A Sinocentric Life of the Buddha Glossary

(This is a printout version of the glossary frame associated with the Sinocentric Life of the Buddha, available at http://anthro.ucsd.edu/~dkjordan/scriptorium/fortwo/fortwo.html Simplified characters are given first; traditional ones follow in curly brackets.)

A
Anba {} name of a village An-mlu {} name of a singing girl An-mlu shyun {} name of a grove

B
ba jng fa {} eight commands issued specifically for female followers. Bt { or Mnbt {} Bhadrika, Bhaddiya: a prince at the court of King Jngfn Bazh {} name of a village bbolu {} a kind of tree biqiu {} bhikchu: mendicant scholars; disciples of the Buddha Boge-suo {} a fellow-student of Xid-duo Bolu-ni {} name of a town (and kingdom) where Varanasi (Benares) now stands Bop Ta {} name of a pagoda (ta)

C
chndng {} dhyana: meditation Chen {} Chandaka or Channa: Xid-duo's driver chujia {} pravraj : to leave one's family and become a mendicant; the less common full phrase is chujia rdo {}; to leave home and enter the Way. A common translation is "renounce the family." Buddhism does not condemn families, but families are believed often to be distracting from religious advancement.

chujiarn {} a person who has left home to become a wandering mendicant; or to become a Buddhist monk or nun. (Occasionally the term is used for leaving home only metaphorically.) Chntu {} the son of a goldsmith cbei {} compassion, pity; merciful.

D
D'e-numa {} name of a river Dh-qi {} name of a town dju {} mayabodhi: the supreme bodhi or Great Enlightenment Dln Jingsh {} Great Forest Hermitage or Venu vana monastery Dln Jingsh {} Hermitage of the Great Wood Dp-sha {} Trapusa2222 an early follower dzi {} follower, disciple

E
Ela -chun {} a prince at the court of King Jngfn E- lub-kepan {} an early disciple e-luhn {} See luhn. Elu- ln {} Aranda Kalama?2222 a famous religious teacher Emtu-f {} Amitabha buddha2222 the Amida or Amitabha buddha Enn { or Enntu {} Ananda2222 prince at the court of King Jngfn and cousin of the Buddha who became the Buddha's closest disciple. Sometimes called Duown { or "Heard Much" because he remembered teachings and compiled scriptures after the death of the Buddha. Enn-dd {} See Enn. Enn-tu {} See Enn.

Enu-lu {} a prince at the court of King Jngfn Enu-py {} name of a village Eru Jiao-chnr {} Ajata-kaundinya: See Jiao -chnr. Esh-sh {} Ajatasatru: the son of King Pnp-suolu and friend of Tp-dduo Eshuo-sh {} Assaj, Asvajit : a servant of King Jngfn Esi-tu {} name of a sage

F
fa {} dharma: "law" and by extension Buddhist doctrine f {} buddha ffa {} buddhadharma: doctrines of the buddhas. The term fa means law, but in a Buddhist context the intended meaning is the principles underlying cosmic principles like karma and reincarnation, so the translation "law," like fa itself, while traditional, is misleading. ftu {} buddha

G
gngyng {} act of merit; to offer sustenance to a mendicant

H
Hat {} name of a village hngfa {} spreading the doctrine

J
jngju {} perfect awareness Jia-bila {} a prince at the court of King Jngf n Jiali-tuy {} Kalodayin: name of a one-time playmate (or teacher) of Xid -duo

