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Characters Pronunciation
Romanization
Simple Dictionary Definition


see styles
chǎn
    chan3
ch`an
    chan
 sen
to express; to disclose; to enlighten; to open
To open, spread, enlarge, expand, expound; translit. chan.

光闡


光阐

see styles
guāng chǎn
    guang1 chan3
kuang ch`an
    kuang chan
 kōsen
to clarify

恢闡


恢阐

see styles
huī chǎn
    hui1 chan3
hui ch`an
    hui chan
 kaisen
announces universally

推闡


推阐

see styles
tuī chǎn
    tui1 chan3
t`ui ch`an
    tui chan
to elucidate; to study and expound

敷闡


敷阐

see styles
fū chǎn
    fu1 chan3
fu ch`an
    fu chan
 fusen
to expound

開闡


开阐

see styles
kāi chǎn
    kai1 chan3
k`ai ch`an
    kai chan
 kaisen
to open and make clear

闡弘


阐弘

see styles
chǎn hóng
    chan3 hong2
ch`an hung
    chan hung
 senkō
to open and spread

闡提


阐提

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chǎn tí
    chan3 ti2
ch`an t`i
    chan ti
 sendai
v. 一闡提 icchantika, intp. as unable to become Buddha (a) because of unbelief, or abandoned character; (b) because of a bodhisattva vow.

闡揚


阐扬

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chǎn yáng
    chan3 yang2
ch`an yang
    chan yang
to expound; to propagate

闡教


阐教

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chǎn jiào
    chan3 jiao4
ch`an chiao
    chan chiao
 senkyō
explicator of the teachings

闡明


阐明

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chǎn míng
    chan3 ming2
ch`an ming
    chan ming
 senmei / senme
    せんめい
to elucidate; to explain clearly; to expound
(noun, transitive verb) clarification; elucidation; explanation

闡現


阐现

see styles
chǎn xiàn
    chan3 xian4
ch`an hsien
    chan hsien
 sengen
to brighten

闡發


阐发

see styles
chǎn fā
    chan3 fa1
ch`an fa
    chan fa
 senhotsu
to elucidate; to expound; to study and explain
to elucidate

闡示


阐示

see styles
chǎn shì
    chan3 shi4
ch`an shih
    chan shih
to demonstrate

闡祥


阐祥

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chǎn xiáng
    chan3 xiang2
ch`an hsiang
    chan hsiang
 Senshō
Cheonsang

闡述


阐述

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chǎn shù
    chan3 shu4
ch`an shu
    chan shu
to expound (a position); to elaborate (on a topic); to treat (a subject)

闡那


阐那

see styles
chǎn nà
    chan3 na4
ch`an na
    chan na
 Senna
Chandaka

闡釋


阐释

see styles
chǎn shì
    chan3 shi4
ch`an shih
    chan shih
to explain; to expound; to interpret; elucidation

闡陀


阐陀

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chǎn tuó
    chan3 tuo2
ch`an t`o
    chan to
 Senda
Chandaka, name of the Buddha's driver when he left home; he became a monk; also 闡那; 闡擇迦; 闡釋迦; 闡鐸迦; 車匿; also a form of metre; poetry; hymns; a style of poetic recitation.

一闡提


一阐提

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yī chǎn tí
    yi1 chan3 ti2
i ch`an t`i
    i chan ti
 issendai
(一闡提迦) icchantika. Also 一顚迦, 阿闡底迦 One without desire for Buddha enlightenment; an unbeliever; shameless, an enemy of the good; full of desires; 斷善根者 one who has cut off his roots of goodness; it is applied also to a bodhisattva who has made a vow not to become a Buddha until all beings are saved. This is called 大悲闡提 the icchantika of great mercy.

闡提羅


阐提罗

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chǎn tí luó
    chan3 ti2 luo2
ch`an t`i lo
    chan ti lo
 sendaira
a neuter human

闡鐸迦


阐铎迦

see styles
chǎn duó jiā
    chan3 duo2 jia1
ch`an to chia
    chan to chia
 Sentaka
Chandaka

阿闡底


阿阐底

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ā chǎn dǐ
    a1 chan3 di3
a ch`an ti
    a chan ti
 asentei
(阿闡底遮) anicchantika, without desire, averse from, i.e. undesirous of nirvana.

