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"Buddhist classics" Chinese-English Dictionary

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Chinese Pinyin Translation
佛典 fó diǎn Buddhist scriptures / Buddhist classics
Chinese Pinyin Translation
经 經 jīng classics / sacred book / scripture / to pass through / to undergo / to bear / to endure / warp (textile) / longitude / menstruation / channel (TCM) / abbr. for economics 經濟|经济[jing1 ji4] syn
圣经 聖經 shèng jīng the Confucian classics / (Christianity, Judaism) the holy scriptures / CL:本[ben3],部[bu4] syn
经典 經典 jīng diǎn the classics / scriptures / classical / classic (example, case etc) / typical syn
敷衍 fū yǎn to elaborate (on a theme) / to expound (the classics) / perfunctory / to skimp / to botch / to do sth half-heartedly or just for show / barely enough to get by syn
经传 經傳 jīng zhuàn classic work (esp. Confucian classics)
古文 gǔ wén old language / the Classics / Classical Chinese as a literary model, esp. in Tang and Song prose / Classical Chinese as a school subject syn
引经据典 引經據典 yǐn jīng jù diǎn lit. to quote the classics / to quote chapter and verse (idiom) syn
佛经 佛經 fó jīng Buddhist texts / Buddhist scripture syn
佛学 佛學 fó xué Buddhist doctrine / Buddhist studies
汉学 漢學 hàn xué sinology / Chinese studies (in foreign schools) / Han Learning, a Qing dynasty movement aiming at a philological appraisal of the Classics
孟子 mèng zǐ Mencius (c. 372-c. 289 BC), Confucian philosopher second only to Confucius / book of the same name, one of the classics of Confucianism
香客 xiāng kè Buddhist pilgrim / Buddhist worshipper
六经 六經 liù jīng Six Classics, namely: Book of Songs 詩經|诗经[Shi1 jing1], Book of History 尚書|尚书[Shang4 shu1], Book of Rites 儀禮|仪礼[Yi2 li3], the lost Book of Music 樂經|乐经[Yue4 jing1], Book of Changes 易經|易经[Yi4 jing1], Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋[Chun1 qiu1] syn
孙子 孫子 sūn zǐ Sun Tzu, also known as Sun Wu 孫武|孙武[Sun1 Wu3] (c. 500 BC, dates of birth and death uncertain), general, strategist and philosopher of the Spring and Autumn Period (700-475 BC), believed to be the author of the “Art of War” 孫子兵法|孙子兵法[Sun1 zi3 Bing1 fa3], one of the Seven Military Classics of ancient China 武經七書|武经七书[Wu3 jing1 Qi1 shu1] syn
诗经 詩經 shī jīng Shijing, the Book of Songs, early collection of Chinese poems and one of the Five Classics of Confucianism 五經|五经[Wu3 jing1]
经学 經學 jīng xué study of the Confucian classics
读经 讀經 dú jīng to study the Confucian classics / to read scriptures or canonical texts
须弥 須彌 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
五经 五經 wǔ jīng the Five Classics of Confucianism, namely: the Book of Songs 詩經|诗经[Shi1 jing1], the Book of History 書經|书经[Shu1 jing1], the Classic of Rites 禮記|礼记[Li3 ji4], the Book of Changes 易經|易经[Yi4 jing1], and the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋[Chun1 qiu1]
孙武 孫武 sūn wǔ Sun Wu, also known as Sun Tzu 孫子|孙子[Sun1 zi3] (c. 500 BC, dates of birth and death uncertain), general, strategist and philosopher of the Spring and Autumn Period (700-475 BC), believed to be the author of the “Art of War” 孫子兵法|孙子兵法[Sun1 zi3 Bing1 fa3], one of the Seven Military Classics of ancient China 武經七書|武经七书[Wu3 jing1 Qi1 shu1]
经卷 經卷 jīng juàn volumes of classics / volumes of scriptures / ancient scrolls syn
姜子牙 薑子牙 jiāng zǐ yá Jiang Ziya (c. 1100 BC, dates of birth and death unknown), partly mythical sage advisor to King Wen of Zhou 周文王[Zhou1 Wen2 wang2] and purported author of “Six Secret Strategic Teachings” 六韜|六韬[Liu4 tao1], one of the Seven Military Classics of ancient China 武經七書|武经七书[Wu3 jing1 Qi1 shu1]
