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胎藏界 see styles |
tāi zàng jiè tai1 zang4 jie4 t`ai tsang chieh tai tsang chieh taizō kai |
Garbhadhātu, or Garbhakośa-(dhātu), the womb treasury, the universal source from which all things are produced; the matrix; the embryo; likened to a womb in which all of a child is conceived— its body, mind, etc. It is container and content; it covers and nourishes; and is the source of all supply. It represents the 理性 fundamental nature, both material elements and pure bodhi, or wisdom in essence or purity; 理 being the garbhadhātu as fundamental wisdom, and 智 acquired wisdom or knowledge, the vajradhātu. It also represents the human heart in its innocence or pristine purity, which is considered as the source of all Buddha-pity and moral knowledge. And it indicates that from the central being in the maṇḍala, viz. the Sun as symbol of Vairocana, there issue all the other manifestations of wisdom and power, Buddhas, bodhisattvas, demons, etc. It is 本覺 original intellect, or the static intellectuality, in contrast with 始覺 intellection, the initial or dynamic intellectuality represented in the vajradhātu; hence it is the 因 cause and vajradhātu the 果 effect; though as both are a unity, the reverse may be the rule, the effect being also the cause; it is also likened to 利他 enriching others, as vajradhātu is to 自利 enriching self. Kōbō Daishi, founder of the Yoga or Shingon 眞言 School in Japan, adopted the representation of the ideas in maṇḍalas, or diagrams, as the best way of revealing the mystic doctrine to the ignorant. The garbhadhātu is the womb or treasury of all things, the universe; the 理 fundamental principle, the source; its symbols are a triangle on its base, and an open lotus as representing the sun and Vairocana. In Japan this maṇḍala is placed on the east, typifying the rising sun as source, or 理. The vajradhātu is placed west and represents 智 wisdom or knowledge as derived from 理 the underlying principle, but the two are essential one to the other, neither existing apart. The material and spiritual; wisdom-source and intelligence; essence and substance; and similar complementary ideas are thus portrayed; the garbhadhātu may be generally considered as the static and the vajradhātu as the dynamic categories, which are nevertheless a unity. The garbhadhātu is divided into 三部 three sections representing samādhi or quiescence, wisdom-store, and pity-store, or thought, knowledge, pity; one is called the Buddha-section, the others the Vajra and Lotus sections respectively; the three also typify vimokṣa, prajñā, and dharmakāya, or freedom, understanding, and spirituality. There are three heads of these sections, i. e. Vairocana, Vajrapāṇi, and Avalokiteśvara; each has a mother or source, e. g. Vairocana from Buddha's-eye; and each has a 明王 or emanation of protection against evil; also a śakti or female energy; a germ-letter, etc. The diagram of five Buddhas contains also four bodhisattvas, making nine in all, and there are altogether thirteen 大院 or great courts of various types of ideas, of varying numbers, generally spoken of as 414. Cf. 金剛界; 大日; 兩部. |
蛋白源 see styles |
tanpakugen たんぱくげん |
source of protein; protein source |
衍生物 see styles |
yǎn shēng wù yan3 sheng1 wu4 yen sheng wu |
a derivative (complex product derived from simpler source material) |
訊息原 讯息原 see styles |
xùn xī yuán xun4 xi1 yuan2 hsün hsi yüan |
information source |
訳抜け see styles |
yakunuke やくぬけ |
(a part of the source text) being left untranslated; being left out of the translation; omission from a translation |
譯出語 译出语 see styles |
yì chū yǔ yi4 chu1 yu3 i ch`u yü i chu yü |
source language (for translation) |
資金源 see styles |
shikingen しきんげん |
source of funds; source of money |
起こり see styles |
okori おこり |
source; origin; cause; beginning; genesis |
送信元 see styles |
soushinmoto / soshinmoto そうしんもと |
