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Simple Dictionary Definition

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líng
    ling2
ling
 maru
    まる

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Enso - Japanese Zen Circle
zero
(1) circle (sometimes used for zero); (2) 'correct' (when marking); (3) symbol used as a placeholder (either because a number of other words could be used in that position, or because of censorship); (4) period; full stop; (5) maru mark; semivoiced sound; p-sound

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quán
    quan2
ch`üan
    chüan
 zen
    ぜん

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Jeon
all; whole; entire; every; complete
(prefix) (1) all; whole; entire; complete; total; pan-; (2) (before a number of volumes) complete (set); in total; (male given name) Matoshi
All, whole, complete.

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zhōu
    zhou1
chou
 shuu / shu
    しゅう

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Chow / Zhou
to make a circuit; to circle; circle; circumference; lap; cycle; complete; all; all over; thorough; to help financially
(counter) (1) counter for laps or circuits; (2) {math} perimeter; (3) (hist) Zhou dynasty (of China; approx. 1046-256 BCE); Chou dynasty; (female given name) Meguru
Around, on every side, complete.

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shàn
    shan4
shan
 zen
    ぜん

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Goodness / Good Deed
good (virtuous); benevolent; well-disposed; good at something; to improve or perfect
(ant: 悪・あく・1) good; goodness; right; virtue; (personal name) Yoshikatsu
su; sādhu; bhadra; kuśala. Good, virtuous, well; good at; skilful.

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lín
    lin2
lin
 hayashi
    はやし

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Small Forest
(bound form) woods; forest; (bound form) circle(s) (i.e. specific group of people); (bound form) a collection (of similar things)
(1) wood; woods; forest; grove; copse; thicket; (2) bunch (of something); cluster; line; collection; (surname, female given name) Rin
A grove, or wood; a band.

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 yuzuru
    ゆずる

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Zen / Chan / Meditation
(1) (Buddhist term) dhyana (profound meditation); (2) (abbreviation) Zen (Buddhism); (female given name) Yuzuru


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shàn
    shan4
shan
 yuzuri
    ゆずり

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Zen / Chan / Meditation
to abdicate
(out-dated kanji) (1) (Buddhist term) dhyana (profound meditation); (2) (abbreviation) Zen (Buddhism); (surname) Yuzuri
To level a place for an altar, to sacrifice to the hills and fountains; to abdicate. Adopted by Buddhists for dhyāna, 禪 or 禪那, i.e. meditation, abstraction, trance. dhyāna is 'meditation, thought, reflection, especially profound and abstract religious contemplation'. M.W. It was intp. as 'getting rid of evil', etc., later as 靜慮 quiet meditation. It is a form of 定, but that word is more closely allied with samādhi, cf. 禪定. The term also connotes Buddhism and Buddhist things in general, but has special application to the 禪宗 q.v. It is one of the six pāramitās, cf. 波. There are numerous methods and subjects of meditation. The eighteen brahmalokas are divided into four dhyāna regions 'corresponding to certain frames of mind where individuals might be reborn in strict accordance with their spiritual state'. The first three are the first dhyāna, the second three the second dhyāna, the third three the third dhyāna, and the remaining nine the fourth dhyāna. See Eitel. According to Childers' Pali Dictionary, 'The four jhānas are four stages of mystic meditation, whereby the believer's mind is purged from all earthly emotions, and detached as it were from his body, which remains plunged in a profound trance.' Seated cross-legged, the practiser 'concentrates his mind upon a single thought. Gradually his soul becomes filled with a supernatural ecstasy and serenity', his mind still reasoning: this is the first jhāna. Concentrating his mind on the same subject, he frees it from reasoning, the ecstasy and serenity remaining, which is the second jhāna. Then he divests himself of ecstasy, reaching the third stage of serenity. Lastly, in the fourth stage the mind becomes indifferent to all emotions, being exalted above them and purified. There are differences in the Mahāyāna methods, but similarity of aim.

