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Characters Pronunciation
Romanization
Simple Dictionary Definition


see styles
tán
    tan2
t`an
    tan
 dan
    だん

More info & calligraphy:

Mandala / Altar
altar; platform; rostrum; (bound form) (sporting, literary etc) circles; world
(1) platform; podium; rostrum; pulpit; (2) (ceremonial) mound; (suffix noun) (3) world (of haiku, art, etc.); (literary) circles; (4) (archaism) mandala; (given name) Mayumi
An altar; an open altar. In the esoteric cult it also means a maṇḍala, objects of worship grouped together.


see styles
tán
    tan2
t`an
    tan
earthen jar

上壇


上坛

see styles
shàng tán
    shang4 tan2
shang t`an
    shang tan
 jōdan
upper altar

中壇


中坛

see styles
zhōng tán
    zhong1 tan2
chung t`an
    chung tan
 chū dan
middle altar

佛壇


佛坛

see styles
fó tán
    fo2 tan2
fo t`an
    fo tan
 butsudan
Buddha altar

入壇


入坛

see styles
rù tán
    ru4 tan2
ju t`an
    ju tan
 nyūdan
To go to the altar (for baptism, in the esoteric sect).

劇壇


剧坛

see styles
jù tán
    ju4 tan2
chü t`an
    chü tan
 gekidan
    げきだん
the world of Chinese opera; theatrical circles
the stage; the theatrical world

化壇


化坛

see styles
huà tán
    hua4 tan2
hua t`an
    hua tan
 kedan
The altar of transformation, i. e. a crematorium.

合壇


合坛

see styles
hé tán
    he2 tan2
ho t`an
    ho tan
 gōdan
United, or common altar, or altars, as distinguished from 離壇 separate altars.

圓壇


圆坛

see styles
yuán tán
    yuan2 tan2
yüan t`an
    yüan tan
 endan
Round altar; a complete group of objects of worship, a maṇḍala.

地壇


地坛

see styles
dì tán
    di4 tan2
ti t`an
    ti tan
 ji dan
Temple of Earth (in Beijing)
A square altar used by the esoteric cult.

壇經


坛经

see styles
tán jīng
    tan2 jing1
t`an ching
    tan ching
 Dangyō
Platform Sūtra

大壇


大坛

see styles
dà tán
    da4 tan2
ta t`an
    ta tan
 oodan
    おおだん
(place-name) Oodan
A great altar, the chief altar.

天壇


天坛

see styles
tiān tán
    tian1 tan2
t`ien t`an
    tien tan
 tendan
    てんだん
Temple of Heaven (in Beijing)
(place-name) Temple of Heaven (China)

尼壇


尼坛

see styles
ní tán
    ni2 tan2
ni t`an
    ni tan
 nidan
The nun's altar; a convent or nunnery.

影壇


影坛

see styles
yǐng tán
    ying3 tan2
ying t`an
    ying tan
moviedom; the world of movies; film circles

戒壇


戒坛

see styles
jiè tán
    jie4 tan2
chieh t`an
    chieh tan
 kaidan
    かいだん
ordination platform in a Buddhist temple
{Buddh} ordination platform
The altar at which the commandments are received by the novice; the 方等戒壇 is the Mahāyāna altar.

政壇


政坛

see styles
zhèng tán
    zheng4 tan2
cheng t`an
    cheng tan
political circles

文壇


文坛

see styles
wén tán
    wen2 tan2
wen t`an
    wen tan
 bundan
    ぶんだん
literary circles
literary world; literary circles

書壇


书坛

see styles
shū tán
    shu1 tan2
shu t`an
    shu tan
the calligraphic community

月壇


月坛

see styles
yuè tán
    yue4 tan2
yüeh t`an
    yüeh tan
 getsudan
An external altar in temples in the open, i. e. under the moon.

