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There are 19 total results for your 大願 search.

Characters Pronunciation
Romanization
Simple Dictionary Definition

大願


大愿

see styles
dà yuàn
    da4 yuan4
ta yüan
 taigan
    たいがん
{Buddh} ambition; the Buddha's great vow (to save all people); (given name) Taigan
The great vow, of a Buddha, or bodhisattva, to save all the living and bring them to Buddhahood.

大願力


大愿力

see styles
dà yuàn lì
    da4 yuan4 li4
ta yüan li
 daiganriki
the power of a great vow

大願寺

see styles
 daiganji
    だいがんじ
(place-name) Daiganji

大願川

see styles
 oonegaigawa
    おおねがいがわ
(place-name) Oonegaigawa

大願町

see styles
 oonegaichou / oonegaicho
    おおねがいちょう
(place-name) Oonegaichō

大願船


大愿船

see styles
dà yuàn chuán
    da4 yuan4 chuan2
ta yüan ch`uan
    ta yüan chuan
 daigan sen
The great vow boat, i.e. that of Amitābha, which ferries the believer over the sea of mortality to the Pure Land.

十大願


十大愿

see styles
shí dà yuàn
    shi2 da4 yuan4
shih ta yüan
 jū daigan
The ten vows of Puxian 普賢, or Samantabhadra.

廣大願


广大愿

see styles
guǎng dà yuàn
    guang3 da4 yuan4
kuang ta yüan
 kōdai gan
vast vow [to save sentient beings]

大願成就

see styles
 taiganjouju; daiganjouju / taiganjoju; daiganjoju
    たいがんじょうじゅ; だいがんじょうじゅ
(noun/participle) (yoji) realization of a great ambition; realisation of a great ambition

大願業力


大愿业力

see styles
dà yuàn yè lì
    da4 yuan4 ye4 li4
ta yüan yeh li
 daigan gōriki
The forty-eight vows and the great meritorious power of Amitābha, or the efficacy of his vows.

以大願力


以大愿力

see styles
yǐ dà yuàn lì
    yi3 da4 yuan4 li4
i ta yüan li
 i daigan riki
by the power of [one's] great vow

十二大願


十二大愿

see styles
shí èr dà yuàn
    shi2 er4 da4 yuan4
shih erh ta yüan
 jūni daigan
twelve great vows

十種大願


十种大愿

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shí zhǒng dà yuàn
    shi2 zhong3 da4 yuan4
shih chung ta yüan
 jūshu daigan
ten kinds of great vows

菩薩大願


菩萨大愿

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pú sà dà yuàn
    pu2 sa4 da4 yuan4
p`u sa ta yüan
    pu sa ta yüan
 bosatsu daigan
great vow of the bodhisattvas

大願中央線

see styles
 oonegaichuuousen / oonegaichuosen
    おおねがいちゅうおうせん
(place-name) Oonegaichūōsen

大願地藏菩薩


大愿地藏菩萨

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dà yuàn dì zàng pú sà
    da4 yuan4 di4 zang4 pu2 sa4
ta yüan ti tsang p`u sa
    ta yüan ti tsang pu sa
Kṣitigarbha Bodhisattva, the Bodhisattva of the Great Vow (to save all souls before accepting Bodhi); also translated Earth Treasury, Earth Womb, or Earth Store Bodhisattva

大願平等方便


大愿平等方便

see styles
dà yuàn píng děng fāng biàn
    da4 yuan4 ping2 deng3 fang1 bian4
ta yüan p`ing teng fang pien
    ta yüan ping teng fang pien
 daigan byōdō hōben
means of the great vow of universal salvation

大願淸淨報土


大愿淸淨报土

see styles
dà yuàn qīng jìng bào tǔ
    da4 yuan4 qing1 jing4 bao4 tu3
ta yüan ch`ing ching pao t`u
    ta yüan ching ching pao tu
 daigan shōjō hōdo
The Pure Reward-Land of Amitābha, the reward resulting from his vows.

藥師十二大願


药师十二大愿

see styles
yào shī shí èr dà yuàn
    yao4 shi1 shi2 er4 da4 yuan4
yao shih shih erh ta yüan
 Yakushi jūni daigan
twelve vows of the Healing Buddha

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

This page contains 19 results for "大願" in Chinese and/or Japanese.



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