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九十六 see styles |
jiǔ shí liù jiu3 shi2 liu4 chiu shih liu kujū roku |
ninety-six |
九齋日 九斋日 see styles |
jiǔ zhāi rì jiu3 zhai1 ri4 chiu chai jih ku sainichi |
the nine kinds of days of abstinence on which no food is eaten after twelve o'clock: noon and the commands are observed. They are: Every day of the first month, of the fifth month, of the ninth month, and the following six days of each month, 8th, 14th, 15th, 23rd, 29th, and 30th. On these days Indra and the four deva-kings investigate the conduct of men. |
事六度 see styles |
shì liù dù shi4 liu4 du4 shih liu tu ji rokudo |
six [Hīnayāna] perfections [at the level of phenomena] |
二十六 see styles |
èr shí liù er4 shi2 liu4 erh shih liu nijūroku |
twenty-six |
二煩惱 二烦恼 see styles |
èr fán nǎo er4 fan2 nao3 erh fan nao ni bonnō |
The two kinds of kleśa, i.e. passions, delusions, temptations, or trials. (1) (a) 根本煩惱 The six fundamental kleśas arising from the six senses; (b) 隨煩惱 the twenty consequent kleśas arising out of the six. (2) (a) 分別起煩惱 Kleśa arising from false reasoning; (b) 倶生起煩惱 that which is natural to all. (3) (a) 大煩惱地法The six great, e.g. extravagance, and (b) 小煩惱地法 ten minor afflictions, e.g. irritability. (4) (a) 數行煩惱 Ordinary passions, or temptations; (b) 猛利煩惱fierce, sudden, or violent passions, or temptations. |
五根本 see styles |
wǔ gēn běn wu3 gen1 ben3 wu ken pen go konpon |
They are the six great kleśa, i. e. passions, or disturbers, minus 見 views, or delusions; i. e. desire, anger, stupidity (or ignorance), pride, and doubt. |
五祕密 五秘密 see styles |
wǔ mì mì wu3 mi4 mi4 wu mi mi go himitsu |
(五祕) The five esoteric or occult ones, i. e. the five bodhisattvas of the diamond realm, known as Vajrasattva in the middle; 欲 desire on the east; 觸 contact, south; 愛 love, west; and 慢 pride, north. Vajrasattva represents the six fundamental elements of sentient existence and here indicates the birth of bodhisattva sentience; desire is that of bodhi and the salvation of all: contact with the needy world for its salvation follows; love of all the living comes next; pride or the power of nirvana succeeds. |
五種天 五种天 see styles |
wǔ zhǒng tiān wu3 zhong3 tian1 wu chung t`ien wu chung tien goshu ten |
(1) 名天 famous rulers on earth styled 天王, 天子; (2) 生天 the highest incarnations of the six paths; (3) 淨天 the pure, or the saints, from śrāvakas to pratyekabuddhas, and (4) 義天 all bodhisattvas above the ten stages 十住, and (5) 第一義天 a supreme heaven with bodhisattvas and Buddhas in eternal immutability; 涅槃經 23. Cf. 天宮. |
五類天 五类天 see styles |
wǔ lèi tiān wu3 lei4 tian1 wu lei t`ien wu lei tien gorui ten |
The five kinds of devas: (1) 上界天 in the upper realms of form and non-form; (2) 虛空天 in the sky, i. e. four of the six devas of the desire-realm; (3) 地居天 on the earth, i. e. the other two of the six devas, on Sumeru; (4) 遊虛天空 wandering devas of the sky, e. g. sun, moon, starvas, (5) 地下天 under-world devas, e. g. nāgas, asuras, māras, etc. Of. 五大明王. |
今古文 see styles |
jīn gǔ wén jin1 gu3 wen2 chin ku wen |
Former Han dynasty study or rewriting of classical texts such as the Confucian six classics 六經|六经[Liu4 jing1] |
他化天 see styles |
tā huà tiān ta1 hua4 tian1 t`a hua t`ien ta hua tien take ten |
(他化自在天) Paranirmita-vaśavartin, 婆羅尼蜜婆舍跋提天; 婆那和提; 波舍跋提 the sixth of the six heavens of desire, or passion heavens, the last of the six devalokas, the abode of Maheśvara (i. e. Śiva), and of Māra. |