世界

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shì jiè
    shi4 jie4
shih chieh
 sekai
    せかい

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The World
world (CL:個|个[ge4])
(1) the world; society; the universe; (2) sphere; circle; world; (can be adjective with の) (3) world-renowned; world-famous; (4) {Buddh} (original meaning) realm governed by one Buddha; space; (surname, female given name) Sekai
Loka 世間; the finite world, the world, a world, which is of two kinds: (1) 衆生世界 that of the living, who are receiving their 正報 correct recompense or karma; (2) 器世界 that of the material, or that on which karma depends for expression. By the living is meant 有情 the sentient.

公案

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gōng àn
    gong1 an4
kung an
 kouan / koan
    こうあん

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Koan
judge's desk; complex legal case; contentious issue; koan (Zen Buddhism)
{Buddh} koan; kōan; Zen question for meditation (e.g. the sound of one hand clapping)
J. kōan; 因緣 A dossier, or case-record; a cause; public laws, regulations; case-law. Problems set by Zen masters, upon which thought is concentrated as a means to attain inner unity and illumination.

内内

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 nainai
    ないない
    uchiuchi
    うちうち
(adj-no,adv,n) family circle; the inside; private; informal; secret; confidential

参禅

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 sanzen
    さんぜん

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Zen Understanding
(n,vs,vi) Zen meditation; meditative consultation with the head abbot

參禪


参禅

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cān chán
    can1 chan2
ts`an ch`an
    tsan chan
 noshi wo ri

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Zen Understanding
to practice Chan Buddhist meditation; to practice Zen meditation; to sit in meditation
To inquire, discuss, seek religious instruction.

坐禅

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 zazen
    ざぜん
(Buddhist term) zazen (seated Zen meditation, usu. in a cross-legged position)

心印

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xīn yìn
    xin1 yin4
hsin yin
 shinnin

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Appreciation of Truth by Meditation
Mental impression, intuitive certainty; the mind is the Buddha-mind in all, which can seal or assure the truth; the term indicates the intuitive method of the 禪 Ch' an (Zen) school, which was independent of the spoken or written word.

禅宗

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 zenshuu / zenshu
    ぜんしゅう

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Zen Buddhism
Zen (Buddhism)

禅道

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 zendou / zendo
    ぜんどう

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Zendo / The Zen Way
(1) Zen ascetic practices; Zen meditation; (2) Zen teachings; Zen

禪宗


禅宗

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chán zōng
    chan2 zong1
ch`an tsung
    chan tsung
 Zenshū

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Zen Buddhism
Zen Buddhism
The Chan, meditative or intuitional, sect usually said to have been established in China by Bodhidharma, v. 達, the twenty-eighth patriarch, who brought the tradition of the Buddha-mind from India. Cf. 楞 13 Laṅkāvatāra sūtra. This sect, believing in direct enlightenment, disregarded ritual and sūtras and depended upon the inner light and personal influence for the propagation of its tenets, founding itself on the esoteric tradition supposed to have been imparted to Kāśyapa by the Buddha, who indicated his meaning by plucking a flower without further explanation. Kāśyapa smiled in apprehension and is supposed to have passed on this mystic method to the patriarchs. The successor of Bodhidharma was 慧可 Huike, and he was succeeded by 僧璨 Sengcan; 道信 Daoxin; 弘忍 Hongren; 慧能 Huineng, and 神秀 Shenxiu, the sect dividing under the two latter into the southern and northern schools: the southern school became prominent, producing 南嶽 Nanyue and 靑原 Qingyuan, the former succeeded by 馬祖 Mazu, the latter by 石頭 Shitou. From Mazu's school arose the five later schools, v. 禪門.

