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やめ検

see styles
 yameken
    やめけん
(abbreviation) (colloquialism) former public prosecutor who now works as a lawyer; retired public prosecutor

リーダ

see styles
 riida / rida
    リーダ
(noun - becomes adjective with の) (1) leader; (2) reader; reading book; (3) reader (i.e. someone who reads); (4) (abbreviation) microreader; (5) dotted line (in printing); leaders; ellipsis mark

リアコ

see styles
 riako
    リアコ
(slang) (from リアルに恋している) being in love with an idol, actor, etc.; fan who is in love with an idol, actor, etc.

リア充

see styles
 riajuu / riaju
    リアじゅう
(slang) (from リアル + 充実) (See リアル・4,充実・1) person who is satisfied with their real (offline) life; normie

リア恋

see styles
 riakoi
    リアこい
(slang) (See ガチ恋,リアコ) being in love with an idol, actor, etc.; fan who is in love with an idol, actor, etc.

レビ人

see styles
 rebijin; rebibito
    レビじん; レビびと
Levite; member of the Hebrew tribe of Levi (who served a religious function)

ワセ女

see styles
 wasejo
    ワセじょ
(1) female student or graduate of Waseda University; (2) (derogatory term) woman who allegedly pursues a career at the expense of love, feminine interests, etc.

一丁前

see styles
 icchoumae / icchomae
    いっちょうまえ
(1) (See 一人前・2) adult; grown-up; person who has come of age; (can be adjective with の) (2) fully fledged; established; qualified

一來向


一来向

see styles
yī lái xiàng
    yi1 lai2 xiang4
i lai hsiang
 ichirai kō
one who is entering onto the stage of the once-returner

一來果


一来果

see styles
yī lái guǒ
    yi1 lai2 guo3
i lai kuo
 ichirai ka
v. 四果.

一切施

see styles
yī qiè shī
    yi1 qie4 shi1
i ch`ieh shih
    i chieh shih
 issai se
sarvadā. 薩縛達 One who gives his all; all-bestowing.

一日佛

see styles
yī rì fó
    yi1 ri4 fo2
i jih fo
 ichinichi butsu
A one-day Buddha, i.e. he who lives a whole day purely.

一発屋

see styles
 ippatsuya
    いっぱつや
(1) one-hit wonder; flash in the pan; (2) all-or-nothing gambler; one-shot speculator; someone who puts all one's eggs in one basket; (3) {baseb} slugger; home-run batter

一闡提


一阐提

see styles
yī chǎn tí
    yi1 chan3 ti2
i ch`an t`i
    i chan ti
 issendai
(一闡提迦) icchantika. Also 一顚迦, 阿闡底迦 One without desire for Buddha enlightenment; an unbeliever; shameless, an enemy of the good; full of desires; 斷善根者 one who has cut off his roots of goodness; it is applied also to a bodhisattva who has made a vow not to become a Buddha until all beings are saved. This is called 大悲闡提 the icchantika of great mercy.

丁韙良


丁韪良

see styles
dīng wěi liáng
    ding1 wei3 liang2
ting wei liang
William A.P. Martin (1827-1916), American missionary who lived 62 years in China between 1850 and 1916, and helped found many Chinese colleges, first president of Peking University

三刀流

see styles
 santouryuu / santoryu
    さんとうりゅう
(1) (manga slang) wielding three swords; (2) {baseb} (See 二刀流・3) player who can play as pitcher, fielder and batter

三妙行

see styles
sān miào xíng
    san1 miao4 xing2
san miao hsing
 san myō gyō
A muni, recluse, or monk, who controls his body, mouth, and mind 身, 口, 意. Also 三牟尼.

三彌叉


三弥叉

see styles
sān mí chā
    san1 mi2 cha1
san mi ch`a
    san mi cha
 sanmisha
Samīkṣā, 觀察 investigation, i.e. the Sāṃkhya, a system of philosophy, wrongly ascribed by Buddhists to 闍提首那 Jātisena, or 闍耶犀那 Jayasena, who debated the twenty-five Sāṃkhya principles (tattvas) with Śākyamuni but succumbed, shaved his head and became a disciple, according to the 涅槃經 39.

