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散悶


散闷

see styles
sàn mèn
    san4 men4
san men
to divert oneself from melancholy

敵勢

see styles
 tekisei; tekizei / tekise; tekize
    てきせい; てきぜい
enemy's strength or fighting power

文殊

see styles
wén shū
    wen2 shu1
wen shu
 monju
    もんじゅ
Manjushri, the Bodhisattva of keen awareness
(Buddhist term) Manjushri; Manjusri; Bodhisattva that represents transcendent wisdom; (p,s,f) Monju
(文殊師利) Mañjuśrī 滿殊尸利 -later 曼殊室利. 文殊 is also used for Mañjunātha, Mañjudeva, Mañjughoṣa, Mañjuṣvara, et al. T., hjamdpal; J., Monju. Origin unknown; presumably, like most Buddhas and bodhisattvas, an idealization of a particular quality, in his case of Wisdom. Mañju is beautiful, Śrī; good fortune, virtue, majesty, lord, an epithet of a god. Six definitions are obtained from various scriptures: 妙首 (or 頭 ) wonderful or beautiful) head; 普首 universal head; 濡首 glossy head (probably a transliteration); 敬首 revered head; 妙德 wonderful virtue (or power); 妙吉祥 wonderfully auspicious; the last is a later translation in the 西域記. As guardian of wisdom 智慧 he is often placed on Śākyamuni's left, with 普顯 on the right as guardian of law 理, the latter holding the Law, the former the wisdom or exposition of it; formerly they held the reverse positions. He is often represented with five curls or waves to his hair indicating the 五智 q. v. or the five peaks; his hand holds the sword of wisdom and he sits on a lion emblematic of its stern majesty: but he has other forms. He is represented as a youth, i. e. eternal youth. His present abode is given as east of the universe, known as 淸涼山 clear and cool mountain, or a region 寶住 precious abode, or Abode of Treasures, or 寶氏 from which he derives one of his titles, 寶相如來. One of his dhāraṇīs prophesies China as his post-nirvāṇa realm. In past incarnations he is described as being the parent of many Buddhas and as having assisted the Buddha into existence; his title was 龍種上佛 the supreme Buddha of the nāgas, also 大身佛 or 神仙佛; now his title is 歡喜藏摩尼寶精佛 The spiritual Buddha who joyfully cares for the jewel: and his future title is to be 普現佛 Buddha universally revealed. In the 序品 Introductory Chapter of the Lotus Sutra he is also described as the ninth predecessor or Buddha-ancestor of Śākyamuni. He is looked on as the chief of the Bodhisattvas and represents them, as the chief disciple of the Buddha, or as his son 法王子. Hīnayāna counts Śāriputra as the wisest of the disciples, Mahāyāna gives Mañjuśrī the chief place, hence he is also styled 覺母 mother, or begetter of understanding. He is shown riding on either a lion or a peacock, or sitting on a white lotus; often he holds a book, emblem of wisdom, or a blue lotus; in certain rooms of a monastery he is shown as a monk; and he appears in military array as defender of the faith. His signs, magic words, and so on, are found in various sutras. His most famous centre in China is Wu-tai shan in Shansi. where he is the object of pilgrimages, especially of Mongols. The legends about him are many. He takes the place in Buddhism of Viśvakarman as Vulcan, or architect, of the universe. He is one of the eight Dhyāni-bodhisattvas, and sometimes has the image of Akṣobhya in his crown. He was mentioned in China as early as the fourth century and in the Lotus Sutra he frequently appears, especially as the converter of the daughter of the Dragon-king of the Ocean. He has five messengers 五使者 and eight youths 八童子 attending on him. His hall in the Garbhadhātu maṇḍala is the seventh, in which his group numbers twenty-five. His position is northeast. There are numerous sutras and other works with his name as title, e. g. 文殊師利問菩提經 Gayaśīrṣa sūtra, tr. by Kumārajīva 384-417: and its 論 or .Tīkā of Vasubandhu, tr. by Bodhiruci 535. see list in B. N.

