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凡 fán

fán adjective ordinary; common
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: In the sense of 平常 (Guoyu '凡' adj 1; Unihan '凡')
fán noun the ordinary world
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: In the sense of 尘世间 (Guoyu '凡' n 2)
fán noun an outline
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: In the sense of 刚要 (Guoyu '凡' n 1)
fán adjective secular
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: In the sense of 世俗 (Guoyu '凡' adj 2)
fán adverb all
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: 凡 is synonymous with 一切 in this sense. Usually, used to introduce a noun phrase in Literary Chinese. For example, 則凡可以得生者，何不用也？ 'why should he not use every means by which he could preserve it [life]?' (Mengzi: 11.10/59/27; Pulleyblank 1995, p. 127; Unihan '凡')
fán adverb altogether; in sum; in all; in total
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: 凡 is synonymous with 总共 in this sense (Guoyu '凡' adv 1)
fán noun ordinary people
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: Synonymous with 凡人 in this sense in Literary Chinese (Pulleyblank 1995, p. 127).
fán noun an ordinary person
Domain: Buddhism 佛教
Notes: Abbreviation for 凡夫 (FGDB '凡夫')
fán adjective common; unrefined; prākṛta
Domain: Buddhism 佛教
Notes: Sanskrit equivalent: prākṛta (BCSD '凡', p. 178; MW 'prākṛta')

Contained in

天下圣贤仁者寿世间凡俗礼为先(天下聖賢仁者壽世間凡俗禮為先) Among eminent and sagely ones, benevolence outlives all; Out of all worldly formalities, propriety comes first.
圣凡(聖凡) sage and ordinary ; sage and common person
凡夫 a commoner ; an ordinary person; pṛthagjana
凡圣(凡聖) Ordinary and Sagely ; the ordinary and the divine
凡圣不二(凡聖不二) nonduality between the mundane and the divine
天下圣贤仁者寿世间凡俗礼为尊(天下聖賢仁者壽世間凡俗禮為尊) Among eminent and sagely ones, benevolence outlives all; Out of all worldly formalities, propriety is the most noble.
凡愚 common and ignorant
休抛真谛求真谛但识凡心即佛心(休拋真諦求真諦但識凡心即佛心) Never search the Truth by turning away from it; Realize the buddha-mind through the ordinary mind.
见事推诿的人必然不能成功凡事承担的人定会成就事业(見事推諉的人必然不能成功凡事承擔的人定會成就事業) One who evades responsibilities is unlikely to succeed; One who bears responsibilities is destined to succeed.
投入才能深入付出才能杰出平凡才能不凡磨练才能熟练(投入才能深入付出才能傑出平凡才能不凡磨練才能熟練) Only commitment leads to depth, Only devotion leads to excellence, Only by being ordinary can one be extraordinary, Only training leads to skilfulness.
凡人 an ordinary person; a mortal ; Ordinary Being ; an ordinary being; pṛthagjana
凡夫地 level of the common people
凡圣同居土(凡聖同居土) a realm where the ordinary and the divine dwell together
凡圣一如(凡聖一如) the mundane and the divine are one
十二种乌凡伽(十二種烏凡伽) twelve upanga
凡夫性 the disposition of an ordinary person
郝郝凡 Hahava [Hell]

Also contained in

降凡、器宇不凡、大凡、凡是、阿凡士塔、非凡、但凡、革凡成圣、凡例、不平凡、不同凡响、伊凡、凡得瓦力、凡百、肉眼凡胎、举凡、凡尘、平凡、凡近、非同凡响、大凡粗知、自命不凡、凡庸、超凡、伊凡四世、凡民、不凡、凡心、尘凡、凡间、下凡、凡夫俗子、不知凡几、凡作

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Scroll 2 Er Di Yi 二諦義 — count: 100
Scroll 1 Er Di Yi 二諦義 — count: 100
Scroll 2 Collection of Records Concerning the Chinese Buddhist Canon (Chu San Zang Ji Ji) 出三藏記集 — count: 74
Scroll 2 Si Fen Lu Xingshi Chao Zi Chi Ji 四分律行事鈔資持記 — count: 70
Scroll 1 Si Fen Lu Xingshi Chao Zi Chi Ji 四分律行事鈔資持記 — count: 66
Scroll 8 Da Ban Niepan Jing Yi Ji 大般涅槃經義記 — count: 64
Scroll 4 Da Ban Niepan Jing Yi Ji 大般涅槃經義記 — count: 56
Scroll 9 Da Ban Niepan Jing Yi Ji 大般涅槃經義記 — count: 56
Scroll 17 Dasheng Yi Zhang 大乘義章 — count: 54
Scroll 3 Shi Shi Ji Gu Lue 釋氏稽古略 — count: 54

Collocations

凡庶 (凡庶) 吾宿薄祐生在凡庶 — Sutra of the Collection of the Six Perfections (Liu Du Ji Jing) 六度集經, Scroll 1 — count: 7
凡象 (凡象) 不如一凡象力 — Ekottarāgama 增壹阿含經, Scroll 36 — count: 6
凡世间 (凡世間) 凡世間所見 — Saṃyuktāgama 雜阿含經, Scroll 21 — count: 5
世间凡 (世間凡) 世間凡有三種天使 — Sutra on the Causes and Beginning of the World (Qi Shi Yin Ben Jing) 起世因本經, Scroll 4 — count: 4
一凡 (一凡) 不如一凡象力 — Ekottarāgama 增壹阿含經, Scroll 36 — count: 4
凡起 (凡起) 如是凡起十處兜婆 — Mahāparinibbānasutta 大般涅槃經, Scroll 3 — count: 4
凡世 (凡世) 凡世地動 — Long Discourses (Chang Ahan Jing) 長阿含經, Scroll 2 — count: 3
凡鄙 (凡鄙) 超過諸凡鄙 — Saṃyuktāgama 雜阿含經, Scroll 4 — count: 3
凡所为 (凡所爲) 凡所為作 — Saṃyuktāgama 雜阿含經, Scroll 20 — count: 2
六凡 (六凡) 有六凡常之力 — Ekottarāgama 增壹阿含經, Scroll 31 — count: 2