sender; source (of a transmission, e.g. email) |
逆探知 see styles |
gyakutanchi ぎゃくたんち |
(noun, transitive verb) phone trace; detecting the source of a telephone call |
金づる see styles |
kanezuru かねづる |
source of revenue; financial supporter |
金剛界 金刚界 see styles |
jīn gāng jiè jin1 gang1 jie4 chin kang chieh kongoukai / kongokai こんごうかい |
(1) {Buddh} (See 胎蔵界・たいぞうかい・1) Vajradhatu; Diamond Realm; (2) (abbreviation) {Buddh} (See 金剛界曼荼羅・こんごうかいまんだら) Vajradathu Mandala; Diamond Realm Mandala vajradhātu, 金界 The 'diamond', or vajra, element of the universe; it is the 智 wisdom of Vairocana in its indestructibility and activity; it arises from the garbhadhātu 胎藏界q.v., the womb or store of the Vairocana 理 reason or principles of such wisdom, v. 理智. The two, garbhadhātu and vajradhātu, are shown by the esoteric school, especially in the Japanese Shingon, in two maṇḍalas, i.e. groups or circles, representing in various portrayals the ideas arising from the two, fundamental concepts. vajradhātu is intp. as the 智 realm of intellection, and garbhadhātu as the 理 substance underlying it, or the matrix; the latter is the womb or fundamental reason of all things, and occupies the eastern position as 'cause' of the vajradhātu, which is on the west as the resultant intellectual or spiritual expression. But both are one as are Reason and Wisdom, and Vairocana (the illuminator, the 大日 great sun) presides over both, as source and supply. The vajradhātu represents the spiritual world of complete enlightenment, the esoteric dharmakāya doctrine as contrasted with the exoteric nirmāṇakāya doctrine. It is the sixth element 識 mind, and is symbolized by a triangle with the point downwards and by the full moon, which represents 智 wisdom or understanding; it corresponds to 果 fruit, or effect, garbhadhātu being 因 or cause. The 金剛王五部 or five divisions of the vajradhātu are represented by the Five dhyāni-buddhas, thus: centre 大日Vairocana; east 阿閦 Akṣobhya; south 寶生Ratnasambhava; west 阿彌陀 Amitābha; north 不 空 成就 Amoghasiddhi, or Śākyamuni. They are seated respectively on a lion, an elephant, a horse, a peacock, and a garuda. v. 五佛; also 胎. |
関係筋 see styles |
kankeisuji / kankesuji かんけいすじ |
relevant source; well-informed source; interested parties |
阿耨達 阿耨达 see styles |
ān òu dá an1 ou4 da2 an ou ta Anokudatsu |
阿那婆答多 (or 阿那波達多) Anavatapta, a lake in Jambudvīpa, north of the Himālayas, south of 香山 Gandha-mādana, descrbed as about 800 li in circumference, bordered by gold, silver, precious stones, etc. It is said to be the source of the four great rivers: east, the Ganges out of a silver ox mouth; south, the Indus out of that of an elephant; west, the Oxus; and north, the Śītā, said to be the Yellow River. Eitel has the Brahmaputra, Ganges, Śatadru (or Sutlej), and the Oxus; but there is confusion in the records. The Dragon-king of this lake became a Bodhisattva and is exempt from the distresses of the other seven dragon-kings. The阿耨達山 are the mountains north of the lake. |
難読化 see styles |
nandokuka なんどくか |
(noun, transitive verb) {comp} obfuscation (of source code) |
電波源 see styles |
denpagen でんぱげん |
radio source |
震源地 see styles |
shingenchi しんげんち |
(1) epicenter (of an earthquake); epicentre; (2) source (of a rumor, incident, etc.); origin |
飯の種 see styles |
meshinotane めしのたね |
(exp,n) (idiom) means of making a living; source of income; bread and butter; livelihood |
ＬＡＭＰ see styles |
ranpu ランプ |
{comp} (from initials of Linux, Apache, MySQL, PHP) LAMP; solution stack of free, open source software |
テラピア see styles |
terapia テラピア |
tilapia (freshwater fishes native to Africa, introduced to many areas worldwide as a food source) (lat:) |
ブラセラ see styles |
burasera ブラセラ |
(ik) (slang) used women's clothing such as bloomers and high-school sailor-suit uniforms (esp. as a source of sexual arousal) |
ブルセラ see styles |
burusera ブルセラ |