断る

see styles
 kotowaru
    ことわる
(transitive verb) (1) to refuse; to reject; to dismiss; to turn down; to decline; (2) to inform; to give notice; to tell in advance; (3) to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)

斷德


断德

see styles
duàn dé
    duan4 de2
tuan te
 dantoku
The power or virtue of bringing to an end all passion and illusion—one of the three powers of a buddha.

斷電


断电

see styles
duàn diàn
    duan4 dian4
tuan tien
to experience a power outage; to have a power failure

斷食


断食

see styles
duàn shí
    duan4 shi2
tuan shih
 danjiki
to fast; hunger strike
To fast; voluntarily to starve oneself.

方便

see styles
fāng biàn
    fang1 bian4
fang pien
 houben / hoben
    ほうべん
convenient; suitable; to facilitate; to make things easy; having money to spare; (euphemism) to relieve oneself
(1) means; expedient; instrument; (2) {Buddh} upaya (skillful means, methods of teaching); (surname) Houben
upāya. Convenient to the place, or situation, suited to the condition, opportune, appropriate; but 方 is interpreted as 方法 method, mode, plan, and 便 as 便用 convenient for use, i. e. a convenient or expedient method; also 方 as 方正 and 便 as 巧妙, which implies strategically correct. It is also intp. as 權道智 partial, temporary, or relative (teaching of) knowledge of reality, in contrast with 般若智 prajñā, and 眞實 absolute truth, or reality instead of the seeming. The term is a translation of 傴和 upāya, a mode of approach, an expedient, stratagem, device. The meaning is— teaching according to the capacity of the hearer, by any suitable method, including that of device or stratagem, but expedience beneficial to the recipient is understood. Mahāyāna claims that the Buddha used this expedient or partial method in his teaching until near the end of his days, when he enlarged it to the revelation of reality, or the preaching of his final and complete truth; Hīnayāna with reason denies this, and it is evident that the Mahāyāna claim has no foundation, for the whole of its 方等 or 方廣 scriptures are of later invention. Tiantai speaks of the 三乘 q. v. or Three Vehicles as 方便 expedient or partial revelations, and of its 一乘 or One Vehicle as the complete revelation of universal Buddhahood. This is the teaching of the Lotus Sutra, which itself contains 方便 teaching to lead up to the full revelation; hence the terms 體内 (or 同體 ) 方便, i. e. expedient or partial truths within the full revelation, meaning the expedient part of the Lotus, and 體外方便 the expedient or partial truths of the teaching which preceded the Lotus; see the 方便品 of that work, also the second chapter of the 維摩經. 方便 is also the seventh of the ten pāramitās.

族權


族权

see styles
zú quán
    zu2 quan2
tsu ch`üan
    tsu chüan
clan authority; clan power

明達


明达

see styles
míng dá
    ming2 da2
ming ta
 myoutatsu / myotatsu
    みょうたつ
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.

易主

see styles
yì zhǔ
    yi4 zhu3
i chu
(of property) to change owners; (of sovereignty, political power etc) to change hands

晚生

see styles
wǎn shēng
    wan3 sheng1
wan sheng
I (self-deprecatory, in front of elders) (old)

智力

see styles
zhì lì
    zhi4 li4
chih li
 chiriki
    ちりき
intelligence; intellect
(noun - becomes adjective with の) wisdom; intellectual power; intelligence; mental capacity; brains; (given name) Chiriki
Knowledge and supernatural power; power of knowledge; the efficient use of mystic knowledge.

智德

see styles
zhì dé
    zhi4 de2
chih te
 chitoku
the power of cognition

智辯


智辩

see styles
zhì biàn
    zhi4 bian4
chih pien
 chiben
    ちべん
(personal name) Chiben
Wisdom and dialectic power; wise discrimination; argument from knowledge.

