曲成 [py] qu3 cheng2 [wg] ch'ü-ch'eng [ko] koksông [ja] キョクセイ kyokusei ||| (1) To perfect fully without any oversight. (2) To bring things to perfection by availing oneself to change and following conditions. (I-Ching). [Credit] acm(entry) cw(py)

曲説 [py] qu3 shuo1 [wg] ch'ü-shuo [ko] koksôl [ja] キョクセツ kyokusetsu ||| An incorrect opinion or view. A biased or prejudiced argument; a one-sided statement. [Credit] acm(entry) cw(py)

曹溪 [py] Cao2 xi1 [wg] Ts'ao-ch'i [ko] Chogye [ja] ソウケイ Soukei ||| A stream southeast of Shao-chou, Kwangtung, which became a name for the Chan Sixth Patriarch Huineng 慧能. [Credit] acm(entry) cw(py)

曹溪宗 [py] Cao2 xi1 zong1 [wg] Ts'ao-ch'i tsung [ko] Chogyejong [ja] ソウケイシュウ Soukeishuu ||| Chogyejong; the Chogye, the most important sect of the Korean Sôn tradition. Founded during the Koryô period, it attempted, under the primary influence of Chinul, to harmonize the Sôn (meditational) and Kyo (scholarly) approaches. Passing through various changes during subsequent centuries, the Chogye school survives in Korea today as the most prominent school, with numerous active monastic training centers around Korea. [Credit] acm(entry) cw(py)

曹溪眞覺國師語録 [py] Cao2qi1 zhen1jue2 guo2shi1 yu3lu4 [wg] Ts'ao-ch'i chen-chüeh kuo-shih yü-lu [ko] Chogye chingak kuksaôrok [ja] ソウケイシンカクコクシゴロク Soukei shinkaku kokushi goroku ||| The Chogye Chin'gak kuksa ôrok (The Teaching Record of the National Teacher Chin'gak). The records of the sermons and shorter writings by Hyesim 慧�ｪ; HPC 6.1-49. [Credit] acm(entry)

最勝 [py] zui4sheng4 [wg] tsui-sheng [ko] ch'oesûng [ja] サイショウ saishou ||| Most excellent, greatest, best, superior (Skt. parama, paramataa, agra, pravara; Tib. gtso bo).〔二障義HPC 1.796a24〕. The most predominant; the most influential. [Dictionary References] naka446a [Credit] acm(entry)

最吶 [py] Zui4na4 [wg] Tsui-na [ko] Ch'oenul [ja] サイトツ Saitotsu ||| Ch'oenul (1717-1790), Chosôn Sôn monk, author of the Chegyông hoeyo 諸經會要. [Credit] acm(entry)

最澄 [py] Zui4cheng2 [wg] Tsui-ch'eng [ko] Ch'oeching [ja] サイチョウ Saichou ||| Saichou (767-822) the founder of the Japanese Tendai school 天台宗. His involvement with Buddhism began at the age of 12, when he became the disciple of Gyouhyou 行表 of Kokubunji 國分寺 temple in ?mi 近江, receiving initial instruction in the disciplines of the Northern school of Ch'an. He formally entered the sangha at 14, and after receiving the full precepts at the age of 19 at Toudaiji 東大寺, he moved on to Mt. Hiei 比叡山 where he pursued the practice of meditation and the study of Huayan. But he was most enamored with the teachings of T'ien-t'ai, to which he became acquainted through the readings of the texts of Chih-i 智��;. His reputation as a scholar-monk spread to the extent that he was offered the opportunity for a temporary travel grant from the emperor Kammu to study Buddhism in Tang China for the purpose of settling on a form of Buddhism appropriate for Japan. He embarked in 804, in a fleet of ships which also carried his famous colleague Kuukai 空海. In China, Saichou became the pupil of the Niutou 牛頭 Chan master Hsiao-jan ?禪. He studied Tiantai under Daosui 道邃, Zhenyan (Jap. Shingon 眞言) under Shunxiao 順曉, none of which had yet existed as independent sects in Nara. He returned to Japan the following year, and in 806, officially established the Japanese Tendai sect. But although mostly influenced by Tendai doctrine, he also had, through his relationship with Kuukai, a strong interest in Shingon, and so his own system tended to be a blend of teachings. Saichou spend the remainder of his days in the propagation of his own understanding of Buddhism in and around the Mt. Hiei area, but meeting with frequent opposition from the earlier established schools, especially in regard to reforms that he attempted, as he sought to rationalize some of the Mahaayaana ordination ceremonies. He wrote prolifically, some of his more important works being the Shugo kokkaishou 守護國界章, the Hokkeshuuku 法華秀句 and the Kenkai ron 顯戒論. [Dictionary References] iwa302 ina-b258 [Credit] acm

會通 [py] hui4tong1 [wg] hui-t'ung [ko] hoet'ong [ja] エツウ etsuu ||| (1) To reconcile and unite various (conflicting) doctrines into a pervasive and inclusive understanding. (2) To pass through things. [Credit] acm(entry) cw(py)