甘 gān

1. gān adjective sweet
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: (Unihan '甘')
2. gān noun Kangxi radical 99
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Radicals
   Notes: (ABC back cover; GHC p. 7)
3. gān proper noun Gan
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Names , Concept: Surname 姓氏
   
4. gān adjective tasty
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: (Unihan '甘')
5. gān adjective sweet; madhura
   Domain: Buddhism 佛教
   Notes: Sanskrit equivalent: madhura, Japanese: kan, Tibetan: mngar ba (BCSD '甘', p. 830; Mahāvyutpatti 'madhuraḥ'; MW 'madhura'; SH '甘', p. 195; Unihan '甘')

Contained in

• 甘丹赤巴 Ganden Tripa; Gaden Tripa
• 心甘情愿　永往直前(心甘情願　永往直前) Perfectly Willing; Forge Bravely Ahead
• 甘丹派 Kadam
• 施饿鬼甘露味大陀罗尼经(施餓鬼甘露味大陀羅尼經) Amrta Hungry Ghost Offering Dharani Sutra; Shi E Gui Ganlu Wei Da Tuoluoni Jing
• 甘露法 ambrosial Dharma
• 甘露门(甘露門) The Nectar Gate of Dharma ; Ambrosia Gate
• 与人为善做好事 从善如流说好话 心甘情愿存好念 皆大欢喜做好人(與人為善做好事 從善如流說好話 心甘情願存好念 皆大歡喜做好人) Oblige others by doing good deeds, Do what is right by speaking good words, Be perfectly amenable in thinking good thoughts, Create a win-win situation by being a good person.
• 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.
• 新甘丹派 Bkaḥ-gdams gsar-ma-pa (Geluk School)
• 甘露水 nectar
• 甘露经陀罗尼呪(甘露經陀羅尼呪) Paramitaguṇānuśaṃsādhāraṇī; Ganlu Jing Tuoluoni Zhou
• 甘露饭王(甘露飯王) King Amitodana
• 甘露王尊 King Amṛta
• 大妙金刚大甘露军拏利焰鬘炽盛佛顶经(大妙金剛大甘露軍拏利焰鬘熾盛佛頂經) Wonderful Vajra Ambrosia Kundali, Yamantaka Blazing Buddha Crown Sutra; Da Miao Jingang Da Ganlu Jun Na Li Yan Man Chisheng Fo Ding Jing
• 三皈五戒甘露灌顶典礼(三皈五戒甘露灌頂典禮) Triple Gem Refuge Ceremony And Five Precepts Ceremony
• 芙蓉花面春风暖 杨柳枝头甘露香(芙蓉花面春風暖 楊柳枝頭甘露香) A lily's fair face smiles the warmth of spring; A verdant willow branch spreads the scent of nectar.
• 十数佛法 一心二门捐除真妄 二谛圆融缘起中道 三学增上入如来家 四大皆空示现诸有 五戒受持人天佛国 六波罗蜜自度利他 七菩提分增长智慧 八功德水清凉甘露 九品莲生花开见佛 十大愿王圆满佛道(十數佛法 一心二門捐除真妄 二諦圓融緣起中道 三學增上入如來家 四大皆空示現諸有 五戒受持人天佛國 六波羅蜜自度利他 七菩提分增長智慧 八功德水清涼甘露 九品蓮生花開見佛 十大願王圓滿佛道) List of Ten Dharmas One Mind and its Two Aspects can eliminate both the genuine and the deceptive. Two Truths can harmonize dependent origination and the Middle Path. Threefold Training can guide one into the Tathagata's home. Four Elements can manifest emptiness through all forms of existence. Five Precepts help manifest the Buddha land in this world. Six Perfections can benefit both self and others. Seven Factors of Bodhi can enhance the growth of wisdom. Eight Merits Water is the nectar of soothing dew. Nine Stages of Lotus Incarnation enables buddhas to emerge from blooming lotuses. Ten Great Vows can enable the attainment of Buddhahood.
• 甘露味经(甘露味經) Abhidharmāmṛta śāstra
• 甘露军荼利菩萨供养念诵成就仪轨(甘露軍荼利菩薩供養念誦成就儀軌) Ritual for attaining Siddhi through Offerings and Invoking Amṛta-Kuṇdalī Bodhisattva; Ganlu Jun Tu Li Pusa Gongyang Niansong Chengjiu Yi Gui
• 阿毘昙甘露味论(阿毘曇甘露味論) Abhidharmāmṛta śāstra
• 甘蔗氏 Ikṣvāku; Iksvaku
• 四甘露咒 The Pure Land Dharani

