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Chinese
Etymology
Borrowed from Sanskrit बोधिसत्त्व (bodhisattva, “enlightened existence”).
Pronunciation
Rime
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Character
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菩
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提
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薩
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埵
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Reading #
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1/4
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2/2
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1/1
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1/1
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Initial (聲)
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並 (3)
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定 (7)
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心 (16)
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端 (5)
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Final (韻)
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模 (23)
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齊 (39)
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曷 (63)
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戈 (95)
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Tone (調)
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Level (Ø)
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Level (Ø)
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Checked (Ø)
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Rising (X)
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Openness (開合)
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Open
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Open
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Open
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Closed
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Division (等)
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I
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IV
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I
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I
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Fanqie
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薄胡切
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杜奚切
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桑割切
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丁果切
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Baxter
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bu
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dej
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sat
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twaX
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Reconstructions
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Zhengzhang Shangfang
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/buo/
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/dei/
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/sɑt̚/
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/tuɑX/
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Pan Wuyun
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/buo/
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/dei/
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/sɑt̚/
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/tuɑX/
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Shao Rongfen
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/bo/
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/dɛi/
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/sɑt̚/
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/tuɑX/
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Edwin Pulleyblank
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/bɔ/
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/dɛj/
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/sat̚/
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/twaX/
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Li Rong
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/bo/
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/dei/
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/sɑt̚/
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/tuɑX/
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Wang Li
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/bu/
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/diei/
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/sɑt̚/
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/tuɑX/
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Bernhard Karlgren
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/bʱuo/
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/dʱiei/
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/sɑt̚/
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/tuɑX/
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Expected Mandarin Reflex
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pú
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tí
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sa
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duǒ
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Expected Cantonese Reflex
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pou4
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tai4
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saat3
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do2
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Noun
菩提薩埵
- (Buddhism) bodhisattva
Synonyms
Descendants
See also
Japanese
Etymology
From Middle Chinese 菩提薩埵 (MC bu dej sat twaX), itself a transliteration of Sanskrit बोधिसत्त्व (bodhisattva, “enlightened existence”).[1]
Equivalent to 菩提 (bodai, “bodhi, enlightenment”) + 薩埵 (satta, “being”).
Noun
菩提薩埵 • (bodai-satta)
- (Buddhism) a bodhisattva
- 7th century, Heart Sutra (translation by Xuanzang)
- …無智亦無得。以無所得故。菩提薩埵。依般若波羅蜜多故。心無罣礙。無罣礙故。無有恐怖。
- …mu chi yaku mu toku, i mu shotoku ko. Bodai-satta, e hannya haramitta ko, shin mu keige, mu keige ko, mu u kufu.
- …there is no knowledge and attainment because there is nothing to attain. The Bodhisattva rests in the wisdom that has been perfected. Because his heart is free of attachments, he has no fear.[2]
- Synonym: 菩薩 (bosatsu)
See also
References
- ^ Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典(新装版) [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
- ^ Mark Hosak, Walter Luebeck (2006) The Big Book of Reiki Symbols: The Spiritual Transition of Symbols and Mantras of the Usui System of Natural Healing, illustrated edition, Lotus Press, →ISBN, page 304