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彈宅迦林


弹宅迦林

see styles
dàn zhái jiā lín
    dan4 zhai2 jia1 lin2
tan chai chia lin
 Dantakarin
The forest of Daṇḍaka, destroyed by a ṛṣi because the king had carried off the ṛṣi's wife, saying a ṛṣi had no need for one.

心配無用

see styles
 shinpaimuyou / shinpaimuyo
    しんぱいむよう
(expression) don't worry about it; there is nothing to fear; there is no need for anxiety; everything is under control

患難之交


患难之交

see styles
huàn nàn zhī jiāo
    huan4 nan4 zhi1 jiao1
huan nan chih chiao
a friend in times of tribulations (idiom); a friend in need is a friend indeed

應用無邊


应用无边

see styles
yìng yòng wú biān
    ying4 yong4 wu2 bian1
ying yung wu pien
 ōyō muhen
Omnipresent response to need; universal ability to aid.

承認欲求

see styles
 shouninyokkyuu / shoninyokkyu
    しょうにんよっきゅう
{psych} need for approval; esteem needs

按需分配

see styles
àn xū fēn pèi
    an4 xu1 fen1 pei4
an hsü fen p`ei
    an hsü fen pei
distribution according to need

操斧伐柯

see styles
cāo fǔ fá kē
    cao1 fu3 fa2 ke1
ts`ao fu fa k`o
    tsao fu fa ko
(cf Book of Songs) How to fashion an ax handle? You need an ax; fig. to follow a principle; fig. to act as matchmaker

沒苦硬吃


没苦硬吃

see styles
méi kǔ yìng chī
    mei2 ku3 ying4 chi1
mei k`u ying ch`ih
    mei ku ying chih
(neologism, attested by 2024) to stubbornly endure hardships that need not be endured; to go out of one's way to make things difficult for oneself

点検商法

see styles
 tenkenshouhou / tenkenshoho
    てんけんしょうほう
unscrupulous business practice of making sales by posing as an inspector and declaring the need for replacement items

焦眉の急

see styles
 shoubinokyuu / shobinokyu
    しょうびのきゅう
urgent need

特定妊婦

see styles
 tokuteininpu / tokuteninpu
    とくていにんぷ
{law} specified expectant mother; expectant mother who has been identified as in need of extra support after birth (because of unstable income, mental illness, etc.)

緩不濟急


缓不济急

see styles
huǎn bù jì jí
    huan3 bu4 ji4 ji2
huan pu chi chi
lit. slow no aid to urgent (idiom); slow measures will not address a critical situation; too slow to meet a pressing need

臨時国会

see styles
 rinjikokkai
    りんじこっかい
extraordinary Diet session; extraordinary session of the Diet; session of the Diet convoked by the Cabinet by need or house request

要りよう

see styles
 iriyou / iriyo
    いりよう
(adj-na,adj-no,n) (1) need; demand; necessity; (2) costs; expenses

話が早い

see styles
 hanashigahayai
    はなしがはやい
(exp,adj-i) being settled quickly; reaching a quick conclusion; no need to say any more; no problem

話は早い

see styles
 hanashihahayai
    はなしははやい
(exp,adj-i) (See 話が早い) being settled quickly; reaching a quick conclusion; no need to say any more; no problem

隨類應同


随类应同

see styles
suí lèi yìng tóng
    sui2 lei4 ying4 tong2
sui lei ying t`ung
    sui lei ying tung
 zuirui ōdō
Buddhas and bodhisattvas reveal themselves in varying forms according to the need or nature of the beings whom they desire to save. 隨類生 They are also born into the conditions of those they seek to save.

雪中送炭

see styles
xuě zhōng sòng tàn
    xue3 zhong1 song4 tan4
hsüeh chung sung t`an
    hsüeh chung sung tan
 secchuusoutan / secchusotan
    せっちゅうそうたん
lit. to send charcoal in snowy weather (idiom); fig. to provide help in sb's hour of need
(yoji) helping someone in trouble; sending charcoal to someone in the snow

ことは無い

see styles
 kotohanai
    ことはない
(exp,adj-i) (1) (kana only) there is no need to ...; (2) (kana only) never happens; there is never a time when

まさかの時

see styles
 masakanotoki
    まさかのとき
(expression) in time of need; for a rainy day; in case of emergency

