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 经文 經文 jīng wén scripture / scriptures / CL:本[ben3] syn 念经 念經 niàn jīng to recite or chant Buddhist scripture syn 佛学 佛學 fó xué Buddhist doctrine / Buddhist studies 香客 xiāng kè Buddhist pilgrim / Buddhist worshipper 梵天 fàn tiān Nirvana (in Buddhist scripture) / Lord Brahma (the Hindu Creator) 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 传经 傳經 chuán jīng to pass on scripture / to teach Confucian doctrine / to pass on one's experience 禅机 禪機 chán jī Buddhist allegorical word or gesture / subtleties of Buddhist doctrine syn 佛典 fó diǎn Buddhist scriptures / Buddhist classics 道藏 dào zàng Daoist scripture 藏 zàng storehouse / depository / Buddhist or Taoist scripture syn 可兰经 可蘭經 kě lán jīng Quran (Islamic scripture) 忏 懺 chàn (bound form) to feel remorse / (bound form) scripture read to atone for sb's sins (from Sanskrit "ksama") 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 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 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 浮屠 fú tú Buddha / Buddhist stupa (transliteration of Pali thupo) syn 禅杖 禪杖 chán zhàng the staff of a Buddhist monk 伽蓝 伽藍 qié lán Buddhist temple (loanword from Sanskrit "samgharama") 观想 觀想 guān xiǎng to visualize (Buddhist practice) 白马寺 白馬寺 bái mǎ sì the Baima or White Horse Temple in Luoyang, one of the earliest Buddhist temples in China 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") syn 僧尼 sēng ní (Buddhist) monks and nuns syn 千佛洞 qiān fó dòng Buddhist grottos 过堂 過堂 guò táng to appear in court for trial (old) / (of Buddhist monks) to have a meal together in the temple hall syn 鉴真 鑒真 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 佛語 fó yǔ Buddhist term 转法轮 轉法輪 zhuǎn fǎ lún to transmit Buddhist teaching / chakram or chakka (throwing disk) 禅林 禪林 chán lín a Buddhist temple syn 醍醐 tí hú refined cream cheese / fig. crème de la crème / nirvana / Buddha nature / Buddhist truth / broth / flawless personal character 尼 ní Buddhist nun / (often used in phonetic spellings) syn 