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.

暗想

see styles
àn xiǎng
    an4 xiang3
an hsiang
think to oneself

暗自

see styles
àn zì
    an4 zi4
an tzu
inwardly; to oneself; secretly

暴威

see styles
 boui / boi
    ぼうい
tyranny; abuse of power; violence (e.g. of a storm)

曬照


晒照

see styles
shài zhào
    shai4 zhao4
shai chao
(Internet slang) to post a photo of oneself online

更承

see styles
gēng chéng
    geng1 cheng2
keng ch`eng
    keng cheng
 kyōshō
to re-avail (oneself to)

有力

see styles
yǒu lì
    you3 li4
yu li
 yuuryoku / yuryoku
    ゆうりょく
powerful; forceful; vigorous
(noun or adjectival noun) (1) (See 有力者) influential; prominent; leading; (noun or adjectival noun) (2) (See 有力候補) strong; powerful; likely; plausible; promising; convincing; substantial
possessing power

有我

see styles
yǒu wǒ
    you3 wo3
yu wo
 yuuga / yuga
    ゆうが
(surname, female given name) Yūga
existence of a self

有教

see styles
yǒu jiào
    you3 jiao4
yu chiao
 yuukyou / yukyo
    ゆうきょう
(given name) Yūkyō
The realistic school as opposed to the 空教 teaching of unreality; especially (1) the Hīnayāna teaching of the 倶舍宗 Abhidharmakośa school of Vasubandhu, opposed to the 成實宗 Satya-siddhi school of Harivarman; (2) the Mahāyāna 法相宗 Dharma-lakṣana school, also called the 唯識宗, founded in China by Xuanzang, opposed to the 三論宗 Mādhyamika school of Nāgārjuna.

有権

see styles
 yuuken / yuken
    ゆうけん
(1) holding a right (e.g. to vote, copyright); eligibility; (2) having clout; having (political) power

末田

see styles
mò tián
    mo4 tian2
mo t`ien
    mo tien
 matsuda
    まつだ
(place-name, surname) Matsuda
Madhyāntika, 末田地 (末田地那); 末田底加, 末田提; 末田鐸迦; 末彈地; 末闡地 or a 摩 is also used for 末. It is tr. by 中; 日中, 水中河中, and 金地. One of the two chief disciples of Ānanda, to whom he handed down the Buddha's doctrine. He is reputed to have been sent to convert 罽賓 Kashmir, the other, 商那和修 Śāṇakavāsa, to convert 中國 which is probably Central India, though it is understood as China. Another account makes the latter a disciple of the former. Eitel says that by his magic power he transported a sculptor to the Tuṣita heavens to obtain a correct image of Maitreya.

末那

see styles
mò nà
    mo4 na4
mo na
 mana
    まな
{Buddh} (See 末那識) manas (defiled mental consciousness, which gives rise to the perception of self)
manāḥ; manas; intp. by 意 mind, the (active) mind. Eitel says: 'The sixth of the chadâyatana, the mental faculty which constitutes man as an intelligent and moral being. ' The 末那識 is defined by the 唯識論 4 as the seventh of the 八識, namely 意, which means 思量 thinking and measuring, or calculating. It is the active mind, or activity of mind, but is also used for the mind itself.

本人

see styles
běn rén
    ben3 ren2
pen jen
 honnin
    ほんにん
I; me; myself; oneself; yourself; himself; herself; the person concerned
the person in question; the person themselves; said person

本佛

see styles
běn fó
    ben3 fo2
pen fo
 honbutsu
    ほんぶつ
(surname) Honbutsu
The Buddha-nature within oneself; the original Buddha.

