妙 miào

1. miào adjective wonderful; fantastic
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: Middle Chinese: mjiewH ; as in 美妙 (Guoyu '妙' adj 1; Kroll 2015 '妙' 1; NCCED '妙' 2)
2. miào adjective clever
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: (NCCED '妙' 3)
3. miào adjective subtle; mysterious; profound; abstruse; mystical
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: In the sense of 神奇, as in 奇妙 (Guoyu '妙' adj 2; Kroll 2015 '妙' 2; NCCED '妙' 1) As used by Zhi Yi of the Tiantai Buddhist school and others. Zhi Yi remarked in the Fa Hua Xuan Yi that 'That which is beyond conceptualization is called subtle.' (Swanson 1989, p. 15)
4. miào adjective fine; delicate
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: (NCCED '妙' 1; Kroll 2015 '妙' 2a)
5. miào adjective young
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: As in 幼小 (Guoyu '妙' adj 4; Kroll 2015 '妙' 3)
6. miào adjective interesting
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: As in 有趣 (Guoyu '妙' adj 3)
7. miào noun profound reasoning
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: (Guoyu '妙' n 1)
8. miào proper noun Miao
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Names , Concept: Surname 姓氏
   Notes: (Guoyu '妙' n 1)
9. miào adjective Wonderful
   Domain: Buddhism 佛教 , Subdomain: Fo Guang Shan
   Notes: (Glossary of Humanistic Buddhism)
10. miào adjective wonderful; beautiful; suksma
    Domain: Buddhism 佛教
    Notes: Sanskrit equivalent: sūkṣma, or: mañju, Japanese: myō (BCSD '妙', p. 356; DJBT '妙', p. 430; MW 'sūkṣma' 2; SH '妙', p. 234)

Contained in

• 妙法 Wondrous Dharma ; the wonderful Dharma; the wonderful truth; saddharma; the Dharma; the teachings of the Buddha
• 妙成就法 ritual for wonderful attainment; susuddhikara
• 妙焰海天王 King Ocean of Subtle Flames
• 大妙音 loud wonderful voice
• 佛说延寿妙门陀罗尼经(佛說延壽妙門陀羅尼經) Sumukhanāmadhāraṇīsūtra; Fo Shuo Yan Shou Miao Men Tuoluoni Jing
• 妙手无多子(妙手無多子) there are not many with such wonderful skill
• 妙慧童女经(妙慧童女經) Sumatī Sūtra; Sumatidārikāparipṛcchā
• 圣妙吉祥真实名经(聖妙吉祥真實名經) Sheng Miao Jixiang Zhenshi Ming Jing
• 妙道 a profound principle ; Wondrous Way ; Miao Dao ; an unsurpassed way
• 北方毘沙门多闻宝藏天王神妙陀罗尼别行仪轨(北方毘沙門多聞寶藏天王神妙陀羅尼別行儀軌) Vaisravana of the North Wonderful Dharani and Other Cultivation Liturgy; Bei Fang Pishamen Duo Wen Baozang Tianwang Shen Miao Tuoluoni Bie Xing Yi Gui
• 妙色陀罗尼经(妙色陀羅尼經) Surūpadhāraṇīsūtra; Miao Se Tuoluoni Jing
• 妙德 Wonderful Virtue
• 妙吉祥平等秘密最上观门大教王经(妙吉祥平等祕密最上觀門大教王經) Wonderful, Universal, Secret and Highest Method for Meditation, Great Teaching King of Sūtras; Miao Jixiang Pingdeng Mimi Zuishang Guan Men Da Jiao Wang Jing
• 净智妙圆(淨智妙圓) pure wisdom is wonderful and complete
• 妙臂印幢陀罗尼经(妙臂印幢陀羅尼經) Dhvajāgrakeyūrā; Miao Bi Yin Chuang Tuoluoni Jing
• 妙喜 Miaoxi; Dahui Zonggao; Zonggao
• 妙用 skillful use; magical use ; Miao Yong
• 妙庄严王(妙莊嚴王) King Wonderful Adornment
• 妙高山 Mount Sumeru; Mount Meru
• 大清净妙(大清淨妙) Great Pure and Marvelous; Māyā
• 一切如来大秘密王未曾有最上微妙大曼拏罗经(一切如來大祕密王未曾有最上微妙大曼拏羅經) Great Secret Wonderous Abdhutadharma Mandala of All Tathagatas Sutra; Yiqie Rulai Da Mimi Wang Wei Ceng You Zuishang Weimiao Da Man Na Luo Jing
• 妙源 Miao Yuan
• 妙玄独脚(妙玄獨腳) walking alone through the wonderful mystery
• 说妙法决定业障经(說妙法決定業障經) Shuo Miao Fa Jueding Yezhang Jing ; Shuo Miao Fa Jueding Yezhang Jing
• 真空妙有 True Emptiness and Wondrous Existence
• 妙吉祥平等瑜伽秘密观身成佛仪轨(妙吉祥平等瑜伽祕密觀身成佛儀軌) Wonderful, Auspicious Yoga Esoteric Visualization Ritual for Attainment of Buddhahood; Miao Jixiang Pingdeng Yujia Mimi Guan Shen Cheng Fo Yi Gui
• 六根妙用 眼中慈悲人缘好 耳裏善听人增慧 鼻内清爽人健康 口舌赞美人欢喜 身做好事人有益 心性有佛人成道(六根妙用 眼中慈悲人緣好 耳裏善听人增慧 鼻內清爽人健康 口舌讚美人歡喜 身做好事人有益 心性有佛人成道) Making Good Use of the Six Sensory Faculties Compassionate eyes help build good relationships. Patient ears help enhance your wisdom. A clear nose helps ensure good health. A complimenting tongue helps create joy. Beneficial deeds help bring good to others. A Buddha-like mind makes attainment possible.
• 微妙色 unmatched colors
• 妙法莲华经忧波提舍(妙法蓮華經憂波提舍) Saddharmapuṇḍarīkopadeśa; Miaofa Lianhua Jing You Bo Ti She
• 妙法莲华经玄义(妙法蓮華經玄義) Miaofa Lianhua Jing Xuan Yi
• 添品妙法莲华经(添品妙法蓮華經) The Lotus Sutra; Tian Pin Miaofa Lianhua Jing
• 心口妙香 Fragrant Mind and Speech
• 妙音佛 Manjughosa; Wonderful Sound Buddha
• 妙色王因缘经(妙色王因緣經) Miao Se Wang Yinyuan Jing
• 妙法圣念处经(妙法聖念處經) Saddharmasmṛtyupasthānasūtra; Miao Fa Sheng Nian Chu Jing
• 妙心 Wondrous Mind

