冥想 míng xiǎng to meditate / meditation syn 沉思 chén sī to contemplate / to ponder / contemplation / meditation syn 法门 法門 fǎ mén gate to enlightment (Buddhism) / Buddhism / way / method / (old) south gate of a palace syn 气功 氣功 qì gōng qigong, a traditional Chinese system of cultivating vital energy 氣|气[qi4] through coordinated breathing, movement and meditation 打坐 dǎ zuò to sit in meditation / to meditate syn 坐禅 坐禪 zuò chán to sit in meditation / to meditate syn 静心 靜心 jìng xīn meditation 面壁 miàn bì to face the wall / to sit facing the wall in meditation (Buddhism) / (fig.) to devote oneself to study, work etc 参禅 參禪 cān chán to practice Chan Buddhist meditation / to practice Zen meditation / to sit in meditation 地狱 地獄 dì yù hell / infernal / underworld / (Buddhism) Naraka syn 在家 zài jiā to be at home / (at a workplace) to be in (as opposed to being away on official business 出差[chu1chai1]) / (Buddhism etc) to remain a layman (as opposed to becoming a monk or a nun 出家[chu1jia1]) 毒气 毒氣 dú qì poison gas / toxic gas / manifestation of passion, anger etc (Buddhism) syn 业 業 yè line of business / industry / occupation / job / employment / school studies / enterprise / property / (Buddhism) karma / deed / to engage in / already syn 报应 報應 bào yìng (Buddhism) divine retribution / karma syn 解脱 解脫 jiě tuō to untie / to free / to absolve of / to get free of / to extirpate oneself / (Buddhism) to free oneself of worldly worries syn 宝藏 寶藏 bǎo zàng precious mineral deposits / hidden treasure / (fig.) treasure / (Buddhism) the treasure of Buddha's law syn 爱河 愛河 ài hé the river of love / a stumbling block on the path to enlightenment (Buddhism) 法师 法師 fǎ shī one who has mastered the sutras (Buddhism) syn 人道 rén dào human sympathy / humanitarianism / humane / the "human way", one of the stages in the cycle of reincarnation (Buddhism) / sexual intercourse syn 转世 轉世 zhuǎn shì reincarnation or transmigration (Buddhism) 轮回 輪迴 lún huí to reincarnate / reincarnation (Buddhism) / (of the seasons etc) to follow each other cyclically / cycle / CL:個|个[ge4] syn 修行 xiū xíng to devote oneself to spiritual development (esp. Buddhism or Daoism) / to devote oneself to perfecting one's art or craft syn 佛教 fó jiào Buddhism syn 清净 清淨 qīng jìng peaceful / quiet / tranquil / purified of defiling illusion (Buddhism) syn 正道 zhèng dào the correct path / the right way (Buddhism) syn 西天 xī tiān the Western Paradise (Buddhism) syn 乱世 亂世 luàn shì the world in chaos / troubled times / (in Buddhism) the mortal world syn 前世 qián shì previous generations / previous incarnation (Buddhism) syn 恶果 惡果 è guǒ evil consequence / retribution (in Buddhism) syn 菩萨 菩薩 pú sà (Buddhism) bodhisattva syn 转轮 轉輪 zhuàn lún rotating disk / wheel / rotor / cycle of reincarnation in Buddhism 罗汉 羅漢 luó hàn (Buddhism) arhat (abbr. for 阿羅漢|阿罗汉[a1luo2han4]) syn 禅宗 禪宗 chán zōng Zen Buddhism syn 玄机 玄機 xuán jī profound theory (in Daoism and Buddhism) / mysterious principles syn 蒲团 蒲團 pú tuán praying mat (Buddhism, made of woven cattail) 红尘 紅塵 hóng chén the world of mortals (Buddhism) / human society / worldly affairs 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 喇嘛 lǎ ma lama, spiritual teacher in Tibetan Buddhism 彼岸 bǐ àn the other shore / (Buddhism) paramita syn 前身 qián shēn forerunner / predecessor / precursor / previous incarnation (Buddhism) / jacket front syn 大千世界 大韆世界 dà qiān shì jiè great wide world / marvelously diverse world / (Buddhism) cosmos (abbr. for 三千大千世界[san1 qian1 da4 qian1 shi4 jie4]) syn 芸芸众生 芸芸眾生 yún yún zhòng shēng every living being (Buddhism) / the mass of common people 超生 chāo shēng (Buddhism) to be reincarnated / (fig.) to be lenient / to spare sb / to have more children than allowed under family planning policy syn 衣钵 衣缽 yī bō the cassock and alms bowl of a Buddhist master passed on to the favorite disciple (Buddhism) / legacy / mantle 劫数 劫數 jié shù predestined fate (Buddhism) syn 前尘 前塵 qián chén the past / impurity contracted previously (in the sentient world) (Buddhism) syn 