常 cháng
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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)
Contained in
- 常击天鼓(常擊天鼓) made the celestial drums of the gods resound [...] without interruption
- 常啼(常啼) Sadāprarudita
- 观心无常(觀心無常) contemplate the impermanence of the mind
- 利益归于常住(利益歸於常住) benefits belong to the monastery
- 常山寺 Changshan Temple
- 行住坐卧常正念 春夏秋冬恒吉祥(行住坐臥常正念 春夏秋冬恆吉祥) Constant right mindfulness in one's daily actions; Eternal auspice across the four seasons.
- 无常(無常) irregular ; changing frequently ; impermanence; anitya; anicca ; impermanence
- 不常亦不断(不常亦不斷) neither the eternal nor annihiliation
- 世间自然的法则 春花秋月是季节的美景 地水火风是宇宙的条件 江湖河海是大地的活力 人我是非是社会的现象 喜怒哀乐是感受的表情 悲欢离合是自然的状况 老病死生是生命的循环 善恶报应是因果的法则 贫富贵贱是人生的际遇 福禄寿喜是生存的愿望 功成名就是勤奋的成绩 瞋恨嫉妒是情绪的恶习 忠孝仁爱是伦理的要素 成住坏空是事物的无常 礼义廉耻是做人的根本 悲智愿行是修行的纲目 忍辱持戒是自我的要求 信解行证是行者的次第 惭愧忏悔是内心的净化 慈悲喜舍是菩萨的心肠(世間自然的法則 春花秋月是季節的美景 地水火風是宇宙的條件 江湖河海是大地的活力 人我是非是社會的現象 喜怒哀樂是感受的表情 悲歡離合是自然的狀況 老病死生是生命的循環 善惡報應是因果的法則 貧富貴賤是人生的際遇 福祿壽喜是生存的願望 功成名就是勤奮的成績 瞋恨嫉妒是情緒的惡習 忠孝仁愛是倫理的要素 成住壞空是事物的無常 禮義廉恥是做人的根本 悲智願行是修行的綱目 忍辱持戒是自我的要求 信解行證是行者的次第 慚愧懺悔是內心的淨化 慈悲喜捨是菩薩的心腸) The Law of Nature Spring flowers and autumn moon are splendors of the seasons. Earth, water, wind, and fire are elements of the universe. Rivers and oceans are vigors of the Earth. Gossip and conflicts are phenomena of society. Joy, anger, sadness, and happiness are expressions of emotions. Parting sorrows and joyful unions are a natural part of life. Old age, sickness, death, and rebirth are the cycle of life. Good and bad karmic retributions are the rules of cause and effect. Wealth and poverty are blessings of life. Happiness and good fortune are the basic goals in life. Success and fame are the results of hard work and dedication. Hatred and jealousy are the poisons of emotion. Loyalty, dutifulness, benevolence, and kindness are the pillars of ethics. Formation, abiding, deterioration, and extinction are impermanence. Propriety, justice, honesty, and honor are the basis of a human being. Compassion, wisdom, vow, and practice are the essence of attainment. Patience and precepts are ways of self-discipline. Faith, understanding, practice, and realization are steps of cultivation. Shame and repentance are the keys of mind-purification. Kindness, compassion, joy, and equanimity are the spirits of a bodhisattva.
- 知足心常泰 无求品自高(知足心常泰 無求品自高) A heart remains prosperous when content; A character remains noble when free of desires.
- 法常 Damei Fachang
- 戒常住 ordination monastery
- 无常鬼(無常鬼) Ghost of Impermanence
- 花开花落春常在 云去云来山更幽(花開花落春常在 雲去雲來山更幽) Flowers bloom and wilt, but spring never fades; Clouds come and go, yet mountains are ever more serene.
- 念常 Nian Chang
- 常不轻菩萨(常不輕菩薩) Never Disparaging Bodhisattva
- 真常 true constant ; Zhen Chang
- 法轮常转超苦海 乘愿再来度众生(法輪常轉超苦海 乘願再來度眾生) The ever-turning Dharma Wheel shall help transcend the sea of suffering; On the wings of our vows, we shall return to deliver sentient beings.
Also contained in
反常 、 常工 、 祸福无常 、 常青 、 不可常 、 老生常谈 、 家常话 、 常微分方程 、 现代汉语常用字表 、 太常寺 、 非常高 、 常言说得好 、 黑白无常 、 常年 、 常规武器 、 常青藤八校 、 积习成常 、 常用字 、 中常侍 、 常绿树 、 人情之常 、 季常癖 、 季常之癖 、 中常 、 常理 、 常赋 、 常羊 、 言语失常症 、 平平常常 、 通常 、 平常日 、 拉家常 、 常备不懈
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- Scroll 3 Commentary on the Hundred Treatise 百論疏 — count: 212
- Scroll 2 Da Ban Niepan Jing Yi Ji 大般涅槃經義記 — count: 202
- Scroll 1 Da Ban Niepan Jing You Yi 涅槃經遊意 — count: 148
- Scroll 8 Da Ban Niepan Jing Yi Ji 大般涅槃經義記 — count: 129
- 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: 127 , has parallel version
- Scroll 2 Commentary on the Hundred Treatise 百論疏 — count: 125
- Scroll 5 Da Ban Niepan Jing Yi Ji 大般涅槃經義記 — count: 121
- Scroll 3 Shengman Bao Ku 勝鬘寶窟 — count: 121
- Scroll 7 Da Ban Niepan Jing Yi Ji 大般涅槃經義記 — count: 111