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  1. Smriti

  2. Shuhari

  3. Battojutsu

  4. Om Mani Padme Hum

  5. Divine Transmission

  6. Zen Buddhism

  7. Easter

  8. 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.
Contact me if you need any of these alternates on your wall scroll.

Divine Transmission

 shinden
Divine Transmission Scroll

神伝 can mean teachings conveyed by the gods, or teachings handed down from the divine.

神伝 calligraphy is seen in classical martial arts (koryū) or esoteric lineages.

This title emphasizes legitimacy, tradition, and sacred transmission. It suggests a strong provenance of your martial arts doctrinal origins.

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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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
Divine Transmission神伝shinden
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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