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  *佛* | 佛* | *佛
Buddha; Buddhism (abbr. for 佛陀)
HSK 6
precious mineral deposits / hidden treasure / (fig.) treasure / (Buddhism) the treasure of Buddha's law
HSK 7-9
Amitabha Buddha / the Buddha of the Western paradise / may the lord Buddha preserve us! / merciful Buddha!
Gods and Buddhas
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  *释* | 释* | *释
to explain / to release / Buddha (abbr. for 釋迦牟尼|释迦牟尼) / Buddhism
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  *閦* | 閦* | *閦
crowd / transliteration of Sanskrit 'kso', e.g. Aksobhya Buddha 阿閦佛
Buddha's teaching / Buddhist monk's apparel, staff etc / (Daoism) magic weapon / talisman / fig. specially effective device / magic wand
standing image (of a Buddha or saint)
the eight stages of the Buddha's life (Buddhism)
Siddhartha Gautama (563-485 BC), the historical Buddha and founder of Buddhism
Dharma (the teachings of the Buddha) / Buddhist doctrine
Buddha's teachings / aura (around the head of Buddha)
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  *噶* | 噶* | *噶
phonetic ga (used in rendering Tibetan and Mongolian sounds) / Tibetan Ge: language of Buddha / (dialect) final particle similar to (esp. in Yunnan)
the Three Precious Treasures of Buddhism, namely: the Buddha , the Dharma (his teaching), and the Sangha (his monastic order)
likeness of a god or Buddha / (old) portrait of the deceased
the real body (of Buddha or a God) / true effigy
Shakya, an ethnicity and clan of the northeast of South Asia to which the Buddha (Siddhartha Gautama) belonged / the Buddha (abbr. for 釋迦牟尼|释迦牟尼, Shakyamuni, which means "the Sage of the Shakyas")
Buddha (term of respect for Sakyamuni 釋迦牟尼|释迦牟尼) / His Holiness (refers to a Buddhist grandee) / Buddha / God / emperor / in late Qing court, refers exclusively to Empress Dowager Cixi 慈禧太后
Buddha (a person who has attained Buddhahood, or specifically Siddhartha Gautama)
Buddha / Buddhist stupa (transliteration of Pali thupo)
to worship Buddha
Living Buddha / title of Mongolian Lamas from 17th century
(Buddhism) Pure Land, usually refers to Amitabha Buddha's Western Pure Land of Ultimate Bliss (Sukhavati in Sanskrit)
reclining Buddha
lit. not for the monk's sake but for the Buddha's sake (idiom) / fig. (to do sth for sb) out of deference to sb else
World Honored One / Revered One of the World (Buddha)
Dharma, the teaching of Buddha / Bodhidharma
Buddhist image / statue of Buddha or Bodhisattva / CL: , 張|张
to pray to Buddha / to chant the names of Buddha
Shakyamuni (Sanskrit for "the Sage of the Shakyas", i.e. the Buddha, Siddhartha Gautama)
Budai (the Laughing Buddha) / Budai or Putai Town in Chiayi County 嘉義縣|嘉义县, west Taiwan
divine light (around the Buddha) / a halo / a miraculous column of light / (slang) jolly good!
