乐 (樂) lè

1. lè adjective happy; glad; cheerful; joyful
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
   Notes: For example, 安居乐乐业 'to live with joy and be content in one's work' (ABC 'lè' 乐 sv 1; CCI p. 38; Guoyu '樂' lè adj; Kroll 2015 '樂' lè 1, p. 578; Unihan '樂').
2. lè verb to take joy in; to be happy; to be cheerful
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Humor
   Notes: (ABC 'lè' 乐 v 1; ; Guoyu '樂' lè v 2; Kroll 2015 '樂' lè 1, p. 578)
3. lè proper noun Le
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Names , Concept: Surname 姓氏
   Notes: (ABC 'lè' 乐 n)
4. yuè noun music
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: 乐 is synonymous with 音乐 in this sense (ABC 'yuè' 乐 n 1; Guoyu '樂' yuè n 1; Kroll 2015 '樂' yuè 1, p. 578; Unihan '樂')
5. yuè noun a musical instrument
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: 乐 is synonymous with 乐器 in this sense (Kroll 2015 '樂' yuè 1b, p. 578)
6. yuè noun tone [of voice]; expression
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: (Guoyu '樂' lè n 2)
7. yuè noun a musician
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: 乐 is synonymous with 乐工 in this sense (Kroll 2015 '樂' yuè 1a, p. 578)
8. lè noun joy; pleasure
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
   Notes: (Guoyu '樂' lè n 1; Kroll 2015 '樂' lè 1, p. 578)
9. yuè proper noun the Book of Music
   Domain: Literature 文学 , Subdomain: China
   Notes: See 乐经 (Guoyu '樂' n 2)
10. lào proper noun Lao
    Domain: Places 地方 , Subdomain: China
    Notes: Name of a place in Hebei province (Guoyu '樂' lào)
11. lè verb to laugh
    Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Dialect
    Notes: (ABC 'lè' 乐 v 2; Guoyu '樂' lè v)
12. lè adjective Joy
    Domain: Buddhism 佛教 , Subdomain: Fo Guang Shan
    Notes: (Glossary of Humanistic Buddhism)
13. lè noun joy, delight; sukhā
    Domain: Buddhism 佛教
    Notes: Sanskrit equivalent: sukhā, or: sukham, Japanese: gyō, or: raku, Tibetan: bde ba (BCSD '樂', p. 666; DJBT '樂', p. 430; FGDB '樂'; Mahāvyutpatti 'sukhāḥ'; MW 'sukhā'; SH '樂', p. 438)

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• 乐声不起(樂聲不起) The music stops
• 您要有愿心 世界无远近 您要肯发心 人间无苦乐(您要有願心 世界無遠近 您要肯發心 人間無苦樂) Once you have vows, The entire world will reach out to you; Once you have aspirations, The world shall be without suffering or joy.
• 知足常乐是净土 慈悲喜舍即如来(知足常樂是淨土 慈悲喜捨即如來) Pure Land is attained in contentment and happiness; Buddha is found in kindness, compassion, joy, and equanimity.
• 皆苦乐相间(皆苦樂相間) suffering and joy follow each another
• 要做个什么人? 做共生的地球人 做同体的慈悲人 做明理的智慧人 做有力的忍耐人 做布施的结缘人 做欢喜的快乐人 做融和的佛光人 做清净的修道人(要做個甚麼人? 做共生的地球人 做同體的慈悲人 做明理的智慧人 做有力的忍耐人 做布施的結緣人 做歡喜的快樂人 做融和的佛光人 做清淨的修道人) What Kind of Person Should We Be? Be a global person who coexists with others. Be a compassionate person who feels oneness with all. Be a wise person who is reasonable. Be a patient person who is also strong. Be an open person who gives generously. Be a happy person who is also joyful. Be a Buddha's Light member who is also harmonious. Be a spiritual practitioner who is also pure.
• 长乐寺(長樂寺) Changle Temple
• 乐修(樂修) joyful cultivation
• 化乐(化樂) to find pleasure in creating
• 不知道的乐趣(不知道的樂趣) There is fun in not knowing.
• 佛说最上根本大乐金刚不空三昧大教王经(佛說最上根本大樂金剛不空三昧大教王經) Śriparamādhyamantrākalpakhaṇḍa
• 化乐天(化樂天) Nirmanarati Heaven; Nirmāṇarati Heaven
• 法乐(法樂) dharma joy ; Dharma joy
• 极乐国土(極樂國土) Land of Bliss; Sukhāvatī
• 五空泽问我乐(五空澤問我樂) pañca-kāma-guṇa
• 龙天乐舞(龍天樂舞) Heaven Dances
• 乐苦(樂苦) happiness and suffering

