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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
Buddhist doctrine / Buddhist studies
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
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *佛* | 佛* | *佛
Harvard
Buddhist image / statue of Buddha or Bodhisattva / CL: , 張|张
Humanistic Buddhism
lit. presenting the Buddha with borrowed flowers (idiom); fig. to win favor or influence using sb else's property / plagiarism
Buddhism / Buddhist
Denver, Colorado
Buddhist texts; Buddhist scripture
to believe in Buddhism
Harvard University
Buddhist scriptures / Buddhist classics
Buddha (a person who has attained Buddhahood, or specifically Siddhartha Gautama)
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
Buddhism
to pray to Buddha / to chant the names of Buddha
to burn incense and worship Buddha
chayote (Sechium edule); choko; mirliton
Franco (name) / Generalissimo Francisco Franco Bahamonde (1892-1975), Spanish dictator and head of state 1939-1975
(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)
Buddhist
to become a Buddha / to attain enlightenment
Dharma (the teachings of the Buddha) / Buddhist doctrine
Johor (state of Malaysia at south of Malayan peninsula)
Buddhist term
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
Floyd (name) / Freud (name) / Dr Sigmund Freud (1856-1939), the founder of psychoanalysis
Fogang, a county in Qingyuan City 清遠市|清远市, Guangdong
Gods and Buddhas
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
Foshan, prefecture-level city in Guangdong Province 廣東省|广东省
Maitreya / the Bodhisattva that will be the next to come after Shakyamuni Buddha
Sakyamuni Buddha (Sanskrit: sage of the Sakya) / Siddhartha Gautama (563-485 BC), the historical Buddha and founder of Buddhism
Virginia, US state
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
Tathagata, one of the ten sacred names of Buddha
Medicine Buddha (Sanskrit: Bhaisajyaguru)
Tower of Buddhist Incense in the Summer Palace 頤和園|颐和园, Beijing
Buddha-like heart (full of compassion) / spirit of Buddha (awakened to reality and no longer clinging to appearances)
(Tw) Florence, Italy
niche for statue (esp. Buddhist, Christian etc)
(Tw) Stanford (University)
Beverly Hills
Chevron Corporation
Western (or Western-style) cannon of the Ming era
Buddha's Birthday (8th day of the 4th Lunar month)
Living Buddha / title of Mongolian Lamas from 17th century
Choy Li Fut (Chinese martial art)
Buddha's tooth (a holy relic)
lay down butcher's knife, become a Buddha on the spot (idiom); instant rehabilitation / to repent and be absolved of one's crimes
Florence, Italy
ashes of cremated Buddha
stupa (Buddhist shrine)
Johor (state in Malaysia)
Buddhist griftress (female Internet influencer who exploits Buddhist imagery for self-promotion or commercial purposes)
Hoover (name) / Herbert Hoover (1874-1964) US mining engineer and Republican politician, president (1929-1933)
Buddha's bones (as a sacred relic)
Chevron Corporation
words of a Buddha, heart of a snake (idiom); two-faced / malicious and duplicitous
Buddhist term
Dover
one of the many names of Buddha
Western (and so styled) cannon of the Ming era
(loanword) focaccia
Vermont, US state
lit. Buddha jumps over the wall, name for a Chinese dish that uses many non-vegetarian ingredients
to worship Buddha
(bird species of China) Indochinese roller (Coracias affinis)
Florida
Tibetan Buddhism
Foping County in Hanzhong 漢中|汉中, Shaanxi
Cape Verde
(Tw) Sarajevo, capital of Bosnia and Herzegovina
reclining Buddha
Buddhist scripture
Dover
to chant the names of Buddha
Florida
Ratnasambhava Buddha
to choose which Buddha to burn incense to (idiom); fig. to curry favor from the right person
Straits of Johor (between Malaysia and Singapore)
title of respect for the queen mother or the emperor's father / nickname for Empress Dowager Cixi 慈禧太后
(bird species) Indian roller (Coracias benghalensis)
Buddha Kassapa (Pāli) or Kāśyapa (Skt) (one of the Buddhas of the past)

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