道 dào

1. 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)
2. 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)
3. 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)
4. 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)
5. 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)
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)
7. dào measure word times
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Quantity
   Notes: For orders, etc (NCCED '道' mw 3)
8. 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).
9. 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)
10. 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).
11. dào measure word measure word for doors and walls
    Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Quantity
    Notes: (NCCED '道' mw 2)
12. dào measure word measure word for courses of a meal
    Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Quantity
    Notes: (NCCED '道' mw 3)
13. dào measure word a centimeter
    Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Quantity
    Notes: Informal (NCCED '道' mw 4)
14. 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)
15. 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)
16. dào noun a skill
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: (NCCED '道' n 7; Kroll 2015 '道' 4)
17. dào noun a sect
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: (NCCED '道' n 8)
18. dào noun a line
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: (ABC 'dào' 道 bf 5, p. 172; NCCED '道' n 8)
19. dào noun Way
    Domain: Buddhism 佛教 , Subdomain: Fo Guang Shan
    Notes: (Glossary of Humanistic Buddhism)
20. 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

• 无上道(無上道) supreme path; unsurpassed way
• 三十七道品 bodhipakkhiyadhamma; thirty-seven qualities related to enlightenment
• 白伞盖大佛顶王最胜无比大威德金刚无碍大道场陀罗尼念诵法要(白傘蓋大佛頂王最勝無比大威德金剛無礙大道場陀羅尼念誦法要) White Canopy Great Buddha Crown Supreme Attainment Vajra Unobstructed Bohdimandala Dharani Liturgy; Bai Sangai Da Fo Ding Wang Zui Sheng Wubi Da Wei De Jingang Wu'ai Dadao Chang Tuoluoni Niansong Fa Yao
• 仁心恕道 Benevolence and Forgiveness
• 阿修罗道(阿修羅道) Asura Realm
• 菩萨道树经(菩薩道樹經) Bodhi Tree Sutra
• 五道章句经(五道章句經) Suffering in the Five Realms
• 六根妙用 眼中慈悲人缘好 耳裏善听人增慧 鼻内清爽人健康 口舌赞美人欢喜 身做好事人有益 心性有佛人成道(六根妙用 眼中慈悲人緣好 耳裏善听人增慧 鼻內清爽人健康 口舌讚美人歡喜 身做好事人有益 心性有佛人成道) Making Good Use of the Six Sensory Faculties Compassionate eyes help build good relationships. Patient ears help enhance your wisdom. A clear nose helps ensure good health. A complimenting tongue helps create joy. Beneficial deeds help bring good to others. A Buddha-like mind makes attainment possible.
• 六师外道; 1. 珊阇耶毘罗胝子 2. 阿耆多翅舍钦婆罗 3. 末伽梨拘舍梨 4. 富兰那迦叶 5. 迦罗鸠驮迦旃延 6. 尼干陀若提子(六師外道; 1. 珊闍耶毘羅胝子 2. 阿耆多翅舍欽婆羅 3. 末伽梨拘舍梨 4. 富蘭那迦葉 5. 迦羅鳩馱迦旃延 6. 尼乾陀若提子) Six Non-Buddhist Schools: 1. The Sanjaya-Vairatiputra Sect; 2. The Ajita-Kesakambala Sect; 3. The Maskari-Gosaliputra Sect; 4. The Purana-Kasyapa Sect; 5. The Kakuda-Katyayana Sect; 6. The Nirgrantha-Jnatiputra Sect
• 释道慧(釋道慧) Shi Daohui; Dao Hui
• 道高一尺魔高一丈 if the road is one foot higher, Mara will be higher one zhang
• 菩提道次第论(菩提道次第論) Lamrim Chenmo; Great Treatise on the Stages of the Path to Enlightmenent
• 言语道断(言語道斷) beyond words
• 平道教 level teaching
• 道诜寺(道詵寺) Doseonsa
• 搬柴运水皆妙道 穿衣吃饭尽禅机(搬柴運水皆妙道 穿衣吃飯盡禪機) Realize the wondrous Way through collecting wood and water; Attain the Chan mind through dressing and eating.
• 向道之心 commitment to the path
• 马祖道一(馬祖道一) Mazu Daoyi
• 宣说三蕴道(宣說三蘊道) teaching of the three kinds of aggregation; triskandhapathadeśika
• 六道轮迴; 1. 天道 2. 人道 3. 阿修罗道 4. 畜生道 5. 饿鬼道 6. 地狱道(六道輪迴; 1. 天道 2. 人道 3. 阿修羅道 4. 畜生道 5. 餓鬼道 6. 地獄道) Six Realms of Existence: 1. Heavenly Realm 2. Human Realm 3. Asura Realm 4. Animal Realm 5. Hungry Ghost Realm 6. Hell Realm
• 内心可成瞋恨的黑洞 内心可成焚烧的火窟 内心可成烦恼的牢笼 内心可成毁灭的原由 内心可成励志的力量 内心可成光明的天地 内心可成喜舍的乐园 内心可成佛国的通道(內心可成瞋恨的黑洞 內心可成焚燒的火窟 內心可成煩惱的牢籠 內心可成毀滅的原由 內心可成勵志的力量 內心可成光明的天地 內心可成喜捨的樂園 內心可成佛國的通道) The mind can turn into an abyss of anger. The mind can turn into a burning furnace. The mind can turn into a prison of affliction. The mind can turn into a cause for destruction. The mind can turn into a power of motivation. The mind can turn into a world of shining light. The mind can turn into a land of joy and generosity. The mind can turn into a path to Buddha land.
• 八不中道 eight negations of the middle path
• 道琛 Dochim

Also contained in

二道江 、 治道 、 绝其饷道 、 极道 、 阳关大道 、 抄道 、 要道 、 食道癌 、 柔道 、 分道扬镳 、 江湖道义 、 怨声载道 、 人道救援 、 墓道 、 横行霸道 、 胡说八道 、 综合报道 、 东道主 、 道德沦丧 、 传道者 、 引道 、 医道 、 空手道 、 至道 、 道奇 、 丝道 、 忠清南道 、 通道侗族自治县

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Truncated for common words

• 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
• 余道 (餘道) 不信餘道 — Long Discourses (Chang Ahan Jing) 長阿含經, Scroll 13 — count: 8
• 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
• 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
• 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
• 思道 (思道) 我但教弟子於空閑處靜默思道 — Long Discourses (Chang Ahan Jing) 長阿含經, Scroll 16 — 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
• 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
• 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