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Characters If shown, 2nd row is Simp. Chinese |
Pronunciation Romanization |
Simple Dictionary Definition |
般若 see styles |
bō rě bo1 re3 po je hanniya はんにや |
More info & calligraphy: Great Wisdom(1) {Buddh} prajna (wisdom required to attain enlightenment); (2) {noh} (See 般若面・1) hannya; mask of a grinning, horned demoness (represents a woman's rage and jealousy); (3) (abbreviation) (See 般若面・2) dreadful face (esp. of a woman driven mad by jealousy); terrifying facial expression; (surname) Hanniya (般賴若) Prajñā is also the name of a monk from Kabul, A.D. 810, styled 三藏法師; tr. four works and author of an alphabet.; prajñā, 'to know, understand'; 'Wisdom. ' M. W. Intp. 慧 wisdom; 智慧 understanding, or wisdom; 明 clear, intelligent, the sixth pāramitā. The Prajñā-pāramitā Sutra describes it as supreme, highest, incomparable, unequalled, unsurpassed. It is spoken of as the principal means, by its enlightenment, of attaining to nirvana, through its revelation of the unreality of all things. Other forms 般羅若; 般諄若; 鉢若; 鉢剌若; 鉢羅枳孃; 鉢腎禳; 波若, 波賴若; 波羅孃; 班若. |
槃若 see styles |
pán ruò pan2 ruo4 p`an jo pan jo hannya |
prajñā |
三般若 see styles |
sān bō rě san1 bo1 re3 san po je san hannya |
The three prajñās, or perfect enlightenments: (a) 實相般若 wisdom in its essence or reality; (b) 觀照般若 the wisdom of perceiving the real meaning of the last; (c) 方便般若 or 文字般若 the wisdom of knowing things in their temporary and changing condition. |
二般若 see styles |
èr bō rě er4 bo1 re3 erh po je ni hannya |
Two kinds of prajñā, or wisdom. (1) (a) 共般若 The prajñā of the three stages of śrāvaka, pratyekabuddha, and imperfect Bodhisattva schools; (b) 不共般若 the prajñā of the perfect Bodhisattva teaching—a Tiantai division. (2) (a) 世間般若 temporal prajñā; (b) 出世間般若 supernatural. (3) (a) 實相般若 The first part of the Prajñāpāramitā; (b) 觀照般若 the second part. |
共般若 see styles |
gòng bō rě gong4 bo1 re3 kung po je gu hannya |
The interpretation of the Prajñāpāramitā that advanced and ordinary students have in common, as contrasted with its deeper meaning, or 不共般若 only understood by Bodhisattvas. |
大般若 see styles |
dà bō rě da4 bo1 re3 ta po je dai hannya |
great enlightenment |
生成り see styles |
namanari なまなり kinari きなり |
(noun or adjectival noun) (1) unfinished; unripe; incomplete; (2) unfermented narezushi; unfermented brine-pickled sushi; (3) noh mask with slightly protruding horns and frizzy hair (representing a woman on her way to becoming a hannya); (1) unbleached cloth; unbleached colour (color); (adj-na,adj-no) (2) unbleached; undyed |
生熟り see styles |
namanari なまなり |
(noun or adjectival noun) (1) unfinished; unripe; incomplete; (2) unfermented narezushi; unfermented brine-pickled sushi; (3) noh mask with slightly protruding horns and frizzy hair (representing a woman on her way to becoming a hannya) |
般若德 see styles |
bō rě dé bo1 re3 de2 po je te hannya no toku |
attribute of prajñā |
般若時 般若时 see styles |
bō rě shí bo1 re3 shi2 po je shih hannya ji |
The prajñā period, the fourth of the (Tiantai) five periods of the Buddha's teaching. |
般若智 see styles |
bō rě zhì bo1 re3 zhi4 po je chih hannya chi |
wisdom-cognition |
般若會 般若会 see styles |