梵壇


梵坛

see styles
fàn tán
    fan4 tan2
fan t`an
    fan tan
 bondan
or 梵怛 brahmadaṇda, brahma-staff 梵杖, the brahma (i.e. religious) punishment (stick), but the derivation is uncertain; the explanation is "to send to Coventry" a recalcitrant monk, the forbidding of any conversation with him, called also 默擯 exclusion to silence.

棒壇


棒坛

see styles
bàng tán
    bang4 tan2
pang t`an
    pang tan
baseball circles; baseball world

樂壇


乐坛

see styles
yuè tán
    yue4 tan2
yüeh t`an
    yüeh tan
music circles; music world

歌壇


歌坛

see styles
gē tán
    ge1 tan2
ko t`an
    ko tan
 kadan
    かだん
singing stage; music business (esp. pop music)
poetry circles

武壇


武坛

see styles
wǔ tán
    wu3 tan2
wu t`an
    wu tan
martial arts circles

水壇


水坛

see styles
shuǐ tán
    shui3 tan2
shui t`an
    shui tan
 suidan
The water, or round, altar in the homa, or Fire ceremonial of the esoterics; also an altar in a house, which is cleansed with filtered water in times of peril.

火壇


火坛

see styles
huǒ tán
    huo3 tan2
huo t`an
    huo tan
 kadan
Fire altar, connected with homa or fire worship; also 爐壇.

爐壇


炉坛

see styles
lú tán
    lu2 tan2
lu t`an
    lu tan
 rodan
A fire-altar.

畫壇


画坛

see styles
huà tán
    hua4 tan2
hua t`an
    hua tan
painting world; painting circles

登壇


登坛

see styles
dēng tán
    deng1 tan2
teng t`an
    teng tan
 toudan / todan
    とうだん
(n,vs,vi) taking the podium; mounting the rostrum; going on stage to give a speech, etc.
ascends to the (ordination) platform

祭壇


祭坛

see styles
jì tán
    ji4 tan2
chi t`an
    chi tan
 saidan
    さいだん
altar
altar

罈子


坛子

see styles
tán zi
    tan2 zi5
t`an tzu
    tan tzu
jug (earthenware with a big belly and a small opening)

花壇


花坛

see styles
huā tán
    hua1 tan2
hua t`an
    hua tan
 kadan
    かだん
decorative mass planting of flowers and shrubs, often bounded by a low masonry border, and often part of a streetscape
flower bed; (place-name) Kadan

藝壇


艺坛

see styles
yì tán
    yi4 tan2
i t`an
    i tan
art circles; art world

詩壇


诗坛

see styles
shī tán
    shi1 tan2
shih t`an
    shih tan
 shidan
    しだん
poetry circles; poetry world
poetic circles; world of poetry

論壇


论坛

see styles
lùn tán
    lun4 tan2
lun t`an
    lun tan
 rondan
    ろんだん
forum (for discussion)
rostrum; the world of criticism

講壇


讲坛

see styles
jiǎng tán
    jiang3 tan2
chiang t`an
    chiang tan
 koudan / kodan
    こうだん
a platform (to speak)
lecture platform

足壇


足坛

see styles
zú tán
    zu2 tan2
tsu t`an
    tsu tan
soccer circles; soccer world

金壇


金坛

see styles
jīn tán
    jin1 tan2
chin t`an
    chin tan
Jintan, county-level city in Changzhou 常州[Chang2 zhou1], Jiangsu

銀壇


银坛

see styles
yín tán
    yin2 tan2
yin t`an
    yin tan
moviedom; the world of movies; film circles

骨罈


骨坛

see styles
gǔ tán
    gu3 tan2
ku t`an
    ku tan
urn

體壇


体坛

see styles
tǐ tán
    ti3 tan2
t`i t`an
    ti tan
sporting circles; the world of sport

一壇構


一坛构

see styles
yī tán gòu
    yi1 tan2 gou4
i t`an kou
    i tan kou
 ichidan gamae
The setting up of altars before the Vajradhātu and Garbhadhātu maṇḍalas, each erected and worshipped separately; also 一檀構.

