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磨牛

see styles
mó niú
    mo2 niu2
mo niu
 mago
The ox turning the millstone, a formalist, i.e. a disciple who performs the bodily motions, but without heart in his religion.

磨頭


磨头

see styles
mó tóu
    mo2 tou2
mo t`ou
    mo tou
 mashū
The monk who looks after the mill.

神交

see styles
shén jiāo
    shen2 jiao1
shen chiao
soul brothers; friends in spirit who have never met; to commune with

神子

see styles
 miko
    みこ
(1) (Shinto) miko; shrine maiden; young girl or woman (trad. an unmarried virgin) who assists priests at shrines; (2) medium; sorceress; shamaness; (p,s,f) Miko

神将

see styles
 jinshou; shinshou / jinsho; shinsho
    じんしょう; しんしょう
{Buddh} (See 十二神将) divine generals who protect pilgrims, etc.

神鹿

see styles
 shinroku
    しんろく
deer raised upon the grounds of a shrine (who serve as messengers of the gods)

祭官

see styles
 saikan
    さいかん
official who arranges festival and rites

祭酒

see styles
jì jiǔ
    ji4 jiu3
chi chiu
 saishu
to offer a libation; person who performs the libation before a banquet; senior member of a profession; important government post in imperial China
libationer

禪味


禅味

see styles
chán wèi
    chan2 wei4
ch`an wei
    chan wei
 zenmi
Meditation-flavour the mysterious taste or sensation experienced by one who enters abstract meditation.

禪天


禅天

see styles
chán tiān
    chan2 tian1
ch`an t`ien
    chan tien
 zenten
dhyāna heavens, four in number, where those who practise meditation may be reborn, v. 禪.

禪杖


禅杖

see styles
chán zhàng
    chan2 zhang4
ch`an chang
    chan chang
 zenjō
the staff of a Buddhist monk
A staff or pole for touching those who fall asleep while assembled in meditation.

禪毬


禅毬

see styles
chán qiú
    chan2 qiu2
ch`an ch`iu
    chan chiu
 zenkyū
A ball of hair used to throw at and awaken those who fell asleep during meditation.

禾山

see styles
hé shān
    he2 shan1
ho shan
 nogiyama
    のぎやま
(surname) Nogiyama
Ho-Shan, a monastery in 吉州 Chi-chou, and its abbot who died A. D. 960.

秀才

see styles
xiù cai
    xiu4 cai5
hsiu ts`ai
    hsiu tsai
 hidetoshi
    ひでとし
a person who has passed the county level imperial exam (historical); scholar; skillful writer; fine talent
(noun - becomes adjective with の) bright person; talented student; prodigy; (personal name) Hidetoshi

秋扇

see styles
 shuusen / shusen
    しゅうせん
(See 秋の扇) fan in autumn (esp. one that is no longer used); outdated item that has fallen into disuse; woman who has lost a man's affection or interest; (given name) Shuusen

科盲

see styles
kē máng
    ke1 mang2
k`o mang
    ko mang
person who is ignorant about science and technology; scientific illiteracy

租戶


租户

see styles
zū hù
    zu1 hu4
tsu hu
tenant; person who leases

程邈

see styles
chéng miǎo
    cheng2 miao3
ch`eng miao
    cheng miao
Cheng Miao, a jailer-turned-prisoner in the Qin dynasty who created the clerical style of Chinese calligraphy

空気

see styles
 ea
    えあ
(1) air; atmosphere; (2) (See 空気を読む) mood; situation; (3) (colloquialism) (idiom) someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all; (female given name) Ea

空王

see styles
kōng wáng
    kong1 wang2
k`ung wang
    kung wang
 soraou / sorao
    そらおう
(surname) Soraou
The king of immateriality, or spirituality, Buddha, who is lord of all things.

空生

see styles
kōng shēng
    kong1 sheng1
k`ung sheng
    kung sheng
 takaki
    たかき
(personal name) Takaki
The one who expounded vacuity or immateriality, i.e. Subhūti, one of the ten great pupils of the Buddha.