丈夫調御士


丈夫调御士

see styles
zhàng fū tiáo u shì
    zhang4 fu1 tiao2 u4 shi4
chang fu t`iao u shih
    chang fu tiao u shih
 jōfu jōgyoshi
the tamer of people who need to be trained

Variations:
何々
何何

 naninani
    なになに
(pronoun) (1) (used when asking about or referring to multiple unspecified things) what; (pronoun) (2) (used when listing things that are unknown or do not need to be specified) so-and-so; such and such; something (or other); (interjection) (3) (used when asking for confirmation upon hearing something surprising) what?; wait; hang on; (interjection) (4) (used when about to read a letter or document) well, well; let's see; (interjection) (5) (used to dismiss someone's words or concerns) no; oh (not at all); please; there, there

坊主丸儲け

see styles
 bouzumarumouke / bozumarumoke
    ぼうずまるもうけ
(expression) (proverb) monks make pure profit; monks need no capital and have no expenses, so their income is pure profit

Variations:
御用
ご用

 goyou / goyo
    ごよう
(1) (honorific or respectful language) (your) business; (your) concern; (your) need; (2) (honorific or respectful language) (customer's) order; (3) official business (of the government, Imperial Court, etc.); (4) arrest; capture; (can act as adjective) (5) (See 御用新聞) subservient to an authority (esp. the government); pro-government

心配ご無用

see styles
 shinpaigomuyou / shinpaigomuyo
    しんぱいごむよう
(expression) Don't worry about it; There is nothing to fear; There is no need for anxiety; Everything is under control

心配御無用

see styles
 shinpaigomuyou / shinpaigomuyo
    しんぱいごむよう
(expression) Don't worry about it; There is nothing to fear; There is no need for anxiety; Everything is under control

必要とする

see styles
 hitsuyoutosuru / hitsuyotosuru
    ひつようとする
(exp,vt,vs-i) to need; to call for; to require

應調伏意樂


应调伏意乐

see styles
yìng tiáo fú yì yào
    ying4 tiao2 fu2 yi4 yao4
ying t`iao fu i yao
    ying tiao fu i yao
 ō jōbuku igyō
aspirations that need adjustment

替古人擔憂


替古人担忧

see styles
tì gǔ rén dān yōu
    ti4 gu3 ren2 dan1 you1
t`i ku jen tan yu
    ti ku jen tan yu
to fret over the worries of long-departed people (idiom); to worry unnecessarily; crying over spilt milk; often used with negatives, e.g. no need to worry about past issues

替古人耽憂


替古人耽忧

see styles
tì gǔ rén dān yōu
    ti4 gu3 ren2 dan1 you1
t`i ku jen tan yu
    ti ku jen tan yu
to fret over the worries of long-departed people (idiom); to worry unnecessarily; crying over spilt milk; often used with negatives, e.g. no need to worry about past issues

民以食為天


民以食为天

see styles
mín yǐ shí wéi tiān
    min2 yi3 shi2 wei2 tian1
min i shih wei t`ien
    min i shih wei tien
Food is the God of the people. (idiom); People view food as the primary need.; Food first, ethical niceties second

油が切れる

see styles
 aburagakireru
    あぶらがきれる
(exp,v1) (1) to run out of oil; to need lubrication; (exp,v1) (2) (idiom) to run out of energy; to lose steam

生活困窮者

see styles
 seikatsukonkyuusha / sekatsukonkyusha
    せいかつこんきゅうしゃ
{law} person in need; person facing economic hardship

いざという時

see styles
 izatoiutoki
    いざというとき
(expression) when it's important; when it comes to the crunch; when push comes to shove; when it comes to the point; in one's hour of need; at the critical moment

いざと言う時

see styles
 izatoiutoki
    いざというとき
(expression) when it's important; when it comes to the crunch; when push comes to shove; when it comes to the point; in one's hour of need; at the critical moment

ザラットルズ

see styles
 zarattoruzu
    ザラットルズ
(work) The Rutles (All You Need Is Cash) (film); (wk) The Rutles (All You Need Is Cash) (film)

なくても良い

see styles
 nakutemoyoi
    なくてもよい
    nakutemoii / nakutemoi
    なくてもいい
(expression) (1) (kana only) need not (verb); (not) have to; expressing absence of obligation or necessity; (2) (kana only) need not have; need not exist

