耳根 [py] er3gen1 [wg] erh-ken [ko] igûn [ja] ニコン nikon ||| (`srotra-indriya). auditory faculty. One of the five (or six) faculties. The basis of the ear-consciousness--that which by connection with sound objects give rise to perception of sound. [Credit] acm(entry) cw(py)

耶欲 [py] ye2yu4 [wg] yeh-yü [ko] yayok [ja] ヤヨク yayoku ||| A corrupted writing form of 邪欲.〔二障義HPC 1.791b〕 [Credit] acm(entry)

耶舎 [py] Ye2she4 [wg] Yeh-she [ko] Yasa [ja] ヤシャ Yasha ||| Ya`sa. One of the Buddha's early disciples. Originally from Vaaraanasi , he renounced the worldly life at the age of 24, in pursuit of enlightenment. Happening to come to the Deer Park, he heard the Buddha lecture, and followed the five bhik.sus in receiving the precepts. Later, Ya`sa's wife and parents also became Buddhists. Ya`sa himself ended up becoming one of the elders of the early Buddhist sangha. [Credit] acm(entry) cw(py)

耽著 [py] dan1zhao1 [wg] tan-chu [ko] t'amjô [ja] トンジャク tanjaku ||| 'addiction.' Desire and attachment. [Credit] acm(entry) cw(py)

聖住山 [py] Sheng4zhu4shan1 [wg] Sheng-chu shan [ko] Sôngjusan [ja] ショウジュウザン Shoujuuzan ||| Sôngju san; one of the early "nine mountain" 九山 schools of Korean Sôn, founded by Muyôm 無染. [Dictionary References] ZGD556a [Credit] acm(entry)

聖意 [py] sheng4yi4 [wg] sheng-i [ko] sôngûi [ja] ショウイ shoui ||| Sagely intention; the mind of the Buddha. 〔二障義HPC 1.797a〕 [Dictionary References] naka726a [Credit] acm(entry)

聖提婆 [py] Sheng4 ti2po2 [wg] Sheng-ti-p'o [ko] Sôngjep'a [ja] ショウダイバ Shoudaiba ||| Aaryadeva, an important figure in the formation of the Maadhyamika 中觀派 school. He was the disciple of Naagaarjuna 龍樹 and author of such works as the Bailun 百論 and the Guangbai lun 廣百論. [Credit] acm(entry) cw(py)

聖智 [py] sheng4zhi4 [wg] sheng-chih [ko] sôngji [ja] ショウチ shouchi ||| Sagely wisdom. The correct wisdom of the buddha which correctly apprehends things as they are (aarya-j~naana, samyag-j~naana). 〔二障義HPC 1.813c〕 [Dictionary References] naka728b [Credit] acm(entry)

聖果 [py] sheng4guo3 [wg] sheng-kuo [ko] sônggwa [ja] ショウカ shouka ||| (1) The sagely fruit, sagehood. The end result of the course of Buddhist practice; nirvana. 〔二障義HPC 1.794a1〕(2) The stage of arhat 阿羅漢. [Dictionary References] naka726a [Credit] acm(entry)

聖法 [py] sheng4fa3 [wg] sheng-fa [ko] sôngbôp [ja] ショウホウ shoubou ||| (1) The correct teaching, true dharma. (2) Elements, or affairs associated with holiness, sageliness, etc. 〔二障義HPC 1.794c〕 [Dictionary References] naka729a [Credit] acm(entry)

聖者 [py] sheng4zhe3 [wg] sheng-che [ko] sôngja [ja] ショウシャ shousha ||| A sage (aarya, pandita). 'Buddha.' A person who has arisen undefiled wisdom and sees reality. The stage of dar`sana-maarga (見道) and above. [Dictionary References] naka726d [Credit] acm(entry) cw(py)

聖言 [py] sheng4yan2 [wg] sheng-yen [ko] sông'ôn [ja] ショウゴン shougon ||| (1) The words of the buddha (avavaada). (2) True words that agree with the reality-principle. (3) The words in the sutras and `saastras, etc. In the case of Hinduism, the words of the Vedas. [Credit] acm(entry) cw(py)

