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There are 38 total results for your 缘起 search.

Characters Pronunciation
Romanization
Simple Dictionary Definition

緣起


缘起

see styles
yuán qǐ
    yuan2 qi3
yüan ch`i
    yüan chi
 engi
to originate; origin; genesis; account of the origins of an endeavor
Arising from conditional causation; everything arises from conditions, and not being spontaneous and self-contained has no separate and independent nature; cf. 緣生. It is a fundamental doctrine of the Huayan school, which defines four principal uses of the term: (1) 業感緣起 that of the Hīnayāna, i.e. under the influence of karma the conditions of reincarnation arise; (2) 賴耶緣起 that of the primitive Mahāyāna school, i.e. that all things arise from the ālaya, or 藏 fundamental store; (3) 如來藏緣起 that of the advancing Mahāyāna, that all things arise from the tathāgatagarbha, or bhūtatathatā; (4) 法界緣起 that of complete Mahāyāna, in which one is all and all are one, each being a universal cause.

因緣起


因缘起

see styles
yīn yuán qǐ
    yin1 yuan2 qi3
yin yüan ch`i
    yin yüan chi
 innen ki
arising from causes and conditions

爲緣起


为缘起

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wéi yuán qǐ
    wei2 yuan2 qi3
wei yüan ch`i
    wei yüan chi
 i engi
as primary cause

緣起品


缘起品

see styles
yuán qǐ pǐn
    yuan2 qi3 pin3
yüan ch`i p`in
    yüan chi pin
 engi hon
chapter on the reasons [for writing a text]

緣起性


缘起性

see styles
yuán qǐ xìng
    yuan2 qi3 xing4
yüan ch`i hsing
    yüan chi hsing
 engi shō
nature of dependent arising

緣起智


缘起智

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yuán qǐ zhì
    yuan2 qi3 zhi4
yüan ch`i chih
    yüan chi chih
 enki chi
cognition of dependent origination

緣起法


缘起法

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yuán qǐ fǎ
    yuan2 qi3 fa3
yüan ch`i fa
    yüan chi fa
 engi hō
pratītya-samutpāda; idem 十二緣起, i.e. the twelve nidānas, cf. 十二因緣, 緣起偈; 緣起頌 (緣起法頌) The gāthā of three of the four fundamental dogmas of Buddhism; than all is suffering, that suffering is intensified by desire, and that extinction of desire is practicable. This is found in 智度論. It is also called 緣起法頌. It is placed in the foundations of pagodas and inside of images of Buddha and so is called 法身偈 dharmakāyagāthā.

緣起生


缘起生

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yuán qǐ shēng
    yuan2 qi3 sheng1
yüan ch`i sheng
    yüan chi sheng
 engi shō
(Skt. pratatya-udbhava)

緣起經


缘起经

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yuán qǐ jīng
    yuan2 qi3 jing1
yüan ch`i ching
    yüan chi ching
 Engi kyō
Sūtra on Conditioned Arising

緣起義


缘起义

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yuán qǐ yì
    yuan2 qi3 yi4
yüan ch`i i
    yüan chi i
 engi gi
meaning of dependent arising

緣起觀


缘起观

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yuán qǐ guān
    yuan2 qi3 guan1
yüan ch`i kuan
    yüan chi kuan
 enki kan
mindfulness of dependent arising

緣起論


缘起论

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yuán qǐ lùn
    yuan2 qi3 lun4
yüan ch`i lun
    yüan chi lun
 engi ron
theory of dependent co-arising

緣起門


缘起门

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yuán qǐ mén
    yuan2 qi3 men2
yüan ch`i men
    yüan chi men
 engi mon
perspective of dependent arising

十二緣起


十二缘起

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shí èr yuán qǐ
    shi2 er4 yuan2 qi3
shih erh yüan ch`i
    shih erh yüan chi
 jūni engi
十二輪; 十二門; idem十二因緣.

