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míng
    ming2
ming
 mei / me
    めい
dark; deep; stupid; the underworld
(female given name) Mei
Darkness, obscurity; deep. Hades; used chiefly in the sense of 無知 ignorance, profound, secret, invisible, e.g. as opposed to 顯 open, manifest.

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zhāng
    zhang1
chang
 shou / sho
    しょう
clear; conspicuous; manifest
(given name) Shou
Variegated, adorned; to display, show, make manifest.

see styles
jīng
    jing1
ching
 sei / se
    せい
banner; make manifest
flag (esp. originally a flagpole-topping streamer made of feathers); (given name) Sei
award

see styles
zhāo
    zhao1
chao
 shou / sho
    しょう
bright; clear; manifest; to show clearly
(prefix) (abbreviation) (See 昭和・1) nth year in the Shōwa era (1926.12.25-1989.1.7); (personal name) Masaharu
Bright, illustrious.


see styles

    pi2
p`i
    pi
 bi
variant of 毗[pi2]
Contiguous; surrounded; hemmed in; liberal; to aid; manifest; translit. v, vi, vai, vya, ve, pi, bh, bhi. Cf. 鞞, 鼻, 吠.


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xiàn
    xian4
hsien
 gen
    げん
to appear; present; now; existing; current
(prefix) present (e.g. government, administration); current; existing; (personal name) Yukitoshi
Appear, apparent; manifest, visible; now; present; ready.

see styles
chán
    chan2
ch`an
    chan
 matome
    まとめ
old variant of 纏|缠[chan2]
(given name) Matome
afflictions in an active, manifest state


see styles
zhù
    zhu4
chu
 cho
    ちょ
to make known; to show; to prove; to write; book; outstanding
(1) work; book; (suffix) (2) (a book) by; (noun or adjectival noun) (3) obvious; striking; (personal name) Akira
To manifest, display, publish, fix; interchanged with 着. In a Buddhist sense it is used for attachment to anything, e.g. the attachment of love, desire, greed, etc.; To cover, put on; cause; place; complete; ought, must.

see styles
biǎo
    biao3
piao
 hyou / hyo
    ひょう
exterior surface; family relationship via females; to show (one's opinion); a model; a table (listing information); a form; a meter (measuring something)
(n,n-suf) (1) table; chart; list; (2) memorial to an emperor; (surname) Hyōsaki
Indicate, manifest, express, expose; external.


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xiǎn
    xian3
hsien
 akira
    あきら
to make visible; to reveal; prominent; conspicuous; (prefix) phanero-
(personal name) Akira
Manifest, reveal, open, clear, plain, known, illustrious; exoteric.

七慢

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qī màn
    qi1 man4
ch`i man
    chi man
 shichiman
The seven pretensions or arrogances 慢 asserting superiority over inferiors and equality with equals, 過慢 superiority over equals and equality with superiors, 慢過慢 superiority over manifest superiors, 我慢 egotism or overweening pride, 增上慢 vaunting assertion of possessing the Truth, 卑慢 vaunting one's inferiority (or false humility), and 邪慢 vaunting lack of virtue for virtue.

不起

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bù qǐ
    bu4 qi3
pu ch`i
    pu chi
 fuki
    ふき
(adj-no,n) (obsolete) incurable (illness); bedridden (for the rest of one's days)
does not manifest; does not give rise to

二加

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èr jiā
    er4 jia1
erh chia
 nika
The dual aid bestowed by the Buddha, 顯加 manifest or external aid bestowed by the Buddha, in the blessings and powers of this life; 冥加 invisible aid bestowed by the Buddha, in getting rid of sins, increasing virtue, etc.

今現


今现

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jīn xiàn
    jin1 xian4
chin hsien
 kingen
presently manifest

八慢

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bā màn
    ba1 man4
pa man
 hachiman
The eight kinds of pride, māna, arrogance, or self-conceit, 如慢 though inferior, to think oneself equal to others (in religion); 慢慢 to think oneself superior among manifest superiors; 不如慢 to think oneself not so much inferior among manifest superiors; 增上慢 to think one has attained more than is the fact, or when it is not the fact; 我慢 self-superiority, or self-sufficiency; 邪慢 pride in false views, or doings; 憍慢 arrogance; 大慢 extreme arrogance.

