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There are 21 total results for your 本性 search.

Characters Pronunciation
Romanization
Simple Dictionary Definition

本性

see styles
běn xìng
    ben3 xing4
pen hsing
 honshou(p); honsei / honsho(p); honse
    ほんしょう(P); ほんせい
natural instincts; nature; inherent quality
true character; real nature
The spirit one possesses by nature; hence, the Buddha-nature; the Buddha-nature within; one's own nature.

本性住

see styles
běn xìng zhù
    ben3 xing4 zhu4
pen hsing chu
 honshōjū
innately abiding

本性寺

see styles
 honshouji / honshoji
    ほんしょうじ
(personal name) Honshouji

本性界

see styles
běn xìng jiè
    ben3 xing4 jie4
pen hsing chieh
 honshō kai
innate germs (kernels, seeds)

本性空

see styles
běn xìng kōng
    ben3 xing4 kong1
pen hsing k`ung
    pen hsing kung
 honshō kū
empty of original nature

本性院

see styles
 honshouin / honshoin
    ほんしょういん
(place-name) Honshouin

本性住種


本性住种

see styles
běn xìng zhù zhǒng
    ben3 xing4 zhu4 zhong3
pen hsing chu chung
 honshōjūshu
abode of the original nature

本性正定

see styles
běn xìng zhèng dìng
    ben3 xing4 zheng4 ding4
pen hsing cheng ting
 honshō shōjō
innate determination for enlightenment

本性淸淨

see styles
běn xìng qīng jìng
    ben3 xing4 qing1 jing4
pen hsing ch`ing ching
    pen hsing ching ching
 honshō shōjō
intrinsically pure

本性難移


本性难移

see styles
běn xìng nán yí
    ben3 xing4 nan2 yi2
pen hsing nan i
It is hard to change one's essential nature (idiom). You can't change who you are.; Can the leopard change his spots? (Jeremiah 13:23)

衆生本性


众生本性

see styles
zhòng shēng běn xìng
    zhong4 sheng1 ben3 xing4
chung sheng pen hsing
 shujō honshō
The original nature of all the living, i.e. the bhūtatathatā in its phenomenal aspect.

本性住種姓


本性住种姓

see styles
běn xìng zhù zhǒng xìng
    ben3 xing4 zhu4 zhong3 xing4
pen hsing chu chung hsing
 honshō jū shushō
innately abiding seeds

本性住種子


本性住种子

see styles
běn xìng zhù zhǒng zǐ
    ben3 xing4 zhu4 zhong3 zi3
pen hsing chu chung tzu
 honshōjū shuji
intrinsically possessed seeds

本性住種性


本性住种性

see styles
běn xìng z hù zhǒng xìng
    ben3 xing4 z hu4 zhong3 xing4
pen hsing z hu chung hsing
 honshō jū shushō
immanent abiding original good seed-nature

本性淸淨心

see styles
běn xìng qīng jìng xīn
    ben3 xing4 qing1 jing4 xin1
pen hsing ch`ing ching hsin
    pen hsing ching ching hsin
 honshō shōjō shin
the innately pure mind

四根本性罪

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sì gēn běn xìng zuì
    si4 gen1 ben3 xing4 zui4
ssu ken pen hsing tsui
 shi konpon shōzai
(or 四根本重罪) idem 四波羅夷.

生酔い本性違わず

see styles
 namayoihonshoutagawazu / namayoihonshotagawazu
    なまよいほんしょうたがわず
(expression) (proverb) in wine there is truth; being under the influence doesn't change our true character

江山易改,本性難移


江山易改,本性难移

see styles
jiāng shān yì gǎi , běn xìng nán yí
    jiang1 shan1 yi4 gai3 , ben3 xing4 nan2 yi2
chiang shan i kai , pen hsing nan i
it is easier to change mountains and rivers than to alter one's character (idiom); you can't change who you are; Can the leopard change his spots?

金剛三昧本性淸淨不壞不滅經


金刚三昧本性淸淨不坏不灭经

see styles
jīn gāng sān mèi běn xìng qīng jìng bù huài bù miè jīng
    jin1 gang1 san1 mei4 ben3 xing4 qing1 jing4 bu4 huai4 bu4 mie4 jing1
chin kang san mei pen hsing ch`ing ching pu huai pu mieh ching
    chin kang san mei pen hsing ching ching pu huai pu mieh ching
 Kongōsanmai honshōshōjō fuefumetsu kyō
Jingang sanmei benxing qingjing buhuai bumie jing

一切如來諸法本性淸淨蓮華三昧


一切如来诸法本性淸淨莲华三昧

see styles
yī qiè rú lái zhū fǎ běn xìng qīng jìng lián huá sān mèi
    yi1 qie4 ru2 lai2 zhu1 fa3 ben3 xing4 qing1 jing4 lian2 hua2 san1 mei4
i ch`ieh ju lai chu fa pen hsing ch`ing ching lien hua san mei
    i chieh ju lai chu fa pen hsing ching ching lien hua san mei
 issai nyorai shohō honshō shōjō renge zanmai
A lotus-samādhi of Vairocana from which Amitābha was born. It is a Tathāgata meditation, that the fundamental nature of all existence is pure like the lotus.

一切如來諸法本性滿淨蓮華三昧


一切如来诸法本性满淨莲华三昧

see styles
yī qiè rú lái zhū fǎ běn xìng mǎn jìng lián huá sān mèi
    yi1 qie4 ru2 lai2 zhu1 fa3 ben3 xing4 man3 jing4 lian2 hua2 san1 mei4
i ch`ieh ju lai chu fa pen hsing man ching lien hua san mei
    i chieh ju lai chu fa pen hsing man ching lien hua san mei
 issai nyorai shohō honshō manjō renge sanmai
lotus-samādhi

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

This page contains 21 results for "本性" 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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