西来意 (西來意) xī lái yì
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xī lái yì
phrase
the purpose of coming to the West
Domain: Buddhism 佛教 , Subdomain: Chan
Notes: Quote: from Koan 17 in 碧巖錄 “Blue Cliff Record” (Amies 2021 tr.; see also Ch’ung-hsien, K’o-ch’in, and Thomas F. Cleary trans. 1998, p. 99; T 2003, Scroll 2) -
xīlái yì
phrase
the purpose of coming from the West
Domain: Buddhism 佛教 , Subdomain: Chan
Notes: See 祖師西來意 (FGDB '祖師西來意')
Contained in
- 祖师西来意(祖師西來意) Bodhidharma coming from the West ; the patriarch's purpose of coming from the West
- 龙牙西来意(龍牙西來意) Longya asks about the meaning of Chan
- 香林西来意(香林西來意) Xianglin's purpose for coming West
Word is mentioned most frequently in
Truncated for common words
- Hsing Yun Diary 3 - Not Bearing a Purpose in Coming West 星雲日記３～不負西來意 不負西來意(1990/1/16~1/31) Hsing Yun Diary (1989/7-1991/4) 《星雲日記(1989/7~1991/4)》 — count: 3
- Shi Poetry - Seven Syllable 詩 ■七言 Buddhism Series 9 - Art and Literature 《佛教叢書9－藝文》 — count: 3
- Non-attachment and no speaking overcome obstructions to logical reasoning - Part 7 [Lecture] 無得無說破事理障分第七 【講話】 Lectures on the Diamond Sutra 《金剛經講話》 — count: 3
- Taking Advantage 順 勢 Between Ignorance and Enlightenment 12 - The Stages of Life 《迷悟之間(十二)生活的層次》 — count: 1
- Hsing Yun Diary 3 - Not Bearing a Purpose in Coming West: A Tree Leaf and a Leaf of Gold 星雲日記３～不負西來意 片葉片金(1990/1/1~1/15) Hsing Yun Diary (1989/7-1991/4) 《星雲日記(1989/7~1991/4)》 — count: 1
- Hsing Yun Diary 3 - Not Bearing a Purpose in Coming West: Able to Bear and Able to Give 星雲日記３～不負西來意 受得起也給得起(1990/2/1~2/15) Hsing Yun Diary (1989/7-1991/4) 《星雲日記(1989/7~1991/4)》 — count: 1
- 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: 1
- Coming and Leaving 來發 A Life With Palms Joined 4 - Hunger 《合掌人生4－飢餓》 — count: 1
- Hsing Yun Diary 8 - Compassion does not have a Fixed Location: The Purity of Intrinsic Nature 星雲日記８～慈悲不是定點 自性本清淨(1990/12/16~12/31) Hsing Yun Diary (1989/7-1991/4) 《星雲日記(1989/7~1991/4)》 — count: 1
- A Win-Win Situation For All 皆大歡喜 Hundred Sayings 3 - A Win-Win Situation For All 《往事百語3－皆大歡喜》 — count: 1
Collocations
- 负西来意 (負西來意) 不負西來意 — Hsing Yun Diary (1989/7-1991/4) 《星雲日記(1989/7~1991/4)》, Hsing Yun Diary 3 - Not Bearing a Purpose in Coming West: Being a Good Teacher and Helpful Friend Throughout One's Life by Zhong Rongji 星雲日記３～不負西來意 一生的良師益友／鍾榮吉 — count: 7
- 片西来意 (片西來意) 現前一片西來意 — 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》, The Causes and Conditions of One-Stroke Calligraphy 一筆字的因緣 — count: 2