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仏者

see styles
 bussha
    ぶっしゃ
Buddhist; Buddhist priest

仏聖

see styles
 busshou / bussho
    ぶっしょう
(Buddhist term) rice offered to Buddha

仏花

see styles
 bukka; butsuka; butsubana
    ぶっか; ぶつか; ぶつばな
flowers or flower arrangements for a butsudan (household Buddhist altar)

仏葬

see styles
 bussou / busso
    ぶっそう
Buddhist funeral

仏詣

see styles
 bukkei / bukke
    ぶっけい
act of visiting a Shinto shrine or Buddhist temple

仏語

see styles
 butsugo
    ぶつご
(1) Buddhist term; (2) teaching of the Buddha; saying of the Buddha; words of the Buddha

仏説

see styles
 bussetsu
    ぶっせつ
Buddha's teaching

仏跡

see styles
 busseki
    ぶっせき
place sacred to Buddhism

仏身

see styles
 busshin
    ぶっしん
{Buddh} buddhakaya (the body of Buddha)

仏道

see styles
 butsudou / butsudo
    ぶつどう
(1) teachings of Buddha; Buddhist teachings; Buddhist path; Buddhism; (2) Buddhist enlightenment

仏門

see styles
 butsumon
    ぶつもん
Buddhism; priesthood

仏間

see styles
 butsuma
    ぶつま
Buddhist family chapel; altar room

仏閣

see styles
 bukkaku
    ぶっかく
Buddhist temple

仏陀

see styles
 budda; butsuda; budda
    ぶっだ; ぶつだ; ブッダ
Buddha

仏頂

see styles
 bucchou / buccho
    ぶっちょう
(1) (See 肉髻) crown of a buddha's head; (noun or adjectival noun) (2) brusqueness; grumpiness

仏餉

see styles
 busshou / bussho
    ぶっしょう
(Buddhist term) rice offered to Buddha

他力

see styles
tā lì
    ta1 li4
t`a li
    ta li
 tariki
    たりき
(1) outside help; help from without; (2) {Buddh} salvation by faith; (surname) Tariki
Another's strength, especially that of a Buddha, or bodhisattva, obtained through faith in Mahāyāna salvation.

仙城

see styles
xiān chéng
    xian1 cheng2
hsien ch`eng
    hsien cheng
 senjou / senjo
    せんじょう
(surname) Senjō
The ṛṣi's city, i. e. the Buddha's native city, Kapilavastu.

仙音

see styles
xiān yīn
    xian1 yin1
hsien yin
 sen'on
The voice of Buddha.

仮諦

see styles
 ketai
    けたい
{Buddh} (See 三諦) truth of temporariness (holding that all things are temporary)

仲好

see styles
 nakayoshi
    なかよし
(irregular okurigana usage) (noun or adjectival noun) intimate friend; close friend; bosom buddy; chum

休屠

see styles
xiū tú
    xiu1 tu2
hsiu t`u
    hsiu tu
 kyūto
Lit. 'Desist from butchering, 'said to be the earliest Han term for 浮屠, 佛圖, etc., Buddha. The 漢武故事 says that the King of Vaiśālī 毘邪 killed King 體屠 (or the non-butchering kings), took his golden gods, over 10 feet in height, and put them in the 甘泉宮 Sweet-spring palace; they required no sacrifices of bulls or rams, but only worship of incense, so the king ordered that they should be served after their national method.