三憶家


三忆家

see styles
sān yì jiā
    san1 yi4 jia1
san i chia
 sanokuke
The 300,000 families of Śrāvastī city who had never heard of the Buddha's epiphany— though he was often among them.

三摩竭

see styles
sān mó jié
    san1 mo2 jie2
san mo chieh
 Sanmaka
Sumāgadhā, said to be a daughter of Anāthapiṇḍada of Śrāvastī, who married the ruler of 難國 and converted the ruler and people.

三昧魔

see styles
sān mèi mó
    san1 mei4 mo2
san mei mo
 zanmai ma
samādhi-māra, one of the ten māras, who lurks in the heart and hinders progress in meditation, obstructs the truth and destroys wisdom.

三枚目

see styles
 sanmaime
    さんまいめ
(1) (from Kabuki system of ranking characters) comedian; actor who plays comic roles; (2) figure of fun; laughing stock

三牟尼

see styles
sān móu ní
    san1 mou2 ni2
san mou ni
 sanmuni
a sage who is in control of the three activities

三界眼

see styles
sān jiè yǎn
    san1 jie4 yan3
san chieh yen
 sangai gen
The trailokya eye, i.e. Buddha, who sees all the realms and the way of universal escape.

三相續


三相续

see styles
sān xiāng xù
    san1 xiang1 xu4
san hsiang hsü
 san sōzoku
The three links, or consequences: (a) the worlds with their kingdoms, which arise from the karma of existence; (b) all beings, who arise out of the five skandhas; (c) rewards and punishments, which arise out of moral karma causes.

三論宗


三论宗

see styles
sān lùn zōng
    san1 lun4 zong1
san lun tsung
 sanronshuu / sanronshu
    さんろんしゅう
Three Treatise School (Buddhism)
Sanron sect (of Buddhism)
The Sanlun, Mādhyamika, or Middle School, founded in India by Nāgārjuna, in China by 嘉祥 Jiaxiang during the reign of 安帝 An Di, Eastern Jin, A.D. 397-419. It flourished up to the latter part of the Tang dynasty. In 625 it was carried to Japan as Sanron. After the death of Jiaxiang, who wrote the 三論玄義, a northern and southern division took place. While the Mādhyamika denied the reality of all phenomenal existence, and defined the noumenal world in negative terms, its aim seems not to have been nihilistic, but the advocacy of a reality beyond human conception and expression, which in our terminology may be termed a spiritual realm.

上輩觀


上辈观

see styles
shàng bèi guān
    shang4 bei4 guan1
shang pei kuan
 jōhai kan
The fourteenth of the sixteen contemplations of the Amitābha school, with reference to those who seek the Pure Land with sincere, profound, and altruistic hearts.

下輩觀


下辈观

see styles
xià bèi guān
    xia4 bei4 guan1
hsia pei kuan
 gehai kan
A meditation of the Amitābha sect on the 下品 q. v.; it is the last of sixteen contemplations, and deals with those who have committed the five rebellious acts 五逆 and the ten evils 十惡, but who still can obtain salvation; v. 無量壽經. 下輩下生觀 idem.

不可有

see styles
bù kě yǒu
    bu4 ke3 you3
pu k`o yu
    pu ko yu
 bekarazū
The existence of those who do the 不可, or forbidden, i. e. the hells.

不壞法


不坏法

see styles
bù huài fǎ
    bu4 huai4 fa3
pu huai fa
 fue hō
Two kinds of arhats practice the 白骨觀 skull meditation, the dull who consider the dead as ashes, the intelligent who do not, but derive supernatural powers from the meditation.