出現


出现

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chū xiàn
    chu1 xian4
ch`u hsien
    chu hsien
 shutsugen
    しゅつげん
to appear; to arise; to emerge; to show up
(n,vs,vi) appearance; emergence; advent; arrival; showing up; coming to existence
To manifest, reveal, be manifested, appear, e. g. as does a Buddha's temporary body, or nirmāṇakāya. Name of Udāyi 優陀夷 a disciple of Buddha to be reborn as Samantaprabhāsa; also of a son of Ajātaśatru.

前境

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qián jìng
    qian2 jing4
ch`ien ching
    chien ching
 zenkyō
manifest object

在前

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zài qián
    zai4 qian2
tsai ch`ien
    tsai chien
 arimae
    ありまえ
ahead; formerly; in the past
(surname) Arimae
to be manifest

境事

see styles
jìng shì
    jing4 shi4
ching shih
 kyōji
manifest object

幽顯


幽显

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yōu xiǎn
    you1 xian3
yu hsien
 yūken
the recondite and the manifest

彰彰

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zhāng zhāng
    zhang1 zhang1
chang chang
obvious; manifest; clearly visible

彰明

see styles
zhāng míng
    zhang1 ming2
chang ming
 akimasa
    あきまさ
to show clearly; to make public; obvious
(noun/participle) manifest; exhibiting clearly; (personal name) Akimasa

影現


影现

see styles
yǐng xiàn
    ying3 xian4
ying hsien
 yōgen
The epiphany of the shadow, i.e. the temporal Buddha.

昭然

see styles
 shouzen / shozen
    しょうぜん
(adj-t,adv-to) manifest; clear; evident; obvious; (female given name) Soyon

法性

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fǎ xìng
    fa3 xing4
fa hsing
 hosshou; houshou / hossho; hosho
    ほっしょう; ほうしょう
{Buddh} (See 法相・ほっそう・1) dharmata (dharma nature, the true nature of all manifest phenomena); (personal name) Hosshou
dharmatā. Dharma-nature, the nature underlying all thing, the bhūtatathatā, a Mahāyāna philosophical concept unknown in Hīnayāna, v. 眞如 and its various definitions in the 法相, 三論 (or法性), 華嚴, and 天台 Schools. It is discussed both in its absolute and relative senses, or static and dynamic. In the Mahāparinirvāṇa sūtra and various śāstras the term has numerous alternative forms, which may be taken as definitions, i. e. 法定 inherent dharma, or Buddha-nature; 法住 abiding dharma-nature; 法界 dharmakṣetra, realm of dharma; 法身 dharmakāya, embodiment of dharma; 實際 region of reality; 實相 reality; 空性 nature of the Void, i. e. immaterial nature; 佛性 Buddha-nature; 無相 appearance of nothingness, or immateriality; 眞如 bhūtatathatā; 如來藏 tathāgatagarbha; 平等性 universal nature; 離生性 immortal nature; 無我性 impersonal nature; 虛定界: realm of abstraction; 不虛妄性 nature of no illusion; 不變異性 immutable nature; 不思議界 realm beyond thought; 自性淸淨心 mind of absolute purity, or unsulliedness, etc. Of these the terms 眞如, 法性, and 實際 are most used by the Prajñāpāramitā sūtras.

