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灵 (靈) líng

líng adjective agile; nimble
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
Notes: In the sense of 机敏 (Guoyu '靈' adj 3; NCCED '灵' 6; Unihan '靈')
líng noun spirit; soul; life principle
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: In the sense of 魂魄 (Guoyu '靈' n 3; Kroll 2015 '灵' 2, p. 276; NCCED '灵' 2; Unihan '靈')
líng adjective spiritual; sacred
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: (Kroll 2015 '灵' 1, p. 276; Unihan '靈')
líng noun a witch
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: In the sense of 女巫 (Guoyu '靈' n 1)
líng noun spirits and devils; demons; gods; a deity
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: In the sense of 鬼神 (Guoyu '靈' n 2; NCCED '灵' 1; Wu and Tee 2015, loc. 1465)
líng noun emotional spirit
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: In the sense of 精神 (Guoyu '靈' n 4)
líng noun a very capable person
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: (Guoyu '靈' n 5)
líng noun a coffin containing a corpse
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: In the sense of 灵柩 (Guoyu '靈' n 6; NCCED '灵' 3)
líng proper noun Ling
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Names , Concept: Surname 姓氏
Notes: (Guoyu '靈' n 7)
líng verb to be reasonable
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: (Guoyu '靈' v 1)
líng verb to bless and protect
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: In the sense of 保佑 (Guoyu '靈' v 2)
líng adjective wonderful; auspicious
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: In the sense of 神妙 (Guoyu '靈' adj 1; Kroll 2015 '灵' 4, p. 276; NCCED '灵' 4)
líng adjective as predicted
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: In the sense of 应验 (Guoyu '靈' adj 2)
líng adjective beautiful; good
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: In the sense of 美好 (Guoyu '靈' adj 4)
líng adjective quick witted; clever; alert; intelligent
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: (NCCED '灵' 5)
líng adjective having divine awareness
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: (Kroll 2015 '灵' 3, p. 276)
líng adjective supernatural; unearthly
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: (Kroll 2015 '灵' 1a, p. 276)
líng noun spirit; soul; preta
Domain: Buddhism 佛教
Notes: Sanskrit equivalent: preta, Japanese: rei, or: ryō (BCSD '靈', p. 1243; DJBT '靈', p. 430; MW 'preta'; SH '靈', p. 489)

Contained in

灵山会(靈山會) Assembly at Grdhrakuta; Assembly at Vulture Peak
灵树(靈樹) Lingshu
灵鹫寺(靈鷲寺) Lingjiu Temple
灵基寺(靈基寺) Lingji Temple
灵山只园(靈山祇園) Vulture Peak and Jeta Grove
灵明(靈明) spiritual radiance
非灵魂(非靈魂) lifeless; ajīva
心二十心光则明心明则净心净则清心空则有心正则定心定则安心慧则圆心圆则满心悦则喜心公则平心宽则容心融则和心和则诚心平则静心大则广心广则开心好则美心慧则巧心慈则善心诚则灵(心二十心光則明心明則淨心淨則清心空則有心正則定心定則安心慧則圓心圓則滿心悅則喜心公則平心寬則容心融則和心和則誠心平則靜心大則廣心廣則開心好則美心慧則巧心慈則善心誠則靈) Twenty Conditions of the Mind When the mind is illuminated, there is brightness. When the mind is bright, there is purity. When the mind is pure, there is clarity. When the mind is empty, there is everything. When the mind is virtuous, there is calm. When the mind is calm, there is peace. When the mind is wise, there is perfection. When the mind is perfect, there is completeness. When the mind is joyful, there is happiness. When the mind is fair, there is equanimity. When the mind is magnanimous, there is tolerance. When the mind is harmonious, there is peace. When the mind is peaceful, there is sincerity. When the mind is fair, there is tranquility. When the mind is vast, there is broadness. When the mind is broad, there is openness. When the mind is kind, there is beauty. When the mind is wise, there is agility. When the mind is loving, there is kindness. When the mind is sincere, anything is possible.
灵谷寺(靈谷寺) Linggu Temple
灵感(靈感) inspiration; insight ; inspiration
乐观犹如明灯照亮希望前程悲观好比毒品腐蚀健康心灵(樂觀猶如明燈照亮希望前程悲觀好比毒品腐蝕健康心靈) Positivity is like a shining lamp illuminating our future with hope; Negativity is like a drug that eats away our health and senses.
观晚霞悟知无常因为夕阳近黄昏观白云悟知舒卷因为云出岫无心观山岳悟知灵奇因为远眺山无色观海洋悟知浩瀚因为海水碧连天(觀晚霞悟知無常因為夕陽近黃昏觀白雲悟知舒卷因為雲出岫無心觀山岳悟知靈奇因為遠眺山無色觀海洋悟知浩瀚因為海水碧連天) Twilight carries the message of impermanence, for sunset brings us closer to nightfall. Clouds carry the message of perfect ease, for they top the highest peaks unwittingly. Mountain ranges carry the message of spirituality, for from a distance, they look otherwise. The ocean carries the message of vastness, for it joins the sky beyond the horizon.
灵曜寺(靈曜寺) Lingyao Temple
灵泉院(靈泉院) Ling Quan Temple
灵山圣境(靈山聖境) Sacred Site of the Spiritual Mountain
灵瑞花(靈瑞花) udumbara flower
灵光寺(靈光寺) Lingguang Temple
含灵(含靈) living things; having a soul
八大灵塔(八大靈塔) eight great stupas

