Dictionary of East Asian Buddhist Terms

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See the character 骨 in CJKDict

骨 [py] gu3 [wg] ku [ko] kol [ja] コツ kotsu ||| (1) Bone(s); (2) Marrow, the heart, the essence, the gist. (3) The shell of a turtle. (4) Hard. True, correct. [Credit] acm(entry) cw(py)

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髄 [py] sui3 [wg] sui [ko] su [ja] ズイ zui ||| Marrow, pith. Vital point, vital area. [Credit] acm(entry) cw(py)

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體 [py] ti3 [wg] t'i [ko] ch'e [ja] タイ tai ||| (1) The body (gaatra). (2) The substance, or essence of something, The thing in itself. The thing in itself, distinct from its function (aatman). (3) Essence, substance, original nature (eka-artha). (4) Among the Three Greatnesses 三大, the Greatness of Essence. (5) Basic quality. (6) In East Asian Mahaayaana texts, usually refers to the Buddha-nature--to the original enlightened mind of sentient beings which may or may not be fully actualized in its function. [Credit] acm(entry) cw(py)

體澄 [py] Ti3cheng2 [wg] T'i-ch'eng [ko] Ch'ejing [ja] タイチョウ Taichou ||| (804-890) Korean Silla monk, one of the earliest teachers in the Korean Sôn tradition. A grand-student of Toûi 道義, he helped to establish the Kaji-san school 迦智山 at Porim sa 寶林寺. [Dictionary References] ZGD807c [Credit] acm(entry)

體空 [py] ti3kong1 [wg] t'i-k'ung [ko] ch'egong [ja] タイ taikuu ||| 'essential emptiness.' The complement of 'analytical emptiness' Emptiness understood through the immediate apprehension of all existence being originally devoid of self-nature. [Credit] acm(entry) cw(py)

體空觀 [py] ti3kong1guan [wg] t'i-k'ung-kuan [ko] ch'egonggwan [ja] タイカン taikuukan ||| The apprehension of the essential emptiness of existence. The realization that the original essence of all things produced by causes is empty, just as it is. The complement of 'analytical emptiness.' Considered to be a 'Mahaayaana view.' [Credit] acm(entry) cw(py)

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