后 (後) hòu

1. hòu noun after; later
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Time
   Notes: Traditional: 後; in time, the opposite of 先 (FE '後' 1; Guoyu '後' n 1; Unihan '後'; XHZD '后' 3)
2. hòu noun empress; queen
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: Traditional: 后, in the sense of 王后 or 皇后; modern traditional sources use 后, however, some historic sources use 後 for this sense (FE '后' 1; Guoyu '后' n 3; Hucker 1985 '后', p. 225; Kroll 2015 '后' 2a, p. 163; XHZD '后' 2)
3. hòu noun sovereign
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: Traditional: 后; in the sense of 君王 (Guoyu '后' n 1; Kroll 2015 '后' 1, p. 163; XHZD '后' 1)
4. hòu adverb behind
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: Traditional: 后 or 後; the opposite of 前 (FE '后' 3; Guoyu '后' adj; Kroll 2015 '後' 1, p. 163)
5. hòu noun the god of the earth
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: Traditional: 后; as in 后土 (FE '后' 2; Kroll 2015 '后' 1a, p. 163)
6. hòu adjective late; later
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: Traditional: 後 (Guoyu '後' adj; Kroll 2015 '後' 2, p. 163)
7. hòu adverb arriving late
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: Traditional: 後; in the sense of 迟 (Guoyu '後' adv)
8. hòu noun offspring; descendents
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: Traditional: 後; synonymous with 子孙 (FE '後' 3; Guoyu '後' n 3; Kroll 2015 '後' 3, p. 163; Unihan '後'; XHZD '后' 4).
9. hòu verb to fall behind; to lag
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: Traditional: 後; in the sense of 落后 (Guoyu '後' v 1)
10. hòu noun behind; back
    Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
    Notes: Traditional: 後; in space, the opposite of 前 (Guoyu '後' n 2; FE '後' 2)
11. hòu adverb then
    Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Function Words
    Notes: Traditional: 後 (FE '後' 4)
12. hòu noun mother of the designated heir; mother of the crown prince
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: Traditional: 后 (Kroll 2015 '后' 2, p. 163)
13. hòu proper noun Hou
    Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Names , Concept: Surname 姓氏
    Notes: Traditional: 後 (FE '後' 5; Guoyu '後' n 4)
14. hòu noun after; behind
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: Traditional: 后 (FE '后' 3)
15. hòu adjective following
    Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
    Notes: Traditional: 後; in sequence (Guoyu '後' adj 2)
16. hòu verb to be delayed
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: Traditional: 後; in the sense of 延缓 (Guoyu '後' v 2)
17. hòu verb to abandon; to discard
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: Traditional: 後; in the sense of 摒弃 (Guoyu '後' v 3)
18. hòu noun feudal lords
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: Traditional: 后; in the sense of 诸侯 (Guoyu '后' n 2)
19. hòu proper noun Hou
    Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Names , Concept: Surname 姓氏
    Notes: Traditional: 后 (Guoyu '后' n 4)
20. hòu noun woman of high rank; female deity; mahiṣī
    Domain: Buddhism 佛教
    Notes: Traditional: 后, Sanskrit equivalent: devī, or: mahiṣī, Japanese: kou, or: go (BCSD '后', p. 245; MW 'mahiṣī'; Unihan '后')
21. hòu noun rear; paścāt
    Domain: Buddhism 佛教
    Notes: Traditional: 後, Sanskrit equivalent: paścāt (BCSD '後', p. 443; MW 'paścāt')

Contained in

• 后身(後身) last body; next body; last rebirth
• 后篇(後篇) Parivāra
• 以无尽灯传承后代 以自性佛觉悟心性 以三法印印证佛法 以四圣谛统摄信心 以五乘法贯穿佛法 以六度门进入佛国 以七觉支开展智慧 以八正道圆满修证(以無盡燈傳承後代 以自性佛覺悟心性 以三法印印證佛法 以四聖諦統攝信心 以五乘法貫穿佛法 以六度門進入佛國 以七覺支開展智慧 以八正道圓滿修證) Pass the inextinguishable light to future generations. Awaken yourself with your intrinsic Buddha-nature. Authenticate all teachings with the Three Dharma Seals. Crystallize your faith with the Four Noble Truths. Penetrate all teachings with the Five Vehicles. Enter the Buddha land through the door of the Six Perfections. Unfold your wisdom with the Seven Factors of Enlightenment. Perfect your practices and understanding through the Noble Eightfold Path.
• 人死亡之后的生命怎么样(人死亡之後的生命怎麼樣) Buddhism in Every Step: When We Die
• 十二头陀行 1. 在阿兰若处 2. 常行乞食 3. 次第乞食 4. 受一食法 5. 节量食 6. 中午后不得饮浆 7. 着弊衲衣 8. 但三衣 9. 冢间住 10. 树下止 11. 露地住 12. 但坐不卧(十二頭陀行 1. 在阿蘭若處 2. 常行乞食 3. 次第乞食 4. 受一食法 5. 節量食 6. 中午後不得飲漿 7. 著弊衲衣 8. 但三衣 9. 冢間住 10. 樹下止 11. 露地住 12. 但坐不臥) Ascetic Practices: 1. living in the wilderness; 2. only eating what is given as alms; 3. collecting alms in order; 4. receiving one meal per day; 5. eating a limited amount; 6. not drinking broth after noontime; 7. wearing robes of cast-off rags; 8. wearing only the three robes; 9. dwelling in cemeteries; 10. staying under a tree; 11. dwelling in an open place; 12. only sitting and not lying down
• 梦中明明有六趣 觉后空空无大千(夢中明明有六趣 覺後空空無大千) Though in my dream the Six Realms were so distinctly real; Upon awakening, the universe is naught but emptiness.
• 道后(道後) having completed the path to enlightenment
• 食讫中后(食訖中後) having gone for alms
• 后生(後生) later rebirths; subsequent births
• 1. 佛光人要先入世后出世 2. 佛光人要先度生后度死 3. 佛光人要先生活后生死 4. 佛光人要先缩小后扩大(1. 佛光人要先入世後出世 2. 佛光人要先度生後度死 3. 佛光人要先生活後生死 4. 佛光人要先縮小後擴大) 1. Fo Guang Members should serve the world before renouncing it. 2. Fo Guang members should save the living before liberating the dead. 3. Fo Guang members should try to learn to live a good life before dying a good death. 4. Fo Guang members should progress gradually in their practice.
• 大般涅槃经后分(大般涅槃經後分) Mahāparinirvāṇasūtra; Da Ban Niepan Jing Hou Fen