会式

see styles
 eshiki
    えしき
(1) {Buddh} memorial service; temple service; (2) (usu. as お会式) (See お会式) memorial service for Nichiren (13th day of the 10th month; in Nichiren Buddhism)

伝教

see styles
 dengyou / dengyo
    でんぎょう
missionary work (esp. Buddhist); preaching; (personal name) Dengyou

伝法

see styles
 denpou / denpo
    でんぽう
(noun or adjectival noun) teaching Buddhism; rough person; bullying; ostentatious bravado; (place-name, surname) Denpou

伴僧

see styles
bàn sēng
    ban4 seng1
pan seng
 bansou / banso
    ばんそう
priests assisting at a Buddhist service
half-monk

伽耶

see styles
qié yé
    qie2 ye2
ch`ieh yeh
    chieh yeh
 kaya
    かや
(female given name) Kaya; (place-name) Gaya (4th-6th century confederacy of chiefdoms in the Nakdong River valley of southern Korea)
伽邪; 伽闍 Gayā. (1) A city of Magadha, Buddhagayā (north-west of present Gaya), near which Śākyamuni became Buddha. (2) Gaja, an elephant. (3) 伽耶山 Gajaśirṣa, Elephant's Head Mountain; two are mentioned, one near "Vulture Peak", one near the Bo-tree. (4) kāya, the body.

伽藍


伽蓝

see styles
qié lán
    qie2 lan2
ch`ieh lan
    chieh lan
 tokiai
    ときあい
Buddhist temple (loanword from Sanskrit "samgharama")
(1) (abbreviation) {Buddh} (See 僧伽藍摩) temple (esp. large one); monastery; (suffix noun) (2) {Buddh} temple building; (surname) Tokiai
僧伽藍摩; 僧藍 saṅghārāma or saṅghāgāra. (1) The park of a monastery. (2) A monastery, convent. There are eighteen伽藍神 guardian spirits of a monastery.

位牌

see styles
wèi pái
    wei4 pai2
wei p`ai
    wei pai
 ihai
    いはい
Buddhist mortuary tablet
The board, or record of official position.

住僧

see styles
 juusou / juso
    じゅうそう
chief priest (of a Buddhist temple)

住劫

see styles
zhù jié
    zhu4 jie2
chu chieh
 juukou / juko
    じゅうこう
{Buddh} (See 四劫) the kalpa of existence (the second aeon of the universe)
vivartasiddhakalpa; the abiding or existing kalpa; the kalpa of human existence; v. 劫.

住持

see styles
zhù chí
    zhu4 chi2
chu ch`ih
    chu chih
 juuji / juji
    じゅうじ
to administer a monastery Buddhist or Daoist; abbot; head monk
(noun/participle) chief priest of temple
To dwell and control; the abbot of a monastery; resident superintendent; to maintain, or firmly hold to (faith in the Buddha, etc.). For住持身 v. 佛具十身.

住果

see styles
zhù guǒ
    zhu4 guo3
chu kuo
 sumika
    すみか
(personal name) Sumika
Abiding in the fruit; e.g. śrāvakas and pratyekabuddhas who rest satisfied in their attainments and do not strive for Buddhahood; they are known as住果緣覺 or住果羅漢.

住職


住职

see styles
zhù zhí
    zhu4 zhi2
chu chih
 juushoku / jushoku
    じゅうしょく
chief priest (of a Buddhist temple)
abbot

佛世

see styles
fó shì
    fo2 shi4
fo shih
 busse
Buddha-age; especially the age when Buddha was on earth.

佛乘

see styles
fó shèng
    fo2 sheng4
fo sheng
 butsujō
The Buddha conveyance or vehicle, Buddhism as the vehicle of salvation for all beings; the doctrine of the 華嚴 Huayan (Kegon) School that all may become Buddha, which is called 一乘 the One Vehicle, the followers of this school calling it the 圓教 complete or perfect doctrine; this doctrine is also styled in the Lotus Sutra 一佛乘 the One Buddha-Vehicle.

佛事

see styles
fó shì
    fo2 shi4
fo shih
 butsuji
Buddha's affairs, the work of transforming all beings; or of doing Buddha-work, e.g. prayers and worship.

佛位

see styles
fó wèi
    fo2 wei4
fo wei
 butsui
The state of Buddhahood.

佛供

see styles
fó gōng
    fo2 gong1
fo kung
 butsugu
An offering to Buddha.

