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There are 8 total results for your 二相 search.

Characters Pronunciation
Romanization
Simple Dictionary Definition

二相

see styles
èr xiàng
    er4 xiang4
erh hsiang
 nisou / niso
    にそう
(noun - becomes adjective with の) two-phase
The two forms, or characteristics, of the bhutatathata, universal and particular. The 起信論 gives (a) 淨智相 pure wisdom, cf. ālaya-vijñāna, out of whose primary condition arise (b) 不思議用相 inconceivable, beneficial functions and uses. The same śāstra gives also a definition of the 眞如 as (a) 同相 that all things, pure or impure, are fundamentally of the same universal, e.g. clay which is made into tiles; (b) 異相 but display particular qualities, as affected by pure or impure causes, e.g. the tiles. Another definition, of the 智度論 31, is (a) 總相 universals, as impermanence; (b) 別相 particulars, for though all things have the universal basis of impermanence they have particular qualities, e.g. earth-solidity, heat of fire, etc.

不二相

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 fujisou / fujiso
    ふじそう
(given name) Fujisou

三十二相

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sān shí èr xiàng
    san1 shi2 er4 xiang4
san shih erh hsiang
 sanjūni sō
the thirty-two physical characteristics of Buddha
thirty-two marks

三十二相經


三十二相经

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sān shí èr xiāng jīng
    san1 shi2 er4 xiang1 jing1
san shih erh hsiang ching
 Sanjūnisō kyō
Sūtra on the Thirty-two Marks

第二相試験

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 dainisoushiken / dainisoshiken
    だいにそうしけん
phase II study; phase II trial

三十二相經願


三十二相经愿

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sān shí èr xiāng jīng yuàn
    san1 shi2 er4 xiang1 jing1 yuan4
san shih erh hsiang ching yüan
 sanjūnisō kyō gan
vow of the Sūtra on the Thirty-two Marks

大人三十二相

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dà rén sān shí èr xiàng
    da4 ren2 san1 shi2 er4 xiang4
ta jen san shih erh hsiang
 dainin sanjūni sō
thirty-two bodily marks of a great personage

Variations:
第2相試験
第二相試験

see styles
 dainisoushiken / dainisoshiken
    だいにそうしけん
phase II study; phase II trial

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

This page contains 8 results for "二相" 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

This dictionary uses the EDICT and CC-CEDICT dictionary files.
EDICT data is the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group, and is used in conformance with the Group's license.

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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