他心通 see styles |
tā xīn tōng ta1 xin1 tong1 t`a hsin t`ung ta hsin tung tashintsuu / tashintsu たしんつう |
{Buddh} (See 六神通) awareness of the minds of others (one of the six supernormal Buddhist powers) supernatural ability to read the minds of others |
付法藏 see styles |
fù fǎ zàng fu4 fa3 zang4 fu fa tsang Fuhō zō |
(因緣傳); 付法藏傳 or 付法藏經. The work explaining the handing down of Śākyamuni's teaching by Mahākāśyapa and the elders, twenty-four in number; tr. in the Yuan dynasty in six juan; cf. 釋門正統 4. |
依六識 依六识 see styles |
yī liù shì yi1 liu4 shi4 i liu shih e rokushiki |
to rely on the six consciousnesses |
假借字 see styles |
jiǎ jiè zì jia3 jie4 zi4 chia chieh tzu |
loan character (one of the Six Methods 六書|六书 of forming Chinese characters); character acquiring meanings by phonetic association; also called phonetic loan |
傍生趣 see styles |
bāng shēng qù bang1 sheng1 qu4 pang sheng ch`ü pang sheng chü bōshō shu |
The animal path, that of rebirth as an animal, one of the six gati. |
兜率天 see styles |
dōu shuò tiān dou1 shuo4 tian1 tou shuo t`ien tou shuo tien Tosotsu ten とそつてん |
(out-dated kanji) (Buddhist term) Tusita heaven; Tushita; one of the six heavens of the desire realm Tuṣita Heaven |
內六處 内六处 see styles |
nèi liù chù nei4 liu4 chu4 nei liu ch`u nei liu chu nai rokusho |
six internal sense bases |
內無爲 内无为 see styles |
nèi wú wéi nei4 wu2 wei2 nei wu wei nai mui |
Inner quiescence, cf. the six 妙門. |
八無礙 八无碍 see styles |
bā wú ài ba1 wu2 ai4 pa wu ai hachi muge |
The eight universalized powers of the六識 six senses, 意根 the mind and the 法界 dharmadhātu. |
八王子 see styles |
bā wáng zǐ ba1 wang2 zi3 pa wang tzu hachiouji / hachioji はちおうじ |
Hachiōji (city); (place-name, surname) Hachiouji; Hachioji The eight sons of the last of the 20,000 shining Buddhas 燈明佛 born before he left home to become a monk; their names are given in the first chapter of the Lotus sūtra. In Japan there are also eight sons of a Shinto deity, reincarnated as one of the six Guanyin. |
八變化 八变化 see styles |
bā biàn huà ba1 bian4 hua4 pa pien hua hachi henge |
Eight supernatural powers of transformation, characteristics of every Buddha: (1) to shrink self or others, or the world and all things to an atom; (2) to enlarge ditto to fill all space; (3) to make the same light as a feather; (4) to make the same any size or anywhere at will; (5) everywhere and in everything to be omnipotent; (6) to be anywhere at will, either by self-transportation, or bringing the destination to himself, etc; (7) to shake all things (in the six, or eighteen ways); (8) to be one or many and at will pass through the solid or through space, or through fire or water, or transform the four elements at will, e.g. turn earth into water. Also 八神變; 八自在. |
六か年 see styles |
rokkanen ろっかねん |
(can act as adjective) sexennial; recurring every six years |
六ヶ年 see styles |
rokkanen ろっかねん |
(can act as adjective) sexennial; recurring every six years |
六つ時 see styles |
mutsudoki むつどき |
(archaism) (See 六つ・3) (approx.) six o'clock (am or pm, old time system) |
六三制 see styles |
rokusansei / rokusanse ろくさんせい |
six-three system of education (six years of elementary school, followed by three years of junior high school) |
六供具 see styles |
liù gōng jù liu4 gong1 ju4 liu kung chü roku kugu |
The six articles for worship— flowers, a censer, candles, hot liquid, fruits, tea. |