法相

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fǎ xiàng
    fa3 xiang4
fa hsiang
 hossou / hosso
    ほっそう
(1) {Buddh} (See 法性) dharmalaksana (dharma characteristics, the specific characteristics of all manifest phenomena); (2) (abbreviation) (See 法相宗) Hosso sect of Buddhism
The aspects of characteristics of things-all things are of monad nature but differ in form. A name of the 法相宗 Faxiang or Dharmalakṣaṇa sect (Jap. Hossō), called also 慈恩宗 Cien sect from the Tang temple, in which lived 窺基 Kuiji, known also as 慈恩. It "aims at discovering the ultimate entity of cosmic existence n contemplation, through investigation into the specific characteristics (the marks or criteria) of all existence, and through the realization of the fundamental nature of the soul in mystic illumination". "An inexhaustible number" of "seeds" are "stored up in the Ālaya-soul; they manifest themselves in innumerable varieties of existence, both physical and mental". "Though there are infinite varieties. . . they all participate in the prime nature of the ālaya." Anesaki. The Faxiang School is one of the "eight schools", and was established in China on the return of Xuanzang, consequent on his translation of the Yogācārya works. Its aim is to understand the principle underlying the 萬法性相 or nature and characteristics of all things. Its foundation works are the 解深密經, the 唯識論, and the 瑜伽論. It is one of the Mahāyāna realistic schools, opposed by the idealistic schools, e.g. the 三論 school; yet it was a "combination of realism and idealism, and its religion a profoundly mystic one". Anesaki.

炳然

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bǐng rán
    bing3 ran2
ping jan
 heizen / hezen
    へいぜん
to be manifest for everyone to see
(adj-t,adv-to) (obsolete) (See 炳乎) bright; shining; clear; evident

照了

see styles
zhào liǎo
    zhao4 liao3
chao liao
 shōryō
manifest

爲顯


为显

see styles
wéi xiǎn
    wei2 xian3
wei hsien
 i ken
to make manifest

現前


现前

see styles
xiàn qián
    xian4 qian2
hsien ch`ien
    hsien chien
 genzen
    げんぜん
(n,vs,vi) before one's eyes
Now present, manifest before one.

現形


现形

see styles
xiàn xíng
    xian4 xing2
hsien hsing
 gengyō
to become visible; to appear; to manifest one's true nature
avatar

現成


现成

see styles
xiàn chéng
    xian4 cheng2
hsien ch`eng
    hsien cheng
 gensei
ready-made; readily available
Manifest, existing, evident, ready-made, self-evident or self-existing.

現法


现法

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xiàn fǎ
    xian4 fa3
hsien fa
 genpou; genhou / genpo; genho
    げんぽう; げんほう
(abbreviation) (See 現地法人) local subsidiary
manifest world

現滅


现灭

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xiàn miè
    xian4 mie4
hsien mieh
 genmetsu
manifest extinction

現照


现照

see styles
xiàn zhào
    xian4 zhao4
hsien chao
 genshou / gensho
    げんしょう
(given name) Genshou
clear, distinct, manifest

現相


现相

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xiàn xiàng
    xian4 xiang4
hsien hsiang
 gensō
Manifest forms, i.e. the external or phenomenal world, the 境界相, one of the三細 q.v. of the 起信論 Awakening of Faith.

現種


现种

see styles
xiàn zhǒng
    xian4 zhong3
hsien chung
 genshu
manifest activity and seeds

現色


现色

see styles
xiàn sè
    xian4 se4
hsien se
 genshiki
manifest form

現行


现行

see styles
xiàn xíng
    xian4 xing2
hsien hsing
 genkou / genko
    げんこう
to be in effect; in force; current
(noun - becomes adjective with の) present; current; in operation
Now going, or proceeding; present or manifest activities.

現起


现起

see styles
xiàn qǐ
    xian4 qi3
hsien ch`i
    hsien chi
 akitatsu
    あきたつ
(personal name) Akitatsu
to be manifest

現重


现重

see styles
xiàn zhòng
    xian4 zhong4
hsien chung
 arishige
    ありしげ
(personal name) Arishige
manifest heaviness

現量


现量

see styles
xiàn liáng
    xian4 liang2
hsien liang
 genryō
Reasoning, from the manifest, pratyakṣa. (1) Immediate, or direct reasoning, whereby the eye apprehends and distinguishes colour and form, the ear sound, etc. (2) Immediate insight into, or direct inference in a trance (定) of all the conditions of the ālayavijñāna.