には及ばない

see styles
 nihaoyobanai
    にはおよばない
(expression) (1) (after a verb) there is no need to; it is fine if you don't; unnecessary; (expression) (2) (after a noun) does not match; out of reach of

上げ膳据え膳

see styles
 agezensuezen
    あげぜんすえぜん
(expression) taking care of everything; no need to do anything

不足為外人道


不足为外人道

see styles
bù zú wèi wài rén dào
    bu4 zu2 wei4 wai4 ren2 dao4
pu tsu wei wai jen tao
(idiom) no need to tell others; let's keep this between ourselves; also pr. [bu4zu2 wei2 wai4ren2 dao4]

仔細に及ばず

see styles
 shisainioyobazu
    しさいにおよばず
(expression) (archaism) there is no problem; there is no need to go into details

勝手知ったる

see styles
 katteshittaru
    かってしったる
(exp,adj-f) well aware of; know thoroughly; being familiar with (and thus feeling no need for restraint)

大悲四八之應


大悲四八之应

see styles
dà bēi sì bā zhī yìng
    da4 bei1 si4 ba1 zhi1 ying4
ta pei ssu pa chih ying
 daihi shihachi no ō
The thirty-two or thirty-three manifestations of the All-pitiful Guanyin responding to every need.

子細に及ばず

see styles
 shisainioyobazu
    しさいにおよばず
(expression) (archaism) there is no problem; there is no need to go into details

心配いらない

see styles
 shinpaiiranai / shinpairanai
    しんぱいいらない
(expression) don't worry; there's no need to worry

心配要らない

see styles
 shinpaiiranai / shinpairanai
    しんぱいいらない
(expression) don't worry; there's no need to worry

必要に応じて

see styles
 hitsuyounioujite / hitsuyoniojite
    ひつようにおうじて
(expression) as necessary; if necessary; as the need arises; as occasion demands; where appropriate

無くても良い

see styles
 nakutemoyoi
    なくてもよい
    nakutemoii / nakutemoi
    なくてもいい
(expression) (1) (kana only) need not (verb); (not) have to; expressing absence of obligation or necessity; (2) (kana only) need not have; need not exist

短時間睡眠者

see styles
 tanjikansuiminsha
    たんじかんすいみんしゃ
short sleeper; person who does not need much sleep

行かずに済む

see styles
 ikazunisumu
    いかずにすむ
(exp,v5m) to need not go

言う迄もない

see styles
 yuumademonai / yumademonai
    ゆうまでもない
    iumademonai
    いうまでもない
(exp,adj-i) it goes without saying; there is no need to say so, but of course; it is needless to say; it need scarcely be said

言う迄も無い

see styles
 yuumademonai / yumademonai
    ゆうまでもない
    iumademonai
    いうまでもない
(exp,adj-i) it goes without saying; there is no need to say so, but of course; it is needless to say; it need scarcely be said

迄も(rK)

 mademo
    までも
(expression) (1) (kana only) (more emphatic than まで) (See まで・3) to (an extent); up to; so far as; even; (expression) (2) (kana only) (as ...までもない) (See までもない) there is no need to ...; it should hardly be necessary to ...; (expression) (3) (kana only) (as ...ないまでも) even if there is no need to ... (at least ...)

遠水不解近渴


远水不解近渴

see styles
yuǎn shuǐ bù jiě jìn kě
    yuan3 shui3 bu4 jie3 jin4 ke3
yüan shui pu chieh chin k`o
    yüan shui pu chieh chin ko
lit. distant water does not cure present thirst; fig. urgent need; a slow remedy does not address immediate needs

十指不沾陽春水


十指不沾阳春水

see styles
shí zhǐ bù zhān yáng chūn shuǐ
    shi2 zhi3 bu4 zhan1 yang2 chun1 shui3
shih chih pu chan yang ch`un shui
    shih chih pu chan yang chun shui
to have no need to fend for oneself (idiom); to lead a pampered life

方が宜しければ

see styles
 hougayoroshikereba / hogayoroshikereba
    ほうがよろしければ
(expression) if you need; if it is necessary

