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    pu2
p`u
    pu
 fukube
    ふくべ
Bodhisattva
(personal name) Fukube
A kind of fragrant grass.

菩提

see styles
pú tí
    pu2 ti2
p`u t`i
    pu ti
 bodai
    ぼだい

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Bodhi - Awakening Enlightenment
bodhi (Sanskrit); enlightenment (Buddhism)
(1) {Buddh} bodhi; enlightenment; (2) {Buddh} happiness in the next world; (place-name, surname) Bodai
bodhi; from budh; knowledge, understanding; perfect wisdom; the illuminated or enlightened mind; anciently intp. by 道, later by 覺 to be aware, perceive; for saṃbodhi v. 三.

菩薩


菩萨

see styles
pú sà
    pu2 sa4
p`u sa
    pu sa
 bosatsu(p); bosachi(ok)
    ぼさつ(P); ぼさち(ok)

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Bodhisattva
Bodhisattva (Buddhism)
(n,n-suf) (1) {Buddh} bodhisattva; one who has reached enlightenment but vows to save all beings before becoming a buddha; (n,n-suf) (2) High Monk (title bestowed by the imperial court); (n,n-suf) (3) (See 本地垂迹説) title bestowed to Shinto kami in manifestation theory; (surname) Mizoro
bodhisattva, cf. 提薩埵. While the idea is not foreign to Hīnayāna, its extension of meaning is one of the chief marks of Mahāyāna. 'The Bodhisattva is indeed the characteristic feature of the Mahāyāna.' Keith. According to Mahāyāna the Hinayanists, i.e. the śrāvaka and pratyekabuddha, seek their own salvation, while the bodhisattva's aim is the salvation of others and of all. The earlier intp. of bodhisattva was 大道心衆生 all beings with mind for the truth; later it became 大覺有情 conscious beings of or for the great intelligence, or enlightenment. It is also intp. in terms of leadership, heroism, etc. In general it is a Mahayanist seeking Buddhahood, but seeking it altruistically; whether monk or layman, he seeks enlightenment to enlighten others, and he will sacrifice himself to save others; he is devoid of egoism and devoted to helping others. All conscious beings having the Buddha-nature are natural bodhisattvas, but require to undergo development. The mahāsattva is sufficiently advanced to become a Buddha and enter nirvāṇa, but according to his vow he remains in the realm of incarnation to save all conscious beings. A monk should enter on the arduous course of discipline which leads to Bodhisattvahood and Buddhahood.

九菩

see styles
 kubo
    くぼ
(surname) Kubo

甘菩

see styles
gān pú
    gan1 pu2
kan p`u
    kan pu
 Kanbo
(甘遮, 甘國); 紺蒲; 劍蒲 Kamboja, one of the 'sixteen great countries of India', noted for its beautiful women.

菩堤寺

see styles
 hodaiji
    ほだいじ
(surname) Hodaiji

菩堤山

see styles
 boteisan / botesan
    ぼていさん
(place-name) Boteisan

菩堤峠

see styles
 bodaitouge / bodaitoge
    ぼだいとうげ
(place-name) Bodaitōge

菩提分

see styles
pú tí fēn
    pu2 ti2 fen1
p`u t`i fen
    pu ti fen
 bodai bun
bodhyaṅga, a general term for the thirty-seven 道品, more strictly applied to the 七覺支 q.v., the seven branches of bodhi-illumination. Also 提分法.

菩提場


菩提场

see styles
pú tí chǎng
    pu2 ti2 chang3
p`u t`i ch`ang
    pu ti chang
 bodai jō
A place, plot, or site of enlightenment, especially Śākyamuni's under the bodhi-tree.

菩提子

see styles
pú tí zǐ
    pu2 ti2 zi3
p`u t`i tzu
    pu ti tzu
 bodaishi
    ぼだいし
(given name) Bodaishi
bodhi-seeds, or beads, the hard seeds of a kind of Himalayan grass, also of a tree at Tiantai, used for rosaries.

菩提寺

see styles
pú tí sì
    pu2 ti2 si4
p`u t`i ssu
    pu ti ssu
 bodaiji
    ぼだいじ
one's family temple; temple with one's family grave; (place-name, surname) Bodaiji
bodhi-vihāra, temple of or for enlightenment, a name used for many monasteries; also 提所.

