边 (邊) biān

1. biān noun side; boundary; edge; margin
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
   Notes: For example, 渔妇的船就停在河边 'The fisherwoman's boat stopped at the side of the river.' (Ye Shengtao, 1999, p. 24; Barnes 2007, p. 57; Unihan '邊'; XHZD '边' 1)
2. biān adverb on the one hand; on the other hand; doing while
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Function Words , Concept: Correlative 关联词
   Notes: The form 边…边… is usually used to indicate that two actions are occuring at the same time. It is often used in coordinate complex sentences. When the following verb is monosyllabic 一边 can be abbreviated to 边 (XHZD '边' 5).
3. biān suffix suffix of a noun of locality
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Function Words
   Notes: Used to form a noun of locality by appending to the noun. For example, 上边 top and 外边 outside (Norman 1988, p. 162; XHZD '边' 6)
4. biān noun frontier; border
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Geography
   Notes: Synonymous with 边境 in this sense (Unihan '邊'; XHZD '边' 2)
5. biān noun end; extremity; limit
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: Synonymous with 尽头 in this sense
6. biān verb to be near; to approach
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: Synonymous with 靠近 in this sense
7. biān noun a party; a side
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
   Notes: For example, 双边 bilateral (XHZD '边' 4)
8. biān noun edge; prānta
   Domain: Buddhism 佛教
   Notes: Sanskrit equivalent: prānta, Pali: panta, Japanese: hen, Tibetan: bas mtha' (BCSD '邊', p. 1168; Edgerton 1953 'prānta', p. 392; Mahāvyutpatti 'prāntaḥ'; MW 'prānta'; SH '邊', p. 30; Unihan '邊')

Contained in

• 边执见(邊執見) extreme views; antagrāhadṛṣṭi
• 一色边(一色邊) no sides; no discrimination
• 无边身如来(無邊身如來) Boundless Body Tathāgata
• 广大无边(廣大無邊) infinite
• 照于无量无边世界(照於無量無邊世界) illuminated countless, boundless worlds
• 无边音声佛顶(無邊音聲佛頂) Anantasvaraghosa
• 照曜无边界(照曜無邊界) illuminating unbounded worlds
• 近边地狱(近邊地獄) The Adjacent Hells
• 人生诸苦 悭贪之人伶仃孤苦 挥霍之人求不得苦 懒惰之人千辛万苦 矫情之人嘴甜心苦 麻木之人不知甘苦 执着之人放不下苦 瞋恨之人怨憎会苦 五逆之人倒悬悲苦 风尘之人内心痛苦 流浪之人颠波泪苦 边疆之人穷困辛苦 军中之人战斗累苦 病亡之人爱别离苦 乞讨之人淒凉哀苦 创业之人备尝辛苦 发心之人不辞劳苦 养育之人含辛茹苦 情义之人同甘共苦 勤奋之人不以为苦 慈悲之人喜乐拔苦 喜舍之人济贫救苦 积善之人无有众苦(人生諸苦 慳貪之人伶仃孤苦 揮霍之人求不得苦 懶惰之人千辛萬苦 矯情之人嘴甜心苦 麻木之人不知甘苦 執著之人放不下苦 瞋恨之人怨憎會苦 五逆之人倒懸悲苦 風塵之人內心痛苦 流浪之人顛波淚苦 邊疆之人窮困辛苦 軍中之人戰鬥累苦 病亡之人愛別離苦 乞討之人淒涼哀苦 創業之人備嘗辛苦 發心之人不辭勞苦 養育之人含辛茹苦 情義之人同甘共苦 勤奮之人不以為苦 慈悲之人喜樂拔苦 喜捨之人濟貧救苦 積善之人無有眾苦) The Pains of Life Stinginess and greed cause the pain of loneliness. Extravagance causes the pain of discontent. Laziness causes the pain of hardship. Pretentiousness causes the pain of insincerity. Nonchalance causes the pain of apathy. Stubbornness causes the pain of attachment. Anger causes the pain of unpleasant meetings. The Five Offenses cause the pain of being born as an animal. Prostitution bears the pain of unspeakable torment. Vagrancy causes the pain of displacement. Being on the outlying areas bears the pain of destitution. Being a soldier suffers the pain of battle. Sickness and death suffer the pain of separation from loved ones. Beggardom suffers the pain of desolation. Entrepreneurship suffers the pain of toil and fatigue. Aspiration keeps one immune to painstaking effort. Parents willingly endure the hardships of raising a child. Righteous and loyal ones partake in each other's pains and joys. Diligence keeps one insusceptible to hardship. Compassion relieves others from pain by giving them joy and happiness. Generosity helps those in pain of being poor and needy. Good deeds keep one free from all forms of pain.
• 四弘誓愿; 1. 众生无边誓愿度 2. 烦恼无尽誓愿断 3. 法门无量誓愿学 4. 佛道无上誓愿成(四弘誓願; 1. 眾生無邊誓願度 2. 煩惱無盡誓願斷 3. 法門無量誓願學 4. 佛道無上誓願成) Four Universal Vows: 1. Sentient beings are limitless, I vow to liberate them; 2. Afflictions are endless, I vow to eradicate them; 3. Teachings are infinite, I vow to learn them; 4. Buddhahood is supreme, I vow to attain it
• 何有边无边(何有邊無邊) what is without end, what has an end?
• 中边分别论(中邊分別論) Madhyāntavibhaṅgabhāṣya; Zhong Bian Fenbie Lun

