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剣匠 see styles |
kenshou / kensho けんしょう |
(See 刀鍛冶・かたなかじ) swordsmith |
化儀 化仪 see styles |
huà yí hua4 yi2 hua i kegi |
The rules or methods laid down by the Buddha for salvation: Tiantai speaks of 化儀 as transforming method, and 化法 q. v. as transforming truth; its 化儀四教 are four modes of conversion or enlightenment: 頓 direct or sudden, 漸 gradual, 祕密 esoteric, and 不定 variable. |
十地 see styles |
shí dì shi2 di4 shih ti juuji / juji じゅうじ |
{Buddh} dasabhumi (forty-first to fiftieth stages in the development of a bodhisattva); (place-name) Jūji daśabhūmi; v. 十住. The "ten stages" in the fifty-two sections of the development of a bodhisattva into a Buddha. After completing the十四向 he proceeds to the 十地. There are several groups. I. The ten stages common to the Three Vehicles 三乘 are: (1) 乾慧地 dry wisdom stage, i. e. unfertilized by Buddha-truth, worldly wisdom; (2) 性地 the embryo-stage of the nature of Buddha-truth, the 四善根; (3) 八人地 (八忍地), the stage of the eight patient endurances; (4) 見地 of freedom from wrong views; (5) 薄地 of freedom from the first six of the nine delusions in practice; (6) 離欲地 of freedom from the remaining three; (7) 巳辨地 complete discrimination in regard to wrong views and thoughts, the stage of an arhat; (8) 辟支佛地 pratyeka-buddhahood, only the dead ashes of the past left to sift; (9) 菩薩地 bodhisattvahood; (10) 佛地 Buddhahood. v. 智度論 78. II. 大乘菩薩十地 The ten stages of Mahāyāna bodhisattva development are: (1) 歡喜地 Pramuditā, joy at having overcome the former difficulties and now entering on the path to Buddhahood; (2) 離垢地 Vimalā, freedom from all possible defilement, the stage of purity; (3) 發光地 Prabhākarī, stage of further enlightenment; (4) 焰慧地 Arciṣmatī, of glowing wisdom; (5) 極難勝地 Sudurjayā, mastery of utmost or final difficulties; (6) 現前地 Abhimukhī, the open way of wisdom above definitions of impurity and purity; (7) 遠行地 Dūraṁgamā, proceeding afar, getting above ideas of self in order to save others; (8) 不動地 Acalā, attainment of calm unperturbedness; (9) 善慧地 Sādhumatī, of the finest discriminatory wisdom, knowing where and how to save, and possessed of the 十力 ten powers; (10) 法雲地 Dharmamegha, attaining to the fertilizing powers of the law-cloud. Each of the ten stages is connected with each of the ten pāramitās, v. 波. Each of the 四乘 or four vehicles has a division of ten. III. The 聲聞乘十地 ten Śrāvaka stages are: (1) 受三歸地 initiation as a disciple by receiving the three refuges, in the Buddha, Dharma, and Saṅgha; (2) 信地 belief, or the faith-root; (3) 信法地 belief in the four truths; (4) 内凡夫地 ordinary disciples who observe the 五停心觀, etc.; (5) 學信戒 those who pursue the 三學 three studies; (6) 八人忍地 the stage of 見道 seeing the true Way; (7) 須陀洹地 śrota-āpanna, now definitely in the stream and assured of nirvāṇa; (8) 斯陀含地 sakrdāgāmin, only one more rebirth; (9) 阿那含地 anāgāmin, no rebirth; and (10) 阿羅漢地 arhatship. IV. The ten stages of the pratyekabuddha 緣覺乘十地 are (1) perfect asceticism; (2) mastery of the twelve links of causation; (3) of the four noble truths; (4) of the deeper knowledge; (5) of the eightfold noble path; (6) of the three realms 三法界; (7) of the nirvāṇa state; (8) of the six supernatural powers; (9) arrival at the intuitive stage; (10) mastery of the remaining influence of former habits. V. 佛乘十地 The ten stages, or characteristics of a Buddha, are those of the sovereign or perfect attainment of wisdom, exposition, discrimination, māra-subjugation, suppression of evil, the six transcendent faculties, manifestation of all bodhisattva enlightenment, powers of prediction, of adaptability, of powers to reveal the bodhisattva Truth. VI. The Shingon has its own elaborate ten stages, and also a group 十地十心, see 十心; and there are other groups. |