Also contained in

甘美 、 甘南县 、 甘心 、 甘言蜜语 、 甘草 、 二甘醇 、 自甘堕落 、 甘于 、 甘谷 、 甘肃行省 、 三酸甘油酯 、 甘纳豆 、 苦尽甘来 、 硝酸甘油 、 甘味剂 、 甘肃省 、 甘贾姆 、 甘拜下风 、 蒲甘王朝 、 蒲甘 、 甘油三酯 、 甘夫人 、 余甘子 、 硝化甘油 、 甘肃柳莺 、 陕甘宁 、 安立甘 、 芜菁甘蓝 、 甘南藏族自治州

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Truncated for common words

• Scroll 10 Records of the Transmission of the Lamp 景德傳燈錄 — count: 12 , has English translation
• Scroll 29 The Sounds and Meanings of all the Terms in the Canonical Texts 一切經音義 — count: 11
• Scroll 14 The Sounds and Meanings of all the Terms in the Canonical Texts 一切經音義 — count: 10
• Scroll 1 Susiddhikara Sutra (Su Xi Di Jie Luo Jing) 蘇悉地羯羅經 — count: 9
• Scroll 1 Beginning of the World (Qi Shi Jing) 起世經 — count: 8
• Scroll 29 Amoghapāśakalparājasūtra (Bu Kong Juan Suo Shenbian Zhenyan Jing) 不空羂索神變真言經 — count: 8
• Scroll 1 Mahāparinirvāṇasūtra (Mahaparinirvana Sutra) 大般涅槃經 — count: 8 , has English translation
• Scroll 75 The Sounds and Meanings of all the Terms in the Canonical Texts 一切經音義 — count: 8
• Scroll 1 Susiddhikara Sutra (Su Xi Di Jie Luo Jing) 蘇悉地羯羅經 — count: 8
• Scroll 26 Guang Hong Ming Ji 廣弘明集 — count: 8 , has English translation

Collocations

• 甘果 (甘果) 出生種種勝妙甘果 — Beginning of the World (Qi Shi Jing) 起世經, Scroll 1 — count: 29
• 甘馔 (甘饌) 婆羅門設種種甘饌 — Long Discourses (Chang Ahan Jing) 長阿含經, Scroll 2 — count: 28
• 味甘 (味甘) 味甘如蜜 — Long Discourses (Chang Ahan Jing) 長阿含經, Scroll 18 — count: 20
• 种种甘 (種種甘) 婆羅門設種種甘饌 — Long Discourses (Chang Ahan Jing) 長阿含經, Scroll 2 — count: 16
• 甘雨 (甘雨) 周遍世界而降甘雨 — Long Discourses (Chang Ahan Jing) 長阿含經, Scroll 18 — count: 10
• 种甘 (種甘) 出其有種種甘 — Creation and Destruction of the World (Da Lou Tan Jing) 大樓炭經, Scroll 2 — count: 8
• 甘婆罗 (甘婆羅) 甘婆羅龍王 — Beginning of the World (Qi Shi Jing) 起世經, Scroll 5 — count: 7
• 香甘 (香甘) 香甘軟細 — Sutra on the Great Skillful Means of the Buddha for Repaying Kindness (Dafangbian Fo Bao'en Jing) 大方便佛報恩經, Scroll 4 — count: 6
• 甘饍 (甘饍) 百味甘饍 — Long Discourses (Chang Ahan Jing) 長阿含經, Scroll 7 — count: 6
• 降甘 (降甘) 周遍世界而降甘雨 — Long Discourses (Chang Ahan Jing) 長阿含經, Scroll 18 — count: 5