大我 dà wǒ the collective / the whole / (Buddhism) the greater self syn 信佛 xìn fó to believe in Buddhism 佛门 佛門 fó mén Buddhism syn 善男信女 shàn nán xìn nǚ lay practitioners of Buddhism syn 受戒 shòu jiè to take oaths as a monk (Buddhism) / to take orders 冤孽 yuān niè sin (in Buddhism) / enmity leading to sin syn 佛家 fó jiā Buddhism / Buddhist 阎罗王 閻羅王 yán luó wáng (Buddhism) Yama, the King of Hell syn 坐化 zuò huà to die in a seated posture (Buddhism) syn 执着 執著 zhí zhuó to be strongly attached to / to be dedicated / to cling to / (Buddhism) attachment syn 有情 yǒu qíng to be in love / sentient beings (Buddhism) 转生 轉生 zhuǎn shēng reincarnation (Buddhism) 菩提 pú tí bodhi (Sanskrit) / enlightenment (Buddhism) syn 大智慧 dà zhì huì great wisdom and knowledge (Buddhism) 般若 bō rě (Buddhism) wisdom / insight into the true nature of reality (from Sanskrit prajñā) 八戒 bā jiè the eight precepts (Buddhism) 出息 chū xī to yield interest, profit etc / to exhale (Buddhism) syn 涅盘 涅槃 niè pán (Buddhism) nirvana 山门 山門 shān mén monastery main gate (Buddhism) / monastery 外教 wài jiào foreign teacher (abbr. for 外國教師|外国教师) / greenhorn / novice / amateurish / religion other than Buddhism (term used by Buddhists) 峨眉山 é méi shān Mount Emei in Sichuan, one of the four sacred mountains of Chinese Buddhism 大乘 dà shèng Mahayana, the Great Vehicle / Buddhism based on the Mayahana sutras, as spread to Central Asia, China and beyond / also pr. [Da4 cheng2] 罗刹 羅剎 luó chà demon in Buddhism / poltergeist in temple that plays tricks on monks and has a taste for their food 阎罗 閻羅 yán luó (Buddhism) Yama, the King of Hell syn 无明 無明 wú míng avidya (Buddhism) / ignorance / delusion 入定 rù dìng (Buddhism) to enter a meditative state syn 藏传佛教 藏傳佛教 zàng chuán fó jiào Tibetan Buddhism 开光 開光 kāi guāng eye-opening ceremony for a religious idol (Buddhism) / to consecrate / to bless / transparent / translucent / haircut / shaving the head or face (humorous) / a method of decoration / first light (astronomy) 公案 gōng àn judge's desk / complex legal case / contentious issue / koan (Zen Buddhism) syn 三教 sān jiào the Three Doctrines (Daoism, Confucianism, Buddhism) 声闻 聲闻 shēng wén (Buddhism) disciple 成道 chéng dào to reach illumination (Buddhism) 饿鬼 餓鬼 è guǐ sb who is always hungry / glutton / (Buddhism) hungry ghost 福报 福報 fú bào karmic reward (Buddhism) 果报 果報 guǒ bào karma / preordained fate (Buddhism) 法轮 法輪 fǎ lún the Eternal Wheel of life in Buddhism 小乘 xiǎo chéng Hinayana, the Lesser Vehicle / Buddhism in India before the Mayahana sutras 小乘 xiǎo shèng Hinayana, the Lesser Vehicle / Buddhism in India before the Mayahana sutras / also pr. [Xiao3 cheng2] 开悟 開悟 kāi wù to become enlightened (Buddhism) 因由 yīn yóu reason / cause / predestined relationship (Buddhism) syn 天台山 tiān tāi shān Mt Tiantai near Shaoxing 紹興|绍兴[Shao4 xing1] in Zhejiang, the center of Tiantai Buddhism 天台宗[Tian1 tai2 zong1] 大昭寺 dà zhāo sì Jokhang, main Buddhist temple in Lhasa, a sacred place of Tibetan Buddhism 受持 shòu chí to accept and maintain faith (Buddhism) 阿罗汉 阿羅漢 ā luó hàn arhat (Sanskrit) / a holy man who has left behind all earthly desires and concerns and attained nirvana (Buddhism) 业障 業障 yè zhàng karmic hindrance (Buddhism) / karmic consequences that stand in the way of enlightenment / (term of abuse, especially toward the younger generation) devil spawn / (fig.) money syn 香巴拉 xiāng bā lā Shambhala, mythical place (Buddhism, Hinduism) 五蕴 五蘊 wǔ yùn the Five Aggregates (from Sanskrit "skandha") (Buddhism) 法源 fǎ yuán Origin of Dharma (in Buddhism) / source of the law 棒喝 bàng hè practice in which a novice monk is shouted at or hit with a stick with the purpose of bringing about instant awakening (Buddhism) / to rebuke sternly 浊世 濁世 zhuó shì the world in chaos / troubled times / the mortal world (Buddhism) syn 僧伽 sēng qié (Buddhism) sangha / the monastic community / monk 黄教 黃教 huáng jiào Yellow hat or Gelugpa school of Tibetan Buddhism / also written 格魯派|格鲁派[Ge2 lu3 pai4] 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 