十智 see styles |
shí zhì shi2 zhi4 shih chih jū chi |
The ten forms of understanding. I. Hīnayāna: (1) 世俗智 common understanding; (2) 法智 enlightened understanding, i.e. on the Four Truths in this life; (3) 類智 ditto, applied to the two upper realms 上二界; (4), (5), (6), (7) understanding re each of the Four Truths separately, both in the upper and lower realms, e.g. 苦智; (8) 他心智 understanding of the minds of others; (9) 盡智 the understanding that puts an end to all previous faith in or for self, i.e. 自信智; (10) 無生智 nirvāṇa wisdom; v. 倶舍論 26. II. Mahāyāna. A Tathāgatas ten powers of understanding or wisdom: (1) 三世智 perfect understanding of past, present, and future; (2) ditto of Buddha Law; (3) 法界無礙智 unimpeded understanding of the whole Buddha-realm; (4) 法界無邊智 unlimited, or infinite understanding of the whole Buddha-realm; (5) 充滿一切智 understanding of ubiquity; (6) 普照一切世間智 understanding of universal enlightenment; (7) 住持一切世界智 understanding of omnipotence, or universal control; (8) 知一切衆生智 understanding of omniscience re all living beings; (9) 知一切法智 understanding of omniscience re the laws of universal salvation; (10) 知無邊諸佛智 understanding of omniscience re all Buddha wisdom. v. 華嚴経 16. There are also his ten forms of understanding of the "Five Seas" 五海 of worlds, living beings, karma, passions, and Buddhas. |
十牛 see styles |
juugyuu / jugyu じゅうぎゅう |
{Buddh} Ten Bulls (ten stages of the herding of an ox, used as an analogy for training the mind on the path to enlightenment) |
南宗 see styles |
nán zōng nan2 zong1 nan tsung nanshū |
The Southern sect, or Bodhidharma School, divided into northern and southern, the northern under 神秀 Shen-hsiu, the southern under 慧能 Hui-nang, circa A.D. 700, hence 南能北秀; the southern came to be considered the orthodox Intuitional school. The phrase 南頓北漸 or 'Southern immediate, northern gradual' refers to the method of enlightenment which separated the two schools. |
受記 受记 see styles |
shòu jì shou4 ji4 shou chi juki じゅき |
(Buddhist term) vyakarana (assurance of future enlightenment) 受決; 受別 To receive from a Buddha predestination (to become a Buddha); the prophecy of a bodhisattva's future Buddhahood. |
啓発 see styles |
keihatsu / kehatsu けいはつ |
(noun, transitive verb) enlightenment; development; edification; public awareness; illumination; education; inspiration |
啓蒙 see styles |
keimou / kemo けいもう |
(noun, transitive verb) enlightenment; instruction |
啓迪 see styles |
keiteki / keteki けいてき |
(noun/participle) edification; enlightenment; guide |
善本 see styles |
shàn běn shan4 ben3 shan pen yoshimoto よしもと |
old book; good book; reliable book; rare book (surname) Yoshimoto Good stock, or roots, planting good seed or roots; good in the root of enlightenment. |
單麻 单麻 see styles |
dān má dan1 ma2 tan ma tanma |
The single hempseed a day to which the Buddha reduced his food before his enlightenment. |
四力 see styles |
sì lì si4 li4 ssu li shiriki |
The four powers for attaining enlightenment: independent personal power; power derived from others; power of past good karma; and power arising from environment. |
四塔 see styles |
sì tǎ si4 ta3 ssu t`a ssu ta shitō |
The four stūpas at the places of Buddha's birth, Kapilavastu; enlightenment, Magadha: preaching, Benares; and parinirvāṇa, Kuśinagara. Four more are located in the heavens of the Travastriṃśas gods, one each tor his hair, nails, begging bowl, and teeth, E., S., W., N., respectively. |
