圣 (聖) shèng

1. shèng adjective sacred
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Religion
   Notes: (Giles 1892 '聖'; Kroll 2015 '聖' 2b, p. 410)
2. 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)
3. 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)
4. 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').
5. 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)
6. shèng adjective agile
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: (Kroll 2015 '聖' 4, p. 410)
7. 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

• 圣持世陀罗尼经(聖持世陀羅尼經) Vasudhārādhāraṇīsūtra; Sheng Chi Shi Tuoluoni Jing
• 圣多罗菩萨一百八名陀罗尼经(聖多羅菩薩一百八名陀羅尼經) tārādevīnāmāṣṭaśatakasūtra; Sheng Duoluo Pusa Yibai Ba Ming Tuoluoni Jing
• 苦灭道圣谛(苦滅道聖諦) the noble truth of the way to extinction of suffering is the noble eightfold path
• 佛教圣典(佛教聖典) Bukkyō Seiten
• 圣大众部(聖大眾部) Mahasamghika
• 大智寿圣禅寺(大智壽聖禪寺) Dahui Mansheng Chan Temple
• 佛说圣观自在菩萨不空王秘密心陀罗尼经(佛說聖觀自在菩薩不空王祕密心陀羅尼經) Amoghapāśahṛdayadhāraṇīsūtra; Fo Shuo Sheng Guanzizai Pusa Bu Kong Wang Mimi Xin Tuoluoni Jing
• 天下圣贤仁者寿 世间凡俗礼为先(天下聖賢仁者壽 世間凡俗禮為先) Among eminent and sagely ones, benevolence outlives all; Out of all worldly formalities, propriety comes first.
• 佛说圣佛母小字般若波罗蜜多心经(佛說聖佛母小字般若波羅蜜多經) Foshuo Sheng Fomu Xiao Zi Boreboluomiduo Jing; Alpākṣarāprajñāpāramitāsūtra
• 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
• 圣弟子(聖弟子) a disciple of the noble ones
• 圣凡(聖凡) sage and ordinary ; sage and common person
• 七圣人(七聖人) seven sages
• 圣天(聖天) Shōden ; āryadeva
• 佛说圣最上灯明如来陀罗尼经(佛說聖最上燈明如來陀羅尼經) Agrapradīpadhāraṇīvidyārājasūtra; Fo Shuo Sheng Zuishang Deng Ming Rulai Tuoluoni Jing
• 西方三圣; 1. 阿弥陀佛 2. 观世音菩萨 3. 大势至菩萨(西方三聖; 1. 阿彌陀佛 2. 觀世音菩薩 3. 大勢至菩薩) Three Noble Ones of the West: 1. Amitabha Buddha; 2. Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva; 3. Mahasthamaprapta Bodhisattva
• 凡圣(凡聖) Ordinary and Sagely ; the ordinary and the divine
• 救世之圣尊(救世之聖尊) the sacred honored ones who save the world
• 世界和平朝圣法会(世界和平朝聖法會) Pilgrimage And Religious Service for World Peace
• 佛说一切佛摄相应大教王经圣观自在菩萨念诵仪轨(佛說一切佛攝相應大教王經聖觀自在菩薩念誦儀軌) Ritual for All the Buddhas Embracement of the Sutra of the King of Great Teaching that the Sacred Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva Recites; Fo Shuo Yiqie Fo She Xiangying Da Jiao Wang Jing Sheng Guanzizai Pusa Niansong Yi Gui
• 圣住(聖住) sagely abode
• 西方圣人(西方聖人) the sage from the west
• 富兰那圣典(富蘭那聖典) Puranas
• 圣多罗一百八名经(聖多羅一百八名經) tārādevīnāmāṣṭaśatakasūtra
• 圣谛(聖諦) noble truth; absolute truth; supreme truth
• 圣三世明王(聖三世明王) Trailokyavijaya
• 贤圣集伽陀一百颂(賢聖集伽陀一百頌) Xian Sheng Ji Jiatuo Yibai Song
• 圣僧堂(聖僧堂) monastic hall

Also contained in

圣庙 、 圣母升天节 、 山中圣训 、 圣王 、 圣水 、 圣洁 、 成圣 、 反圣婴 、 圣乔治 、 圣赫勒拿岛 、 圣战 、 美国圣公会 、 圣卢西亚 、 文圣区 、 百济圣王 、 圣人过善 、 证圣 、 圣城 、 圣杯 、 圣盘 、 圣贤 、 圣诞花 、 朝圣

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Truncated for common words

• Scroll 2 Er Di Yi 二諦義 — count: 115
• Scroll 1 Er Di Yi 二諦義 — count: 85
• Scroll 3 Śāriputrābhidharmaśāstra (Shelifu Apitan Lun) 舍利弗阿毘曇論 — 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 2 Śāriputrābhidharmaśāstra (Shelifu Apitan Lun) 舍利弗阿毘曇論 — 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
• 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
• 圣乐 (聖樂) 非聖樂是凡夫樂 — Middle Length Discourses (Zhong Ahan Jing) 中阿含經, Scroll 43 — 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
• 圣所见 (聖所見) 聖所見 — Middle Length Discourses (Zhong Ahan Jing) 中阿含經, Scroll 4 — count: 9
• 圣所知 (聖所知) 是聖所知 — Middle Length Discourses (Zhong Ahan Jing) 中阿含經, Scroll 4 — count: 9