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Buddhism
HSK 6
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  *佛* | 佛* | *佛
Buddha; Buddhism (abbr. for 佛陀)
HSK 6
to seem; as if; seemingly / alike; similar
HSK 6
to seem; as if; seemingly / alike; similar
HSK 6
Aksobhya, the imperturbable ruler of Eastern Paradise, Abhirati
Buddha / founder of a buddhist sect
(neologism c. 2017) (coll.) chill about everything (typically used to describe young people who don't buy into aspirational society)
Antananarivo, capital of Madagascar (Tw)
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  *佛* | 佛* | *佛
used in 仿佛
Harvard
Buddhist image / statue of Buddha or Bodhisattva / CL: , 張|张
lit. Buddha jumps over the wall, name for a Chinese dish that uses many non-vegetarian ingredients
Buddhism / Buddhist
Denver, Colorado
to believe in Buddhism
Buddhist scriptures / Buddhist classics
Buddha (a person who has attained Buddhahood, or specifically Siddhartha Gautama)
to pray to Buddha / to chant the names of Buddha
(fig.) to scramble to make up for a lack of preparation; to make a frantic, last-ditch effort; to cram for an exam (cf. 平時不燒香臨時抱佛腳|平时不烧香临时抱佛脚)
chayote (Sechium edule); choko; mirliton
Franco (name) / Generalissimo Francisco Franco Bahamonde (1892-1975), Spanish dictator and head of state 1939-1975
Buddhist
to become a Buddha / to attain enlightenment
Buddhist texts; Buddhist scripture
Harvard University
Dharma (the teachings of the Buddha) / Buddhist doctrine
Tower of Buddhist Incense in the Summer Palace 頤和園|颐和园, Beijing
Johor (state of Malaysia at south of Malayan peninsula)
Fogang, a county in Qingyuan City 清遠市|清远市, Guangdong
Buddhism
Floyd (name) / Freud (name) / Dr Sigmund Freud (1856-1939), the founder of psychoanalysis
Gods and Buddhas
Tathagata, one of the ten sacred names of Buddha
Chevron Corporation
pagoda
Four Sacred Mountains of Buddhism, namely: Mt Wutai 五臺山|五台山 in Shanxi, Mt Emei 峨眉山 in Sichuan, Mt Jiuhua 九華山|九华山 in Anhui, Mt Potala 普陀山 in Zhejiang
Amoghasiddhi Buddha
Buddhist doctrine / Buddhist studies
Foshan, prefecture-level city in Guangdong Province 廣東省|广东省
Buddhist grottos
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
Buddhist prayer beads
Florida
lit. presenting the Buddha with borrowed flowers (idiom); fig. to win favor or influence using sb else's property / plagiarism
Amitabha Buddha / the Buddha of the Western paradise / may the lord Buddha preserve us! / merciful Buddha!
Buddha-like heart (full of compassion) / spirit of Buddha (awakened to reality and no longer clinging to appearances)
Buddhist term
(Tw) Stanford (University)
Beverly Hills
Living Buddha / title of Mongolian Lamas from 17th century
Choy Li Fut (Chinese martial art)
Florence, Italy
Buddha's tooth (a holy relic)
Florida
lay down butcher's knife, become a Buddha on the spot (idiom); instant rehabilitation / to repent and be absolved of one's crimes
Chevrolet
Chevron (oil company)
ashes of cremated Buddha
Sakyamuni Buddha (Sanskrit: sage of the Sakya) / Siddhartha Gautama (563-485 BC), the historical Buddha and founder of Buddhism
stupa (Buddhist shrine)
Buddhist scripture
Dover
Ratnasambhava Buddha
Stamford Raffles (1781-1826), British statesman and founder of the city of Singapore
Johor (state in Malaysia)
Buddhist griftress (female Internet influencer who exploits Buddhist imagery for self-promotion or commercial purposes)
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
Hoover (name) / Herbert Hoover (1874-1964) US mining engineer and Republican politician, president (1929-1933)
Buddha's bones (as a sacred relic)
Humanistic Buddhism
(Tw) Florence, Italy
Buddha's Birthday (8th day of the 4th Lunar month)
Avatamsaka sutra of the Huayan school / also called Buddhavatamsaka-mahavaipulya Sutra, the Flower adornment sutra or the Garland sutra
Straits of Johor (between Malaysia and Singapore)
words of a Buddha, heart of a snake (idiom); two-faced / malicious and duplicitous
Tibetan Buddhism
Virginia, US state
Foping County in Hanzhong 漢中|汉中, Shaanxi
Fiesta de Saint Fermin, festival held annually in Pamplona, Spain
Sakyamuni Buddha (Sanskrit: sage of the Sakya) / Siddhartha Gautama (563-485 BC), the historical Buddha and founder of Buddhism
the Louvre
(loanword) focaccia
Vermont, US state
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  *彿* | 彿* | *彿
to worship Buddha
(bird species of China) Indochinese roller (Coracias affinis)
(Internet slang) eggcorn for the song lyrics "I love Poland" that became a catchphrase in 2018
one of the many names of Buddha
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
Maitreya / the Bodhisattva that will be the next to come after Shakyamuni Buddha
(bird species of China) European roller (Coracias garrulus)
Cape Verde
of or relating to Flemish people, language or culture
(Tw) Sarajevo, capital of Bosnia and Herzegovina
to chant the names of Buddha
Flemish (language)
Buddhist term

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