八 bā

1. bā number eight
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Quantity
   Notes: (Unihan '八')
2. bā noun Kangxi radical 12
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Radicals
   Notes: Eight (ABC back cover; GHC p. 7)
3. bā ordinal eighth
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Quantity
   
4. bā adjective all around; all sides
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: (Unihan '八')
5. bā number eight; aṣṭa
   Domain: Buddhism 佛教
   Notes: Sanskrit equivalent: aṣṭa, Tibetan: brgyad, Japanese: hachi; for example, 八千頌般若 aṣṭasāhasrikāprajñāpāramitāsūtra 'Perfection of Wisdom in Eight Thousand Lines' (BCSD '八', p. 163; DJBT '八', p. 431; FGDB '小品般若經'; Mahāvyutpatti 'aṣṭa'; MW 'aṣṭan'; SH '八', p. 33)

Contained in

• 八部佛名经(八部佛名經) Sutra on the Names of the Eight Buddhas of the Eastern Quadrant
• 佛说文殊师利一百八名梵赞(佛說文殊師利一百八名梵讚) Mañjuśrīnāmāṣṭaśataka; Fo Shuo Wenshushili Yibai Ba Ming Fan Zan
• 八直行 Noble Eightfold Path; Eightfold Noble Way
• 八时(八時) eight periods of time
• 八戒 eight precepts
• 如来八相(如來八相) eight stages of buddha’s progress
• 四十八大愿(四十八大願) Forty-eight great vows of Amitabha Buddha
• 八正道分 Noble Eightfold Path
• 阿那律八念经(阿那律八念經) Analu Ba Nian Jing; Anurudda Sutta
• 八教 eight teachings
• 八方 the eight points of the compass; all directions ; eight directions; aṣṭadiś
• 八十八佛忏悔文(八十八佛懺悔文) Eighty Eight Buddhas Repentance Text
• 入唐八家 eight monastics who visited the Tang
• 八指头陀(八指頭陀) Bazhu Toutuo; Jing An
• 八支瑜伽 ashtanga yoga; eight limbs of yoga
• 八相 eight stages of buddha’s progress
• 天龙八部皆欢喜 昼夜六时恒吉祥(天龍八部皆歡喜 晝夜六時恒吉祥) Joy among the Eight Divisions of Nagas; Auspice throughout every hour of the day.
• 腊八(臘八) Lunar Eighth of December ; 8th day of the 12th month
• 八师经(八師經) Sutra on Eight Teachers; Ba Shi Jing
• 八种福田; 1. 三宝 2. 修道者 3. 父母 4. 师长 5. 病人 6. 残障 7. 急难 8. 弱势团体(八種福田; 1. 三寶 2. 修道者 3. 父母 4. 師長 5. 病人 6. 殘障 7. 急難 8. 弱勢團體) Field of Merit: 1. the Triple Gem; 2. spiritual practitioners; 3. parents; 4. teachers; 5. the sick; 6. the physically impaired; 7. crisis victims; 8. groups helping the disadvantaged
• 十八部论(十八部論) Treatise on the Eighteen Schools; Aṣṭa daśa nikāya śāstra
• 圣无动尊一字出生八大童子秘要法品(聖無動尊一字出生八大童子祕要法品) Acalanatha One Syllable Eight Great Ritual Chapter; Sheng Wu Dong Zun Yizi Chusheng Ba Da Tongzi Mi Yao Fa Pin
• 八塔 Eight Pagodas ; eight stupas
• 金刚顶经毘卢遮那一百八尊法身契印(金剛頂經毘盧遮那一百八尊法身契印) Jingang Ding Jing Piluzhena Yibai Ba Zun Fashen Qi Yin; Vajra Crown Tantra and Vairocana One Hundred and Eight Worthy Dharma Bodies and Mudras
• 八大曼拏罗经(八大曼拏羅經) Aṣṭa maṇḍalaka sūtra
• 八识规矩颂(八識規矩頌) Eight Kinds of Consciousness Practices Chant
• 八佛经(八佛經) Sutra on the Eight Buddhas
• 十八事 eighteen characterisitics; avenikabuddhadharma
• 释迦八相(釋迦八相) eight stages of buddha’s progress
• 八念经(八念經) Eight Thoughts Sutra
• 八十四大成就者 Lives of the Eighty-Four Adepts

Also contained in

八政 、 一九八三年 、 八股文 、 八公山 、 四通八达 、 八分之一 、 八九不离十 、 八强 、 汗八里 、 初八 、 摸八圈 、 林八哥 、 八佾 、 八哥儿 、 八卦山 、 三十八度线 、 蓝翅八色鸫 、 永州八游记 、 八哥狗 、 三八

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Truncated for common words

• Scroll 2 Si Fen Lu Xingshi Chao Zi Chi Ji 四分律行事鈔資持記 — count: 157
• Scroll 2 Avoiding Misfortune Caused by the Seven Planets (Qi Yao Rang Zai Jue) 七曜攘災決 — count: 153
• Scroll 1 Si Fen Lu Xingshi Chao Zi Chi Ji 四分律行事鈔資持記 — count: 152
• Scroll 20 Record of Buddhist Teachings Compiled During the Kaiyuan Era 開元釋教錄 — count: 135
• Scroll 3 Si Fen Lu Xingshi Chao Zi Chi Ji 四分律行事鈔資持記 — count: 133
• Scroll 17 Exploring the Mysteries of the Avatamsaka Sutra (Huayan Jing Tan Xuan Ji) 華嚴經探玄記 — count: 119
• Scroll 13 Dasheng Yi Zhang 大乘義章 — count: 110
• Scroll 1 Commentary on the Abhidharmakośabhāṣya 俱舍論疏 — count: 103
• Scroll 5 Dasheng Yi Zhang 大乘義章 — count: 100
• Scroll 1 Avoiding Misfortune Caused by the Seven Planets (Qi Yao Rang Zai Jue) 七曜攘災決 — count: 96

Collocations

• 八万 (八萬) 壽八萬四千 — Long Discourses (Chang Ahan Jing) 長阿含經, Scroll 1 — count: 136
• 八日 (八日) 八日如來生 — Long Discourses (Chang Ahan Jing) 長阿含經, Scroll 4 — count: 22
• 八万人 (八萬人) 三會弟子有八萬人 — Long Discourses (Chang Ahan Jing) 長阿含經, Scroll 1 — count: 15
• 八见 (八見) 彼盡入八見中 — Long Discourses (Chang Ahan Jing) 長阿含經, Scroll 14 — count: 10
• 及八 (及八) 其四天下及八萬天下諸山 — Long Discourses (Chang Ahan Jing) 長阿含經, Scroll 21 — count: 8
• 八因缘 (八因緣) 有八因緣 — Long Discourses (Chang Ahan Jing) 長阿含經, Scroll 2 — count: 8
• 谓八 (謂八) 謂八人 — Long Discourses (Chang Ahan Jing) 長阿含經, Scroll 8 — count: 8
• 八万岁 (八萬歲) 人壽八萬歲 — Long Discourses (Chang Ahan Jing) 長阿含經, Scroll 1 — count: 7
• 八事 (八事) 地動八事動 — Long Discourses (Chang Ahan Jing) 長阿含經, Scroll 2 — count: 6
• 广八 (廣八) 縱廣八萬由旬 — Long Discourses (Chang Ahan Jing) 長阿含經, Scroll 19 — count: 6