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zhōng dào

chuu dou

중도

In the most basic translation, 中道 means road through the middle or middle road.

The expanded meaning can be moderation or the golden mean.

But if you are looking for this title, you are probably seeking the Buddhist definition, which is more complex.

中道 is the middle way or middle path of Buddhism. This has various interpretations. In general, it denotes the mean between two extremes and has special reference to the mean between realism and nihilism, or eternal substantial existence and annihilation.

The Buddha teaches that one should not take things to extremes. Don't be extremely evil and engage in debauchery and murder. But do not spend every waking out trying to be a perfect saint. Instead, take the middle path, try to help others, show loving kindness wherever you can, and try not to do harm. If you inadvertently harm another being, make amends if you can, and move on. Realize you are not perfect, but in time, a path of moderation lead toward proper living and enlightenment.

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Characters If shown, 2nd row is Simp. Chinese	Pronunciation Romanization	Simple Dictionary Definition
中道 see styles	zhōng dào zhong1 dao4 chung tao nakamichi なかみち	More info & calligraphy: The Middle Way road through the middle; middle road; (place-name, surname) Nakamichi The 'mean' has various interpretations. In general it denotes the mean between two extremes, and has special reference to the mean between realism and nihilism, or eternal substantial existence and annihilation; this 'mean' is found in a third principle between the two, suggesting the idea of a realm of mind or spirit beyond the terminology of 有 or 無, substance or nothing, or, that which has form, and is therefore measurable and ponderable, and its opposite of total non-existence. See 中論. The following four Schools define the term according to their several scriptures: the 法相 School describes it as the 唯識, v. 唯識中道; the 三論 School as the 八不 eight negations, v. 三論; the Tiantai as 實相 the true reality; and the Huayan as the 法界 dharmadhātu. Four forms of the Mean are given by the 三論玄義.
一中 see styles	yī zhōng yi1 zhong1 i chung icchuu / icchu いっちゅう	一中 Custom Scroll (given name) Icchuu A hall of spread tables; idem一普.
三相 see styles	sān xiàng san1 xiang4 san hsiang sansou / sanso さんそう	三相 Custom Scroll (noun - becomes adjective with の) three phases The three forms or positions: 解脫相 nirvāṇa; 離相 no nirvāṇa; 滅和 or 非有非無之中道 absence of both, or the "middle way" of neither.
中々 see styles	nakanaka なかなか	(adv,adj-na) (1) (kana only) very; considerably; easily; readily; fairly; quite; highly; rather; (adverb) (2) (kana only) by no means (with negative verb); not readily; (3) middle; half-way point; (can be adjective with の) (4) (kana only) excellent; wonderful; very good
中中 see styles	zhōng zhōng zhong1 zhong1 chung chung chūchū なかなか	中中 Custom Scroll middling; average; impartial; (Hong Kong) secondary school that uses Chinese as the medium of instruction ("CMI school") (adv,adj-na) (1) (kana only) very; considerably; easily; readily; fairly; quite; highly; rather; (adverb) (2) (kana only) by no means (with negative verb); not readily; (3) middle; half-way point; (can be adjective with の) (4) (kana only) excellent; wonderful; very good middling of the middling
中場中场 see styles	zhōng chǎng zhong1 chang3 chung ch`ang chung chang nakaba なかば	中場 Custom Scroll middle period of a tripartite provincial exam (in former times); midfield; mid-court (in sports); half-time; intermission half-way through a performance (surname) Nakaba
