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Shidai / Sida / Mahabhuta
In Mahayana Buddhism, 四大 represents mahābhūta, the four elements of which all things are made: earth, water, fire, and wind.
This can also represent the four freedoms: speaking out freely, airing views fully, holding great debates, and writing big-character posters.
In some contexts, this can be a university or college offering four-year programs.
To others, this can represent the Tao, Heaven, Earth, and King.
Going back to the Buddhist context, these four elements “earth, water, fire, and wind,” represent 堅, 濕, 煖, 動, which are: solid, liquid, heat, and motion.
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| Characters If shown, 2nd row is Simp. Chinese |
Pronunciation Romanization |
Simple Dictionary Definition |
四大 see styles |
sì dà si4 da4 ssu ta shidai しだい |
More info & calligraphy: Shidai / Sida / Mahabhuta(1) {Buddh} the four elements (earth, water, fire, wind); (2) the human body; (3) Tao, heaven, earth and king mahābhūta, 四界; 四大界. The four elements of which all things are made; or the four realms; i. e. earth, water, fire, and wind (or air); they represent 堅, 濕, 煖, and 動 solid, liquid, heat, and motion; motion produces and maintains life. As 實 active or formative forces they are styled 四界 (四大界) ; as 假 passive or material objects they are 四大; but the 成實論 Satyasiddhi śāstra disputes the 實 and recognizes only the 假. |
司代 see styles |
shidai しだい |
(surname) Shidai |
次第 see styles |
cì dì ci4 di4 tz`u ti tzu ti shidai しだい |
order; sequence; one after another (suffix) (1) (after a noun) depending on; (suffix) (2) (after a noun or the -masu stem of a verb) as soon as; immediately after; upon; (suffix) (3) (after the -masu stem of a verb) as (e.g. "as one is told", "as one wishes"); whatever (e.g. "whatever is at hand"); (4) order; program; programme; precedence; (5) circumstances; course of events; state of things; (6) reason In turn, one after another. |
私大 see styles |
shidai しだい |
(abbreviation) (See 私立大学) private university |
紙代 see styles |
shidai しだい |
newspaper subscription fee; (female given name) Kamiyo |
至大 see styles |
shidai しだい |
(noun or adjectival noun) immense; enormous; (personal name) Yukimasa |
誌代 see styles |
shidai しだい |
magazine subscription fee |
次第乞 see styles |
cì dì qǐ ci4 di4 qi3 tz`u ti ch`i tzu ti chi shidai kotsu |
begging for food in order |
次第住 see styles |
cì dì zhù ci4 di4 zhu4 tz`u ti chu tzu ti chu shidai jū |
staying in order |
次第修 see styles |
cì dì xiū ci4 di4 xiu1 tz`u ti hsiu tzu ti hsiu shidai shu |
sequential cultivation |
次第現 次第现 see styles |
cì dì xiàn ci4 di4 xian4 tz`u ti hsien tzu ti hsien shidai gen |
manifests in sequence |
次第緣 次第缘 see styles |
cì dì yuán ci4 di4 yuan2 tz`u ti yüan tzu ti yüan shidai en |
無間緣 Connected or consequent causes; continuous conditional or accessory cause. |
次第而 see styles |
cì dì ér ci4 di4 er2 tz`u ti erh tzu ti erh shidai ji |
one after the other |
次第行 see styles |
cì dì xíng ci4 di4 xing2 tz`u ti hsing tzu ti hsing shidai gyō |
orderly rows |
次第證 次第证 see styles |
cì dì zhèng ci4 di4 zheng4 tz`u ti cheng tzu ti cheng shidai shō |
realizes, in order |
一門次第 一门次第 see styles |
yī mén cì dì yi1 men2 ci4 di4 i men tz`u ti i men tzu ti ichimon shidai |
one aspect of the sequence |
九次第定 see styles |
jiǔ cì dì dìng jiu3 ci4 di4 ding4 chiu tz`u ti ting chiu tzu ti ting kyū shidai jō |
The samādhi of the nine degrees, i.e. the four dhyānas 四禪, the four realms beyond form 四無色, and the samādhi beyond sensation and thought 滅受想定; see 九有情居 and 九地. |
十力次第 see styles |
shí lì cì dì shi2 li4 ci4 di4 shih li tz`u ti shih li tzu ti jūriki shidai |
the sequential relationship of the ten powers |
四大名山 see styles |
sì dà míng shān si4 da4 ming2 shan1 ssu ta ming shan shidai myōsan |
The four famous 'hills' or monasteries in China: 普陀 P'u-t'o, for Guanyin, element water; 五臺 Wu-tai, Wen-shu, wind; 峨眉 O-mei, P'uhsien, fire; and 九華 Chiu-hua, Tizang, earth. |
四大聲聞 四大声闻 see styles |
sì dà shēng wén si4 da4 sheng1 wen2 ssu ta sheng wen shidai shōmon |
The four great śrāvakas, idem 四大弟子. |
四大部洲 see styles |
sì dà bù zhōu si4 da4 bu4 zhou1 ssu ta pu chou shidai bushū |
The four great continents. See 四洲. |
圓滿次第 圆满次第 see styles |
yuán mǎn cì dì yuan2 man3 ci4 di4 yüan man tz`u ti yüan man tzu ti enman shidai |
completion stage |
多子支提 see styles |
duō zǐ zhī tí duo1 zi3 zhi1 ti2 to tzu chih t`i to tzu chih ti tashi shidai |
tower of many children |
如其次第 see styles |
rú qí cì dì ru2 qi2 ci4 di4 ju ch`i tz`u ti ju chi tzu ti nyoki shidai |
in this sequence |
如是次第 see styles |
rú shì cì dì ru2 shi4 ci4 di4 ju shih tz`u ti ju shih tzu ti nyoze shidai |
this ordering |
數之次第 数之次第 see styles |
shǔ zhī cì dì shu3 zhi1 ci4 di4 shu chih tz`u ti shu chih tzu ti shu no shidai |
calculate its order |
次第乞食 see styles |
cì dì qǐ shí ci4 di4 qi3 shi2 tz`u ti ch`i shih tzu ti chi shih shidai kotsujiki |
begging for food in order |
次第加行 see styles |
cì dì jiā xíng ci4 di4 jia1 xing2 tz`u ti chia hsing tzu ti chia hsing shidai kegyō |
sequential applied practices |
次第安布 see styles |
cì dì ān bù ci4 di4 an1 bu4 tz`u ti an pu tzu ti an pu shidai anfu |
to arrange in order |
次第建立 see styles |
cì dì jiàn lì ci4 di4 jian4 li4 tz`u ti chien li tzu ti chien li shidai kenryū |
established in sequential order |
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The following table may be helpful for those studying Chinese or Japanese...
| Title | Characters | Romaji (Romanized Japanese) | Various forms of Romanized Chinese | |
| Shidai Sida Mahabhuta | 四大 | shi dai / shidai | sì dà / si4 da4 / si da / sida | ssu ta / ssuta |
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