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The Triple Gem
三寶 is the title for “Three Precious Treasures of Buddhism” or “The Triple Gem.”
These three treasures are the Buddha 佛, the Dharma 法 (teachings or the law of the Buddha), and the Sangha 僧 (the community of monks or followers).
This term is used by most (perhaps not all) Buddhists in China, Japan, and South Korea (written the same in the original form but pronounced differently in each language). Non-Buddhists may just read this as “Three Treasures” without the religious context. For instance, there is also a “Three Treasures of Chinese Medicine” that is sometimes titled the same way.
In modern Japanese and Simplified Chinese, this is written 三宝 instead of 三寶.
Below are some entries from our dictionary that may match your 三宝 search...
Characters If shown, 2nd row is Simp. Chinese |
Pronunciation Romanization |
Simple Dictionary Definition |
三宝 see styles |
sanbou; sanpou / sanbo; sanpo さんぼう; さんぽう |
More info & calligraphy: Three Treasures of Buddhism |
三寶 三宝 see styles |
sān bǎo san1 bao3 san pao sanbou / sanbo さんぼう |
More info & calligraphy: Three Treasures of Buddhism(surname) Sanbou three treasures |
南無三寶 南无三宝 see styles |
nán wú sān bǎo nan2 wu2 san1 bao3 nan wu san pao namu sanbō |
More info & calligraphy: Take Refuge in the Three Treasures |
歸依三寶 归依三宝 see styles |
guī yī sān bǎo gui1 yi1 san1 bao3 kuei i san pao kie sanbō |
More info & calligraphy: Take Refuge in the Three Treasures |
三寳 三宝 see styles |
sān bǎo san1 bao3 san pao sanbō |
Triratna, or Ratnatraya, i.e. the Three Precious Ones: 佛 Buddha, 法 Dharma, 儈 Saṅgha, i.e. Buddha, the Law, the Ecelesia or Order. Eitel suggests this trinity may be adapted from the Trimūrti, i.e, Brahma, Viṣṇu, and Sīva. The Triratna takes many forms, e.g. the Trikāya 三身 q.v. There is also the Nepalese idea of a triple existence of each Buddha as a Nirvāṇa-Buddha, Dhyāni-Buddha, and Mānuṣi-Buddha; also the Tantric trinity of Vairocana as Nirvāṇa-Buddha, Locana according to Eitel "existing in reflex in the world of forms", and the human Buddha, Śākyamuni. There are other elaborated details known as the four and the six kinds of triratna 四 and 六種三寳, e.g. that the Triratna exists in each member of the trinity. The term has also been applied to the 三仙 q.v. Popularly the 三寳 are referred to the three images in the main hall of monasteries. The centre one is Śākyamuni, on his left Bhaiṣajya 藥師 and on his right Amitābha. There are other explanations, e.g. in some temples Amitābha is in the centre, Avalokiteśvara on his left, and Mahāsthāmaprāpta or Mañjuśrī on his right. Table of Triratna, Trikāya, and Trailokya: — DHARMASAṄGHABUDDHAEssential BodhiReflected BodhiPractical BodhiDhyāni BuddhaDhyāni BodhisattvaMānuṣī BuddhaDharmakāyaSambhogakāyaNirmāṇakāyaPurityCompletenessTransformations4th Buddha-kṣetra3rd Buddha-kṣetra1st and 2nd Buddha kṣetraArūpadhātuRūpadhātuKāmadhātu. |
三宝分 see styles |
sanboubun / sanbobun さんぼうぶん |
(place-name) Sanboubun |
三宝坦 see styles |
sanpoutan / sanpotan さんぽうたん |
(place-name) Sanpoutan |
三宝堂 see styles |
sanpoudou / sanpodo さんぽうどう |
(place-name) Sanpoudou |
三宝子 see styles |