世愍哀

see styles
shì mǐn āi
    shi4 min3 ai1
shih min ai
 se min'ai
one who takes pity on the world

世話係

see styles
 sewagakari
    せわがかり
attendant; person who looks after one's needs; caretaker

世間眼


世间眼

see styles
shì jiān yǎn
    shi4 jian1 yan3
shih chien yen
 seken gen
The Eye of the world, the eye that sees for all men, i. e. the Buddha, who is also the one that opens the eyes of men. Worldly, or ordinary eyes. Also 世眼.

中小姓

see styles
 chuugoshou / chugosho
    ちゅうごしょう
low class samurai, who guarded the shogun on outings (Edo period)

中小性

see styles
 chuugoshou / chugosho
    ちゅうごしょう
low class samurai, who guarded the shogun on outings (Edo period)

中年者

see styles
 chuunenmono / chunenmono
    ちゅうねんもの
middle-aged person; person who changes his line in middle of life

主思い

see styles
 shuuomoi / shuomoi
    しゅうおもい
worrying about one's master's affairs; one who so worries

久住者

see styles
jiǔ zhù zhě
    jiu3 zhu4 zhe3
chiu chu che
 kujū sha
One who has spent many years in monastic life, or in a particular monastery.

乍ら族

see styles
 nagarazoku
    ながらぞく
people who study or work while listening to the radio (or watching television, etc.)

乗り鉄

see styles
 noritetsu
    のりてつ
railway enthusiast who enjoys riding trains

九無學


九无学

see styles
jiǔ wú xué
    jiu3 wu2 xue2
chiu wu hsüeh
 ku mugaku
The nine grades (of arhats) who are no longer learning, having attained their goal.

乾物女


干物女

see styles
gān wù nǚ
    gan1 wu4 nu:3
kan wu nü
single girl who lives a lackadaisical life, uninterested in relationships (orthographic borrowing from Japanese 干物女 "himono onna")
See: 干物女

乾陀羅


干陀罗

see styles
gān tuó luó
    gan1 tuo2 luo2
kan t`o lo
    kan to lo
 Kendara
(or 乾陀越 or 乾陀衞 or 乾陀婆那) Gandhāra, an ancient kingdom in the north of the Punjab, 'Lat. 35° 5N., Long. 71°16E. ' ( Eitel); famous as a centre of Buddhism. Śākyamuni, in a former life, is said to have lived there and torn out his eyes to benefit others, 'probably a distortion of the story of Dharmavivardhana, who as governor of Gandhāra was blinded by order of a concubine of his father, Aśoka. ' Eitel. M. W. associates Gandhāra with Kandahar. Also, name of a fragrant tree, and of a yellow colour.

予約者

see styles
 yoyakusha
    よやくしゃ
person who makes a booking or reservation; booker; subscriber (e.g. to a magazine)

事情通

see styles
 jijoutsuu / jijotsu
    じじょうつう
(See 通・1) having good knowledge of a certain matter; person who has good knowledge of a certain matter; informed source

二刀流

see styles
 nitouryuu / nitoryu
    にとうりゅう
(1) liking both alcohol and sweets; person who likes both liquor and sweets; (2) (colloquialism) bisexuality; (3) {baseb} player who can play as both pitcher and fielder; (4) (orig. meaning) (See 二天一流) dual sword wielding; two-sword fencing

二地主

see styles
èr dì zhǔ
    er4 di4 zhu3
erh ti chu
sublandlord; tenant who sublets

二婚頭


二婚头

see styles
èr hūn tóu
    er4 hun1 tou2
erh hun t`ou
    erh hun tou
remarried lady (contemptuous term); lady who marries for a second time

二房東


二房东

see styles
èr fáng dōng
    er4 fang2 dong1
erh fang tung
sublandlord; tenant who sublets

二月病

see styles
 nigatsubyou / nigatsubyo
    にがつびょう
(slang) blues experienced by man who did not receive Valentine's day chocolate

二產婦


二产妇

see styles
èr chǎn fù
    er4 chan3 fu4
erh ch`an fu
    erh chan fu
lady who has given birth twice

二福田

see styles
èr fú tián
    er4 fu2 tian2
erh fu t`ien
    erh fu tien
 ni fukuden
The two fields for the cultivation of happiness: (a) 學人田 the eighteen Hīnayāna classes of those under training in religion; (b) 無學人田 the nine divisions of those no longer in training, i.e. who have completed their course. Also (a) 悲田 the pitable or poor and needy, as the field or opportunity for charity; (b) 敬田the field of religion and reverence of the Buddhas, the saints, the priesthood.