佛像

see styles
fó xiàng
    fo2 xiang4
fo hsiang
 butsuzō
    ぶつぞう
Buddhist image; statue of Buddha or Bodhisattva; CL:尊[zun1], 張|张[zhang1]
statue of Buddha; image of Buddha; Buddhist statue; Buddhist image
Buddha's image, or pratimā. There is a statement that in the fifth century A.D. the images in China were of Indian features, thick lips, high nose, long eyes, full jaws, etc., but that after the Tang the form became "more effeminate".

佛具

see styles
fó jù
    fo2 ju4
fo chü
 butsugu
    ぶつぐ
(surname) Butsugu
Articles used on an altar in worship of Buddha.

佛典

see styles
fó diǎn
    fo2 dian3
fo tien
 butten
Buddhist scriptures; Buddhist classics
a Buddhist scripture

佛刹

see styles
fó chà
    fo2 cha4
fo ch`a
    fo cha
 bussetsu
buddhakṣetra. 佛紇差怛羅 Buddha realm, land or country; see also 佛土, 佛國. The term is absent from Hīnayāna. In Mahāyāna it is the spiritual realm acquired by one who reaches perfect enlightenment, where he instructs all beings born there, preparing them for enlightenment. In the schools where Mahāyāna adopted an Ādi-Buddha, these realms or Buddha-fields interpenetrated each other, since they were coexistent with the universe. There are two classes of Buddhakṣetra: (1) in the Vairocana Schools, regarded as the regions of progress for the righteous after death; (2) in the Amitābha Schools, regarded as the Pure Land; v. McGovern, A Manual of Buddhist Philosophy, pp. 70-2.

佛印

see styles
fó yìn
    fo2 yin4
fo yin
 butchin
Buddha-seal, the sign of assurance, see 佛心印.

佛吼

see styles
fó hǒu
    fo2 hou3
fo hou
 butsuku
Buddha's nāda, or roar, Buddha's preaching compared to a lion's roar, i.e. authoritative.

佛因

see styles
fó yīn
    fo2 yin1
fo yin
 butsuin
Buddha-cause, that which leads to Buddhahood, i.e. the merit of planting roots of goodness.

佛國


佛国

see styles
fó guó
    fo2 guo2
fo kuo
 bukkoku
buddhakṣetra. The country of the Buddha's birth. A country being transformed by a Buddha, also one already transformed; v. 佛土 and 佛刹.

佛土

see styles
fó tǔ
    fo2 tu3
fo t`u
    fo tu
 butsudo
buddhakṣetra. 佛國; 紇差怛羅; 差多羅; 刹怛利耶; 佛刹 The land or realm of a Buddha. The land of the Buddha's birth, India. A Buddha-realm in process of transformation, or transformed. A spiritual Buddha-realm. The Tiantai Sect evolved the idea of four spheres: (1) 同居之國土 Where common beings and saints dwell together, divided into (a) a realm where all beings are subject to transmigration and (b) the Pure Land. (2) 方便有餘土 or 變易土 The sphere where beings are still subject to higher forms of transmigration, the abode of Hīnayāna saints, i.e. srota-āpanna 須陀洹; sakṛdāgāmin 斯陀含; anāgāmin 阿那含; arhat 阿羅漢. (3) 實報無障礙 Final unlimited reward, the Bodhisattva realm. (4) 常寂光土 Where permanent tranquility and enlightenment reign, Buddha-parinirvāṇa.

佛地

see styles
fó dì
    fo2 di4
fo ti
 butsuji
buddha-bhūmi. The Buddha stage, being the tenth stage of the 通 or intermediate school, when the bodhisattva has arrived at the point of highest enlightenment and is just about to become a Buddha.

佛壽


佛寿

see styles
fó shòu
    fo2 shou4
fo shou
 butsu ju
Buddha's life, or age. While he only lived to eighty as a man, in his saṁbhogakāya he is without end, eternal; cf. Lotus Sutra, 壽量品, where Buddha is declared to be eternal.

佛天

see styles
fó tiān
    fo2 tian1
fo t`ien
    fo tien
 butten
Buddha as Heaven; Buddha and the devas.

