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Characters | Pronunciation Romanization |
Simple Dictionary Definition |
金剛乘 金刚乘 see styles |
jīn gāng shèng jin1 gang1 sheng4 chin kang sheng kongō jō |
More info & calligraphy: Vajrayana |
密教 see styles |
mì jiào mi4 jiao4 mi chiao mikkyou / mikkyo みっきょう |
esoteric Buddhism {Buddh} (ant: 顕教) esoteric Buddhism; Tantric Buddhism; Vajrayana; secret Buddhist teachings; Mikkyō idem, also esoteric teaching in general; the two classes are divided into the密教 esoteric or Yoga school, and 顯教 the open schools or teaching, comprising all the sects of Buddhism, except the esoteric sect. The密教三藏 Tripiṭaka of the esoteic sect are, as its sutra, the 大毘盧舍那金剛頂經; as its vinaya, the 蘇婆呼經根本部; as its śāstras, the 莊嚴菩提心經, etc., q.v. |
金剛薩埵 金刚萨埵 see styles |
jīn gāng sà duǒ jin1 gang1 sa4 duo3 chin kang sa to kongousatta / kongosatta こんごうさった |
Vajrasattva {Buddh} Vajrasattva (bodhisattva in Mahayana and Vajrayana Buddhism) Vajrasattva(-mahāsattva). 金薩 A form of Puxian (Samantabhadra), reckoned as the second of the eight patriarchs of the 眞言宗 Shingon sect, also known as 金剛手 (金剛手祕密王 or金剛手菩薩) and other similar titles. The term is also applied to all vajra-beings, or vajra-bodhisattvas; especially those in the moon-circle in the east of the Diamond maṇḍala. Śākyamuni also takes the vajrasattva form. (1) All beings are vajrasattva, because of their Buddha-nature. (2) So are all beginners in the faith and practice. (3) So are the retinue of Akṣobhya. (4) So is Great Puxian. |
Entries with 2nd row of characters: The 2nd row is Simplified Chinese.
This page contains 3 results for "Vajrayana" 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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