禪心


禅心

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chán xīn
    chan2 xin1
ch`an hsin
    chan hsin
 zenshin

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Zen Heart / Zen Mind
Chan (Seon, Zen) mind

見性


见性

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jiàn xìng
    jian4 xing4
chien hsing
 kenshou / kensho
    けんしょう

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Kensho - Initial Enlightenment
self-awareness; consciousness of one's own character
To behold the Buddha-nature within oneself, a common saying of the Chan (Zen) or Intuitive School.

道場


道场

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dào chǎng
    dao4 chang3
tao ch`ang
    tao chang
 doujou / dojo
    どうじょう

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Dojo / Martial Arts Studio
Taoist or Buddhist rite; abbr. for 菩提道場|菩提道场[Pu2 ti2 dao4 chang3]
(1) dojo; hall used for martial arts training; (2) (abbreviation) {Buddh} (See 菩提道場) manda (place of Buddhist practice or meditation, esp. the place under the bodhi tree where Buddha attained enlightenment); (surname) Michiba
Truth-plot. bodhimaṇḍala, circle, or place of enlightenment. The place where Buddha attained enlightenment. A place, or method, for attaining to Buddha-truth. An object of or place for religious offerings. A place for teaching, learning, or practising religion.

風輪


风轮

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fēng lún
    feng1 lun2
feng lun

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Wind Wheel
The wheel, or circle, of wind below the circle of water and metal on which the earth rests; the circle of wind rests on space.

ゼイン

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 zein / zen
    ゼイン

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Zhane
(personal name) Zane

菩提達磨


菩提达磨

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pú tí dá mó
    pu2 ti2 da2 mo2
p`u t`i ta mo
    pu ti ta mo
 bodaidaruma
    ぼだいだるま

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Bodhidharma
{Buddh} (See 達磨・2) Bodhidharma
Bodhidharma, commonly known as Damo, v. 達; reputed as the founder of the Chan (Zen) or Intuitional or Mystic School. His original name is given as 菩提多羅 Bodhitara.

輪廻転生

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 rinnetenshou; rinnetensei / rinnetensho; rinnetense
    りんねてんしょう; りんねてんせい

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Reincarnation / Life in Flux
(noun/participle) (yoji) all things being in flux through the endless circle of birth, death, and rebirth; the circle of transmigration

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dōu
    dou1
tou
 kabuto
    かぶと
pocket; bag; to wrap up or hold in a bag; to move in a circle; to canvas or solicit; to take responsibility for; to disclose in detail; combat armor (old)
helmet (of armor, armour); headpiece; (place-name, surname) Kabuto
Helmet, hood; pocket, bag; translit. tu.

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rǎn
    ran3
jan
 zen
    ぜん
edge of a tortoiseshell; used in 冉冉[ran3 ran3]
(surname) Zen

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    he4
ho
 katsu
    かつ
to shout
(interjection) (1) exclamation used to scold practitioners (in Zen); (2) scolding or threatening with a shout
To shout, bawl, call, scold; to drink.

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huí
    hui2
hui
 kai
    かい
to circle; to go back; to turn around; to answer; to return; to revolve; Hui ethnic group (Chinese Muslims); time; classifier for acts of a play; section or chapter (of a classic book)
(counter) (1) counter for occurrences; (2) a time; an instance; (3) inning (baseball); round; game; (n,n-suf) (4) (colloquialism) episode; chapter; instalment; (5) (abbreviation) (See 回族) Hui (people); (6) (abbreviation) (See 回教) Islam; (surname) Meguri
turn

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quān
    quan1
ch`üan
    chüan
circle; ring; loop (CL:個|个[ge4]); classifier for loops, orbits, laps of race etc; to surround; to circle

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yuán
    yuan2
yüan
circle; round


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zhēng
    zheng1
cheng
 zen
    ぜん
excel; lofty
(personal name) Zen


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tuán
    tuan2
t`uan
    tuan
to roll up into a ball with one's hands (variant of 團|团[tuan2]); (literary) to circle; to wheel

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kuàng
    kuang4
k`uang
    kuang
 kamachi
    かまち
frame (e.g. door frame); casing; fig. framework; template; to circle (i.e. draw a circle around something); to frame; to restrict; Taiwan pr. [kuang1]
(kana only) door frame; window frame; frame sections of the door or window that provide most of its structural integrity


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jiàn
    jian4
chien
 zen
    ぜん
gradual; gradually
gradual progress; (given name) Zen
Gradual, by degrees, to flow little by little.