有寶何必人前誇


有宝何必人前夸

see styles
yǒu bǎo hé bì rén qián kuā
    you3 bao3 he2 bi4 ren2 qian2 kua1
yu pao ho pi jen ch`ien k`ua
    yu pao ho pi jen chien kua
There is no need to boast about one's treasures. (idiom)

殺人不過頭點地


杀人不过头点地

see styles
shā rén bù guò tóu diǎn dì
    sha1 ren2 bu4 guo4 tou2 dian3 di4
sha jen pu kuo t`ou tien ti
    sha jen pu kuo tou tien ti
It's all exaggeration, you don't need to take it seriously; a fuss about nothing; nothing to write home about

言うに事欠いて

see styles
 iunikotokaite
    いうにことかいて
(expression) that's not a nice thing to say; that's not a nice way of putting it; there was no need to say that

言うまでもない

see styles
 yuumademonai / yumademonai
    ゆうまでもない
    iumademonai
    いうまでもない
(exp,adj-i) it goes without saying; there is no need to say so, but of course; it is needless to say; it need scarcely be said

言うまでも無い

see styles
 yuumademonai / yumademonai
    ゆうまでもない
    iumademonai
    いうまでもない
(exp,adj-i) it goes without saying; there is no need to say so, but of course; it is needless to say; it need scarcely be said

身正不怕影子斜

see styles
shēn zhèng bù pà yǐng zi xié
    shen1 zheng4 bu4 pa4 ying3 zi5 xie2
shen cheng pu p`a ying tzu hsieh
    shen cheng pu pa ying tzu hsieh
lit. when a man stands straight, he doesn't worry that his shadow is slanting (saying); fig. as long as one conducts oneself honorably, one need not worry about what people think; a clean hand wants no washing

酒香不怕巷子深

see styles
jiǔ xiāng bù pà xiàng zi shēn
    jiu3 xiang1 bu4 pa4 xiang4 zi5 shen1
chiu hsiang pu p`a hsiang tzu shen
    chiu hsiang pu pa hsiang tzu shen
fragrant wine fears no dark alley (idiom); quality goods need no advertising

キャップレス防水

see styles
 kyappuresubousui / kyappuresubosui
    キャップレスぼうすい
capless waterproofing; waterproofing of a port on an electronic device so it does not need a cover

もしかしなくても

see styles
 moshikashinakutemo
    もしかしなくても
(exp,adv) (colloquialism) (See もしかし) no need to guess; certainly

一家人不說兩家話


一家人不说两家话

see styles
yī jiā rén bù shuō liǎng jiā huà
    yi1 jia1 ren2 bu4 shuo1 liang3 jia1 hua4
i chia jen pu shuo liang chia hua
lit. family members speak frankly with one another, not courteously, as if they were from two different families (idiom); fig. people don't need to be deferential when they ask a family member for help; people from the same family should stick together (and good friends likewise)

備えあれば患なし

see styles
 sonaearebaureinashi / sonaearebaurenashi
    そなえあればうれいなし
(expression) well prepared means no worries (in time of need)

Variations:
待つ
俟つ

 matsu
    まつ
(v5t,vt,vi) (1) (待つ only) to wait; (v5t,vt,vi) (2) to await; to look forward to; to anticipate; (v5t,vt,vi) (3) (usu. in negative form) to depend on; to need

Variations:
必要
必用

 hitsuyou / hitsuyo
    ひつよう
(adjectival noun) (1) (必用 can imply has to be used rather than is just needed) necessary; needed; essential; indispensable; (2) necessity; need; requirement

方がよろしければ

see styles
 hougayoroshikereba / hogayoroshikereba
    ほうがよろしければ
(expression) if you need; if it is necessary

此処が思案のし所

see styles
 kokogashiannoshidokoro
    ここがしあんのしどころ
(expression) (idiom) This is the point we need to think about

言うに事を欠いて

see styles
 iunikotookaite
    いうにことをかいて
(expression) (See 言うに事欠いて・いうにことかいて) that's not a nice thing to say; that's not a nice way of putting it; there was no need to say that

ハリーアップ症候群

see styles
 hariiapushoukougun / hariapushokogun
    ハリーアップしょうこうぐん
{aviat} hurry-up syndrome (degradation of a pilot's performance due to a need to hurry)

までも無い(sK)

 mademonai
    までもない
(exp,adj-i) (kana only) (after a verb) there is no need to ...; it should hardly be necessary to ...

