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Characters | Pronunciation Romanization |
Simple Dictionary Definition |
打坐 see styles |
dǎ zuò da3 zuo4 ta tso taza |
to sit in meditation; to meditate To squat, sit down cross-legged. |
打坐坡 see styles |
dǎ zuò pō da3 zuo4 po1 ta tso p`o ta tso po |
(of a horse, dog etc) to sit back on one's haunches and refuse to be coaxed forward; (of a person) to brace oneself to resist being made to go forward; (fig.) to dig one's heels in |
只管打坐 see styles |
zhǐ guǎn dǎ zuò zhi3 guan3 da3 zuo4 chih kuan ta tso shikan taza しかんたざ |
More info & calligraphy: Shikantazameditation of just sitting |
祇管打坐 see styles |
qí guǎn dǎ zuò qi2 guan3 da3 zuo4 ch`i kuan ta tso chi kuan ta tso shikan taza |
meditation of just sitting |
祗管打坐 see styles |
shikantaza しかんたざ |
(Buddhist term) shikantaza (zazen meditation in which one focuses on sitting without actively seeking enlightenment) |
Variations: |
shikantaza しかんたざ |
(yoji) {Buddh} shikantaza; meditation practice where one stays intensely focused without focusing on any particular object |
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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