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rán
    ran2
jan
 zen
    ぜん
correct; right; so; thus; like this; -ly
(suffix) (often as 〜然とする) -like; (female given name) Ran
To burn, simmer; so, yes; but, however.

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chuán
    chuan2
ch`uan
    chuan
 zen
A round grain bin.

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zhōu
    zhou1
chou
 kayu(p); shuku; kai(ok)
    かゆ(P); しゅく; かい(ok)
congee; gruel; porridge; CL:碗[wan3]
(1) thin rice porridge; watery cooked rice; rice gruel; congee; (2) (しゅく only) breakfast (in Zen temples); (personal name) Iku
Congee, gruel.

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shàn
    shan4
shan
 zen
    ぜん
meals
(1) small dining table (usu. for a single person); serving tray (with legs); (2) (See 御膳・1) meal; food; serving; (counter) (3) counter for bowlfuls of rice; (counter) (4) counter for pairs of chopsticks; (place-name, surname) Zen
cooked food

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    ru2
ju
 zen
to squirm; to wiggle; to wriggle; Taiwan pr. [ruan3]
Wrigglers, crawlers, e.g. worms.


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zhuàn
    zhuan4
chuan
 utata
    うたた
to revolve; to turn; to circle about; to walk about; classifier for revolutions (per minute etc): revs, rpm; classifier for repeated actions
(surname) Utata
vartana; pravartana; vṛtti. Turn, transform, revolve, evolve, change, the process of birth and rebirth; again, re-.


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rào
    rao4
jao
 nyo
variant of 繞|绕[rao4], to rotate around; to spiral; to move around; to go round (an obstacle); to by-pass; to make a detour
To go round, revolve around, encompass; to pay respect by walking around the object of regard.

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zhuì
    zhui4
chui
circle shrines and make sacrifices


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shàn
    shan4
shan
 zen
variant of 膳[shan4]
cooked food

〇×

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 marubatsu
    まるばつ
circle and cross; right and wrong (answers); true-false

スジ

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 suji
    スジ
(1) muscle; tendon; sinew; (2) vein; artery; (3) fiber; fibre; string; (4) line; stripe; streak; (5) reason; logic; (6) plot; storyline; (7) lineage; descent; (8) school (e.g. of scholarship or arts); (9) aptitude; talent; (10) source (of information, etc.); circle; channel; (11) well-informed person (in a transaction); (12) logical move (in go, shogi, etc.); (13) (shogi) ninth vertical line; (14) seam on a helmet; (15) (abbreviation) gristly fish paste (made of muscle, tendons, skin, etc.); (16) (archaism) social position; status; (n-suf,n,adj-no) (17) on (a river, road, etc.); along; (suf,ctr) (18) counter for long thin things; counter for roads or blocks when giving directions; (19) (archaism) (Edo period) counter for hundreds of mon (obsolete unit of currency); (given name) Suji

一喝

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yī hē
    yi1 he1
i ho
 ikkatsu
    いっかつ
(noun, transitive verb) (1) sharp, loud rebuke; bark; roar; (noun, transitive verb) (2) (See 喝・かつ・1) rebuke used in Zen to achieve enlightenment
A call, shout, deafening shout.

一圓


一圆

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yī yuán
    yi1 yuan2
i yüan
 ichien
    いちえん
(surname) Ichien
one circle

一拶

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yī zā
    yi1 za1
i tsa
 issatsu
A sudden remark, or question, by a monk or master to test a disciple, a Chan (Zen) method.