Also contained in

滚边 、 渡边 、 兔子不吃窝边草 、 挨边儿 、 花边新闻 、 天边 、 一边 、 边防 、 中国西北边陲 、 浊齿龈边擦音 、 半边家庭 、 花边 、 侧边栏 、 旁边 、 溜边儿 、 边疆民族 、 打边炉 、 苦海无边 、 五边形 、 打边鼓 、 床边 、 岸边 、 一边倒 、 双边 、 外边儿 、 左边儿 、 边境地区 、 花边人物 、 多边形 、 边款 、 修边机 、 多边 、 两边 、 边框 、 南边 、 八边形 、 清齿龈边擦音 、 边防警察 、 东边

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Truncated for common words

• Scroll 36 Abhidharmamahāvibhāṣaśāstra (Apidamo Dapiposha Lun) 阿毘達磨大毘婆沙論 — count: 85
• Scroll 6 Dasheng Yi Zhang 大乘義章 — count: 81
• Scroll 19 Abhidharmavibhāṣāśāstra (Apitan Pi Po Sha Lun) 阿毘曇毘婆沙論 — count: 73
• Scroll 32 Mahāratnakūṭasūtra (The Great Treasures Collection Sūtra) 大寶積經 — count: 55 , has English translation
• Scroll 19 Notes on the Abhidharmakośabhāṣya 俱舍論記 — count: 55
• Scroll 1 Si Fen Lu Xingshi Chao Zi Chi Ji 四分律行事鈔資持記 — count: 52
• Scroll 3 Si Fen Lu Shan Fan Bu Que Xingshi Chao 四分律刪繁補闕行事鈔 — count: 52
• Scroll 9 Notes on the Viṁśatikāvṛtti 成唯識論述記 — count: 50
• Scroll 1 Saḍakṣaravidyāmantrasūtra (Liu Zi Shen Zhou Wang Jing) 六字神呪王經 — count: 49
• Scroll 63 The Large Sūtra on Perfection of Wisdom 大般若波羅蜜多經 — count: 48 , has parallel version

Collocations

• 苦边 (苦邊) 則得苦邊 — Middle Length Discourses (Zhong Ahan Jing) 中阿含經, Scroll 4 — count: 39
• 非有边 (非有邊) 世間非有邊非無邊 — Long Discourses (Chang Ahan Jing) 長阿含經, Scroll 12 — count: 22
• 边无边 (邊無邊) 世間有邊無邊 — Long Discourses (Chang Ahan Jing) 長阿含經, Scroll 12 — count: 17
• 边广 (邊廣) 其邊廣遠 — Long Discourses (Chang Ahan Jing) 長阿含經, Scroll 18 — count: 12
• 王边 (王邊) 上須彌山王邊百六十八萬里 — Creation and Destruction of the World (Da Lou Tan Jing) 大樓炭經, Scroll 5 — count: 12
• 边无际 (邊無際) 其邊無際 — Long Discourses (Chang Ahan Jing) 長阿含經, Scroll 18 — count: 12
• 最后边 (最後邊) 此身最後邊 — Long Discourses (Chang Ahan Jing) 長阿含經, Scroll 1 — count: 11
• 边无限 (邊無限) 其邊無限 — Long Discourses (Chang Ahan Jing) 長阿含經, Scroll 21 — count: 10
• 边有空 (邊有空) 邊有空地 — Beginning of the World (Qi Shi Jing) 起世經, Scroll 1 — count: 8
• 聚边 (聚邊) 或復欲得大苦聚邊 — Middle Length Discourses (Zhong Ahan Jing) 中阿含經, Scroll 18 — count: 8