三角壇


三角坛

see styles
sān jué tán
    san1 jue2 tan2
san chüeh t`an
    san chüeh tan
 sankaku dan
A three-cornered altar in the fire worship of Shingon, connected with exorcism.

五壇法


五坛法

see styles
wǔ tán fǎ
    wu3 tan2 fa3
wu t`an fa
    wu tan fa
 go dan hō
The ceremonies before the 五大明王.

光明壇


光明坛

see styles
guāng míng tán
    guang1 ming2 tan2
kuang ming t`an
    kuang ming tan
 kōmyō dan
The fire altar.

地輪壇


地轮坛

see styles
dì lún tán
    di4 lun2 tan2
ti lun t`an
    ti lun tan
 jirin dan
The earth altar is four-cornered and used by the esoteric sect.

大悲壇


大悲坛

see styles
dà bēi tán
    da4 bei1 tan2
ta pei t`an
    ta pei tan
 daihi dan
The altar of pity, a term for the garbhadhātu maṇḍala , or for the Sakyamumi group.

天壇座


天坛座

see styles
tiān tán zuò
    tian1 tan2 zuo4
t`ien t`an tso
    tien tan tso
Ara (constellation)

尼師壇


尼师坛

see styles
ní shī tán
    ni2 shi1 tan2
ni shih t`an
    ni shih tan
 nishidan
(or 尼師但那) niṣīdana; M043724 史娜曩 A thing to sit or lie on, a mat 坐具.

戒壇石


戒坛石

see styles
jiè tán shí
    jie4 tan2 shi2
chieh t`an shih
    chieh tan shih
 kaidan seki
rules tablet

方等壇


方等坛

see styles
fāng děng tán
    fang1 deng3 tan2
fang teng t`an
    fang teng tan
 hōdō dan
(Skt. vaipulya)

祕密壇


祕密坛

see styles
mì mì tán
    mi4 mi4 tan2
mi mi t`an
    mi mi tan
 himitsu dan
Its altars.

神衆壇


神众坛

see styles
shén zhòng tán
    shen2 zhong4 tan2
shen chung t`an
    shen chung tan
 jinshu dan
guardian's altar

耍罈子


耍坛子

see styles
shuǎ tán zi
    shua3 tan2 zi5
shua t`an tzu
    shua tan tzu
to perform a jar juggling and balancing act

自證壇


自证坛

see styles
zì zhèng tán
    zi4 zheng4 tan2
tzu cheng t`an
    tzu cheng tan
 jishō dan
or自證會 The 成身會 assembly of all the Buddha and bodhisattva embodiments in the Vajradhātu maṇḍala.

花壇鄉


花坛乡

see styles
huā tán xiāng
    hua1 tan2 xiang1
hua t`an hsiang
    hua tan hsiang
Huatan Township in Changhua County 彰化縣|彰化县[Zhang1 hua4 Xian4], Taiwan

論壇報


论坛报

see styles
lùn tán bào
    lun4 tan2 bao4
lun t`an pao
    lun tan pao
Tribune (in newspaper names)

護摩壇


护摩坛

see styles
hù mó tán
    hu4 mo2 tan2
hu mo t`an
    hu mo tan
 gomadan
    ごまだん
{Buddh} (See 護摩) homa-mandala (fire altar); (place-name) Gomadan
a fire-altar

趙玄壇


赵玄坛

see styles
zhào xuán tán
    zhao4 xuan2 tan2
chao hsüan t`an
    chao hsüan tan
Zhao Xuantan, God of Wealth in the Chinese folk tradition and Taoism

醋罈子


醋坛子

see styles
cù tán zi
    cu4 tan2 zi5
ts`u t`an tzu
    tsu tan tzu
vinegar jar; (fig.) person of a jealous nature

金壇市


金坛市

see styles
jīn tán shì
    jin1 tan2 shi4
chin t`an shih
    chin tan shih
Jintan, county-level city in Changzhou 常州[Chang2 zhou1], Jiangsu

