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There are 31 total results for your dana search.

Characters Pronunciation
Romanization
Simple Dictionary Definition

ダナ

see styles
 dana
    ダナ

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Danah
(place-name) Dana (Nepal); Danna

布施

see styles
bù shī
    bu4 shi1
pu shih
 fuse
    ふせ

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Dana: Almsgiving and Generosity
Dana (Buddhist practice of giving)
(n,vs,vi) (1) {Buddh} alms-giving; charity; (n,vs,vi) (2) {Buddh} offerings (usu. money) to a priest (for reading sutras, etc.); (surname) Fuho
dāna 檀那; the sixth pāramitā, almsgiving, i. e. of goods, or the doctrine, with resultant benefits now and also hereafter in the forms of reincarnation, as neglect or refusal will produce the opposite consequences. The 二種布施 two kinds of dāna are the pure, or unsullied charity, which looks for no reward here but only hereafter; and the sullied almsgiving whose object is personal benefit. The three kinds of dāna are goods, the doctrine, and courage, or fearlessness. The four kinds are pens to write the sutras, ink, the sutras themselves, and preaching. The five kinds are giving to those who have come from a distance, those who are going to a distance, the sick, the hungry, those wise in the doctrine. The seven kinds are giving to visitors, travellers, the sick, their nurses, monasteries, endowments for the sustenance of monks or nuns, and clothing and food according to season. The eight kinds are giving to those who come for aid, giving for fear (of evil), return for kindness received, anticipating gifts in return, continuing the parental example of giving, giving in hope of rebirth in a particular heaven, in hope of an honoured name, for the adornment of the heart and life. 倶舍論 18.

タナー

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 danaa / dana
    ダナー

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Tanner
(personal name) Danner

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shī
    shi1
shih
 haru
    はる
(bound form) to put into effect (regulations etc); to distribute (alms etc); to apply (fertilizer etc)
(surname) Haru
dāna 檀那 Alms; charity. To give, bestow. See also 實.

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tán
    tan2
t`an
    tan
 mayumi
    まゆみ
sandalwood; hardwood; purple-red
(surname, female given name) Mayumi
A hard wood, translit. da, dan. dāna, a giver; donation, charity, almsgiving, bestowing.

てな

see styles
 dena
    デナ
(particle) a sort of thing like; used after a phrase to modify the following noun; (personal name) Dana

三檀

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sān tán
    san1 tan2
san t`an
    san tan
 sandan
The three kinds of dāna, i. e. charity; giving of goods, of the dharma, of abhaya, or fearlessness. Idem 三施.

二檀

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èr tán
    er4 tan2
erh t`an
    erh tan
 nidan
The two dāna 檀那, i. e, kinds of donating, or almsgiving: (a) 世間檀 ordinary alms, and (b) 出世間檀 spiritual, or other-worldly gifts.

佛檀

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fó tán
    fo2 tan2
fo t`an
    fo tan
 butsudan
buddha-dāna, Buddha-giving contrasted with Māra-giving; Buddha-charity as the motive of giving, or preaching, and of self-sacrifice, or self-immolation.

六度

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liù dù
    liu4 du4
liu tu
 rokudo
    ろくど
(surname) Rokudo
The six things that ferry one beyond the sea of mortality to nirvana, i. e. the six pāramitās 波羅蜜 (波羅蜜多): (1) 布施 dāna, charity, or giving, including the bestowing of the truth on others; (2) 持戒 śīla, keeping the command rents; (3) 忍辱 kṣānti, patience under insult; (4) 精進 vīrya, zeal and progress; (5) 闡定 dhyāna, meditation or contemplation; (6) 智慧 prajñā; wisdom, the power to discern reality or truth. It is the last that carries across the saṃsāra (sea of incarnate life) to the shores of nirvana. The opposites of these virtues are meanness, wickedness, anger, sloth, a distracted mind, and ignorance. The 唯識論 adds four other pāramitās: (7) 方便 upāya, the use of appropriate means; (8) 願 praṇidhāna, pious vows; (9) 力 bala, power of fulfillment; (10) 智 jñāna knowledge.

四捨


四舍

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sì shě
    si4 she3
ssu she
 shisha
The four givings, i. e. of goods of the Truth, of courage (or fearlessness), and the giving up of the passions and delusions; cf. dāna-pāramitā, 捨.

妥那

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 dana
    だな
(female given name) Dana

娜拏

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nuó ná
    nuo2 na2
no na
 dana
daṇḍa

怛那

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dán à
    dan2 a4
tan a
 tanna
idem 檀那 dāna, alms, giving, charity.

旦那

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dàn nà
    dan4 na4
tan na
 asana
    あさな
(1) master (of a house, shop, etc.); (2) husband (informal); (3) sir; boss; master; governor; word used to address a male patron, customer, or person of high status; (4) patron of a mistress, geisha, bar or nightclub hostess; sugar daddy; (5) (Buddhist term) alms (san:); almsgiving; almsgiver; (female given name) Asana
dāna-pati

檀越

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tán yuè
    tan2 yue4
t`an yüeh
    tan yüeh
 danotsu
    だんおつ
(Buddhism) benefactor (designation of a lay person by a monk)
alms-giver; person who donates to a monk or a temple; dana-pati
dānapati, an almsgiver, patron; various definitions are given, e.g. one who escapes the karma of poverty by giving.

