六根 / 六根 – the six indriyas or sense-organs

18 03 2015

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六根 / 六根 – The six indriyas or sense-organs: eye, ear, nose, tongue, body, and mind. 
眼根 / 眼根 – the eye and the visual.  
耳根 / 耳根 – the ear and the hearing capability. 
鼻根 / 鼻根 – the nose and the smelling.  
舌根 / 舌根 – the tongue and the tasting capability.  
身根 / 身根 – the body and the senses of touch. 
意根 / 意根 – the mind and the ability to differentiate. 


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六塵 / 六尘 – the six gunas (the cause of all impurity)

18 03 2015

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六塵 / 六尘 – The six guṇas, qualities produced by the objects and organs of sense that are the cause of all impurity. (sight, sound, smell, taste, touch, and idea)
色塵 / 色尘 – sight, such as color and form  
聲塵 / 声尘 – sound 
香塵 / 声尘 – smell or scent 
味塵 / 味尘 – taste  
觸塵 / 触尘 – touch 
法塵 / 法尘 – though or idea that arises from differentiating the previous 5  


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六識 / 六识 – the six parijñāna

18 03 2015

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六識 /六识 – The six parijñāna, or kinds of cognition, perception, or consciousness. 
眼識 / 眼识 – caksur-vijñāna, eye consciousness or seeing 
耳識 / 耳识 – śrotra-vijñāna, ear consciousness or hearing 
鼻識 / 鼻识 – ghrāna-vijñāna, nose conciousness or smelling 
舌識 / 舌识 – jihvā-vijñāna, tongue conciousness or tasting 
身識 / 身识 – kāya-vijñāna, cognition of the objects of touch 
意識 / 意识 – mano-vijñāna, the mental sense or intellect 


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六波羅蜜 / 六波罗蜜 – the Six Paramitas

4 03 2015

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六波羅蜜 / 六波罗蜜 – The six pāramitās, the six things that ferry one beyond the sea of mortality to nirvāṇa 
布施 / 布施 – dāna, charity, including the bestowing of the truth on self and others 
持戒 / 持戒 – śīla, keeping the command rents 
忍辱 / 忍辱 – ksānti, patience under insult 
精進 / 精进 – vīrya, zeal and progress 
禪定 / 禅定 – dhyāna, meditation or contemplation 
般若 / 般若 – prajñā; wisdom, the power to discern reality or truth 


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四生 / 四生 – the Four Forms of Birth

4 03 2015

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四生 / 四生 – The Four Forms of Birth 
胎生 / 胎生 – jarāyuja, viviparous, as with mammalia 
卵生 / 卵生 – andaja, oviparous, as with birds 
濕生 / 湿生 – samsvedaja, moisture, or water-born, as with worms and fishes 
化生 / 化生 – aupapāduka, metamorphic, as with moths from the chrysalis 


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四大 – Four Great Elements

4 03 2015

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四大 / 四大 – Four Great Elements 
地 / 地 – characterized by solidity and durability 
水 / 水 – characterized by liquid/fluid and moisture  
火 / 火 – characterized by energy and warmth 
風 / 風 – characterized by gas/air movement 


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八識 / 八识 – The eight parijñāna

4 02 2015

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八識 / 八识 – The eight parijñāna, or kinds of cognition, perception, or consciousness. 
眼識 / 眼识 – caksur-vijñāna, eye consciousness or seeing 
耳識 / 耳识 – śrotra-vijñāna, ear consciousness or hearing 
鼻識 / 鼻识 – ghrāna-vijñāna, nose conciousness or smelling 
舌識 / 舌识 – jihvā-vijñāna, tongue conciousness or tasting 
身識 / 身识 – kāya-vijñāna, cognition of the objects of touch 
意識 / 意识 – mano-vijñāna, the mental sense or intellect 
末那識 / 末那识 – kliṣṭa-mano-vijñāna, the discriminating and constructive sense and the cause of all egoism and individualizing 
阿賴耶識 / 阿赖耶识 – ālaya-vijñāna, basis from which come all “seeds”of consciousness 

眼識/眼识, 耳識/耳识, 鼻識/鼻识, 舌識/舌识, 身識/身识 – the first 5 consciousness are also known as 五識/五识, pinyin: wǔ shì, The Five Consciousness.


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