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Serendipity / Chance Discovery
guuzen no hakken
偶然の発見 is a way to express serendipity in Japanese. This title is more about discovery by chance like the melting candy bar in a Bell radar/communications laboratory that led to the invention of the microwave oven.
The first two Kanji mean incidentally, by chance, randomly, unexpectedly, suddenly, accident, fortuity, or by coincidence.
In the middle is a possessive article that connects these words/ideas together.
The last two Kanji mean discovery, detection, or finding.
Kensho - Initial Enlightenment
This has the same meaning as Satori but referring to the initial state or initial experience of enlightenment.
This can also mean "self-discovery", "self-awareness" or "consciousness of one's own character".
In a very religious context, this means to behold the Buddha-nature within oneself.
This term is exclusively used by devout Buddhists. It is not a common term, and is remains an unknown concept to most Japanese and Chinese people. Some Japanese people will dispute whether this title is valid in the Japanese language. Only order this if you are sure this title is right for you.
See Also: Buddhism | Enlightenment
The following table may be helpful for those studying Chinese or Japanese...
| Title | Characters | Romaji (Romanized Japanese) | Various forms of Romanized Chinese | |
| Serendipity Chance Discovery | 偶然の発見 | guuzen no hakken guuzennohakken guzen no haken guzennohaken | ||
| Kensho - Initial Enlightenment | 見性 见性 | ken shou / kenshou / ken sho / kensho | jiàn xìng jian4 xing4 jian xing jianxing | chien hsing chienhsing |
| 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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| Characters If shown, 2nd row is Simp. Chinese |
Pronunciation Romanization |
Simple Dictionary Definition |
穿 see styles |
chuān chuan1 ch`uan chuan sen はく |
to wear; to put on; to dress; to bore through; to pierce; to perforate; to penetrate; to pass through; to thread (female given name) Haku To bore, pierce; to thread; to don, put on. To bore a well and gradually discover water, likened to the gradual discovery of the Buddha-nature; to bore |
創薬 see styles |
souyaku / soyaku そうやく |
drug discovery; drug design; development of new drugs |
創製 创制 see styles |
chuàng zhì chuang4 zhi4 ch`uang chih chuang chih sousei / sose そうせい |
to create; to inaugurate; to contrive; to build (a mechanism) (noun/participle) invention; origination; discovery |
尋伺 寻伺 see styles |
xún sì xun2 si4 hsün ssu jinshi |
vitarka and vicāra, two conditions in dhyāna discovery and analysis of principles; vitarka 毘擔迦 a dharma which tends to increase, and vicāra 毘遮羅one which tends to diminish, definiteness and clearness in the stream of consciousness; cf. 中間定; discursive thought and investigation |
発掘 see styles |
hakkutsu はっくつ |
(noun/participle) (1) excavation; exhumation; (noun/participle) (2) discovery (e.g. new talent) |
発見 see styles |
hakken はっけん |
(noun/participle) discovery; detection; finding |
発覚 see styles |
hakkaku はっかく |
(noun/participle) detection (of a plot, fraud, etc.); discovery; coming to light; being uncovered |
逆觀 逆观 see styles |
nì guān ni4 guan1 ni kuan gyakkan |
The inverse method in meditation; order of discovery |
露見 see styles |
romi ろみ |
(noun/participle) discovery; detection; exposure; (personal name) Romi |
露顕 see styles |
roken ろけん |
(noun/participle) discovery; detection; exposure |
顕露 see styles |
kenro けんろ |
(noun/participle) discovery; detection; exposure |
創見性 创见性 see styles |
chuàng jiàn xìng chuang4 jian4 xing4 ch`uang chien hsing chuang chien hsing |
original (idea, discovery etc) |
大発見 see styles |
daihakken だいはっけん |
breakthrough; great discovery |
新発明 see styles |
shinhatsumei / shinhatsume しんはつめい |
new invention (discovery) |
新発見 see styles |
shinhakken しんはっけん |
new discovery; new invention |
新開発 see styles |
shinkaihatsu しんかいはつ |
new development; new discovery; (place-name) Shinkaihotsu |
發現號 发现号 see styles |
fā xiàn hào fa1 xian4 hao4 fa hsien hao |
Space Shuttle Discovery |
七滅諍法 七灭诤法 see styles |
qī miè zhēng fǎ qi1 mie4 zheng1 fa3 ch`i mieh cheng fa chi mieh cheng fa shichi metsujō hō |
saptādhikaraṇa-śamatha. Seven rules given in the Vinaya for settling disputes among the monks. Disputes arise from causes : from arguments; from discovery of misconduct; judgment and punishment of such; the correctness or otherwise of a religious observance. The seven rules are : 現前毘尼 saṃmukha-vinaya, face to face evidence, or appeal to the law; 憶念毘尼 smṛti-vinaya, witness or proof; 不痴毘尼 amūḍha-vinaya, irresponsibility, e.g. lunacy; 自言毘尼 tatsvabhavaiṣīya-vinaya, voluntary confession; 多語毘尼 pratijñākāraka-vinaya, decision by majority vote; 罪處所毘尼 yadbhūyasikīya-vinaya, condemnation of unconfessed sin by the 白四 or jñapticaturthin method, i.e. to make a statement and ask thrice for judgment; 草覆地毘尼 tṛṇastāraka-vinaya. , i.e. covering the mud with straw, i.e. in protracted disputes the appointment by each side of an elder to spread the straw of the law over the mud of the dispute; seven rules for settling disputes |
前人未到 see styles |
zenjinmitou / zenjinmito ぜんじんみとう |
(noun or adjectival noun) (yoji) untrodden (region, field of study, etc.); unprecedented (discovery, achievement, etc.) |
前人未踏 see styles |
zenjinmitou / zenjinmito ぜんじんみとう |
(noun or adjectival noun) (yoji) untrodden (region, field of study, etc.); unprecedented (discovery, achievement, etc.) |
情報開示 see styles |
jouhoukaiji / johokaiji じょうほうかいじ |
information discovery; disclosure of information |
洗い出し see styles |
araidashi あらいだし |
(1) exposure by washing away; washing out; washout; (2) exposed aggregate (finish); exposed aggregate concrete; (3) revealing the grain of cedar boards by washing and scrubbing; (4) finding out (after an extensive search or investigation); discovery; seeking out; bringing to light |
発見時代 see styles |
hakkenjidai はっけんじだい |
(obscure) (See 大航海時代) Age of Discovery |
自分探し see styles |
jibunsagashi じぶんさがし |
finding oneself; self-discovery; journey of self-discovery; search for self |
隨尋隨伺 随寻随伺 see styles |
suí xún suí sì sui2 xun2 sui2 si4 sui hsün sui ssu zuijin zuishi |
pursue discovery and examination; pursue discovery and examination |
ゲノム創薬 see styles |
genomusouyaku / genomusoyaku ゲノムそうやく |
genomic drug discovery |
大航海時代 see styles |
daikoukaijidai / daikokaijidai だいこうかいじだい |
Age of Discovery; Age of Exploration |
科学的発見 see styles |
kagakutekihakken かがくてきはっけん |
scientific discovery |
ディスカバリー see styles |
disukabarii / disukabari ディスカバリー |
discovery; (place-name) Discovery |
ピルトダウン事件 see styles |
pirutodaunjiken ピルトダウンじけん |
(obscure) (See ピルトダウン人) Piltdown hoax (1912 discovery of a fossilized ape-human missing-link skull, later revealed to be fraudulent) |
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