佛 家 Fó jiā Buddhism / Buddhist 佛 教 徒 Fó jiào tú Buddhist 说 法 shuō fǎ to expound Buddhist teachings 好 事 hǎo shì good action, deed, thing or work (also sarcastic, "a fine thing indeed") / charity / happy occasion / Daoist or Buddhist ceremony for the souls of the dead 长 老 zhǎng lǎo elder / term of respect for a Buddhist monk 和 尚 hé shang Buddhist monk 金 刚 jīn gāng diamond / (used to translate Sanskrit "vajra", a thunderbolt or mythical weapon) / guardian deity (in Buddhist iconography) 法 宝 fǎ bǎo Buddha's teaching / Buddhist monk's apparel, staff etc / (Daoism) magic weapon / talisman / fig. specially effective device / magic wand 雕 塑 diāo sù a statue / a Buddhist image / sculpture / to carve 丛 林 cóng lín jungle / thicket / forest / Buddhist monastery 大 殿 dà diàn main hall of a Buddhist temple 觉 悟 jué wù to come to understand / to realize / consciousness / awareness / Buddhist enlightenment (Sanskrit: cittotpāda) 护 法 hù fǎ to keep the law / to protect Buddha's teachings / protector of Buddhist law (i.e. temple donor) 佛 法 fó fǎ Dharma (the teachings of the Buddha) / Buddhist doctrine 佛 祖 Fó zǔ Buddha / founder of a buddhist sect 出 家 chū jiā to leave home (to become a Buddhist monk or nun) 佛 像 fó xiàng Buddhist image / statue of Buddha or Bodhisattva / CL:尊[zun1], 張|张[zhang1] 禅 师 chán shī honorific title for a Buddhist monk 大 雄 dà xióng great hero / main Buddhist image (in temple) 取 经 qǔ jīng to journey to India on a quest for the Buddhist scriptures / to learn by studying another's experience 方 丈 fāng zhang square zhang (i.e. unit of area 10 feet square) / monastic room 10 feet square / Buddhist or Daoist abbot / abbot's chamber 尼 姑 ní gū Buddhist nun 石 窟 shí kū rock cave / grotto / cliff caves (often with Buddhist statues) 道 场 dào chǎng Taoist or Buddhist rite / abbr. for 菩提道場|菩提道场[Pu2 ti2 dao4 chang3] 舍 利 shè lì ashes after cremation / Buddhist relics (Sanskirt: sarira) 南 无 nā mó Buddhist salutation or expression of faith (loanword from Sanskrit) / Taiwan pr. [na2 mo2] 佛 经 Fó jīng Buddhist texts / scripture 佛 学 Fó xué Buddhist doctrine / Buddhist studies 天 竺 Tiān zhú the Indian subcontinent (esp. in Tang or Buddhist context) 比 丘 Bǐ qiū Buddhist monk (loanword from Sanskrit "bhiksu") 圣 贤 shèng xián a sage / wise and holy man / virtuous ruler / Buddhist lama / wine 念 经 niàn jīng to recite or chant Buddhist scripture 九 华 山 Jiǔ huá shān Mount Jiuhua in Anhui, scenic tourist site, and one of the four famous Buddhist mountains 三 藏 Sān zàng Tripitaka (602-664), Tang dynasty Buddhist monk and translator who traveled to India 629-645 / same as 玄奘 济 公 Jì gōng Jigong or Daoji (1130-1207), Southern Song Dynasty Buddhist monk 住 持 zhù chí to administer a monastery Buddhist or Daoist / abbot / head monk 正 殿 zhèng diàn main hall of a Buddhist temple 沙 门 shā mén monk (Sanskrit: Sramana, originally refers to north India) / Buddhist monk 古 刹 gǔ chà old Buddhist temple 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] 袈 裟 jiā shā kasaya (robe of a Buddhist monk or nun) (loanword from Sanskrit) 梵 天 Fàn tiān Nirvana (in Buddhist scripture) / Lord Brahma (the Hindu Creator) 玄 奘 Xuán zàng Xuanzang (602-664), Tang dynasty Buddhist monk and translator who traveled to India 629-645 佛 寺 Fó sì Buddhist temple 普 贤 Pǔ xián Samantabhadra, the Buddhist Lord of Truth 须 弥 Xū mí Mt Meru or Sumeru, sacred mountain in Buddhist and Jain tradition / Mt Xumi in Guyuan 固原[Gu4 yuan2], Ningxia, with many Buddhist cave statues 衣 钵 yī bō the cassock and alms bowl of a Buddhist master passed on to the favorite disciple (Buddhism) / legacy / mantle 舍 利 子 shè lì zi ashes after cremation / Buddhist relics (Sanskirt: sarira) 沙 弥 shā mí novice Buddhist monk 