中實中实 see styles	zhōng shí zhong1 shi2 chung shih chūjitsu	中實 Custom Scroll idem 中道實相.
中庸 see styles	zhōng yōng zhong1 yong1 chung yung nakatsune なかつね	中庸 Custom Scroll golden mean (Confucianism); (literary) (of person) mediocre; ordinary (n,adj-no,adj-na) (1) middle way; (golden) mean; moderation; middle path; (2) (See 四書) the Doctrine of the Mean (one of the Four Books); (personal name) Nakatsune Doctrine of the Mean
中段 see styles	zhōng duàn zhong1 duan4 chung tuan nakadan なかだん	中段 Custom Scroll middle section; middle period; middle area; mid- half-way up a slope or stairway; landing; center of three (horizontal) columns (of print) (centre); (place-name, surname) Nakadan
中觀中观 see styles	zhōng guān zhong1 guan1 chung kuan chū gan	中觀 Custom Scroll Meditation on the Mean, one of the 三觀; also meditation on the absolute which unites all opposites. There are various forms of such meditation, that of the 法相宗, the 三論宗, the 天台宗. v. 中論.
中論中论 see styles	zhōng lùn zhong1 lun4 chung lun Chūron	中論 Custom Scroll 中觀論 Prāñnyāya-mūla-śāstra-ṭīkā, or Prāṇyamula-śāstra-ṭīkā; the Mādhyamika-śāstra, attributed to the bodhisattvas Nāgārjuna as creator, and Nīlacakṣus as compiler; tr. by Kumārajīva A. D. 409. It is the principal work of the Mādhyamika, or Middle School, attributed to Nāgārjuna. Versions only exist in Chinese and Tibetan; an English translation by Miyamoto exists and publication is promised; a German version is by Walleser. The 中論 is the first and most?? important of the 三論 q. v. The teaching of this School is found additionally in the 順中論; 般若燈論釋大乘中觀釋論 and 中論疏. Cf. 中道. The doctrine opposes the rigid categories of existence and non-existence 假 and 空, and denies the two extremes of production (or creation) and nonproduction and other antitheses, in the interests of a middle or superior way.
五觀五观 see styles	wǔ guān wu3 guan1 wu kuan gokan	五觀 Custom Scroll The five meditations referred to in the Lotus Sutra 25: (1) 眞 on the true, idem 空觀, to meditate on the reality of the void or infinite, in order to be rid of illusion in views and thoughts; (2) 淸淨觀 on purity, to be rid of any remains of impurity connected with the temporal, idem 假觀; (3) 廣大智慧觀 on the wider and greater wisdom, idem 中觀, by study of the 'middle' way; (4) 悲觀 on pitifulness, or the pitiable condition of the living, and by the above three to meditate on their salvation; (5) 慈觀 on mercy and the extension of the first three meditations to the carrying of joy to all the living.
仲々 see styles	nakanaka なかなか	(irregular kanji usage) (adv,adj-na) (1) (kana only) very; considerably; easily; readily; fairly; quite; highly; rather; (adverb) (2) (kana only) by no means (with negative verb); not readily; (3) middle; half-way point; (can be adjective with の) (4) (kana only) excellent; wonderful; very good
六慧 see styles	liù huì liu4 hui4 liu hui rokue	六慧 Custom Scroll The six kinds of wisdom. Each is allotted seriatim to one of the six positions 六位 q. v. (1) 聞慧 the wisdom of hearing and apprehending the truth of the middle way is associated with the 十住; (2) 思慧 of thought with the 十行; (3) 修慧 of observance with the 十廻向; (4) 無相慧 of either extreme, or the mean, with the 十地; (5) 照寂慧 of understanding of nirvana with 等覺慧; (6) 寂照慧 of making nirvana illuminate all beings associated with 佛果 Buddha-fruition. They are a 別教 Differentiated School series and all are associated with 中道 the school of the 中 or middle way.