六內處 六内处 see styles |
liù nèi chù liu4 nei4 chu4 liu nei ch`u liu nei chu roku naisho |
six internal sense bases |
六决定 see styles |
liù jué dìng liu4 jue2 ding4 liu chüeh ting roku ketsujō |
v. 六種决定; also 七深信. |
六卽佛 see styles |
liù jí fó liu4 ji2 fo2 liu chi fo roku soku butsu |
Buddha in six forms; (1) 理佛 as the principle in and through all things, as pan-Buddha— all things being of Buddha-nature; (2) 名字佛 Buddha as a name or person. The other four are the last four forms above. |
六受身 see styles |
liù shòu shēn liu4 shou4 shen1 liu shou shen rokuju shin |
six kinds of sensation [in the body] |
六句義 六句义 see styles |
liù jù yì liu4 ju4 yi4 liu chü i rokukō gi |
six categories (padârtha) of existence |
六合彩 see styles |
liù hé cǎi liu4 he2 cai3 liu ho ts`ai liu ho tsai |
Mark Six (Hong Kong lotto game) |
六合釋 六合释 see styles |
liù hé shì liu4 he2 shi4 liu ho shih roku gasshaku |
v. 六離釋. |
六和合 see styles |
liù hé hé liu4 he2 he2 liu ho ho roku wagō |
The six unions of the six sense organs with the six objects of the senses, the eye with the object seen, etc. |
六和敬 see styles |
liù hé jìng liu4 he2 jing4 liu ho ching roku wakyō |
(六和) The six points of reverent harmony or unity in a monastery or convent: 身 bodily unity in form of worship, 口 oral unity in chanting, 意 mental unity in faith, 戒 moral unity in observing the commandments, 見 doctrinal unity in views and explanations, and 利, 行, 學, or 施 economic unity in community of goods, deeds, studies, or charity. |
六国史 see styles |
rikkokushi りっこくし |
Rikkokushi; six national histories of Japan compiled in the Nara and Heian periods |
六地蔵 see styles |
rokujizou / rokujizo ろくじぞう |
(See 六道) the Six Ksitigarbhas (one for each of the six realms); (place-name) Rokujizou |
六地藏 see styles |
liù dì zàng liu4 di4 zang4 liu ti tsang Roku Jizō |
six manifestations of Kṣitigarbha |
六垢法 see styles |
liù gòu fǎ liu4 gou4 fa3 liu kou fa rok ku hō |
six defiling factors |
六城部 see styles |
liù chéng bù liu4 cheng2 bu4 liu ch`eng pu liu cheng pu Rokujō bu |
Ṣaṇṇagarikāḥ, 山拖那伽梨柯部; or 密林山部. One of the twenty Hīnayāna sects, connected with the Vātsīputtrīyāḥ 犢子部. |
六外處 六外处 see styles |
liù wài chù liu4 wai4 chu4 liu wai ch`u liu wai chu roku gesho |
six external sense-fields |
六外道 see styles |
liù wài dào liu4 wai4 dao4 liu wai tao roku gedō |
six non-Buddhist paths |
六大州 see styles |
rokudaishuu / rokudaishu ろくだいしゅう |
the six continents; Asia, Africa, North America, South America, Europe and Australia |
六大界 see styles |
liù dà jiè liu4 da4 jie4 liu ta chieh roku daikai |
six elements |
六大神 see styles |
liù dà shén liu4 da4 shen2 liu ta shen rokudai jin |
The spirits of the six elements. |
六大觀 六大观 see styles |
liù dà guān liu4 da4 guan1 liu ta kuan rokudai kan |
Meditation on the six elements; in the exoteric cult, that they are unreal and unclean; in the esoteric cult, that the Buddha and human elements are of the same substance and interchangeable, see above. |
六妙行 see styles |
liù miào xíng liu4 miao4 xing2 liu miao hsing roku myōgyō |
idem 六行觀. |
六妙門 六妙门 see styles |
liù miào mén liu4 miao4 men2 liu miao men roku myōmon |
six excellent approaches for practicing meditation |
六宗教 see styles |
liù zōng jiào liu4 zong1 jiao4 liu tsung chiao roku shūkyō |
six schools |
六度集 see styles |
liù dù jí liu4 du4 ji2 liu tu chi Rokudo shū |
Collection of the Six Perfections |
六念法 see styles |