Also contained in

通灵、灵棺、灵利、灵符、服他灵、灵恩、百灵、灵犀相通、灵活性、灵活、灵堂、机灵鬼、阿灵顿、歌百灵、万灵丹、泛灵论、灵武窑、灵怪、灵台、小精灵、灵太后、激灵、邪灵、广灵、灵枢经、真灵、灵药、灵宅、灵快、灵骨塔、心灵上、灵长目

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Scroll 1 Nan Yue Zong Sheng Ji 南嶽總勝集 — count: 60
Scroll 4 Shi Shi Ji Gu Lue 釋氏稽古略 — count: 50
Scroll 2 Nan Yue Zong Sheng Ji 南嶽總勝集 — count: 48
Scroll 4 Hong Zhi Chan Shi Guang Lu 宏智禪師廣錄 — count: 45
Scroll 9 Hong Zhi Chan Shi Guang Lu 宏智禪師廣錄 — count: 43
Scroll 15 Guang Hong Ming Ji 廣弘明集 — count: 41 , has English translation
Scroll 1 Quotations from Abbot Mi An 密菴和尚語錄 — count: 35
Scroll 30 Guang Hong Ming Ji 廣弘明集 — count: 33 , has English translation
Scroll 2 Treasured Instructions of Chan Temples (Chanlin Baoxun) 禪林寶訓 — count: 32
Scroll 5 Hong Zhi Chan Shi Guang Lu 宏智禪師廣錄 — count: 32

Collocations

灵鸟 (靈鳥) 佛在王舍城靈鳥山 — Sutra on the Magician Bhadra (Huan Shi Ren Xian Jing) 佛說幻士仁賢經, Scroll 1 — count: 5
灵禽 (靈禽) 異獸靈禽無不具足 — Zhong Xu Mohe Di Jing 佛本行集經, Scroll 2 — count: 4
济生灵 (濟生靈) 彼心布施須濟生靈 — Pusa Bensheng Man Lun (Jātakamālā) 菩薩本生鬘論, Scroll 8 — count: 3
正因灵 (正因靈) 雖有正因靈覺之性 — Sutra on the Names of the Buddhas (Fo Shuo Fo Ming Jing) 佛說佛名經, Scroll 3 — count: 3
灵觉 (靈覺) 雖有正因靈覺之性 — Sutra on the Names of the Buddhas (Fo Shuo Fo Ming Jing) 佛說佛名經, Scroll 3 — count: 3
灵耀 (靈耀) 靈耀於是沒 — Nirvāṇa Sūtra 般泥洹經, Scroll 2 — count: 3
灵化 (靈化) 而云欲知靈化所往受身之土 — Sutra of the Collection of the Six Perfections (Liu Du Ji Jing) 六度集經, Scroll 8 — count: 3
海灵 (海靈) 海靈 — Candraprabhakumāra (Fo Shuo Yueguang Tongzi Jing) 佛說月光童子經, Scroll 1 — count: 3
灵神 (靈神) 父母靈神 — Pusa Toushen Yi E Hu Qi Ta Yinyuan Jing 菩薩投身飴餓虎起塔因緣經, Scroll 1 — count: 3
死灵 (死靈) 乞為微饌以贈死靈 — Sutra of the Collection of the Six Perfections (Liu Du Ji Jing) 六度集經, Scroll 1 — count: 2