本力

see styles
běn lì
    ben3 li4
pen li
 honriki
innate power

本子

see styles
běn zi
    ben3 zi5
pen tzu
 motoko
    もとこ
book; notebook; Japanese-style self-published comic (esp. an erotic one), aka "dōjinshi"; CL:本[ben3]; edition
(female given name) Motoko

本我

see styles
běn wǒ
    ben3 wo3
pen wo
id; the self

本身

see styles
běn shēn
    ben3 shen1
pen shen
 honmi
    ほんみ
itself; in itself; per se
real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice sword)
oneself; it also means 本心 the inner self.

束身

see styles
shù shēn
    shu4 shen1
shu shen
to bind oneself; submission

来者

see styles
 raisha
    らいしゃ
(1) visitor; (2) person born later than oneself; one's junior; (3) (See 往者) future

東電

see styles
 touden / toden
    とうでん
(company) Tokyo Electric Power Co., Inc.; Tokyo Denryoku; TEPCO; (c) Tokyo Electric Power Co., Inc.; Tokyo Denryoku; TEPCO

枢軸

see styles
 suujiku / sujiku
    すうじく
(1) axle; pivot; (2) center (of power, activity); central point; (3) (hist) (See 枢軸国) the Axis (WWII alliance)

架空

see styles
jià kōng
    jia4 kong1
chia k`ung
    chia kung
 kakuu(p); gakuu / kaku(p); gaku
    かくう(P); がくう
to build (a hut etc) on stilts; to install (power lines etc) overhead; (fig.) unfounded; impractical; (fig.) to make sb a mere figurehead
(adj-no,adj-na,n) (1) (かくう only) fictitious; imaginary; fanciful; fabricated; (can act as adjective) (2) aerial; overhead

架線

see styles
 kasen; gasen
    かせん; がせん
(noun/participle) (1) (かせん only) overhead power line; aerial wiring; (2) overhead line (for trains, trams, etc.); overheard wire

柄國


柄国

see styles
bǐng guó
    bing3 guo2
ping kuo
to hold state power; to rule

柄政

see styles
bǐng zhèng
    bing3 zheng4
ping cheng
to rule; to be in power

柄權


柄权

see styles
bǐng quán
    bing3 quan2
ping ch`üan
    ping chüan
to hold power

某人

see styles
mǒu rén
    mou3 ren2
mou jen
someone; a certain person; some people; I (self-address after one's surname)

染垢

see styles
rǎn gòu
    ran3 gou4
jan kou
 zenku
染汚 Soiled, contaminated, impure, especially by holding on to the illusory ideas and things of life; deluded. The kleśas or contaminations of attachment to the pleasures of the senses, to false views, to moral and ascetic practices regarded as adequate for salvation, to the belief in a self which causes suffering, etc.

核四

see styles
hé sì
    he2 si4
ho ssu
Fourth Nuclear Power Plant near New Taipei City 新北市[Xin1 bei3 shi4], Taiwan; also called Lungmen Nuclear Power Plant

核電


核电

see styles
hé diàn
    he2 dian4
ho tien
nuclear power

根機


根机

see styles
gēn jī
    gen1 ji1
ken chi
 konki
Motive power, fundamental ability, opportunity.

梳妝


梳妆

see styles
shū zhuāng
    shu1 zhuang1
shu chuang
to dress and groom oneself

梳洗

see styles
shū xǐ
    shu1 xi3
shu hsi
to make oneself presentable; to freshen up

梵德

see styles
fàn dé
    fan4 de2
fan te
 bontoku
The power, or bliss, of Brahmā.

楚國


楚国

see styles
chǔ guó
    chu3 guo2
ch`u kuo
    chu kuo
the state of Chu, one of the most important of the small states contending for power in China between 770 and 223 BC, located around present-day Hubei

業力


业力

see styles
yè lì
    ye4 li4
yeh li
 gōriki
(Buddhism) karma
The power of karma to produce good and evil fruit.

業縛


业缚

see styles
yè fú
    ye4 fu2
yeh fu
 gōbaku
Karma-bonds; the binding power of karma.

