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There are 13 total results for your 化生 search.

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化生

see styles
huà shēng
    hua4 sheng1
hua sheng
 keshou / kesho
    けしょう
(noun/participle) (1) {Buddh} (See 四生) spontaneous birth; (2) goblin; monster; (surname, given name) Keshou
q. v. means direct 'birth' by metamorphosis. It also means the incarnate avaatara of a deity.; aupapādaka, or aupapāduka. Direct metamorphosis, or birth by transformation, one of the 四生, by which existence in any required form is attained in an instant in full maturity. By this birth bodhisattvas residing in Tuṣita appear on earth. Dhyāni Buddhas and Avalokiteśvara are likewise called 化生. It also means unconditional creation at the beginning of a kalpa. Bhuta 部多 is also used with similar meaning. There are various kinds of 化生, e. g. 佛菩薩化生 the transformation of a Buddha or bodhisattva, in any form at will, without gestation, or intermediary conditions: 極樂化生, birth in the happy land of Amitābha by transformation through the Lotus; 法身化生 the dharmakāya, or spiritual body, born or formed on a disciple's conversion.

變化生


变化生

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biàn huà shēng
    bian4 hua4 sheng1
pien hua sheng
 henge shō
Birth by transformation, not by gestation.

轉化生


转化生

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zhuǎn huà shēng
    zhuan3 hua4 sheng1
chuan hua sheng
 tenke shō
born by transformation

化生八相

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huà shēng bā xiàng
    hua4 sheng1 ba1 xiang4
hua sheng pa hsiang
 keshō hassō
The eight forms of a Buddha from birth to nirvana, v. 八相.

化生有情

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huà shēng yǒu qíng
    hua4 sheng1 you3 qing2
hua sheng yu ch`ing
    hua sheng yu ching
 keshō ujō
miraculously-born sentient beings

化生衆生


化生众生

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huà shēng zhòng shēng
    hua4 sheng1 zhong4 sheng1
hua sheng chung sheng
 keshō shūjō
sentient beings born spontaneously

極樂化生


极乐化生

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jí lè huà shēng
    ji2 le4 hua4 sheng1
chi le hua sheng
 gokuraku keshō
birth by transformation into the Pure Land of Amitâbha

法化生身

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fǎ huà shēng shēn
    fa3 hua4 sheng1 shen1
fa hua sheng shen
 hōke shō shin
The nirmāṇakāya, or corporeal manifestation of the spiritual Buddha.

法身化生

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fǎ shēn huà shēng
    fa3 shen1 hua4 sheng1
fa shen hua sheng
 hosshin keshō
birth by transformation done by the dharma body

自然化生

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zì rán huà shēng
    zi4 ran2 hua4 sheng1
tzu jan hua sheng
 jinen keshō
born by spontaneous transformation

佛菩薩化生


佛菩萨化生

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fó pú sà huà shēng
    fo2 pu2 sa4 hua4 sheng1
fo p`u sa hua sheng
    fo pu sa hua sheng
 butsu bosatsu keshō
birth by transformation done by buddhas and bodhisattvas

進化生物学

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 shinkaseibutsugaku / shinkasebutsugaku
    しんかせいぶつがく
evolutionary biology

九品安養之化生


九品安养之化生

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jiǔ pǐn ān yǎng zhī huà shēng
    jiu3 pin3 an1 yang3 zhi1 hua4 sheng1
chiu p`in an yang chih hua sheng
    chiu pin an yang chih hua sheng
 ku hon anyō no keshō
Those born by transformation from the (heavenly) lotus into the ninefold 安養 Paradise, idem 九品淨土.

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

This page contains 13 results for "化生" 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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