四衆 四众 see styles |
sì zhòng si4 zhong4 ssu chung shishu; shishuu / shishu; shishu ししゅ; ししゅう |
(1) four orders of Buddhist followers (monks, nuns, male lay devotees and female lay devotees); (2) four monastic communities (ordained monks, ordained nuns, male novices and female novices); (3) (in Tendai) the four assemblies The four varga (groups, or orders), i. e. bhikṣu, bhikṣuṇī, upāsaka and upāsikā, monks, nuns, male and female devotees. Another group, according to Tiantai's commentary on the Lotus, is 發起衆 the assembly which, through Śāriputra, stirred the Buddha to begin his Lotus Sutra sermons; 當機衆 the pivotal assembly, those who were responsive to him; 影向衆 the reflection assembly, those like Mañjuśrī, etc., who reflected on, or drew out the Buddha's teaching; and 結緣衆 those who only profited in having seen and heard a Buddha, and therefore whose enlightenment is delayed to a future life. |
四行 see styles |
sì xíng si4 xing2 ssu hsing shigyō |
The four disciplinary processes: enlightenment; good deeds; wisdom; and worship. |
四覺 四觉 see styles |
sì jué si4 jue2 ssu chüeh shikaku |
The 'four intelligences, or apprehensions' of the Awakening of Faith 起信論, q. v., viz. 本覺, 相似覺, 隨分覺, and 究竟覺. |
四門 四门 see styles |
sì mén si4 men2 ssu men yotsukado よつかど |
(surname) Yotsukado The four doors, schools of thought, or theories: 有 is the phenomenal world real, or 空 unreal, or both, or neither ? According to the Tiantai school each of the four schools 四教 in discussing these four questions emphasizes one of them, i. e. 三藏教 that it is real 通教 unreal, 別通 both, 圓通 neither; v. 有 and 空, and each of the four schools. In esoteric symbolism the 四門 are four stages of initiation, development, enlightenment, and nirvana, and are associated with E., S., W., and N.; with the four seasons; with warmth, heat, coolness and cold, etc. |
因位 see styles |
yīn wèi yin1 wei4 yin wei in'i |
The causative position, i. e. that of a Buddhist, for he has accepted a cause, or enlightenment, that produces a changed outlook. |
圓融 圆融 see styles |
yuán róng yuan2 rong2 yüan jung enyū |
accommodating; (Buddhism) completely integrated Complete combination; the absolute in the relative and vice versa; the identity of apparent contraries; perfect harmony among all differences, as in water and waves, passion and enlightenment, transmigration and nirvāṇa, or life and death, etc.; all are of the same fundamental nature, all are bhūtatathatā, and bhūtatathatā is all; waves are one with waves, and water is one with water, and water and wave are one. |
圓覺 圆觉 see styles |
yuán jué yuan2 jue2 yüan chüeh engaku |
Complete enlightenment potentially present in each being, for all have 本覺 primal awareness, or 眞心 the true heart (e. g. conscience), which has always remained pure and shining; considered as essence it is the 一心 one mind, considered causally it is the Tathāgata-garbha, considered it is|| perfect enlightenment, cf. 圓覺經. |
堅奨 see styles |
kenshou / kensho けんしょう |
(personal name) Kenshou |
堅将 see styles |
kenshou / kensho けんしょう |
(personal name) Kenshou |
堅尚 see styles |
kenshou / kensho けんしょう |
(personal name) Kenshou |
堅昌 see styles |
kenshou / kensho けんしょう |
(personal name) Kenshou |
堅晶 see styles |
kenshou / kensho けんしょう |
(personal name) Kenshou |
堅清 see styles |
kenshou / kensho けんしょう |
(given name) Kenshou |
堅照 see styles |
kenshou / kensho けんしょう |
(personal name) Kenshou |
堅祥 see styles |
kenshou / kensho けんしょう |
(given name) Kenshou |
大事 see styles |
dà shì da4 shi4 ta shih daiji だいじ |
