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道 dào

dào noun way; road; path
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
Notes: 道 is the 69th most frequently used word in the 1985 Beijing Institute of Languages frequency wordlist. In this sense 道 means 道路 (ABC 'dào' 道 n, p. 172; Ho 2002, '道'; NCCED '道' n 1). For example, 风过去了，只剩下直的雨道 'The wind went away and all that was left was the rainy path.' (Lao She, 2003, p. 264) Middle Chinese: daoX. 道 is used in the same sense in literary Chinese (Kroll 2015 '道' 1). For example, 通九道 'made the roads communicable.' (Records of the Historian, Annals of Xia 史記‧夏本紀)
dào noun principle; a moral; morality
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: 道 means 规律,道理, or 道德 in this sense (ABC 'dào' 道 bf 2, p. 172; GHC '道' 3; NCCED '道' 4)
dào proper noun Tao; the Way
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Religion
Notes: Used in a similar sence in both Taoism, Confucianism, and Buddhism a doctrinal concept of the fundamental truth and as cultivation of moral character (Yao 2000, p. 26; Kroll 2015 '道' 2a). For example, 率性之謂道 'an accordance with this nature is called The Path of duty.' (Classic of Rites, Doctrine of the Mean 禮記‧中庸, translation by Legge 1885)
dào measure word measure word for long things
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Quantity
Notes: Such as for rivers, rays of sun, etc (ABC 'dào' 道 m, p. 172; NCCED '道' mw 1) For example, 金光一道一道的射出 'golden rays of light radiating out one-by-one' (Lao She, 2003, p. 34)
dào verb to say; to speak; to talk
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: (ABC 'dào' 道 v 1, p. 172; NCCED '道' v 1; Kroll 2015 '道' 6)
dào verb to think
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: (ABC 'dào' 道 v 2, p. 172; NCCED '道' v 4; Kroll 2015 '道' 4)
dào measure word times
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Quantity
Notes: For orders, etc (NCCED '道' mw 3)
dào noun circuit; a province
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: In this sense, 道 refers to an adminsistrative area in Tang dynasty times. This sense is still used in modern day Korea as a Hanja word (ABC 'dào' 道 bf 7, p. 172; NCCED '道' v 4; ; Kroll 2015 '道' 7).
dào noun a course; a channel
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Geography
Notes: As in a water course (ABC 'dào' 道 bf 1, p. 172; NCCED '道' n 2)
dào noun a method; a way of doing something
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: 道 means 方法 in this sense (ABC 'dào' 道 bf 2, p. 172; NCCED '道' n 3; Kroll 2015 '道' 3; GHC '道' 2).
dào measure word measure word for doors and walls
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Quantity
Notes: (NCCED '道' mw 2)
dào measure word measure word for courses of a meal
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Quantity
Notes: (NCCED '道' mw 3)
dào measure word a centimeter
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Quantity
Notes: Informal (NCCED '道' mw 4)
dào noun a doctrine
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: Informal (ABC 'dào' 道 bf 3, p. 172; Kroll 2015 '道' 5; NCCED '道' n 5)
dào proper noun Taoism; Daoism
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Taoism
Notes: (ABC 'dào' 道 bf 4, p. 172; NCCED '道' n 6)
dào noun a skill
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: (NCCED '道' n 7; Kroll 2015 '道' 4)
dào noun a sect
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: (NCCED '道' n 8)
dào noun a line
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: (ABC 'dào' 道 bf 5, p. 172; NCCED '道' n 8)
dào noun Way
Domain: Buddhism 佛教 , Subdomain: Fo Guang Shan
Notes: (Glossary of Humanistic Buddhism)
dào noun way; path; marga
Domain: Buddhism 佛教
Notes: Sanskrit equivalent: mārga, Pali: magga, Japanese: dō, Tibetan: lam; the path leading to the cessation of suffering (BCSD '道', p. 1159; BL 'mārga', p. 532; JEBD '道', p. 50)