通经 通經 tōng jīng conversant with the Confucian classics / to stimulate menstrual flow (TCM)
韬略 韜略 tāo lüè military strategy / military tactics / originally refers to military classics Six Secret Teachings 六韜|六韬[Liu4 tao1] and Three Strategies 三略[San1 lu:e4] syn
六艺 六藝 liù yì the Confucian Six Arts, namely: rites or etiquette 禮|礼[li3] (禮儀|礼仪[li3 yi2]), music 樂|乐[yue3] (音樂|音乐[yin1 yue4]), archery 射[she4] (射箭[she4 jian4]), charioteering 御[yu4] (駕車|驾车[jia4 che1]), calligraphy or literacy 書|书[shu1] (識字|识字[shi2 zi4]), mathematics or reckoning 數|数[shu4] (計算|计算[ji4 suan4]) / another name for the Six Classics 六經|六经[Liu4 jing1]
禅机 禪機 chán jī Buddhist allegorical word or gesture / subtleties of Buddhist doctrine syn
书经 書經 shū jīng the Book of History, one of the Five Classics of Confucianism 五經|五经[Wu3 jing1], a compendium of documents which make up the oldest extant texts of Chinese history, from legendary times down to the time of Confucius, also known as 尚書經|尚书经[Shang4 shu1 jing1], 尚書|尚书[Shang4 shu1], 書|书[Shu1]
名不见经传 名不見經傳 míng bù jiàn jīng zhuàn (lit.) name not encountered in the classics / unknown (person) / nobody syn
十三经 十三經 shí sān jīng the Thirteen Confucian Classics, namely: Book of Songs 詩經|诗经[Shi1 jing1], Book of History 尚書|尚书[Shang4 shu1], Rites of Zhou 周禮|周礼[Zhou1 li3], Rites and Ceremonies 儀禮|仪礼[Yi2 li3], Classic of Rites 禮記|礼记[Li3 ji4], Book of Changes 易經|易经[Yi4 jing1], Mr Zuo's Annals 左傳|左传[Zuo3 Zhuan4], Mr Gongyang's Annals 公羊傳|公羊传[Gong1 yang2 Zhuan4], Mr Guliang's Annals 穀梁傳|谷梁传[Gu3 liang2 Zhuan4], The Analects 論語|论语[Lun2 yu3], Erya 爾雅|尔雅[Er3 ya3], Classic of Filial Piety 孝經|孝经[Xiao4 jing1], Mencius 孟子[Meng4 zi3] syn
蔡志忠 cài zhì zhōng Tsai Chih Chung (1948-), famous Taiwanese cartoonist specializing in retelling the Chinese classics
偈 jì Buddhist hymn / gatha / Buddhist verse
丛林 叢林 cóng lín jungle / thicket / forest / Buddhist monastery syn
雕塑 diāo sù a statue / a Buddhist image / sculpture / to carve
长老 長老 zhǎng lǎo elder / term of respect for a Buddhist monk syn
金刚 金剛 jīn gāng diamond / (used to translate Sanskrit "vajra", a thunderbolt or mythical weapon) / guardian deity (in Buddhist iconography) syn
和尚 hé shang Buddhist monk syn
佛祖 fó zǔ Buddha / founder of a buddhist sect
觉悟 覺悟 jué wù to come to understand / to realize / consciousness / awareness / Buddhist enlightenment (Sanskrit: cittotpāda) syn
佛教徒 fó jiào tú Buddhist
天竺 tiān zhú the Indian subcontinent (esp. in Tang or Buddhist context)
尼姑 ní gū Buddhist nun syn
苦海 kǔ hǎi lit. sea of bitterness / abyss of worldly suffering (Buddhist term) / depths of misery syn
飞天 飛天 fēi tiān flying Apsara (Buddhist art)
顿悟 頓悟 dùn wù a flash of realization / the truth in a flash / a moment of enlightenment (usually Buddhist) syn
圣贤 聖賢 shèng xián a sage / wise and holy man / virtuous ruler / Buddhist lama / wine syn
佛像 fó xiàng Buddhist image / statue of Buddha or Bodhisattva / CL:尊[zun1], 張|张[zhang1] 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
沙门 沙門 shā mén monk (Sanskrit: Sramana, originally refers to north India) / Buddhist monk syn
因缘 因緣 yīn yuán chance / opportunity / predestined relationship / (Buddhist) principal and secondary causes / chain of cause and effect syn
醍醐灌顶 醍醐灌頂 tí hú guàn dǐng lit. to anoint your head with the purest cream (idiom) / fig. to enlighten people with perfect wisdom / flawless Buddhist teaching syn