(slang) used women's clothing such as bloomers and high-school sailor-suit uniforms (esp. as a source of sexual arousal) |
一次資料 see styles |
ichijishiryou / ichijishiryo いちじしりょう |
primary source |
万病の元 see styles |
manbyounomoto / manbyonomoto まんびょうのもと |
(expression) the source of all kinds of diseases |
三無人員 三无人员 see styles |
sān wú rén yuán san1 wu2 ren2 yuan2 san wu jen yüan |
person without identification papers, a normal residence permit or a source of income |
上求本來 上求本来 see styles |
shàng qiú běn lái shang4 qiu2 ben3 lai2 shang ch`iu pen lai shang chiu pen lai jōgu honrai |
Similar to the first half of 上求菩提下化衆生 Above to seek bodhi, below to save all. 本來 means the original or Buddha-nature, which is the real nature of all beings. |
中道應本 中道应本 see styles |
zhōng dào yìng běn zhong1 dao4 ying4 ben3 chung tao ying pen chūdō ōhon |
The 'mean' as the basic principle in the 別 and 圓 schools of the doctrine of the 應化身 'transformation body'. |
事故原因 see styles |
jikogenin じこげんいん |
source, cause of an accident |
二次資料 see styles |
nijishiryou / nijishiryo にじしりょう |
{comp} secondary source |
光源状態 see styles |
kougenjoutai / kogenjotai こうげんじょうたい |
{comp} light source state |
再生能源 see styles |
zài shēng néng yuán zai4 sheng1 neng2 yuan2 tsai sheng neng yüan |
renewable energy source |
出どころ see styles |
dedokoro でどころ |
(1) origin; source; authority; (2) exit; point of departure; (3) time to take action |
動力資源 see styles |
douryokushigen / doryokushigen どうりょくしげん |
energy resource; source of energy |
十二火天 see styles |
shí èr huǒ tiān shi2 er4 huo3 tian1 shih erh huo t`ien shih erh huo tien jūnikaten |
The homa-, or fire-spirits; Whose representations, colours, magic words, signs, symbols, and mode of worship are given in the 大日經疏20. Also 十二火尊; 十二種火法. The twelve fire-spirits are: (1) Indra or Vairocana, the discoverer or source of fire, symbolizing 智 knowledge; (2) the moon 行滿 which progresses to fullness, with mercy as root and enlightenment as fruit, i,e. Buddha; (3) the wind, represented as a half-moon, fanner of fame, of zeal, and by driving away dark clouds, of enlightenment; (4) the red rays of the rising sun, rohitaka, his swords (or rays) indicating 議 wisdom; (5) 沒M004101拏 a form half stern, half smiling, sternly driving away the passions and trials; (6) 忿怒 irate, bellowing with open mouth, showing four teeth, flowing locks, one eye closed; (7) 闍吒羅 fire burning within, i.e. the inner witness, or realization; (8) 迄灑耶 the waster, or destroyer of waste and injurious products within, i.e. inner purification; (9) 意生 the producer at will, capable of all variety, resembling Viśvakarman, the Brahmanic Vulcan; (10) 羯羅微 the fire-eater; (11) untraceable; (12) 謨賀那 the completer, also the subduer of demons. |
原始言語 see styles |
genshigengo げんしげんご |
{comp} source language |
原文の儘 see styles |
genbunnomama げんぶんのまま |
(exp,n) sic; sic erat scriptum; indicates that the quoted matter has been transcribed exactly as found in the source text |
原文まま see styles |
genbunmama げんぶんまま |
(exp,n) sic; sic erat scriptum; indicates that the quoted matter has been transcribed exactly as found in the source text |
參考材料 参考材料 see styles |
cān kǎo cái liào can1 kao3 cai2 liao4 ts`an k`ao ts`ai liao tsan kao tsai liao |
reference material; source documents |
史料批判 see styles |
shiryouhihan / shiryohihan しりょうひはん |
critique of historical sources; source criticism |
呬摩怛羅 呬摩怛罗 see styles |
xì mó dá luó xi4 mo2 da2 luo2 hsi mo ta lo Chimatanra |
Himatala 雪山下. 'An ancient kingdom ruled in A. D. 43 by a descendant of the Śākya family. Probably the region south of Kundoot and Issar north of Hindukush near the principal source of the Oxus.' Eitel. 西域記 3. |
外部電源 see styles |
gaibudengen がいぶでんげん |
external power source; external power supply |
大悲胎藏 see styles |
dà bēi tāi zàng da4 bei1 tai1 zang4 ta pei t`ai tsang ta pei tai tsang daihi taizō |