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妙招 、 妙笔 、 莫名其妙 、 理微妙 、 惟妙惟肖 、 妙处 、 妙在不言中 、 美妙 、 妙语如珠 、 妙手空空 、 穷极其妙 、 妙笔生花 、 妙品 、 绝妙好辞 、 隽妙

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• My Fate with an Honorary Doctorate 我與榮譽博士的緣分 Buddhist Affinities over a Century 6 - Culture and Education 2 《百年佛緣6－文教篇2》 — count: 70
• My Translation Staff 我的翻譯人員 Buddhist Affinities over a Century 2 - Life 2 《百年佛緣2－生活篇2》 — count: 33
• Fo Guang Shan Bodhisatta Bhiksunis 佛光山菩薩比丘尼 Buddhist Affinities over a Century 8 - A Monastic's Faith 2 《百年佛緣8－僧信篇2》 — count: 25
• Philippines 菲律賓 Traces Over the Sky and Ocean 《海天遊踪》 — count: 19
• 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: 19
• Taiwanese Bhiksunis 台灣的比丘尼 Buddhist Affinities over a Century 8 - A Monastic's Faith 2 《百年佛緣8－僧信篇2》 — count: 18
• My Ideas for Establishing a European Buddhist Center 我想建立歐洲佛教中心 Buddhist Affinities over a Century 10 - Places of Practice 2 《百年佛緣10－道場篇2》 — count: 16
• The Three Pure Land Sutras 淨土三經 Buddhism Series 2 - Canonical Texts 《佛教叢書2－經典》 — count: 16
• 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: 15
• The Qualities of my Group of Attendants 我的侍者群相 Buddhist Affinities over a Century 1 - Life 1 《百年佛緣1－生活篇1》 — count: 15

Collocations

• 妙义 (妙義) 體悟無住的實相般若妙義 — Lectures on the Diamond Sutra 《金剛經講話》, True faith is rare in the world - Part 6 [Translation of Canonical Source Text and Notes] 真實信心世間稀有分第六 【譯文　原典　注釋】 — count: 12
• 妙谛 (妙諦) 世尊每每在宣講法音妙諦時 — Lectures on the Diamond Sutra 《金剛經講話》, Dharma Assembly starts: building causes and conditions - Part 1 [Lecture] 法會啟建因緣分第一 【講話】 — count: 11
• 金刚妙 (金剛妙) 金剛妙諦具足三寶 — 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: 5
• 般若妙 (般若妙) 般若妙諦 — Lectures on the Diamond Sutra 《金剛經講話》, True faith is rare in the world - Part 6 [Lecture] 真實信心世間稀有分第六 【講話】 — count: 5
• 妙空 (妙空) 一位修行更加高深的妙空禪師知道這件事 — One Hundred Lessons on Monastery Language and Affairs 4: Assemblies and Dharma Services 《僧事百講4－集會共修》, Lecture 6: The Practice of Giving Up 第六講．放的修行 — count: 5
• 妙性 (妙性) 佛之妙性也 — Lectures on the Diamond Sutra 《金剛經講話》, Making the Buddha realm magnificint without dwelling in appearances - Part 10 [Lecture] 莊嚴佛土無有住相分第十 【講話】 — count: 5
• 生妙 (生妙) 真空生妙有 — Lectures on the Platform Sutra of the Sixth Patriarch 《六祖壇經講話》, Questions and Discussion 問題討論 — count: 5
• 妙力 (妙力) 觀世音菩薩不思議解脫的妙力 — The Universal Gate : a Commentary on Avalokitesvara's Universal Gate Sutra 《觀世音菩薩普門品講話》, 2: The Thirty Three Manifestations of Avalokiteśvara (heavenly body and human body) 二．三十三身（天身、人身） — count: 4
• 妙旨 (妙旨) 這實在是大乘實教的妙旨 — The Universal Gate : a Commentary on Avalokitesvara's Universal Gate Sutra 《觀世音菩薩普門品講話》, 4: Exhortation to Practice 四．勸持 — count: 4
• 妙味 (妙味) 妙味 — 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: 4