如 rú
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verb
such as; for example; for instance
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: (Guoyu '如' v 5; Kroll 2015 '如' 3, p. 390) -
conjunction
if
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: 如 is used as a subordinate conjunction in Literary Chinese (Guoyu '如' conjunction 1; Kroll 2015 '如' 4, p. 390; Pulleyblank 1995, p. 150; GHC '如' 7; Ci Yuan '如' 6). For example, 王如善之，則何為不行？'Since your Majesty deems them excellent, why do you not practise them?' (Mengzi: 2.5/10/3, translation by Legge) -
verb
in accordance with
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: Synonymous with 按照 in this sense (Ci Yuan '如' 1; GHC '如' 1; Guoyu '如' v 1; Kroll 2015 '如' 1, p. 390) -
verb
to be appropriate; should; with regard to
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: In the sense of 应当 (Kroll 2015 '如' 5, p. 390; GHC '如' 5; Ci Yuan '如' 4) -
pronoun
this
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: A demonstrative pronoun (Kroll 2015 '如' 3b, p. 390) -
verb
it is so; it is thus; can be compared with
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
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preposition
to go to
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: In the sense of 往 ... 到 (Guoyu '如' v 3; Kroll 2015 '如' 2, p. 390; GHC '如' 2; Ci Yuan '如' 7) -
verb
to meet
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
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verb
to appear; to seem; to be like
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: In the sense of 好像 or 相同(GHC '如' 3; Guoyu '如' v 2; Ci Yuan '如' 1; Ci Yuan '如' 1) -
verb
at least as good as
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: In the sense of 比得上 (Guoyu '如' v 4) -
conjunction
and
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: A coordinating conjunction, synonymous with 与 or 和 (GHC '如' 9) -
conjunction
or
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: A coordinating conjunction, synonymous with 或 (GHC '如' 10; Guoyu '如' conjunction 2) -
conjunction
but
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: A subordinating conjunction, synonymous with 而 (GHC '如' 8) -
conjunction
then
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: A subordinating conjunction, synonymous with 则 -
particle
naturally
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: A particle used after a phrase like 然 (GHC '如' 11; Guoyu '如' particle) -
particle
expresses a question or doubt
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: A particle used after a phrase like 乎 (Kroll 2015 '如' 3a) -
pronoun
you
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: Second person pronoun (Kroll 2015 '如' 6, p. 390) -
noun
the second lunar month
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: (Kroll 2015 '如' 7) -
preposition
in; at
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: (Guoyu '如' preposition) -
proper noun
Ru
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Concept: Surname 姓氏
Notes: (Guoyu '如' n) -
verb
Thus
Domain: Buddhism 佛教 , Subdomain: Fo Guang Shan
Notes: (Glossary of Humanistic Buddhism) -
verb
thus; tathā
Domain: Buddhism 佛教
Notes: Sanskrit equivalent: tathā, Japanese: nyo, Tibetan: de bzhin (BCSD '如', p. 342; DJBT '如', p. 429; Mahāvyutpatti 'tathā'; MW 'tathā'; SH '如', p. 210) -