楽む

see styles
 tanoshimu
    たのしむ
(irregular okurigana usage) (Godan verb with "mu" ending) to enjoy (oneself)

権力

see styles
 kenryoku
    けんりょく
(noun - becomes adjective with の) (political) power; authority; influence

権勢

see styles
 kensei / kense
    けんせい
power; influence

権威

see styles
 keni
    けんい
(1) authority; power; influence; prestige; (2) (an) authority (on); expert

権柄

see styles
 kenpei / kenpe
    けんぺい
power; authority

権能

see styles
 kennou / kenno
    けんのう
authority; power; function

権限

see styles
 kengen
    けんげん
power; authority; jurisdiction

機動


机动

see styles
jī dòng
    ji1 dong4
chi tung
 kidou / kido
    きどう
locomotive; motorized; power-driven; adaptable; flexible (use, treatment, timing etc)
(1) maneuver (usu. of military force); manoeuvre; (can act as adjective) (2) (See 機動隊) mobile; nimble; agile; quick to respond; (surname) Kidou

機変

see styles
 kihen
    きへん
(See 臨機応変) adapting oneself to the requirements of the moment; playing it by ear

機電


机电

see styles
jī diàn
    ji1 dian4
chi tien
machinery and power-generating equipment; electromechanical

橫心


横心

see styles
héng xīn
    heng2 xin1
heng hsin
to steel oneself; to harden one's heart

檢討


检讨

see styles
jiǎn tǎo
    jian3 tao3
chien t`ao
    chien tao
to examine or inspect; self-criticism; review

權位


权位

see styles
quán wèi
    quan2 wei4
ch`üan wei
    chüan wei
power and position (politics)

權利


权利

see styles
quán lì
    quan2 li4
ch`üan li
    chüan li
 kenri
right (i.e. an entitlement to something); (classical) power and wealth
rights

權力


权力

see styles
quán lì
    quan2 li4
ch`üan li
    chüan li
power; authority

權勢


权势

see styles
quán shì
    quan2 shi4
ch`üan shih
    chüan shih
power; influence

權化


权化

see styles
quán huà
    quan2 hua4
ch`üan hua
    chüan hua
 gonge
The power of Buddhas and bodhisattvas to transform themselves into any kind of temporary body.

權威


权威

see styles
quán wēi
    quan2 wei1
ch`üan wei
    chüan wei
authority; authoritative; power and prestige

權能


权能

see styles
quán néng
    quan2 neng2
ch`üan neng
    chüan neng
power

權術


权术

see styles
quán shù
    quan2 shu4
ch`üan shu
    chüan shu
art of politics; political tricks (often derog.); power play; to play at politics; underhand trickery

權限


权限

see styles
quán xiàn
    quan2 xian4
ch`üan hsien
    chüan hsien
scope of authority; extent of power; (access etc) privileges

欠伸

see styles
 kesshin
    けっしん
(rare) yawning and stretching oneself; (given name) Kesshin

次數


次数

see styles
cì shù
    ci4 shu4
tz`u shu
    tzu shu
number of times; frequency; order number (in a series); power (math.); degree of a polynomial (math.)
See: 次数

次方

see styles
cì fāng
    ci4 fang1
tz`u fang
    tzu fang
(raised to the) nth power

欲得

see styles
yù dé
    yu4 de2
yü te
 yokutoku
    よくとく
selfishness; self-interest
wants to attain

止息

see styles
zhǐ xī
    zhi3 xi1
chih hsi
 shisoku
to cease; to end
To stop, cease; to stop breathing by self-control; to bring the mind to rest; used for 止觀.

止持

see styles
zhǐ chí
    zhi3 chi2
chih ch`ih
    chih chih
 shiji
Self-control in keeping the commandments or prohibitions relating to deeds and words, which are styled 止持戒, 止持門, 止惡門. 止犯; 止持作犯 Stopping offences; ceasing to do evil, preventing others from doing wrong.

