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Isshin-Ryu / Isshinryu
一心流 is the title for Isshin-Ryu Karate.
The literal meaning is “one heart method.” You could also translate it as “unified hearts methods.” It implies people doing things as if with one heart and mind.
The second Kanji can be defined as the heart, mind, or essence of your being. Clearly, there's a multitude of ways you can define this title in English.
Isshin-Kai / Isshinkai
一心会 is the Japanese martial arts title “Isshinkai” or “Isshin-Kai.”
It literally means “One Heart Association” or “Single-Heart Club.” This title is often associated with Isshin-Ryu Aikido and Isshin-Ryu Karate-Do. This title is appropriate for the name of a dojo that teaches these styles.
Isshin Ryu Karate Do
一心流空手道 is the full title for Isshin-Ryu Karate-Do.
The literal meaning is “one heart method empty hand way.”
There are other ways to translate this, but if you are looking for this title, you already know that.
This would make a great wall scroll for your dojo or private studio if you study this form of Japanese (technically from Okinawa) Karate.
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One Heart / One Mind / Heart and Soul
一心 literally reads as “one heart” in Chinese, Japanese Kanji, and old Korean Hanja.
Colloquially or figuratively, it means: wholeheartedly; heart and soul; of one mind; wholeheartedness; one's whole heart; with the whole mind or heart; one mind in heart.
I'm not kidding, all of those came right from the dictionary for this one title.
In Buddhism, this can refer to the bhūtatathatā, or the whole of things; the universe as one mind, or a spiritual unity.
In Japanese, this can be the female given name, Hitomi.
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| Characters If shown, 2nd row is Simp. Chinese |
Pronunciation Romanization |
Simple Dictionary Definition |
一審 一审 see styles |
yī shěn yi1 shen3 i shen isshin いっしん |
first instance (law) first instance; first trial |
一紳 see styles |
isshin いっしん |
(given name) Isshin |
一眞地 see styles |
yī zhēn dì yi1 zhen1 di4 i chen ti isshin ji |
The state of meditation on the absolute. |
一心三惑 see styles |
yī xīn sān huò yi1 xin1 san1 huo4 i hsin san huo isshin sanwaku |
同體三惑The Tiantai "three doubts' in the mind of a bodhisattva, producing fear of illusion, confusion through multiplicity of duties, and ignorance, i.e. 見思; 塵沙 and 無明 q.v. |
一心三智 see styles |
yī xīn sān zhì yi1 xin1 san1 zhi4 i hsin san chih isshin sanchi |
One mind and three aspects of knowledge. The 別教 separates the three aspects into 空, 假, and 中 q.v.; Tiantai unifies them into one immediate vision, or regards the three as aspects of the one mind. |
一心三觀 一心三观 see styles |
yī xīn sān guān yi1 xin1 san1 guan1 i hsin san kuan isshin sangan |
The Tiantai insight 一心三智; also simultaneous vision of past, present, and future; also called 圓融三觀; 不可思議三觀. |
一心不亂 一心不乱 see styles |
yī xīn bú luàn yi1 xin1 bu2 luan4 i hsin pu luan isshin furan |
one-pointed concentration without scattering |
一心二門 一心二门 see styles |
yī xīn èr mén yi1 xin1 er4 men2 i hsin erh men isshin nimon |
one mind, two aspects |
一心制意 see styles |
yī xīn zhì yì yi1 xin1 zhi4 yi4 i hsin chih i isshin seii |
to focus the mind and control thoughts |
一心刹那 see styles |
yī xīn chàn à yi1 xin1 chan4 a4 i hsin ch`an a i hsin chan a isshin setsuna |
one thought-moment |
一心合掌 see styles |
yī xīn hé zhǎng yi1 xin1 he2 zhang3 i hsin ho chang isshin gasshō |
single-mindedly joins palms |
一心專念 一心专念 see styles |
yī xīn zhuān niàn yi1 xin1 zhuan1 nian4 i hsin chuan nien isshin sennen |
concentrate fully [on Amitâbha] for one thought |
一心稱名 一心称名 see styles |
yī xīn chēng míng yi1 xin1 cheng1 ming2 i hsin ch`eng ming i hsin cheng ming isshin shōmyō |
With undivided mind to call on the name (of Guanyin). |
一心院南 see styles |
isshininminami いっしんいんみなみ |
(place-name) Isshin'inminami |
一心頂禮 一心顶礼 see styles |
yī xīn dǐng lǐ yi1 xin1 ding3 li3 i hsin ting li isshin chōrai |
to bow with wholehearted reverence |
一眞無爲 一眞无为 see styles |
yī zhēn wú wéi yi1 zhen1 wu2 wei2 i chen wu wei isshin mui |
The 一眞法界 one reality, or undivided absolute, is static, not phenomenal, it is effortless, just as it is 自然 self-existing. |
三界一心 see styles |
sān jiè yī xīn san1 jie4 yi1 xin1 san chieh i hsin sangai isshin |
three worlds are (nothing other than the) one mind |
但是一心 see styles |
dàn shì yī xīn dan4 shi4 yi1 xin1 tan shih i hsin dan ze isshin |
only this one mind |
千葉一伸 see styles |
chibaisshin ちばいっしん |
(person) Chiba Isshin (1968.6.26-) |
小川一真 see styles |
ogawaisshin おがわいっしん |
(person) Ogawa Isshin |
決定一心 决定一心 see styles |
jué dìng yī xīn jue2 ding4 yi1 xin1 chüeh ting i hsin ketsujō isshin |
determined single-mindedness |
犬童一心 see styles |
inudouisshin / inudoisshin いぬどういっしん |
(person) Inudou Isshin (1960.6.24-) |
萬法一心 万法一心 see styles |
wàn fǎ yī xīn wan4 fa3 yi1 xin1 wan fa i hsin manbō isshin |
Myriad things but one mind; all things as noumenal. |
一切一心識 一切一心识 see styles |
yī qiè yī xīn shì yi1 qie4 yi1 xin1 shi4 i ch`ieh i hsin shih i chieh i hsin shih issai isshin shiki |
That all things are mind, or mental. |
三界唯一心 see styles |
sān jiè wéi yī xīn san1 jie4 wei2 yi1 xin1 san chieh wei i hsin sankai i isshin |
The triple world is but one mind; from a verse of the 華嚴 sūtra; it proceeds 心外無別法, 心佛及衆生, 是三無差別 "outside mind there is no other thing; mind, Buddha, and all the living, these three are not different"; in other words, there is no differentiating between these three, for all is mind. |
The following table may be helpful for those studying Chinese or Japanese...
| Title | Characters | Romaji (Romanized Japanese) | Various forms of Romanized Chinese | |
| Isshin-Ryu Isshinryu | 一心流 | i sshin ryuu isshinryuu i shin ryu | ||
| Isshin-Kai Isshinkai | 一心会 / 一心會 一心会 | isshin kai / isshinkai / ishin kai | ||
| Isshin Ryu Karate Do | 一心流空手道 | i sshin ryuu kara te dou isshinryuukaratedou i shin ryu kara te do | ||
| One Heart One Mind Heart and Soul | 一心 | isshin / ishin | yī shì dài yi1 shi4 dai4 yi shi dai yishidai | i shih tai ishihtai |
| 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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