灵 (靈) líng
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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') -
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') -
adjective
spiritual; sacred
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: (Kroll 2015 '灵' 1, p. 276; Unihan '靈') -
noun
a witch
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: In the sense of 女巫 (Guoyu '靈' n 1) -
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) -
noun
emotional spirit
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: In the sense of 精神 (Guoyu '靈' n 4) -
noun
a very capable person
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: (Guoyu '靈' n 5) -
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) -
proper noun
Ling
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Names , Concept: Surname 姓氏
Notes: (Guoyu '靈' n 7) -
verb
to be reasonable
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: (Guoyu '靈' v 1) -
verb
to bless and protect
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: In the sense of 保佑 (Guoyu '靈' v 2) -
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) -
adjective
as predicted
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: In the sense of 应验 (Guoyu '靈' adj 2) -
adjective
beautiful; good
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: In the sense of 美好 (Guoyu '靈' adj 4) -
adjective
quick witted; clever; alert; intelligent
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: (NCCED '灵' 5) -
adjective
having divine awareness
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: (Kroll 2015 '灵' 3, p. 276) -
adjective
supernatural; unearthly
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: (Kroll 2015 '灵' 1a, p. 276) -
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
- 秽迹金刚说神通大满陀罗尼法术灵要门(穢跡金剛說神通大滿陀羅尼法術靈要門) Ucchuṣma Teaches the Supernatural Powers of Dharani Magic; Hui Ji Jingang Shuo Shentong Da Man Tuoluoni Fa Shu Ling Yao Men
- 灵异(靈異) deity; monster ; Supernatural
- 灵巧(靈巧) dexterous ; Skillful
- 灵骨(靈骨) Holy Relics ; relics
- 须在个中寻祖意 谁知此地即灵山(須在個中尋祖意 誰知此地即靈山) Should one seek the Patriarch's heart elsewhere; Who is to tell that a place of spirituality is right here.
- 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
- 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.
- 灵鹫寺(靈鷲寺) Lingjiu Temple
- 灵建寺(靈建寺) Lingjian Temple
- 灵山胜境佛陀说法图(靈山勝境佛陀說法圖) Vulture Peak Mural
- 香光灵山(香光靈山) Spiritual Peak of Fragrance and Light
- 东西伽蓝同时护 古今威德到处灵(東西伽藍同時護 古今威德到處靈) East and West, Sangharamas guard the temple jointly; Past and present, awe-inspiring virtue confers blessings infinitely.
- 灵曜寺(靈曜寺) Lingyao Temple
- 灵基寺(靈基寺) Lingji Temple
- 与大师心灵对话(與大師心靈對話) Speaking Heart to Heart with Venerable Master Hsing Yun
- 徐灵府(徐靈府) Xu Ling Fu
- 灵验(靈驗) fulfilling of a prophecy ; a miracle ; efficacious
- 灵泉院(靈泉院) Ling Quan Temple
- 灵山胜境(靈山勝境) Vulture Peak
Also contained in
灵媒 、 灵丹妙药 、 灵机 、 谢灵运 、 大短趾百灵 、 灵山县 、 百灵 、 灵猫类 、 歌百灵 、 灵犀相通 、 灵妙 、 阿斯匹灵 、 水灵 、 周转不灵 、 威灵怒 、 草原百灵 、 心灵手巧 、 通灵 、 灵体 、 灵界 、 幽灵 、 消息灵通人士 、 灵宝市 、 机灵 、 机灵鬼 、 灵武窑 、 灵恩 、 灵药 、 灵动 、 广灵县 、 灵棺 、 圣灵降临
Word is mentioned most frequently in
Truncated for common words
- 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 5 Hong Zhi Chan Shi Guang Lu 宏智禪師廣錄 — count: 32
- Scroll 2 Treasured Instructions of Chan Temples (Chanlin Baoxun) 禪林寶訓 — 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
- 灵耀 (靈耀) 靈耀於是沒 — Nirvāṇa Sūtra 般泥洹經, Scroll 2 — 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
- 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
- 灵神 (靈神) 父母靈神 — The Sūtra Illustrating the Origins of the Stūpa Commemorating Bodhisattva’s Body-Sacrifice to Save a Starving Tigress 菩薩投身飴餓虎起塔因緣經, Scroll 1 — 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
- 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
- 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
- 灵曜 (靈曜) 靈曜於是沒 — Long Discourses (Chang Ahan Jing) 長阿含經, Scroll 4 — count: 2