Jianzh {} Kanthaka or Kantakanam: name of Xid-duo's horse, also known as Mawng { , King of Horses Jiao-chnr { or Qio-chnr {} Kondanna, Ajata-Kaundinya Jiap- lu { or Jibilu {} Kapilavastu or Kapilavatthu (possibly Tiraulakot in modern Nepal) Jiaqu-cuo {} name of a river Jiay {} surname of three brothers ji {} precaution, regulation, prohibition (often translated "precept" in English, which carries less sense of prohibition) Jifa -wido {} name of a hamlet Jigud-zhangzhe {} name of a supporter Jngfa Ji {} the "Festival of Reverencing the Law." Jngfn { Dronodana raja (same as Hfn wng {} ?): father of the Buddha jingsh {} hermitage, religious cottage or retreat jingx ng {} scripture walking, i.e., walking during meditation or religious contemplation, as around a meditation hall jsng {} to recite, chant ju {} bodhi: understanding, awakening. juw {} awakening, consciousness, awareness Julu-tu {} name of a seeker jush {} home-dwelling follower Jushi-nu {} Kusinagara : name of a city (Kasiah, northwest of Patna), where the Buddha died.

K
Kaiyun Chns { a monastery in Tinn {}, where Jordan lived in 1976

Kuxng Ln {} Uruvilva Kasyapa: Forest of Mortification

L
Ln-pn { or Ln-pn {} Lumbini or Lumbini: name of the park where the Buddha was born lujn zh {} asravaksaya-j ana : consciousness of detachment luhn {} arhan, arhat: generic name for early disciples. Various numbers or sets of luhn are honored in temples, most commonly a set of 18. Some figures regarded as luhn in southern Buddhism are regarded as ps in Mahayana. Lu-hulu {} Rahulo, Rahula: name of Xid -duo's son. The name means "obstacle" or "eclipse," but is sometimes interpreted in Chinese as meaning "circle," referring to the circle of commitments that prevent concentration on salvation. Lye yun {} Uruvela, Mrgadava : place name

M
Mawng { , see Jianzh . Ml -f {} Maitreya: the buddha of the future Mhe-bosh-bot {} Mahaprajapati (also: D'ido { ) : name of Xid -duo's aunt Mhe-nn {} Mahanama (same as Mnn -jl { or mnn-jul { , Mahanama-Kulika) : an early disciple Mjie-tu {} Magadha, a kingdom, regarded as the heartland of Buddhism Mlu {} name of a clan My {} Mahamaya, Maya, or Matrka , mother of Xid -duo Mgua Ln {} Uruvilva : a papaya grove Mjian-lin {} Mahamaudgalyayana: religious name of Julu -tu { , a disciple and assistant of Xid-duo

N
Nntu {} younger second cousin of Xid -duo

ninsng {} recite, chant nipn {} nirvana : nirvana, a state of escape from the cycle of reincarnation; complete extinction of individual existence (regarded as desirable because existence entails suffering) Nlinchn {} name of a river Nud {} name of a river Nula-jli {} name of an elephant

P
Pentu -wa {} place name Pnp -suolu {} Bimbisara or Bimbasara: a king plu-mn {} Brahman: Brahman (highest caste in ancient India, from which priests were drawn); polite term for a religious teacher Polut mch a jioji {} text of the precepts taught at the Jngfa Ji Psha-bo {} or Shljiay {} Vappa or Dasabala-Kasyapa: an early follower Psuo {} a prince at the court of King Jngfn Pl-jia {} Bhallika : an early follower ps {} bodhisattva: a person who has qualified for nirvana but holds back in order to share his or her merit with suffering humanity to help others on the way to nirvana. (Short for pt-sdu o {} , which is rarely used.) pt {} bodhi: knowledge, truth, wisdom. The pt tree is a kind of fig.

Q
Qio-chnr {} See Jiao-chnr. Qio-dm {} Shuddhodana (surname) Qp {} name of a doctor Qsh-ku {} place name

Qyun jingsh {} Earthgod Garden Hermitage (at the town of Shwi {}) Qutn {} or Qio-dm {} Gautama (surname)

R
Rndeng-f {} the "Lamplighter Buddha" who preceded Shjia-mun. Rnb {} name of a village Rli {} title taken by the Buddha. It literally means "thus come."

