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圣 (聖) shèng

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 (BL 'ārya', p. 64; BCSD '聖', p. 955; Giles 1892 '聖')

Contained in

佛说大乘圣吉祥持世陀罗尼经(佛說大乘聖吉祥持世陀羅尼經) Vasudhārādhāraṇisūtra; Fo Shuo Dasheng Sheng Jixiang Chi Shi Tuoluoni Jing
圣宝藏神仪轨经(聖寶藏神儀軌經) Jambhalajalendrayathālabdhakalpasūtra; Sheng Baozang Shen Yi Gui Jing
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
释迦十圣(釋迦十聖) ten great disciples of the Buddha
人间佛教的神圣性(人間佛教的神聖性) the sacredness of Humanistic Buddhism
略述金刚顶瑜伽分别圣位修证法门(略述金剛頂瑜伽分別聖位修證法門) Summary of the Vajra Crown Yoga Teaching on Cultivation and Realization of Sagehood; Lue Shu Jingang Ding Yujia Fenbie Sheng Wei Xiu Zheng Famen
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
四圣谛品(四聖諦品) Four Noble Truths [chapter]
大圣辩才天神(大聖辯才天神) Sarasvati
圣六字大明王陀罗尼经(聖六字大明王陀羅尼經) Ṣaḍakṣaravidyāsūtra; Sheng Liu Zi Da Ming Wang Tuoluoni Jing
圣救度(聖救度) Tara
大乘圣吉祥持世陀罗尼经(大乘聖吉祥持世陀羅尼經) Vasudhārādhāraṇisūtra; Dasheng Sheng Jixiang Chi Shi Tuoluoni Jing
佛圣言(佛聖言) Buddha's sacred words
圣弟子学时为作障碍(聖弟子學時為作障礙) for the obstruction of a disciple of the noble ones here in training
圣母(聖母) Holy Mother; goddess; the Virgin Mary ; Sacred Mother
圣庄严陀罗尼经(聖莊嚴陀羅尼經) Mekhalādhāraṇīsūtra; Sheng Zhuangyan Tuoluoni Jing
耆那教圣典(耆那教聖典) Jain canon
转轮圣帝(轉輪聖帝) a wheel turning king
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
圣欢喜天式法(聖歡喜天式法) Ganesa Ritual; Sheng Huanxi Tian Shi Fa
圣弟子(聖弟子) a disciple of the noble ones
凡圣不二(凡聖不二) nonduality between the mundane and the divine
妙法圣念处经(妙法聖念處經) Saddharmasmṛtyupasthānasūtra; Miao Fa Sheng Nian Chu Jing
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.
入圣(入聖) to become an arhat
圣所称歎(聖所稱歎) praised by sages
圣最胜陀罗尼经(聖最勝陀羅尼經) Viśeṣavatīnāmadhāraṇīsūtra; Sheng Zui Sheng Tuoluoni Jing

Also contained in

圣祖、圣奥古斯丁、孔圣人、圣卢西亚岛、圣王、圣体、圣母婊、圣君、圣基茨和尼维斯、圣人知之、至圣、圣赫勒拿岛、亚圣、圣经、圣涡、圣历、圣庙、孙大圣、圣子、所罗门圣殿、圣灰瞻礼日、圣婴、圣灵降临、圣神

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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 4 Shi Shi Ji Gu Lue 釋氏稽古略 — count: 58
Scroll 5 Śāriputrābhidharmaśāstra (Shelifu Apitan Lun) 舍利弗阿毘曇論 — 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
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
圣辅 (聖輔) 六者聖輔臣 — Creation and Destruction of the World (Da Lou Tan Jing) 大樓炭經, Scroll 3 — count: 9