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觀宿


观宿

see styles
guān sù
    guan1 su4
kuan su
 Kanjuku
Kanjuku

觀察


观察

see styles
guān chá
    guan1 cha2
kuan ch`a
    kuan cha
 kansatsu
to observe; to watch; to survey
pravicaya; investigation; meditation on and inquiry into; vibhāvana, clear perception.

觀已


观已

see styles
guān yǐ
    guan1 yi3
kuan i
 kani
having perceived

觀影


观影

see styles
guān yǐng
    guan1 ying3
kuan ying
to watch a movie

觀待


观待

see styles
guān dài
    guan1 dai4
kuan tai
 kantai
longing for

觀心


观心

see styles
guān xīn
    guan1 xin1
kuan hsin
 kan shin
Contemplation of the mind, mental contemplation, contemplation of all things as mind.

觀念


观念

see styles
guān niàn
    guan1 nian4
kuan nien
 kannen
notion; thought; concept; sense; views; ideology; general impressions
To look into and think over, contemplate and ponder.

觀想


观想

see styles
guān xiǎng
    guan1 xiang3
kuan hsiang
 kansō
to visualize (Buddhist practice)
To meditate and think.

觀感


观感

see styles
guān gǎn
    guan1 gan3
kuan kan
one's impressions; observations

觀慧


观慧

see styles
guān huì
    guan1 hui4
kuan hui
 kane
The wisdom which penetrates to ultimate reality.

觀戰


观战

see styles
guān zhàn
    guan1 zhan4
kuan chan
to watch from the sidelines

觀摩


观摩

see styles
guān mó
    guan1 mo2
kuan mo
to observe and emulate; to study (esp. following sb's example)

觀智


观智

see styles
guān zhì
    guan1 zhi4
kuan chih
 kanchi
Wisdom obtained from contemplation.

觀望


观望

see styles
guān wàng
    guan1 wang4
kuan wang
to wait and see; to watch from the sidelines; to look around; to survey

觀朝


观朝

see styles
guān zhāo
    guan1 zhao1
kuan chao
 Kanchō
Kanchō

觀樹


观树

see styles
guān shù
    guan1 shu4
kuan shu
 kan ju
Contemplating the tree (of knowledge, as Śākyamuni is said to have done after his enlightenment).

觀止


观止

see styles
guān zhǐ
    guan1 zhi3
kuan chih
incomparably good

觀法


观法

see styles
guān fǎ
    guan1 fa3
kuan fa
 kanbō
Methods of contemplation, or obtaining of insight into truth, cf. 六觀法 and 止觀.

觀測


观测

see styles
guān cè
    guan1 ce4
kuan ts`e
    kuan tse
to observe; to survey; observation (scientific etc)

觀火


观火

see styles
guān huǒ
    guan1 huo3
kuan huo
penetrating (vision)

觀照


观照

see styles
guān zhào
    guan1 zhao4
kuan chao
 kanshō
To be enlightened (or enlighten) as the result of insight, or intelligent contemplation.

觀相


观相

see styles
guān xiàng
    guan1 xiang4
kuan hsiang
 kansō
contemplation of marks

觀看


观看

see styles
guān kàn
    guan1 kan4
kuan k`an
    kuan kan
to watch; to view

觀眾


观众

see styles
guān zhòng
    guan1 zhong4
kuan chung
spectators; audience; visitors (to an exhibition etc)

觀瞻


观瞻

see styles
guān zhān
    guan1 zhan1
kuan chan
appearance; view; abiding impression

觀知


观知

see styles
guān zhī
    guan1 zhi1
kuan chih
 kanchi
to observe and know

觀禪


观禅

see styles
guān chán
    guan1 chan2
kuan ch`an
    kuan chan
 kanzen
Contemplation and meditation, to sit in abstract trance.

觀禮


观礼

see styles
guān lǐ
    guan1 li3
kuan li
to attend a ritual

觀空


观空

see styles
guān kōng
    guan1 kong1
kuan k`ung
    kuan kung
 kankū
To regard all things as unreal, or as having no fundamental reality.

觀穿


观穿

see styles
guān chuān
    guan1 chuan1
kuan ch`uan
    kuan chuan
 kansen
to see through

觀經


观经

see styles
guān jīng
    guan1 jing1
kuan ching
 Kangyō
Meditation Sūtra

觀行


观行

see styles
guān xíng
    guan1 xing2
kuan hsing
 kangyou / kangyo
    かんぎょう
(surname) Kangyou
Contemplation and (accordant) action; method of contemplating.