檀那

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tán nà
    tan2 na4
t`an na
    tan na
 danna
    だんな
(1) master (of a house, shop, etc.); (2) husband (informal); (3) sir; boss; master; governor; word used to address a male patron, customer, or person of high status; (4) patron of a mistress, geisha, bar or nightclub hostess; sugar daddy; (5) (Buddhist term) alms (san:); almsgiving; almsgiver
陀那 dāna to give, donate, bestow, charity, alms.

田名

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 dana
    だな
(place-name, surname) Dana

陀那

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tuó nà
    tuo2 na4
t`o na
    to na
 dana
dāna, bestow, alms; the marks on a scale; ādāna, another name for the ālaya-vijñāna.

ターナ

see styles
 daana / dana
    ダーナ
(personal name) Donna

デーナ

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 deena
    デーナ
(surname) Dana

世間檀


世间檀

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shì jiān tán
    shi4 jian1 tan2
shih chien t`an
    shih chien tan
 seken dan
Worldly dāna, or giving, i. e. with thoughts of possession, meum, tūm, and the thing given, v. 三礙.

四攝法


四摄法

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sì shè fǎ
    si4 she4 fa3
ssu she fa
 shi shōhō
(or 四攝事) catuḥ-saṃgraha-vastu; four all-embracing (bodhisattva) virtues: (1) 布施 dāna, giving what others like, in order to lead them to love and receive the truth; (2) 愛語 priyavacana, affctionate, speech, with the same purpose; (3) 利行 arthakṛtya, conduct proftable to others, with the same purpose; (4) 同事 samānārthatā, co-operation with and adaptation of oneself to others, to lead them into the truth.

精靈棚


精灵棚

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jīng líng péng
    jing1 ling2 peng2
ching ling p`eng
    ching ling peng
 shōryō dana
The booth, or canopy, where the feast of all souls is provided.

薩縛達


萨缚达

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sà fú dá
    sa4 fu2 da2
sa fu ta
 sabada
Sarvada the all-giving, or all-abandoning, a name for the Buddha in a former incarnation.

五波羅密


五波罗密

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wǔ bō luó mì
    wu3 bo1 luo2 mi4
wu po lo mi
 go haramitsu
The five pāramitās (omitting the sixth, wisdom), i. e. dāna, almsgiving: śīla, commandment-keeping; kṣānti, patience (under provocation): vīrya, zeal; and dhyāna, meditation.

十度三行

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shí dù sān xíng
    shi2 du4 san1 xing2
shih tu san hsing
 jūtosangyō
each of the pāramitās has three forms of observance, e.g. the first, 施 dāna or giving has 財施 almsgiving, 法施 truth-giving, and 無畏施 courage-giving. The three forms differ with each pāramitā.

橋本ダナ

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 hashimotodana
    はしもとダナ
(person) Hashimoto Dana (1960.12-)

波羅蜜多


波罗蜜多

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bō luó mì duō
    bo1 luo2 mi4 duo1
po lo mi to
 haramitta; haramita
    はらみった; はらみた
{Buddh} (See 波羅蜜・1) pāramitā; perfection; perfection of Buddhist practices or attaining enlightenment
pāramitā, 播囉弭多, derived from parama, highest, acme, is intp. as to cross over from this shore of births and deaths to the other shore, or nirvāṇa. The six pāramitās or means of so doing are: (1) dāna, charity; (2) śīla, moral conduct; (3) kṣānti, patience; (4) vīrya, energy, or devotion; (5) dhyāna, contemplation, or abstraction; (6) prajñā, knowledge. The 十度 ten are the above with (7) upāya, use of expedient or proper means; (8) praṇidhāna, vows, for bodhi and helpfulness; (9) bāla, strength purpose; (10) wisdom. Childers gives the list of ten as the perfect exercise of almsgiving, morality, abnegation of the world and of self, wisdom, energy, patience, truth, resolution, kindness, and resignation. Each of the ten is divisible into ordinary, superior, and unlimited perfection, or thirty in all. pāramitā is tr. by 度; 度無極; 到彼岸; 究竟.

Variations:
旦那(P)
檀那

see styles
 danna
    だんな
(1) master (of a house, shop, etc.) (san: dāna); (2) (familiar language) husband; (3) (used to address a male patron, customer, or person of high status) sir; boss; master; governor; (4) (See パトロン・2) patron of a mistress, geisha, bar or nightclub hostess; sugar daddy; (5) {Buddh} (orig. meaning; usu. written as 檀那) (See 檀越,檀家) alms; almsgiving; almsgiver

アリーヤダナホートン

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 ariiyadanahooton / ariyadanahooton
    アリーヤダナホートン
(person) Aaliyah Dana Haughton

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

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