佛媛

see styles
fó yuán
    fo2 yuan2
fo yüan
Buddhist griftress (female Internet influencer who exploits Buddhist imagery for self-promotion or commercial purposes)

佛子

see styles
fó zǐ
    fo2 zi3
fo tzu
 busshi
    ぶっし
(surname) Busshi
Son of Buddha; a bodhisattva; a believer in Buddhism, for every believer is becoming Buddha; a term also applied to all beings, because all are of Buddha-nature. There is a division of three kinds: 外子 external sons, who have not yet believed; 度子 secondary sons, Hīnayānists; 眞子 true sons, Mahāyānists.

佛學


佛学

see styles
fó xué
    fo2 xue2
fo hsüeh
Buddhist doctrine; Buddhist studies

佛宗

see styles
fó zōng
    fo2 zong1
fo tsung
 busshū
Buddhism; principles of the Buddha Law, or dharma.

佛家

see styles
fó jiā
    fo2 jia1
fo chia
 butsuke
Buddhism; Buddhist
The school or family of Buddhism; the Pure Land, where is the family of Buddha. Also all Buddhists from the srota-āpanna stage upwards.

佛寶


佛宝

see styles
fó bǎo
    fo2 bao3
fo pao
 buppō
法寳, 僧寳 Buddha, Dharma, Saṅgha, i.e. Buddha, the Law, the Order; these are the three Jewels, or precious ones, the Buddhist Trinity; v. 三寳.

佛寺

see styles
fó sì
    fo2 si4
fo ssu
 butsuji
Buddhist temple
Buddhist temple

佛影

see styles
fó yǐng
    fo2 ying3
fo ying
 butsuyō
buddhachāyā; the shadow of Buddha, formerly exhibited in various places in India, visible only to those "of pure mind".

佛德

see styles
fó dé
    fo2 de2
fo te
 buttoku
Buddha-virtue, his perfect life, perfect fruit, and perfect mercy in releasing all beings from misery.

佛性

see styles
fó xìng
    fo2 xing4
fo hsing
 butsushou / butsusho
    ぶつしょう
Buddha nature
(surname) Butsushou
buddhatā. The Buddha-nature, i.e. gnosis, enlightenment; potential bodhi remains in every gati, i.e. all have the capacity for enlightenment; for the Buddha-nature remains in all as wheat-nature remains in all wheat. This nature takes two forms: 理 noumenal, in the absolute sense, unproduced and immortal, and 行 phenomenal, in action. While every one possesses the Buddha-nature, it requires to be cultivated in order to produce its ripe fruit.

佛慧

see styles
fó huì
    fo2 hui4
fo hui
 butte
Buddha-wisdom.

佛戒

see styles
fó jiè
    fo2 jie4
fo chieh
 bukkai
The moral commandments of the Buddha; also, the laws of reality observed by all Buddhas.

佛敕

see styles
fó chì
    fo2 chi4
fo ch`ih
    fo chih
 bucchoku
Buddha's śāsana or orders, i.e. his teaching.

佛日

see styles
fó rì
    fo2 ri4
fo jih
 butsunichi
The Buddha-sun which drives away the darkness of ignorance; the day of Buddha.

佛智

see styles
fó zhì
    fo2 zhi4
fo chih
 butchi
anuttara-samyak-sambodhi, Buddha-wisdom, i.e. supreme, universal gnosis, awareness or intelligence; sarvajñatā, omniscience.

佛書


佛书

see styles
fó shū
    fo2 shu1
fo shu
Buddhist scripture

佛月

see styles
fó yuè
    fo2 yue4
fo yüeh
 butsu gatsu
The Buddha-moon, Buddha being mirrored in the human heart like the moon in pure water. Also a meaning similar to 佛日.

佛果

see styles
fó guǒ
    fo2 guo3
fo kuo
 bukka
buddhapala; the Buddha fruit, the state of Buddhahood; the fruition of arhatship, arahattvapala.