發眞


发眞

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fā zhēn
    fa1 zhen1
fa chen
 hosshin
To exhibit the truth, tell the truth; to manifest the 眞如 or innate Buddha.

發露


发露

see styles
fā lù
    fa1 lu4
fa lu
 horro
To reveal, manifest, confess.

破顯


破显

see styles
pò xiǎn
    po4 xian3
p`o hsien
    po hsien
 haken
(破邪顯正) To break, or disprove the false and make manifest the right.

示寂

see styles
shì jì
    shi4 ji4
shih chi
 jijaku
    じじゃく
to pass away (of a monk or nun)
(n,vs,vi) {Buddh} death of a high-ranking priest
to indicate the way of nirvana.

等顯


等显

see styles
děng xiǎn
    deng3 xian3
teng hsien
 tōken
to accurately manifest

纏垢


缠垢

see styles
chán gòu
    chan2 gou4
ch`an kou
    chan kou
 denku
active, manifest defilements

自顯


自显

see styles
zì xiǎn
    zi4 xian3
tzu hsien
 jiken
self-manifest

表德

see styles
biǎo dé
    biao3 de2
piao te
 hyōtoku
To manifest virtue, in contrast with 遮情 to repress the passions; the positive in deed and thought, as expounded by the 華嚴宗 Huayan school.

表業


表业

see styles
biǎo yè
    biao3 ye4
piao yeh
 hyōgō
manifest activity

表現


表现

see styles
biǎo xiàn
    biao3 xian4
piao hsien
 hyougen / hyogen
    ひょうげん
to show; to show off; to display; to manifest; expression; manifestation; show; display; performance (at work etc); behavior
(noun, transitive verb) (1) expression; representation; description; (2) {math} representation (of a group)

表色

see styles
biǎo sè
    biao3 se4
piao se
 hyōshiki
Active expression, as walking, sitting, taking, refusing, bending, stretching, etc.; one of the three 色 forms, the other two being 顯 the colours, red, blue, etc., and 形 shape, long, short, etc.

起纏


起缠

see styles
qǐ chán
    qi3 chan2
ch`i ch`an
    chi chan
 kiden
manifest afflictions

那伽

see styles
nà qié
    na4 qie2
na ch`ieh
    na chieh
 naka
    なか
(female given name) Naka
nāga. Snake, dragon, elephant. It is tr. by 龍 dragon and by 象 elephant. (1) As dragon it represents the chief of the scaly reptiles; it can disappear or be manifest, increase or decrease, lengthen or shrink; in spring it mounts in the sky and in winter enters the earth. The dragon is of many kinds. Dragons are regarded as beneficent, bringing the rains and guarding the heavens (again Draco); they control rivers and lakes, and hibernate in the deep. nāga and mahānāga are titles of a Buddha, (also of those freed from reincarnation) because of his powers, or because like the dragon he soars above earthly desires and ties. One of his former reincarnations was a powerful poisonous dragon which, out of pity, permitted itself to be skinned alive and its flesh eaten by worms. (2) A race of serpent-worshippers.

開顯


开显

see styles
kāi xiǎn
    kai1 xian3
k`ai hsien
    kai hsien
 kaiken
To open up and reveal; to expose the one and make manifest the other. It is a term used by Tiantai, i.e. 開權顯實, to expose and dispose of the temporary or partial teaching, and reveal the final and real truth as in the Lotus Sūtra.

顕然

see styles
 kenzen
    けんぜん
(adj-t,adv-to,adj-nari) (ant: 隠然) clear; manifest

願佛


愿佛

see styles
yuàn fó
    yuan4 fo2
yüan fo
A Buddha of the vow, who passes through the eight forms of an incarnate Buddha, v. 八相.

顯密


显密

see styles
xiǎn mì
    xian3 mi4
hsien mi
Exoteric and esoteric; the 眞言 Shingon, or True-word sect, is the esoteric sect, which exercises occult rites of Yoga character, and considers all the other sects as exoteric.