香 客 xiāng kè Buddhist pilgrim / Buddhist worshipper 法 号 fǎ hào name in religion (of Buddhist or Daoist within monastery) 圆 寂 yuán jì death / to pass away (of Buddhist monks, nuns etc) 唐 三 藏 Táng sān zàng Tripitaka (602-664), Tang dynasty Buddhist monk and translator who traveled to India 629-645 / same as 玄奘 禅 院 chán yuàn Buddhist hall 秃 驴 tū lu:2 (derog.) Buddhist monk 大 昭 寺 Dà zhāo sì Jokhang, main Buddhist temple in Lhasa, a sacred place of Tibetan Buddhism 参 禅 cān chán to practice Chan Buddhist meditation / to practice Zen meditation / to sit in meditation 弘 法 hóng fǎ to propagate Buddhist teachings 大 藏 经 dà zàng jīng Tripitaka Koreana, Buddhist scriptures carved on 81,340 wooden tablets and housed in the Haein Temple 海印寺[Hai3 yin4 si4] in South Gyeongsang province of South Korea 浮 屠 fú tú Buddha / Buddhist stupa (transliteration of Pali thupo) 醍 醐 灌 顶 tí hú guàn dǐng lit. to anoint your head with the purest cream (idiom) / fig. to enlighten people with perfect wisdom / flawless Buddhist teaching 禅 房 chán fáng a room in a Buddhist monastery / a temple 禅 杖 chán zhàng the staff of a Buddhist monk 伽 蓝 qié lán Buddhist temple (loanword from Sanskrit "samgharama") 白 马 寺 Bái mǎ Sì the Baima or White Horse Temple in Luoyang, one of the earliest Buddhist temples in China 佛 龛 fó kān niche for statue (esp. Buddhist, Christian etc) 法 名 fǎ míng name in religion (of Buddhist or Daoist within monastery) / same as 法號|法号[fa3 hao4] 比 丘 尼 bǐ qiū ní Buddhist nun (loanword from Sanskrit "bhiksuni") 剃 度 tì dù to take the tonsure / to shave the head / tonsure (shaved head of Buddhist monk) 千 佛 洞 qiān Fó dòng Buddhist grottos 过 堂 guò táng to appear in court for trial (old) / (of Buddhist monks) to have a meal together in the temple hall 禅 机 chán jī Buddhism subtleties / Buddhist allegory 佛 典 Fó diǎn Buddhist scriptures / Buddhist classics 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 佛 语 fó yǔ Buddhist term 法 衣 fǎ yī robe of a Buddhist priest / ceremonial garment of a Daoist priest / robe of a judge, nun, priest etc / cassock / vestment 转 法 轮 zhuǎn fǎ lún to transmit Buddhist teaching / chakram or chakka (throwing disk) 禅 林 chán lín a Buddhist temple 醍 醐 tí hú refined cream cheese / fig. crème de la crème / nirvana / Buddha nature / Buddhist truth / broth / flawless personal character 戒 刀 jiè dāo Buddhist monk's knife (not used for killing) 暮 鼓 晨 钟 mù gǔ chén zhōng lit. evening drum, morning bell (idiom) / fig. Buddhist monastic practice / the passage of time in a disciplined existence 斋 饭 zhāi fàn food given to Buddhist monks as alms 庵 堂 ān táng Buddhist nunnery 尼 Buddhist nun / (often used in phonetic spellings) 僧 徒 sēng tú Buddhist monks 藏 storehouse / depository / Buddhist or Taoist scripture 戒 to guard against / to exhort / to admonish or warn / to give up or stop doing sth / Buddhist monastic discipline / ring (for a finger) 寺 Buddhist temple / mosque / government office (old) 僧 (bound form) Buddhist monk (abbr. for 僧伽[seng1 qie2]) 刹 Buddhist monastery, temple or shrine (abbr. for 剎多羅|刹多罗[cha4 duo1 luo2], Sanskrit "ksetra") 迦 (phonetic sound for Buddhist terms) 竺 Zhú surname Zhu / abbr. for 天竺[Tian1 zhu2] India (esp. in Tang or Buddhist context) / Buddhism (archaic) 衹 robe of a Buddhist monk or nun 偈 Buddhist hymn / gatha / Buddhist verse 裟 Buddhist monk's robe 袈 Buddhist monk's robe 菴 variant of 庵 / hut / Buddhist convent / small Buddhist temple 人 间 地 狱 rén jiān dì yù hell on earth (idiom) / suffering the torments of Buddhist hell while still alive / fig. having an uncomfortable time 闍 used in Buddhist transliteration 驆 used in transliterating Buddhist books
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