成佛 chéng fó to become a Buddha / to attain enlightenment 佛爷 佛爺 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] syn 枝 zhī branch / classifier for sticks, rods, pencils etc syn 法宝 法寶 fǎ bǎo Buddha's teaching / Buddhist monk's apparel, staff etc / (Daoism) magic weapon / talisman / fig. specially effective device / magic wand syn 宝藏 寶藏 bǎo zàng precious mineral deposits / hidden treasure / (fig.) treasure / (Buddhism) the treasure of Buddha's law syn 如来 如來 rú lái tathagata (Buddha's name for himself, having many layers of meaning - Sanskrit: thus gone, having been Brahman, gone to the absolute etc) 护法 護法 hù fǎ to keep the law / to protect Buddha's teachings / protector of Buddhist law (i.e. temple donor) 一无所有 一無所有 yī wú suǒ yǒu not having anything at all (idiom) / utterly lacking / without two sticks to rub together syn 佛法 fó fǎ Dharma (the teachings of the Buddha) / Buddhist doctrine syn 拜拜 bài bai to pay one's respects by bowing with hands in front of one's chest clasping joss sticks, or with palms pressed together / (Tw) religious ceremony in which offerings are made to a deity syn 净土 淨土 jìng tǔ (Buddhism) Pure Land, usually refers to Amitabha Buddha's Western Pure Land of Ultimate Bliss (Sukhavati in Sanskrit) syn 灵光 靈光 líng guāng divine light (around the Buddha) / a halo / a miraculous column of light / (slang) jolly good! syn 抽签 抽籤 chōu qiān to perform divination with sticks / to draw lots / a ballot (in share dealing) syn 佛祖 fó zǔ Buddha / founder of a buddhist sect 大圣 大聖 dà shèng great sage / mahatma / king / emperor / outstanding personage / Buddha 佛像 fó xiàng Buddhist image / statue of Buddha or Bodhisattva / CL:尊[zun1], 張|张[zhang1] syn 香火 xiāng huǒ incense burning in front of a temple / burning joss sticks syn 佛陀 fó tuó Buddha (a person who has attained Buddhahood, or specifically Siddhartha Gautama) syn 念佛 niàn fó to pray to Buddha / to chant the names of Buddha syn 神像 shén xiàng likeness of a god or Buddha / (old) portrait of the deceased syn 世尊 shì zūn World Honored One / Revered One of the World (Buddha) 释迦牟尼 釋迦牟尼 shì jiā móu ní Shakyamuni (Sanskrit for "the Sage of the Shakyas", i.e. the Buddha, Siddhartha Gautama) 弥勒 彌勒 mí lè Maitreya, the future Bodhisattva, to come after Shakyamuni Buddha 达摩 達摩 dá mó Dharma, the teaching of Buddha / Bodhidharma 活佛 huó fó Living Buddha / title of Mongolian Lamas from 17th century syn 真身 zhēn shēn the real body (of Buddha or a God) / true effigy syn 四大天王 sì dà tiān wáng the four heavenly kings (Sanskrit vajra) / the four guardians or warrior attendants of Buddha 佛光 fó guāng Buddha's teachings / aura (around the head of Buddha) 拜佛 bài fó to worship Buddha syn 弥陀 彌陀 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 佛号 佛號 fó hào one of the many names of Buddha 阿难 阿難 ē nán Prince Ananda, cousin of the Buddha and his closest disciple 佛性 fó xìng Buddha nature 浮屠 fú tú Buddha / Buddhist stupa (transliteration of Pali thupo) syn 各执一词 各執一詞 gè zhí yī cí each sticks to his own version (idiom) / a dialogue of the deaf syn 弥勒佛 彌勒佛 mí lè fó Maitreya / the Bodhisattva that will be the next to come after Shakyamuni Buddha syn 白佛 bái fó to ask Buddha 卧佛 臥佛 wò fó reclining Buddha 圣像 聖像 shèng xiàng (old) image of Confucius / holy image (of Buddha or Jesus Christ etc) 临时抱佛脚 臨時抱佛腳 lín shí bào fó jiǎo lit. to clasp the Buddha's feet when danger arises (idiom) / fig. to profess devotion only when in trouble / doing things at the last minute / making a hasty last-minute effort syn 药师佛 藥師佛 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 借花獻佛 jiè huā xiàn fó lit. presenting the Buddha with borrowed flowers (idiom) / fig. to win favor or influence using sb else's property / plagiarism syn 醍醐 tí hú refined cream cheese / fig. crème de la crème / nirvana / Buddha nature / Buddhist truth / broth / flawless personal character 巴 bā to long for / to wish / to cling to / to stick to / sth that sticks / close to / next to / spread open / informal abbr. for bus 巴士[ba1 shi4] / bar (unit of pressure) / nominalizing suffix on certain nouns, such as 尾巴[wei3 ba5], tail syn 各持己见 各持己見 gè chí jǐ jiàn each sticks to his own opinion (idiom) / chacun son gout syn 抱佛脚 抱佛腳 bào fó jiǎo lit. to clasp the Buddha's feet (without ever having burned incense) (idiom) / fig. to profess devotion only when in trouble / panic measures in place of timely preparation syn 活菩萨 活菩薩 huó pú sà a living Buddha / fig. compassionate person / saint syn 佛牙 fó yá Buddha's tooth (a holy relic) 佛 fó Buddha / Buddhism (abbr. for 佛陀[Fo2tuo2]) syn 释 釋 shì to explain / to release / Buddha (abbr. for 釋迦牟尼|释迦牟尼[Shi4 jia1 mou2 ni2]) / Buddhism syn 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) 锭 錠 dìng (weaving) spindle / ingot / pressed cake of medicine etc / classifier for: gold and silver ingots, ink sticks syn 炷 zhù wick of an oil lamp / to burn (incense etc) / classifier for lit incense sticks syn 阿弥陀佛 阿彌陀佛 ē mí tuó fó Amitabha Buddha / the Buddha of the Western paradise / may the lord Buddha preserve us! / merciful Buddha! syn 各执己见 各執己見 gè zhí jǐ jiàn each sticks to his own view (idiom) / a dialogue of the deaf 佛口蛇心 fó kǒu shé xīn words of a Buddha, heart of a snake (idiom) / two-faced / malicious and duplicitous syn 如是我闻 如是我聞 rú shì wǒ wén so I have heard (idiom) / the beginning clause of Buddha's quotations as recorded by his disciple, Ananda (Buddhism) 舍身求法 捨身求法 shě shēn qiú fǎ to abandon one's body in the search for Buddha's truth (idiom) 拣佛烧香 揀佛燒香 jiǎn fó shāo xiāng to choose which Buddha to burn incense to (idiom) / fig. to curry favor from the right person 普济众生 普濟眾生 pǔ jì zhòng shēng universal mercy and succor (idiom) / the Buddha's infinite power and mercy 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 守旧派 守舊派 shǒu jiù pài person who sticks to old ways / a diehard / a conservative 三宝 三寶 sān bǎo the Three Precious Treasures of Buddhism, namely: the Buddha 佛, the Dharma 法 (his teaching), and the Sangha 僧 (his monastic order) 燃灯佛 燃燈佛 rán dēng fó Dipamkara Buddha, the former Buddha before Shakyamuni Buddha and the bringer of lights 释迦牟尼佛 釋迦牟尼佛 shì jiā móu ní fó Sakyamuni Buddha (Sanskrit: sage of the Sakya) / Siddhartha Gautama (563-485 BC), the historical Buddha and founder of Buddhism 竺乾 zhú qián Buddha (archaic) / Dharma (the teachings of the Buddha) 释迦佛 釋迦佛 shì jiā fó Sakyamuni Buddha (Sanskrit: sage of the Sakya) / Siddhartha Gautama (563-485 BC), the historical Buddha and founder of Buddhism 佛心 fó xīn Buddha-like heart (full of compassion) / spirit of Buddha (awakened to reality and no longer clinging to appearances) 僻地 pì dì the sticks / the boondocks 各执所见 各執所見 gè zhí suǒ jiàn each sticks to his own view 空无所有 空無所有 kōng wú suǒ yǒu having nothing (idiom) / utterly destitute / without two sticks to rub together syn 拶刑 zǎn xíng squeezing the fingers between sticks (old form of torture) 拶子 zǎn zi sticks used for squeezing the fingers (old form of torture) 辣条 辣條 là tiáo spicy sticks, a snack food similar to beef jerky but made with flour or dried beancurd instead of meat 串串 chuàn chuàn (coll.) skewers / barbecued food on sticks / (in Sichuan) Sichuan-style hotpot skewers (abbr. for 串串香[chuan4 chuan4 xiang1]) / (coll.) non-pedigree pet (esp. dog or cat) / mutt / mixed-breed cat 宝生佛 寶生佛 bǎo shēng fó Ratnasambhava Buddha 不空成就佛 bù kōng chéng jiù fó Amoghasiddhi Buddha 三归依 三歸依 sān guī yī the Three Pillars of Faith (Buddha, dharma, sangha), aka 三寶|三宝[san1 bao3] 佛舍利 fó shè lì ashes of cremated Buddha 佛诞日 佛誕日 fó dàn rì Buddha's Birthday (8th day of the 4th Lunar month) 佛跳墙 佛跳牆 fó tiào qiáng lit. Buddha jumps over the wall, name for a Chinese dish that uses many non-vegetarian ingredients 传灯 傳燈 chuán dēng to pass on the light of Buddha 克孜尔千佛洞 克孜爾千佛洞 kè zī ěr qiān fó dòng Kezil thousand-Buddha grotto in Baicheng 拜城, Aksu 阿克蘇地區|阿克苏地区, Xinjiang 全跏坐 quán jiā zuò crossed leg posture (usu. of Buddha) 乔答摩 喬答摩 qiáo dā mó Gautama, surname of the Siddhartha, the historical Buddha 噶举派 噶舉派 gá jǔ pài Geju (Tibetan: transmit word of Buddha) sect of Tibetan Buddhist 四十二章经 四十二章經 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) 大日如来 大日如來 dà rì rú lái Vairocana, Buddha of supreme enlightenment 大本涅盘经 大本涅槃經 dà běn niè pán jīng the great Nirvana sutra: every living thing has Buddha nature. 平时不烧香，临时抱佛脚 平時不燒香，臨時抱佛腳 píng shí bù shāo xiāng , lín shí bào fó jiǎo lit. to clasp the Buddha's feet when danger arises (idiom) / fig. to profess devotion only when in trouble / doing things at the last minute / to make a hasty last-minute effort (often refers to cramming for exams) 库木吐拉千佛洞 庫木吐拉千佛洞 kù mù tǔ lā qiān fó dòng Kumutula thousand-Buddha grotto in Kuqa, Xinjiang 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 数珠念佛 數珠念佛 shǔ zhū niàn fó to count one's prayer beads and chant Buddha's name (idiom) 柏克里克千佛洞 bó kè lǐ kè qiān fó dòng Paziklike thousand-Buddha grotto in the Turpan basin, Xinjiang 涅盘经 涅槃經 niè pán jīng the Nirvana sutra: every living thing has Buddha nature. 无量寿 無量壽 wú liàng shòu boundless life (expression of good wishes) / Amitayus, the Buddha of measureless life, good fortune and wisdom 烧香拜佛 燒香拜佛 shāo xiāng bài fó to burn incense and worship Buddha 