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There are 17 total results for your 苦行 search.

Characters Pronunciation
Romanization
Simple Dictionary Definition

苦行

see styles
kǔ xíng
    ku3 xing2
k`u hsing
    ku hsing
 kugyou / kugyo
    くぎょう
ascetic practice
(n,vs,vi,adj-no) penance; austerities; mortification; asceticism
duṣkara-caryā, undergoing difficulties, hardships, or sufferings; also tapas, burning, torment; hence asceticism, religious austerity, mortification.

苦行林

see styles
kǔ xíng lín
    ku3 xing2 lin2
k`u hsing lin
    ku hsing lin
 kugyōrin
木瓜林 Uruvilvā-kāśyapa, the forest near Gayā where Śākyamuni underwent rigorous ascetic discipline; v. 優.

苦行者

see styles
kǔ xíng zhě
    ku3 xing2 zhe3
k`u hsing che
    ku hsing che
 kugyousha / kugyosha
    くぎょうしゃ
ascetic
ascetic

修苦行

see styles
xiū kǔ xíng
    xiu1 ku3 xing2
hsiu k`u hsing
    hsiu ku hsing
 shu kugyō
to practice austerities

六苦行

see styles
liù kǔ xíng
    liu4 ku3 xing2
liu k`u hsing
    liu ku hsing
 rokkugyō
The heretics of the six austerities are referred to as 六苦行外道; v. 六行.

勤苦行

see styles
qín kǔ xíng
    qin2 ku3 xing2
ch`in k`u hsing
    chin ku hsing
 gonku gyō
austerity

行苦行

see styles
xíng kǔ xíng
    xing2 ku3 xing2
hsing k`u hsing
    hsing ku hsing
 gyō kugyō
to practice austerities

苦行主義


苦行主义

see styles
kǔ xíng zhǔ yì
    ku3 xing2 zhu3 yi4
k`u hsing chu i
    ku hsing chu i
 kugyō shugi
asceticism

苦行贖罪


苦行赎罪

see styles
kǔ xíng shú zuì
    ku3 xing2 shu2 zui4
k`u hsing shu tsui
    ku hsing shu tsui
penance (to atone for a sin)

一切苦行

see styles
yī qiè kǔ xíng
    yi1 qie4 ku3 xing2
i ch`ieh k`u hsing
    i chieh ku hsing
 issai kugyō
all ascetic practices

六年苦行

see styles
liù nián kǔ xíng
    liu4 nian2 ku3 xing2
liu nien k`u hsing
    liu nien ku hsing
 rokunen kugyō
The six years of Śākyamuni's austerities before his enlightenment.

捨欲苦行


舍欲苦行

see styles
shě yù kǔ xíng
    she3 yu4 ku3 xing2
she yü k`u hsing
    she yü ku hsing
 shayoku kugyō
ascetic practices of renouncing desire

自苦行邊


自苦行边

see styles
zì kǔ xíng biān
    zi4 ku3 xing2 bian1
tzu k`u hsing pien
    tzu ku hsing pien
 ji kugyō hen
ascetic practices

難行苦行


难行苦行

see styles
nán xíng kǔ xíng
    nan2 xing2 ku3 xing2
nan hsing k`u hsing
    nan hsing ku hsing
 nangyoukugyou / nangyokugyo
    なんぎょうくぎょう
(noun/participle) (yoji) penance; hardship
ascetic conduct

六苦行外道

see styles
liù kǔ xíng wài dào
    liu4 ku3 xing2 wai4 dao4
liu k`u hsing wai tao
    liu ku hsing wai tao
 roku kugyō gedō
six kinds of non-Buddhist asceticism

受用自苦行

see styles
shòu yòng zì kǔ xíng
    shou4 yong4 zi4 ku3 xing2
shou yung tzu k`u hsing
    shou yung tzu ku hsing
 juyō jiku gyō
devotion to self-torment

六種苦行外道


六种苦行外道

see styles
liù zhǒng kǔ xíng wài dào
    liu4 zhong3 ku3 xing2 wai4 dao4
liu chung k`u hsing wai tao
    liu chung ku hsing wai tao
 rokushu kugyō gedō
six kinds of non-Buddhist asceticism

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

This page contains 17 results for "苦行" in Chinese and/or Japanese.



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Apparently, we were the first ones who were crazy enough to think that western people might want a combined Chinese, Japanese, and Buddhist dictionary.

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.

Example: The Chinese character 湯 for soup (hot water) has come to mean bath (hot water) in Japanese. They have the same root meaning of "hot water", but a 湯屋 sign on a bathhouse in Japan would lead a Chinese person to think it was a "soup house" or a place to get a bowl of soup. See this: Japanese Bath House

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