取经 取經 qǔ jīng to journey to India on a quest for the Buddhist scriptures / to learn by studying another's experience
念经 念經 niàn jīng to recite or chant Buddhist scripture syn
住持 zhù chí to administer a monastery Buddhist or Daoist / abbot / head monk syn
大殿 dà diàn main hall of a Buddhist temple
护法 護法 hù fǎ to keep the law / to protect Buddha's teachings / protector of Buddhist law (i.e. temple donor)
衣钵 衣缽 yī bō the cassock and alms bowl of a Buddhist master passed on to the favorite disciple (Buddhism) / legacy / mantle
禅师 禪師 chán shī honorific title for a Buddhist monk syn
法衣 fǎ yī robe of a Buddhist priest / ceremonial garment of a Daoist priest / robe of a judge, nun, priest etc / cassock / vestment syn
道场 道場 dào chǎng Taoist or Buddhist rite / abbr. for 菩提道場|菩提道场[Pu2 ti2 dao4 chang3] syn
佛法 fó fǎ Dharma (the teachings of the Buddha) / Buddhist doctrine syn
布施 bù shī Dana (Buddhist practice of giving) syn
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 syn
佛寺 fó sì Buddhist temple syn
剃度 tì dù to take the tonsure / to shave the head / tonsure (shaved head of Buddhist monk) syn
石窟 shí kū rock cave / grotto / cliff caves (often with Buddhist statues)
古刹 古剎 gǔ chà old Buddhist temple
舍利 shè lì ashes after cremation / Buddhist relics (Sanskirt: sarira)
佛家 fó jiā Buddhism / Buddhist
三昧 sān mèi Samadhi (Buddhist term) syn
三藏 sān zàng Tripitaka, the three main types of text that collectively constitute the Buddhist canon of scriptures: sutras, commandments and commentaries
正殿 zhèng diàn main hall of a Buddhist temple
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
法号 法號 fǎ hào name in religion (of Buddhist or Daoist within monastery)
禅房 禪房 chán fáng a room in a Buddhist monastery / a temple syn
佛龛 佛龕 fó kān niche for statue (esp. Buddhist, Christian etc)
说法 說法 shuō fǎ to expound Buddhist teachings syn
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 syn
大雄 dà xióng great hero / main Buddhist image (in temple)
无我 無我 wú wǒ anatta (Buddhist concept of "non-self")
南无 南無 nā mó Buddhist salutation or expression of faith (loanword from Sanskrit) / Taiwan pr. [na2 mo2]
比丘 bǐ qiū Buddhist monk (loanword from Sanskrit "bhiksu")
九华山 九華山 jiǔ huá shān Mount Jiuhua in Anhui, scenic tourist site, and one of the four famous Buddhist mountains
出家人 chū jiā rén monk / nun (Buddhist or Daoist) syn
济公 濟公 jì gōng Jigong or Daoji (1130-1207), Southern Song Dynasty Buddhist monk
袈裟 jiā shā kasaya (robe of a Buddhist monk or nun) (loanword from Sanskrit) syn
法会 法會 fǎ huì (Buddhist) religious assembly
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
普贤 普賢 pǔ xián Samantabhadra, the Buddhist Lord of Truth
舍利子 shè lì zi ashes after cremation / Buddhist relics (Sanskirt: sarira)
沙弥 沙彌 shā mí novice Buddhist monk syn
圆寂 圓寂 yuán jì death / to pass away (of Buddhist monks, nuns etc) syn
禅院 禪院 chán yuàn Buddhist hall
秃驴 禿驢 tū lǘ (derog.) Buddhist monk
大昭寺 dà zhāo sì Jokhang, main Buddhist temple in Lhasa, a sacred place of Tibetan Buddhism
参禅 參禪 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 大藏經 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 syn
欲海 yù hǎi ocean of lust (Buddhist term) / worldly desires
The four tones The four tones of Mandarin Pitch over time: tone 1 high and level (red), tone 2 rising (orange), tone 3 falling then rising (green), tone 4 falling (blue). tone 1 tone 2 tone 3 tone 4 Time Pitch

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