但 dàn

1. dàn conjunction but; yet; however
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Function Words
   Notes: In the sense of 可是 (Guoyu '但' conj; Kroll 2015 '但' 3; Unihan '但'; XHZD '但' 2)
2. dàn adverb merely; only
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Function Words
   Notes: In the sense of 只 (Kroll 2015 '但' 2; Kroll 2015 '但' 1; Unihan '但'; XHZD '但' 2)
3. dàn adverb vainly
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: (Kroll 2015 '但' 2)
4. dàn adverb promptly
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: (Kroll 2015 '但' 4)
5. dàn adverb all
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: In the sense of 凡 or 所有 (Guoyu '但' adv 4)
6. dàn proper noun Dan
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Names , Concept: Surname 姓氏
   Notes: (Guoyu '但' n)
7. dàn adverb only; kevala
   Domain: Buddhism 佛教
   Notes: Sanskrit equivalent: kevala, or: mātra, Japanese: tan, or: dan (BCSD '但', p. 109; MW 'kevala'; SH '但', p. 223; Unihan '但')

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• 休抛真谛求真谛 但识凡心即佛心(休拋真諦求真諦 但識凡心即佛心) Never search the Truth by turning away from it; Realize the buddha-mind through the ordinary mind.
• 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
• 尼师但那(尼師但那) a mat for sitting on; niṣīdana
• 但闻枫树晚蝉吟(但聞楓樹晚蟬吟) only hearing the nighttime chanting of the cicadas in the maple trees
• 但莫憎爱(但莫憎愛) do not hate or favor
• 但莫憎爱洞然明白(但莫憎愛洞然明白) do not hate or favor and you wi11 understand clearly
• 诸法但名部(諸法但名部) Ekavyāvahārika
• 但向己求　莫从他觅(但向己求　莫從他覓) Expect Only of Yourself, Not of Others
• 若我但以神力及智慧力 if only by my spiritual power and my power of wisdom
• 传家有道唯忠厚 处世无奇但率真(傳家有道唯忠厚 處世無奇但率真) The family legacy that endures is loyalty and honesty; Remain genuine despite the world's atrocities.
• 自我观照 但求诸己 自我更新 不断净化 自我实践 不假外求 自我离相 不计内外(自我觀照 但求諸己 自我更新 不斷淨化 自我實踐 不假外求 自我離相 不計內外) Reflect upon oneself, and seek the cause in oneself. Reinvent oneself, and continue to purify oneself. Live up to oneself, and never rely on others. Detach from oneself, and never discriminate.
• 法门不从心外觅 悟道但向性裏参(法門不從心外覓 悟道但向性裏參) Seek not the Dharma outside your heart; Attainment is only found within one's nature.
• 但三衣 Wearing only the three robes; wearing only three robes
• 但自称歎己所知见(但自稱歎己所知見) expound and glorify their own doctrines
• 但坐不卧(但坐不臥) Only sitting and not lying down; only sitting, not lying down

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格但斯克 、 不求有功，但求无过 、 但愿 、 但丁 、 但书 、 但以理书 、 但是 、 不但 、 但凡 、 但尼生 、 圣但尼 、 岂但 、 非但 、 但愿如此 、 但说无妨 、 马但

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• Japan 日本 Traces Over the Sky and Ocean 《海天遊踪》 — count: 99
• India 印度 Traces Over the Sky and Ocean 《海天遊踪》 — count: 73
• Monasteries in the Mountains and Monasteries in the in the Cities - Monastics Living in Seclusion and Monastics Living in Society 山林寺院和都市寺院-----兼論蘭若比丘和人間比丘 Treatises on Humanistic Buddhism 《人間佛教論文集》 — count: 55
• Thailand 泰國 Traces Over the Sky and Ocean 《海天遊踪》 — count: 53
• Hsing Yun Diary 22 - Opening the Door to the Mind: Balanced Compassion 星雲日記22～打開心門 平等的慈悲(1993/3/1～1993/3/15) Hsing Yun Diary (1993/1-1994/8) 《星雲日記(1993/1~1994/8)》 — count: 50
• Hsing Yun Diary 34 - The Path of Leading the Masses 星雲日記34～領眾之道 領眾之道(1995/3/16～1995/3/31) Hsing Yun Diary (1994/9-1996/12) 《星雲日記(1994/9~1996/12)》 — count: 47
• Remembering the Founding of the Monastery 開山記 A Life With Palms Joined 3 - The Causes and Conditions of One-Stroke Calligraphy 《合掌人生3－一筆字的因緣》 — count: 42
• Hsing Yun Diary 38 - Lowering Your Head: A Multi-Colored World 星雲日記38～低下頭 彩色世界(1995/12/16～1995/12/31) Hsing Yun Diary (1994/9-1996/12) 《星雲日記(1994/9~1996/12)》 — count: 41
• Hsing Yun Diary 34 - The Path of Leading the Masses: Facing Reality 星雲日記34～領眾之道 面對現實(1995/4/16～1995/4/30) Hsing Yun Diary (1994/9-1996/12) 《星雲日記(1994/9~1996/12)》 — count: 40
• 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: 38