三佛

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sān fó
    san1 fo2
san fo
 sanbutsu
    さんぶつ
(surname) Sanbutsu
Trikāya, v. 三身. Also the三岐 or founders of the 楊岐 branch of the Chan (Zen) School, i.e. Huiqin 慧勤, Qingyuan 淸遠, and Keqin 克勤.

三帀

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sān zā
    san1 za1
san tsa
 san sō
The thrice repeated procession around an image; there is dispute as to which shoulder should be next to the image, v. 右繞.

丸く

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 maruku
    まるく
(adverb) (1) in a circle; (2) amicably

丸一

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 maruichi
    まるいち
bisected-circle seal; (surname) Maruichi

丸十

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 marujuu / maruju
    まるじゅう
cross in a circle; (surname) Marujuu

丸型

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 marugata
    まるがた
(1) round shape; circle; (2) circular form

丸形

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 marugata
    まるがた
(1) round shape; circle; (2) circular form; (surname) Marugata

九宗

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jiǔ zōng
    jiu3 zong1
chiu tsung
 ku shū
The eight sects 八宗 (q.v.) plus the 禪宗 Chan or Zen, or the Pure-land or Jōdo sect.

事善

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shì shàn
    shi4 shan4
shih shan
 ji zen
tangible goodness

五輪


五轮

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wǔ lún
    wu3 lun2
wu lun
 gorin
    ごりん
(1) (See オリンピック) Olympic Games; Olympics; (2) Olympic rings; (p,s,f) Gorin
The five wheels, or things that turn: I. The 五體 or five members, i. e. the knees, the elbows, and the head; when all are placed on the ground it implies the utmost respect. II. The five foundations of the world. first and lowest the wheel or circle of space; above are those of wind; of water; the diamond, or earth; on these rest the nine concentric circles and eight seas. III. The esoteric sect uses the term for the 五大 five elements, earth, water, fire, wind, and space; also for the 五解脫輪 q. v. IV. The five fingers (of a Buddha).

交遊


交游

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jiāo yóu
    jiao1 you2
chiao yu
 kyōyu
    こうゆう
to have friendly relationships; circle of friends
(noun/participle) friend; friendship; companionship; fraternization; fraternity; comradeship; acquaintance
to make friends

仏殿

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 butsuden
    ぶつでん
temple building enshrining a statue of Buddha (esp. the main hall of a Zen Buddhist temple)

仲間

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 nakama
    なかま
(1) companion; fellow; friend; mate; comrade; partner; colleague; coworker; associate; (2) group; company; circle; set; gang; (3) member of the same category (family, class); (surname) Bibiana

伏字

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 fuseji
    ふせじ
(irregular okurigana usage) (1) symbol used in place of a censored word (e.g. blank, circle, X, asterisk); (2) turn (in set-type proofing); upside-down character

作務


作务

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zuò wù
    zuo4 wu4
tso wu
 samu
    さむ
{Buddh} work in a Zen temple (e.g. cleaning, working in the fields)
labor

作家

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zuò jiā
    zuo4 jia1
tso chia
 sakka
    さっか
author; CL:個|个[ge4],位[wei4]
author; writer; novelist; artist; (surname) Sakuka
Leader, founder, head of sect, a term used by the 禪 Chan (Zen) or Intuitive school.

