佛 教 Fó jiào Buddhism 法 门 fǎ mén gate to enlightment (Buddhism) / Buddhism / way / method / (old) south gate of a palace 佛 门 Fó mén Buddhism 佛 家 Fó jiā Buddhism / Buddhist 佛 Fó Buddha / Buddhism / abbr. for 佛陀[Fo2 tuo2] 释 to explain / to release / Buddha (abbr. for 釋迦牟尼|释迦牟尼[Shi4 jia1 mou2 ni2]) / Buddhism 竺 Zhú surname Zhu / abbr. for 天竺[Tian1 zhu2] India (esp. in Tang or Buddhist context) / Buddhism (archaic) 竺 教 Zhú jiào Buddhism (archaic) 释 教 Shì jiào Buddhism 修 行 xiū xíng to devote oneself to spiritual development (esp. Buddhism or Daoism) / to devote oneself to perfecting one's art or craft 外 教 wài jiào foreign teacher (abbr. for 外國教師|外国教师) / greenhorn / novice / amateurish / religion other than Buddhism (term used by Buddhists) 喇 嘛 lǎ ma lama, spiritual teacher in Tibetan Buddhism 大 乘 Dà shèng Mahayana, the Great Vehicle / Buddhism based on the Mayahana sutras, as spread to Central Asia, China and beyond / also pr. [Da4 cheng2] 罗 刹 luó chà demon in Buddhism / poltergeist in temple that plays tricks on monks and has a taste for their food 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) 禅 宗 Chán zōng Zen Buddhism 藏 传 佛 教 Zàng chuán Fó jiào Tibetan Buddhism 转 轮 zhuàn lún rotating disk / wheel / rotor / cycle of reincarnation in Buddhism 信 佛 xìn Fó to believe in Buddhism 法 轮 Fǎ lún the Eternal Wheel of life in Buddhism 菩 提 树 pú tí shù pipal tree (Ficus religiosa) / bo fig tree / Bodhi tree (sacred to Buddhism and Hinduism) 小 乘 Xiǎo chéng Hinayana, the Lesser Vehicle / Buddhism in India before the Mayahana sutras 小 乘 Xiǎo shèng Hinayana, the Lesser Vehicle / Buddhism in India before the Mayahana sutras / also pr. [Xiao3 cheng2] 善 男 信 女 shàn nán xìn nu:3 lay practitioners of Buddhism 天 台 山 Tiān tāi Shān Mt Tiantai near Shaoxing 紹興|绍兴[Shao4 xing1] in Zhejiang, the center of Tiantai Buddhism 天台宗[Tian1 tai2 zong1] 大 昭 寺 Dà zhāo sì Jokhang, main Buddhist temple in Lhasa, a sacred place of Tibetan Buddhism 黄 教 Huáng jiào Yellow hat or Gelugpa school of Tibetan Buddhism / also written 格魯派|格鲁派[Ge2 lu3 pai4] 禅 机 chán jī Buddhism subtleties / Buddhist allegory 鉴 真 Jiàn zhēn Jianzhen or Ganjin (688-763), Tang dynastic Buddhist monk, who crossed to Japan after several unsuccessful attempts, influential in Japanese Buddhism 喇 嘛 教 Lǎ ma jiào Lamaism / Tibetan Buddhism 格 鲁 派 Gé lǔ pài Gelugpa school of Tibetan Buddhism 喇 嘛 庙 lǎ ma miào lamasery / temple of Tibetan Buddhism 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) 天 台 Tiān tāi Mt Tiantai near Shaoxing 紹興|绍兴 / in Zhejiang, the center of Tiantai Buddhism 天台宗 / Tiantai county in Taizhou 台州[Tai1 zhou1], Zhejiang 摩 揭 陀 Mó jiē tuó Magadha, ancient India kingdom reported to be the birthplace of Buddhism 卍 swastika, a sacred and auspicious symbol in Hinduism, Buddhism, and Jainism 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 上 座 部 shàng zuò bù Theravada school of Buddhism 五 灯 会 元 Wǔ dēng Huì yuán Song Dynasty History of Zen Buddhism in China (1252), 20 scrolls 人 间 佛 教 Rén jiān Fó jiào Humanistic Buddhism 噶 当 派 Gá dāng pài Bkar-dgam-pa sect of Tibetan Buddhism 四 大 佛 教 名 山 Sì dà Fó jiào Míng shān Four Sacred Mountains of Buddhism, namely: Mt Wutai 五臺山|五台山 / in Shanxi, Mt Emei 峨眉山 / in Sichuan, Mt Jiuhua 九華山|九华山 / in Anhui, Mt Potala 普陀山 / in Zhejiang 天 台 宗 Tiān tái zōng Tiantai school of Buddhism 密 教 mì jiào esoteric Buddhism 智 顗 Zhì yǐ Zhiyi (538-597), founder of the Tiantai sect of Buddhism 法 相 宗 Fǎ xiàng zōng Yogācāra school of Buddhism / Dharma-character school of Buddhism 生 愿 shēng yuàn desire to exist (in Buddhism, tanhā) / craving for rebirth 禅 门 五 宗 chán mén wǔ zōng the five schools of Chan Buddhism (idiom) 圣 德 太 子 Shèng dé Tài zǐ Prince Shōtoku Taiji (574-621), major Japanese statesman and reformer of the Asuka period 飛鳥時代|飞鸟时代[Fei1 niao3 Shi2 dai4], proponent of state Buddhism, portrayed as Buddhist saint 脉 轮 学 说 mài lún xué shuō theory of Chakra in Indian yoga and Tibetan Buddhism 脉 轮 理 论 mài lún lǐ lùn theory of Chakra in Indian yoga and Tibetan Buddhism 蓝 毗 尼 Lán pí ní Lumbini, Nepal, birthplace of Siddhartha Gautama 釋迦牟尼|释迦牟尼[Shi4 jia1 mou2 ni2] founder of Buddhism (also written 嵐毘尼|岚毗尼[Lan2 pi2 ni2], 臘伐尼|腊伐尼[La4 fa2 ni2], 林微尼[Lin2 wei1 ni2]) 迦 持 jiā chí the laws of the Buddhism 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 鉴 真 和 尚 Jiàn zhēn hé shang Jianzhen or Ganjin (688-763), Tang Buddhist monk, who crossed to Japan after several unsuccessful attempts, influential in Japanese Buddhism 雪 山 狮 子 xuě shān shī zi Snow lion, mythological animal, a banned symbol of Tibet and Tibetan Buddhism 斋 教 Zhāi jiào Zhaijiao sect of Buddhism 卐 swastika, a sacred and auspicious symbol in Hinduism, Buddhism, and Jainism, later adopted by Nazi Germany 净 土 宗 Jìng tǔ zōng Pure Land Buddhism 真 言 宗 Zhēn yán zōng Shingon Buddhism 慧 能 Huì néng Huineng (638-713), the Sixth Patriarch of Chan Buddhism 俱 舍 宗 Jù shè zōng Kusha-shū / (Japanese Buddhism school) 唯 识 宗 Wéi shí zōng Yogachara school of Buddhism ("consciousness only" school of Buddhism) 悉 达 多 Xī dá duō Siddhartha Gautama (563-485 BC), the historical Buddha and founder of Buddhism 成 实 宗 Chéng shí zōng Satyasiddhi school of Buddhism 东 密 Dōng mì Japanese Esoteric Buddhism 智 𫖮 Zhì yǐ Zhiyi (538-597), founder of the Tiantai sect of Buddhism
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