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彼 bǐ

bǐ pronoun that; those
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文 , Subdomain: Function Words
Notes: A demonstrative pronoun in literary Chinese (Guoyu '彼' pronoun 1; Pulleyblank 1995, p. 85; Unihan '彼')
bǐ pronoun another; the other
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文 , Subdomain: Function Words
Notes: (Guoyu '彼' pronoun 2)

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彼岸 the other shore ; the other shore
观彼身业(觀彼身業) bodily action you should reflect on
计功多少量彼来处(計功多少，量彼來處。) Assess the amount of work involved
谛观彼国(諦觀彼國) visualize that land
十到彼岸 ten pāramitās; ten perfections
譬喻问号(三) 静默似雷声，大声小声？无明似乌云，是耶否耶？妄语似汙垢，净乎秽乎？业力似影子，随也离也？人死似搬家，此处彼处？杀人似杀己，是也不是？忧虑似盗贼，是偷是抢？烦恼似尘劳，陈乎留乎？内心似田地，种草种谷？信仰似宝藏，要与不要？(譬喻問號(三) 靜默似雷聲，大聲小聲？無明似烏雲，是耶否耶？妄語似汙垢，淨乎穢乎？業力似影子，隨也離也？人死似搬家，此處彼處？殺人似殺己，是也不是？憂慮似盜賊，是偷是搶？煩惱似塵勞，陳乎留乎？內心似田地，種草種穀？信仰似寶藏，要與不要？) Metaphors (3) Silence is thunder. Is it loud or soft? Ignorance is a grey cloud. Is it or is it not? Lying is pollution. Is it pure or dirty? Karma is a shadow. Does it follow or leave you? Death is moving houses. Here or there? Killing life is killing yourself. Is it or is it not? Worry is a thief. Does it steal or rob? Affliction is dust. Does it accumulate or stay? The mind is a field. Shall we grow weeds or crops? Faith is a treasure. Do you want it or not?
若无此世彼世(若無此世彼世) if there is no world after death
登彼岸 Ascend the Far Shore
有此世彼世 there is this world and the next world
到彼岸 to reach the other shore; to reach Nirvāṇa ; To the Other Shore
食存五观; 1. 计功多少，量彼来处。 2. 忖己德行，全缺应供。3. 防心离过，不生瞋爱。 4. 正事良药，为疗形枯。5. 为成道业，应受此食。(食存五觀; 1. 計功多少，量彼來處。 2. 忖己德行，全缺應供。3. 防心離過，不生瞋愛。 4. 正事良藥，為療形枯。5. 為成道業，應受此食。) Five Meal Contemplations: 1. Assess the amount of work involved, weigh up the origins of the food; 2. Reflect on one’s own moral conduct, perfect or not, take this offering; 3. Safeguard the mind against all error, do not give rise to hatred or greed; 4. Regard this food as good medicine, so as to treat the weakened body; 5. In order to accomplish the Way, one deserves to accept this food
为彼人说渐(為彼人說漸) for the benefit of others he expounded the gradual method

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彼得前书、知彼知己、顾此失彼、知彼知己，百战不殆、彼一时此一时、彼拉多、彼此、非此即彼、此起彼伏、彼唱此和、彼得里皿、不分彼此、此起彼落、知己知彼、辣彼、圣彼得、彼福招化果，作利有情事、彼此彼此、彼拉提斯、彼倡此和、阿彼雅、彼岸花、圣彼得堡、巧护义应知，加彼身同行、知己知彼，百战不殆、彼特拉克、厚此薄彼、彼得后书

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Scroll 2 Si Fen Lu Xingshi Chao Zi Chi Ji 四分律行事鈔資持記 — count: 543
Scroll 1 Si Fen Lu Xingshi Chao Zi Chi Ji 四分律行事鈔資持記 — count: 488
Scroll 5 Notes on the Viṁśatikāvṛtti 成唯識論述記 — count: 478
Scroll 4 Notes on the Viṁśatikāvṛtti 成唯識論述記 — count: 453
Scroll 2 Abhidharmavijñānakāyapādaśāstra (Apidamo Shi Shen Zu Lun) 阿毘達磨識身足論 — count: 404
Scroll 7 Notes on the Viṁśatikāvṛtti 成唯識論述記 — count: 391
Scroll 8 Zun Po Xu Mi Pusa Suo Ji Lun 尊婆須蜜菩薩所集論 — count: 353
Scroll 3 Si Fen Lu Xingshi Chao Zi Chi Ji 四分律行事鈔資持記 — count: 341
Scroll 9 Notes on the Viṁśatikāvṛtti 成唯識論述記 — count: 332
Scroll 1 Diamond Sūtra 金剛能斷般若波羅蜜經 — count: 325