liù niàn fǎ liu4 nian4 fa3 liu nien fa roku nen bō |
six kinds of mindfulness |
六念處 六念处 see styles |
liù niàn chù liu4 nian4 chu4 liu nien ch`u liu nien chu rokunenjo |
The six stages of the six kinds of mindfulness 六念. |
六思身 see styles |
liù sī shēn liu4 si1 shen1 liu ssu shen rokushi shin |
six classes of intention |
六恆住 六恒住 see styles |
liù héng zhù liu4 heng2 zhu4 liu heng chu roku gōjū |
six perpetual abodes |
六情依 see styles |
liù qíng yī liu4 qing2 yi1 liu ch`ing i liu ching i roku jōe |
six sense faculties |
六想身 see styles |
liù xiǎng shēn liu4 xiang3 shen1 liu hsiang shen rokusō shin |
six classes of ideation |
六愛身 六爱身 see styles |
liù ài shēn liu4 ai4 shen1 liu ai shen rokuai shin |
six classes of craving |
六成就 see styles |
liù chéng jiù liu4 cheng2 jiu4 liu ch`eng chiu liu cheng chiu roku jōjū |
Six perfections (some say five, some seven) found in the opening phrase of each sutra: (1) 'Thus' implies perfect faith; (2) ' have I heard, ' perfect hearing; (3) 'once, 'the perfect time; (4) 'the Buddha, ' the perfect lord or master; (5) 'on Mt. Gṛdhrakūṭa, ' the perfect place; (6) 'with the great assembly of bhikṣus, ' the perfect assembly. |
六文銭 see styles |
rokumonsen ろくもんせん |
(See 三途の川) crest of the Sanada clan (featuring six sen coins, trad. to pay for crossing the Sanzu River) |
六方禮 六方礼 see styles |
liù fāng lǐ liu4 fang1 li3 liu fang li roppōrai |
The brahman morning act of bathing and paying homage in the six directions; observing the 'well-born' do this; the Buddha is said to have given the discourse in the 善生經. |
六時懺 六时忏 see styles |
liù shí chàn liu4 shi2 chan4 liu shih ch`an liu shih chan rokuji san |
six daily periods of worship. |
六染心 see styles |
liù rǎn xīn liu4 ran3 xin1 liu jan hsin roku zenshin |
The six mental 'taints' of the Awakening of Faith 起心論. Though mind-essence is by nature pure and without stain, the condition of 無明 ignorance, or innocence, permits of taint or defilement corresponding to the following six phases: (1) 執相應染 the taint interrelated to attachment, or holding the seeming for the real; it is the state of 執取相 and 名字相 which is cut off in the final pratyeka and śrāvaka stage and the bodhisattva 十住 of faith; (2) 不斷相應染 the taint interrelated to the persisting attraction of the causes of pain and pleasure; it is the 相續相 finally eradicated in the bodhisattva 初地 stage of purity; (3) 分別智相應染 the taint interrelated to the 'particularizing intelligence' which discerns things within and without this world; it is the first 智相, cut off in the bodhisattva 七地 stage of spirituality; (4) 現色不相應染 the non-interrelated or primary taint, i. e. of the 'ignorant' mind as yet hardly discerning subject from object, of accepting an external world; the third 現相 cut of in the bodhisattva 八地 stage of emancipation from the material; (5) 能見心不相應染 the non-interrelated or primary taint of accepting a perceptive mind, the second 轉相, cut of in the bodhisattva 九地 of intuition, or emancipation from mental effort; (6) 根本業不相應染 the non-interrelated or primary taint of accepting the idea of primal action or activity in the absolute; it is the first 業相, and cut of in the 十地 highest bodhisattva stage, entering on Buddhahood. See Suzuki's translation, 80-1. |
六根淨 see styles |
liù gēn jìng liu4 gen1 jing4 liu ken ching rokkon jō |
purity of the six senses |
六欲天 see styles |
liù yù tiān liu4 yu4 tian1 liu yü t`ien liu yü tien rokuyokuten ろくよくてん |
