尸波羅蜜 [py] shi1 po1luo2mi4 [wg] shih-po-lo-mi [ko] sip'aramil [ja] シハラミツ shiharamitsu ||| A transliteration of `siila-paaramitaa--the bodhisattva's unattached practice of moral discipline. [Credit] acm(entry) cw(py)

尸羅 [py] shi1luo2 [wg] shih-lo [ko] sira [ja] シラ shira ||| A transliteration of the Sanskrit term `siila, which means moral discipline, usually translated into Chinese as 戒. The prohibitions against immoral behavior which are practiced by monks and nuns. One of the "three practices" 三學. [Credit] acm(entry)

尸羅達摩 [py] Shi1luo2da2mo2 [wg] Shih-lo-ta-mo [ko] Siradalma [ja] シラタツマ Shiradatsuma ||| `Siiladharma, a scholar-monk from Khotan who stayed at Long-hsing-ssu 龍興寺 monastery from 785-804, where he translated the Shidijing 十地經 and the Huixianglun jing 廻向輪經. Later on, he returned to his homeland. His name is translated into Chinese according to its meaning as 戒法. [Credit] acm(entry)

尼?子 [py] ni2 zi2 [wg] ni-chien-tzu [ko] nigônja [ja] ニケンシ nikenshi ||| (nirgrantha). A saadhu who is free from all ties. A naked mendicant. (2) The Jain sect; a Jaina. (3) The Jain leader, Mahaaviira. Also written 尼乾子. [Credit] acm(entry) cw(py)

尼藍婆 [py] ni2 lan2 po2 [wg] ni-lan-p'o [ko] niramp'a [ja] ニランバ nirampa ||| Skt. niila-vajra, the 'Blue Vajra,' or 'Blue Thunderbolt.' [Credit] acm(entry) cw(py)

尼連禪河 [py] ni2lian2chan2he2 [wg] ni-lien-ch'an-ho [ko] niryônsônha [ja] ニレンゼンカ nirenzenga ||| The Naira~njaana river in the Indian state of Biharu which runs near Buddhagaya (佛陀伽耶) eventually emptying into the Ganges. After practicing six years of fruitless austerities, Gautama renounced asceticism, bathed in this river, and received nourishment from a local young maiden. He subsequently sat down and delved into the concentration which led to his enlightenment. [Credit] acm(entry)

居士 [py] ju1shi4 [wg] chü-shih [ko] kôsa [ja] コジ koji ||| (1) A householder, a man of wealth. (2) In classical China, an unemployed scholar. A retired scholar; an official out of office. (3) In the Indian caste system, the vai`sya, or merchant/artisan class. (4) A lay religious practitioner. [Credit] acm(entry) cw(py)

屈曲教 [py] qu1qu3jiao1 [wg] ch'ü-ch'ü-chiao [ko] kulgulgyo [ja] クツゴクキョウ kutsugokukyou ||| 'Gradually chipping away.' A teaching method of the Buddha, where he uses various expedient means according to people's abilities, to gradually break their attachments. One of the "two teachings of Dharma master Yin [印師]", the other being the direct teaching of the equality of all existences 平等教 (pingdeng jiao). [Credit] acm(entry) cw(py)

展事投機 [py] zhan3 shi4 tou2ji1 [wg] chan-shih t'ou-chi [ko] chônsa t'ugi [ja] テンジトウキ tenji touki ||| To reveal the understanding of one's own phenomenal situation to that the true teacher can adapt to one's level and teach them appropriately. [Credit] acm(entry) cw(py)

展轉 [py] zhan3 zhuan3 [wg] chan-chuan [ko] chônjôn [ja] テンデン tenden ||| (1) In order, in sequence. Mutually, reciprocally. (2) One after the other, continuously; to follow in sequence. (3) Indirectly. (4) To roll; go round and round. (5) Inheritance; conferring of priestly vows. (6) To roll; rolling. To turn something over in one's mind. [Credit] acm(entry) cw(py)