空聖


空圣

see styles
kōng shèng
    kong1 sheng4
k`ung sheng
    kung sheng
 akiyo
    あきよ
(female given name) Akiyo
A saint who bears the name without possessing the character.

空魔

see styles
kōng mó
    kong1 mo2
k`ung mo
    kung mo
 kūma
The demons who arouse in the heart the false belief that karma is not real.

空鳥


空鸟

see styles
kōng niǎo
    kong1 niao3
k`ung niao
    kung niao
 kūchō
The bird that cries 空空, the cuckoo, i.e. one who, while not knowing the wonderful law of true immateriality (or spirituality), yet prates about it.

突厥

see styles
tū jué
    tu1 jue2
t`u chüeh
    tu chüeh
 tokketsu
    とっけつ
Turkic people, who lived across the Eurasian continent; (esp.) the Göktürks of medieval Inner Asia
(hist) Gokturks (Turkic confederation); Sky Turks; Tujue

窩主


窝主

see styles
wō zhǔ
    wo1 zhu3
wo chu
person who harbors criminals; receiver (of stolen goods)

竈神


灶神

see styles
zào shén
    zao4 shen2
tsao shen
 kamagami
    かまがみ
tutelary deities of the hearth; (place-name) Kamagami
The kitchen-stove god, or kitchen-god who at the end of each year is supposed to report above on the conduct of members of the family.

童生

see styles
tóng shēng
    tong2 sheng1
t`ung sheng
    tung sheng
candidate who has not yet passed the county level imperial exam

童眞

see styles
tóng zhēn
    tong2 zhen1
t`ung chen
    tung chen
 dōshin
A term for a monk, who should have the child-nature of simplicity.

童部

see styles
 warawabe
    わらわべ
(1) (archaism) child; children; (2) child servant; temple page; (3) (humble language) my (young or child-like) wife; (4) young slacker (who has not yet attained adulthood)

竪者


竖者

see styles
lì zhě
    li4 zhe3
li che
 ryūsha
One who supplies answers to difficulties.

竹林

see styles
zhú lín
    zhu2 lin2
chu lin
 chikurin
    ちくりん
bamboo forest
bamboo thicket; bamboo grove; (surname) Chikurin
(竹林精舍 or竹林寺); 竹林園; 竹林苑 Veṇuvana, 'bamboo-grove,' a park called Karaṇḍaveṇuvana, near Rājagṛha, made by Bimbisāra for a group of ascetics, later given by him to Śākyamuni (Eitel), but another version says by the elder Karaṇḍa, who built there a vihāra for him.

笑門

see styles
 shoumon / shomon
    しょうもん
(expression) (abbreviation) (on New Year's decorations hung over the front door) (See 笑門来福) (good fortune and happiness will come to) the home of those who smile; (given name) Shoumon

箱屋

see styles
 hakoya
    はこや
(1) box maker; (2) man who carries a geisha's shamisen

篾匠

see styles
miè jiàng
    mie4 jiang4
mieh chiang
craftsman who makes articles from bamboo strips

粛慎

see styles
 mishihase; ashihase
    みしはせ; あしはせ
(hist) Mishihase (ancient ethnic group of people who lived in northern Japan)

糟糠

see styles
zāo kāng
    zao1 kang1
tsao k`ang
    tsao kang
 soukou / soko
    そうこう
chaff, husks, distillers' dregs etc (food eaten by the poor); (fig.) rubbish; junk; (abbr. for 糟糠妻[zao1 kang1 qi1]) wife who goes through the hardships of poverty with her husband
(1) (See 糟糠の妻) chaff and bran; plain food; (2) (archaism) worthless thing; trifle
Dregs and chaff, said of a proud monk, or of inferior teaching.

紅教


红教

see styles
hóng jiào
    hong2 jiao4
hung chiao
 Kukyō
紅衣派 The red sect, i. e. the Zva-dmar, or Shamar, the older Lamaistic sect of Tibet, who wear red clothes and hats.

純眞


纯眞

see styles
chún zhēn
    chun2 zhen1
ch`un chen
    chun chen
 junshin
Sincere, true; name of a man who asked the Buddha questions which are replied to in a sutra.