菩提山

see styles
 bodaiyama
    ぼだいやま
(personal name) Bodaiyama

菩提峠

see styles
 bodaitouge / bodaitoge
    ぼだいとうげ
(place-name) Bodaitōge

菩提川

see styles
 bodaigawa
    ぼだいがわ
(place-name) Bodaigawa

菩提座

see styles
pú tí zuò
    pu2 ti2 zuo4
p`u t`i tso
    pu ti tso
 bodai za
seat of enlightenment

菩提庵

see styles
pú tí ān
    pu2 ti2 an1
p`u t`i an
    pu ti an
 Bodai an
Bori am

菩提心

see styles
pú tí xīn
    pu2 ti2 xin1
p`u t`i hsin
    pu ti hsin
 bodaishin
    ぼだいしん

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The Bodhi Mind
aspiration for Buddhahood
The mind for or of bodhi; the awakened, or enlightened mind; the mind that perceives the real behind the seeming, believes in moral consequences, and that all have the Buddha-nature, and aims at Buddhahood.

菩提所

see styles
pú tí suǒ
    pu2 ti2 suo3
p`u t`i so
    pu ti so
 bojisho
family temple

菩提方

see styles
pú tí fāng
    pu2 ti2 fang1
p`u t`i fang
    pu ti fang
 bodai hō
methods of enlightenment

菩提智

see styles
pú tí zhì
    pu2 ti2 zhi4
p`u t`i chih
    pu ti chih
 bodai chi
bodhi-cognition

菩提果

see styles
pú tí guǒ
    pu2 ti2 guo3
p`u t`i kuo
    pu ti kuo
 bodai ka
enlightenment as result

菩提樹


菩提树

see styles
pú tí shù
    pu2 ti2 shu4
p`u t`i shu
    pu ti shu
 bodaiju; bodaiju
    ぼだいじゅ; ボダイジュ
pipal tree (Ficus religiosa); bo fig tree; Bodhi tree (sacred to Buddhism and Hinduism)
(1) Tilia miqueliana (species of linden tree); (2) (See インドボダイジュ) sacred fig (Ficus religiosa); bodhi tree; bo tree; peepal tree; pipal tree; (given name) Bodaiju
bodhidruma, bodhitaru, bodhivṛkṣa; the wisdom-tree, i.e. that under which Śākyamuni attained his enlightenment, and became Buddha. The Ficus religiosa is the pippala, or aśvattha, wrongly identified by Faxian as the palm-tree; it is described as an evergreen, to have been 400 feet high, been cut down several times, but in the Tang dynasty still to be 40 or 50 feet high. A branch of it is said to have been sent by Aśoka to Ceylon, from which sprang the celebrated Bo-tree still flourishing there.

菩提滝

see styles
 bodaitaki
    ぼだいたき
(place-name) Bodaitaki

菩提燈


菩提灯

see styles
pú tí dēng
    pu2 ti2 deng1
p`u t`i teng
    pu ti teng
 Bodaitō
*Bodhidīpa?

菩提町

see styles
 bodaimachi
    ぼだいまち
(place-name) Bodaimachi

菩提華


菩提华

see styles
pú tí huā
    pu2 ti2 hua1
p`u t`i hua
    pu ti hua
 Bodai Ke
Bodhi Flower

菩提行

see styles
pú tí xíng
    pu2 ti2 xing2
p`u t`i hsing
    pu ti hsing
 bodai no gyō
enlightening acts

菩提道

see styles
pú tí dào
    pu2 ti2 dao4
p`u t`i tao
    pu ti tao
 boji dō
enlightenment

菩提野

see styles
 bodaino
    ぼだいの
(surname) Bodaino

菩提門


菩提门

see styles
pú tí mén
    pu2 ti2 men2
p`u t`i men
    pu ti men
 bodai mon
The gate of enlightenment; name for a cemetery.

菩提障

see styles
pú tí zhàng
    pu2 ti2 zhang4
p`u t`i chang
    pu ti chang
 bodai shō
obstruction to bodhi

菩薩乘


菩萨乘

see styles
pú sà shèng
    pu2 sa4 sheng4
p`u sa sheng
    pu sa sheng
 bosatsu jō
One of the 'five vehicles', which teaches the observance of the six pāramitās, the perfecting of the two 利, i.e. 自利利他 the perfecting of self for perfecting others, and the attaining of Buddhahood.