上壇幀畵


上坛帧畵

see styles
shàng tán zhèng huà
    shang4 tan2 zheng4 hua4
shang t`an cheng hua
    shang tan cheng hua
 jōdan teiga
scroll painting that is hung behind the main altar

丹靑基壇


丹靑基坛

see styles
dān qīng jī tán
    dan1 qing1 ji1 tan2
tan ch`ing chi t`an
    tan ching chi tan
 tanshō kidan
single-layer base of red and blue

五種壇法


五种坛法

see styles
wǔ zhǒng tán fǎ
    wu3 zhong3 tan2 fa3
wu chung t`an fa
    wu chung tan fa
 goshu danpō
The five kinds of maṇḍala ceremonials, v. 五部尊法.

佛菩薩壇


佛菩萨坛

see styles
fó pú sà tán
    fo2 pu2 sa4 tan2
fo p`u sa t`an
    fo pu sa tan
 butsu bosatsu dan
buddha-bodhisattva altar

六祖壇經


六祖坛经

see styles
liù zǔ dà shī fǎ bǎo tán jīng // liù zǔ tán jīng
    liu4 zu3 da4 shi1 fa3 bao3 tan2 jing1 // liu4 zu3 tan2 jing1
liu tsu ta shih fa pao t`an ching // liu tsu t`an
    liu tsu ta shih fa pao tan ching // liu tsu tan
 Rokuso daishi hōbō dan kyō
Dharma Jewel Platform Sūtra of the Great Master the Sixth Patriarch; Platform Sūtra of the Sixth Patriarch

四重圓壇


四重圆坛

see styles
sì chóng yuán tán
    si4 chong2 yuan2 tan2
ssu ch`ung yüan t`an
    ssu chung yüan tan
 shijū endan
四重曼荼羅 The Garbhadhātu maṇḍala of one central and three surrounding courts. The occupants are described as 四重聖衆 the sacred host of the four courts.

壇法儀則


坛法仪则

see styles
tán fǎ yí zé
    tan2 fa3 yi2 ze2
t`an fa i tse
    tan fa i tse
 Danhō gisoku
Tanfayize

尼師壇那


尼师坛那

see styles
ní shī tán nà
    ni2 shi1 tan2 na4
ni shih t`an na
    ni shih tan na
 nishidanna
niṣīdana

方等戒壇


方等戒坛

see styles
fāng děng jiè tán
    fang1 deng3 jie4 tan2
fang teng chieh t`an
    fang teng chieh tan
 hōdō kaidan
(方等壇) An open altar at which instruction in the commandments was preached to the people, founded on the Mahāyāna-vaipulya sutras; the system began in 765 in the capital under 代宗 Daizong of the Tang dynasty and continued, with an interim under 武宗 Wuzong, till the 宣宗 Xuanzong period.

法寶壇經


法宝坛经

see styles
fǎ bǎo tán jīng
    fa3 bao3 tan2 jing1
fa pao t`an ching
    fa pao tan ching
 Hōbō dan kyō
Platform Sūtra of the Dharma Treasure

大因陀羅壇


大因陀罗坛

see styles
dà yīn tuó luó tán
    da4 yin1 tuo2 luo2 tan2
ta yin t`o lo t`an
    ta yin to lo tan
 dai Indara dan
Indra-altar of square shape. He is worshipped as the mind-king of the universe, all things depending on him.

達沃斯論壇


达沃斯论坛

see styles
dá wò sī lùn tán
    da2 wo4 si1 lun4 tan2
ta wo ssu lun t`an
    ta wo ssu lun tan
Davos world economic forum (WEF)

三平等護摩壇


三平等护摩坛

see styles
sān píng děng hù mó tán
    san1 ping2 deng3 hu4 mo2 tan2
san p`ing teng hu mo t`an
    san ping teng hu mo tan
 san byōdō gomadan
The three equal essentials of the fire sacrifice, i.e. the individual as offerer, the object of worship, and the altar.

