Jian gu, Jiān gù, Jiǎn gǔ, Jiàn gǔ: 12 definitions

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堅固 [jian gu]—Firm and sure.

Source: archive.org: A Dictionary Of Chinese Buddhist Terms

[The following represents an unverified English translation. For all purposes consult the original Chinese text.]

堅固 [jian gu]—坚固 [jian gu] (jiāngù) — [Term] "坚 [jian] (jiān)" refers to something like the roots of a tree that cannot be pulled out. "固 [gu] (gù)" refers to something that does not change its original state due to other things. It means the mind's thoughts are unchangeable and unmoving. The Lotus Sutra (法华经 [fa hua jing]) says: "Wonderful Light (妙光 [miao guang])'s teaching has now become firm."

堅固—【術語】如樹之根株不能拔者云堅，從他物不變原態者云固。謂心念之不變不動也。法華經曰：「妙光教化今堅固。」

[shù yǔ] rú shù zhī gēn zhū bù néng bá zhě yún jiān, cóng tā wù bù biàn yuán tài zhě yún gù. wèi xīn niàn zhī bù biàn bù dòng yě. fǎ huá jīng yuē: “miào guāng jiào huà jīn jiān gù.”

[shu yu] ru shu zhi gen zhu bu neng ba zhe yun jian, cong ta wu bu bian yuan tai zhe yun gu. wei xin nian zhi bu bian bu dong ye. fa hua jing yue: "miao guang jiao hua jin jian gu."

Source: DILA Glossaries: Ding Fubao: Dictionary of Buddhist Studies

1) 堅固 _t = 坚固 _s = jiān gù _p refers to [noun] “sāla”; Domain: Buddhism 佛教 [fu jiao]; Notes: Sanskrit equivalent: sāla; a kind of tree (BCSD '堅固 [jian gu]'; Eitel 'sāla').

2) 堅固 _t = 坚固 _s = jiān gù _p refers to [proper noun] “Kevaṭṭạ”; Domain: Buddhism 佛教 [fu jiao] , Concept: Person 人 [ren]; Notes: Pali equivalent: kevaṭṭạ; the name of a person mentioned in the 《堅固經 [jian gu jing]》 ”Kevaṭṭa Sutta” (Dīgha Nikāya 11; FGDB '堅固經 [jian gu jing]'; https://suttacentral.net/pi/dn11)..

Source: NTI Reader: Chinese-English Buddhist dictionary

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Chinese Buddhism (漢傳佛教, hanchuan fojiao) is the form of Buddhism that developed in China, blending Mahayana teachings with Daoist and Confucian thought. Its texts are mainly in Classical Chinese, based on translations from Sanskrit. Major schools include Chan (Zen), Pure Land, Tiantai, and Huayan. Chinese Buddhism has greatly influenced East Asian religion and culture.

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戩穀 [jiǎn gǔ] [jian gu]—
1. Blessings and prosperity (福祿 [fu lu]). From The Book of Songs, Minor Odes, "Tianbao" (詩經 [shi jing]．小雅 [xiao ya]．天保 [tian bao]): "Heaven protects and establishes you, granting you (jiǎngǔ). Everything is suitable, receiving a hundred blessings (百祿 [bai lu]) from Heaven." Commentary by Mao Heng (毛亨 [mao heng]) of the Han Dynasty (漢 [han]): "戩 [jian] (jiǎn) means 福 [fu] (fú) (blessings); 穀 [gu] (gǔ) means 祿 [lu] (lù) (prosperity/emolument)."
2. Utmost goodness, perfection (盡善 [jin shan]、至善 [zhi shan]). From "Ode to the Two Marquises Zhang" (張二侯頌 [zhang er hou song]) by Lu Yun (陸雲 [lu yun]) of the Jin Dynasty (晉 [jin]): "When the spirits (神 [shen]) listen and contemplate, they grant us (jiǎngǔ)."

戩穀：1.福祿。《詩經．小雅．天保》：「天保定爾，俾爾戩穀。罄無不宜，受天百祿。」漢．毛亨．傳：「戩，福；穀，祿也。」
2.盡善、至善。晉．陸雲〈張二侯頌〉：「神之聽思，俾我戩穀。」

jiǎn gǔ:1. fú lù. < shī jīng． xiǎo yǎ． tiān bǎo>: “tiān bǎo dìng ěr, bǐ ěr jiǎn gǔ. qìng wú bù yí, shòu tiān bǎi lù.” hàn． máo hēng． chuán: “jiǎn, fú； gǔ, lù yě.”
2. jǐn shàn,, zhì shàn. jìn． lù yún 〈zhāng èr hóu sòng〉: “shén zhī tīng sī, bǐ wǒ jiǎn gǔ.”

jian gu:1. fu lu. < shi jing. xiao ya. tian bao>: "tian bao ding er, bi er jian gu. qing wu bu yi, shou tian bai lu." han. mao heng. chuan: "jian, fu; gu, lu ye."
2. jin shan,, zhi shan. jin. lu yun : "shen zhi ting si, bi wo jian gu."

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撿骨 [jiǎn gǔ] [jian gu]—
A custom in 臺灣 [tai wan] (Taiwan). It is a custom of exhuming the remains of ancestors, cleaning and sun-drying them, and then placing them into a 骨罈 [gu tan] (urn) for 遷葬 [qian zang] (reburial). The (bone-picking) process includes steps such as 掘墓 [jue mu] (grave excavation), (bone collection), 洗骨 [xi gu] (bone washing), 晒骨 [shai gu] (bone sun-drying), 點紅 [dian hong] (dotting red), 綁骨 [bang gu] (bone tying), 做頭 [zuo tou] (making a head), 裝金 [zhuang jin] (gilding) (placing bones into the urn), 開光點眼 [kai guang dian yan] (eye-dotting), and 遷葬 [qian zang] (reburial).