二種聖


二种圣

see styles
èr zhǒng shèng
    er4 zhong3 sheng4
erh chung sheng
 nishu shō
Two classes of saints or, preachers: those who preach and those who preach without words.

二解脫


二解脱

see styles
èr jiě tuō
    er4 jie3 tuo1
erh chieh t`o
    erh chieh to
 ni gedatsu
Two kinds of deliverance, mukti or mokṣa: (1) (a) 有爲解脫 Active or earthly deliverance to arhatship; (b) 無爲解脫 nirvana-deliverance. (2) (a) 性淨解脫 The pure, original freedom or innocence; (b) 障盡解脫 deliverance acquired by the ending of all hindrances (to salvation). (3) (a) 慧解脫 The arhat's deliverance from hindrances to wisdom; (b) 具解脫 his complete deliverance in regard to both wisdom and vision 慧 and 定. (4) (a) 時解脫 The dull who take time or are slow in attaining to 定 vision; (b) 不時解脫 the quick or clever who take "no time". (5) (a) 心解脫 A heart or mind delivered from desires; (b) 慧解脫 a mind delivered from ignorance by wisdom.

五官王

see styles
wǔ guān wáng
    wu3 guan1 wang2
wu kuan wang
 go kan ō
The fourth of the 十王 judges of the dead, who registers the weight of the sins of the deceased.

五瀬命

see styles
 itsusenomikoto
    いつせのみこと
{jpmyth} Itsuse no Mikoto; older brother of Emperor Jimmu who accompanied him on his eastern expedition but died in Kinokuni before reaching Yamato

五通仙

see styles
wǔ tōng xiān
    wu3 tong1 xian1
wu t`ung hsien
    wu tung hsien
 gotsū sen
One who by non-Buddhistic methods has attained to the five supernatural powers 五通.

五通神

see styles
wǔ tōng shén
    wu3 tong1 shen2
wu t`ung shen
    wu tung shen
 go tsūjin
Spirits possessed of the five supernatural powers. They are also identified five bodhisattvas of the 雞頭摩: monastery in India, who, possessed of supernatural powers, went to the Western Paradise and begged the image of Maitreya, whence it is said to have been spread over India.

京童部

see styles
 kyouwarawabe / kyowarawabe
    きょうわらわべ
(1) (See 京童・1) Kyoto's children; (2) (See 京童・2) Kyoto's young people, who are noisy and gossiping on the least pretext

什麼人


什么人

see styles
shén me rén
    shen2 me5 ren2
shen me jen
who?; what (kind of) person?

仁王尊

see styles
rén wáng zūn
    ren2 wang2 zun1
jen wang tsun
 ninō son
The two Vajrapāṇi 阿 and 吽 who act as door guardians of temples, variously known as 密跡菩薩, 密修力士, 執金剛神, and 那羅延金剛.

介護人

see styles
 kaigonin
    かいごにん
person who looks after a patient

介錯人

see styles
 kaishakunin; kaishakujin
    かいしゃくにん; かいしゃくじん
(1) (See 介錯・1) person who beheads someone to end a seppuku; (2) assistant; helper

仕事人

see styles
 shigotonin
    しごとにん
professional; person good at a particular job; person who does their job without mistakes

他力宗

see styles
tā lì zōng
    ta1 li4 zong1
t`a li tsung
    ta li tsung
 tariki shū
Those who trust to salvation by faith, contrasted with 自力宗 those who seek salvation by works, or by their own strength.

