灯 (燈) dēng
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dēng
noun a lamp; a lantern
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Optics
Notes: For Example, 把灯亮当鬼火 'to take light from a lantern as fire from a demon' (CC-CEDICT '燈'; Guoyu '燈' n 1; Kroll 2015 '燈' 1, p. 80; Suyu. p. 14; Unihan '燈'; XHZD '灯', p. 137) -
dēng
noun
a lamp; a lantern
Domain: Buddhism 佛教
Notes: Sanskrit equivalent: dīpa, Japanese: tou, or: tei, or: chou, Tibetan: mar me; a metaphor for truth (BCSD '燈', p. 797; Edgerton 1953 'dīpa', p. 265; Kroll 2015 '燈' 1a, p. 80; Mahāvyutpatti 'dīpaḥ'; MW 'dīpa'; SH '燈', p. 448; Unihan '燈')
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- 譬喻问号(四) 求法似爬山, 是高是远? 心性似明镜, 照己照人? 因缘似条件, 够与不够? 寺院似学校, 有学无学? 饮食似汤药, 是合不合? 人身似物品, 有好有坏? 生命似风灯, 是安是危? 人心似猿马, 是燥是安? 欲望似深渊, 可下不可? 傲慢似高山, 不登为好!(譬喻問號(四) 求法似爬山, 是高是遠? 心性似明鏡, 照己照人? 因緣似條件, 夠與不夠? 寺院似學校, 有學無學? 飲食似湯藥, 是合不合? 人身似物品, 有好有壞? 生命似風灯, 是安是危? 人心似猿馬, 是燥是安? 欲望似深淵, 可下不可? 傲慢似高山, 不登為好!) Metaphors (4) Learning Dharma is climbing a mountain. Is it tall or far? The mind is a bright mirror. Is the reflection you or others? Conditions are terms. Are they sufficient or not? Temples are schools. Do you or do you not learn? Food is like medicine. Is it good for you or not? The body is an object. Is it functioning or not? Life is a candle in the wind. Is it safe or is it in danger? Human mind is a monkey or horse. Is it restless or is it peaceful? Desire is an abyss. Can you go down there or not? Arrogance is a lofty mountain. You may as well stay away!
- 开发心田 1. 点亮心中明灯 可以照耀人间 2. 开发心中能源 可以增加财富 3. 种植心中禾苗 可以开花结果 4. 发掘心中自性 可以明心悟道 5. 散播心中欢喜 可以广结善缘 6. 觉照心中真理 可以洞彻世间(開發心田 1. 點亮心中明燈 可以照耀人間 2. 開發心中能源 可以增加財富 3. 種植心中禾苗 可以開花結果 4. 發掘心中自性 可以明心悟道 5. 散播心中歡喜 可以廣結善緣 6. 覺照心中真理 可以洞徹世間) Cultivating the Mind When the mind shines, the world also illuminates. When the energy of the mind is charged, wealth also comes. When the mind is cultivated, there will be harvests. When one's intrinsic nature is uncovered, enlightenment is possible. When joy is spread, friendship will be created. When the Truth is realized, insight also arises.
