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There are 13 total results for your 四法 search.

Characters Pronunciation
Romanization
Simple Dictionary Definition

四法

see styles
sì fǎ
    si4 fa3
ssu fa
 shihō
There are several groups of four dharma: (1) 教法 the teaching of the Buddha); 理法 its principles, or meaning; 行法 its practice; 果法 its fruits or rewards. (2) Another group relates to bodhisattvas, their never losing the bodhi-mind, or the wisdom attained, or perseverance in progress, or the monastic forest life (āraṇyaka). (3) Also 信解行證 faith, discernment, performance, and assurance. (4) The Pure-land 'True' sect of Japan has a division: 教法, i. e. the 大無量壽經; 行法 the practice of the seventeenth of Amitābha's vows; 信法 faith in the eighteenth; and 證法 proof of the eleventh. The most important work of Shinran, the founder of the sect, is these four, i. e. 教行信證. (5) A 'Lotus ' division of 四法 is the answer to a question of Puxian (Samantabhadra) how the Lotus is to be possessed after the Buddha's demise, i. e. by thought (or protection) of the Buddhas; the cultivation of virtue; entry into correct dhyāna; and having a mind to save all creatures.

四法印

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sì fǎ yìn
    si4 fa3 yin4
ssu fa yin
 shihouin / shihoin
    しほういん
{Buddh} (See 諸行無常,諸法無我,一切皆苦,涅槃寂静) the four signs of orthodox Buddhism
The seal or impression of the four dogmas, suffering, impermanence, non-ego, nirvana, see 四法本末.

四法施

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sì fǎ shī
    si4 fa3 shi1
ssu fa shih
 shi hōse
The Buddha' s gift of the four laws or dogmas, that all things are impermanent, that all (sentient) existence is suffering, that there is no (essential) personality, that all form (or matter) returns to the void.

四法界

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sì fǎ jiè
    si4 fa3 jie4
ssu fa chieh
 shi hōkai
四種法界 The four dharma-realms of the Huayan School: (1) 事法界 the phenomenal realm, with differentiation; (2) 理四法 noumenal with unity; (3) 理事無礙法界 both 理 noumenal and 事 phenomenal are interdependent; (4) 事事無礙法界 phenomena are also interdependent.

四法三願


四法三愿

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sì fǎ sān yuàn
    si4 fa3 san1 yuan4
ssu fa san yüan
 shihō sangan
idem 四法 #4; the three vows are the seventeenth, eighteenth, and eleventh of Amitābha.

四法不懷


四法不怀

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sì fǎ bù huái
    si4 fa3 bu4 huai2
ssu fa pu huai
 shihō fue
The four imperishables— the correctly receptive heart, the diamond, the relics of a Buddha, and the palace of the devas of light and sound, ābhasvāras.

四法成就

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sì fǎ chéng jiù
    si4 fa3 cheng2 jiu4
ssu fa ch`eng chiu
    ssu fa cheng chiu
 shihō jōjū
idem 四種檀法.

四法本末

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sì fǎ běn mò
    si4 fa3 ben3 mo4
ssu fa pen mo
 shihō honmatsu
The alpha and omega in four laws or dogmas— that nothing is permanent, that all things involve suffering, that there is no personality, and that nirvana is 永寂 eternal rest.

薬物四法

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 yakubutsuyonpou / yakubutsuyonpo
    やくぶつよんぽう
(See 麻薬及び向精神薬取締法,大麻取締法,あへん法,覚せい剤取締法) the four drug-control laws of Japan

炭素一四法

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 tansojuushihou / tansojushiho
    たんそじゅうしほう
carbon-14 dating; radiocarbon dating

炭素十四法

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 tansojuushihou / tansojushiho
    たんそじゅうしほう
(irregular kanji usage) carbon-14 dating; radiocarbon dating

覚快四法親王墓

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 kakukaishihoushinnouhaka / kakukaishihoshinnohaka
    かくかいしほうしんのうはか
(place-name) grave of prince Kakukaishihō

Variations:
炭素14法
炭素一四法
炭素十四法(iK)

see styles
 tansojuushihou / tansojushiho
    たんそじゅうしほう
(See 放射性炭素年代測定) carbon-14 dating; radiocarbon dating

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

This page contains 13 results for "四法" 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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