Dictionary of East Asian Buddhist Terms

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See the character 死 in CJKDict

死 [py] si3 [wg] szû [ko] sa [ja] シ shi ||| (1) To die; death (marana). One of the four basic forms of suffering 四苦. (2) The dead (mrta). Unmoving. (3) To kill. [Credit] acm(entry) cw(py)

死魔 [py] si3 mo2 [wg] szû-ma [ko] sama [ja] シマ shima ||| (1) Death seen as an evil demon; one of the 'Four (or Five) demons.' (2) The demon that determines a person's time of death (marana-maara). [Credit] acm(entry) cw(py)

See the character 殊 in CJKDict

殊 [py] shu1 [wg] shu [ko] su [ja] シュ shu ||| (1) To kill, to exterminate. (2) To distinguish, to define. (3) Different, unlike. Really, very, extremely. (4) Especially, exceptionally, very, extremely. [Credit] acm(entry) cw(py)

殊勝 [py] shu1sheng4 [wg] shu-sheng [ko] susûng [ja] シュショウ shushou ||| (1) Especially excellent (vi`sesa, vi`sista, praniita). (2) The most excellent among a group of things. (3) Enlightenment. [Credit] acm(entry) cw(py)

殊常 [py] shu1chang2 [wg] shu-ch'ang [ko] susang [ja] シュジョウ shujou ||| Extraordinary. [Credit] acm(entry) cw(py)

殊稱 [py] shu1cheng1 [wg] shu-ch'eng [ko] such'ing [ja] シュショウ shushou ||| Another name; a different name (for the same thing). [Credit] acm(entry) cw(py)

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