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There are 18 total results for your 无性 search.

Characters Pronunciation
Romanization
Simple Dictionary Definition

無性


无性

see styles
wú xìng
    wu2 xing4
wu hsing
 musei / muse
    むせい
sexless; asexual (reproduction)
(adj-no,n) (1) sexless; nonsexual; asexual; (adj-no,n) (2) {biol} asexual; agamic; (adj-no,n) (3) {gramm} genderless
Without a nature, nothing has an independent nature of its own; cf. 三無性.

三無性


三无性

see styles
sān wú xìng
    san1 wu2 xing4
san wu hsing
 san mushō
The three things without a nature or separate existence of their own: (a) 相無性 form, appearance or seeming, is unreal, e.g. a rope appearing like a snake; (b) 生無性 life ditto, for it is like the rope, which is derived from constituent materials; (c) 勝義無性 the 勝義, concept of the 眞如 or bhūtatathatā, is unreal, e.g. the hemp of which the rope is made; the bhūtatathatā is perfect and eternal. Every representation of it is abstract and unreal. The three are also known as 相無性, 無自然性, 法無性; v. 唯識論 9.

我無性


我无性

see styles
wǒ wú xìng
    wo3 wu2 xing4
wo wu hsing
 ga mushō
selflessness

無性性


无性性

see styles
wú xìng xìng
    wu2 xing4 xing4
wu hsing hsing
 mushō shō
naturelessness

無性空


无性空

see styles
wú xìng kōng
    wu2 xing4 kong1
wu hsing k`ung
    wu hsing kung
 mushō kū
emptiness of non-nature

無性論


无性论

see styles
wú xìng lùn
    wu2 xing4 lun4
wu hsing lun
 Mushō ron
Asvabhāva's Commentary

生無性


生无性

see styles
shēng wú xìng
    sheng1 wu2 xing4
sheng wu hsing
 shō mushō
non-nature of arising

相無性


相无性

see styles
xiāng wú xìng
    xiang1 wu2 xing4
hsiang wu hsing
 sō mushō
non-nature of marks

三無性性


三无性性

see styles
sān wú xìng xìng
    san1 wu2 xing4 xing4
san wu hsing hsing
 san mushō shō
three natureless natures

三無性論


三无性论

see styles
sān wú xìng lùn
    san1 wu2 xing4 lun4
san wu hsing lun
 San mushō ron
Treatise on the Three Non-natures

勝義無性


胜义无性

see styles
shèng yì wú xìng
    sheng4 yi4 wu2 xing4
sheng i wu hsing
 shōgi mushō
non-nature of ultimate reality

無性攝論


无性摄论

see styles
wú xìng shè lùn
    wu2 xing4 she4 lun4
wu hsing she lun
 Mushōshō ron
Asvabhāva's Commentary on the Compendium of the Great Vehicle

無性有情


无性有情

see styles
wú xìng yǒu qíng
    wu2 xing4 you3 qing2
wu hsing yu ch`ing
    wu hsing yu ching
 mushō ujō
Men and devas with passions and devoid of natures for enlightenment, hence destined to remain in the six paths of transmigration; a doctrine of the 法相宗 Dharmalakṣana school.

無性繁殖


无性繁殖

see styles
wú xìng fán zhí
    wu2 xing4 fan2 zhi2
wu hsing fan chih
 museihanshoku / musehanshoku
    むせいはんしょく
asexual reproduction
(See 無性生殖・むせいせいしょく) asexual reproduction

無性自性空


无性自性空

see styles
wú xìng zì xìng kōng
    wu2 xing4 zi4 xing4 kong1
wu hsing tzu hsing k`ung
    wu hsing tzu hsing kung
 mushō jishō kū
emptiness of having no nature as an own-nature

異品遍無性


异品遍无性

see styles
yì pǐn biàn wú xìng
    yi4 pin3 bian4 wu2 xing4
i p`in pien wu hsing
    i pin pien wu hsing
 ihon henmu shō
the properties of the negative example are completely absent in the proposition

補特伽羅無性


补特伽罗无性

see styles
bǔ tè qié luó wú xìng
    bu3 te4 qie2 luo2 wu2 xing4
pu t`e ch`ieh lo wu hsing
    pu te chieh lo wu hsing
 futogara mushō
naturelessness of the person

攝大乘論無性釋


摄大乘论无性释

see styles
shè dà shèng lùn wú xìng shì
    she4 da4 sheng4 lun4 wu2 xing4 shi4
she ta sheng lun wu hsing shih
 Shōdaijōron mushō shaku
Commentary on the Mahāyānasaṃgraha

Entries with 2nd row of characters: The 2nd row is Simplified Chinese.

This page contains 18 results for "无性" in Chinese and/or Japanese.



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A lot of westerners can't tell the difference between Chinese and Japanese - and there is a reason for that. Chinese characters and even whole words were borrowed by Japan from the Chinese language in the 5th century. Much of the time, if a word or character is used in both languages, it will have the same or a similar meaning. However, this is not always true. Language evolves, and meanings independently change in each language.

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