四依 see styles	sì yī si4 yi1 ssu i shi e	四依 Custom Scroll The four necessaries, or things on which the religious rely. (1) 行四依 The four of ascetic practitioners— rag clothing; begging for food; sitting under trees; purgatives and diuretics as moral and spiritual means; these are also termed 四聖種. (2) 法四依 The four of the dharma: i. e. the truth, which is eternal, rather than man, even its propagator; the sutras of perfect meaning i. e. of the 道實相 the truth of the 'middle' way; the meaning, or spirit, not the letter; wisdom 智, i.e. Buddha-wisdom rather than mere knowledge 識. There are other groups. Cf. 四事.
圓妙圆妙 see styles	yuán miào yuan2 miao4 yüan miao enmyō	圓妙 Custom Scroll The mystery of the 'perfect' school, i.e. the complete harmony of 空假中 noumenon, phenomenon, and the middle way.
圓悟圆悟 see styles	yuán wù yuan2 wu4 yüan wu engo えんご	圓悟 Custom Scroll (personal name) Engo Completely to apprehend the truth. In Tiantai, the complete apprehension at the same time of noumenon, phenomenon, and the middle way.
當道当道 see styles	dāng dào dang1 dao4 tang tao	當道 Custom Scroll in the middle of the road; to be in the way; to hold power; (fig.) to predominate; to be in vogue See: 当道
途上 see styles	tojou / tojo とじょう	途上 Custom Scroll (n,adv) (1) on the way; en route; (2) in the process of (development, construction, etc.); in the middle of; (given name) Tojō
途中 see styles	tú zhōng tu2 zhong1 t`u chung tu chung michinaka みちなか	途中 Custom Scroll en route (n,adv) (1) on the way; en route; (n,adv) (2) in the middle of; midway; halfway; (surname) Michinaka
道中 see styles	dào zhōng dao4 zhong1 tao chung michinaka みちなか	道中 Custom Scroll (1) middle of the road; on the road; (2) on the way (to one's destination); (surname, given name) Michinaka in the middle of the road
まん中 see styles	mannaka まんなか	まん中 Custom Scroll middle; centre; center; mid-way
不分別不分别 see styles	bù fēn bié bu4 fen1 bie2 pu fen pieh fu funbetsu	不分別 Custom Scroll The indivisible, or middle way 中道.
中道宗 see styles	zhōng dào zōng zhong1 dao4 zong1 chung tao tsung Chūdō Shū	中道宗 Custom Scroll The third period of the Buddha's teaching, according to the 法相宗, giving the via media between the two extremes, the absolute as not confined to the phenomenal or the noumenal; also called 中道教.
中道教 see styles	zhōng dào jiào zhong1 dao4 jiao4 chung tao chiao chūdō kyō	中道教 Custom Scroll teaching of the middle way
中道義中道义 see styles	zhōng dào yì zhong1 dao4 yi4 chung tao i chūdō gi	中道義 Custom Scroll meaning of middle way
中道觀中道观 see styles	zhōng dào guān zhong1 dao4 guan1 chung tao kuan chūdō kan	中道觀 Custom Scroll One of the Tiantai 三觀 three meditations, i. e. on the doctrine of the Mean to get rid of the illusion of phenomena.
五種性五种性 see styles	wǔ zhǒng xìng wu3 zhong3 xing4 wu chung hsing goshu shō	五種性 Custom Scroll The five germ-natures, or roots of bodhisattva development: (1) 習種性 the germ nature of study of the 空 void (or immaterial), which corrects all illusions of time and space; it corresponds to the 十住 stage; (2) 性種性 that of ability to discriminate all the 性 natures of phenomena and transform the living; the 十行 stage; (3) 道種性(the middle-) way germ-nature, which attains insight into Buddha-laws; the 十廻向; (4) 聖種性 the saint germ-nature which produces holiness by destroying ignorance; the 十廻向 which the bodhisattva leaves the ranks of the 賢 and becomes 聖; (5) 等覺種性 the bodhi-rank germ-nature which produces Buddhahood, i. e. 等覺.
契中道 see styles	qì zhōng dào qi4 zhong1 dao4 ch`i chung tao chi chung tao kai chūdō	契中道 Custom Scroll to match with the middle way
末陀摩 see styles	mò tuó mó mo4 tuo2 mo2 mo t`o mo mo to mo madama	末陀摩 Custom Scroll This is intp. as not. in the mean or middle way.

Title	Characters	Romaji (Romanized Japanese)	Various forms of Romanized Chinese
The Middle Way	中道	chuu dou / chuudou / chu do	zhōng dào zhong1 dao4 zhong dao zhongdao	chung tao chungtao

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