聖迹 [py] sheng4ji1 [wg] sheng-chi [ko] sôngjôk [ja] ショウシャク shoushaku ||| The footprints of the Buddha; that which the sages have left behind--the teachings. Writings, temples or any kind of traces left behind by an eminent monk.〔二障義HPC 1.797a9〕 [Dictionary References] naka727a [Credit] acm(entry)

聖道 [py] sheng4dao4 [wg] sheng-tao [ko] sôngdo [ja] ショウドウ shoudou ||| (1) Enlightenment, awakening; the path of the sages. (2) Sagely knowledge; undefiled wisdom. (3) The 'sagely paths:' a reference to the Path of Seeing 見道, the path of cultivation 修道 and the Path of No More Learning 無學道. (4) The Correct Eightfold Path 八正道. [Credit] acm(entry) cw(py)

聞名 [py] wen2ming2 [wg] wen-ming [ko] munmyông [ja] モンミョウ monmyou ||| To hear about a Buddha, especially Amitaabha Buddha. [Dictionary References] naka1372 [Credit] acm(entry) cw(py)

聞名見佛願 [py] wen2ming2 jian4fo2 yuan4 [wg] wen-ming chien-fo yüan [ko] munmyông kyônbul wôn [ja] モンミョウケンブツガン monmyou kenbutsu gan ||| The promise that one will hear the Buddha's name and see his form. The forty-fifth of the forty-eight vows of Amitaabha Buddha. [Dictionary References] naka1372 [Credit] acm(entry) cw(py)

聰悟 [py] cong1wu4 [wg] ts'ung-wu [ko] ch'ong'o [ja] ソウゴ sougo ||| Wise, sharp, quick. [Credit] acm(entry) cw(py)

聲境 [py] sheng1jing4 [wg] sheng-ching [ko] sônggyông [ja] ショウキョウ shoukyou ||| (`sabda-visaya). 'Sound.' One of the five classes of sense objects. In consciousness-only, an aspect of the auditory consciousness. The object of the hearing faculty. [Credit] acm(entry) cw(py)

聲字實相義 [py] Sheng1zi4 shi2xiang1 yi4 [wg] Sheng-tzu shih-hsiang i [ko] Sôngja silsang ûi [ja] ショウジジツソウギ Shouji jissou gi ||| Shoji jissou gi, Meaning and sound/word/reality; 1 fasc, T 2429.77.401-404 by Kuukai 空海 in 817 CE. An examination of esoteric discourse, which begins: "The teachings of the Tathaagata are propagated by means of text; and text is constituted from the six realms of the senses." 夫如來説法必藉文字。文字所在六塵其體。 Such discourse develops in terms of sound/word/reality, the distilled essence (ma.ndaa 曼荼) of all sentient beings. Sound is identified as the essential characteristic of resonance 響必申聲, which originates in contacts between the elements. Words depend on sounds; exhalation is the word a 阿字, the name of the Dharma Embodied 法身佛, which stands for non-creation. Then follows a definition of "true words" (mantra 眞言): "what do these mantras denote? They can denote even the reality of dharmas without error or falsehood. Thus, we call them 'true words'." 此眞言詮何物。能呼諸法實相不謬不妄。故名眞言。 The discussion concludes with a summary in verse: "The five states of matter resonate 五大皆有響 / The ten worlds speak their languages 十界具言語 / The six senses are identical with text 六塵悉文字 / The Dharma Embodied is reality 法身是實相 [Credit] is(entry)

聲聞 [py] sheng1wen4 [wg] sheng-wen [ko] sôngmun [ja] ショウモン shoumon ||| `sraavaka. 'voice-hearer'; originally, a disciple of the Buddha (who heard his voice); later, a follower of Hiinayaana who contemplates the principle of the four noble truths to attain nirvaana. [Credit] acm(entry) cw(py)