顯教

see styles
xiǎn jiào
    xian3 jiao4
hsien chiao
manifest teaching

顯明


显明

see styles
xiǎn míng
    xian3 ming2
hsien ming
 kenmyō
obvious; evident; conspicuous; prominent; distinct; apparent
Open, manifest; pure; to reveal.

顯現


显现

see styles
xiǎn xiàn
    xian3 xian4
hsien hsien
 kengen
appearance; to appear
to manifest

顯識


显识

see styles
xiǎn shì
    xian3 shi4
hsien shih
Manifest, revealing, or open knowledge, the store of knowledge where all is revealed both good and bad, a name for the ālaya-vijñāna.

顯轉

see styles
xiǎn zhuǎn
    xian3 zhuan3
hsien chuan
manifest

顯靈


显灵

see styles
xiǎn líng
    xian3 ling2
hsien ling
(of a supernatural or divine being) to appear; to make itself manifest
avatar

世間行


世间行

see styles
shì jiān xíng
    shi4 jian1 xing2
shih chien hsing
 seken gyō
activities in the manifest world

事供養


事供养

see styles
shì gōng yǎng
    shi4 gong1 yang3
shih kung yang
 ji kuyō
making manifest offerings

事無知


事无知

see styles
shì wú zhī
    shi4 wu2 zhi1
shih wu chih
 ji muchi
nescience in regard to manifest phenomena

作無作


作无作

see styles
zuò wú zuò
    zuo4 wu2 zuo4
tso wu tso
 sa musa
manifest and unmanifest activity

慢過慢


慢过慢

see styles
màn guō màn
    man4 guo1 man4
man kuo man
 manka man
Regarding oneself as superior, to superiors.

斫託羅


斫讬罗

see styles
zhuó tuō luó
    zhuo2 tuo1 luo2
cho t`o lo
    cho to lo
 shakutara*
idem 斫迦羅 (or 柘迦羅); 遮伽羅 (or 遮迦羅); 賒羯羅 Cakra, a wheel, disc, cycle; the wheel of the sun's chariot, of time, etc.; like the vajra it is a symbol of sovereignty, of advancing or doing at will; to revolve the wheel is to manifest power or wisdom. Eitel. The cakra is one of the thirty-two signs on a Buddha's soles. It is a symbol of a 斫迦羅伐辣底 Cakravartī-rāja.

於現法


于现法

see styles
yú xiàn fǎ
    yu2 xian4 fa3
yü hsien fa
 o genpō
in presently manifest existence

有表業


有表业

see styles
yǒu biǎo yè
    you3 biao3 ye4
yu piao yeh
 uhyō gō
(or 有表色) The manifested activities of the 身 口 意 body, mouth, and mind (or will) in contrast with their 無表業 unmanifested activities.

無表業


无表业

see styles
wú biǎo yè
    wu2 biao3 ye4
wu piao yeh
 muhyō gō
The invisible power conferred at ordination, cf. 無作表 supra.

現在前


现在前

see styles
xiàn zài qián
    xian4 zai4 qian2
hsien tsai ch`ien
    hsien tsai chien
 genzai zen
presently manifest

現法樂


现法乐

see styles
xiàn fǎ lè
    xian4 fa3 le4
hsien fa le
 genpōraku
abiding comfortably in the manifest world

現行法


现行法

see styles
xiàn xíng fǎ
    xian4 xing2 fa3
hsien hsing fa
 genkouhou / genkoho
    げんこうほう
existing law; existing laws; laws in force
Things in present or manifested action, phenomena in general.

相似轉


相似转

see styles
xiāng sì zhuǎn
    xiang1 si4 zhuan3
hsiang ssu chuan
 sōji ten
seeming to manifest

種生現


种生现

see styles
zhǒng shēng xiàn
    zhong3 sheng1 xian4
chung sheng hsien
 shu shō gen
seeds engendering manifest activity

等起善

see styles
děng qǐ shàn
    deng3 qi3 shan4
teng ch`i shan
    teng chi shan
 tōki zen
manifest physical activities and verbal expressions that are based on virtuous mental functions

等顯現


等显现

see styles
děng xiǎn xiàn
    deng3 xian3 xian4
teng hsien hsien
 tō kengen
fully manifest