- 香灯(香燈) Shrine Attendant ; Shrine Attendant
- 圣最上灯明如来陀罗尼经(聖最上燈明如來陀羅尼經) Agrapradīpadhāraṇīvidyārājasūtra; Sheng Zuishang Deng Ming Rulai Tuoluoni Jing
- 东域传灯目录(東域傳燈目錄) Passing the Lamp to the Eastern Regions Catalog
- 长明灯(長明燈) altar lamp burning day and night ; Eternal Lamp
- 佛光山国际平安灯会(佛光山國際平安燈會) Fo Guang Shan International Festival of Light And Peace
- 传灯―星云大师传(傳燈―星雲大師傳) Handing Down the Light: The Biography of Venerable Hsing Yun
- 然灯佛(然燈佛) Dipankara Buddha
- 景德传灯录(景德傳燈錄) The Records of the Transmission of the Lamp; Jingde Chuandeng Lu
- 拈灯笼(拈燈籠) pick up a lantern
- 续传灯录(續傳燈錄) Supplement to Records of the Transmission of the Lamp
- 献灯(獻燈) Light Offering
- 人海灯(人海燈) Lamp in the Ocean of People Monthly ; Lamp in the Ocean of People Monthly
- 宗门无尽灯论(宗門無盡燈論) The Undying Lamp of Zen
- 成唯识论了义灯(成唯識論了義燈) Cheng Weishi Lun Liaoyi Deng
- 传灯大法师(傳燈大法師) Venerable Master Chuandeng
- 佛说施灯功德经(佛說施燈功德經) Pradīpadānīya; Fo Shuo Shi Deng Gongde Jing
- 佛说月灯三昧经(佛說月燈三昧經) Fo Shuo Yue Deng Sanmei Jing ; Fo Shuo Yue Deng Sanmei Jing
Also contained in
华灯初上 、 红灯记 、 南瓜灯 、 灯头 、 张灯结彩 、 弧光灯 、 灯盏 、 信号灯 、 投光灯 、 灯草 、 近光灯 、 白炽灯 、 灯柱 、 灯光 、 车头灯 、 安全灯 、 灯管 、 电灯泡 、 大灯 、 灯号 、 马灯 、 灯笼鱼 、 灯会 、 矿灯 、 煤气灯 、 追光灯 、 灯笼裤 、 把灯亮当鬼火 、 挂灯结彩 、 花灯戏 、 排灯节 、 天灯
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Truncated for common words
- Scroll 35 Fa Yuan Zhu Lin 法苑珠林 — count: 75
- Scroll 4 Shi Shi Ji Gu Lue 釋氏稽古略 — count: 51
- Scroll 4 Zhu Jing Yao Ji 諸經要集 — count: 48
- Scroll 1 Mahayana Vajra Cudamani Bodhisattva Cultivation (Dasheng Jingang Jizhu Pusa Xiuxing Fen) 大乘金剛髻珠菩薩修行分 — count: 47
- Scroll 2 Commentary on the Hundred Treatise 百論疏 — count: 45
- Scroll 1 Buddhanāmasahasrapañcaśatacatustripañcadaśa (Wu Qian Wu Bai Fo Ming Shen Zhou Chu Zhang Mie Zui Jing) 五千五百佛名神呪除障滅罪經 — count: 40
- Scroll 1 Xu Qingliang Chuan 續清涼傳 — count: 39
- Scroll 333 The Large Sūtra on Perfection of Wisdom 大般若波羅蜜多經 — count: 37 , has parallel version
- Scroll 1 Commentary on the Hundred Treatise 百論疏 — count: 36
- Scroll 2 Overiew of the Dvādaśanikāyaśāstra 十二門論宗致義記 — count: 34 , has English translation
Collocations
- 千灯 (千燈) 大王若能剜其身肉用作千燈 — Jātaka Stories of the Bodhisattva (Pusa Ben Xing Jing) 菩薩本行經, Scroll 1 — count: 20
- 燃灯 (燃燈) 冥室燃燈 — Long Discourses (Chang Ahan Jing) 長阿含經, Scroll 11 — count: 15
- 灯照 (燈照) 如千燈照互增明 — Dasheng Bensheng Xin Di Guan Jing 大乘本生心地觀經, Scroll 1 — count: 11
- 覆灯 (覆燈) 汝可以傘蓋覆燈持出 — Saṃyuktāgama 雜阿含經, Scroll 31 — count: 9
- 灯炷 (燈炷) 以為燈炷 — Saṃyuktāgama 雜阿含經, Scroll 32 — count: 5
- 灯焰 (燈焰) 其燈焰上怗然不動 — Long Discourses (Chang Ahan Jing) 長阿含經, Scroll 13 — count: 5
- 灯供养 (燈供養) 十幡燈供養 — Fenbie Shan E Bao Ying Jing (Śukasūtra)分別善惡報應經, Scroll 1 — count: 5
- 灯三昧 (燈三昧) 有淨燈三昧 — Bei Hua Jing (Karuṇāpuṇḍarīkasūtra) 悲華經, Scroll 8 — count: 5
- 智慧灯 (智慧燈) 能燃智慧燈 — An Alternative Translation of the Saṃyukta Āgama (Saṁyukatāgamasūtra) 別譯雜阿含經, Scroll 3 — count: 5
- 日灯 (日燈) 有日燈三昧 — Bei Hua Jing (Karuṇāpuṇḍarīkasūtra) 悲華經, Scroll 8 — count: 4