major event; major political event (war or change of regime); major social event (wedding or funeral); (do something) in a big way; CL:件[jian4],樁|桩[zhuang1] (adjectival noun) (1) important; serious; crucial; (adjectival noun) (2) valuable; precious; (3) (See 大事・おおごと) serious matter; major incident; matter of grave concern; crisis; (4) great undertaking; great enterprise; great thing; (adjectival noun) (5) (Tochigi dialect) (See だいじょうぶ・1) safe; OK (因緣) For the sake of a great cause, or because of a great matter―the Buddha appeared, i.e. for changing illusion into enlightenment. The Lotus interprets it as enlightenment; the Nirvana as the Buddha-nature; the 無量壽經 as the joy of Paradise. |
大悟 see styles |
dà wù da4 wu4 ta wu taigo; daigo たいご; だいご |
Dawu county in Xiaogan 孝感[Xiao4 gan3], Hubei (n,vs,vi) {Buddh} enlightenment; great wisdom; (personal name) Hirosato great enlightenment |
大覺 大觉 see styles |
dà jué da4 jue2 ta chüeh dai gaku |
The supreme bodhi, or enlightenment, and the enlightening power of a Buddha. |
契悟 see styles |
qì wù qi4 wu4 ch`i wu chi wu kaigo |
enlightenment |
妙悟 see styles |
miào wù miao4 wu4 miao wu myōgo |
wondrous enlightenment |
妙果 see styles |
miào guǒ miao4 guo3 miao kuo myōka |
Wonderful fruit, i.e. bodhi or enlightenment and nirvana. |
妙覺 妙觉 see styles |
miào jué miao4 jue2 miao chüeh myōgaku |
The wonderful enlightenment of Mahāyāna, or self-enlightenment to enlighten others. |
妙門 妙门 see styles |
miào mén miao4 men2 miao men myōmon |
The wonderful door of dharma; nirvana; the six Tiantai methods leading through meditation to enlightenment and the state of nirvana. |
始士 see styles |
shǐ shì shi3 shi4 shih shih shishi |
An initiator; a Bodhisattva who stimulates beings to enlightenment. |
尅證 尅证 see styles |
kè zhèng ke4 zheng4 k`o cheng ko cheng kokushō |
The assurance of success in attaining enlightenment. |
尊覺 尊觉 see styles |
zūn jué zun1 jue2 tsun chüeh sonkaku |
the supreme enlightenment |
嶮處 崄处 see styles |
xiǎn chù xian3 chu4 hsien ch`u hsien chu kensho |
a precipitous place |
度脫 度脱 see styles |
dù tuō du4 tuo1 tu t`o tu to dodatsu |
To give release from the wheel of transmigration; enlightenment. |
建奨 see styles |
kenshou / kensho けんしょう |
(personal name) Kenshou |
建将 see styles |
kenshou / kensho けんしょう |
(personal name) Kenshou |
建尚 see styles |
kenshou / kensho けんしょう |
(personal name) Kenshou |
建昌 see styles |
jiàn chāng jian4 chang1 chien ch`ang chien chang kenshou / kensho けんしょう |
Jianchang county in Huludao 葫蘆島|葫芦岛, Liaoning (personal name) Kenshou |
建晶 see styles |
kenshou / kensho けんしょう |
(personal name) Kenshou |
建祥 see styles |
kenshou / kensho けんしょう |
(personal name) Kenshou |
建翔 see styles |
kenshou / kensho けんしょう |
(personal name) Kenshou |
得佛 see styles |
dé fó de2 fo2 te fo tokubutsu |
achieve enlightenment |
得道 see styles |
dé dào de2 dao4 te tao tokudou / tokudo とくどう |
to achieve the Dao; to become an immortal (noun/participle) attaining salvation; (given name) Noriyori To obtain the way, or the religion; by obedience to the commandments, practice of meditation, and knowledge, to attain enlightenment. |
徧參 徧参 see styles |
biàn cān bian4 can1 pien ts`an pien tsan henzan |
travel around to various teachers to engage with them on questions of enlightenment |
徧覺 徧觉 see styles |
biàn jué bian4 jue2 pien chüeh henkaku |
The omniscience, absolute enlightenment, or universal awareness of a Buddha. |
忍地 see styles |
rěn dì ren3 di4 jen ti ninji |
The stage of patience, i.e. of enlightenment separating from the chain of transmigration. |
性覺 性觉 see styles |
xìng jué xing4 jue2 hsing chüeh shōgaku |