S
sanbao { (1) triratna, or ratnatraya : three treasures (f, fa, seng) sanbao { (2) Three statues in the main hall of some temples: The particular combination varies, but is usually Sjiaf in the middle, with Yoshi on his left hand and Emtu on his right. seng {} sangha : Buddhist priest or priesthood shamn {} srama?a : any kind of ascetic (also used for shamans); a dshamn { (mahasramana) or "great shamn," is an honorific title for the Buddha or for high ranking Buddhists. sham {} disciple in the new Buddhist movement, a category of follower slightly below a b iqiu. Shnju { or Shnju-zhangzhe {} Suprabuddha Shnsh eng {} Sujata: name of a person Shan-shy {} name of a religious teacher Sh-lf {} Sariputra: religious name of Youbo -shsh a {, a disciple and assistant sheng-lao-bng-si {} birth, old age, sickness, and death shngrn {} saintly person Shwi {} name of a town Shjia {} Shakya or Sakya

Shjia-f {} Sakyamuni buddha Shjia-mun {} Sakyamuni Shzun {} lokajyestha , lokanatha, bhagavan, bhagavat: "Lord of the World," a title of the Buddha s {} monastery Sudy {} name of a person smng zh {} purvanivasanusm?ti-(jana) : consciousness of fate suolu {} a kind of tree Suy-dn u {} name of a maiden who nursed the Buddha back to health

T
Tinn {} a city in Tiw an Tiwan {} a province of China tiz i {} prince Tianb {} See Tianb -chng. Tianb -chng {} Devadarsita or Devadista tianyan zh {} divyacaksus : consciousness of universal insight Tianzun {} "Celestial Lord," a title of the Buddha (also by Daoists to refer to their divinities as counterparts of the Buddhist term Shzun.) Tp-dduo {} Devadatta : a prince at the court of King Jngfn and cousin and rival of the Buddha. tuobo {} a begging bowl; to beg with a bowl

W
wido {} heretic, wild non -conformist wnggeng ji {} plowing festival

Wngsh {} Rajagrha name of a town wu' {} See wuji. wuji {} paca-veramani : five prohibitions binding on the laity as well as on clerics (namely against killing, stealing, adultery, lying, and intoxication, or in Chinese b shasheng; b toudo; b xiyn; b wngyu; by injiu ; ; ; ; { ; ; ; ; }) Also called the five sins (wu' {}). wsuoyou chdng {} knowledge of things of this world and other worlds; contemplation of nothingness, producing serenity Wwoxing jing {} "Scripture of Non -Self"

X
xianrn { rici: holy men (technically earth -dwelling immortals), generic term for a holy man or sage, carrying an implication of magic Xid-duo {} Siddhartha, Siddhartha, Sarvathasiddha Xilin-chn {} name of a river Xi-nun {} place name xiudo {} to practice religious austerities xiudozhe {} ascetics, wandering monks xiufnxng {} the way to avoid suffering and/or gain religious merit by leading an ascetic life Xub-tulu {} the Buddha's last convert

Y
ynf {} a kind of tree Yoshi- f {} Bhaisajyaguru , Bhaisajya buddha: the buddha of medicine Ysh {} name of a person, a disciple of En n. Yshu-tulu {} Yashodhara,Yasodhara: wife of Xid -duo

yinguo {} cause and effect Youbo-shsh a {} name of a seeker Youlu-pnlu {} place name Ytu-lujia {} Udraka Ramaputra, name of a sage

Z
Zhanb-zhou {} ancient name of India zhantn'er {} "sandalwood ear," a fruit or fungus of the sandalwood tree. zhngju {} sambodhi: perfect awareness, the wisdom or omniscience of a buddha. zhenli {} true Principle, true way Zhuan faln jing {} Dharmatchakra-pravartana sutra: Scripture of the Turning of the Wheel of the Law Zhuanln shngwng {} title of an ancient king Zhln {} "Bamboo Grove," name of a village Zhln Jingsh {} Bamboo Forest Retreat, the first monastery