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| Characters | Pronunciation Romanization |
Simple Dictionary Definition |
開元 开元 see styles |
kāi yuán kai1 yuan2 k`ai yüan kai yüan kaimoto かいもと |
Tang emperor Xuanzong's 唐玄宗[Tang2 Xuan2 zong1] reign name used during the Kaiyuan era (713-741), a peak of Tang prosperity (surname) Kaimoto The Kaiyuan period of the Tang emperor Xuanzong, A.D. 713-741; during which the monk 智昇 Zhisheng in 730 issued his 'complete list of all the translations of Buddhist books into the Chinese language from the year A.D. 67 up to the date of publication, embracing the labours of 176 individuals, the whole amounting to 2,278 separate works, many of which, however, were at that time already lost.' Wylie. Its title was開元釋教錄. He also issued the 開元釋教錄略出, an abbreviated version. |
開元錄 开元录 see styles |
kāi yuán lù kai1 yuan2 lu4 k`ai yüan lu kai yüan lu Kaiganroku |
Kaiyuanlu |
開元釋教錄 开元释教录 see styles |
kāi yuán shì jiào lù kai1 yuan2 shi4 jiao4 lu4 k`ai yüan shih chiao lu kai yüan shih chiao lu Kaigen shaku kyō roku |
Record of Śākyamuni's Teachings Compiled During the Kaiyuan period |
Entries with 2nd row of characters: The 2nd row is Simplified Chinese.
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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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