十玄緣起


十玄缘起

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shí xuán yuán qǐ
    shi2 xuan2 yuan2 qi3
shih hsüan yüan ch`i
    shih hsüan yüan chi
 jū gen engi
ten mysterious aspects of dependent origination

有情緣起


有情缘起

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yǒu qíng yuán qǐ
    you3 qing2 yuan2 qi3
yu ch`ing yüan ch`i
    yu ching yüan chi
 ujō engi
dependent arising of sentient beings

業感緣起


业感缘起

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yè gǎn yuán qǐ
    ye4 gan3 yuan2 qi3
yeh kan yüan ch`i
    yeh kan yüan chi
 gōkan engi
dependent origination arising as caused by karma

法界緣起


法界缘起

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fǎ jiè yuán qǐ
    fa3 jie4 yuan2 qi3
fa chieh yüan ch`i
    fa chieh yüan chi
 hokkai engi
The dharmadhātu as the environmental cause of all phenomena, everything being dependent on everything else, therefore one is in all and all in one.

無盡緣起


无尽缘起

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wú jìn yuán qǐ
    wu2 jin4 yuan2 qi3
wu chin yüan ch`i
    wu chin yüan chi
 mujin engi
法界緣起 Unlimited causation, or the unlimited influence of everything on all things and all things on everything; one of the Huayan 四種緣起.

甚深緣起


甚深缘起

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shén shēn yuán qǐ
    shen2 shen1 yuan2 qi3
shen shen yüan ch`i
    shen shen yüan chi
 shinshin engi
profound dependent arising

眞如緣起


眞如缘起

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zhēn rú yuán qǐ
    zhen1 ru2 yuan2 qi3
chen ju yüan ch`i
    chen ju yüan chi
 shinnyo engi
The absolute in its causative or relative condition; the bhūtatathatā influenced by environment, or pure and impure conditions, produces all things, v. 緣起.

緣性緣起


缘性缘起

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yuán xìng yuán qǐ
    yuan2 xing4 yuan2 qi3
yüan hsing yüan ch`i
    yüan hsing yüan chi
 enshō engi
dependent and dependently arisen

緣起合生


缘起合生

see styles
yuán qǐ hé shēng
    yuan2 qi3 he2 sheng1
yüan ch`i ho sheng
    yüan chi ho sheng
 engi gōshō
dependent co-arising

緣起因分


缘起因分

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yuán qǐ yīn fēn
    yuan2 qi3 yin1 fen1
yüan ch`i yin fen
    yüan chi yin fen
 engi inbun
causal viewpoint of conditioned arising

緣起流轉


缘起流转

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yuán qǐ liú zhuǎn
    yuan2 qi3 liu2 zhuan3
yüan ch`i liu chuan
    yüan chi liu chuan
 engi ruten
dependently arisen transmigration

緣起道理


缘起道理

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yuán qǐ dào lǐ
    yuan2 qi3 dao4 li3
yüan ch`i tao li
    yüan chi tao li
 engi dōri
the principle of dependent origination

十二緣起圖


十二缘起图

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shí èr yuán qǐ tú
    shi2 er4 yuan2 qi3 tu2
shih erh yüan ch`i t`u
    shih erh yüan chi tu
 jūni engi to
illustration of the twelve limbs of dependent origination

如來藏緣起


如来藏缘起

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rú lái zàng yuán qǐ
    ru2 lai2 zang4 yuan2 qi3
ju lai tsang yüan ch`i
    ju lai tsang yüan chi
 nyorai zō engi
dependent arising from the tathāgatagarbha

緣起聖道經


缘起圣道经

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yuán qǐ shèng dào jīng
    yuan2 qi3 sheng4 dao4 jing1
yüan ch`i sheng tao ching
    yüan chi sheng tao ching
 Engi shōdō kyō
Sūtra of Ārya Teachings on Conditioned Arising

甚深緣起道理


甚深缘起道理

see styles
shén shēn yuán qǐ dào lǐ
    shen2 shen1 yuan2 qi3 dao4 li3
shen shen yüan ch`i tao li
    shen shen yüan chi tao li
 shinshin engi dōri
profound principle of dependent arising