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管弦乐团 、 宴乐 、 乐音 、 乐府诗集 、 鼓乐 、 乐坛 、 民间音乐 、 乐滋滋 、 指挥有方，人人乐从 、 欢乐时光 、 娱乐场 、 乐土 、 利乐包 、 舞台音乐 、 礼崩乐坏 、 弦鸣乐器 、 环球音乐集团 、 长乐 、 享乐主义者 、 游乐场 、 乐手 、 音乐节 、 诚斋乐府 、 乐儿 、 生于忧患，死于安乐 、 好乐 、 伯乐 、 施乐 、 娱乐场所 、 乐章集 、 音乐学 、 戴高乐 、 安贫乐道 、 雅乐 、 闷闷不乐

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• Buddha's Light Newsletter - Tenets of Buddha's Light International Association Members 佛光世紀 佛光會員的信條 Humanistic Buddhism Selected Letters 《人間佛教書信選》 — count: 29
• Volume 8: Buddhism and Study about the World - Class 18: Buddhism and Dance 第八冊　佛教與世學 第十八課　佛教與舞蹈 Fo Guang Buddhist Textbooks 《佛光教科書》 — count: 26
• Humanistic Buddhism: A Blueprint for Life 人間佛教的藍圖 Humanistic Buddhism Series 5 - The Human World and Practice 《人間佛教系列5－人間與實踐》 — count: 25
• Ten Non-Thoughts of the Young Buddhist Monastic Community (1) 青年僧伽的十無思想 Humanistic Buddhism Series 4 - Buddhism and Youth 《人間佛教系列4－佛教與青年》 — count: 23
• Buddhism and Dance 佛教與舞蹈 Buddhism Series 8 - Use of the Teachings 《佛教叢書8－教用》 — count: 20
• The Lottery 大家樂 Between Ignorance and Enlightenment 11 - The Philosophy of Success 《迷悟之間(十一)成功的理念》 — count: 18
• Buddhism and Music 佛教與音樂 Buddhism Series 8 - Use of the Teachings 《佛教叢書8－教用》 — count: 16
• 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: 16
• Birthday 生日 A Life With Palms Joined 1 - In Nanjing, I was my Mother's Audience 《合掌人生1－在南京,我是母親的聽眾》 — count: 15
• Volume 5: Introduction to Schools - Class 13: Pure Land School 第五冊　宗派概論 第十三課　淨土宗 Fo Guang Buddhist Textbooks 《佛光教科書》 — count: 14

Collocations

• 福乐 (福樂) 生天雖然有四事福樂 — Lectures on the Diamond Sutra 《金剛經講話》, Prajna is the mother of the Buddhas of all ages - Part 8 [Lecture] 般若為三世諸佛母分第八 【講話】 — count: 10
• 真乐 (真樂) 乃示涅槃真樂 — Lectures on the Platform Sutra of the Sixth Patriarch 《六祖壇經講話》, 7 Ability to Accept Causes and Conditions - Canonical Text and Notes 第七　機緣品 經文．註釋 — count: 8
• 梵乐 (梵樂) 頓時空中響起梵樂絃歌 — Lectures on the Diamond Sutra 《金剛經講話》, The Seven Jewels of the Ganges is inferior to the unconditioned - Part 11 [Lecture] 恆河七寶不如無為分第十一 【講話】 — count: 7
• 世乐 (世樂) 不染世樂 — Ten Lectures on the Eight Realizations of a Bodhisattva Sutra 《八大人覺經十講》, Sutra Text 經　文 — count: 6
• 富乐 (富樂) 不論富樂 — Lectures on the Diamond Sutra 《金剛經講話》, Speaking the unspeakable - Part 21 [Lecture] 解脫真性無法可說分第二十一 【講話】 — count: 5
• 予乐 (予樂) 都是我們拔苦予樂的對象 — Lectures on the Diamond Sutra 《金剛經講話》, The Mahayana bodhisattva ideal of making a vow to acheive supreme enlightenment - Part 3 [Lecture] 大乘菩薩發心分第三 【講話】 — count: 5
• 受乐 (受樂) 誰當受樂 — Lectures on the Platform Sutra of the Sixth Patriarch 《六祖壇經講話》, 7 Ability to Accept Causes and Conditions - Canonical Text and Notes 第七　機緣品 經文．註釋 — count: 4
• 不快乐 (不快樂) 清貧生活並不是不快樂 — One Hundred Lessons on Monastery Language and Affairs 3: Activities at Places of Practice 《僧事百講3－道場行事》, Lecture 12: Pure Wealth, and Almsgiving by Devotees 第十二講．淨財信施 — count: 4
• 乐乐 (樂樂) 苦苦樂樂 — Lectures on the Platform Sutra of the Sixth Patriarch 《六祖壇經講話》, Questions and Discussion 問題討論 — count: 4
• 身受乐 (身受樂) 何身受樂 — Lectures on the Platform Sutra of the Sixth Patriarch 《六祖壇經講話》, 7 Ability to Accept Causes and Conditions - Canonical Text and Notes 第七　機緣品 經文．註釋 — count: 3