始 shǐ
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shǐ
noun
beginning; start
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: In the sense of 起点 (Guoyu '始' n 1; Kroll 2015 '始' 1; Unihan '始') -
shǐ
adverb
just now; then; only then
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: In the sense of 方才 or 然后 (Guoyu '始' adv 1; Kroll 2015 '始' 2; Unihan '始') -
shǐ
adverb
first; for the first time
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: 始 may be used as an adverb in Literary Chinese. For example, 臣始至於境 'When I first arrived at the borders of your kingdom' (Mengzi: 2.2/8/12, translation by Legge; Guoyu '始' adv 3; Kroll 2015 '始' 1a; Pulleyblank 1995, p. 121) -
shǐ
adverb
exactly; just
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: (Kroll 2015 '始' 3) -
shǐ
adverb
formerly
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: In the sense of 曾 (Guoyu '始' adv 2) -
shǐ
noun
beginning; ādi
Domain: Buddhism 佛教
Notes: Sanskrit equivalent: ādi, Japanese: shi (BCSD '始', p. 360; MW 'ādi'; SH '始', p. 254; Unihan '始')
Contained in
- 原始佛教时期(原始佛教時期) The Period of Early Buddhism
- 千里之行 始于足下(千里之行 始於足下) A Thousand-Mile Journey Begins with a Step
- 1. 合抱之木 生于幼苗 2. 穿石之水 始于涓滴 3. 成功之基 奠于勤劳 4. 悟道之缘 在于用心(1. 合抱之木 生於幼苗 2. 穿石之水 始於涓滴 3. 成功之基 奠於勤勞 4. 悟道之緣 在於用心) A giant tree comes from tiny sprouts. Water that wears through rock comes from a stream of droplets. Success comes from a foundation built by diligence. Conditions for awakening come from commitment.
- 嚩始多 vasita; subduing to one's own will
- 原始与近代(原始與近代) primitive and contemporary
- 呾叉始罗国(呾叉始羅國) Taxila; Takshasila
- 原始七佛 Seven Buddhas; Seven Past Buddhas; Seven Manushi Buddhas; saptatathāgata
- 无始无明(無始無明) innate nonenlightenment; basic ignorance
- 原始佛教 early Buddhism
- 元始元始 innate nonenlightenment; basic ignorance
- 水因有月方知净 天为无云始见高(水因有月方知淨 天為無雲始見高) That purity unseen until the moon is reflected in the water; The height of the sky unseen until not a cloud is in sight.
- 昙始(曇始) Tan Shi
Also contained in
始新统 、 彻始彻终 、 原始林 、 秦始皇帝 、 一元复始 、 善始善终 、 原始印欧宗教 、 始祖鸟 、 始点 、 秦始皇帝陵 、 初始 、 原始价值 、 皇始 、 倡始 、 始终不易 、 成始成终 、 始皇帝 、 报本反始 、 弘始 、 初始化 、 千里之行，始于足下 、 固始 、 元始天尊 、 始作俑者 、 全始全终 、 起始 、 创始人 、 原始森林 、 原始码 、 开始比赛 、 原始热带雨林 、 贯彻始终 、 旬始 、 始计 、 泰始 、 始新世 、 原始資料 、 创始者 、 正始
Word is mentioned most frequently in
Truncated for common words
- Huayan School - 3. Huayan School Thoughts and Divisions of Teaching 華嚴宗 參、華嚴宗的思想及其教判 Buddhism Series 6 - Schools 《佛教叢書6－宗派》 — count: 18
- Tablet Inscriptions 碑文 Buddhism Series 9 - Art and Literature 《佛教叢書9－藝文》 — count: 15
- Scroll 1 Adapting to the Path of Life: Beginnings 卷一 調適生命之道 開始 Hsing Yun Dharma Words 1 - Keys to Living Well 《星雲法語1－修行在人間》 — count: 11
- Humble Opinions on the Stages in Development of Chinese Buddhism 中國佛教階段性的發展芻議 Treatises on Humanistic Buddhism 《人間佛教論文集》 — count: 10
- Dharma Words - Other 法語 ■其它 Buddhism Series 9 - Art and Literature 《佛教叢書9－藝文》 — count: 9
- Chan School - 2. Inheritance of the Robe and Bowl: One Flower, Five Petals 禪宗 貳、衣缽傳承與一花五葉 Buddhism Series 6 - Schools 《佛教叢書6－宗派》 — count: 8
- Abhidharma School - The Essentials of the Abhidharma School 俱舍宗 參、俱舍宗要義 Buddhism Series 6 - Schools 《佛教叢書6－宗派》 — count: 7
- Volume 5: Introduction to Schools - Class 15: Japanese Buddhism 第五冊 宗派概論 第十五課 日本佛教 Fo Guang Buddhist Textbooks 《佛光教科書》 — count: 7
- Volume 8: Buddhism and Study about the World - Class 17: Buddhism and Music 第八冊 佛教與世學 第十七課 佛教與音樂 Fo Guang Buddhist Textbooks 《佛光教科書》 — count: 7
- 1. China - National Studies Venerable Master Zhang Taiyan 壹、中國 ■國學大師章太炎 Buddhism Series 4 - Disciples 《佛教叢書4－弟子》 — count: 7
Collocations
- 始能 (始能) 爾後始能於語默動止 — Lectures on the Diamond Sutra 《金剛經講話》, Like shadows, like bubbles, like dreams - Part 32 [Lecture] 受持演說勝無住行施分第三十二 【講話】 — count: 18
- 始知 (始知) 今日始知過去講經 — Lectures on the Diamond Sutra 《金剛經講話》, Beyond form and laksana - Part 20 [Lecture] 見身無住離相見性分第二十 【講話】 — count: 17
- 始劫 (始劫) 實是無始劫來的無明煩惱 — The Universal Gate : a Commentary on Avalokitesvara's Universal Gate Sutra 《觀世音菩薩普門品講話》, The Buddha Replies 釋尊應答 — count: 7
- 慎始 (慎始) 慎始 — Between Ignorance and Enlightenment 11 - The Philosophy of Success 《迷悟之間(十一)成功的理念》, A Single Spark 星火燎原 — count: 6
- 始可 (始可) 始可稱為大老 — Between Ignorance and Enlightenment 6 - Competing Against Yourself 《迷悟之間(六)和自己競賽》, Old Age and Seniority 老大與大老 — count: 6
- 时始 (時始) 悟時始明 — Between Ignorance and Enlightenment 1 - All in a Thought 《迷悟之間(一)真理的價值》, Cause and Effect in the Three Time Periods 三世因果觀 — count: 5
- 始歇 (始歇) 始歇 — Hsing Yun Diary (1989/7-1991/4) 《星雲日記(1989/7~1991/4)》, Hsing Yun Diary 6 - An Uninvited Helper: Rely on the Dharma 星雲日記６～不請之友 依法不依人(1990/8/16~8/31) — count: 5
- 淡始 (淡始) 人情淡始長 — Humble Table, Wise Fare 《佛光菜根譚》, Volume 2: The Natural Laws of Cause and Effect 第二冊 自然因果法則 — count: 4
- 始干 (始乾) 蠟炬成灰淚始乾 — Between Ignorance and Enlightenment 1 - All in a Thought 《迷悟之間(一)真理的價值》, The Way to Happiness 快樂之道 — count: 4
- 泪始 (淚始) 蠟炬成灰淚始乾 — Between Ignorance and Enlightenment 1 - All in a Thought 《迷悟之間(一)真理的價值》, The Way to Happiness 快樂之道 — count: 4