"Buddha" • Chinese-English Dictionary

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佛祖 Fó zǔ Buddha / founder of a buddhist sect
大圣 dà shèng great sage / mahatma / king / emperor / outstanding personage / Buddha
佛陀 Fó tuó Buddha (a person who has attained Buddhahood, or specifically Siddhartha Gautama)
佛爷 Fó ye Buddha (term of respect for Sakyamuni 釋迦牟尼|释迦牟尼[Shi4 jia1 mou2 ni2]) / His Holiness (refers to a Buddhist grandee) / Buddha / God / emperor / in late Qing court, refers exclusively to Empress Dowager Cixi 慈禧太后[Ci2 xi3 tai4 hou4]
浮屠 fú tú Buddha / Buddhist stupa (transliteration of Pali thupo)
佛 Fó Buddha / Buddhism / abbr. for 佛陀[Fo2 tuo2]
释 shì to explain / to release / Buddha (abbr. for 釋迦牟尼|释迦牟尼[Shi4 jia1 mou2 ni2]) / Buddhism
竺乾 Zhú qián Buddha (archaic) / Dharma (the teachings of the Buddha)
佛像 fó xiàng Buddhist image / statue of Buddha or Bodhisattva / CL:尊[zun1], 張|张[zhang1]
念佛 niàn fó to pray to Buddha / to chant the names of Buddha
释迦牟尼 Shì jiā móu ní Siddhartha Gautama (563-485 BC), the historical Buddha and founder of Buddhism / Sakyamuni Buddha (Sanskrit: sage of the Sakya)
弥勒 Mí lè Mile county in Honghe Hani and Yi autonomous prefecture, Yunnan / Maitreya, the future Bodhisattva, to come after Shakyamuni Buddha
成佛 chéng fó to become a Buddha / to attain enlightenment
达摩 Dá mó Dharma, the teaching of Buddha / Bodhidharma
活佛 huó fó Living Buddha / title of Mongolian Lamas from 17th century
真身 zhēn shēn the real body (of Buddha or a God) / true effigy
四大天王 sì dà tiān wáng the four heavenly kings (Sanskrit vajra) / the four guardians or warrior attendants of Buddha
拜佛 bài Fó to worship Buddha
弥陀 Mí tuó Amitabha, the Buddha of the Western Paradise / abbr. for 阿彌陀佛|阿弥陀佛 / Mituo or Mito township in Kaohsiung county 高雄縣|高雄县[Gao1 xiong2 xian4], southwest Taiwan
释迦 shì jiā Sakya (name of a north Indian tribe) / abbr. for 釋迦牟尼|释迦牟尼[Shi4 jia1 mou2 ni2] Sakyamuni Buddha / sugar apple
佛号 fó hào one of the many names of Buddha
阿难 E1 nán Prince Ananda, cousin of the Buddha and his closest disciple
佛性 Fó xìng Buddha nature
弥勒佛 Mí lè fó Maitreya / the Bodhisattva that will be the next to come after Shakyamuni Buddha
白佛 bái fó to ask Buddha
卧佛 wò fó reclining Buddha
圣像 shèng xiàng icon / iconic / religious image / figure (of Confucius, Buddha, Jesus Christ, the Virgin Mary etc) / CL:張|张[zhang1]
药师佛 Yào shī fó Medicine Buddha (Sanskrit: Bhaisajyaguru)
舍利塔 shè lì tǎ stupa / tower venerating the ashes of the Buddha
借花献佛 jiè huā xiàn Fó lit. presenting the Buddha with borrowed flowers (idiom) / fig. to win favor or influence using sb else's property / plagiarism
醍醐 tí hú refined cream cheese / fig. crème de la crème / nirvana / Buddha nature / Buddhist truth / broth / flawless personal character
活菩萨 huó pú sà a living Buddha / fig. compassionate person / saint
噶 gá phonetic ga (used in rendering Tibetan and Mongolian sounds) / Tibetan Ge: language of Buddha / (dialect) final particle similar to 了[le5] (esp. in Yunnan)
阿弥陀佛 E1 mí tuó Fó Amitabha Buddha / the Buddha of the Western paradise / may the lord Buddha preserve us! / merciful Buddha!