菩薩位


菩萨位

see styles
pú sà wèi
    pu2 sa4 wei4
p`u sa wei
    pu sa wei
 bosatsu i
bodhisattva stage

菩薩住


菩萨住

see styles
pú sà zhù
    pu2 sa4 zhu4
p`u sa chu
    pu sa chu
 bosatsu jū
bodhisattva's abodes

菩薩像


菩萨像

see styles
pú sà xiàng
    pu2 sa4 xiang4
p`u sa hsiang
    pu sa hsiang
 bosatsu zō
bodhisattva image

菩薩僧


菩萨僧

see styles
pú sà sēng
    pu2 sa4 seng1
p`u sa seng
    pu sa seng
 bosatsu sō
The bodhisattvasaṅgha, or monks, i.e. Mahāyāna, though there has been dispute whether Hīnayāna monks may be included.

菩薩儀


菩萨仪

see styles
pú sà yí
    pu2 sa4 yi2
p`u sa i
    pu sa i
 bosatsu gi
bodhisattva's conduct

菩薩前

see styles
 bosatsumae
    ぼさつまえ
(place-name) Bosatsumae

菩薩受


菩萨受

see styles
pú sà shòu
    pu2 sa4 shou4
p`u sa shou
    pu sa shou
 bosatsu ju
bodhisattvas reception [of the precepts]

菩薩地


菩萨地

see styles
pú sà dì
    pu2 sa4 di4
p`u sa ti
    pu sa ti
 bosatsu ji
bodhisattva ground

菩薩境


菩萨境

see styles
pú sà jìng
    pu2 sa4 jing4
p`u sa ching
    pu sa ching
 bosatsu kyō
bodhisattvahood as an object (of contemplation)

菩薩子

see styles
 bosatsushi
    ぼさつし
(given name) Bosatsushi

菩薩學


菩萨学

see styles
pú sà xué
    pu2 sa4 xue2
p`u sa hsüeh
    pu sa hsüeh
 bosatsu gaku
bodhisattva's training

菩薩心


菩萨心

see styles
pú sà xīn
    pu2 sa4 xin1
p`u sa hsin
    pu sa hsin
 bosatsu shin
to mind of a bodhisattva

菩薩忍


菩萨忍

see styles
pú sà rěn
    pu2 sa4 ren3
p`u sa jen
    pu sa jen
 bosatsu nin
forbearance of the bodhisattvas

菩薩性


菩萨性

see styles
pú sà xìng
    pu2 sa4 xing4
p`u sa hsing
    pu sa hsing
 bosatsu shō
bodhisattva nature, or character.

菩薩意


菩萨意

see styles
pú sà yì
    pu2 sa4 yi4
p`u sa i
    pu sa i
 bosatsu i
bodhisattva-thoughts

菩薩慧


菩萨慧

see styles
pú sà huì
    pu2 sa4 hui4
p`u sa hui
    pu sa hui
 bosatsu e
bodhisattva's wisdom

菩薩戒


菩萨戒

see styles
pú sà jiè
    pu2 sa4 jie4
p`u sa chieh
    pu sa chieh
 bosatsu kai
The rules are found in the sūtra of this name, taken from the 梵網經.

菩薩揚

see styles
 bosaage / bosage
    ぼさあげ
(obscure) ceremony performed by Chinese merchants disembarking in Nagasaki (Edo period)

菩薩智


菩萨智

see styles
pú sà zhì
    pu2 sa4 zhi4
p`u sa chih
    pu sa chih
 bosatsu chi
bodhisattva's wisdom

菩薩業


菩萨业

see styles
pú sà yè
    pu2 sa4 ye4
p`u sa yeh
    pu sa yeh
 bosatsu gō
course of conduct of a bodhisattva

菩薩法


菩萨法

see styles
pú sà fǎ
    pu2 sa4 fa3
p`u sa fa
    pu sa fa
 bosatsu hō
bodhisattva-dharmas

菩薩淨


菩萨淨

see styles
pú sà jìng
    pu2 sa4 jing4
p`u sa ching
    pu sa ching
 bosatsu jō
vimala

菩薩禪


菩萨禅

see styles
pú sà chán
    pu2 sa4 chan2
p`u sa ch`an
    pu sa chan
 bosatsu zen
bodhisattva meditation

菩薩種


菩萨种

see styles
pú sà zhǒng
    pu2 sa4 zhong3
p`u sa chung
    pu sa chung
 bosatsu shu
bodhisattva seed

菩薩藏


菩萨藏

see styles
pú sà zàng
    pu2 sa4 zang4
p`u sa tsang
    pu sa tsang
 bosatsu zō
The Mahāyāna scriptures, i.e. those of the bodhisattva school.