Inherent intelligence, or knowledge, i. e. that of the bhūtatathatā. |
悟る see styles |
satoru さとる |
(transitive verb) (1) to perceive; to sense; to discern; (2) to understand; to comprehend; to realize; (3) (Buddhist term) to attain enlightenment |
悟入 see styles |
wù rù wu4 ru4 wu ju gonyuu / gonyu ごにゅう |
to understand; to comprehend the ultimate essence of things (Buddhism) (n,vs,vi) {Buddh} entering enlightenment To apprehend or perceive and enter into (the idea of reality). Name of a Kashmir monk, Sugandhara. |
悟刹 see styles |
wù chà wu4 cha4 wu ch`a wu cha gosetsu |
The kṣetra or land of perception or enlightenment. |
悟忍 see styles |
wù rěn wu4 ren3 wu jen gonin |
The patience of enlightenment, obtained by Vaidehī, wife of Bimbisāra, 'on her vision of Amitābha,' also known as Joy-perseverance, or Faith-perseverance; one of the ten stages of faith. |
悟處 悟处 see styles |
wù chù wu4 chu4 wu ch`u wu chu go sho |
state of enlightenment |
悟迹 see styles |
wù jī wu4 ji1 wu chi goshaku |
the marks of enlightenment |
悟道 see styles |
wù dào wu4 dao4 wu tao godou / godo ごどう |
{Buddh} (the path of spiritual) enlightenment; (given name) Norimichi To awaken to the truth. |
悟達 see styles |
gotatsu ごたつ |
(noun/participle) {Buddh} attaining enlightenment |
悲智 see styles |
bēi zhì bei1 zhi4 pei chih hichi |
Pity and wisdom; the two characteristics of a bodhisattva seeking to attain perfect enlightenment and the salvation of all beings. In the esoteric sects pity is represented by the Garbadhātu or the womb treasury, while wisdom is represented by the Vajradhātu, the diamond treasury. Pity is typified by Guanyin, wisdom by Mahāsthāmaprāpta, the two associates of Amitābha. |
意力 see styles |
yì lì yi4 li4 i li iryoku いりょく |
will; will-power Mental power or intention; the purpose to attain bodhi or enlightenment. |
愛河 爱河 see styles |
ài hé ai4 he2 ai ho aikawa あいかわ |
the river of love; a stumbling block on the path to enlightenment (Buddhism) (surname) Aikawa The river of desire in which men are drowned. |
憲奨 see styles |
kenshou / kensho けんしょう |
(personal name) Kenshou |
憲晶 see styles |
kenshou / kensho けんしょう |
(personal name) Kenshou |
憲章 宪章 see styles |
xiàn zhāng xian4 zhang1 hsien chang kenshou / kensho けんしょう |
charter charter; (given name) Noriyuki |
憲翔 see styles |
kenshou / kensho けんしょう |
(personal name) Kenshou |
懸賞 悬赏 see styles |
xuán shǎng xuan2 shang3 hsüan shang kenshou / kensho けんしょう |
to offer a reward; bounty offering a prize; prize competition; prize; reward |
成佛 see styles |
chéng fó cheng2 fo2 ch`eng fo cheng fo jōbutsu |
to become a Buddha; to attain enlightenment To become Buddha, as a Bodhisattva does on reaching supreme perfect bodhi. |
成道 see styles |
chéng dào cheng2 dao4 ch`eng tao cheng tao joudou / jodo じょうどう |
to reach illumination (Buddhism) (n,vs,vi) completing the path to becoming a Buddha (by attaining enlightenment); (personal name) Narumichi To attain the Way, or become enlightened, e.g. the Buddha under the bodhi tree. |
投機 投机 see styles |
tóu jī tou2 ji1 t`ou chi tou chi touki / toki とうき |
congenial; agreeable; to speculate; to profiteer speculation; venture; stockjobbing; gambling (on stocks) To avail oneself of an opportunity; to surrender oneself to the principles of the Buddha in the search for perfect enlightenment. |
挨拶 see styles |
aisatsu あいさつ |
