. Cf. 楞 13 Laṅkāvatāra sūtra. This sect, believing in direct enlightenment, disregarded ritual and sūtras and depended upon the inner light and personal influence for the propagation of its tenets, founding itself on the esoteric tradition supposed to have been imparted to Kāśyapa by the Buddha, who indicated his meaning by plucking a flower without further explanation. Kāśyapa smiled in apprehension and is supposed to have passed on this mystic method to the patriarchs. The successor of Bodhidharma was 慧可 Huike, and he was succeeded by 僧璨 Sengcan; 道信 Daoxin; 弘忍 Hongren; 慧能 Huineng, and 神秀 Shenxiu, the sect dividing under the two latter into the southern and northern schools: the southern school became prominent, producing 南嶽 Nanyue and 靑原 Qingyuan, the former succeeded by 馬祖 Mazu, the latter by 石頭 Shitou. From Mazu's school arose the five later schools, v. 禪門.

カーマ

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 kaama / kama
    カーマ

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Carma
(1) kama (desire, wish, or longing; one of the goals of life in Hindu tradition) (san:); (2) Kamadeva (Hindu god of human love); (personal name) Khama

守破離

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 shuhari
    しゅはり

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Shuhari
Shuhari; three stages of mastery: the fundamentals, breaking with tradition, creating one's own techniques

see styles
chuán
    chuan2
ch`uan
    chuan
 den
    でん
Japanese variant of 傳|传
(1) legend; tradition; (2) biography; life; (3) method; way; (4) horseback transportation and communication relay system used in ancient Japan; (surname) Fu


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zhuàn
    zhuan4
chuan
 fuu / fu
    ふう
biography; historical narrative; commentaries; relay station
(surname) Fū
To transmit, pass on, hand down, promulgate, propagate; tradition; summon; interpret; record; the Abhidharma.

see styles

    si4
ssu
 shi
    し
succession (to a title); to inherit; continuing (a tradition); posterity
succession; successor; (personal name) Hide
To succeed to, continue, adopt, posterity, follow after.

沿

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yán
    yan2
yen
along; to follow (a line, tradition etc); to carry on; to trim (a border with braid, tape etc); border; edge


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wèi
    wei4
wei
 ii / i
    いい
to speak; to say; to name; to designate; meaning; sense
(kana only) (usu. as 〜のいい) what was said; what it means; origin of a story (or tradition, etc.)
say

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ē
    e1
o
 a
    あ
(literary) to flatter; to curry favor with
(1) (See 阿字・あじ) first Sanskrit alphabet letter; (2) (abbreviation) (See 阿弗利加・アフリカ) Africa; (3) (abbreviation) Awa (old province of Japan); (prefix) (4) (familiar language) (archaism) prefixed to names to show intimacy; (surname) Hodo
M077477 羅陀補羅 Anurādhapura, a northern city of Ceylon, at which tradition says Buddhism was introduced into the island; cf. Abhayagiri, 阿跋.; M077477 樓馱 v. 阿那律Aniruddha.; a or ā, अ, आ. It is the first letter of the Sanskrit Siddham alphabet, and is also translit. by 曷, 遏, 安, 頞, 韻, 噁, etc. From it are supposed to be born all the other letters, and it is the first sound uttered by the human mouth. It has therefore numerous mystical indications. Being also a negation it symbolizes the unproduced, the impermanent, the immaterial; but it is employed in many ways indicative of the positive. Amongst other uses it indicates Amitābha, from the first syllable in that name. It is much in use for esoteric purposes.

三經


三经

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sān jīng
    san1 jing1
san ching
 sangyō
three scriptures that are considered definitive for a given tradition

伝え

see styles
 tsutae
    つたえ
legend; tradition

伝唱

see styles
 denshou / densho
    でんしょう
(noun/participle) tradition

伝家

see styles
 denka
    でんか
heirloom; trump card; last resort; family tradition

伝承

see styles
 denshou / densho
    でんしょう
(n,vs,adj-no) handing down (information); legend; tradition; folklore; transmission

伝統

see styles
 dentou / dento
    でんとう
tradition; convention

伝誦

see styles
 denshou / densho
    でんしょう
(noun/participle) tradition

伝説

see styles
 densetsu
    でんせつ
(noun - becomes adjective with の) legend; folklore; tradition

俗説

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 zokusetsu
    ぞくせつ
common saying; popular version; folklore; tradition

傳心


传心

see styles
chuán xīn
    chuan2 xin1
ch`uan hsin
    chuan hsin
 denshin
To pass from mind to mind, to pass by narration or tradition, to transmit the mind of Buddha as in the Intuitional school, mental transmission.

傳統


传统

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chuán tǒng
    chuan2 tong3
ch`uan t`ung
    chuan tung
tradition; traditional; convention; conventional; CL:個|个[ge4]

内規

see styles
 naiki
    ないき
private regulations; bylaws; internal rules; tradition

冷食

see styles
 reishoku / reshoku
    れいしょく
(1) (abbreviation) (See 冷凍食品) frozen food; (2) (See 火食) eating raw food; (3) (See 寒食) Chinese tradition of consuming only cold food on the 105th day after the winter solstice; 105th day after the winter solstice

別傳


别传

see styles
bié zhuàn
    bie2 zhuan4
pieh chuan
 betsuden
supplementary biography
Separately handed down; oral tradition; to pass on the teaching from mind to mind without writing, as in the Chan (Zen) or Intuitional school. Also 單傳.

則る

see styles
 nottoru
    のっとる
(v5r,vi) to conform to; to be in accordance with; to follow (rule, tradition, example, etc.)

北道

see styles
běi dào
    bei3 dao4
pei tao
 hokudou / hokudo
    ほくどう
(place-name) Hokudō
northern tradition

南道

see styles
nán dào
    nan2 dao4
nan tao
 minamimichi
    みなみみち
(surname) Minamimichi
southern tradition

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The following table may be helpful for those studying Chinese or Japanese...

Title CharactersRomaji (Romanized Japanese)Various forms of Romanized Chinese
Smriti傳承
传承
denshou / denshochuán chéng
chuan2 cheng2
chuan cheng
chuancheng
ch`uan ch`eng
chuancheng
chuan cheng
Shuhari守破離shu ha ri / shuhari
Battojutsu抜刀術battou jutsu
battoujutsu
batto jutsu
Om Mani Padme Hum唵麼抳鉢訥銘吽
唵么抳钵讷铭吽
on mani padomei un
onmanipadomeiun
ǎn mó nǐ bō míng hǒu
an3 mo2 ni3 bo1 ne4 ming2 hou3
an mo ni bo ne ming hou
anmoniboneminghou
an mo ni po ne ming hou
anmoniponeminghou
Zen Buddhism禪宗
禅宗
zen shuu / zenshuu / zen shuchán zōng
chan2 zong1
chan zong
chanzong
ch`an tsung
chantsung
chan tsung
Easter復活節
复活节
fù huó jié
fu4 huo2 jie2
fu huo jie
fuhuojie
fu huo chieh
fuhuochieh
Good Luck
Good Fortune
fukufú / fu2 / fu
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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