一闡提迦


一阐提迦

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yī chǎn tí jiā
    yi1 chan3 ti2 jia1
i ch`an t`i chia
    i chan ti chia
 ichisendaika
incorrigible

三種闡提


三种阐提

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sān zhǒng chǎn tí
    san1 zhong3 chan3 ti2
san chung ch`an t`i
    san chung chan ti
 sanshu sendai
The three kinds of icchantika: (a) 一闡提迦 the wicked; (b) 阿闡提迦 called 大悲闡提 bodhisattvas who become icchantika to save all beings; (c) 阿顚底迦 otherwise 無性闡提 those without a nature for final nirvāṇa. Cf. 三病.

二種闡提


二种阐提

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èr zhǒng chǎn tí
    er4 zhong3 chan3 ti2
erh chung ch`an t`i
    erh chung chan ti
 nishu sendai
(二種一闡提) Two kinds of icchantika, q.v.: (a) the utterly depraved, abandoned, and blasphemers of Buddha-truth; (b) bodhisattvas who refuse to enter upon their Buddhahood in order to save all beings.

五闡提羅


五阐提罗

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wǔ chǎn tí luó
    wu3 chan3 ti2 luo2
wu ch`an t`i lo
    wu chan ti lo
 go sendaira
The five ṣaṇḍhilās, i. e. five bad monks who died, went to the hells, and were reborn as ṣaṇḍhilās or imperfect males; also 五扇提羅.

大悲闡提


大悲阐提

see styles
dà bēi chǎn tí
    da4 bei1 chan3 ti2
ta pei ch`an t`i
    ta pei chan ti
 daihi sendai
The greatly pitiful icchantikah, who cannot become a Buddha till his saving work is done, i.e. Guanyin, Dizang.

救世闡提


救世阐提

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jiù shì chǎn tí
    jiu4 shi4 chan3 ti2
chiu shih ch`an t`i
    chiu shih chan ti
 kuse sendai
The world-saving icchanti, q. v., the bodhisattva who defers entry into Buddhahood to fulfil his vow of saving all beings.

斷善闡提


断善阐提

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duàn shàn chǎn tí
    duan4 shan4 chan3 ti2
tuan shan ch`an t`i
    tuan shan chan ti
 danzen sendai
The icchanti, or outcast, who cannot attain buddhahood, i.e. a man of great wickedness; or, a bodhisattva who separates himself from buddhahood to save all beings.

無種闡提


无种阐提

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wú zhǒng chǎn tí
    wu2 zhong3 chan3 ti2
wu chung ch`an t`i
    wu chung chan ti
 mushu sendai
An icchanti, or evil person without the Buddha-seed of goodness.

開闡義師


开阐义师

see styles
kāi chǎn yì shī
    kai1 chan3 yi4 shi1
k`ai ch`an i shih
    kai chan i shih
 kaisengi shi
teacher who discloses the meaning

闡提同位


阐提同位

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chǎn tí tóng wèi
    chan3 ti2 tong2 wei4
ch`an t`i t`ung wei
    chan ti tung wei
 sendai dōi
in the same class as icchantikas

阿闡底迦


阿阐底迦

see styles
ā chǎn dǐ jiā
    a1 chan3 di3 jia1
a ch`an ti chia
    a chan ti chia
 asenteika
icchantika

阿闡底遮


阿阐底遮

see styles
ā chǎn dǐ zhē
    a1 chan3 di3 zhe1
a ch`an ti che
    a chan ti che
 asenteisha
anicchantika

二種一闡提


二种一阐提

see styles
èr zhǒng yī chǎn tí
    er4 zhong3 yi1 chan3 ti2
erh chung i ch`an t`i
    erh chung i chan ti
 nishu (no) issendai
two kinds of icchantika

菩薩一闡提


菩萨一阐提

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pú sà yī chǎn tí
    pu2 sa4 yi1 chan3 ti2
p`u sa i ch`an t`i
    pu sa i chan ti
 bosatsu issendai
bodhisattvêcchantika

阿菟吒闡提


阿菟咤阐提

see styles
ā tù zhà chǎn tí
    a1 tu4 zha4 chan3 ti2
a t`u cha ch`an t`i
    a tu cha chan ti
 adotasendai
anustubhchandas, a metre of two lines each in 8 十 8 syllables; also 阿耨窣都婆.

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

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Information about this dictionary:

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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Chinese Buddhist terms come from Dictionary of Chinese Buddhist Terms by William Edward Soothill and Lewis Hodous. This is commonly referred to as "Soothill's'". It was first published in 1937 (and is now off copyright so we can use it here). Some of these definitions may be misleading, incomplete, or dated, but 95% of it is good information. Every professor who teaches Buddhism or Eastern Religion has a copy of this on their bookshelf. We incorporated these 16,850 entries into our dictionary database ourselves (it was lot of work).



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