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  *佛* | 佛* | *佛
Buddha; Buddhism (abbr. for 佛陀)
HSK 6
precious mineral deposits / hidden treasure / (fig.) treasure / (Buddhism) the treasure of Buddha's law
HSK 7-9
tathagata (Buddha's name for himself, having many layers of meaning - Sanskrit: thus gone, having been Brahman, gone to the absolute etc)
Maitreya, the future Bodhisattva, to come after Shakyamuni Buddha
Buddha's teaching / Buddhist monk's apparel, staff etc / (Daoism) magic weapon / talisman / fig. specially effective device / magic wand
Buddha / founder of a buddhist sect
great sage / mahatma / king / emperor / outstanding personage / Buddha
likeness of a god or Buddha / (old) portrait of the deceased
Dharma (the teachings of the Buddha) / Buddhist doctrine
Buddha (a person who has attained Buddhahood, or specifically Siddhartha Gautama)
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  *释* | 释* | *释
to explain / to release / Buddha (abbr. for 釋迦牟尼|释迦牟尼) / Buddhism
to keep the law / to protect Buddha's teachings / protector of Buddhist law (i.e. temple donor)
Buddha's teachings / aura (around the head of Buddha)
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  *噶* | 噶* | *噶
phonetic ga (used in rendering Tibetan and Mongolian sounds) / Tibetan Ge: language of Buddha / (dialect) final particle similar to (esp. in Yunnan)
the Three Precious Treasures of Buddhism, namely: the Buddha , the Dharma (his teaching), and the Sangha (his monastic order)
Living Buddha / title of Mongolian Lamas from 17th century
the real body (of Buddha or a God) / true effigy
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
Shakya, an ethnicity and clan of the northeast of South Asia to which the Buddha (Siddhartha Gautama) belonged / the Buddha (abbr. for 釋迦牟尼|释迦牟尼, Shakyamuni, which means "the Sage of the Shakyas")
Buddha / Buddhist stupa (transliteration of Pali thupo)
to worship Buddha
(Buddhism) Pure Land, usually refers to Amitabha Buddha's Western Pure Land of Ultimate Bliss (Sukhavati in Sanskrit)
World Honored One / Revered One of the World (Buddha)
Dharma, the teaching of Buddha / Bodhidharma
Amitabha Buddha / the Buddha of the Western paradise / may the lord Buddha preserve us! / merciful Buddha!
Buddhist image / statue of Buddha or Bodhisattva / CL: , 張|张
to pray to Buddha / to chant the names of Buddha
lit. to clasp the Buddha's feet (without ever having burned incense) (idiom); fig. to profess devotion only when in trouble / panic measures in place of timely preparation
Shakyamuni (Sanskrit for "the Sage of the Shakyas", i.e. the Buddha, Siddhartha Gautama)
Budai (the Laughing Buddha) / Budai or Putai Town in Chiayi County 嘉義縣|嘉义县, west Taiwan
(old) image of Confucius / holy image (of Buddha or Jesus Christ etc)
divine light (around the Buddha) / a halo / a miraculous column of light / (slang) jolly good!