佛樹


佛树

see styles
fó shù
    fo2 shu4
fo shu
 butsuju
bodhidruma; 道樹 the Bodhi-tree under which Śākyamuni obtained enlightenment or became Buddha, Ficus religiosa.

佛檀

see styles
fó tán
    fo2 tan2
fo t`an
    fo tan
 butsudan
buddha-dāna, Buddha-giving contrasted with Māra-giving; Buddha-charity as the motive of giving, or preaching, and of self-sacrifice, or self-immolation.

佛母

see styles
fó mǔ
    fo2 mu3
fo mu
 butsubo
(1) The mother of the Buddha, Mahāmāyā, 摩耶 Māyā, or Mātṛkā. (2) His aunt who was his foster-mother. (3) The Dharma or Law which produced him. (4) The prajñā-pāramitā, mother or begetter of all Buddhas. (5) Other "Buddha-mothers", e.g. 准提佛母; 孔雀佛母, etc. Cf. 佛眼.

佛海

see styles
fó hǎi
    fo2 hai3
fo hai
 bukkai
Buddha's ocean, the realm of Buddha boundless as the sea.

佛滅


佛灭

see styles
fó miè
    fo2 mie4
fo mieh
 butsumetsu
(佛滅度) Buddha's nirvana; it is interpreted as the extinction of suffering, or delusion, and as transport across the 苦海 bitter sea of mortality, v. 滅.

佛爺


佛爷

see styles
fó ye
    fo2 ye5
fo yeh
Buddha (term of respect for Sakyamuni 釋迦牟尼|释迦牟尼[Shi4 jia1 mou2 ni2]); His Holiness (refers to a Buddhist grandee); Buddha; God; emperor; in late Qing court, refers exclusively to Empress Dowager Cixi 慈禧太后[Ci2 xi3 tai4 hou4]

佛牙

see styles
fó yá
    fo2 ya2
fo ya
 butsuge
Buddha's tooth (a holy relic)
buddha's tooth

佛珠

see styles
fó zhū
    fo2 zhu1
fo chu
Buddhist prayer beads

佛田

see styles
fó tián
    fo2 tian2
fo t`ien
    fo tien
 butta
    ぶった
(surname) Butta
Buddha field, in which the planting and cultivation of the Buddhist virtues ensure a rich harvest, especially the Buddha as an object of worship and the Order for almsgiving.

佛界

see styles
fó jiè
    fo2 jie4
fo chieh
 bukkai
The Buddha realm, the state of Buddhahood, one of the ten realms, which consist of the six gati together with the realms of Buddhas, bodhisattvas, pratyeka-buddhas, and śrāvakas; also a Buddha-land; also the Buddha's country; cf. 佛土.

佛祖

see styles
fó zǔ
    fo2 zu3
fo tsu
 busso
Buddha; founder of a buddhist sect
The Buddha and other founders of cults; Buddhist patriarchs; two of the records concerning them are the佛祖統紀 and the佛祖通載 (歷代通載).

佛種


佛种

see styles
fó zhǒng
    fo2 zhong3
fo chung
 busshu
    ぶっしゅ
(1) (Buddhist term) seed of Buddhahood; (2) something that makes it possible to attain Buddhahood; (3) teaching of Buddha which make it possible to be enlightened
The seed of Buddhahood; bodhisattva seeds which, sown in the heart of man, produce the Buddha fruit, enlightenment.

佛經


佛经

see styles
fó jīng
    fo2 jing1
fo ching
 bukkyō
Buddhist texts; Buddhist scripture
Buddhist canonical literature; also Buddha's image and sutras, with special reference to those purporting to have been introduced under Han Mingdi; sutras probably existed in China before that reign, but evidence is lacking. The first work, generally attributed to Mingdi's reign, is known as The Sutra of Forty-two Sections 四十二章經 but Maspero in B.E.F.E.O. ascribes it to the second century A.D.

佛舍

see styles
fó shè
    fo2 she4
fo she
 bussha
A Buddhist temple.

