巖 yán

1. yán noun precipice; cliff; rockface
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: Variant: 岩 (ABC 6 'yán' 2; Kroll 2015 '巖' 1, p. 526)
2. yán adjective lofty; steep
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: Variant: 岩 (Kroll 2015 '巖' 1a, p. 526)
3. yán adjective precarious; rugged
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: Variant: 岩 (Kroll 2015 '巖' 1b, p. 526)
4. yán noun a mountain cave
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: Variant: 岩 (Kroll 2015 '巖' 1b, p. 526)
5. yán noun cliff
   Domain: Buddhism 佛教
   Notes: Sanskrit equivalent: prapāta, or: śaila (BCSD '巖', p. 409; MW 'prapāta'; SH '巖', p. 487)

Contained in

• 台湾灵巖山寺(台灣靈巖山寺) Ling Yen Shan Temple
• 翠巖夏末示众(翠巖夏末示眾) Cuiyan's Summer Retreat ending lecture
• 灵巖寺和尚请来法门道具等目录(靈巖寺和尚請來法門道具等目錄) Catalog from Lingyan Temple Submitted by Imperial Request
• 汉巖重远(漢巖重遠) Hanam Jungwon
• 云巖扫地(雲巖掃地) Yunyan sweeps the floor
• 翠巖可真 Cuiyan Kezhen
• 翠巖 Cui Yan
• 第二世智巖禅师(第二世智巖禪師) Second Patriarch of the Niutou School, Chan Master Zhiyan
• 云巖(雲巖) Yunyan
• 灵巖山寺(靈巖山寺) Ling Yen Shan temple
• 翠巖眉毛 Cuiyan's eyebrows
• 枯木倚寒巖 a dead tree leaning on a cold rockface
• 灵巖寺(靈巖寺) Lingyan Temple

Also contained in

巖徼 、 巉巖

Word is mentioned most frequently in

Truncated for common words

• The Mainland Sangha in Taiwan 大陸僧侶在台灣 Buddhist Affinities over a Century 7 - A Monastic's Faith 1 《百年佛緣7－僧信篇1》 — count: 9
• Tablet Inscriptions 碑文 Buddhism Series 9 - Art and Literature 《佛教叢書9－藝文》 — count: 8
• Biography - Hanshan 傳 ■寒山子傳 Buddhism Series 9 - Art and Literature 《佛教叢書9－藝文》 — count: 6
• Section 2 China - Chapter 5: Buddhist Enlightenment of Society 第二篇　中國篇 第五章　佛教對社會的教化 Buddhism Series 5 - Buddhist History 《佛教叢書5－教史》 — count: 6
• Section 2 China - Chapter 10: Examples of Strange Monks and Unusual Scholars 第二篇　中國篇 第十章　奇僧異士舉例 Buddhism Series 5 - Buddhist History 《佛教叢書5－教史》 — count: 6
• Hsing Yun Diary 18 - Find Your Heart Again: Reflection of Hsing Yun Diary 星雲日記18～把心找回來 「星雲日記」的回響 Hsing Yun Diary (1991/5-1992/12) 《星雲日記(1991/5~1992/12)》 — count: 5
• Eulogies 贊 Buddhism Series 9 - Art and Literature 《佛教叢書9－藝文》 — count: 5
• Hsing Yun Diary 18 - Find Your Heart Again: Develop Broad and Good Affinity With Others 星雲日記18～把心找回來 廣結善緣(1992/8/16～1992/8/31) Hsing Yun Diary (1991/5-1992/12) 《星雲日記(1991/5~1992/12)》 — count: 5
• 1. China - Abbot Venerable Xu Yun, Successor of the Five Schools 壹、中國 ■五宗並嗣虛雲和尚 Buddhism Series 4 - Disciples 《佛教叢書4－弟子》 — count: 4
• Pure Land School - 3. The Patriarchs and Continued Tradition of the Pure Land School 淨土宗 參、淨土宗祖師傳承 Buddhism Series 6 - Schools 《佛教叢書6－宗派》 — count: 4

Collocations

• 灵巖 (靈巖) 其他如靈巖山 — One Hundred Lessons on Monastery Language and Affairs 1: Monastery Administration 《僧事百講1－叢林制度》, Lecture 2: Chinese Monasteries 第二講‧中土叢林 — count: 20
• 巖山 (巖山) 其他如靈巖山 — One Hundred Lessons on Monastery Language and Affairs 1: Monastery Administration 《僧事百講1－叢林制度》, Lecture 2: Chinese Monasteries 第二講‧中土叢林 — count: 17
• 巖洞 (巖洞) 巖洞塚間 — Lectures on the Platform Sutra of the Sixth Patriarch 《六祖壇經講話》, Questions and Discussion 問題討論 — count: 9
• 山巖 (山巖) 須菩提於山巖中靜坐 — Lectures on the Diamond Sutra 《金剛經講話》, True merit melts karmic obstructions - Part 16 [Lecture] 金剛功德業障冰消分第十六 【講話】 — count: 8
• 雪巖 (雪巖) 洞山良价禪師有一次問雪巖禪師道 — 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: 8
• 巖穴 (巖穴) 法沖大師感動猛獸讓出巖穴 — Life's Ten Thousand Affairs 11 - Life's Possessions 《人間萬事11－生命的擁有》, Chapter 1: A Plan for Life - Six Kinds of People 卷一　人生之計 ■六種人 — count: 6
• 巖禅师 (巖禪師) 洞山良价禪師有一次問雪巖禪師道 — 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
• 巖中 (巖中) 須菩提於山巖中靜坐 — Lectures on the Diamond Sutra 《金剛經講話》, True merit melts karmic obstructions - Part 16 [Lecture] 金剛功德業障冰消分第十六 【講話】 — count: 5
• 巖谷 (巖谷) 為僧只合居巖谷 — Hundred Sayings 4 - Half and Half 《往事百語4－一半一半》, Acting in Accordance with Causes and Conditions is Always the Best Disposition 隨緣不變是最好的性格 — count: 4
• 居巖 (居巖) 為僧只合居巖谷 — Hundred Sayings 4 - Half and Half 《往事百語4－一半一半》, Acting in Accordance with Causes and Conditions is Always the Best Disposition 隨緣不變是最好的性格 — count: 4