佛口蛇心 fó kǒu shé xīn words of a Buddha, heart of a snake (idiom) / two-faced / malicious and duplicitous
拣佛烧香 jiǎn fó shāo xiāng to choose which Buddha to burn incense to (idiom) / fig. to curry favor from the right person
立地成佛 lì dì chéng fó to become a Buddha on the spot (idiom) / instant rehabilitation / to repent and be absolved of one's crimes
三宝 sān bǎo the Three Precious Treasures of Buddhism, namely: the Buddha 佛, the Dharma 法 / (his teaching), and the Sangha 僧 / (his monastic order)
大日如来 Dà rì rú lái Vairocana, Buddha of supreme enlightenment
柏孜克里克千佛洞 Bó zī kè lǐ kè Qiān fó dòng the Bezeklik Thousand Buddha Caves, in the Turpan Basin, Xinjiang
立像 lì xiàng standing image (of a Buddha or saint)
宝生佛 Bǎo shēng fó Ratnasambhava Buddha
不空成就佛 Bù kōng chéng jiù fó Amoghasiddhi Buddha
释迦牟尼佛 Shì jiā móu ní fó Sakyamuni Buddha (Sanskrit: sage of the Sakya) / Siddhartha Gautama (563-485 BC), the historical Buddha and founder of Buddhism
佛舍利 Fó shè lì ashes of cremated Buddha
佛跳墙 fó tiào qiáng lit. Buddha jumps over the wall, name for a Chinese dish that uses many non-vegetarian ingredients
传灯 chuán dēng to pass on the light of Buddha
乔答摩 Qiáo dā mó Gautama, surname of the Siddhartha, the historical Buddha
四十二章经 sì shí èr zhāng jīng The Sutra in Forty-two Sections Spoken by the Buddha, the first Chinese Buddhist text, translated in 67 AD by Kasyapa-Matanga 迦葉摩騰|迦叶摩腾[Jia1 ye4 Mo2 teng2] and Gobharana 竺法蘭|竺法兰[Zhu2 fa3 lan2] (Dharmaraksha)
坐像 zuò xiàng seated image (of a Buddha or saint)
大本涅盘经 dà běn Niè pán jīng the great Nirvana sutra: every living thing has Buddha nature.
放下屠刀，立地成佛 fàng xià tú dāo , lì dì chéng fó lay down butcher's knife, become a Buddha on the spot (idiom) / instant rehabilitation / to repent and be absolved of one's crimes
涅盘经 Niè pán Jīng the Nirvana sutra: every living thing has Buddha nature.
无量寿 Wú liàng shòu boundless life (expression of good wishes) / Amitayus, the Buddha of measureless life, good fortune and wisdom
燃灯佛 Rán dēng fó Dipamkara Buddha, the former Buddha before Shakyamuni Buddha and the bringer of lights
烧香拜佛 shāo xiāng bài Fó to burn incense and worship Buddha
瞿昙 Qú tán Gautama, surname of the Siddhartha, the historical Buddha
竺法 Zhú fǎ Dharma (the teachings of the Buddha, archaic) / Buddhist doctrine
素筵 sù yán vegetarian feast / food offerings to Buddha
脱骨成佛 tuō gǔ chéng Fó to shed one's bones and become a Buddha
药师如来 Yào shī rú lái Medicine Buddha (Sanskrit: Bhaisajyaguru)
解深密经 Jiě shēn mì jīng Sandhinir mokcana vyuha sutra, a yogic text on awareness and meditation, translated as the Wisdom of Buddha
迦叶佛 jiā yè fó Buddha Kassapa (Pāli) or Kāśyapa (Skt) (one of the Buddhas of the past)
释尊 Shì zūn another name for Sakyamuni 釋迦牟尼佛|释迦牟尼佛, the historical Buddha
释迦佛 shì jiā fó Sakyamuni Buddha (Sanskrit: sage of the Sakya) / Siddhartha Gautama (563-485 BC), the historical Buddha and founder of Buddhism
閦 chù crowd / transliteration of Sanskrit 'kso', e.g. Aksobhya Buddha 阿閦佛
阿弥陀如来 E1 mí tuó rú lái Amitabha, Buddha of infinite light
阿难陀 E1 nán tuó Prince Ananda, cousin of the Buddha and his closest disciple
默诵佛号 mò sòng fó hào to chant the names of Buddha
悉达多 Xī dá duō Siddhartha Gautama (563-485 BC), the historical Buddha and founder of Buddhism
三十二相 sān shí èr xiàng the thirty-two physical characteristics of Buddha
赕佛 dǎn fó (Dai language) to make offerings to Buddha
佛心 fó xīn Buddha-like heart (full of compassion) / spirit of Buddha (awakened to reality and no longer clinging to appearances)
迎佛骨 yíng fó gǔ to ceremonially receive a bone relic of the Buddha
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