Contained in

道立 Daoli
无间道(無間道) uninterupted way; immediate path; ānantaryamārga
佛道品 Buddha's Practice chapter
慧道中流 The Path of Wisdom Lies in the Middle Way
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
释道泰(釋道泰) Shi Daotai
悟在心中　道在当下(悟在心中　道在當下) Awakening Is in the Mind; The Path Is in the Present Moment
道迹知见(道跡知見) knowledge & vision of the way
求道 Seeking the Way ; to seek the Dharma
感应道交(感應道交) mutual interaction between those cultivating on the path and the Buddha
乏道 humble monk
苦习尽欲道为真谛(苦習盡欲道為真諦) the noble truth of the way of practice leading to the cessation of stress
灭道(滅道) extinction of suffering and the path to it
苦灭道(苦滅道) the path of practice leading to the cessation of suffering
君来问道无余说云在青天水在瓶(君來問道無餘說雲在青天水在瓶) Not much to be said on your question about the Way; The clouds are up in the sky and water in the vase.
学道之人(學道之人) practitioners
五道 five roads ; Five Realms
不二门中参妙道大千界内叩玄关(不二門中參妙道大千界內叩玄關) Delve into the wondrous way inside the Gate of Non-Duality; Break through the doorway into the great chiliocosm.
修行道地经(修行道地經) Yogacārabhūmi; Xiuxing Dao Di Jing ; Dharmatrāta-Dhyāna Sūtra
释道录(釋道錄) Dao An's Catalog
无学道(無學道) aśaikṣamārga; the path of the adept
妙道 a profound principle ; Wondrous Way ; an unsurpassed way ; Miao Dao
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
正道 the right road ; the correct path ; orthodox school ; Right Path
一时与长久岁月是流转的文化是千秋的花开是时节的青山是常在的劝导是有限的守戒是不变的感受是短暂的相处是长远的伤痛是当下的欢喜是持久的委屈是暂时的真相是恒常的功名是一时的生命是一世的生死是瞬间的愿力是无穷的妄念是刹那的佛性是不灭的因缘是变化的悟道是永恒的(一時與長久歲月是流轉的文化是千秋的花開是時節的青山是常在的勸導是有限的守戒是不變的感受是短暫的相處是長遠的傷痛是當下的歡喜是持久的委屈是暫時的真相是恆常的功名是一時的生命是一世的生死是瞬間的願力是無窮的妄念是剎那的佛性是不滅的因緣是變化的悟道是永恆的) Momentary vs Everlasting Age is fleeting, but culture is timeless. Flowers are seasonal, but mountains are abiding. Counseling is limited, but discipline is sustainable. Feelings are momentary, but relationships are for life. Pain is transient, but joy is perpetual. Misunderstanding is temporary, but Truth is eternal. Fame and gain are short-lived, but life is everlasting. Birth and death are ephemeral, but vows are abiding. Delusion is swift, but Buddha-nature is imperishable. Causes and conditions are changing, but enlightenment is forever.
诚信厚道(誠信厚道) Sincerity and Honesty
道阶(道階) Daojie
灵巖寺和尚请来法门道具等目录(靈巖寺和尚請來法門道具等目錄) Catalog from Lingyan Temple Submitted by Imperial Request

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Scroll 2 Wan Song Laoren Ping Chang Tian Tong Jue Heshang Song Gu Congrong An Lu 萬松老人評唱天童覺和尚頌古從容庵錄 — count: 208 , has English translation
Scroll 4 Hong Zhi Chan Shi Guang Lu 宏智禪師廣錄 — count: 205
Scroll 1 Quotations from Abbot Mi An 密菴和尚語錄 — count: 200
Scroll 2 Quotations from Chan Master Yunmen Kuangzhen 雲門匡真禪師廣錄 — count: 179
Scroll 1 The Blue Cliff Record (Biyanlu) 佛果圜悟禪師碧巖錄 — count: 178 , has English translation
Scroll 2 The Blue Cliff Record (Biyanlu) 佛果圜悟禪師碧巖錄 — count: 172 , has English translation
Scroll 5 Hong Zhi Chan Shi Guang Lu 宏智禪師廣錄 — count: 171
Scroll 6 The Blue Cliff Record (Biyanlu) 佛果圜悟禪師碧巖錄 — count: 168 , has English translation
Scroll 6 Wan Song Laoren Ping Chang Tian Tong Jue Heshang Song Gu Congrong An Lu 萬松老人評唱天童覺和尚頌古從容庵錄 — count: 155 , has English translation
Scroll 1 Wan Song Laoren Ping Chang Tian Tong Jue Heshang Song Gu Congrong An Lu 萬松老人評唱天童覺和尚頌古從容庵錄 — count: 153 , has English translation

Collocations

阶道 (階道) 須彌山王有七寶階道 — Long Discourses (Chang Ahan Jing) 長阿含經, Scroll 18 — count: 33
道头 (道頭) 乃詣道頭波梨梵志林中 — Long Discourses (Chang Ahan Jing) 長阿含經, Scroll 11 — count: 8
衢道 (衢道) 於四衢道起立塔廟 — Long Discourses (Chang Ahan Jing) 長阿含經, Scroll 3 — count: 8
余道 (餘道) 不信餘道 — Long Discourses (Chang Ahan Jing) 長阿含經, Scroll 13 — count: 8
道趣 (道趣) 復有階道趣娑羅園 — Long Discourses (Chang Ahan Jing) 長阿含經, Scroll 20 — count: 8
第三禅道 (第三禪道) 願為我說是無喜第三禪道 — Long Discourses (Chang Ahan Jing) 長阿含經, Scroll 21 — count: 5
最上道 (最上道) 何等得最上道 — Long Discourses (Chang Ahan Jing) 長阿含經, Scroll 4 — count: 5
菩提道 (菩提道) 向菩提道 — Long Discourses (Chang Ahan Jing) 長阿含經, Scroll 9 — count: 5
道两边 (道兩邊) 俠道兩邊生多隣娑樹 — Long Discourses (Chang Ahan Jing) 長阿含經, Scroll 3 — count: 5
道真正 (道真正) 我道真正 — Long Discourses (Chang Ahan Jing) 長阿含經, Scroll 16 — count: 5