刹那 (剎那) chànà

1. chànà noun ksana
   Domain: Buddhism 佛教 , Subdomain: Fo Guang Shan
   Notes: (Glossary of Humanistic Buddhism)
2. chànà noun kṣaṇa; an instant
   Domain: Buddhism 佛教
   Notes: Sanskrit equivalent: kṣaṇa, Pali: khaṇa, Japanese: setsuna, Tibetan: skad cig; the shortest unit of time in Buddhist philosophy (BL 'kṣaṇa', p. 445; FGDB '剎那'; Mathews 1931 '剎那', p. 11)

Contained in

• 怛刹那(怛剎那) tatksana
• 呾刹那 tatksana
• 一刹那(一剎那) one kṣaṇa; one instant ; one ksana
• 刹那生灭(剎那生滅) to arise or cease within a ksana
• 心是什么? 1. 心如猿猴难控制 您能把心管好吗 2. 心如电光刹那间 您能掌握心意吗 3. 心如野鹿逐声色 您能照见虚妄吗 4. 心如盗贼劫功德 您能降伏心魔吗 5. 心如怨家身受苦 您能远离对立吗 6. 心如童仆难唤使 您能平心静气吗 7. 心如国王能行令 您能与人为善吗 8. 心如泉水流不尽 您能布施大众吗 9. 心如画师描彩绘 您能美化世界吗 10. 心如虚空大无边 您能包容万有吗(心是什麼? 1. 心如猿猴難控制 您能把心管好嗎 2. 心如電光剎那間 您能掌握心意嗎 3. 心如野鹿逐聲色 您能照見虛妄嗎 4. 心如盜賊劫功德 您能降伏心魔嗎 5. 心如怨家身受苦 您能遠離對立嗎 6. 心如童僕難喚使 您能平心靜氣嗎 7. 心如國王能行令 您能與人為善嗎 8. 心如泉水流不盡 您能布施大眾嗎 9. 心如畫師描彩繪 您能美化世界嗎 10. 心如虛空大無邊 您能包容萬有嗎) What is the Mind Like? The mind is like a wild monkey, can you control it? The mind is like a flash of lightning, can you grasp it? The mind is like a deer chasing sound and color, can you dispel the delusions? The mind is like a bandit that plunders your merits, can you subdue this demon? The mind is like a foe causing pain to the body, can you reconcile the conflicts? The mind is like a restless child, can you remain calm and composed? The mind is like a king in command, can you oblige others? The mind is like an inexhaustible spring, can you be generous? The mind is like a painter, can you make the world beautiful? The mind is like a boundless void, can you embrace the myriad matters?
• 一时与长久 岁月是流转的 文化是千秋的 花开是时节的 青山是常在的 劝导是有限的 守戒是不变的 感受是短暂的 相处是长远的 伤痛是当下的 欢喜是持久的 委屈是暂时的 真相是恒常的 功名是一时的 生命是一世的 生死是瞬间的 愿力是无穷的 妄念是刹那的 佛性是不灭的 因缘是变化的 悟道是永恒的(一時與長久 歲月是流轉的 文化是千秋的 花開是時節的 青山是常在的 勸導是有限的 守戒是不變的 感受是短暫的 相處是長遠的 傷痛是當下的 歡喜是持久的 委屈是暫時的 真相是恆常的 功名是一時的 生命是一世的 生死是瞬間的 願力是無窮的 妄念是剎那的 佛性是不滅的 因緣是變化的 悟道是永恆的) Momentary vs Everlasting Age is fleeting, but culture is timeless. Flowers are seasonal, but mountains are abiding. Counseling is limited, but discipline is sustainable. Feelings are momentary, but relationships are for life. Pain is transient, but joy is perpetual. Misunderstanding is temporary, but Truth is eternal. Fame and gain are short-lived, but life is everlasting. Birth and death are ephemeral, but vows are abiding. Delusion is swift, but Buddha-nature is imperishable. Causes and conditions are changing, but enlightenment is forever.