菩薩衆


菩萨众

see styles
pú sà zhòng
    pu2 sa4 zhong4
p`u sa chung
    pu sa chung
 bosatsu shu
groups of bodhisattvas

菩薩行


菩萨行

see styles
pú sà xíng
    pu2 sa4 xing2
p`u sa hsing
    pu sa hsing
 bosatsu gyō
The way or discipline of the bodhisattva, 自利利他, i.e. to benefit self and benefit others, leading to Buddhahood.

菩薩說


菩萨说

see styles
pú sà shuō
    pu2 sa4 shuo1
p`u sa shuo
    pu sa shuo
 bosatsu setsu
as taught by a (the) bodhisattva

菩薩誼


菩萨谊

see styles
pú sà yí
    pu2 sa4 yi2
p`u sa i
    pu sa i
 bosatsu gi
meaning of a bodhisattva

菩薩身


菩萨身

see styles
pú sà shēn
    pu2 sa4 shen1
p`u sa shen
    pu sa shen
 bosatsu shin
bodhisattva's body

菩薩道


菩萨道

see styles
pú sà dào
    pu2 sa4 dao4
p`u sa tao
    pu sa tao
 bosatsu dō
see 薩行.

三菩伽

see styles
sān pú qié
    san1 pu2 qie2
san p`u ch`ieh
    san pu chieh
 Sanboga
Saṃbhoga or Saṃbhūta. An ancient ṛṣi of Mathurā.

三菩提

see styles
sān pú tí
    san1 pu2 ti2
san p`u t`i
    san pu ti
 sanbodai
saṃbodhi, 糝帽地 intp. 正等覺. Perfect universal awareness, perfectly enlightened; v. 提.

五菩提

see styles
wǔ pú tí
    wu3 pu2 ti2
wu p`u t`i
    wu pu ti
 go bodai
The five bodhi, or stages of enlightenment: (1) 發心提 resolve on supreme bodhi; (2) 伏心提 mind control, i. e. of the passions and observance of the pāramitās: (3) 明心提 mental enlightenment, study, and increase in knowledge and in the prajñāpāramitā: (4) 出到提 mental expansion, freedom from the limitations of reincarnation and attainment of complete knowledge; (5) 無上提 attainment of a passionless condition and of supreme perfect enlightenment;.

仏菩薩

see styles
 butsubosatsu
    ぶつぼさつ
buddhas and bodhisattvas

佛菩提

see styles
fó pú tí
    fo2 pu2 ti2
fo p`u t`i
    fo pu ti
 butsu bodai
enlightenment of the buddha(s)

佛菩薩


佛菩萨

see styles
fó pú sà
    fo2 pu2 sa4
fo p`u sa
    fo pu sa
 butsu bosatsu
buddhas and bodhisattvas

八菩薩


八菩萨

see styles
bā pú sà
    ba1 pu2 sa4
pa p`u sa
    pa pu sa
 hachi bosatsu
idem 八大薩.

化菩薩


化菩萨

see styles
huà pú sà
    hua4 pu2 sa4
hua p`u sa
    hua pu sa
 ke bosatsu
A Buddha or bodhisattva transformed: into a (human) bodhisattva; or a bodhisattva in various metamorphoses.

四菩薩


四菩萨

see styles
sì pú sà
    si4 pu2 sa4
ssu p`u sa
    ssu pu sa
 shi bosatsu
The four bodhisattvas— Avalokiteśvara, Maitreya, Samantabhadra, and Mañjuśrī. Also, the four chief bodhisattvas in the Garbhadhātu. There are also the 本化四薩 of the Lotus Sutra, named 上行, 無邊行, 淨行, and 安立行.

大菩提

see styles
dà pú tí
    da4 pu2 ti2
ta p`u t`i
    ta pu ti
 dai bodai
great enlightenment

大菩薩


大菩萨

see styles
dà pú sà
    da4 pu2 sa4
ta p`u sa
    ta pu sa
 dai bosatsu
bodhisattva-mahāsattva, a great Bodhisattva.