Amitabha, the Buddha of the Western Paradise / abbr. for 阿彌陀佛|阿弥陀佛 / Mituo or Mito township in Kaohsiung county 高雄縣|高雄县, southwest Taiwan
seated image (of a Buddha or saint)
one of the many names of Buddha
lay down butcher's knife, become a Buddha on the spot (idiom); instant rehabilitation / to repent and be absolved of one's crimes
lit. presenting the Buddha with borrowed flowers (idiom); fig. to win favor or influence using sb else's property / plagiarism
to become a Buddha on the spot (idiom); instant rehabilitation / to repent and be absolved of one's crimes
reclining Buddha
Buddha's tooth (a holy relic)
to abandon one's body in the search for Buddha's truth (idiom)
words of a Buddha, heart of a snake (idiom); two-faced / malicious and duplicitous
refined cream cheese / fig. crème de la crème / nirvana / Buddha nature / Buddhist truth / broth / flawless personal character
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  *閦* | 閦* | *閦
crowd / transliteration of Sanskrit 'kso', e.g. Aksobhya Buddha 阿閦佛
(Dai language) to make offerings to Buddha
to choose which Buddha to burn incense to (idiom); fig. to curry favor from the right person
another name for Sakyamuni 釋迦牟尼佛|释迦牟尼佛, the historical Buddha
Maitreya / the Bodhisattva that will be the next to come after Shakyamuni Buddha
to pass on the light of Buddha
lit. Buddha jumps over the wall, name for a Chinese dish that uses many non-vegetarian ingredients
(Buddhism) recollection of past lives / wisdom of past lives (one of six supernatural powers of Buddhas and arhats)
Buddha nature
Kezil thousand-Buddha grotto in Baicheng 拜城, Aksu 阿克蘇地區|阿克苏地区, Xinjiang
to become a Buddha / to attain enlightenment
a living Buddha / fig. compassionate person / saint
universal mercy and succor (idiom); the Buddha's infinite power and mercy
ashes of cremated Buddha
Ratnasambhava Buddha
to burn incense and worship Buddha
Tathagata, one of the ten sacred names of Buddha
Prince Ananda, cousin of the Buddha and his closest disciple
Buddha's Birthday (8th day of the 4th Lunar month)
Buddha Kassapa (Pāli) or Kāśyapa (Skt) (one of the Buddhas of the past)
the thirty-two physical characteristics of Buddha
Geju (Tibetan: transmit word of Buddha) sect of Tibetan Buddhist
Siddhartha Gautama (563-485 BC), the historical Buddha and founder of Buddhism
Dipamkara Buddha, the former Buddha before Shakyamuni Buddha and the bringer of lights
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
Gautama, surname of the Siddhartha, the historical Buddha
the four heavenly kings (Sanskrit vajra) / the four guardians or warrior attendants of Buddha
Vairocana, Buddha of supreme enlightenment
Gods and Buddhas
Sakyamuni Buddha (Sanskrit: sage of the Sakya) / Siddhartha Gautama (563-485 BC), the historical Buddha and founder of Buddhism
Amitabha, Buddha of infinite light
Prince Ananda, cousin of the Buddha and his closest disciple
the Three Pillars of Faith (Buddha, dharma, sangha), aka 三寶|三宝
Amoghasiddhi Buddha
Buddha-like heart (full of compassion) / spirit of Buddha (awakened to reality and no longer clinging to appearances)
Buddha's bones (as a sacred relic)
crossed leg posture (usu. of Buddha)
the eight stages of the Buddha's life (Buddhism)
The Sutra in Forty-two Sections Spoken by the Buddha, the first Chinese Buddhist text, translated in 67 AD by Kasyapa-Matanga 迦葉摩騰|迦叶摩腾 and Gobharana 竺法蘭|竺法兰 (Dharmaraksha)
the palm of the Buddha's hand (a metaphor for a higher authority or force from whose control one cannot break free, from 西遊記|西游记, "Journey to the West")
so I have heard (idiom) / the beginning clause of Buddha's quotations as recorded by his disciple, Ananda (Buddhism)
lit. to clasp the Buddha's feet when danger arises (idiom); fig. to profess devotion only when in trouble / doing things at the last minute / to make a hasty last-minute effort (often refers to cramming for exams)
Kumutula thousand-Buddha grotto in Kuqa, Xinjiang
to count one's prayer beads and chant Buddha's name (idiom)
the Bezeklik Thousand Buddha Caves, in the Turpan Basin, Xinjiang
boundless life (expression of good wishes) / Amitayus, the Buddha of measureless life, good fortune and wisdom
Gautama, surname of the Siddhartha, the historical Buddha
standing image (of a Buddha or saint)
Buddha (archaic) / Dharma (the teachings of the Buddha)
Dharma (the teachings of the Buddha, archaic) / Buddhist doctrine
vegetarian feast / food offerings to Buddha
lit. to clasp the Buddha's feet when danger arises (idiom); fig. to profess devotion only when in trouble / doing things at the last minute / making a hasty last-minute effort
Medicine Buddha (Sanskrit: Bhaisajyaguru)
Medicine Buddha (Sanskrit: Bhaisajyaguru)
Sandhinir mokcana vyuha sutra, a yogic text on awareness and meditation, translated as the Wisdom of Buddha
to ceremonially receive a bone relic of the Buddha
Sakyamuni Buddha (Sanskrit: sage of the Sakya) / Siddhartha Gautama (563-485 BC), the historical Buddha and founder of Buddhism

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