么 (麼) ma

1. ma particle final interrogative particle
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Function Words
   Notes: Traditional: 麼 (Guoyu '麼' ma particle; Unihan '麼')
2. mó adjective insignificant; small; tiny
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: Traditional: 麼; in the sense of 细小 (Guoyu '麼' mó adj; Unihan '麼')
3. má particle final interrogative particle
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Function Words
   Notes: Traditional: 麼; for example, 干么 'what are you doing?' (Guoyu '麼' má particle)
4. me particle final expresses to some extent
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Function Words
   Notes: Traditional: 麼 (Guoyu '麼' me particle)
5. yāo number one
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: Traditional: 幺; a radical (Guoyu '幺' n; Unihan '幺')
6. yāo adjective small; tiny
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: Traditional: 幺 (Guoyu '幺' adj; Unihan '幺')
7. yāo adjective small; tiny
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: Traditional: 么; in the sense of 细小 (Guoyu '么' adj 1; Unihan '么')
8. yāo adjective smallest
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: Traditional: 么; in the sense of 最小的 (Guoyu '么' adj 2)
9. yāo noun one
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: Traditional: 么; in the sense of 一 (Guoyu '么' n 1)
10. yāo proper noun Yao
    Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Names , Concept: Surname 姓氏
    Notes: Traditional: 么(Guoyu '么' n 2)
11. ma phonetic ba
    Domain: Buddhism 佛教
    Notes: Sanskrit equivalent: ba, Siddham: 𑖤; a consonant in the Sanskrit alphabet; a special character in esoteric chanting described in the 大毘盧遮那成佛神變加持經 “Vairocana Sūtra” (BCSD '麼', p. 1299; FGDB '麼'; MW 'ba'; SH '麼', p. 430; Wikipedia '悉曇文字'; Giebel 2005, p. 43; T 848, Scroll 2, 18.0010a10)
12. ma phonetic ma
    Domain: Buddhism 佛教
    Notes: Sanskrit equivalent: ma, Siddham: 𑖦; a labial nasal consonant in the Sanskrit alphabet; a special character in esoteric chanting described in the 大毘盧遮那成佛神變加持經 “Vairocana Sūtra” (BCSD '麼', p. 1299; MW 'ma'; SH '麼', p. 430; Wikipedia '悉曇文字'; Giebel 2005, p. 44; T 848, Scroll 2, 18.0010a10)

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• 有什么巴鼻(有什麼巴鼻) What is there to grasp?
• 么字门(麼字門) method of reciting the character ba
• 阿么提观音(阿麼提觀音) Abhetri
• 悟也么(悟也麼) Awakened Yet?
• 娇么哩(嬌麼哩) Kaumari
• 茶矩么(茶矩麼) saffron; kunkuma
• 要做个什么人? 做共生的地球人 做同体的慈悲人 做明理的智慧人 做有力的忍耐人 做布施的结缘人 做欢喜的快乐人 做融和的佛光人 做清净的修道人(要做個甚麼人? 做共生的地球人 做同體的慈悲人 做明理的智慧人 做有力的忍耐人 做布施的結緣人 做歡喜的快樂人 做融和的佛光人 做清淨的修道人) What Kind of Person Should We Be? Be a global person who coexists with others. Be a compassionate person who feels oneness with all. Be a wise person who is reasonable. Be a patient person who is also strong. Be an open person who gives generously. Be a happy person who is also joyful. Be a Buddha's Light member who is also harmonious. Be a spiritual practitioner who is also pure.
• 三么曳(三麼曳) trisama; having three equal parts
• 什么都是我的，什么都不是我的(什麼都是我的，什麼都不是我的) Everything belongs to me, yet nothing belongs to me
• 没有什么关系(沒有什麼關係) not bear much relevance
• 么诃(麼訶) mahā; great
• 恁么老婆(恁麼老婆) in this way acted with grandmotherly kindness
• 有什么交涉(有什麼交涉) What is the connection?
• 南么(南麼) nama; homage
• 人生要有些什么? 人生活着要有希望 人生存在要有明天 人生意义要有信仰 人生每天要有工作 人生眼界要有远见 人生前途要有计划 人生做事要有观察 人生方便要有结缘 人生交友要有情义 人生性格要有慈悲 人生发展要有动力 人生处世要有服务 人生行事要有周全 人生存活要有大众 人生活动要有空间 人生积善要有无私 人生评断要有明鉴 人生滋长要有忙碌 人生安危要有思量 人生可否要有智慧(人生要有些什麼? 人生活著要有希望 人生存在要有明天 人生意義要有信仰 人生每天要有工作 人生眼界要有遠見 人生前途要有計劃 人生做事要有觀察 人生方便要有結緣 人生交友要有情義 人生性格要有慈悲 人生發展要有動力 人生處世要有服務 人生行事要有周全 人生存活要有大眾 人生活動要有空間 人生積善要有無私 人生評斷要有明鑒 人生滋長要有忙碌 人生安危要有思量 人生可否要有智慧) The Must Haves in Life We must have hope in order to live. We must have tomorrow in order to exist. We must have faith in order to find meaning. We must have a job to do everyday. We must have perspective in our vision. We must have a plan for the future. We must be observant in completing tasks. We must develop affinities in order to find help. We must show sentiment and loyalty to our friends. We must have compassion in our character. We must find motivation in order to progress. We must offer our service to find our place in this world. We must be considerate in everything we do. We must have affinities in order to survive. We must have space in order to be active. We must be selfless in order to accumulate good. We must be reasonable in our judgment. We must be industrious at growing and improving. We must prepare for sunny and rainy days. We must be wise in saying ‘yes’ and ‘no.’
• 三么多(三麼多) samata; sameness; equality
• 佛教的真义是什么(佛教的真義是什麼) The Truth of Buddhism
• 人死亡之后的生命怎么样(人死亡之後的生命怎麼樣) Buddhism in Every Step: When We Die
• 是什么语话(是什麼語話) what kind of talk is this?
• 了不起与没有什么了不起(了不起與沒有什麼了不起) Amazing and not so amazing
• 么迦罗鱼(麼迦羅魚) makara fish
• 作么生(作麼生) to do what? ; why, how
• 三么耶(三麼耶) vow; samaya

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• Scroll 2 Quotations from Chan Master Yunmen Kuangzhen 雲門匡真禪師廣錄 — count: 144
• Scroll 1 Hong Zhi Chan Shi Guang Lu 宏智禪師廣錄 — count: 138
• Scroll 4 Hong Zhi Chan Shi Guang Lu 宏智禪師廣錄 — count: 138
• Scroll 1 Fanyu Za Ming 梵語雜名 — count: 117
• Scroll 3 Quotations from Chan Master Yunmen Kuangzhen 雲門匡真禪師廣錄 — count: 109
• Scroll 1 Quotations from Chan Master Yunmen Kuangzhen 雲門匡真禪師廣錄 — count: 104
• Scroll 1 Quotations from Abbot Mi An 密菴和尚語錄 — count: 96
• Scroll 18 Records of the Transmission of the Lamp 景德傳燈錄 — count: 92 , has English translation
• Scroll 2 Mahāpratisarādhāraṇīsūtra (Pubian Guangming Qing Jing Chisheng Ruyi Bao Yin Xin Wu Neng Sheng Da Ming Wang Da Sui Qiu Tuoluoni Jing) 普遍光明清淨熾盛如意寶印心無能勝大明王大隨求陀羅尼經 — count: 77
• Scroll 1 Quotations from Chan Master Fenyang Wude 汾陽無德禪師語錄 — count: 76