(n,vs,adj-no) (1) (polite set phrase used when meeting or parting from somebody) greeting; greetings; salutation; salute; condolences; congratulations; (n,vs,adj-no) (2) speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; (n,vs,adj-no) (3) reply; response; (n,vs,adj-no) (4) (slang) revenge; retaliation; (expression) (5) (joc) (used sarcastically as a response to a rude remark; usu. in the form of ご挨拶) a fine thing to say; (expression) (6) (orig. meaning) (See 一挨一拶) dialoging (with another Zen practitioner to ascertain their level of enlightenment); (7) (archaism) relationship (between people); connection; (8) (archaism) intervention; mediation; mediator |
授記 授记 see styles |
shòu jì shou4 ji4 shou chi juki じゅき |
(Buddhist term) vyakarana (assurance of future enlightenment) 和伽羅 vyākaraṇa, vyākarā; the giving of a record, prediction; foretelling; the prophetic books of the Canon predicting the future glory of individuals and groups of disciples, both final and temporary, and the various stages of progress. There are several classifications, v. 二 and 八記. Cf. 憍. |
明了 see styles |
míng liǎo ming2 liao3 ming liao myōryō めいりょう |
to understand clearly; to be clear about; plain; clear; also written 明瞭|明了[ming2 liao3] (noun or adjectival noun) clarity; clearness To understand thoroughly; complete enlightenment. |
明脫 明脱 see styles |
míng tuō ming2 tuo1 ming t`o ming to myōdatsu |
Enlightenment (from ignorance) and release (from desire). |
明薫 see styles |
míng xūn ming2 xun1 ming hsün myōkun |
The inner light, enlightenment censing and overcoming ignorance, like incense, perfuming and interpenetrating. |
明達 明达 see styles |
míng dá ming2 da2 ming ta meitatsu / metatsu めいたつ |
reasonable; of good judgment (noun or adjectival noun) wisdom; (given name) Myōtatsu Enlightenment 明in the case of the saint includes knowledge of future incarnations of self others, of the past incarnation of self and others, and that the present incarnation will end illusion. In the case of the Buddha such knowledge is called 達 thorough or perfect enlightenment. |
普覺 普觉 see styles |
pǔ jué pu3 jue2 p`u chüeh pu chüeh fukaku |
Universal Enlightenment |
智果 see styles |
zhì guǒ zhi4 guo3 chih kuo tomoka ともか |
(female given name) Tomoka The fruit of knowledge, enlightenment. |
智門 智门 see styles |
zhì mén zhi4 men2 chih men chimon |
Wisdom gate; Buddha-wisdom and Buddha-pity are the two gates or ways through which Buddhism expresses itself: the way of enlightenment directed to the self, and the way of pity directed to others. |
曚昧 see styles |
méng mèi meng2 mei4 meng mei mōmai もうまい |
(out-dated kanji) (noun or adjectival noun) ignorance; (lack of) enlightenment or civilization (civilisation); unenlightened; uncivilized; uncivilised ignorance of the mind |
本明 see styles |
běn míng ben3 ming2 pen ming motoaki もとあき |
(surname) Motoaki The original light, or potential enlightenment, that is in all beings; also 元明; cf. 本覺. |
本時 本时 see styles |
běn shí ben3 shi2 pen shih honji |
The original time, the period when Sakyamumi obtained enlightenment; at that time. |
果名 see styles |
guǒ míng guo3 ming2 kuo ming kana かな |
(female given name) Kana 果號 Attamentment-name, or reward-name or title, i. e. of every Buddha, indicating his enlightenment. |
果圓 果圆 see styles |
guǒ yuán guo3 yuan2 kuo yüan kaen |
Fruit complete, i. e. perfect enlightenment, one of the eight Tiantai perfections. |
果極 果极 see styles |
guǒ jí guo3 ji2 kuo chi kagoku |
Fruition perfect, the perfect virtue or merit of Buddha-enlightenment. |
果頭 果头 see styles |
guǒ tóu guo3 tou2 kuo t`ou kuo tou kazu |
The condition of retribution, especially the reward of bodhi or enlightenment, idem 果上, hence 果頭佛 is he who has attained the Buddha-condition, a Tiantai term. |
検証 see styles |
kenshou / kensho けんしょう |
(noun, transitive verb) verification; inspection |
業障 业障 see styles |