代打ち

see styles
 daiuchi; daibuchi
    だいうち; だいぶち
playing a gambling game on behalf of a person or organization (esp. mahjong or pachinko); person who gambles on someone's behalf

代願人

see styles
 daigannin
    だいがんにん
one who offers prayer in place of another

伯邑考

see styles
bó yì kǎo
    bo2 yi4 kao3
po i k`ao
    po i kao
Bo Yikao, eldest son of King Wen of Zhou 周文王[Zhou1 Wen2 wang2] and the elder brother of King Wu 周武王[Zhou1 Wu3 wang2] who was the founder of the Zhou Dynasty 周朝[Zhou1 chao2] of ancient China

体験者

see styles
 taikensha
    たいけんしゃ
experient; person who has experienced something

何もの

see styles
 nanimono
    なにもの
who; what kind of person; (1) something; (2) nothing (with neg. verb)

何人も

see styles
 nanibitomo; nanbitomo; nanpitomo
    なにびとも; なんびとも; なんぴとも
(1) (See なにびと) (no matter) who; everyone; anyone; (2) (with neg. verb) nobody

何方様

see styles
 dochirasama
    どちらさま
(honorific or respectful language) who

余し物

see styles
 amashimono
    あましもの
something not needed; person who is in the way

佛圖澄


佛图澄

see styles
fó tú chéng
    fo2 tu2 cheng2
fo t`u ch`eng
    fo tu cheng
 Buttochō
or 佛圖磴 or 佛圖橙 Fotuzheng, an Indian monk who came to Luoyang about A.D. 310, also known as 竺佛圖澄, noted for his magic; his name Buddhacinga, or (Eitel) Buddhochinga, is doubtful; he is also called 佛陀僧訶 Buddhasiṁha.

佛陀什

see styles
fó tuó shí
    fo2 tuo2 shi2
fo t`o shih
    fo to shih
 Buddajū
Buddhajīva, who arrived in China from Kashmir or Kabul, A.D. 423.

供奉僧

see styles
 gubusou / gubuso
    ぐぶそう
(1) monk who attends to the principal image of a temple; (2) Buddhist monk serving at an attached Shinto shrine

供帳雲


供帐云

see styles
gōng zhàng yún
    gong1 zhang4 yun2
kung chang yün
 kuchō un
The cloud of Bodhisattvas who serve the Tathāgata.

便乗者

see styles
 binjousha / binjosha
    びんじょうしゃ
(See ヒッチハイカー) hitchhiker; one who catches a ride

保険医

see styles
 hokeni
    ほけんい
(1) doctor who accepts patients covered by health insurance; (2) doctor commissioned to examine an applicant for life insurance

修伽陀

see styles
xiū gā tuó
    xiu1 ga1 tuo2
hsiu ka t`o
    hsiu ka to
 shugada
Sugata, one who has gone the right way, one of a Buddha's titles; sometimes intp. as well-come (Svāgata). Also 修伽多; 修伽度; 修揭多 (or 蘇揭多); 沙婆揭多; 莎伽 (莎伽陀).

俺っ娘

see styles
 orekko
    おれっこ
(manga slang) young woman who uses the first person pronoun "ore"

俺っ子

see styles
 orekko
    おれっこ
(manga slang) young woman who uses the first person pronoun "ore"

倉造り

see styles
 kurazukuri
    くらづくり
(1) warehouse style; house built like a kura, with the walls covered in mud; (noun/participle) (2) building a kura storehouse; someone who builds kura storehouses

倶生神

see styles
jù shēng shén
    ju4 sheng1 shen2
chü sheng shen
 gushōjin
The spirit, born at the same time as the individual, which records his deeds and reports to Yama. Another version is the two spirits who record one's good and evil. Another says it is the ālaya-vijñāna.