佛藏

see styles
fó zàng
    fo2 zang4
fo tsang
 butsuzō
Buddha thesaurus, the sutras of the Buddha's preaching, etc., also all the teaching of Buddha.

佛號


佛号

see styles
fó hào
    fo2 hao4
fo hao
 butsugō
one of the many names of Buddha
the Buddha's name

佛見


佛见

see styles
fó jiàn
    fo2 jian4
fo chien
 butsu ken
The correct views, or doctrines, of the Buddha; Buddha doctrines.

佛記


佛记

see styles
fó jì
    fo2 ji4
fo chi
 butsu ki
Buddha's prediction, his foretelling of the future of his disciples.

佛語


佛语

see styles
fó yǔ
    fo2 yu3
fo yü
 butsugo
Buddhist term
The words, or sayings, of Buddha.

佛說


佛说

see styles
fó shuō
    fo2 shuo1
fo shuo
 bussetsu
Buddha's preaching; the Buddha said. Buddha's utterance of the sutras. There are over 150 sutras of which the titles begin with these two words, e.g. 佛說無量壽經 Aparimitāyus Sutra, tr. by Saṇghavarman A.D. 252.

佛跡


佛迹

see styles
fó jī
    fo2 ji1
fo chi
 busseki
佛迹 Buddha's relic; any trace of Buddha, e.g. the imprint of his foot in stone before he entered nirvana.

佛身

see styles
fó shēn
    fo2 shen1
fo shen
 busshin
buddhakāya, a general term for the trikāya, or threefold embodiment of Buddha. There are numerous categories or forms of the buddhakāya.

佛部

see styles
fó bù
    fo2 bu4
fo pu
 butsubu
The groups in which Buddha appears in the Garbhadhātu and Vajradhātu respectively.

佛門


佛门

see styles
fó mén
    fo2 men2
fo men
 butsumon
Buddhism
Buddhist teaching

佛陀

see styles
fó tuó
    fo2 tuo2
fo t`o
    fo to
 budda
Buddha (a person who has attained Buddhahood, or specifically Siddhartha Gautama)
v. 佛 There are numerous monks from India and Central Asia bearing this as part of their names.

佛頂


佛顶

see styles
fó dǐng
    fo2 ding3
fo ting
 butchō
Śākyamuni in the third court of the Garbhadhātu is represented as the佛頂尊 in meditation as Universal Wise Sovereign. The 五佛頂q.v. Five Buddhas are on his left representing his Wisdom. The three 佛頂 on his right are called 廣大佛頂, 極廣大佛頂, and 無邊音聲佛頂; in all they are the eight 佛頂.; A title of the esoteric sect for their form of Buddha, or Buddhas, especially of Vairocana of the Vajradhātu and Śākyamuni of the Garbhadhātu groups. Also, an abbreviation of a dhāraṇī as is | | | 經 of a sutra, and there are other | | | scriptures.

佛願


佛愿

see styles
fó yuàn
    fo2 yuan4
fo yüan
 butsugan
    ぶつがん
(surname) Butsugan
The vow of Buddha to save all beings.

佛馱


佛驮

see styles
fó tuó
    fo2 tuo2
fo t`o
    fo to
 budda
佛駄 Used in certain names for 佛陀 Buddha.

佛駄

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fó tuó
    fo2 tuo2
fo t`o
    fo to
 budda
buddha

佛骨

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fó gǔ
    fo2 gu3
fo ku
 bukkotsu
Buddha's bones (as a sacred relic)
A bone of the Buddha, especially the bone against whose reception by the emperor Xianzong the famous protest of Hanyu was made in 819.

佛鳴


佛鸣

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fó míng
    fo2 ming2
fo ming
 Butsumyō
Buddhaghoṣa, the famous commentator and writer of the Hīnayāna School and of the Pali canon. He was "born near the Bo Tree, at Buddha Gayā, and came to Ceylon about A.D. 430". "Almost all the commentaries now existing (in Pali) are ascribed to him". Rhys Davids.

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

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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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