verb
like; iva
Domain: Buddhism 佛教
Notes: Sanskrit equivalent: iva (BCSD '如', p. 342; MW 'iva'; SH '如', p. 210) -
verb
suchness; tathatā
Domain: Buddhism 佛教
Notes: Sanskrit equivalent: tathatā; see 真如 (Dhammajoti 2013, p. 38)
Contained in
- 七星如意轮秘密要经(七星如意輪祕密要經) Scripture on the Secret Essentials of Cintāmaṇicakra and the Great Dipper; Qi Xing Ruyi Lun Mimi Yao Jing
- 如丝成绢(如絲成絹) just as cloth [originates] from threads
- 天如则(天如則) Tianru Weize
- 心如满月(心如滿月) The Mind Is Complete Like the Full Moon
- 宝生如来(寶生如來) Ratnasaṃbhava Tathāgata
- 如意摩尼陀罗尼经(如意摩尼陀羅尼經) Padmacintāmaṇidhāraṇīsūtra; Ruyi Moni Tuoluoni Jing
- 一切如来加持(一切如來加持) empowerment of All the Tathagatas
- 如龙得水(如龍得水) like a dragon in the water
- 如来八相(如來八相) eight stages of buddha’s progress
- 吉祥王如来(吉祥王如來) Jixiang Wang Rulai
- 如王边城七事具足(如王邊城七事具足) [like] a royal frontier fortress is well provided with the seven requisites of a fortress
- 一花一世界，一叶一如来(一花一世界，一葉一如來) there is a world in a single flower; a buddha in a single leaf
- 知一切法空如响(知一切法空如響) comprehends that all dharmas are like an echo
- 如意轮莲华心观门仪(如意輪蓮華心觀門儀) Cintāmaṇi Chakra Lotus Contemplation Ritual; Ruyi Lun Lianhua Xin Guan Men Yi
- 如意摩尼 mani jewel; cintāmaṇi
- 譬如有人欲见大海(譬如有人欲見大海) simile about a man who wanted to see the ocean
- 如巹续(如巹續) Ru Jin Xu
- 如意 satisfactory ; a sceptre; ruyi ; ruyi ; As You Wish ; as one wishes ; pleasing; at will
- 应作如是观(應作如是觀) one should contemplate them in this way
- 如是语(如是語) Itivuttaka
- 如镜中像(如鏡中像) like reflections in a mirror
- 金刚界五智如来(金剛界五智如來) Five Wisdom Buddhas of the Diamond Realm
- 爱人如己(愛人如己) love thy neighbor like thyself ; to love others as much as we love ourselves
- 如量智 discriminative wisdom
- 如来出现(如來出現) the Tathagata appears
- 如来圆光真言(如來圓光真言) Tathāgata halo dhāraṇī
- 如意轮瑜伽念诵法(如意輪瑜伽念誦法) Mani Jewel Wheel Yoga Liturgy
- 一如顿证(一如頓證) immediate enlightenment by the truth
- 如意宝珠史(如意寶珠史) History of the Mani Tree
- 心如秋月 A Mind Like the Autumn Moon
- 与人为善做好事 从善如流说好话 心甘情愿存好念 皆大欢喜做好人(與人為善做好事 從善如流說好話 心甘情願存好念 皆大歡喜做好人) Oblige others by doing good deeds, Do what is right by speaking good words, Be perfectly amenable in thinking good thoughts, Create a win-win situation by being a good person.
- 法无别眞如(法無別眞如) the suchnesses of objective indifferentiation
- 无智犹如闇(無智猶如闇) ignorance is like darkess
- 如实(如實) according to reality ; in accordance with fact; truly; yathābhūtam ; suchness; inherent nature; true nature; tathata
- 人生如梦谁是我 到处能安即是家(人生如夢誰是我 到處能安即是家) Life is but a dream, so who am I? Peaceful is a mind that sees anywhere as home.
Also contained in
如其所好 、 如鸟兽散 、 授人以鱼不如授人以渔 、 知子莫如父 、 安如磐石 、 如火 、 遂心如意 、 莫如 、 如簧之舌 、 视如草芥 、 如花似玉 、 健步如飞 、 似漆如胶 、 恍如 、 骨瘦如柴 、 操纵自如
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- Scroll 1 Si Fen Lu Xingshi Chao Zi Chi Ji 四分律行事鈔資持記 — count: 687
- Scroll 2 Si Fen Lu Xingshi Chao Zi Chi Ji 四分律行事鈔資持記 — count: 608
- Scroll 2 Si Fen Lu Shan Fan Bu Que Xingshi Chao 四分律刪繁補闕行事鈔 — count: 492
- Scroll 5 Zhi Guan Fu Xing Chuan Hong Jue 止觀輔行傳弘決 — count: 461
- Scroll 2 Notes on the Viṁśatikāvṛtti 成唯識論述記 — count: 411
- Scroll 1 Notes on the Viṁśatikāvṛtti 成唯識論述記 — count: 395
- Scroll 2 Zhi Guan Fu Xing Chuan Hong Jue 止觀輔行傳弘決 — count: 385
- Scroll 4 Notes on the Viṁśatikāvṛtti 成唯識論述記 — count: 376
- Scroll 3 Ren Wang Hu Guo Boreluomi Jing Shu 仁王護國般若波羅蜜多經疏 — count: 349
- Scroll 3 Si Fen Lu Shan Fan Bu Que Xingshi Chao 四分律刪繁補闕行事鈔 — count: 349