The womb―store of great pity, the fundamental heart of bodhi in all: this womb is likened to a heart opening as an eight-leaved lotus, in the center being Vairocana, the source of pity. |
天狗倒し see styles |
tengudaoshi てんぐだおし |
(from the idea that such sounds came from trees being felled by tengu) (See 天狗・1) large sound of unknown source heard on a forested mountain |
定於一尊 定于一尊 see styles |
dìng yú yī zūn ding4 yu2 yi1 zun1 ting yü i tsun |
(idiom) to rely on a single authority to determine what is correct; to regard a source (or entity or individual) as the ultimate authority |
平行光源 see styles |
heikoukougen / hekokogen へいこうこうげん |
{comp} directional light source |
廢迹顯本 废迹显本 see styles |
fèi jī xiǎn běn fei4 ji1 xian3 ben3 fei chi hsien pen haishaku kenpon |
To set aside the temporal life (of the Buddha) and reveal the fundamental eternal life. |
引狗入寨 see styles |
yǐn gǒu rù zhài yin3 gou3 ru4 zhai4 yin kou ju chai |
lit. to lead the dog into the village (idiom); fig. to introduce a potential source of trouble |
引狼入室 see styles |
yǐn láng rù shì yin3 lang2 ru4 shi4 yin lang ju shih |
lit. to show the wolf into the house (idiom); fig. to introduce a potential source of trouble |
引鬼上門 引鬼上门 see styles |
yǐn guǐ shàng mén yin3 gui3 shang4 men2 yin kuei shang men |
lit. to invite the devil to one's house (idiom); fig. to introduce a potential source of trouble |
悩みの種 see styles |
nayaminotane なやみのたね |
(exp,n) source of worry; source of distress |
感染経路 see styles |
kansenkeiro / kansenkero かんせんけいろ |
infection route; source of infection |
掘り火燵 see styles |
horigotatsu ほりごたつ |
sunken kotatsu; low table over a hole in the floor (may have a heat source underneath and a hanging quilt to retain warmth) |
掘り炬燵 see styles |
horigotatsu ほりごたつ |
sunken kotatsu; low table over a hole in the floor (may have a heat source underneath and a hanging quilt to retain warmth) |
推本溯源 see styles |
tuī běn sù yuán tui1 ben3 su4 yuan2 t`ui pen su yüan tui pen su yüan |
to go back to the source |
明りさき see styles |
akarisaki あかりさき |
source of light |
標準光源 see styles |
hyoujunkougen / hyojunkogen ひょうじゅんこうげん |
{astron} standard candle; standard light source |
水源涵養 see styles |
suigenkanyou / suigenkanyo すいげんかんよう |
headwater conservation; water source protection; water source cultivation |
浩然の気 see styles |
kouzennoki / kozennoki こうぜんのき |
(exp,n) (1) (from Mencius) universal life force; source of animation for all things; (exp,n) (2) free spirit; mindset unencumbered with worldly concerns |
源泉徴収 see styles |
gensenchoushuu / gensenchoshu げんせんちょうしゅう |
(noun - becomes adjective with の) tax withholding at the source |
源泉課税 see styles |
gensenkazei / gensenkaze げんせんかぜい |
(noun - becomes adjective with の) tax withholding at the source |
源遠流長 源远流长 see styles |
yuán yuǎn liú cháng yuan2 yuan3 liu2 chang2 yüan yüan liu ch`ang yüan yüan liu chang |
lit. source is distant and the flow is long (idiom); fig. something goes back to the dim and distant past; a lot of water has flowed under the bridge since then |
源點地址 源点地址 see styles |
yuán diǎn dì zhǐ yuan2 dian3 di4 zhi3 yüan tien ti chih |
source address |
火気厳禁 see styles |
kakigenkin かきげんきん |
(expression) total fire ban; no source of ignition permitted; no open flame; flammables! |
無明住地 无明住地 see styles |
wú míng zhù dì wu2 ming2 zhu4 di4 wu ming chu ti mumyō jūji |
The fifth of the five 住地, i.e. the fundamental, unenlightened condition; the source or nucleus of ignorance; also ignorance as to the nature of things, i.e. of their fundamental unreality. |
照射方向 see styles |
shoushahoukou / shoshahoko しょうしゃほうこう |
{comp} light source direction |
環境光源 see styles |
kankyoukougen / kankyokogen かんきょうこうげん |
{comp} ambient light source |
生きる糧 see styles |
ikirukate いきるかて |
(exp,n) (See 糧・かて・2) source of vitality; life sustenance |
發迹顯本 发迹显本 see styles |
fā jī xiǎn běn fa1 ji1 xian3 ben3 fa chi hsien pen hosshaku kenbon |
starting with the traces to disclose the source |
知識の泉 see styles |
chishikinoizumi ちしきのいずみ |
