圣 (聖) shèng
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shèng
adjective
sacred
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Religion
Notes: (Giles 1892 '聖'; Kroll 2015 '聖' 2b, p. 410) -
shèng
adjective
clever; wise; shrewd
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: In this sense 圣 has the same meaning as 乖觉 (Guoyu '聖' adj 1; Kroll 2015 '聖' 2, p. 410) -
shèng
noun
a master; an expert
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: For example, chess master 棋圣 (FGDB '聖'; Guoyu '聖' n 2; Kroll 2015 '聖' 3, p. 410) -
shèng
noun
a sage; a wise man; a saint
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Religion
Notes: In this sense 圣 has the same meaning as 圣人; in a Buddhist context, this translates the Sanskrit term ārya (BL 'ārya'; BCSD '聖'; FGDB '聖'; Guoyu '聖' n 1; MW 'ārya'). -
shèng
adjective
noble; sovereign; without peer
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: In the sense of 君主的 (Guoyu '聖' adj 2; Kroll 2015 '聖' 1, p. 410) -
shèng
adjective
agile
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: (Kroll 2015 '聖' 4, p. 410) -
shèng
adjective
noble; sacred; ārya
Domain: Buddhism 佛教
Notes: Sanskrit equivalent: ārya, Pali: ariya; Japanese: shō; Tibetan: 'phags pa; in a Buddhist context translates Sanskrit ārya (BCSD '聖', p. 955; BL 'ārya', p. 64; Giles 1892 '聖')
Contained in
- 圣妙吉祥真实名经(聖妙吉祥真實名經) Sheng Miao Jixiang Zhenshi Ming Jing
- 延圣寺版(延聖寺版) Qisha Canon
- 大寒林圣难拏陀罗尼经(大寒林聖難拏陀羅尼經) Mahādaṇḍadhāraṇīsūtra; Da Han Lin Sheng Nan Na Tuoluoni Jing
- 四圣地(四聖地) four sacred Buddhist sites
- 圣教(聖教) sacred teachings
- 凡圣(凡聖) Ordinary and Sagely ; the ordinary and the divine
- 凡圣不二(凡聖不二) nonduality between the mundane and the divine
- 贤圣(賢聖) worthy people and sages ; noble ones
- 八圣道支(八聖道支) The Noble Eightfold Path; Eightfold Noble Way
- 爱灭苦灭圣谛(愛滅苦滅聖諦) the noble truth of the extinction of suffering
- 圣灵(聖靈) Holy Ghost; Holy Spirit ; spirits
- 圣多罗一百八名经(聖多羅一百八名經) tārādevīnāmāṣṭaśatakasūtra
- 佛光普照圣贤路 大学广开状元门(佛光普照聖賢路 大學廣開狀元門) The Buddha's Light illuminates the path for the sagely; The University opens up doors for scholarly excellence.
- 佛说圣庄严陀罗尼经(佛說聖莊嚴陀羅尼經) Mekhalādhāraṇīsūtra; Fo Shuo Sheng Zhuangyan Tuoluoni Jing
- 圣行(聖行) sunnah; a model for practice ; sacred practice
- 苦习圣谛(苦習聖諦) the noble truth of the cause of suffering
- 佛说圣曜母陀罗尼经(佛說聖曜母陀羅尼經) Grahamātṛkādhāraṇīsūtra; Fo Shuo Sheng Yao Mu Tuoluoni Jing
- 显扬圣教论颂(顯揚聖教論頌) Xian Yang Shengjiao Lun Song
- 外道问圣大乘法无我义经(外道問聖大乘法無我義經) Nairātmyaparipṛcchānirdeśa; Wai Dao Wen Sheng Dasheng Fa Wuwo Yi Jing
- 佛说圣观自在菩萨梵赞(佛說聖觀自在菩薩梵讚) The Sacred Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva Sanskrit Verses; Fo Shuo Sheng Guanzizai Pusa Fan Zan
- 一切法皆四圣谛所摄(一切法皆四聖諦所攝) all skillful qualities are gathered under the four noble truths
- 圣观自在菩萨一百八名经(聖觀自在菩薩一百八名經) Avalokiteśvaranāmāṣṭaśatakasūtra; Sheng Guanzizai Pusa Yibai Ba Ming Jing
Also contained in
辽圣宗 、 圣安多尼堂区 、 证圣 、 圣城 、 神圣 、 反圣婴 、 圣公宗 、 朝圣者 、 圣彼得 、 圣诞树 、 圣盘 、 圣涡 、 教义和圣约 、 诗圣 、 圣母玛利亚 、 圣女贞德 、 圣餐 、 圣王 、 神圣不可侵犯 、 圣烛节 、 圣徒 、 圣基茨和尼维斯 、 朝拜圣山 、 圣诞前夕 、 圣奥古斯丁 、 圣餐礼 、 宗圣侯 、 音圣人 、 圣诞老人
Word is mentioned most frequently in
Truncated for common words
- Scroll 2 Er Di Yi 二諦義 — count: 115
- Scroll 3 Śāriputrābhidharmaśāstra (Shelifu Apitan Lun) 舍利弗阿毘曇論 — count: 85
- Scroll 1 Er Di Yi 二諦義 — count: 85
- Scroll 2 Si Fen Lu Xingshi Chao Zi Chi Ji 四分律行事鈔資持記 — count: 62
- Scroll 22 Fo Zu Lidai Tong Zai 佛祖歷代通載 — count: 61
- Scroll 5 Śāriputrābhidharmaśāstra (Shelifu Apitan Lun) 舍利弗阿毘曇論 — count: 58
- Scroll 4 Shi Shi Ji Gu Lue 釋氏稽古略 — count: 58
- Scroll 1 Da Ban Niepan Jing You Yi 涅槃經遊意 — count: 56
- Scroll 9 Notes on the Meaning of the Śūraṅgama Sūtra 首楞嚴義疏注經 — count: 52
- Scroll 8 Vibhāṣāśāstra (Bing Po Sha Lun) 鞞婆沙論 — count: 51
Collocations
- 谓圣 (謂聖) 謂聖所說 — Middle Length Discourses (Zhong Ahan Jing) 中阿含經, Scroll 1 — count: 28
- 圣臣 (聖臣) 主寶聖臣 — Nirvāṇa Sūtra 佛般泥洹經, Scroll 2 — count: 25
- 圣慧 (聖慧) 三曰聖慧 — Long Discourses (Chang Ahan Jing) 長阿含經, Scroll 2 — count: 19
- 圣戒 (聖戒) 一曰聖戒 — Long Discourses (Chang Ahan Jing) 長阿含經, Scroll 2 — count: 18
- 圣乐 (聖樂) 非聖樂是凡夫樂 — Middle Length Discourses (Zhong Ahan Jing) 中阿含經, Scroll 43 — count: 16
- 藏圣 (藏聖) 六者藏聖臣寶 — Creation and Destruction of the World (Da Lou Tan Jing) 大樓炭經, Scroll 1 — count: 16
- 圣说 (聖說) 是聖說義 — Middle Length Discourses (Zhong Ahan Jing) 中阿含經, Scroll 29 — count: 15
- 圣八支 (聖八支) 三者聖八支齋 — Middle Length Discourses (Zhong Ahan Jing) 中阿含經, Scroll 55 — count: 13
- 说圣 (說聖) 謂所可說聖有義 — Middle Length Discourses (Zhong Ahan Jing) 中阿含經, Scroll 10 — count: 9
- 圣所见 (聖所見) 聖所見 — Middle Length Discourses (Zhong Ahan Jing) 中阿含經, Scroll 4 — count: 9