傅作義


傅作义

see styles
fù zuò yì
    fu4 zuo4 yi4
fu tso i
Fu Zuoyi (1895–1974), Chinese general and politician, Nationalist commander who negotiated the peaceful surrender of Beiping (Beijing) to the Communists in 1949, and later held senior posts in the PRC government

傘持ち

see styles
 kasamochi
    かさもち
umbrella carrier; servant who carried a long-handled umbrella for a noble

催生婆

see styles
cuī shēng pó
    cui1 sheng1 po2
ts`ui sheng p`o
    tsui sheng po
midwife who induces labor

傳聲筒


传声筒

see styles
chuán shēng tǒng
    chuan2 sheng1 tong3
ch`uan sheng t`ung
    chuan sheng tung
loudhailer; megaphone; one who parrots sb; mouthpiece

傾奇者

see styles
 kabukimono
    かぶきもの
(yoji) dandy; peacock; early-17th-century equivalent of present-day yakuza; Edo-period eccentric who attracted public attention with their eye-catching clothes, peculiar hairstyle, and weird behavior

僕っ娘

see styles
 bokukko
    ぼくっこ
(manga slang) young woman who uses the first person pronoun "boku"

僕っ子

see styles
 bokukko
    ぼくっこ
(manga slang) young woman who uses the first person pronoun "boku"

僧寶果


僧宝果

see styles
sēng bǎo guǒ
    seng1 bao3 guo3
seng pao kuo
 sōhō ka
The perfect arhat who has not to be reborn.

億り人

see styles
 okuribito
    おくりびと
(slang) (pun on 送り人) (See 億) person who has a fortune of at least one hundred million yen; millionaire

優婆塞


优婆塞

see styles
yōu pó sē
    you1 po2 se1
yu p`o se
    yu po se
 ubasoku
    うばそく
{Buddh} (See 優婆夷) upasaka (devout male lay follower of Buddhism) (san: upāsaka)
upāsaka, 優婆娑柯; 優波娑迦; 鄔波塞 (鄔波塞伽); 鄔波索迦 (or 鄔波素迦); 伊蒲塞. Originally meaning a servant, one of low caste, it became the name for a Buddhist layman who engages to observe the first five commandments, a follower, disciple, devotee.

優婆夷


优婆夷

see styles
yōu pó yí
    you1 po2 yi2
yu p`o i
    yu po i
 ubai
    うばい
{Buddh} (See 優婆塞) upasika (devout female lay follower of Buddhism) (san: upāsikā)
upāsikā. 優波夷; 優婆斯; 優婆私柯; 優波賜迦; 鄔婆斯迦 (or 鄔波斯迦) Female lay disciples who engage to observe the first five commandments.

優婆離


优婆离

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yōu pó lí
    you1 po2 li2
yu p`o li
    yu po li
 Ūbari
Upāli 優婆利; 優波利 (or 優波離); 鄔波離 A barber of śūdra caste, who became a disciple of Śākyamuni, was one of the three sthaviras of the first Synod, and reputed as the principal compiler of the Vinaya, hence his title 持戒 Keeper of the Laws. There was another Upāli, a Nirgrantha ascetic.

優良者

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 yuuryousha / yuryosha
    ゆうりょうしゃ
(1) (abbreviation) (See 優良運転者) accident-free driver; (2) person who has made an excellent achievement; high-achiever

光明王

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guāng míng wáng
    guang1 ming2 wang2
kuang ming wang
 Kōmyō ō
One of the twenty-five bodhisattvas who, with Amitābha, welcomes to Paradise the dying who call on Buddha.

兜率陀

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dōu shuài tuó
    dou1 shuai4 tuo2
tou shuai t`o
    tou shuai to
 Tosotsuda
(兜率 or 兜率哆); 兜術; 珊都史多, 珊覩史多; 鬭瑟多 Tuṣita, from tuṣ, contented, satisfied, gratified; name of the Tuṣita heaven, the fourth devaloka in the 欲界 passion realm, or desire realm between the Yama and Nirmāṇarati heavens. Its inner department is the Pure Land of Maitreya who, like Śākyamuni and all Buddhas, is reborn there before descending to earth as the next Buddha; his life there is 4,000 Tuṣita years (each day there being equal to 4000 earth-years) 584 million such years.

入り婿

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 irimuko
    いりむこ
man who takes his wife's family name and marries into her family; man who is adopted by his wife's family

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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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