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Facing the Wall Nine Years in Chinese / Japanese

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Facing the Wall Nine Years

 miàn bì jiǔ nián
 menpeki kyunen
Facing the Wall Nine Years Scroll

面壁九年 is a Buddhist term that means “facing a wall for nine years.”

This refers to the Bodhidharma who stared at a wall in meditation at the Shaolin Temple (or in a cave) for nine years until reaching full enlightenment.




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面壁九年

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miàn bì jiǔ nián
    mian4 bi4 jiu3 nian2
mien pi chiu nien
 menpekikunen
    めんぺきくねん

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Facing the Wall Nine Years
(yoji) {Buddh} facing a wall for nine years in meditation (by Bodhidharma at Shaolin Temple)
nine years facing the wall

面壁

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miàn bì
    mian4 bi4
mien pi
 omokabe
    おもかべ
to face the wall; to sit facing the wall in meditation (Buddhism); (fig.) to devote oneself to study, work etc
(n,vs,vi) meditation facing a wall; (surname) Omokabe
To sit in meditation with the face to a wall, as did Bodhidharma for nine years, without uttering a word.

九年面壁

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jiǔ nián miàn bì
    jiu3 nian2 mian4 bi4
chiu nien mien pi
 kunen menpeki
nine years facing the wall

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

Title CharactersRomaji (Romanized Japanese)Various forms of Romanized Chinese
Facing the Wall Nine Years面壁九年menpeki kyunen
menpekikyunen
miàn bì jiǔ nián
mian4 bi4 jiu3 nian2
mian bi jiu nian
mianbijiunian
mien pi chiu nien
mienpichiunien


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