source of knowledge |
確かな筋 see styles |
tashikanasuji たしかなすじ |
reliable source |
究其根源 see styles |
jiū qí gēn yuán jiu1 qi2 gen1 yuan2 chiu ch`i ken yüan chiu chi ken yüan |
to trace something to its source (idiom) |
般若佛母 see styles |
bō rě fó mǔ bo1 re3 fo2 mu3 po je fo mu hannya butsumo |
Wisdom, or salvation through wisdom (prajñā-pāramitā), is the mother or source of all Buddhas. 智度論 34. |
苦集滅道 苦集灭道 see styles |
kǔ jí miè dào ku3 ji2 mie4 dao4 k`u chi mieh tao ku chi mieh tao kujuumetsudou; kujumetsudou; kushumetsudou / kujumetsudo; kujumetsudo; kushumetsudo くじゅうめつどう; くじゅめつどう; くしゅめつどう |
the Four Noble Truths (Budd.), namely: all life is suffering 苦[ku3], the cause of suffering is desire 集[ji2], emancipation comes only by eliminating passions 滅|灭[mie4], the way 道[dao4] to emancipation is the Eight-fold Noble Way 八正道[ba1 zheng4 dao4]; also called 四諦|四谛[si4 di4] {Buddh} (See 四諦) Suffering, Source of Suffering Desire, The Cessation of Suffering, The Way Leading to the Cessation of Suffering (The Four Noble Truths of Buddhism) The four axioms or truths: i. e. duḥkha, pain; samudaya, as above; nirodha, the extinguishing of pain and reincarnation; mārga, the way to such extinction; cf. 四諦. |
落葉歸根 落叶归根 see styles |
luò yè guī gēn luo4 ye4 gui1 gen1 lo yeh kuei ken |
lit. a falling leaf returns to the roots (idiom); fig. all things go back to their source eventually; in old age, an expatriate returns home |
藥食同源 药食同源 see styles |
yào shí tóng yuán yao4 shi2 tong2 yuan2 yao shih t`ung yüan yao shih tung yüan |
lit. food and medicine come from the same source (idiom); fig. there is no clear-cut distinction between food and medicine |
追根溯源 see styles |
zhuī gēn sù yuán zhui1 gen1 su4 yuan2 chui ken su yüan |
to pursue something back to its origins; to trace back to the source; to get to the bottom of something |
逆流溯源 see styles |
nì liú sù yuán ni4 liu2 su4 yuan2 ni liu su yüan |
to go back to the source |
都市鉱山 see styles |
toshikouzan / toshikozan としこうざん |
urban mine; discarded items which can be used as a source of resources |
金剛寶藏 金刚宝藏 see styles |
jīn gāng bǎo zàng jin1 gang1 bao3 zang4 chin kang pao tsang kongō hōzō |
The 'Diamond' treasury i.e. nirvana and the pure bodhi-mind, as the source of the mind of all sentient beings, v. Nirvana Sutra. |
開放源碼 开放源码 see styles |
kāi fàng yuán mǎ kai1 fang4 yuan2 ma3 k`ai fang yüan ma kai fang yüan ma |
open source (computing) |
開源節流 开源节流 see styles |
kāi yuán jié liú kai1 yuan2 jie2 liu2 k`ai yüan chieh liu kai yüan chieh liu |
lit. to open a water source and reduce outflow (idiom); to increase income and save on spending; to broaden the sources of income and economize on expenditure |
開源軟件 开源软件 see styles |
kāi yuán ruǎn jiàn kai1 yuan2 ruan3 jian4 k`ai yüan juan chien kai yüan juan chien |
open-source software |
開迹顯本 开迹显本 see styles |
kāi jī xiǎn běn kai1 ji1 xian3 ben3 k`ai chi hsien pen kai chi hsien pen kaishaku kenpon |
starting with the traces to disclose the source |
阿波羅囉 阿波罗囉 see styles |
ā bō luó luō a1 bo1 luo2 luo1 a po lo lo aharara |
阿波邏羅; 阿波摩利; 阿波波; 阿鉢摩; and ? 阿羅婆樓 apalāla, 'not fond of flesh' (M.W.), a destroyer by flood of the crops; the nāga of the source of the river Śubhavăstu (Swat) of Udyāna, about which there are various legends; he, his wife 比壽尼, and his children were all converted to Buddhism. |
震源断層 see styles |
shingendansou / shingendanso しんげんだんそう |
earthquake source fault |
頭痛の種 see styles |
zutsuunotane / zutsunotane ずつうのたね |
(exp,n) (idiom) cause for headaches; pain in the neck; source of worry |
飲水思源 饮水思源 see styles |
yǐn shuǐ sī yuán yin3 shui3 si1 yuan2 yin shui ssu yüan |
lit. when you drink water, think of its source (idiom); gratitude for blessings and their well-spring; Don't forget where your happiness come from.; Be grateful for all your blessings! |
飲流懷源 饮流怀源 see styles |
yǐn liú huái yuán yin3 liu2 huai2 yuan2 yin liu huai yüan |
