八方 bā fāng
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bā fāng
set phrase
the eight points of the compass; all directions
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: (CC-CEDICT '八方'; Guoyu '八方') -
bā fāng
set phrase
eight directions; aṣṭadiś
Domain: Buddhism 佛教
Notes: Sanskrit equivalent: aṣṭadiś; for example in the 妙法蓮華經 Lotus Sutra (MW 'aṣṭadiś'; Braarvig 2020, ch. 11; Hurvitz 2009, p. 186; Kern tr. 1884, ch. 11; Vaidya 1960, p. 151; T 262, Scroll 4, 9.0033b02)
Contained in
- 施八方天仪则(施八方天儀則) Offering to the Devas of the Eight Directions Liturgy; Shi Ba Fang Tian Yi Ze
Also contained in
八方受敌 、 四面八方 、 眼观四面，耳听八方 、 眼观六路耳听八方
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Truncated for common words
- Chapter 1: A Plan for Life - People's Surroundings 卷一 人生之計 ■人的周遭 Life's Ten Thousand Affairs 11 - Life's Possessions 《人間萬事11－生命的擁有》 — count: 3
- Lotus Sutra 妙法蓮華經 Buddhism Series 2 - Canonical Texts 《佛教叢書2－經典》 — count: 2
- Humanistic Buddhism: A Blueprint for Life 人間佛教的藍圖 Humanistic Buddhism Series 5 - The Human World and Practice 《人間佛教系列5－人間與實踐》 — count: 1
- Standards for Language in Buddhist Monasteries 佛教叢林語言規範 Treatises on Humanistic Buddhism 《人間佛教論文集》 — count: 1
- Hsing Yun Diary 21 - Compassion is the Treasure of the Buddha's law: The Power of Repentance 星雲日記21～慈悲是寶藏 懺悔的力量(1993/2/16～1993/2/28) Hsing Yun Diary (1993/1-1994/8) 《星雲日記(1993/1~1994/8)》 — count: 1
- Section 1 India - Chapter 8: Practice of the Bodhisattva Path 第一篇 印度篇 第八章 菩薩道的實踐 Buddhism Series 5 - Buddhist History 《佛教叢書5－教史》 — count: 1
- The Three Pure Land Sutras 淨土三經 Buddhism Series 2 - Canonical Texts 《佛教叢書2－經典》 — count: 1
- Hsing Yun Diary 41 - What Samsara is Like: Principles of Using Money 星雲日記41～生死一如 用錢之道(1996/5/1~1996/5/15) Hsing Yun Diary (1994/9-1996/12) 《星雲日記(1994/9~1996/12)》 — count: 1
- The Human Warmth of Humanistic Buddhism - 2 人間佛教的人情味 之二 Buddhism Series 10 - Humanistic Buddhism 《佛教叢書10－人間佛教》 — count: 1
- Chapter 4: Keeping in Step with the World - Two Hands can do Anything 卷四 與世界接軌 ■雙手萬能 Life's Ten Thousand Affairs 8 - The World's Energy 《人間萬事8－人間的能源》 — count: 1
Collocations
- 听八方 (聽八方) 耳朵能聽八方 — Between Ignorance and Enlightenment 2 - Prescription for the Heart 《迷悟之間(二)度一切苦厄》, The Almighty Human 萬能的人類 — count: 11
- 光照八方 (光照八方) 光照八方 — Treatises on Humanistic Buddhism 《人間佛教論文集》, Humanistic Buddhism: A Blueprint for Life (1) 人間佛教的藍圖（上） — count: 4
- 八方情理 (八方情理) 八方情理 — Life's Ten Thousand Affairs 11 - Life's Possessions 《人間萬事11－生命的擁有》, Chapter 1: A Plan for Life - People's Surroundings 卷一 人生之計 ■人的周遭 — count: 2