定 dìng

1. dìng verb to decide
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
   Notes: In the sense of 决定 (Liu Lianli, 1999, '定' 2; Ho 2002, '定' 3) 定 is the 180th most frequently used word in the Beijing Language Institute frequency wordlist (1985).
2. dìng verb certainly; definitely
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
   Notes: (Ho 2002, '定' 5)
3. dìng verb to determine
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
   Notes: In the sense of 约定 (Liu Lianli, 1999, '定' 3)
4. dìng verb to calm down
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
   Notes: In the sense of 定下来 (Liu Lianli, 1999, '定' 3; Ho 2002, '定' 2)
5. dìng verb to set; to fix
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
   Notes: For example, 眼睛定在目标 'fix your eyes on a target' (Ho 2002, '定' 1)
6. dìng verb to book; to subscribe to; to order
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
   Notes: In the sense of 定做 (Ho 2002, '定' 4)
7. dìng verb still
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
   Notes: As a verb complement (Ho 2002, '定' 6)
8. dìng verb Concentration
   Domain: Buddhism 佛教 , Subdomain: Fo Guang Shan
   Notes: (Glossary of Humanistic Buddhism)
9. dìng noun meditative concentration; meditation
   Domain: Buddhism 佛教 , Concept: Paramita 波罗蜜
   Notes: Sanskrit equivalent: dhyāna, or: samādhi, Pali: jhāna; Japanese: jō; dhyāna is the fifth of the six paramitas (BCSD '定', p. 376; DJBT '定', p. 435; FGDB '定'; MW 'dhyāna'; SH '定', p. 254)

Contained in

• 定蕴(定蘊) aggregate of meditation; samādhiskandha
• 人在众中　心在定裏(人在眾中　心在定裏) Settle Amongst People, Abide in Meditative Concentration
• 去除贪瞋痴 增长戒定慧(去除貪瞋痴 增長戒定慧) Eliminate greed, anger, and ignorance; Nurture discipline, concentration, and wisdom.
• 灭尽定(滅盡定) the cessation of perception and sensation; nirodhasamāpatti
• 觉华定自在王如来(覺華定自在王如來) Realization Flower Meditation At Ease King Tathagata
• 无量寿决定光明王如来(無量壽決定光明王如來) Infinite Life Resolute Radiance King Tathagata
• 正定现前(正定現前) samāpatti; meditative attainment
• 定心 to be assured; to be at ease ; to center; to find the center ; to be focussed; to concentrate
• 1. 重覆的举止 会变成习惯 2. 定型的习惯 会变成个性 3. 个性的走向 会决定命运 4. 命运的好坏 会决定一生(1. 重覆的舉止 會變成習慣 2. 定型的習慣 會變成個性 3. 個性的走向 會決定命運 4. 命運的好壞 會決定一生) Repeated actions become your habits, Habits determine your character, Character influences your future, Your future decides your life.
• 安定 stable; quiet ; to decide ; biological equilibrium ; Calm and Unmoving
• 入定结跏趺坐(入定結跏趺坐) sitting in meditation with crossed legs
• 相违决定不定(相違決定不定) uncertainty of a reason valid but contradictory
• 定观(定觀) to visualize in meditation
• 关则练心 静则养心 做则用心 行则运心 言则省心 乱则安心 动则治心 定则无心(關則練心 靜則養心 做則用心 行則運心 言則省心 亂則安心 動則治心 定則無心) When in seclusion, train the mind. When in quietude, nurture the mind. When in practice, dedicate the mind. When in action, utilize the mind. When speaking, reflect on the mind. When in clamor, settle the mind. When in movement, remedy the mind. When in concentration, empty the mind.
• 金刚喻定(金剛喻定) adamantine-like concentration; vajropamasamādhi

Also contained in

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• 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: 74
• Humanistic Buddhism and Training in Meditation 人間佛教的定學 Treatises on Humanistic Buddhism 《人間佛教論文集》 — count: 65
• Questions and Discussion 問題討論 Lectures on the Platform Sutra of the Sixth Patriarch 《六祖壇經講話》 — count: 33
• Fo Guang Shan Bhiksu Arhats 佛光山比丘阿羅漢 Buddhist Affinities over a Century 8 - A Monastic's Faith 2 《百年佛緣8－僧信篇2》 — count: 33
• Questions and Discussion 問題討論 Lectures on the Platform Sutra of the Sixth Patriarch 《六祖壇經講話》 — count: 30
• Humble Opinions on Religious Legislation 宗教立法之芻議 Treatises on Humanistic Buddhism 《人間佛教論文集》 — count: 28
• Steps in Studying Buddhism - Part 5: Four Meditations and the Eight Concentrations 學佛的次第 第五篇　四禪八定 Buddhism Series 1 - Doctrine 《佛教叢書1－教理》 — count: 26
• Introduction 前言 Lectures on the Platform Sutra of the Sixth Patriarch 《六祖壇經講話》 — count: 22
• Volume 7: Buddhist General Knowledge - Class 6: Religion Decrees 第七冊　佛教常識 第六課　宗教法令 Fo Guang Buddhist Textbooks 《佛光教科書》 — count: 21
• Steps in Studying Buddhism - Part 3: The Three Learnings Helps One Advance 學佛的次第 第三篇　三學增上 Buddhism Series 1 - Doctrine 《佛教叢書1－教理》 — count: 21

Collocations

• 定香 (定香) 定香 — Lectures on the Platform Sutra of the Sixth Patriarch 《六祖壇經講話》, Introduction 前言 — count: 11
• 定法 (定法) 而是法無定法 — Lectures on the Diamond Sutra 《金剛經講話》, True faith is rare in the world - Part 6 [Lecture] 真實信心世間稀有分第六 【講話】 — count: 11
• 无有定 (無有定) 菩提正覺無有定法 — Lectures on the Diamond Sutra 《金剛經講話》, Non-attachment and no speaking overcome obstructions to logical reasoning - Part 7 [Lecture] 無得無說破事理障分第七 【講話】 — count: 10
• 定中 (定中) 定中安樂 — Lectures on the Platform Sutra of the Sixth Patriarch 《六祖壇經講話》, Questions and Discussion 問題討論 — count: 7
• 定刀 (定刀) 定刀 — One Hundred Lessons on Monastery Language and Affairs 2: Becoming a Monastic and the Rules of the Precepts 《僧事百講2－出家戒法》, Lecture 7: Three Knives and Six Mallets 第七講．三刀六槌 — count: 5
• 在定 (在定) 慧在定 — Lectures on the Platform Sutra of the Sixth Patriarch 《六祖壇經講話》, Introduction 前言 — count: 5
• 修定 (修定) 修定 — Lectures on the Platform Sutra of the Sixth Patriarch 《六祖壇經講話》, Questions and Discussion 問題討論 — count: 5
• 习定 (習定) 必須坐禪習定 — Lectures on the Platform Sutra of the Sixth Patriarch 《六祖壇經講話》, 9 Enlightenment 第九　宣詔品 經文．註釋 — count: 5
• 定山 (定山) 定山禪師與介山禪師同行 — Lectures on the Platform Sutra of the Sixth Patriarch 《六祖壇經講話》, Questions and Discussion 問題討論 — count: 4
• 定在 (定在) 定在慧 — Lectures on the Platform Sutra of the Sixth Patriarch 《六祖壇經講話》, Introduction 前言 — count: 4