緣起流記資材帳


缘起流记资材帐

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yuán qǐ liú jì zī cái zhàng
    yuan2 qi3 liu2 ji4 zi1 cai2 zhang4
yüan ch`i liu chi tzu ts`ai chang
    yüan chi liu chi tzu tsai chang
 Enki ruki shisai chō
Record of History and Material Property

三國佛法傳通緣起


三国佛法传通缘起

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sān guó fó fǎ chuán tōng yuán qǐ
    san1 guo2 fo2 fa3 chuan2 tong1 yuan2 qi3
san kuo fo fa ch`uan t`ung yüan ch`i
    san kuo fo fa chuan tung yüan chi
 Sankoku buppō denzū engi
Sankoku buppō denzū engi

緣起相應增上慧住


缘起相应增上慧住

see styles
yuán qǐ xiāng yìng zēng shàng huì zhù
    yuan2 qi3 xiang1 ying4 zeng1 shang4 hui4 zhu4
yüan ch`i hsiang ying tseng shang hui chu
    yüan chi hsiang ying tseng shang hui chu
 enki sōō zōjō ejū
the abode of superior insight that is associated with [the cessation of] dependently-arisen [transmigration]

荒陵寺御手印緣起


荒陵寺御手印缘起

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huāng líng sì yù shǒu yìn yuán qǐ
    huang1 ling2 si4 yu4 shou3 yin4 yuan2 qi3
huang ling ssu yü shou yin yüan ch`i
    huang ling ssu yü shou yin yüan chi
 Arahakadera Goteinengi
History of the Arahaka Temple Tein

分別緣起初勝法門經


分别缘起初胜法门经

see styles
fēn bié yuán qǐ chū shèng fǎ mén jīng
    fen1 bie2 yuan2 qi3 chu1 sheng4 fa3 men2 jing1
fen pieh yüan ch`i ch`u sheng fa men ching
    fen pieh yüan chi chu sheng fa men ching
 Funbetsu engi shoshō hōmon kyō
Sūtra on The Primacy of the Dharma Gate Distinguishing Conditioned Arising

緣起流轉止息相應增上慧住


缘起流转止息相应增上慧住

see styles
yuán qǐ liú zhuǎn zhǐ xī xiāng yìng zēng shàng huì zhù
    yuan2 qi3 liu2 zhuan3 zhi3 xi1 xiang1 ying4 zeng1 shang4 hui4 zhu4
yüan ch`i liu chuan chih hsi hsiang ying tseng shang hui chu
    yüan chi liu chuan chih hsi hsiang ying tseng shang hui chu
 enki ruten shisoku sōō zōjō e jū
abode of superior insight that is associated with the cessation of dependently-arisen transmigration

元興寺伽藍緣起幷流記資材帳


元兴寺伽蓝缘起幷流记资材帐

see styles
yuán xīng sì qié lán yuán qǐ bìng liú jì zī cái zhàng
    yuan2 xing1 si4 qie2 lan2 yuan2 qi3 bing4 liu2 ji4 zi1 cai2 zhang4
yüan hsing ssu ch`ieh lan yüan ch`i ping liu chi tzu ts`ai chang
    yüan hsing ssu chieh lan yüan chi ping liu chi tzu tsai chang
 Gangōji Garan Engi Narabini Ruki Shizaichō
Composite Register of the History and Materials of the Gangō Temple Complex

法隆寺伽藍緣起幷流記資材帳


法隆寺伽蓝缘起幷流记资材帐

see styles
fǎ lóng sì qié lán yuán qǐ bìng liú jì zī cái zhàng
    fa3 long2 si4 qie2 lan2 yuan2 qi3 bing4 liu2 ji4 zi1 cai2 zhang4
fa lung ssu ch`ieh lan yüan ch`i ping liu chi tzu ts`ai chang
    fa lung ssu chieh lan yüan chi ping liu chi tzu tsai chang
 Hōryūji Garan Engi Narabini Ruki Shizaichō
A Composite Register of the History and Materials of the Hōryū Temple Complex

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