純陀


纯陀

see styles
chún tuó
    chun2 tuo2
ch`un t`o
    chun to
 Junda
Cunda, who is believed to have supplied Śākyamuni with his last meal; it is said to have been of 旃檀耳 q.v. but there are other accounts including a stew of flesh food; also 准純, 淳純, 周那.

紙魚


纸鱼

see styles
zhǐ yú
    zhi3 yu2
chih yü
 shimi
    しみ
silverfish (Lepisma saccarina); fish moth
(gikun reading) (1) (kana only) true bristletail (any insect of order Thysanura, esp. of family Lepismatidae); (2) Oriental silverfish (Ctenolepisma villosa); (3) (derogatory term) someone who is unable to apply what they have read

絃妓

see styles
 gengi
    げんぎ
(obscure) geisha; woman who entertains (e.g. by playing the shamisen) for her living

經家


经家

see styles
jīng jiā
    jing1 jia1
ching chia
 kyōke
One who collected or collects the sūtras, especially Ānanda, who according to tradition recorded the first Buddhist sūtras.

經者


经者

see styles
jīng zhě
    jing1 zhe3
ching che
 kyōsha
One who expounds the sūtras and śāstras; one who keeps the teaching of the Lotus Sūtra.

綠茶


绿茶

see styles
lǜ chá
    lu:4 cha2
lü ch`a
    lü cha
green tea; (slang) (of a girl) seemingly innocent and charming but actually calculating and manipulative; a girl who has these qualities

維越


维越

see styles
wéi yuè
    wei2 yue4
wei yüeh
 yuiotsu
avaivartika, cf. 阿, one who never reverts to a lower condition.

緇流


缁流

see styles
zī liú
    zi1 liu2
tzu liu
 shiru
those who wear black robes

緣覺


缘觉

see styles
yuán jué
    yuan2 jue2
yüan chüeh
 engaku
pratyekabuddha 辟支佛; 辟支迦佛; 鉢剌翳伽陀 (鉢剌翳伽佛陀) In the early translations it was rendered 緣覺, i.e. enlightened through reasoning on the riddle of life, especially as defined in the twelve nidānas. Later it was rendered 獨覺 or individual enlightenment, i.e. one who lives apart from others and attains enlightenment alone, or for himself, in contrast with the altruism of the bodhisattva principle. The term pratyekabuddha is not limited to Buddhists, but is also general for recluses pondering alone over the meaning of life, an illustration being the rhinoceros, which lives in isolation. The non-Buddhist enlightenment is illusion, e.g. from observing the 'flying flowers and falling leaves'; the Buddhist enlightenment arises from pondering over the twelve nidānas. As a degree of saintship it is undefined by early Buddhism, receiving its definition at a later period.

練磨


练磨

see styles
liàn mó
    lian4 mo2
lien mo
 renma
    れんま
(noun/participle) training; practice; practising; cultivation
To drill and grind, three bodhisattava conditions for maintaining progress: the fixing of attention on those who have attained enlightenment; the examination of one's purpose; and the realization of the power at work in others; v. 三退屈.

縁日

see styles
 ennichi
    えんにち
temple festival; fair; fete day; day related to a particular deity and thought to bring divine blessing to those who celebrate it

縁覚

see styles
 engaku
    えんがく
{Buddh} pratyekabuddha (one who achieves enlightenment without a teacher)

總領

see styles
 souryou / soryo
    そうりょう
(out-dated kanji) (1) eldest child; oldest child; first-born child; (2) child who carries on the family name; (3) (archaism) pre-ritsuryo official established in key provinces, responsible for administration of his home and surrounding provinces; (4) (archaism) head of a warrior clan (Kamakura period)

羅睺


罗睺

see styles
luó hóu
    luo2 hou2
lo hou
 rago; ragou / rago; rago
    らご; らごう
the intersection of the Moon's orbit with the ecliptic in Vedic astronomy (Sanskrit rahu)
Rago; mythological celestial body and-or evil spirit (asura) said to cause eclipses
Rāhu, also羅護; 羅虎; "the demon who is supposed to seize the sun and moon and thus cause eclipses." M.W.