觀見


观见

see styles
guān jiàn
    guan1 jian4
kuan chien
 kanken
to see

觀視


观视

see styles
guān shì
    guan1 shi4
kuan shih
 kanshi
seeing

觀覩


观覩

see styles
guān dǔ
    guan1 du3
kuan tu
 kanto
to look at

觀覽


观览

see styles
guān lǎn
    guan1 lan3
kuan lan
to view; to look at; to look something over

觀解


观解

see styles
guān jiě
    guan1 jie3
kuan chieh
 kange
To contemplate ultimate reality and unravel or expound it.

觀話


观话

see styles
guān huà
    guan1 hua4
kuan hua
 kanwa
to observe the key phrase

觀諦


观谛

see styles
guān dì
    guan1 di4
kuan ti
 kantai
to contemplate the truths

觀象


观象

see styles
guān xiàng
    guan1 xiang4
kuan hsiang
 kanzō
Describing an elephant from sight rather than 摸觀, as would a blind man, from feeling it; i.e. immediate and correct knowledge.

觀賞


观赏

see styles
guān shǎng
    guan1 shang3
kuan shang
to look at something with pleasure; to watch (something marvelous); ornamental

觀賢


观贤

see styles
guān xián
    guan1 xian2
kuan hsien
 Kangen
Kangen

觀道


观道

see styles
guān dào
    guan1 dao4
kuan tao
 kandō
Contemplation, meditation, insight.

觀達


观达

see styles
guān dá
    guan1 da2
kuan ta
 kandatsu
To penetrate to reality through contemplation.

觀門


观门

see styles
guān mén
    guan1 men2
kuan men
 kanmon
Contemplation or meditation as one of the two methods of entry into truth, i.e. instruction and meditation; also one of the 六妙門.

觀音


观音

see styles
guān yīn
    guan1 yin1
kuan yin
 kanon
    かんおん
Guanyin, the Bodhisattva of Compassion or Goddess of Mercy (Sanskrit Avalokiteśvara)
(out-dated kanji) Avalokiteshvara (Bodhisattva); Avalokitesvara; Kannon; Kwannon; Guanyin; Buddhist deity of compassion; (personal name) Kan'on
Guanyin

觀風


观风

see styles
guān fēng
    guan1 feng1
kuan feng
on lookout duty; to serve as lookout

觀鳥


观鸟

see styles
guān niǎo
    guan1 niao3
kuan niao
birdwatching

觀點


观点

see styles
guān diǎn
    guan1 dian3
kuan tien
point of view; viewpoint; standpoint; CL:個|个[ge4]

諦觀


谛观

see styles
dì guān
    di4 guan1
ti kuan
 teikan
to observe minutely

謂觀


谓观

see styles
wèi guān
    wei4 guan1
wei kuan
 ikan
to observe (?)

逆觀


逆观

see styles
nì guān
    ni4 guan1
ni kuan
 gyakkan
The inverse method in meditation.

通觀


通观

see styles
tōng guān
    tong1 guan1
t`ung kuan
    tung kuan
 tsūkan
to take an overall view of something; comprehensive view
observe together

遍觀


遍观

see styles
biàn guān
    bian4 guan1
pien kuan
 henkan
to watch everywhere

道觀


道观

see styles
dào guàn
    dao4 guan4
tao kuan
 dōkan
Daoist temple
Religious practice (or external influence) and internal vision.

達觀


达观

see styles
dá guān
    da2 guan1
ta kuan
to take things philosophically

遙觀


遥观

see styles
yáo guān
    yao2 guan1
yao kuan
to look into the distance

邪觀


邪观

see styles
xié guān
    xie2 guan1
hsieh kuan
 jakan
incorrect meditation

隨觀


随观

see styles
suí guān
    sui2 guan1
sui kuan
 zuikan
accordingly contemplate

雅觀


雅观

see styles
yǎ guān
    ya3 guan1
ya kuan
elegant and tasteful

七觀音


七观音

see styles
qī guān yīn
    qi1 guan1 yin1
ch`i kuan yin
    chi kuan yin
 Shichi Kannon
seven forms of Avalokitêśvara

三假觀


三假观

see styles
sān jiǎ guān
    san1 jia3 guan1
san chia kuan
 sanke kan
The meditations on the three false assumptions 三假.

