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There are 20 total results for your 本來 search.

Characters Pronunciation
Romanization
Simple Dictionary Definition

本來


本来

see styles
běn lái
    ben3 lai2
pen lai
 honrai
original; originally; at first; it goes without saying; of course
Coming from the root, originally, fundamentally, 無始以來 from, or before, the very beginning.

本來斷


本来断

see styles
běn lái duàn
    ben3 lai2 duan4
pen lai tuan
 honrai dan
originally eliminated

本來有


本来有

see styles
běn lái yǒu
    ben3 lai2 you3
pen lai yu
 honrai u
inherent

本來無


本来无

see styles
běn lái wú
    ben3 lai2 wu2
pen lai wu
 honrai mu
originally inexistent

本來空


本来空

see styles
běn lái kōng
    ben3 lai2 kong1
pen lai k`ung
    pen lai kung
 honrai kū
That all things come from the Void, or Absolute, the 眞如.

從本來


从本来

see styles
cóng běn lái
    cong2 ben3 lai2
ts`ung pen lai
    tsung pen lai
 jū honrai
from the beginning

本來寂靜


本来寂静

see styles
běn lái jí jìng
    ben3 lai2 ji2 jing4
pen lai chi ching
 honrai jakujō
originally quiescent

本來成佛


本来成佛

see styles
běn lái chéng fó
    ben3 lai2 cheng2 fo2
pen lai ch`eng fo
    pen lai cheng fo
 honrai jōbutsu
All things being of Buddha become Buddha.

本來本心


本来本心

see styles
běn lái běn xīn
    ben3 lai2 ben3 xin1
pen lai pen hsin
 honrai honshin
original mind

本來法爾


本来法尔

see styles
běn lái fǎ ěr
    ben3 lai2 fa3 er3
pen lai fa erh
 honrai hōni
So from the beginning, interpreted as 自始自然.

本來淸淨


本来淸淨

see styles
běn lái qīng jìng
    ben3 lai2 qing1 jing4
pen lai ch`ing ching
    pen lai ching ching
 honrai shōjō
originally pure

本來無事


本来无事

see styles
běn lái wú shì
    ben3 lai2 wu2 shi4
pen lai wu shih
 honrai muji
originally there is nothing

本來無生


本来无生

see styles
běn lái wú shēng
    ben3 lai2 wu2 sheng1
pen lai wu sheng
 honrai mushō
originally unarisen

本來面目


本来面目

see styles
běn lái miàn mù
    ben3 lai2 mian4 mu4
pen lai mien mu
 honrai menmoku
(idiom) true colors; true features; original appearance
one's original face

上求本來


上求本来

see styles
shàng qiú běn lái
    shang4 qiu2 ben3 lai2
shang ch`iu pen lai
    shang chiu pen lai
 jōgu honrai
Similar to the first half of 上求菩提下化衆生 Above to seek bodhi, below to save all. 本來 means the original or Buddha-nature, which is the real nature of all beings.

本來無一物


本来无一物

see styles
běn lái wú yī wù
    ben3 lai2 wu2 yi1 wu4
pen lai wu i wu
 honrai mu ichi motsu
Originally not a thing existing, or before anything existed— a subject of meditation.

本來無生法性


本来无生法性

see styles
běn lái wú shēng fǎ xìng
    ben3 lai2 wu2 sheng1 fa3 xing4
pen lai wu sheng fa hsing
 honrai mushō hosshō
originally unborn essential nature

煩惱本來空寂


烦恼本来空寂

see styles
fán nǎo běn lái kōng jí
    fan2 nao3 ben3 lai2 kong1 ji2
fan nao pen lai k`ung chi
    fan nao pen lai kung chi
 bonnō honrai kū jaku
afflictions are originally empty

自性本來淸淨


自性本来淸淨

see styles
zì xìng běn lái qīng jìng
    zi4 xing4 ben3 lai2 qing1 jing4
tzu hsing pen lai ch`ing ching
    tzu hsing pen lai ching ching
 jishō honrai shōjō
[its] fundamental nature is originally pure

本來自性淸淨涅槃


本来自性淸淨涅槃

see styles
běn lái zì xìng qīng jìng niè pán
    ben3 lai2 zi4 xing4 qing1 jing4 nie4 pan2
pen lai tzu hsing ch`ing ching nieh p`an
    pen lai tzu hsing ching ching nieh pan
 honrai jishō shōjō nehan
nirvāṇa of the originally pure self-nature

Entries with 2nd row of characters: The 2nd row is Simplified Chinese.

This page contains 20 results for "本來" in Chinese and/or Japanese.



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A lot of westerners can't tell the difference between Chinese and Japanese - and there is a reason for that. Chinese characters and even whole words were borrowed by Japan from the Chinese language in the 5th century. Much of the time, if a word or character is used in both languages, it will have the same or a similar meaning. However, this is not always true. Language evolves, and meanings independently change in each language.

Example: The Chinese character 湯 for soup (hot water) has come to mean bath (hot water) in Japanese. They have the same root meaning of "hot water", but a 湯屋 sign on a bathhouse in Japan would lead a Chinese person to think it was a "soup house" or a place to get a bowl of soup. See this: Japanese Bath House

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