羝羊

see styles
 teiyou / teyo
    ていよう
(1) (rare) (See 牡羊) ram (sheep); (2) (idiom) (rare) someone who lives their life by instinct

義淨


义淨

see styles
yì jìng
    yi4 jing4
i ching
 Gijō
Yijing, A.D. 635-713, the famous monk who in 671 set out by the sea-route for India, where he remained for over twenty years, spending half this period in the Nālandā monastery. He returned to China in 695, was received with much honour, brought back some four hundred works, tr. with Śikṣānanda the Avataṃsaka-sūtra, later tr. many other works and left a valuable account of his travels and life in India, died aged 79.

老兵

see styles
lǎo bīng
    lao3 bing1
lao ping
 rouhei / rohe
    ろうへい
old soldier; veteran; veteran (sb who has a lot of experience in some domain)
old soldier

老友

see styles
lǎo yǒu
    lao3 you3
lao yu
 rouyuu / royu
    ろうゆう
old friend; sb who passed the county level imperial exam (in Ming dynasty)
old friend; crony

老弟

see styles
lǎo dì
    lao3 di4
lao ti
(affectionate form of address for a male who is not very much younger than oneself) my boy; old pal

考霸

see styles
kǎo bà
    kao3 ba4
k`ao pa
    kao pa
"exam master", sb who takes many exams and aces all of them

者流

see styles
zhě liú
    zhe3 liu2
che liu
(after a personal attribute) people who have that attribute; people of that type

耆那

see styles
qín à
    qin2 a4
ch`in a
    chin a
 gina
Jina, victor, he who overcomes, a title of every Buddha; also the name of various persons; the Jaina religion, the Jains.

耶舍

see styles
yé shè
    ye2 she4
yeh she
 Yasha
Yaśas, or 耶舍陀 Yaśojā. There were two persons of this name: (1) a disciple of Ānanda; (2) another who is said to have 'played an important part in connection with the second synod'.

聲聞


声闻

see styles
shēng wén
    sheng1 wen2
sheng wen
 shōmon
(Buddhism) disciple
śrāvaka, a hearer, a term applied to the personal disciples of the Buddha, distinguished as mahā-śrāvaka; it is also applied to hearers, or disciples in general; but its general connotation relates it to Hīnayāna disciples who understand the four dogmas, rid themselves of the unreality of the phenomenal, and enter nirvana; it is the initial stage; cf. 舍.

聽教


听教

see styles
tīng jiào
    ting1 jiao4
t`ing chiao
    ting chiao
 chōkyō
Those who hear the Buddha's doctrine; those who obey.

背殺


背杀

see styles
bèi shā
    bei4 sha1
pei sha
(slang) (usu. of a woman) sb who looks stunning from behind; sb who has a great figure but not necessarily an attractive face; abbr. for 背影殺手|背影杀手[bei4 ying3 sha1 shou3]

背稱


背称

see styles
bèi chēng
    bei4 cheng1
pei ch`eng
    pei cheng
term used to refer to a person who is not present (e.g. 小姨子[xiao3 yi2 zi5]) (contrasted with 面稱|面称[mian4 cheng1])

胎生

see styles
tāi shēng
    tai1 sheng1
t`ai sheng
    tai sheng
 taisei / taise
    たいせい
viviparity; zoogony
(1) viviparity; (can be adjective with の) (2) viviparous; zoogonous; live-bearing
Uterine birth, womb-born. Before the differentiation of the sexes birth is supposed to have been by transformation. The term is also applied to beings enclosed in unopened lotuses in paradise, who have not had faith in Amitābha but trusted to their own strength to attain salvation; there they remain for proportionate periods, happy, but without the presence of the Buddha, or Bodhisattvas, or the sacred host, and do not hear their teaching. The condition is known as 胎宮, the womb-palace.

