佛经 佛經 fó jīng Buddhist texts / Buddhist scripture syn 香客 xiāng kè Buddhist pilgrim / Buddhist worshipper 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 保研 bǎo yán to recommend sb for postgraduate studies / to admit for postgraduate studies without taking the entrance exam 禅机 禪機 chán jī Buddhist allegorical word or gesture / subtleties of Buddhist doctrine syn 佛典 fó diǎn Buddhist scriptures / Buddhist classics 偈 jì Buddhist hymn / gatha / Buddhist verse 业 業 yè line of business / industry / occupation / job / employment / school studies / enterprise / property / (Buddhism) karma / deed / to engage in / already syn 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 学业 學業 xué yè studies / schoolwork syn 研究所 yán jiū suǒ research institute / graduate studies / graduate school / CL:個|个[ge4] 用功 yòng gōng diligent / industrious (in one's studies) / to study hard / to make great effort syn 考古 kǎo gǔ archaeology / to engage in archaeological studies 辍学 輟學 chuò xué to drop out of school / to leave off studying / to interrupt one's studies 佛祖 fó zǔ Buddha / founder of a buddhist sect 钻进 鑽進 zuān jìn to get into / to dig into (studies, job etc) / to squeeze into syn 兼顾 兼顧 jiān gù to handle two or more responsibilities at the same time / to balance (career and family, or work and studies etc) syn 觉悟 覺悟 jué wù to come to understand / to realize / consciousness / awareness / Buddhist enlightenment (Sanskrit: cittotpāda) syn 商学院 商學院 shāng xué yuàn business school / university of business studies 佛教徒 fó jiào tú Buddhist 进修 進修 jìn xiū to undertake advanced studies / to take a refresher course syn 法学 法學 fǎ xué law / legal studies 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 深造 shēn zào to pursue one's studies 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 求学 求學 qiú xué to pursue one's studies / to attend school / to seek knowledge 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 寒窗 hán chuāng a life of strenuous studies (idiom) 复学 復學 fù xué to return to school (after an interruption) / to resume one's studies 佛法 fó fǎ Dharma (the teachings of the Buddha) / Buddhist doctrine syn 布施 bù shī Dana (Buddhist practice of giving) syn 管理学 管理學 guǎn lǐ xué management studies 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 商科 shāng kē business 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 国学 國學 guó xué Chinese national culture / studies of ancient Chinese civilization / the Imperial College (history) syn 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) 商学 商學 shāng xué business studies / commerce as an academic subject 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") 民族大学 民族大學 mín zú dà xué University for Nationalities (university of ethnic studies) 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 埋首 mái shǒu to immerse oneself in (one's work, studies etc) 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 北京外国语大学 北京外國語大學 běi jīng wài guó yǔ dà xué Beijing Foreign Studies University (BFSU) 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 周作人 zhōu zuò rén Zhou Zuoren (1885-1967), brother of Lu Xun 魯迅|鲁迅[Lu3 Xun4], academic in Japanese and Greek studies, briefly imprisoned after the war as Japanese collaborator, persecuted and died of unknown causes during the Cultural Revolution 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 上海外国语大学 上海外國語大學 shàng hǎi wài guó yǔ dà xué Shanghai International Studies University (SISU) 