全一

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 zenitsu
    ぜんいつ
(noun or adjectival noun) perfect whole; unity; (given name) Zen'ichi

全伸

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 zenya
    ぜんや
(personal name) Zen'ya

全允

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 zenya
    ぜんや
(personal name) Zen'ya

全冶

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 zenya
    ぜんや
(personal name) Zen'ya

全員


全员

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quán yuán
    quan2 yuan2
ch`üan yüan
    chüan yüan
 zenin(p); zeiin(ik) / zenin(p); zen(ik)
    ぜんいん(P); ぜいいん(ik)
all personnel; the whole staff
(n,adv) all members; all hands; everyone; everybody; whole crew

全壱

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 zenichi
    ぜんいち
(personal name) Zen'ichi

全屋

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 zenya
    ぜんや
(surname) Zen'ya

全市

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quán shì
    quan2 shi4
ch`üan shih
    chüan shih
 zenshi
    ぜんし
whole city
(1) the whole city; (2) all the cities; every city; (personal name) Zen'ichi

全弥

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 zenya
    ぜんや
(personal name) Zen'ya

全映

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 zenei / zene
    ぜんえい
(personal name) Zen'ei

全栄

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 zenei / zene
    ぜんえい
(given name) Zen'ei

全無


全无

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quán wú
    quan2 wu2
ch`üan wu
    chüan wu
 zen mu
none; completely without
completely absent

全瑛

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 zenei / zene
    ぜんえい
(personal name) Zen'ei

全耶

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 zenya
    ぜんや
(personal name) Zen'ya

全英

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 zenei / zene
    ぜんえい
(noun - becomes adjective with の) All Britain (e.g. tournament); All England; (personal name) Zen'ei

全衛

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 zenei / zene
    ぜんえい
(personal name) Zen'ei

全詠

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 zenei / zene
    ぜんえい
(personal name) Zen'ei

全鋭

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 zenei / zene
    ぜんえい
(personal name) Zen'ei

八禪


八禅

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bā chán
    ba1 chan2
pa ch`an
    pa chan
 hachi zen
eight dhyānas

六祖

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liù zǔ
    liu4 zu3
liu tsu
 rokuso
The six patriarchs of the Ch'an (Zen) school 禪宗, who passed down robe and begging bowl in succession i. e. Bodhidharma, Huike, Sengcan, Daoxin, Hongren, and Huineng 達摩, 慧可, 僧璨, 道信, 弘忍, and 慧能.

典座

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diǎn zuò
    dian3 zuo4
tien tso
 tenza; tenzo
    てんざ; てんぞ
{Buddh} (See 六知事) one of the six administrators of a Zen temple (in charge of food and other matters)
The verger who indicates the order of sitting, etc.

内々

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 nainai
    ないない
    uchiuchi
    うちうち
(adj-no,adv,n) family circle; the inside; private; informal; secret; confidential

内接

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 naisetsu
    ないせつ
(noun/participle) inscribed (circle)

円く

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 maruku
    まるく
(adverb) (1) in a circle; (2) amicably

円内

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 ennai
    えんない
within the circle

円型

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 marugata
    まるがた
(1) round shape; circle; (2) circular form

円居

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 marui
    まるい
(noun/participle) small gathering; happy circle; (surname) Marui

円座

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 enza
    えんざ
(n,vs,vi) sitting in circle; round straw mat; (place-name, surname) Enza

円形

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 marugata
    まるがた
    enkei / enke
    えんけい
(1) round shape; circle; (2) circular form

円心

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 enshin
    えんしん
centre of circle; center of circle; (given name) Enshin

円環

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 enkan
    えんかん
(noun or adjectival noun) circle; ring; torus

円相

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 ensou / enso
    えんそう
{Buddh} circle painted with a single stroke in Zen calligraphy (representing the perfect peace of mind)

円窓

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 ensou / enso
    えんそう
circular window; round window; (given name) Ensou

円陣

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 enjin
    えんじん
(1) (forming a) circle; huddle; (2) circular (battle) formation

冉雍

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 zenyou / zenyo
    ぜんよう
(personal name) Zen'you

別傳


别传

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bié zhuàn
    bie2 zhuan4
pieh chuan
 betsuden
supplementary biography
Separately handed down; oral tradition; to pass on the teaching from mind to mind without writing, as in the Chan (Zen) or Intuitional school. Also 單傳.

Entries with 2nd row of characters: The 2nd row is Simplified Chinese.

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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).



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