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后妻 、 秋后算账 、 半开后不圆唇元音 、 前胸贴后背 、 身后 、 善后 、 后送 、 后任 、 后付 、 后稷 、 押后 、 后儿 、 跲后 、 后坐 、 后勤学 、 后端集成 、 前赴后继 、 皇后区 、 先后 、 后元音 、 后废帝 、 后院 、 拖后腿 、 启迪后人 、 后腰 、 德皇后 、 解放后 、 不孝有三，无后为大 、 后排 、 后军 、 后知识经济 、 走后门 、 后记 、 鞠躬尽瘁，死而后已 、 后周世宗 、 彼得后书 、 耶稣基督后期圣徒教会 、 从此往后 、 后味 、 后座

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• India 印度 Traces Over the Sky and Ocean 《海天遊踪》 — count: 88
• Japan 日本 Traces Over the Sky and Ocean 《海天遊踪》 — count: 86
• Thailand 泰國 Traces Over the Sky and Ocean 《海天遊踪》 — count: 70
• Malaysia 馬來亞 Traces Over the Sky and Ocean 《海天遊踪》 — count: 62
• Hsing Yun Diary 29 - Chan in Daily Life: Applying Oil and Incense 星雲日記29～生活禪 添油香(1994/5/1～1994/5/15) Hsing Yun Diary (1993/1-1994/8) 《星雲日記(1993/1~1994/8)》 — count: 45
• Hsing Yun Diary 25 - The Moving Experience of Spiritual Practice: Oneness and Coexistence 星雲日記25～ 感動的修行 同體與共生(1993/10/16～1993/10/31) Hsing Yun Diary (1993/1-1994/8) 《星雲日記(1993/1~1994/8)》 — count: 40
• Hsing Yun Diary 30 - The Marathon of Life: A New Atmosphere 星雲日記30～人生的馬拉松 新氣象(1994/8/16～1994/8/31) Hsing Yun Diary (1993/1-1994/8) 《星雲日記(1993/1~1994/8)》 — count: 40
• Buddhism's Relatives by Marriage 佛門親家 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: 38
• The Affinities of my Buddhist Relatives 我與佛門親家的因緣 Buddhist Affinities over a Century 1 - Life 1 《百年佛緣1－生活篇1》 — count: 38
• 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: 38

Collocations

• 听后 (聽後) 婦人聽後 — Ten Lectures on the Eight Realizations of a Bodhisattva Sutra 《八大人覺經十講》, Lecture 7: The Importance of Practicing Giving 第七講　布施為度人的根本 — count: 16
• 后末世 (後末世) 於後末世 — Lectures on the Diamond Sutra 《金剛經講話》, Honoring the true teaching - Part 12 [Lecture] 尊重正法平等流布分第十二 【講話】 — count: 8
• 说后 (說後) 空也上人說後 — The Universal Gate : a Commentary on Avalokitesvara's Universal Gate Sutra 《觀世音菩薩普門品講話》, Difficulties and Benefits 1: Seven Difficulties 冥　益 一．七難 — count: 8
• 涅槃后 (涅槃後) 於我涅槃後一百年間 — Lectures on the Diamond Sutra 《金剛經講話》, Generosity and non-attachment - Part 4 [Lecture] 布施心應無所住分第四 【講話】 — count: 6
• 后念 (後念) 是在我們心上的前念與後念 — The Universal Gate : a Commentary on Avalokitesvara's Universal Gate Sutra 《觀世音菩薩普門品講話》, 4. In praise of the Three Karmas 四．三業讚歎 — count: 5
• 年后 (年後) 經過七百年後 — Lectures on the Diamond Sutra 《金剛經講話》, Beyond form and laksana - Part 20 [Lecture] 見身無住離相見性分第二十 【講話】 — count: 5
• 知道后 (知道後) 當這件事被歸省禪師知道後 — 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: 4
• 后文 (後文) 住心降心即指後文 — Lectures on the Diamond Sutra 《金剛經講話》, Urging transformation based on prajñā and the turning of the Dharma Wheel - Part 2 [Lecture]勸轉般若法輪分第二 【講話】 — count: 3
• 不受后 (不受後) 不受後有 — Lectures on the Diamond Sutra 《金剛經講話》, The Mahayana bodhisattva ideal of making a vow to acheive supreme enlightenment - Part 3 [Translation of Canonical Source Text and Notes] 大乘菩薩發心分第三 【譯文　原典　注釋】 — count: 3
• 灭度后 (滅度後) 滅度後 — Lectures on the Diamond Sutra 《金剛經講話》, Preface 前言 — count: 3