"Buddhist" • Chinese-English Dictionary

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 Fó jiā Buddhism / Buddhist
 Fó jiào tú Buddhist
 shuō fǎ to expound Buddhist teachings
 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
 zhǎng lǎo elder / term of respect for a Buddhist monk
 hé shang Buddhist monk
 jīn gāng diamond / (used to translate Sanskrit "vajra", a thunderbolt or mythical weapon) / guardian deity (in Buddhist iconography)
 fǎ bǎo Buddha's teaching / Buddhist monk's apparel, staff etc / (Daoism) magic weapon / talisman / fig. specially effective device / magic wand
 diāo sù a statue / a Buddhist image / sculpture / to carve
 cóng lín jungle / thicket / forest / Buddhist monastery
殿 dà diàn main hall of a Buddhist temple
 jué wù to come to understand / to realize / consciousness / awareness / Buddhist enlightenment (Sanskrit: cittotpāda)
 hù fǎ to keep the law / to protect Buddha's teachings / protector of Buddhist law (i.e. temple donor)
 fó fǎ Dharma (the teachings of the Buddha) / Buddhist doctrine
 Fó zǔ Buddha / founder of a buddhist sect
 chū jiā to leave home (to become a Buddhist monk or nun)
 fó xiàng Buddhist image / statue of Buddha or Bodhisattva / CL:尊[zun1], 張|张[zhang1]
 chán shī honorific title for a Buddhist monk
 dà xióng great hero / main Buddhist image (in temple)
 qǔ jīng to journey to India on a quest for the Buddhist scriptures / to learn by studying another's experience
 fāng zhang square zhang (i.e. unit of area 10 feet square) / monastic room 10 feet square / Buddhist or Daoist abbot / abbot's chamber
 ní gū Buddhist nun
 shí kū rock cave / grotto / cliff caves (often with Buddhist statues)
 dào chǎng Taoist or Buddhist rite / abbr. for 菩提道場|菩提道场[Pu2 ti2 dao4 chang3]
 shè lì ashes after cremation / Buddhist relics (Sanskirt: sarira)
 nā mó Buddhist salutation or expression of faith (loanword from Sanskrit) / Taiwan pr. [na2 mo2]
 Fó jīng Buddhist texts / scripture
 Fó xué Buddhist doctrine / Buddhist studies
 Tiān zhú the Indian subcontinent (esp. in Tang or Buddhist context)
 Bǐ qiū Buddhist monk (loanword from Sanskrit "bhiksu")
 shèng xián a sage / wise and holy man / virtuous ruler / Buddhist lama / wine
 niàn jīng to recite or chant Buddhist scripture
 Jiǔ huá shān Mount Jiuhua in Anhui, scenic tourist site, and one of the four famous Buddhist mountains
 Sān zàng Tripitaka (602-664), Tang dynasty Buddhist monk and translator who traveled to India 629-645 / same as 玄奘
 Jì gōng Jigong or Daoji (1130-1207), Southern Song Dynasty Buddhist monk
 zhù chí to administer a monastery Buddhist or Daoist / abbot / head monk
殿 zhèng diàn main hall of a Buddhist temple
 shā mén monk (Sanskrit: Sramana, originally refers to north India) / Buddhist monk
 gǔ chà old Buddhist temple
 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]
 jiā shā kasaya (robe of a Buddhist monk or nun) (loanword from Sanskrit)
 Fàn tiān Nirvana (in Buddhist scripture) / Lord Brahma (the Hindu Creator)
 Xuán zàng Xuanzang (602-664), Tang dynasty Buddhist monk and translator who traveled to India 629-645
 Fó sì Buddhist temple
 Pǔ xián Samantabhadra, the Buddhist Lord of Truth
 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
 yī bō the cassock and alms bowl of a Buddhist master passed on to the favorite disciple (Buddhism) / legacy / mantle
 shè lì zi ashes after cremation / Buddhist relics (Sanskirt: sarira)
 shā mí novice Buddhist monk
 xiāng kè Buddhist pilgrim / Buddhist worshipper
