修身 xiūshēn
xiūshēn
verb
to practice self-cultivation; to cultivate
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
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Notes: In particular, as advocated in Confucianism (Guoyu '修身'; Yao 2000, p. 80)
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- 求人不如自救 求财不如勤俭 求名不如随份 求寿不如护生 求助不如结缘 求福不如修身 求安不如守戒 求道不如行佛(求人不如自救 求財不如勤儉 求名不如隨份 求壽不如護生 求助不如結緣 求福不如修身 求安不如守戒 求道不如行佛) It is better to rely on oneself than seek favors. It is better to live frugally than seek wealth. It is better to follow conditions freely than seek fame. It is better to protect lives than seek longevity. It is better to develop affinities than seek help. It is better to cultivate oneself than seek blessings. It is better to observe precepts than seek safety. It is better to practice the Buddha's way than seek the Way.
- 古圣贤修身做起 大英雄立功为先(古聖賢修身做起 大英雄立功為先) Sages began by cultivating themselves; Great heroes began with honorable acts.
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- Scroll 1 Adapting to the Path of Life: Criteria for Cultivation 卷一 調適生命之道 修身的準則 Hsing Yun Dharma Words 1 - Keys to Living Well 《星雲法語1－修行在人間》 — count: 21
- Scroll 2: The Best Way to Provide for One's Elders - Cultivating Means of Overcoming Difficulty 卷二 最好的供養 修身津梁 Hsing Yun Dharma Words 5 - The Incense of the World 《星雲法語5－人間有花香》 — count: 14
- Life and Cultivation 生活與修持 Humanistic Buddhism Series 3 - Buddhism and Life 《人間佛教系列3－佛教與生活》 — count: 9
- Path of Cultivation, Scroll 2: Five Kinds of Cultivation 卷二 修行之道 五「修」 Hsing Yun Dharma Words 2 - The Buddha in Our Lives 《星雲法語2－生活的佛教》 — count: 8
- Buddhism and Confucianism 佛教與儒家 Buddhism Series 8 - Use of the Teachings 《佛教叢書8－教用》 — count: 8
- From Each Buddhist School and Sect all Kinds of Methods for Cultivation have been Taught 從佛教各宗各派說到各種修持的方法 Humanistic Buddhism Series 10 - Humanistic Buddhism Series 10 - Religion and Experience 《人間佛教系列10－宗教與體驗》 — count: 8
- Scroll 2: The Best Way to Provide for One's Elders - Physical Cultivation 卷二 最好的供養 修身 Hsing Yun Dharma Words 5 - The Incense of the World 《星雲法語5－人間有花香》 — count: 7
- Scroll 2: The Four Essentials of Being Human - Self-Cultivation and the Four Aspects of the Dharma 卷二 為人四要 修身四法 Hsing Yun Dharma Words 6 - Four Principles for Acting with Integrity 《星雲法語6－做人四原則》 — count: 6
- Scroll 1 Adapting to the Path of Life: How to Cultivate 卷一 調適生命之道 如何修身 Hsing Yun Dharma Words 1 - Keys to Living Well 《星雲法語1－修行在人間》 — count: 6
- Volume 11: Fo Guang Studies - Class 16: BLIA Members Cultivation and Education 第十一冊 佛光學 第十六課 佛光人的養成教育 Fo Guang Buddhist Textbooks 《佛光教科書》 — count: 6
Collocations
- 修身养性 (修身養性) 過去中國儒家講究修身養性 — Lectures on the Platform Sutra of the Sixth Patriarch 《六祖壇經講話》, Questions and Discussion 問題討論 — count: 39
- 讲究修身 (講究修身) 過去中國儒家講究修身養性 — Lectures on the Platform Sutra of the Sixth Patriarch 《六祖壇經講話》, Questions and Discussion 問題討論 — count: 14
- 修身律 (修身律) 傳統華嚴修身律 — One Hundred Lessons on Monastery Language and Affairs 4: Assemblies and Dharma Services 《僧事百講4－集會共修》, Lecture 13: Combined Practice of Chan and Pureland 第十三講．禪淨共修 — count: 11
- 不如修身 (不如修身) 求福不如修身 — Lectures on the Diamond Sutra 《金剛經講話》, Purification of the mind and doing good works are not distinguished as higher or lower - Part 23 [Lecture] 淨心行善法無高下分第二十三 【講話】 — count: 10
- 修身要 (修身要) 修身要嚴 — Humble Table, Wise Fare 《佛光菜根譚》, Volume 1: Greed and Anger, Emotions and Ethics 第一冊 貪瞋感情是非 — count: 9
- 修身能 (修身能) 修身能令氣質高雅 — Hsing Yun Dharma Words 5 - The Incense of the World 《星雲法語5－人間有花香》, Scroll 2: The Best Way to Provide for One's Elders - Cultivating Means of Overcoming Difficulty 卷二 最好的供養 修身津梁 — count: 8
- 华严修身 (華嚴修身) 傳統華嚴修身律 — One Hundred Lessons on Monastery Language and Affairs 4: Assemblies and Dharma Services 《僧事百講4－集會共修》, Lecture 13: Combined Practice of Chan and Pureland 第十三講．禪淨共修 — count: 7
- 要修身 (要修身) 要修身養性 — Between Ignorance and Enlightenment 11 - The Philosophy of Success 《迷悟之間(十一)成功的理念》, Courage 勇 氣 — count: 7
- 修身修 (修身修) 修身修口修佛心 — Humble Table, Wise Fare 《佛光菜根譚》, Volume 1: Encouraging Spiritual Practice through Meditation 第一冊 勵志修行證悟 — count: 7
- 人民修身 (人民修身) 要求人民修身守法 — Humble Table, Wise Fare 《佛光菜根譚》, Volume 1: Society, Crowds, and Politics 第一冊 社會人群政治 — count: 6