List of useful words, phrases and expressions used in Buddhism and Zen
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Note: All kanji (Japanese characters) are linked individually to an online dictionary www.jisho.org
Hiragana syllabograms are linked individually to my articles that explain the origins of each hiragana syllabogram. |
A
all creations have their own unique nature / 松直棘曲 / まつはなおくいばらはまがれり / matsu wa naokui bara wa magareri
B
D
do not let the life events to cloud your mind / 雲収山岳青 / くもおさまってさんがくあおし / kumo osamatte san ga kuaoshi
E
F
form is emptiness / 色即是空 / しきそくぜくう / shikisoku zekū
G
H
J
K
M
N
noble are those who live their lives in peace and harmony / 無事是貴人 / ぶじこれきにん / buji kore kinin
O
P
R
real jewel will shine even in mud / 真玉泥中異 / しんぎょくでいちゅうにいなり / shingyoku deichū ni inari
rely on self / 自灯明 / じとうみょう / jitōmyō (lit. be your own light of Buddha)
S
T
U
W
what is material can be lost, what is in your heart is eternal / 泥仏不渡水 / でいぶつみずをわたらず/ deibutsu mizu wo watarazu
Y
Z
all creations have their own unique nature / 松直棘曲 / まつはなおくいばらはまがれり / matsu wa naokui bara wa magareri
B
D
do not let the life events to cloud your mind / 雲収山岳青 / くもおさまってさんがくあおし / kumo osamatte san ga kuaoshi
E
F
form is emptiness / 色即是空 / しきそくぜくう / shikisoku zekū
G
H
J
K
M
N
noble are those who live their lives in peace and harmony / 無事是貴人 / ぶじこれきにん / buji kore kinin
O
P
R
real jewel will shine even in mud / 真玉泥中異 / しんぎょくでいちゅうにいなり / shingyoku deichū ni inari
rely on self / 自灯明 / じとうみょう / jitōmyō (lit. be your own light of Buddha)
S
T
U
W
what is material can be lost, what is in your heart is eternal / 泥仏不渡水 / でいぶつみずをわたらず/ deibutsu mizu wo watarazu
Y
Z