{Buddh} (See 欲界) the six domains of the desire realm; the six heavens of the desire realm The devalokas, i. e. the heavens of desire, i. e. with sense-organs; the first is described as half-way up Mt. Sumeru, the second at its summit, and the rest between it and the Brahmalokas; for list v. 六天. Descriptions are given in the 智度論 9 and the 倶舍論 8. They are also spoken of as 六欲天婬相, i. e. as still in the region of sexual desire. |
六歌仙 see styles |
rokkasen ろっかせん |
six immortals of poetry; six notable Japanese poets whose poems were included in the anthology Kokin Wakashū |
六正行 see styles |
liù zhèng xíng liu4 zheng4 xing2 liu cheng hsing roku shōgyō |
six correct practices |
六決定 六决定 see styles |
liù jué dìng liu4 jue2 ding4 liu chüeh ting rokketsujō |
six kinds of certainty |
六法事 see styles |
liù fǎ shì liu4 fa3 shi4 liu fa shih roppōji |
six precepts |
六法戒 see styles |
liù fǎ jiè liu4 fa3 jie4 liu fa chieh roppōkai |
The six prohibition rules for a female devotee: indelicacy of contact with a male; purloining four cash; killing animals; untruthfulness; food after the midday meal; and wine-drinking. Abbreviated as 六法. |
六無爲 六无为 see styles |
liù wú wéi liu4 wu2 wei2 liu wu wei roku mui |
six unconditioned [factors] |
六煩惱 六烦恼 see styles |
liù fán nǎo liu4 fan2 nao3 liu fan nao roku bonnō |
v. 六大煩惱. |
六現觀 六现观 see styles |
liù xiàn guān liu4 xian4 guan1 liu hsien kuan roku genkan |
six ways of clearly perceiving presently existent objects |
六界聚 see styles |
liù jiè jù liu4 jie4 ju4 liu chieh chü rokkai ju |
The (human) body, which is composed of the six elements 六界. |
六知事 see styles |
liù zhī shì liu4 zhi1 shi4 liu chih shih rokuchiji ろくちじ |
{Buddh} six administrators of a Zen temple six stewards |
六碳糖 see styles |
liù tàn táng liu4 tan4 tang2 liu t`an t`ang liu tan tang |
hexose (CH2O)6, monosaccharide with six carbon atoms, such as glucose 葡萄糖[pu2 tao5 tang2] |
六神通 see styles |
liù shén tōng liu4 shen2 tong1 liu shen t`ung liu shen tung rokujinzuu; rokujintsuu / rokujinzu; rokujintsu ろくじんずう; ろくじんつう |
{Buddh} (See 神足通,天眼通,天耳通,他心通,宿命通,漏尽通) six supernormal powers The six transcendental, or magical, powers, v. 六通. |
六種住 六种住 see styles |
liù zhǒng zhù liu4 zhong3 zhu4 liu chung chu rokushu jū |
The six Bodhisattva-stages in the Bodhisattva-bhumi sutra 菩薩地持經 are: (1) 種性住 the attainment of the Buddha-seed nature in the 十住; (2) 解行住 of discernment and practice in the 十行 and 十廻向; (3) 淨心住 of purity by attaining reality in the 初地見道; (4) 行道迹住 of progress in riddance of incorrect thinking, in the 二地 to the 七地; (5) 決定住 of powers of correct decision and judgment in the eighth and ninth 地; (6) 究竟住 of the perfect Bodhisattva stage in the tenth 地 and the 等覺位, but not including the 妙覺位 which is the Buddha-stage. |
六種印 六种印 see styles |
liù zhǒng yìn liu4 zhong3 yin4 liu chung yin rokushu in |
The six seals, or proofs, i. e. the six pāramitās, 六度. |
六種因 六种因 see styles |
liù zhǒng yīn liu4 zhong3 yin1 liu chung yin roku shu in |
v. 六因. |
六種性 六种性 see styles |
liù zhǒng xìng liu4 zhong3 xing4 liu chung hsing roku shushō |
For the first five see 五種道; the sixth is the Buddha stage of 妙覺性. Cf. 六種位. |
六種攝 六种摄 see styles |
liù zhǒng shè liu4 zhong3 she4 liu chung she roku shu shō |
six ways of taking in |
六種殺 六种杀 see styles |
liù zhǒng shā liu4 zhong3 sha1 liu chung sha roku shusetsu |
six kinds of cases concerning fault related to killing |