Amitabha, the Buddha of the Western Paradise / abbr. for 阿彌陀佛|阿弥陀佛 / Mituo or Mito township in Kaohsiung county 高雄縣|高雄县, southwest Taiwan
seated image (of a Buddha or saint)
one of the many names of Buddha
lay down butcher's knife, become a Buddha on the spot (idiom); instant rehabilitation / to repent and be absolved of one's crimes
lit. presenting the Buddha with borrowed flowers (idiom); fig. to win favor or influence using sb else's property / plagiarism
to become a Buddha on the spot (idiom); instant rehabilitation / to repent and be absolved of one's crimes
Buddha's tooth (a holy relic)
Amitabha, Buddha of infinite light
to abandon one's body in the search for Buddha's truth (idiom)
refined cream cheese / fig. crème de la crème / nirvana / Buddha nature / Buddhist truth / broth / flawless personal character
words of a Buddha, heart of a snake (idiom); two-faced / malicious and duplicitous
to keep the law / to protect Buddha's teachings / protector of Buddhist law (i.e. temple donor)
(Dai language) to make offerings to Buddha
to choose which Buddha to burn incense to (idiom); fig. to curry favor from the right person
great sage / mahatma / king / emperor / outstanding personage / Buddha
to pass on the light of Buddha
another name for Sakyamuni 釋迦牟尼佛|释迦牟尼佛, the historical Buddha
Maitreya / the Bodhisattva that will be the next to come after Shakyamuni Buddha
tathagata (Buddha's name for himself, having many layers of meaning - Sanskrit: thus gone, having been Brahman, gone to the absolute etc)
lit. Buddha jumps over the wall, name for a Chinese dish that uses many non-vegetarian ingredients
(Buddhism) recollection of past lives / wisdom of past lives (one of six supernatural powers of Buddhas and arhats)
Buddha nature
Sakyamuni Buddha (Sanskrit: sage of the Sakya) / Siddhartha Gautama (563-485 BC), the historical Buddha and founder of Buddhism
Kezil thousand-Buddha grotto in Baicheng 拜城, Aksu 阿克蘇地區|阿克苏地区, Xinjiang
Sakyamuni Buddha (Sanskrit: sage of the Sakya) / Siddhartha Gautama (563-485 BC), the historical Buddha and founder of Buddhism
to become a Buddha / to attain enlightenment
a living Buddha / fig. compassionate person / saint
universal mercy and succor (idiom); the Buddha's infinite power and mercy
ashes of cremated Buddha
Ratnasambhava Buddha
to burn incense and worship Buddha
Tathagata, one of the ten sacred names of Buddha
Prince Ananda, cousin of the Buddha and his closest disciple
Buddha's Birthday (8th day of the 4th Lunar month)
Buddha Kassapa (Pāli) or Kāśyapa (Skt) (one of the Buddhas of the past)
the thirty-two physical characteristics of Buddha
Dipamkara Buddha, the former Buddha before Shakyamuni Buddha and the bringer of lights
Gautama, surname of the Siddhartha, the historical Buddha
the four heavenly kings (Sanskrit vajra) / the four guardians or warrior attendants of Buddha
Vairocana, Buddha of supreme enlightenment
Prince Ananda, cousin of the Buddha and his closest disciple
the Three Pillars of Faith (Buddha, dharma, sangha), aka 三寶|三宝
Amoghasiddhi Buddha
Buddha-like heart (full of compassion) / spirit of Buddha (awakened to reality and no longer clinging to appearances)
Buddha / founder of a buddhist sect
Buddha's bones (as a sacred relic)
crossed leg posture (usu. of Buddha)
Geju (Tibetan: transmit word of Buddha) sect of Tibetan Buddhist
The Sutra in Forty-two Sections Spoken by the Buddha, the first Chinese Buddhist text, translated in 67 AD by Kasyapa-Matanga 迦葉摩騰|迦叶摩腾 and Gobharana 竺法蘭|竺法兰 (Dharmaraksha)
the palm of the Buddha's hand (a metaphor for a higher authority or force from whose control one cannot break free, from 西遊記|西游记, "Journey to the West")
so I have heard (idiom) / the beginning clause of Buddha's quotations as recorded by his disciple, Ananda (Buddhism)
lit. to never burn incense when all's well, but clutch Buddha's feet in a crisis (proverb) / fig. to neglect preparation until the last moment, then act in panic
Kumutula thousand-Buddha grotto in Kuqa, Xinjiang
Maitreya, the future Bodhisattva, to come after Shakyamuni Buddha
to count one's prayer beads and chant Buddha's name (idiom)
the Bezeklik Thousand Buddha Caves, in the Turpan Basin, Xinjiang
boundless life (expression of good wishes) / Amitayus, the Buddha of measureless life, good fortune and wisdom
Gautama, surname of the Siddhartha, the historical Buddha
Buddha (archaic) / Dharma (the teachings of the Buddha)
Dharma (the teachings of the Buddha, archaic) / Buddhist doctrine
vegetarian feast / food offerings to Buddha
(old) image of Confucius / holy image (of Buddha or Jesus Christ etc)
Medicine Buddha (Sanskrit: Bhaisajyaguru)
Medicine Buddha (Sanskrit: Bhaisajyaguru)
Sandhinir mokcana vyuha sutra, a yogic text on awareness and meditation, translated as the Wisdom of Buddha
to ceremonially receive a bone relic of the Buddha
to chant the names of Buddha


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