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常 cháng

cháng adverb always; ever; often; frequently; constantly
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Time
Notes: 常 is synonymous with 经常 or 常常 in this sense and is placed before the verb that it modifies (CCD '常' 3; FE '常' 3; Guoyu '常' adj 2; Mathews 1931 '常', p. 25; Sun 2006, loc. 2053; Unihan '常').
cháng proper noun Chang
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Names , Concept: Name 名字
Notes: (CCD '常' 5; FE '常' 6; Guoyu '常' n 2)
cháng adverb long-lasting
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: 常 is synonymous with 恒久 in this sense (CCD '常' 2; FE '常' 2; Guoyu '常' adv 1)
cháng adjective common; general; ordinary
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: 常 is synonymous with 一般, 普通, or 正常 in this sense (CCD '常' 1; FE '常' 1; Guoyu '常' adj 1; Mathews 1931 '常', p. 25; Unihan '常')
cháng noun a principle; a rule
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: (CCD '常' 5; FE '常' 5; Guoyu '常' n 1; Mathews 1931 '常', p. 25)
cháng adjective eternal; nitya
Domain: Buddhism 佛教
Notes: Sanskrit equivalent: nitya, or: śāśvata, or: satata, Pali: nicca, Japanese: jō, Tibetan: rtag pa (BCSD '常', p. 420; BL 'nitya'; FGDB '常'; Mahāvyutpatti 'nityaḥ'; MW 'nitya'; SH '常', p. 349)

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佛光人的精神常住第一、自己第二大众第一、自己第二信徒第一、自己第二佛教第一、自己第二(佛光人的精神常住第一、自己第二大眾第一、自己第二信徒第一、自己第二佛教第一、自己第二) The Spirit of a Fo Guang Member Place the Monastery Before Oneself, Place Others Before Oneself, Place Devotees Before Oneself, Place Buddhism Before Oneself.
诸法一切无常(諸法一切無常) all dharmas are impermanent
欲者无常(欲者無常) sensuality is inconstant
常晓(常曉) Jōgyō
常勤 practised; pratipanna
诸法是无常(諸法是無常) things are impermanent
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.
扶律说常(扶律說常) promotes rules of discipline and discusses the eternal
常寂光 Eternally Tranquil Light
常醉 sadāmāda
常立胜幡(常立勝幡) with ever upheld victorious banner ; Anavanamita-vaig-ayanta
四季花常好万年月永圆(四季花常好萬年月永圓) Blossoming flowers all seasons long; A perfect full moon through all passages of time.
常手执胡本(常手執胡本) holder of the foreign manuscript
人常卧水中(人常臥水中) an individual sinks down once and stays sunk
法轮常转(法輪常轉) the Wheel turns constantly; Buddhist teaching will overcome everything ; Continuous Turning of the Dharma Wheel
常击天鼓(常擊天鼓) made the celestial drums of the gods resound [...] without interruption
四季花常好万年月永明(四季花常好萬年月永明) Blossoming flowers all seasons long; A bright full moon through all passages of time.
常歎其种种功德(常歎其種種功德) praised for his many virtues
众生长夜行常想(眾生長夜行常想) for a long time have these beings been perverted by the perception of permanence
常寂光土 a realm of eternal rest and light

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Scroll 2 Da Ban Niepan Jing Yi Ji 大般涅槃經義記 — count: 202
Scroll 3 Commentary on the Hundred Treatise 百論疏 — count: 179
Scroll 1 Da Ban Niepan Jing You Yi 涅槃經遊意 — count: 146
Scroll 18 Dasheng Yi Zhang 大乘義章 — count: 127
Scroll 491 The Large Sūtra on Perfection of Wisdom 大般若波羅蜜多經 — count: 126 , has parallel version
Scroll 5 Da Ban Niepan Jing Yi Ji 大般涅槃經義記 — count: 122
Scroll 2 Commentary on the Hundred Treatise 百論疏 — count: 120
Scroll 8 Da Ban Niepan Jing Yi Ji 大般涅槃經義記 — count: 119
Scroll 7 Da Ban Niepan Jing Yi Ji 大般涅槃經義記 — count: 110
Scroll 3 Shengman Bao Ku 勝鬘寶窟 — count: 106