上輩觀


上辈观

see styles
shàng bèi guān
    shang4 bei4 guan1
shang pei kuan
 jōhai kan
The fourteenth of the sixteen contemplations of the Amitābha school, with reference to those who seek the Pure Land with sincere, profound, and altruistic hearts.

下輩觀


下辈观

see styles
xià bèi guān
    xia4 bei4 guan1
hsia pei kuan
 gehai kan
A meditation of the Amitābha sect on the 下品 q. v.; it is the last of sixteen contemplations, and deals with those who have committed the five rebellious acts 五逆 and the ten evils 十惡, but who still can obtain salvation; v. 無量壽經. 下輩下生觀 idem.

不善觀


不善观

see styles
bù shàn guān
    bu4 shan4 guan1
pu shan kuan
 fu zenkan
not investigating well

不定觀


不定观

see styles
bù dìng guān
    bu4 ding4 guan1
pu ting kuan
 fujō kan
(不定止觀) Direct insight without any gradual process of samādhi; one of three forms of Tiantai meditation.

不淨觀


不淨观

see styles
bù jìng guān
    bu4 jing4 guan1
pu ching kuan
 fujō kan
The meditation on the uncleanness of the human body of self and others, e. g. the nine stages of disintegration of the dead body 九想 q.v.; it is a meditation to destroy 貪 desire; other details are: parental seed, womb, the nine excretory passages, the body's component parts, worm-devoured corpse — all unclean.

不觀察


不观察

see styles
bù guān chá
    bu4 guan1 cha2
pu kuan ch`a
    pu kuan cha
 fu kansatsu
does not contemplate

不雅觀


不雅观

see styles
bù yǎ guān
    bu4 ya3 guan1
pu ya kuan
offensive to the eye; unbecoming; unsightly; ungainly

世界觀


世界观

see styles
shì jiè guān
    shi4 jie4 guan1
shih chieh kuan
worldview; world outlook; Weltanschauung

中觀派


中观派

see styles
zhōng guān pài
    zhong1 guan1 pai4
chung kuan p`ai
    chung kuan pai
 Chūgan ha
Madhyamaka

中觀論


中观论

see styles
zhōng guān lùn
    zhong1 guan1 lun4
chung kuan lun
 Chūkan ron
Mūlamadhyamaka-kārikā

中輩觀


中辈观

see styles
zhōng bèi guān
    zhong1 bei4 guan1
chung pei kuan
 chūhai kan
the meditation on the condition of 中輩.

中道觀


中道观

see styles
zhōng dào guān
    zhong1 dao4 guan1
chung tao kuan
 chūdō kan
One of the Tiantai 三觀 three meditations, i. e. on the doctrine of the Mean to get rid of the illusion of phenomena.

九想觀


九想观

see styles
jiǔ xiǎng guān
    jiu3 xiang3 guan1
chiu hsiang kuan
 kusō kan
nine kinds of meditation (on a corpse to quell desire)

二空觀


二空观

see styles
èr kōng guān
    er4 kong1 guan1
erh k`ung kuan
    erh kung kuan
 ni kūkan
Two kinds of meditation on the "void', or unreality: (a) 無生觀 the meditation that things are unproduced, having no individual or separate natures, i.e. that all things are void and unreal; cf. 性空; (b) 無相觀 that they are therefore formless, cf. 相空. Also 人 and 法空觀 see above.

二諦觀


二谛观

see styles
èr dì guān
    er4 di4 guan1
erh ti kuan
 nitai kan
contemplation on the two truths

五大觀


五大观

see styles
wǔ dà guān
    wu3 da4 guan1
wu ta kuan
 godai kan
The meditation on the five elements 五大.

五觀偈


五观偈

see styles
wǔ guān jié
    wu3 guan1 jie2
wu kuan chieh
 gokan ge
Verse of Five Contemplations

五輪觀


五轮观

see styles
wǔ lún guān
    wu3 lun2 guan1
wu lun kuan
 gorin kan
五輪三摩地 A meditation of the esoteric school on the five elements, earth, water, fire, air, and space, with their germ-words, their forms (i. e. square, round, triangular, half-moon, and spherical), and their colors (i. e. yellow, white, red, black, and blue). The five wheels also represent the Five Dhyāni-Buddhas, v. 五智. The object is that 五輪成身 the individual may be united with the five Buddhas, or Vairocana.

人空觀


人空观

see styles
rén kōng guān
    ren2 kong1 guan1
jen k`ung kuan
    jen kung kuan
 ningū kan
The meditation on, or insight into the selflessness of person 人空.