 fǎ hào name in religion (of Buddhist or Daoist within monastery)
 yuán jì death / to pass away (of Buddhist monks, nuns etc)
 Táng sān zàng Tripitaka (602-664), Tang dynasty Buddhist monk and translator who traveled to India 629-645 / same as 玄奘
 chán yuàn Buddhist hall
 tū lu:2 (derog.) Buddhist monk
 Dà zhāo sì Jokhang, main Buddhist temple in Lhasa, a sacred place of Tibetan Buddhism
 cān chán to practice Chan Buddhist meditation / to practice Zen meditation / to sit in meditation
 hóng fǎ to propagate Buddhist teachings
 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
 fú tú Buddha / Buddhist stupa (transliteration of Pali thupo)
 tí hú guàn dǐng lit. to anoint your head with the purest cream (idiom) / fig. to enlighten people with perfect wisdom / flawless Buddhist teaching
 chán fáng a room in a Buddhist monastery / a temple
 chán zhàng the staff of a Buddhist monk
 qié lán Buddhist temple (loanword from Sanskrit "samgharama")
 Bái mǎ Sì the Baima or White Horse Temple in Luoyang, one of the earliest Buddhist temples in China
 fó kān niche for statue (esp. Buddhist, Christian etc)
 fǎ míng name in religion (of Buddhist or Daoist within monastery) / same as 法號|法号[fa3 hao4]
 bǐ qiū ní Buddhist nun (loanword from Sanskrit "bhiksuni")
 tì dù to take the tonsure / to shave the head / tonsure (shaved head of Buddhist monk)
 qiān Fó dòng Buddhist grottos
 guò táng to appear in court for trial (old) / (of Buddhist monks) to have a meal together in the temple hall
 chán jī Buddhism subtleties / Buddhist allegory
 Fó diǎn Buddhist scriptures / Buddhist classics
 Jiàn zhēn Jianzhen or Ganjin (688-763), Tang dynastic Buddhist monk, who crossed to Japan after several unsuccessful attempts, influential in Japanese Buddhism
 fó yǔ Buddhist term
 fǎ yī robe of a Buddhist priest / ceremonial garment of a Daoist priest / robe of a judge, nun, priest etc / cassock / vestment
 zhuǎn fǎ lún to transmit Buddhist teaching / chakram or chakka (throwing disk)
 chán lín a Buddhist temple
 tí hú refined cream cheese / fig. crème de la crème / nirvana / Buddha nature / Buddhist truth / broth / flawless personal character
 jiè dāo Buddhist monk's knife (not used for killing)
 mù gǔ chén zhōng lit. evening drum, morning bell (idiom) / fig. Buddhist monastic practice / the passage of time in a disciplined existence
 zhāi fàn food given to Buddhist monks as alms
 ān táng Buddhist nunnery
 ní Buddhist nun / (often used in phonetic spellings)
 sēng tú Buddhist monks
 zàng storehouse / depository / Buddhist or Taoist scripture
 jiè to guard against / to exhort / to admonish or warn / to give up or stop doing sth / Buddhist monastic discipline / ring (for a finger)
 sì Buddhist temple / mosque / government office (old)
 sēng (bound form) Buddhist monk (abbr. for 僧伽[seng1 qie2])
 chà Buddhist monastery, temple or shrine (abbr. for 剎多羅|刹多罗[cha4 duo1 luo2], Sanskrit "ksetra")
 jiā (phonetic sound for Buddhist terms)
 Zhú surname Zhu / abbr. for 天竺[Tian1 zhu2] India (esp. in Tang or Buddhist context) / Buddhism (archaic)
 qí robe of a Buddhist monk or nun
 jì Buddhist hymn / gatha / Buddhist verse
 shā Buddhist monk's robe
 jiā Buddhist monk's robe
 ān variant of 庵 / hut / Buddhist convent / small Buddhist temple
 rén jiān dì yù hell on earth (idiom) / suffering the torments of Buddhist hell while still alive / fig. having an uncomfortable time
 shé used in Buddhist transliteration
 bì used in transliterating Buddhist books
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