能乘

see styles
néng shèng
    neng2 sheng4
neng sheng
 nō jō
[one who] rides

能觸


能触

see styles
néng chù
    neng2 chu4
neng ch`u
    neng chu
 nōsoku
who or what touches or feels

脳筋

see styles
 noukin / nokin
    のうきん
(slang) muscle-brain; meathead; hot-blooded idiot; person who charges in before thinking

腐兄

see styles
 fukei / fuke
    ふけい
(slang) (See ボーイズラブ) man who likes comics depicting male homosexual love (usually targeted to women)

腐女

see styles
fǔ nǚ
    fu3 nu:3
fu nü
fujoshi (woman who likes manga about male homosexual love) (derived from Japanese 腐女子 "fujoshi")

膀爺


膀爷

see styles
bǎng yé
    bang3 ye2
pang yeh
topless guy (man who, in a public place, is not wearing a shirt)

膳部

see styles
 zenbu
    ぜんぶ
(1) (See 膳・1) food (on a table; esp. a small Japanese table); dinner; cover (in a restaurant); (2) cook; chef; person who prepares food; (place-name) Zenbu

臥龍


卧龙

see styles
wò lóng
    wo4 long2
wo lung
 garyuu / garyu
    がりゅう
sleeping dragon; (fig.) a person of outstanding talent who lives in obscurity
(1) unrecognized genius; exceptional person hidden among the masses; (2) reclining dragon; (given name) Garyū

自前

see styles
 jimae
    じまえ
(noun - becomes adjective with の) (1) paying one's own expenses; (noun - becomes adjective with の) (2) going into business for oneself; working independently; person who earns their own living

自生

see styles
zì shēng
    zi4 sheng1
tzu sheng
 mizuki
    みずき
(n,vs,vi,adj-no) natural growth; wild growth; (female given name) Mizuki
Self-produced, or naturally existing; also an intp. of bhūta 部多 produced; existing, real; also demons born by transformation 化生 in contrast to the 夜叉 yakṣa who are born from parents.

自賴


自赖

see styles
zì lài
    zi4 lai4
tzu lai
 jirai
one who has scabies

舍人

see styles
shè rén
    she4 ren2
she jen
 toneri
    とねり
ancient office title; rich and important person
(out-dated kanji) (gikun reading) (1) servant; valet; footman; (2) (archaism) someone who works in close quarters with the emperor or imperial family; (3) (archaism) low-ranking official who works for the imperial family or nobility (under the Rituryo system); (4) (archaism) ox-tender for oxcarts; horse boy; (5) honorary junior official of the Imperial Household Department's Board of Ceremonies involved in miscellaneous duties related to ceremonies; (out-dated kanji) (1) servant; valet; footman; (2) (archaism) someone who works in close quarters with the emperor or imperial family; (3) (archaism) low-ranking official who works for the imperial family or nobility (under the Rituryo system); (4) (archaism) ox-tender for oxcarts; horse boy; (5) honorary junior official of the Imperial Household Department's Board of Ceremonies involved in miscellaneous duties related to ceremonies; (personal name) Toneri

舎人

see styles
 torine
    とりね
(1) servant; valet; footman; (2) (archaism) someone who works in close quarters with the emperor or imperial family; (3) (archaism) low-ranking official who works for the imperial family or nobility (under the Rituryo system); (4) (archaism) ox-tender for oxcarts; horse boy; (5) honorary junior official of the Imperial Household Department's Board of Ceremonies involved in miscellaneous duties related to ceremonies; (personal name) Torine

舔狗

see styles
tiǎn gǒu
    tian3 gou3
t`ien kou
    tien kou
(neologism, attested by 2018) (slang) simp; person who resorts to cringeworthy fawning behavior in pursuing sb who does not requite their affections

船家

see styles
chuán jiā
    chuan2 jia1
ch`uan chia
    chuan chia
 funaie
    ふないえ
person who lives and makes a living on a boat; boatman; boat dweller
(surname) Funaie

船民

see styles
chuán mín
    chuan2 min2
ch`uan min
    chuan min
people who live and make a living on boats

良賁


良贲

see styles
liáng bēn
    liang2 ben1
liang pen
 Ryōbun
Liangben, the Tang monk who assisted Amogha in the translation of the 仁王經 Ren Wang Jing.