六種界 六种界 see styles |
liù zhǒng jiè liu4 zhong3 jie4 liu chung chieh rokushu kai |
six categories of (the eighteen) realms |
六種觀 六种观 see styles |
liù zhǒng guān liu4 zhong3 guan1 liu chung kuan roku shu kan |
The meditation on the six natures 六種性. |
六種釋 六种释 see styles |
liù zhǒng shì liu4 zhong3 shi4 liu chung shih roku shu shaku |
idem 六離合釋. |
六箇年 see styles |
rokkanen ろっかねん |
(can act as adjective) sexennial; recurring every six years |
六罪人 see styles |
liù zuì rén liu4 zui4 ren2 liu tsui jen rokuzai nin |
The six kinds of offender, i. e. one who commits any of the 四重 four grave sins, or destroys harmony in the order, or sheds a Buddha's blood. |
六羅漢 六罗汉 see styles |
liù luó hàn liu4 luo2 han4 liu lo han roku rakan |
The six arhats i. e. Śākyamuni and his first five disciples, cf. 五羅漢. |
六聚戒 see styles |
liù jù jiè liu4 ju4 jie4 liu chü chieh rokujukai |
six grades of crimes |
六聚罪 see styles |
liù jù zuì liu4 ju4 zui4 liu chü tsui rokujuzai |
six grades of crimes |
六芒星 see styles |
liù máng xīng liu4 mang2 xing1 liu mang hsing rokubousei; rikubousei / rokubose; rikubose ろくぼうせい; りくぼうせい |
six-pointed star; hexagram hexagram |
六苦行 see styles |
liù kǔ xíng liu4 ku3 xing2 liu k`u hsing liu ku hsing rokkugyō |
The heretics of the six austerities are referred to as 六苦行外道; v. 六行. |
六著心 六着心 see styles |
liù zhāo xīn liu4 zhao1 xin1 liu chao hsin roku jaku shin |
(六著) The six bonds, or the mind of the six bonds: greed, love, hate, doubt, lust, pride. |
六蔽心 see styles |
liù bì xīn liu4 bi4 xin1 liu pi hsin roku heishin |
six kinds of clouded mind |
六衆生 六众生 see styles |
liù zhòng shēng liu4 zhong4 sheng1 liu chung sheng roku shujō |
The six senses 六根 are likened to six wild creatures in confinement always struggling to escape. Only when they are domesticated will they be happy. So is it with the six senses and the taming power of Buddha truth. The six creatures are a dog, a bird, a snake, a hyena, a crocodile (śiśumāra), and a monkey. |
六行觀 六行观 see styles |
liù xíng guān liu4 xing2 guan1 liu hsing kuan rokugyō kan |
The six meditations, also called 厭欣觀; 六妙行 comparing the 下地 lower realms with the 上地 higher, the six following characters being the subject of meditation: the three lower represent 麤 coarseness, 苦 suffering, and 障 resistance; these in meditation are seen as distasteful: while the higher are the 靜 calm, 妙 mystic, 離 free, which are matters for delight. By this meditation on the distasteful and the delectable the delusions of the lower realms may be overcome. |
六観音 see styles |
rokukannon; rokkannon ろくかんのん; ろっかんのん |
(See 六道) the Six Forms of Avalokitesvara (one for each of the six realms); (place-name) Rokkannon |
六觀法 六观法 see styles |
liù guān fǎ liu4 guan1 fa3 liu kuan fa roku kanbō |
(六觀) cf. 六種性 and 六位. |
六觀音 六观音 see styles |
liù guān yīn liu4 guan1 yin1 liu kuan yin Rokkannon |
The six kinds of Guanyin. There are two groups— I. That of Tiantai: 大悲 most pitiful; 大慈 most merciful; 師子無畏 of lion-courage; 大光普照 of universal light; 天人丈夫 leader amongst gods and men; 大梵深遠 the great omnipresent Brahma. Each of this bodhisattva's six qualities of pity, etc., breaks the hindrances 三障 respectively of the hells, pretas, animals, asuras, men, and devas. II. As thousand-handed; the holy one; horseheaded; eleven-faced; Cundī (or Marīci); with the wheel of sovereign power. |
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