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• A Buddhist View of Space and Time - Part 1: Time 佛教的時空觀 第一篇　時間 Buddhism Series 1 - Doctrine 《佛教叢書1－教理》 — count: 36
• Scroll 3: Acknowledging the World - An Instant and Eternity 卷三 認知世間 剎那與永恆 Hsing Yun Dharma Words 9 - The Significance of Sticking out your Chest 《星雲法語9－挺胸的意味》 — count: 20
• The Initial, Fundamental Dharma - Part 3: 最初的根本佛法 第三篇　三法印 Buddhism Series 1 - Doctrine 《佛教叢書1－教理》 — count: 15
• A Buddhist View of Space and Time 佛教的時空觀 Humanistic Buddhism Series 2 - Life and Society 《人間佛教系列2－人生與社會》 — count: 14
• Volume 2: The Truth of Buddhism - Class 14: The Three Dharma Seals 第二冊　佛教的真理 第十四課　三法印 Fo Guang Buddhist Textbooks 《佛光教科書》 — count: 14
• Huayan School - 4. A Comprehensive survey of Huayan 華嚴宗 肆、華嚴的面面觀 Buddhism Series 6 - Schools 《佛教叢書6－宗派》 — count: 9
• Volume 2: The Truth of Buddhism - Class 18: Impermanence 第二冊　佛教的真理 第十八課　無　常 Fo Guang Buddhist Textbooks 《佛光教科書》 — count: 8
• Buddhism and Mathematics 佛教與數學 Buddhism Series 8 - Use of the Teachings 《佛教叢書8－教用》 — count: 6
• Why? 為什麼 Humanistic Buddhism Series 6 - Buddhist Studies and Seeking the Dharma 《人間佛教系列6－學佛與求法》 — count: 6
• From Each Buddhist School and Sect all Kinds of Methods for Cultivation have been Taught 從佛教各宗各派說到各種修持的方法 Humanistic Buddhism Series 10 - Humanistic Buddhism Series 10 - Religion and Experience 《人間佛教系列10－宗教與體驗》 — count: 6

Collocations

• 刹那刹那 (剎那剎那) 沒有一樣不是在剎那剎那之間遷流轉變 — Treatises on Humanistic Buddhism 《人間佛教論文集》, Humanistic Buddhism and Training in Wisdom 人間佛教的慧學 — count: 34
• 刹那之间 (剎那之間) 要見西方淨土只在剎那之間 — Lectures on the Platform Sutra of the Sixth Patriarch 《六祖壇經講話》, Translation of Canonical Text 譯文 — count: 27
• 在刹那 (在剎那) 聖凡只在剎那間 — 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: 26
• 六十三刹那 (六十三剎那) 六十三剎那 — Lectures on the Platform Sutra of the Sixth Patriarch 《六祖壇經講話》, Questions and Discussion 問題討論 — count: 12
• 刹那灭 (剎那滅) 剎那滅卻阿鼻業 — Fo Guang Buddhist Textbooks 《佛光教科書》, Volume 12: A Selection of Buddhist Works - Class 7: Yongjia's Song for the Path to Enlightenment by Yongjia Xuanjue of the Tang 第十二冊　佛教作品選錄 第七課　永嘉證道歌 唐‧永嘉玄覺 — count: 6
• 电光刹那 (電光剎那) 心如電光剎那間 — Lectures on the Platform Sutra of the Sixth Patriarch 《六祖壇經講話》, Questions and Discussion 問題討論 — count: 6
• 刹那之中 (剎那之中) 禪是剎那之中有永恆 — Lectures on the Platform Sutra of the Sixth Patriarch 《六祖壇經講話》, Preface - Chan and Modern Life 序－禪與現代人的生活 — count: 4
• 可见刹那 (可見剎那) 可見剎那的生滅很快 — Humanistic Buddhism Series 2 - Life and Society 《人間佛教系列2－人生與社會》, A Buddhist View of Space and Time 佛教的時空觀 — count: 4
• 六十刹那 (六十剎那) 有六十剎那 — Hsing Yun Dharma Words 9 - The Significance of Sticking out your Chest 《星雲法語9－挺胸的意味》, Scroll 3: Acknowledging the World - An Instant and Eternity 卷三 認知世間 剎那與永恆 — count: 4
• 刹那无常 (剎那無常) 剎那無常的 — Hsing Yun Dharma Words 5 - The Incense of the World 《星雲法語5－人間有花香》, Scroll 2: The Best Way to Provide for One's Elders - Misfortunes Suffered by the Human Body 卷二 最好的供養 人身之患 — count: 4