yè zhàng ye4 zhang4 yeh chang gōshō |
karmic hindrance (Buddhism); karmic consequences that stand in the way of enlightenment; (term of abuse, especially toward the younger generation) devil spawn; (fig.) money karmāvaraṇa; the screen, or hindrance, of past karma, hindering the attainment of bodhi. |
極位 极位 see styles |
jí wèi ji2 wei4 chi wei gokui |
The highest stage of enlightenment, that of Buddha. |
極果 极果 see styles |
jí guǒ ji2 guo3 chi kuo gokuka |
The highest fruit, perfect Buddha-enlightenment. |
極覺 极觉 see styles |
jí jué ji2 jue2 chi chüeh gokkaku |
Profound enlightenment, utmost awareness. |
欲鉤 欲钩 see styles |
yù gōu yu4 gou1 yü kou yokukō |
The hook of desire; the bodhisattva attracts men through desire, and then draws them to the enlightenment of Buddha. |
正覚 see styles |
shougaku / shogaku しょうがく |
{Buddh} perfect enlightenment; (surname) Masame |
法蔵 see styles |
houzou / hozo ほうぞう |
(1) {Buddh} Buddhist teachings; Buddhist scriptures; (2) {Buddh} Dharmakara; Amitabha Buddha in a pre-enlightenment incarnation; (place-name) Houzou; (person) Fazang; Fa-tsang (643-712) |
涅槃 see styles |
niè pán nie4 pan2 nieh p`an nieh pan nehan ねはん |
nirvana (Buddhism) (1) {Buddh} nirvana; supreme enlightenment; (2) {Buddh} death; death of Buddha nirvāṇa, 'blown out, gone out, put out, extinguished'; 'liberated-from existence'; 'dead, deceased, defunct.' 'Liberation, eternal bliss'; '(with Buddhists and Jainas) absolute extinction or annihilation, complete extinction of individual existence.' M.W. Other forms are 涅槃那; 泥日; 泥洹; 泥畔 Originally translated 滅 to extinguish, extinction, put out (as a lamp or fire), it was also described as 解脫 release, 寂滅 tranquil extinction; 無爲 inaction, without effort, passiveness; 不生 no (re)birth; 安樂 calm joy; 滅度transmigration to 'extinction'. The meaning given to 'extinction' varies, e.g. individual extinction; cessation of rebirth; annihilation of passion; extinction of all misery and entry into bliss. While the meaning of individual extinction is not without advocates, the general acceptation is the extinction or end of all return to reincarnation with its concomitant suffering, and the entry into bliss. Nirvāṇa may be enjoyed in the present life as an attainable state, with entry into parinirvāṇa, or perfect bliss to follow. It may be (a) with a 'remainder', i.e. the cause but not all the effect (karma), of reincarnation having been destroyed; (b) without 'remainder', both cause and effect having been extinguished. The answer of the Buddha as to the continued personal existence of the Tathāgata in nirvāṇa is, in the Hīnayāna canon, relegated 'to the sphere of the indeterminates' (Keith), as one of the questions which are not essential to salvation. One argument is that flame when blown out does not perish but returns to the totality of Fire. The Nirvāṇa Sutra claims for nirvāṇa the ancient ideas of 常樂我淨 permanence, bliss, personality purity in the transcendental realm. Mahāyāna declares that Hīnayāna by denying personality in the transcendental realm denies the existence of the Buddha. In Mahāyāna final nirvāṇa is transcendental, and is also used as a term for the absolute. The place where the Buddha entered his earthly nirvāṇa is given as Kuśinagara, cf. 拘. |
淨覺 淨觉 see styles |
jìng jué jing4 jue2 ching chüeh jōkaku |
Pure enlightenment. |
Entries with 2nd row of characters: The 2nd row is Simplified Chinese.
This page contains 100 results for "Kensho - Initial Enlightenment" 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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