計画書

see styles
 keikakusho / kekakusho
    けいかくしょ
plan; protocol; manifest; program

起現前


起现前

see styles
qǐ xiàn qián
    qi3 xian4 qian2
ch`i hsien ch`ien
    chi hsien chien
 ki genzen
presently manifest

身表業


身表业

see styles
shēn biǎo yè
    shen1 biao3 ye4
shen piao yeh
 shinhyō gō
manifest bodily karma

速疾轉


速疾转

see styles
sù jí zhuǎn
    su4 ji2 zhuan3
su chi chuan
 sokushitsu ten
quickly manifest (change, alter)

重現前


重现前

see styles
zhòng xiàn qián
    zhong4 xian4 qian2
chung hsien ch`ien
    chung hsien chien
 jū genzen
to re-manifest

顯露出


显露出

see styles
xiǎn lù chū
    xian3 lu4 chu1
hsien lu ch`u
    hsien lu chu
to reveal (a quality or feeling); to manifest; to evince

三種示導


三种示导

see styles
sān zhǒng shì dǎo
    san1 zhong3 shi4 dao3
san chung shih tao
 sanshu jidō
Three ways in which bodhisattvas manifest themselves for saving those suffering the pains of hell, i.e. 身 physically, by supernatural powers, change of form, etc.; 意 mentally, through powers of memory and enlightenment; 口 orally, by moral exhortation.

不復現前


不复现前

see styles
bù fù xiàn qián
    bu4 fu4 xian4 qian2
pu fu hsien ch`ien
    pu fu hsien chien
 fufuku genzen
does not re-manifest

不復現行


不复现行

see styles
bù fù xiàn xíng
    bu4 fu4 xian4 xing2
pu fu hsien hsing
 fufuku gengyō
never again manifest

乗客名簿

see styles
 joukyakumeibo / jokyakumebo
    じょうきゃくめいぼ
list of passengers; passenger manifest; passenger register

令現在前


令现在前

see styles
lìng xiàn zài qián
    ling4 xian4 zai4 qian2
ling hsien tsai ch`ien
    ling hsien tsai chien
 ryō genzai zen
make manifest

任運而轉


任运而转

see styles
rén yùn ér zhuǎn
    ren2 yun4 er2 zhuan3
jen yün erh chuan
 nin'un skikamo ten
to transform [evolve, manifest, alter] effortlessly

分別事識


分别事识

see styles
fēn bié shì shì
    fen1 bie2 shi4 shi4
fen pieh shih shih
 funbetsu jishiki
The third of the three kinds of perception 識, i. e. real (or abstract), manifest, and reasoned (or inferred); it includes all the eight 識 except the ālayavijñāna.

名相似轉


名相似转

see styles
míng xiāng sì zhuǎn
    ming2 xiang1 si4 zhuan3
ming hsiang ssu chuan
 myō sōji ten
unfold (develop, evolve, manifest) with a similar name

影がさす

see styles
 kagegasasu
    かげがさす
(exp,v5s) (1) to cast a shadow; to appear; (2) to loom (of a threat, etc.); to manifest (of symptoms, etc.)

影が射す

see styles
 kagegasasu
    かげがさす
(exp,v5s) (1) to cast a shadow; to appear; (2) to loom (of a threat, etc.); to manifest (of symptoms, etc.)

影が差す

see styles
 kagegasasu
    かげがさす
(exp,v5s) (1) to cast a shadow; to appear; (2) to loom (of a threat, etc.); to manifest (of symptoms, etc.)

情事無礙


情事无碍

see styles
qíng shì wú ài
    qing2 shi4 wu2 ai4
ch`ing shih wu ai
    ching shih wu ai
 jōji muge
no obstruction between manifest phenomena

果界圓現


果界圆现

see styles
guǒ jiè yuán xiàn
    guo3 jie4 yuan2 xian4
kuo chieh yüan hsien
 kakai engen
In the Buddha-realm, i. e. of complete bodhi-enlightenment, all things are perfectly manifest.

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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