如菩薩

see styles
 nyobosatsu
    にょぼさつ
Buddha-like compassion

妙菩提

see styles
miào pú tí
    miao4 pu2 ti2
miao p`u t`i
    miao pu ti
 myō bodai
excellent enlightenment

小菩薩


小菩萨

see styles
xiǎo pú sà
    xiao3 pu2 sa4
hsiao p`u sa
    hsiao pu sa
 shō bosatsu
lesser bodhisattvas

得菩提

see styles
dé pú tí
    de2 pu2 ti2
te p`u t`i
    te pu ti
 toku bodai
attains enlightenment

成菩提

see styles
chéng pú tí
    cheng2 pu2 ti2
ch`eng p`u t`i
    cheng pu ti
 jō bodai
accomplish enlightenment

成菩薩


成菩萨

see styles
chéng pú sà
    cheng2 pu2 sa4
ch`eng p`u sa
    cheng pu sa
 jō bosatsu
become a bodhisattva

求菩提

see styles
qiú pú tí
    qiu2 pu2 ti2
ch`iu p`u t`i
    chiu pu ti
 kubote
    くぼて
(place-name) Kubote
to seek enlightenment

泥菩薩


泥菩萨

see styles
ní pú sà
    ni2 pu2 sa4
ni p`u sa
    ni pu sa
clay Bodhisattva

活菩薩


活菩萨

see styles
huó pú sà
    huo2 pu2 sa4
huo p`u sa
    huo pu sa
a living Buddha; fig. compassionate person; saint

牙菩薩


牙菩萨

see styles
yá pú sà
    ya2 pu2 sa4
ya p`u sa
    ya pu sa
 Ga bosatsu
The bodhisattva fiercely showing his teeth in defence of the Buddha, also styled 金剛藥叉; he is east of the Buddha in the Vajradhātu.

甘菩國


甘菩国

see styles
gān pú guó
    gan1 pu2 guo2
kan p`u kuo
    kan pu kuo
 Kanbo koku
Kamboja

甘菩遮

see styles
gān pú zhē
    gan1 pu2 zhe1
kan p`u che
    kan pu che
 Kanbosha
Kamboja

發菩提


发菩提

see styles
fā pú tí
    fa1 pu2 ti2
fa p`u t`i
    fa pu ti
 hotsu bodai
arouse the mind determined for enlightenment

等菩提

see styles
děng pú tí
    deng3 pu2 ti2
teng p`u t`i
    teng pu ti
 tō bodai
perfect enlightenment

羆菩薩


罴菩萨

see styles
pí pú sà
    pi2 pu2 sa4
p`i p`u sa
    pi pu sa
 hi bosatsu
The bodhisattva who appeared as a bear and saved a dying man by providing him with food; he told hunters of its lair; they killed it, gave him of its flesh, and he died.

肉菩薩


肉菩萨

see styles
ròu pú sà
    rou4 pu2 sa4
jou p`u sa
    jou pu sa
 niku bosatsu
One who becomes a bodhisattva in the physical body, in the present life.

諸菩薩


诸菩萨

see styles
zhū pú sà
    zhu1 pu2 sa4
chu p`u sa
    chu pu sa
 sho bosatsu
the bodhisattvas

證菩提


证菩提

see styles
zhèng pú tí
    zheng4 pu2 ti2
cheng p`u t`i
    cheng pu ti
 shō bodai
to realize enlightenment

農菩琉

see styles
 noboru
    のぼる
(given name) Noboru

鉤菩薩


钩菩萨

see styles
gōu pú sà
    gou1 pu2 sa4
kou p`u sa
    kou pu sa
 kō bosatsu
The bodhisattva guardian with the trident, one of the four with barb, noose, chain or bell.

阿菩提

see styles
ā pú tí
    a1 pu2 ti2
a p`u t`i
    a pu ti
 abodai
anuttarā-samyak-saṃbodhi

非菩薩


非菩萨

see styles
fēi pú sà
    fei1 pu2 sa4
fei p`u sa
    fei pu sa
Not Bodhisattvas, those who have not yet inclined their hearts to Mahāyāna.

須菩提


须菩提

see styles
xū pú tí
    xu1 pu2 ti2
hsü p`u t`i
    hsü pu ti
 subodai
    すぼだい
(person) Subhuti (one of Buddha's disciples)
Subhuti, also 須扶提; 須浮帝; 蘇補底 (or 蘇部底); one of the ten chief disciples, said to have been the best exponent of śūnya, or the void 解空第一; he is the principal interlocutor in the Prajñāpāramitā Sūtra. There are two later personages of this name.

菩堤寺山

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 bodaijiyama
    ぼだいじやま
(personal name) Bodaijiyama

菩提之心

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pú tí zhī xīn
    pu2 ti2 zhi1 xin1
p`u t`i chih hsin
    pu ti chih hsin
 bodai no shin
enlightened mind

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

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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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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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