mihoko みほこ |
(female given name) Mihoko |
三宝寺 see styles |
sanpouji / sanpoji さんぽうじ |
(place-name) Sanpouji |
三宝山 see styles |
sanpouyama / sanpoyama さんぽうやま |
(place-name) Sanpouyama |
三宝岡 see styles |
sanpouoka / sanpooka さんぽうおか |
(place-name) Sanpouoka |
三宝柑 see styles |
sanboukan; sanpoukan; sanboukan; sanpoukan / sanbokan; sanpokan; sanbokan; sanpokan さんぼうかん; さんぽうかん; サンボウカン; サンポウカン |
sanbokan sour orange (Citrus sulcata) |
三宝沢 see styles |
sanpouzawa / sanpozawa さんぽうざわ |
(place-name) Sanpouzawa |
三宝町 see styles |
sanpouchou / sanpocho さんぽうちょう |
(place-name) Sanpouchō |
三宝院 see styles |
sanpouin / sanpoin さんぽういん |
(place-name) Sanpouin |
三寶物 三宝物 see styles |
sān bǎo wù san1 bao3 wu4 san pao wu san bōmotsu |
The things appertaining to the triratna, i.e. to the Buddha— temples and images, etc.; to the dharma— the scriptures; to the saṅgha— cassock, bowl, etc. |
三寶種 三宝种 see styles |
sān bǎo zhǒng san1 bao3 zhong3 san pao chung sanbō shu |
seeds of the three treasures |
三寶紀 三宝纪 see styles |
sān bǎo jì san1 bao3 ji4 san pao chi Sanbōki |
Sanbaoji |
三寶藏 三宝藏 see styles |
sān bǎo zàng san1 bao3 zang4 san pao tsang sanbō zō |
The tritratna as the treasury of all virtue and merit; also the tripiṭaka, sūtras 經 vinaya 律, abhidharma 論; also śrāvakas, pratyekabuddhas, and bodhisattvas. |
三寶衣 三宝衣 see styles |
sān bǎo yī san1 bao3 yi1 san pao i sanbōe |
idem 三衣. |
三寶身 三宝身 see styles |
sān bǎo shēn san1 bao3 shen1 san pao shen sanbōshin |
v. 三身. |
三寶院 三宝院 see styles |
sān bǎo yuàn san1 bao3 yuan4 san pao yüan Sanbō in |
Sanbōin |
三寶鳥 三宝鸟 see styles |
sān bǎo niǎo san1 bao3 niao3 san pao niao |
(bird species of China) oriental dollarbird (Eurystomus orientalis) |
謗三寶 谤三宝 see styles |
bàng sān bǎo bang4 san1 bao3 pang san pao hō sanbō |
denigrating the three treasures |
一體三寶 一体三宝 see styles |
yī tǐ sān bǎo yi1 ti3 san1 bao3 i t`i san pao i ti san pao ittai no sanbō |
In the one body of the saṅgha is the whole triratna, Buddha, Dharma, and saṅgha. Also, Mind, Buddha, and the living, these three are without differentiation, 心佛與衆生是三無差別, i.e. are all one. |
三宝分丙 see styles |
sanpoubunhei / sanpobunhe さんぽうぶんへい |
(place-name) Sanpoubunhei |
三宝分乙 see styles |
sanpoubunotsu / sanpobunotsu さんぽうぶんおつ |
(place-name) Sanpoubun'otsu |
三宝分甲 see styles |
sanpoubunkou / sanpobunko さんぽうぶんこう |
(place-name) Sanpoubunkou |
三宝寺池 see styles |
sanpoujiike / sanpojike さんぽうじいけ |
(place-name) Sanpoujiike |
The following table may be helpful for those studying Chinese or Japanese...
Title | Characters | Romaji (Romanized Japanese) | Various forms of Romanized Chinese | |
Three Treasures of Buddhism | 三寶 三宝 | san bou / sanbou / san bo | sān bǎo / san1 bao3 / san bao / sanbao | san pao / sanpao |
Take Refuge in the Three Treasures | 南無三寶 南无三宝 | na mu san bou namusanbou na mu san bo | nán mo sān bǎo nan2 mo san1 bao3 nan mo san bao nanmosanbao | nan mo san pao nanmosanpao |
Take Refuge in the Three Treasures | 歸依三寶 归依三宝 | ki e san bou kiesanbou ki e san bo | guī yī sān bǎo gui1 yi1 san1 bao3 gui yi san bao guiyisanbao | kuei i san pao kueiisanpao |
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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