色子

see styles
shǎi zi
    shai3 zi5
shai tzu
 shikiko
    しきこ
dice (used in gambling)
(See かげま・1) kabuki actor who is also a male prostitute; (female given name) Shikiko

花守

see styles
 hanamori
    はなもり
person who guards flowers (esp. cherry blossoms); flower guard; (surname) Hanamori

芳紀

see styles
 yoshinori
    よしのり
age of a young lady who is at the peak of her (sexual) attractiveness; marriageable age (of a young lady); sweet sixteen; (given name) Yoshinori

苛ち

see styles
 irachi
    いらち
(noun or adjectival noun) (kana only) (ksb:) in a hurry; hustle; person who's always in a rush

若衆

see styles
 wakashu; wakashuu / wakashu; wakashu
    わかしゅ; わかしゅう
(1) (dated) young person; young man; young woman; (2) (archaism) boy who has not yet had his coming-of-age ceremony (Edo period); (3) (archaism) young (homosexual) male prostitute; young kabuki actor also working as a male prostitute; (4) (archaism) (See 念者・2) boy in a homosexual relationship (with a man)

苦主

see styles
kǔ zhǔ
    ku3 zhu3
k`u chu
    ku chu
(old) the family of the victim in a murder case; (Tw, HK) victim (of a crime, misfortune etc); (Tw) (coll.) person who bears the burden while others benefit

苦餘


苦余

see styles
kǔ yú
    ku3 yu2
k`u yü
    ku yü
 kuyo
Remains of suffering awaiting the Hīnayāna disciple who escapes suffering in this world, but still meets it in succeeding worlds.

茂泥

see styles
mào ní
    mao4 ni2
mao ni
 moni
文尼; 牟尼 muni, a solitary, a recluse, e. g. Śākyamuni, the recluse of the Śākya family; genī; intp. as one who seeks solitude, and one who is able to be kind.

茶番

see styles
 chaban
    ちゃばん
(noun - becomes adjective with の) (1) farce; charade; (2) person who serves tea; (3) short and humorous improvised sketch (originating from Edo-era kabuki)

草莽

see styles
cǎo mǎng
    cao3 mang3
ts`ao mang
    tsao mang
 soumou; soubou / somo; sobo
    そうもう; そうぼう
a rank growth of grass; uncultivated land; wilderness
(1) (form) commoner; humble subject; (2) (hist) private citizen who opposed the Tokugawa shogunate during the Bakumatsu period; (3) (obsolete) grassy place; bush

莫不

see styles
mò bù
    mo4 bu4
mo pu
 makufu
none doesn't; there is none who isn't; everyone
none that are not

華僑


华侨

see styles
huá qiáo
    hua2 qiao2
hua ch`iao
    hua chiao
 kakyou / kakyo
    かきょう
overseas Chinese; (in a restricted sense) Chinese emigrant who still retains Chinese nationality; CL:個|个[ge4],位[wei4],名[ming2]
overseas Chinese

華報


华报

see styles
huā bào
    hua1 bao4
hua pao
 kehō
Flower recompense, i.e. flowers to him who cultivates them, and fruit corresponding to the seed sown, i.e. retribution for good or evil living.

蔡鍔


蔡锷

see styles
cài è
    cai4 e4
ts`ai o
    tsai o
Cai E (1882–1916), military leader who was a key figure in the establishment the National Protection Army 護國軍|护国军[Hu4 guo2 jun1], which in 1916 fought the forces of Yuan Shikai 袁世凱|袁世凯[Yuan2 Shi4 kai3], who had tried to reestablish the monarchy with himself as emperor

蔭間

see styles
 kagema
    かげま
(1) (archaism) homosexual prostitute who sold favors at banquets, etc. (late Edo); (2) (archaism) actor-in-training in kabuki; (surname) Kagema

薜茘

see styles
bì lì
    bi4 li4
pi li
(薜茘多) cf. 閉 preta, intp. as an ancestral spirit, but chiefly as a hungry ghost who is also harmful.

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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