備えあれば患いなし

see styles
 sonaearebaureinashi / sonaearebaurenashi
    そなえあればうれいなし
(expression) well prepared means no worries (in time of need)

備えあれば憂いなし

see styles
 sonaearebaureinashi / sonaearebaurenashi
    そなえあればうれいなし
(expression) well prepared means no worries (in time of need)

取其精華,去其糟粕


取其精华,去其糟粕

qǔ qí jīng huá , qù qí zāo pò
    qu3 qi2 jing1 hua2 , qu4 qi2 zao1 po4
ch`ü ch`i ching hua , ch`ü ch`i tsao p`o
    chü chi ching hua , chü chi tsao po
take the cream, discard the dross (political and educational slogan); keep what is good, discard the rest; You need to be selective when studying.; In modernizing the country, don't accept uncritically all foreign ideas.

萬事俱備,只欠東風


万事俱备,只欠东风

wàn shì jù bèi , zhǐ qiàn dōng fēng
    wan4 shi4 ju4 bei4 , zhi3 qian4 dong1 feng1
wan shih chü pei , chih ch`ien tung feng
    wan shih chü pei , chih chien tung feng
lit. everything is ready, all we need is an east wind (idiom); fig. lacking only one tiny crucial item

萬事皆備,只欠東風


万事皆备,只欠东风

wàn shì jiē bèi , zhǐ qiàn dōng fēng
    wan4 shi4 jie1 bei4 , zhi3 qian4 dong1 feng1
wan shih chieh pei , chih ch`ien tung feng
    wan shih chieh pei , chih chien tung feng
everything is ready, all we need is an east wind (idiom); lacking only one tiny crucial item; also written 萬事俱備,只欠東風|万事俱备,只欠东风

Variations:

縡(oK)

 koto
    こと
(1) (kana only) thing; matter; (2) (kana only) incident; occurrence; event; something serious; trouble; crisis; (3) (kana only) circumstances; situation; state of affairs; (4) (kana only) work; business; affair; (5) (kana only) after an inflectable word, creates a noun phrase indicating something the speaker does not feel close to; (suffix noun) (6) (kana only) (See 事・ごと・1) nominalizing suffix; (suffix noun) (7) (kana only) (See 事・ごと・2) pretending to ...; playing make-believe ...; (8) (kana only) (as AことB (A = alias, B = real name)) alias; also known as; otherwise known as; or; (9) (kana only) (as 〜ことはない) necessity; need; (10) (kana only) (as 〜ことだ) you should ...; I advise that you ...; it's important to ...

備えあればうれいなし

see styles
 sonaearebaureinashi / sonaearebaurenashi
    そなえあればうれいなし
(expression) well prepared means no worries (in time of need)

地獄で仏に会ったよう

see styles
 jigokudehotokeniattayou / jigokudehotokeniattayo
    じごくでほとけにあったよう
(exp,adv) (idiom) with great relief; as if meeting a friend in need; as if having met a Buddha in hell

Variations:
心配ご無用
心配御無用

 shinpaigomuyou / shinpaigomuyo
    しんぱいごむよう
(expression) don't worry about it; there is nothing to fear; there is no need for anxiety; everything is under control

秀才不出門,全知天下事


秀才不出门,全知天下事

xiù cai bù chū mén , quán zhī tiān xià shì
    xiu4 cai5 bu4 chu1 men2 , quan2 zhi1 tian1 xia4 shi4
hsiu ts`ai pu ch`u men , ch`üan chih t`ien hsia shih
    hsiu tsai pu chu men , chüan chih tien hsia shih
a learned person need not leave his home to know what's going on in the world (idiom)

秀才不出門,能知天下事


秀才不出门,能知天下事

xiù cai bù chū mén , néng zhī tiān xià shì
    xiu4 cai5 bu4 chu1 men2 , neng2 zhi1 tian1 xia4 shi4
hsiu ts`ai pu ch`u men , neng chih t`ien hsia shih
    hsiu tsai pu chu men , neng chih tien hsia shih
a learned person need not leave his home to know what's going on in the world (idiom)

Variations:
助け舟
助け船
助けぶね

 tasukebune
    たすけぶね
(1) lifeboat; (2) friend in need; helping hand; timely help

Variations:
待つ
俟つ(rK)

 matsu
    まつ
(v5t,vt,vi) (1) to wait; (v5t,vt,vi) (2) to await; to look forward to; to anticipate; (v5t,vt,vi) (3) (usu. in negative form) to depend on; to need