住觀察


住观察

see styles
zhù guān chá
    zhu4 guan1 cha2
chu kuan ch`a
    chu kuan cha
 jū kansatsu
to abide in analytical meditation

信現觀


信现观

see styles
xìn xiàn guān
    xin4 xian4 guan1
hsin hsien kuan
 shin genkan
Firm faith in the triratna as revealing true knowledge; one of the 六現觀.

修止觀


修止观

see styles
xiū zhǐ guān
    xiu1 zhi3 guan1
hsiu chih kuan
 shu shikan
cultivation of calm abiding and insight

修觀行


修观行

see styles
xiū guān xíng
    xiu1 guan1 xing2
hsiu kuan hsing
 shu kangyō
practices meditation

像想觀


像想观

see styles
xiàng xiǎng guān
    xiang4 xiang3 guan1
hsiang hsiang kuan
 zōsō kan
meditation on Amitâbha's true form

價值觀


价值观

see styles
jià zhí guān
    jia4 zhi2 guan1
chia chih kuan
system of values

入現觀


入现观

see styles
rù xiàn guān
    ru4 xian4 guan1
ju hsien kuan
 nyū genkan
to clear realization

六大觀


六大观

see styles
liù dà guān
    liu4 da4 guan1
liu ta kuan
 rokudai kan
Meditation on the six elements; in the exoteric cult, that they are unreal and unclean; in the esoteric cult, that the Buddha and human elements are of the same substance and interchangeable, see above.

六現觀


六现观

see styles
liù xiàn guān
    liu4 xian4 guan1
liu hsien kuan
 roku genkan
six ways of clearly perceiving presently existent objects

六種觀


六种观

see styles
liù zhǒng guān
    liu4 zhong3 guan1
liu chung kuan
 roku shu kan
The meditation on the six natures 六種性.

六行觀


六行观

see styles
liù xíng guān
    liu4 xing2 guan1
liu hsing kuan
 rokugyō kan
The six meditations, also called 厭欣觀; 六妙行 comparing the 下地 lower realms with the 上地 higher, the six following characters being the subject of meditation: the three lower represent 麤 coarseness, 苦 suffering, and 障 resistance; these in meditation are seen as distasteful: while the higher are the 靜 calm, 妙 mystic, 離 free, which are matters for delight. By this meditation on the distasteful and the delectable the delusions of the lower realms may be overcome.

六觀法


六观法

see styles
liù guān fǎ
    liu4 guan1 fa3
liu kuan fa
 roku kanbō
(六觀) cf. 六種性 and 六位.

六觀音


六观音

see styles
liù guān yīn
    liu4 guan1 yin1
liu kuan yin
 Rokkannon
The six kinds of Guanyin. There are two groups— I. That of Tiantai: 大悲 most pitiful; 大慈 most merciful; 師子無畏 of lion-courage; 大光普照 of universal light; 天人丈夫 leader amongst gods and men; 大梵深遠 the great omnipresent Brahma. Each of this bodhisattva's six qualities of pity, etc., breaks the hindrances 三障 respectively of the hells, pretas, animals, asuras, men, and devas. II. As thousand-handed; the holy one; horseheaded; eleven-faced; Cundī (or Marīci); with the wheel of sovereign power.

分析觀


分析观

see styles
fēn xī guān
    fen1 xi1 guan1
fen hsi kuan
 bunshaku kan
analytical observation

勢至觀


势至观

see styles
shì zhì guān
    shi4 zhi4 guan1
shih chih kuan
 Seishi kan
meditation on Mahāsthāmaprāpta

十乘觀


十乘观

see styles
shí shèng guān
    shi2 sheng4 guan1
shih sheng kuan
 jūjō kan
ten vehicle (meditation)

十六觀


十六观

see styles
shí liù guān
    shi2 liu4 guan1
shih liu kuan
 jūroku kan
The sixteen meditations of Amitābha on the setting sun, water (as ice, crystal, etc. ), the earth, and so on.

十喩觀


十喩观

see styles
shí yú guān
    shi2 yu2 guan1
shih yü kuan
 jū yukan
meditation on the ten illusions

十緣觀


十缘观

see styles
shí yuán guān
    shi2 yuan2 guan1
shih yüan kuan
 jū enkan
十喩觀 A meditation or reflection on the ten illusions 十緣生句.

Entries with 2nd row of characters: The 2nd row is Simplified Chinese.

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