bō rě huì bo1 re3 hui4 po je hui hannya e |
perfection of wisdom assembly |
般若經 般若经 see styles |
bō rě jīng bo1 re3 jing1 po je ching Hannya kyō |
The wisdom sutras, especially the 大般若波羅密多經 tr. by Hsuanzang in 600 juan. A compendium of five wisdom sutras is 摩訶般若; 金剛般若; 天王問般若; 光讚般若 and 仁王般若; cf. the last. Another compendium contains eight books. |
般若船 see styles |
bō rě chuán bo1 re3 chuan2 po je ch`uan po je chuan hannya sen |
The boat of wisdom, the means of attaining nirvana. |
般若論 般若论 see styles |
bō rě lùn bo1 re3 lun4 po je lun Hannya ron |
Treatise on the Sūtra of Adamantine Transcendent Wisdom |
般若部 see styles |
bō rě bù bo1 re3 bu4 po je pu hannya bu |
prajñā section |
般若鋒 般若锋 see styles |
bō rě fēng bo1 re3 feng1 po je feng hannya hō |
The spear of wisdom (which is able to cut off illusion and evil.). |
般若面 see styles |
hannyamen; hannyazura はんにゃめん; はんにゃづら |
(1) (はんにゃめん only) {noh} hannya; mask of a grinning, horned demoness which represents a woman's rage and jealousy; (2) dreadful face (esp. of a woman driven mad by jealousy); terrifying facial expression |
般若頭 般若头 see styles |
bō rě tóu bo1 re3 tou2 po je t`ou po je tou hannya jū |
The monk in charge of the prajñā sutras. |
不共般若 see styles |
bù gòng bō rě bu4 gong4 bo1 re3 pu kung po je fugu hannya |
The things special to bodhisattvas in the 般若經 in contrast with the things they have in common with śrāvakas and pratyeka-buddhas. |
世間般若 世间般若 see styles |
shì jiān bō rě shi4 jian1 bo1 re3 shih chien po je seken hannya |
mundane wisdom |
五種般若 五种般若 see styles |
wǔ zhǒng bō rě wu3 zhong3 bo1 re3 wu chung po je goshu hannya |
five kinds of wisdom |
光讚般若 see styles |
guāng zàn bō rě guang1 zan4 bo1 re3 kuang tsan po je Kōsan Hannya |
Pañcaviṃśati-sāhasrikā-prajñāramitā |
境界般若 see styles |
jìng jiè bō rě jing4 jie4 bo1 re3 ching chieh po je kyōgai hannya |
External world prajñā, or wisdom of all things; prajñā is subjective, all things are its objective. |
大品般若 see styles |
dà pǐn bō rě da4 pin3 bo1 re3 ta p`in po je ta pin po je Daihon hannya |
Mahāprajñāparamitā-sūtra |
大般若偈 see styles |
dà bō rě jié da4 bo1 re3 jie2 ta po je chieh dai hannya ge |
verse from Great Perfection of Wisdom Sūtra |
大般若經 大般若经 see styles |
dà bō rè jīng da4 bo1 re4 jing1 ta po je ching Dai hannya kyō |
The Mahā-prajñāpāramitā-sūtra. |
實相般若 实相般若 see styles |
shí xiàng bō rě shi2 xiang4 bo1 re3 shih hsiang po je jissō hannya |
true insight |
摩訶般若 摩诃般若 see styles |
mó hē bō rě mo2 he1 bo1 re3 mo ho po je maka hannya |
mahāprajñā, v. 般, great wisdom, great insight into all truth. |
文字般若 see styles |
wén zì bō rě wen2 zi4 bo1 re3 wen tzu po je moji hannya |
prajñā that relies on words |
The following table may be helpful for those studying Chinese or Japanese...
Title | Characters | Romaji (Romanized Japanese) | Various forms of Romanized Chinese | |
Hannya | 漢雅 汉雅 | hàn yǎ / han4 ya3 / han ya / hanya | ||
Hannya | ハンニャ | hannya | ||
In some entries above you will see that characters have different versions above and below a line. In these cases, the characters above the line are Traditional Chinese, while the ones below are Simplified Chinese. |
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