Variations:
なくても良い
無くても良い

 nakutemoii; nakutemoyoi / nakutemoi; nakutemoyoi
    なくてもいい; なくてもよい
(expression) (1) (kana only) (after neg. stem of verb or adjective, expressing absence of obligation or necessity) need not; (not) have to; (expression) (2) (kana only) (See 無い・1) need not have; need not exist

Variations:
世話が焼ける
世話がやける

 sewagayakeru
    せわがやける
(exp,v1) to require the care of others; to need to be looked after; to be troublesome; to be a nuisance; to be a handful

Variations:
子細に及ばず
仔細に及ばず

 shisainioyobazu
    しさいにおよばず
(expression) (archaism) there is no problem; there is no need to go into details

Variations:
心配要らない
心配いらない

 shinpaiiranai / shinpairanai
    しんぱいいらない
(expression) don't worry; there's no need to worry

Variations:
みなまで言うな
皆まで言うな

 minamadeiuna / minamadeuna
    みなまでいうな
(expression) no need to finish what you're saying; say no more; I can guess the rest already

ごめんで済むなら警察はいらない

see styles
 gomendesumunarakeisatsuhairanai / gomendesumunarakesatsuhairanai
    ごめんですむならけいさつはいらない
(expression) just saying sorry isn't enough; sorry won't cut it; if "sorry" were all it took (to settle things), we wouldn't need police

Variations:
事はない
ことは無い
事は無い

 kotohanai
    ことはない
(exp,adj-i) (1) (kana only) there is no need to ...; (exp,adj-i) (2) (kana only) never happens; there is never a time when

Variations:
助け舟
助け船
助けぶね(sK)

 tasukebune
    たすけぶね
(1) lifeboat; (2) friend in need; helping hand; timely help

Variations:
子どもの村
こどもの村
子供の村

 kodomonomura
    こどものむら
(exp,n) children's village (institution providing assistance to children in need)

Variations:
方がよろしければ
方が宜しければ

 hougayoroshikereba / hogayoroshikereba
    ほうがよろしければ
(expression) if you need; if it is necessary

Variations:
行かずに済む
行かずにすむ(sK)

 ikazunisumu
    いかずにすむ
(exp,v5m) to not have to go; to need not go

Variations:
こども食堂
子供食堂
子ども食堂(sK)

 kodomoshokudou / kodomoshokudo
    こどもしょくどう
volunteer-run cafeteria providing free or inexpensive meals to children and others in need

Variations:
ショートスリーパー
ショート・スリーパー

 shootosuriipaa; shooto suriipaa / shootosuripa; shooto suripa
    ショートスリーパー; ショート・スリーパー
(See 短時間睡眠者・たんじかんすいみんしゃ) short sleeper; person who doesn't need much sleep

Entries with 2nd row of characters: The 2nd row is Simplified Chinese.

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Information about this dictionary:

Apparently, we were the first ones who were crazy enough to think that western people might want a combined Chinese, Japanese, and Buddhist dictionary.

A lot of westerners can't tell the difference between Chinese and Japanese - and there is a reason for that. Chinese characters and even whole words were borrowed by Japan from the Chinese language in the 5th century. Much of the time, if a word or character is used in both languages, it will have the same or a similar meaning. However, this is not always true. Language evolves, and meanings independently change in each language.

Example: The Chinese character 湯 for soup (hot water) has come to mean bath (hot water) in Japanese. They have the same root meaning of "hot water", but a 湯屋 sign on a bathhouse in Japan would lead a Chinese person to think it was a "soup house" or a place to get a bowl of soup. See this: Japanese Bath House

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Chinese Buddhist terms come from Dictionary of Chinese Buddhist Terms by William Edward Soothill and Lewis Hodous. This is commonly referred to as "Soothill's'". It was first published in 1937 (and is now off copyright so we can use it here). Some of these definitions may be misleading, incomplete, or dated, but 95% of it is good information. Every professor who teaches Buddhism or Eastern Religion has a copy of this on their bookshelf. We incorporated these 16,850 entries into our dictionary database ourselves (it was lot of work).



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