惟 wéi

1. wéi adverb only; solely; alone
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文 , Subdomain: Function Words
   Notes: In the sense of 只有 (Guoyu '惟' adv 1; Kroll 2015 '惟' 2, p. 472; XHZD '惟' 1)
2. wéi adverb but
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文 , Subdomain: Function Words
   Notes: In the sense of 但是 (Guoyu '惟' adv 2; XHZD '惟' 2)
3. wéi particle used before a year, month, or day
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文 , Subdomain: Function Words
   Notes: For example, 岁惟丁卯 'the year is the fourth of the cycle,' from the poem 自祭文 “Requiem for Myself” by 陶潛 Tao Qian, Scroll 7 of 陶淵明集 Tao Yuanming Collected Poems (Guoyu '惟' particle 1; Pollard 2002, p. 29; XHZD '惟' 3)
4. wéi noun thought
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: In the sense of 思维 (XHZD '惟' 4)
5. wéi verb to think; to consider
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: In the sense of 思考 (Guoyu '惟' v 1; Kroll 2015 '惟' 1, p. 472)
6. wéi verb is
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文 , Subdomain: Function Words
   Notes: In the sense of 是 (Guoyu '惟' v 2; Kroll 2015 '惟' 4, p. 472)
7. wéi verb has
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文 , Subdomain: Function Words
   Notes: In the sense of 有 (Guoyu '惟' v 3)
8. wéi adverb hopefully
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: In the sense of 希望 (Guoyu '惟' adv 3)
9. wéi particle and
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文 , Subdomain: Function Words
   Notes: In the sense of 和 or 与 (Guoyu '惟' particle 2)
10. wéi particle otherwise
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文 , Subdomain: Function Words
    Notes: In the sense of 则 (Guoyu '惟' particle 3)
11. wéi preposition so as to; because
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文 , Subdomain: Function Words
    Notes: In the sense of 以 (Guoyu '惟' preposition; Kroll 2015 '惟' 3, p. 472)
12. wéi verb to understand
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: (Kroll 2015 '惟' 1a, p. 472)
13. wéi adverb merely; mātra
    Domain: Buddhism 佛教
    Notes: Sanskrit equivalent: mātra, Japanese: i, or: yui, or: bi (BCSD '惟', p. 486; MW 'mātra'; Unihan '惟')

Contained in

• 天如惟则(天如惟則) Tianru Weize
• 耶惟檀 Yasodhara
• 惟盖竺(惟蓋竺) Wei Gai Zhu
• 思惟啰字门(思惟囉字門) contemplate the gateway for the letter ra
• 贝多树下思惟十二因缘经(貝多樹下思惟十二因緣經) Nidānasūtra; Beiduo Shu Xia Siwei Shi Er Yinyuan Jing
• 药山惟俨(藥山惟儼) Yaoshan Weiyan
• 思惟树(思惟樹) bodhi tree; pippala; sacred fig tree
• 惟日杂难经(惟日雜難經) Wei Ri Za Nan Jing
• 樹下思惟 reflections on the farming process
• 胜思惟梵天所问经(勝思惟梵天所問經) Brahmaviśeṣacintīparipṛcchā; Sheng Siwei Fantian Suo Wen Jing
• 迦惟罗阅(迦惟羅閱) Kapilavastu; Kapilavatthu
• 惟净(惟淨) Wei Jing
• 思惟 to think; to consider; to reflect ; thinking; tought ; Contemplate ; reflection; consideration; cintana
• 惟谨(惟謹) Wei Jin
• 正思惟 right intention; right thought
• 思惟正受 reflection and meditative attainment
• 阿惟越致地 avaivartya-bhūmi; stage of non-retrogression
• 惟白 Wei Bai
• 惟政 Yujeong; Yujŏng
• 阿惟越致遮经(阿惟越致遮經) Avaivartikacakrasūtra; Aweiyuezhi Zhi Jing
• 八惟务(八惟務) the eight liberations; astavimoksa
• 阿惟潘 Avrha Heaven; The Heaven without Affliction
• 胜思惟梵天所问经论(勝思惟梵天所問經論) Viśesacintabrahmaparipṛcchāśāstra; Sheng Siwei Fantian Suo Wen Jing Lun
• 宝思惟(寶思惟) Ratnacinta
• 每思惟是事 always thinking of the same subject
• 阿惟越致 avaivartika; non-retrogression
• 惟有洗心能革面 虽非造极已登峯(惟有洗心能革面 雖非造極已登峯) Only by cleansing the heart can one be self-reformed; Though not yet perfected one is already at the top.
• 八惟无(八惟無) the eight liberations; astavimoksa
• 思惟略要法 Siwei Lue Yao Fa

Also contained in

惟妙惟肖 、 惟一 、 惟恐 、 伏惟 、 不惟 、 辩证思惟 、 岁惟丁卯 、 杨惟德 、 岁惟 、 惟独

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• Tablet Inscriptions 碑文 Buddhism Series 9 - Art and Literature 《佛教叢書9－藝文》 — count: 15
• Treasured Instructions of Chan Temples 禪林寶訓 Buddhism Series 2 - Canonical Texts 《佛教叢書2－經典》 — count: 9
• Inscriptions 碑銘 Buddhism Series 9 - Art and Literature 《佛教叢書9－藝文》 — count: 9
• Dharma Words - Other 法語 ■其它 Buddhism Series 9 - Art and Literature 《佛教叢書9－藝文》 — count: 7
• Buddhism and Animals 佛教與動物 Buddhism Series 8 - Use of the Teachings 《佛教叢書8－教用》 — count: 7
• Mainland Buddhism Elder Monastic Models 大陸佛教長老的風範 Buddhist Affinities over a Century 7 - A Monastic's Faith 1 《百年佛緣7－僧信篇1》 — count: 7
• Lecture 4: Contentment is the Source of Happiness 第四講　知足為守道的根本 Ten Lectures on the Eight Realizations of a Bodhisattva Sutra 《八大人覺經十講》 — count: 6
• The Contribution of Elderly Lay People 長者居士們的貢獻 Buddhist Affinities over a Century 8 - A Monastic's Faith 2 《百年佛緣8－僧信篇2》 — count: 5
• Questions and Discussion 問題討論 Lectures on the Platform Sutra of the Sixth Patriarch 《六祖壇經講話》 — count: 5
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