撿骨：一種臺灣風俗。將先人的遺骨撿起擦、晒後，裝入骨罈中遷葬的習俗。撿骨過程包括掘墓、撿骨、洗骨、晒骨、點紅、綁骨、做頭、裝金（將骨放入罈）、開光點眼、遷葬等步驟。

jiǎn gǔ: yī zhǒng tái wān fēng sú. jiāng xiān rén de yí gǔ jiǎn qǐ cā,, shài hòu, zhuāng rù gǔ tán zhōng qiān zàng de xí sú. jiǎn gǔ guò chéng bāo kuò jué mù,, jiǎn gǔ,, xǐ gǔ,, shài gǔ,, diǎn hóng,, bǎng gǔ,, zuò tóu,, zhuāng jīn (jiāng gǔ fàng rù tán),, kāi guāng diǎn yǎn,, qiān zàng děng bù zhòu.

jian gu: yi zhong tai wan feng su. jiang xian ren de yi gu jian qi ca,, shai hou, zhuang ru gu tan zhong qian zang de xi su. jian gu guo cheng bao kuo jue mu,, jian gu,, xi gu,, shai gu,, dian hong,, bang gu,, zuo tou,, zhuang jin (jiang gu fang ru tan),, kai guang dian yan,, qian zang deng bu zhou.

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諫鼓 [jiàn gǔ] [jian gu]—
A drum (鼓 [gu]) set up in the imperial court (朝廷 [chao ting]) for people (人民 [ren min]) to strike when offering remonstrance/advice (進諫 [jin jian]). According to "Guanzi: Huan Gong Wen" (《管子 [guan zi]．桓公問 [huan gong wen]》): "Yu (禹 [yu]) set up a remonstrance drum in the court (朝 [chao])."

諫鼓：設於朝廷，以供人民進諫時擊用的鼓。《管子．桓公問》：「禹立諫鼓於朝。」

jiàn gǔ: shè yú cháo tíng, yǐ gōng rén mín jìn jiàn shí jī yòng de gǔ. < guǎn zi． huán gōng wèn>: “yǔ lì jiàn gǔ yú cháo.”

jian gu: she yu chao ting, yi gong ren min jin jian shi ji yong de gu. < guan zi. huan gong wen>: "yu li jian gu yu chao."

Source: moedict.tw: Mengdian Mandarin Chinese Dictionary

1) 兼顧 _t = 兼顾 _s = jiān gù _p refers to “to handle two or more responsibilities at the same time; to balance (career and family, or work and studies etc)”.

2) 堅固 _t = 坚固 _s = jiān gù _p refers to “firm/firmly/hard/stable”..

3) 撿骨 _t = 捡骨 _s = jiǎn gǔ _p refers to “bone-gathering, a custom of Fujian and Taiwan in which a son recovers the bones of his deceased father from the grave and places them in an urn for permanent storage at a different location”..

4) 薦骨 _t = 荐骨 _s = jiàn gǔ _p refers to “(anatomy) sacrum”..

Source: CC-CEDICT: Community maintained free Chinese-English dictionary

1) 諫鼓 _t = 谏鼓 _s = jiàn gǔ _p refers to [verb] “to establish a dynasty”; Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文 [wen yan wen]; Notes: (Guoyu '諫鼓 [jian gu]') .

2) 堅固 _t = 坚固 _s = jiān gù _p refers to [adjective] “solid; firm; hard; stable; steadfast”; Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 [xian dai han yu]; Notes: (CC-CEDICT '堅固 [jian gu]'; Guoyu '堅固 [jian gu]'; Mathews 1931 '堅固 [jian gu]', p. 112)..

3) 薦骨 _t = 荐骨 _s = jiàn gǔ _p refers to [noun] “sacrum (bone at the base of the spine)”; Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 [xian dai han yu]; Notes: (CC-CEDICT '薦骨 [jian gu]'; Guoyu '薦骨 [jian gu]'; Mathews 1931 '薦骨 [jian gu]', p. 121) ..

4) 兼顧 _t = 兼顾 _s = jiān gù _p refers to [verb] “to attend simultaneously to two or more things; to balance (career and family, family and education etc)”; Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 [xian dai han yu]; Notes: (CC-CEDICT '兼顧 [jian gu]') ..

Source: NTI Reader: Chinese-English dictionary

堅固 [jiān gù] refers to: “solid”.

堅固 is further associated with the following language/terms:

[Related Chinese terms] 凝然常; 無怯劣; 無怯弱; 無有怯劣; 堅猛; 娑羅樹.

[Sanskrit] anitya-asāra-saṃjñā; anutsṛṣṭa; asaṃlīna; dhrdha-sāra; dhruya; dṛḍha-parākrama; dṛḍha-sāra; dṛḍhātma-bhāva; nirūḍhi; sāla-vṛkṣa; sāra-dṛḍha; utkṣipyate.

[Pali] dhuva.

[Tibetan] snying po.

[Vietnamese] kiên cố.

[Korean] 견고 / gyeongo.

[Japanese] ケンゴ / kengo.

Source: DILA Glossaries: Digital Dictionary of Buddhism

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