林 lín

1. lín noun a wood; a forest; a grove
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Botany
   Notes: (Barnes 2007, p. 31; Guoyu '林' n 1; Unihan '林')
2. lín proper noun Lin
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Names , Concept: Surname 姓氏
   Notes: (Guoyu '林' n 3; Unihan '林')
3. lín noun a group of people or tall things resembling a forest
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
   Notes: (Guoyu '林' n 2)
4. lín adverb many
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: (Guoyu '林' adv)
5. lín noun forest; vana
   Domain: Buddhism 佛教
   Notes: Sanskrit equivalent: vana (BCSD '林', p. 647; MW 'vana')

Contained in

• 竹林迦兰哆园(竹林迦蘭哆園) Bamboo Grove Squirrels' Feeding Ground
• 花林 Flower Copse
• 自然界与人 大地供人居住 流水供人饮用 火力供人熟食 空气供人生存 阳光供人温暖 冰雪供人磨鍊 月光供人舒畅 夜晚供人休憩 道路供人行走 桥樑供人往来 百花供人欣赏 微风供人凉爽 果实供人品尝 食物供人存活 好药供人治病 江海供人潜水 森林供人氧气 山岳供人登高 家屋供人安全 禅修供人悟道(自然界與人 大地供人居住 流水供人飲用 火力供人熟食 空氣供人生存 陽光供人溫暖 冰雪供人磨鍊 月光供人舒暢 夜晚供人休憩 道路供人行走 橋樑供人往來 百花供人欣賞 微風供人涼爽 果實供人品嘗 食物供人存活 好藥供人治病 江海供人潛水 森林供人氧氣 山岳供人登高 家屋供人安全 禪修供人悟道) Nature and Humanity The Earth provides dwelling for humanity. Water provides nourishment for humanity. Fire provides cooked food for humanity. Air provides survival for humanity. Sunlight provides warmth for humanity. Snow provides a test of endurance for humanity. Moonlight provides comfort for humanity. Nighttime provides rest for humanity. Roads provide paths for humanity. Bridges provide passage for humanity. Flowers provide beauty for humanity. Gentle breezes provide coolness for humanity. Fruits provide good tastes for humanity. Food provides sustenance for humanity. Good medicine provides cures for humanity. Oceans and rivers provide swimming space for humanity. Forests provide oxygen for humanity. Mountains provide climbing space for humanity. Home provides safety for humanity. Meditation provides ways of enlightenment for humanity.
• 住止山林 living in mountain forests
• 杨柳重重陌 桃李处处林(楊柳重重陌 桃李處處林) Behind rows of willows, layers of sunshine; From generations of students, an abundance of scholarship.
• 柏林教理院 Bailin Institute (active 1930-1931)
• 丛林大学(叢林大學) (1975-1977); see 佛光山叢林學院
• 迦兰多竹林(迦蘭多竹林) Karanda Bamboo Garden; Karanda Venuvana
• 定林下寺 Dinglinxia Temple
• 托林寺 Tholing Monastery
• 菴罗卫林(菴羅衛林) āmrapāli－ārāma
• 月林道皎 Geturindoko
• 华林佛殿众经目录(華林佛殿眾經目錄) Hualin Buddha Hall Catalog of Scriptures
• 竹林佛学院(竹林佛學院) Zhulin Buddhist College (1928-1939)
• 檀林 temple; monastery

Also contained in

林超贤 、 巴林左 、 盘尼西林 、 林琴南 、 林州市 、 矮林 、 林邑国 、 海林市 、 羽林 、 茂林 、 林区 、 坪林 、 林雕 、 金色林鸲 、 林务 、 梅林 、 西林县 、 霍林郭勒 、 紫林鸽 、 杞梓之林 、 都柏林核心元数据 、 林鹨 、 员林 、 阿木林 、 哥林多后书 、 林逋 、 华林园 、 造林 、 水林 、 月林 、 哥布林 、 四川林鸮 、 红树林 、 北林区 、 菲林 、 甲氧西林

Word is mentioned most frequently in

Truncated for common words

• Scroll 25 Saddharmasmṛtyupasthānasūtra (Sutra of the Right Mindfulness of Dharma) 正法念處經 — count: 82
• Scroll 69 Saddharmasmṛtyupasthānasūtra (Sutra of the Right Mindfulness of Dharma) 正法念處經 — count: 78
• Scroll 24 Saddharmasmṛtyupasthānasūtra (Sutra of the Right Mindfulness of Dharma) 正法念處經 — count: 73
• Scroll 50 Saṃyuktāgama 雜阿含經 — count: 67 , has English translation , has parallel version
• Scroll 51 Saddharmasmṛtyupasthānasūtra (Sutra of the Right Mindfulness of Dharma) 正法念處經 — count: 65
• Scroll 70 Saddharmasmṛtyupasthānasūtra (Sutra of the Right Mindfulness of Dharma) 正法念處經 — count: 61
• Scroll 27 Middle Length Discourses (Zhong Ahan Jing) 中阿含經 — count: 61 , has English translation , has parallel version
• Scroll 52 Saddharmasmṛtyupasthānasūtra (Sutra of the Right Mindfulness of Dharma) 正法念處經 — count: 61
• Scroll 48 Middle Length Discourses (Zhong Ahan Jing) 中阿含經 — count: 59 , has English translation , has parallel version
• Scroll 53 Saddharmasmṛtyupasthānasūtra (Sutra of the Right Mindfulness of Dharma) 正法念處經 — count: 59

Collocations

• 林中 (林中) 向諸商人宿此林中 — Long Discourses (Chang Ahan Jing) 長阿含經, Scroll 7 — count: 61
• 娑罗林 (娑羅林) 詣娑羅林中 — Long Discourses (Chang Ahan Jing) 長阿含經, Scroll 20 — count: 25
• 迦毘罗林 (迦毘羅林) 佛在迦毘羅林 — Sutra on the Great Assembly (Dasanmore Jing) 大三摩惹經, Scroll 1 — count: 22
• 婆林 (婆林) 止尸舍婆林 — Long Discourses (Chang Ahan Jing) 長阿含經, Scroll 3 — count: 14
• 果林 (果林) 次有呵梨勒果林 — Beginning of the World (Qi Shi Jing) 起世經, Scroll 1 — count: 13
• 林纵 (林縱) 其林縱廣一千由旬 — Beginning of the World (Qi Shi Jing) 起世經, Scroll 5 — count: 12
• 惒林 (惒林) 住羇舍子村北尸攝惒林中 — Middle Length Discourses (Zhong Ahan Jing) 中阿含經, Scroll 3 — count: 10
• 林藤 (林藤) 林藤復生 — The Story of the Two Brahmins Vāsiṣṭa and Bhāradvāja (Baiyi Jin Chuang Er Poluomen Yuanqi Jing) 白衣金幢二婆羅門緣起經, Scroll 2 — count: 10
• 林树 (林樹) 若在深林樹下塚間 — Nirvāṇa Sūtra 佛般泥洹經, Scroll 1 — count: 9
• 林苑 (林苑) 總持之林苑 — Long Discourses (Chang Ahan Jing) 長阿含經, Scroll 1 — count: 8