世界經濟論壇


世界经济论坛

see styles
shì jiè jīng jì lùn tán
    shi4 jie4 jing1 ji4 lun4 tan2
shih chieh ching chi lun t`an
    shih chieh ching chi lun tan
World Economic Forum

博鰲亞洲論壇


博鳌亚洲论坛

see styles
bó áo yà zhōu lùn tán
    bo2 ao2 ya4 zhou1 lun4 tan2
po ao ya chou lun t`an
    po ao ya chou lun tan
Bo'ao Forum for Asia (since 2001)

國際先驅論壇報


国际先驱论坛报

see styles
guó jì xiān qū lùn tán bào
    guo2 ji4 xian1 qu1 lun4 tan2 bao4
kuo chi hsien ch`ü lun t`an pao
    kuo chi hsien chü lun tan pao
International Herald Tribune

金剛壇廣大淸淨陀羅尼經


金刚坛广大淸淨陀罗尼经

see styles
jīn gāng tán guǎng dà qīng jìng tuó luó ní jīng
    jin1 gang1 tan2 guang3 da4 qing1 jing4 tuo2 luo2 ni2 jing1
chin kang t`an kuang ta ch`ing ching t`o lo ni ching
    chin kang tan kuang ta ching ching to lo ni ching
 Kongōdan kōdai shōjō tarani kyō
Jingangtan guangda qingjing tuoluoni jing

金剛峻經金剛頂一切如來深妙祕密金剛界大三昧耶修行四十二種壇法經作用威儀法則大毘盧遮那佛金剛心地法門祕法戒壇法儀則


金刚峻经金刚顶一切如来深妙祕密金刚界大三昧耶修行四十二种坛法经作用威仪法则大毘卢遮那佛金刚心地法门祕法戒坛法仪则

see styles
jīn gāng jun jīng jīn gāng dǐng yī qiè rú lái shēn miào mì mì jīn gāng jiè dà sān mèi yé xiū xíng sì shí èr zhǒng tán fǎ jīng zuò yòng wēi yí fǎ zé dà pí lú zhēn à fó jīn gāng xīn dì fǎ mén mì fǎ jiè tán fǎ yí zé
    jin1 gang1 jun4 jing1 jin1 gang1 ding3 yi1 qie4 ru2 lai2 shen1 miao4 mi4 mi4 jin1 gang1 jie4 da4 san1 mei4 ye2 xiu1 xing2 si4 shi2 er4 zhong3 tan2 fa3 jing1 zuo4 yong4 wei1 yi2 fa3 ze2 da4 pi2 lu2 zhen1 a4 fo2 jin1 gang1 xin1 di4 fa3 men2 mi4 fa3 jie4 tan2 fa3 yi2 ze2
chin kang chün ching chin kang ting i ch`ieh ju lai shen miao mi mi chin kang chieh ta san mei yeh hsiu hsing ssu shih erh chung t`an fa ching tso yung wei i fa tse ta p`i lu chen a fo chin kang hsin ti fa men mi fa chieh t`an fa i tse
    chin kang chün ching chin kang ting i chieh ju lai shen miao mi mi chin kang chieh ta san mei yeh hsiu hsing ssu shih erh chung tan fa ching tso yung wei i fa tse ta pi lu chen a fo chin kang hsin ti fa men mi fa chieh tan fa i tse
 Kongō shun kyō kongō chōissai nyorai shinmyō himitsu kongō kaidai zanmaiya shugyō shijūnishu danhōkyō sayō igi hōsoku daibirushanabutsu kongō shinchi hōmon hihō kaidanhō gisoku
Jingang jun jing jingang ding yiqie rulai shen miao mimi Jingang jie da sanmeiye xiuxing sishierzhong tanfa jing zuoyong weiyi faze da pilu zhena fo jingang xindi famen mifa jie tanfa yize

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