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
- 大圣(大聖) a great sage ; mahāsiddha; a great adept
- 圣宝藏神仪轨经(聖寶藏神儀軌經) Jambhalajalendrayathālabdhakalpasūtra; Sheng Baozang Shen Yi Gui Jing
- 观音菩萨圣诞(觀音菩薩聖誕) Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva's Birthday
- 耆那教圣典(耆那教聖典) Jain canon
- 四圣谛塔(四聖諦塔) Four Noble Truths Stupas
- 廓然无圣(廓然無聖) empty, there is nothing holy
- 圣焰曼德迦威怒王(聖焰曼德迦威怒王) Yamantaka
- 佛说大乘圣无量寿决定光明王如来陀罗尼经(佛說大乘聖無量壽決定光明王如來陀羅尼經) Aparimitāyurdhāraṇī; Fo Shuo Dasheng Sheng Wuliang Shou Jueding Guangming Wang Rulai Tuoluoni 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
- 圣天供(聖天供) Ganesa Offering
- 圣住(聖住) sagely abode
- 都表如意摩尼转轮圣王次第念诵秘密最要略法(都表如意摩尼轉輪聖王次第念誦祕密最要略法) Summary List of Cintāmaṇi Chakravarti Raja Recitation and Rituals; Dou Biao Ruyi Moni Zhuanlun Sheng Wang Cidi Niansong Mimi Zui Yao Lue Fa
- 贤圣(賢聖) worthy people and sages ; noble ones
- 圣者(聖者) a holy one; a saint; worthy one ; noble one
- 八圣道分(八聖道分) Noble Eightfold Path; Eightfold Noble Way
- 凡圣一如(凡聖一如) the mundane and the divine are one
- 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
- 转轮圣帝(轉輪聖帝) a wheel turning king
- 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
- 凡圣同居土(凡聖同居土) a realm where the ordinary and the divine dwell together
- 圣妙吉祥真实名经(聖妙吉祥真實名經) Sheng Miao Jixiang Zhenshi Ming Jing
- 圣明(聖明) enlightened sage; brilliant master ; King Song Myong ; King Song Myong
- 悟本性无非佛性 了凡心即是圣心(悟本性無非佛性 了凡心即是聖心) Attaining the Buddha nature is none other than realizing one's intrinsic nature; Seeing the sagely mind is no different from seeing the ordinary mind.
- 三圣圆融观门(三聖圓融觀門) San Sheng Yuan Rong Guan Men
- 转凡成圣(轉凡成聖) transformed their mundane nature and became sages
- 三藏圣教(三藏聖教) Buddhist canon
- 圣最上灯明如来陀罗尼经(聖最上燈明如來陀羅尼經) Agrapradīpadhāraṇīvidyārājasūtra; Sheng Zuishang Deng Ming Rulai Tuoluoni Jing
- 圣提婆(聖提婆) Kānadeva
- 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
Also contained in
神圣 、 书圣 、 关圣 、 圣诞卡 、 天圣 、 圣胎 、 圣基茨和尼维斯 、 圣徳 、 圣露西亚 、 圣诞前夕 、 诗圣 、 嗣圣 、 宗圣公 、 圣母峰 、 圣安多尼堂区 、 圣殿 、 亚圣 、 圣餐礼 、 万圣节前夕 、 圣诞老人 、 百济圣王 、 圣奥古斯丁
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 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
- 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
- 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