lit. when you drink water, think of its source (idiom); gratitude for blessings and their well-spring; Don't forget where your happiness come from.; Be grateful for all your blessings! |
ＯＳＩＮＴ see styles |
oshinto オシント |
(See オープンソースインテリジェンス) open-source intelligence; OSINT |
オクトパス see styles |
okutopasu オクトパス |
(1) (See タコ・1) octopus; (2) (abbreviation) octopus regulator; alternate second-stage air pressure regulator used as an alternative air source in an emergency |
ティラピア see styles |
tirapia ティラピア |
tilapia (freshwater fishes native to Africa, introduced to many areas worldwide as a food source) (lat:) |
万病のもと see styles |
manbyounomoto / manbyonomoto まんびょうのもと |
(expression) the source of all kinds of diseases |
優波尼沙土 优波尼沙土 see styles |
yōu bō ní shā tǔ you1 bo1 ni2 sha1 tu3 yu po ni sha t`u yu po ni sha tu Upanishado |
(or 優波尼沙陀) Upaniṣad, also (婆波尼曇; certain philosophical or mystical writings by various authors at various periods 'attached to the Brāhmaṇas, the aim of which is the ascertainment of the secret of the Veda (they are more than a hundred in number, and are said to have been the source of the six darśanas, or systems of philosophy)'. M.W. The best known is the Bṛhad-āraṇyaka. |
原始文書型 see styles |
genshibunshogata げんしぶんしょがた |
{comp} source document type (of a link) |
原始要素型 see styles |
genshiyousogata / genshiyosogata げんしようそがた |
{comp} source element type (of a link) |
原文のまま see styles |
genbunnomama げんぶんのまま |
(exp,n) sic; sic erat scriptum; indicates that the quoted matter has been transcribed exactly as found in the source text |
天御中主神 see styles |
amenominakanushinokami あめのみなかぬしのかみ |
(dei) Amenominakanushi (first god and the source of the universe according to Shinto) |
定常情報源 see styles |
teijoujouhougen / tejojohogen ていじょうじょうほうげん |
{comp} stationary message source; stationary information source |
密封輻射源 密封辐射源 see styles |
mì fēng fú shè yuán mi4 feng1 fu2 she4 yuan2 mi feng fu she yüan |
sealed radiation source |
形式的法源 see styles |
keishikitekihougen / keshikitekihogen けいしきてきほうげん |
(See 形式的,法源) formal source of law |
Entries with 2nd row of characters: The 2nd row is Simplified Chinese.
This page contains 100 results for "Source" in Chinese and/or Japanese.Information about this dictionary:
Apparently, we were the first ones who were crazy enough to think that western people might want a combined Chinese, Japanese, and Buddhist dictionary.
A lot of westerners can't tell the difference between Chinese and Japanese - and there is a reason for that. Chinese characters and even whole words were borrowed by Japan from the Chinese language in the 5th century. Much of the time, if a word or character is used in both languages, it will have the same or a similar meaning. However, this is not always true. Language evolves, and meanings independently change in each language.
Example: The Chinese character 湯 for soup (hot water) has come to mean bath (hot water) in Japanese. They have the same root meaning of "hot water", but a 湯屋 sign on a bathhouse in Japan would lead a Chinese person to think it was a "soup house" or a place to get a bowl of soup. See this: Japanese Bath House
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Chinese Buddhist terms come from Dictionary of Chinese Buddhist Terms by William Edward Soothill and Lewis Hodous. This is commonly referred to as "Soothill's'". It was first published in 1937 (and is now off copyright so we can use it here). Some of these definitions may be misleading, incomplete, or dated, but 95% of it is good information. Every professor who teaches Buddhism or Eastern Religion has a copy of this on their bookshelf. We incorporated these 16,850 entries into our dictionary database ourselves (it was lot of work).
Combined, these cover 1,007,753 Japanese, Chinese, and Buddhist characters, words, idioms, names, placenames, and short phrases.
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