武力

see styles
wǔ lì
    wu3 li4
wu li
 buryoku
    ぶりょく
military force
armed might; military power; the sword; force

武威

see styles
wǔ wēi
    wu3 wei1
wu wei
 bui
    ぶい
see 武威市[Wu3wei1 Shi4]
military power

武装

see styles
 busou / buso
    ぶそう
(n,vs,vi) arms; armament; taking up arms; arming oneself

歸性


归性

see styles
guī xìng
    gui1 xing4
kuei hsing
 kishō
To turn from the world of phenomena to that of eternal reality, to devote oneself tot he spiritual rather than the material.

死心

see styles
sǐ xīn
    si3 xin1
ssu hsin
to give up; to admit failure; to drop the matter; to reconcile oneself to loss; to have no more illusions about

殉情

see styles
xùn qíng
    xun4 qing2
hsün ch`ing
    hsün ching
to die together in the name of love; to sacrifice oneself for love

殉難


殉难

see styles
xùn nàn
    xun4 nan4
hsün nan
 junnan
    じゅんなん
to sacrifice oneself in a just cause; a victim of a disaster
(n,vs,vi) martyrdom

比丘

see styles
bǐ qiū
    bi3 qiu1
pi ch`iu
    pi chiu
 biku
    びく
Buddhist monk (loanword from Sanskrit "bhiksu")
bhikkhu (fully ordained Buddhist monk) (san: bhiksu)
比呼; 苾芻; 煏芻 bhikṣu, a religious mendicant, an almsman, one who has left home, been fully ordained, and depends on alms for a living. Some are styled 乞士 mendicant scholars, all are 釋種 Śākya-seed, offspring of Buddha. The Chinese characters are clearly used as a phonetic equivalent, but many attempts have been made to give meanings to the two words, e. g. 比 as 破 and 丘 as 煩惱, hence one who destroys the passions and delusions, also 悕能 able to overawe Māra and his minions; also 除饉 to get rid of dearth, moral and spiritual. Two kinds 内乞 and 外乞; both indicate self-control, the first by internal mental or spiritual methods, the second by externals such as strict diet. 苾芻 is a fragrant plant, emblem of the monastic life.

氪肝

see styles
kè gān
    ke4 gan1
k`o kan
    ko kan
(slang) to put in long hours, typically late into the night, playing a video game (rather than pay for power-ups)

水力

see styles
shuǐ lì
    shui3 li4
shui li
 suiryoku
    すいりょく
hydraulic power
(noun - becomes adjective with の) hydraulic power; water power

水能

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shuǐ néng
    shui3 neng2
shui neng
hydroelectric power

水電


水电

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shuǐ diàn
    shui3 dian4
shui tien
hydroelectric power; plumbing and electricity

汗漫

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hàn màn
    han4 man4
han man
vast; without boundaries; power (of a river or ocean)

江山

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jiāng shān
    jiang1 shan1
chiang shan
 eyama
    えやま
rivers and mountains; landscape; country; state power
rivers and mountains; landscape; (surname) Eyama

汽力

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 kiryoku
    きりょく
steam power

沈着

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 chinchaku
    ちんちゃく
(noun or adjectival noun) (1) composure; calmness; self-possession; presence of mind; (n,vs,vi) (2) depositing (at the bottom); deposition; accumulation; adherence

沉吟

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chén yín
    chen2 yin2
ch`en yin
    chen yin
to mutter to oneself irresolutely

沉潛


沉潜

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chén qián
    chen2 qian2
ch`en ch`ien
    chen chien
to lurk under water; to immerse oneself in (study etc); to lie low; to keep a low profile; quiet; reserved; self-possessed

沉迷

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chén mí
    chen2 mi2
ch`en mi
    chen mi
to be engrossed; to be absorbed with; to lose oneself in; to be addicted to

沖電

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 okiden
    おきでん
(company) Okinawa Electric Power Company (abbreviation); (c) Okinawa Electric Power Company (abbreviation)

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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