Jiu ju, Jiǔ jū, Jiǔ jù, Jiū jǔ, Jiū jū, Jiù jū: 11 definitions

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Chinese Buddhism

1) 九居 [jiu ju]—v. 九有情居 [jiu you qing ju].

2) 九居 [jiu ju]—see also 九有 [jiu you], 九地 [jiu de], 九禪 [jiu chan] and 九定 [jiu ding]; the nine happy abodes or states of sentient beings of the 長阿含經 [zhang a han jing] 9; they are the 七識住 [qi shi zhu] seven abodes or stages of perception or consciousness to which are added the fifth and ninth below: (1) 欲界之人天 [yu jie zhi ren tian] the world and the six deva-heavens of desire in which there is variety of bodies (or personalities) and thinking (or ideas); (2) 梵衆天 [fan zhong tian] the three brahma heavens where bodies differ but thinking is the same, the first dhyāna heaven; (3) 極光淨天 [ji guang jing tian] the three bright and pure heavens where bodies are identical but thinking diners, the second dhyāna heaven; (4) 遍淨天 [bian jing tian] the three universally pure heavens where bodies and thinking are the same, the third dhyāna heaven; (5) 無想天 [wu xiang tian] the no-thinking or no-thought heaven, the highest of the four dhyāna heavens; (6) 空無邊處 [kong wu bian chu] limitless space, the first of the formless realms; (7) 識無邊處 [shi wu bian chu] limitless percepton, the second ditto; (8) 無所有處 [wu suo you chu] nothingness, the place beyond things, the third ditto; and (9) 非想非非想 [fei xiang fei fei xiang] beyond thought or non-thought, the fourth ditto.

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

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九聚 [jiu ju]—Nine Groups: [Term (名數 [ming shu])] Refers to the nine groups formed by additionally adding one group, Sthūlātyaya (偷蘭遮 [tou lan zhe]), to the Eight Groups (八聚 [ba ju]).

九聚—【名數】於八聚上更加偷蘭遮一聚而為九聚。

[míng shù] yú bā jù shàng gèng jiā tōu lán zhē yī jù ér wèi jiǔ jù.

[ming shu] yu ba ju shang geng jia tou lan zhe yi ju er wei jiu ju.

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九居 [jiu ju]—(jiǔ jū) — [Term] An abbreviation of the nine abodes of sentient beings (九有情居 [jiu you qing ju]). Jigui Zhuan (寄歸傳 [ji gui chuan]), Vol. 1, states: "Upholding [the Dharma] for eight kalpas, widely saving those in the nine abodes." Xingshi Chao (行事鈔 [xing shi chao]), Vol. 4, Part 2, states: "The Three Realms (三界 [san jie]) and the nine abodes are indeed the dwelling places of sentient beings (眾生 [zhong sheng])."

九居—【名數】九有情居之略。寄歸傳一曰:「住持八紀,弘濟九居。」行事鈔四之二曰:「三界九居既是眾生居處。」

[míng shù] jiǔ yǒu qíng jū zhī lüè. jì guī chuán yī yuē: “zhù chí bā jì, hóng jì jiǔ jū.” xíng shì chāo sì zhī èr yuē: “sān jiè jiǔ jū jì shì zhòng shēng jū chù.”

[ming shu] jiu you qing ju zhi lue. ji gui chuan yi yue: "zhu chi ba ji, hong ji jiu ju." xing shi chao si zhi er yue: "san jie jiu ju ji shi zhong sheng ju chu."

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

1) 九居 ts = jiǔ jū p refers to [phrase] “nine abodes”; Domain: Buddhism 佛教 [fu jiao]; Notes: See 九有情居 [jiu you qing ju] (SH '九居 [jiu ju]', p. 17).

2) 九居 ts = jiǔ jū p refers to [phrase] “the nine abodes”; Domain: Buddhism 佛教 [fu jiao]; Notes: See 九有情居 [jiu you qing ju] (SH '九有情居 [jiu you qing ju]', p. 18)..

Source: NTI Reader: Chinese-English Buddhist dictionary
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久居 [jiǔ jū] [jiu ju]—
Long-term residency (長期居留 [zhang qi ju liu]). From Romance of the Three Kingdoms (《三國演義 [san guo yan yi]》), Chapter 9: "Although I am favored by the Grand Tutor (太師 [tai shi]), I fear this place is not suitable for a long stay, and I will surely be harmed by Lü Bu (呂布 [lu bu])." From A Brief History of Civilization (《文明小史 [wen ming xiao shi]》), Chapter 49: "My dear friend, having lived in Hong Kong (香港 [xiang gang]) for a long time, you are very familiar with all matters of Sino-foreign relations (中外交涉 [zhong wai jiao she]), and I am deeply impressed."

久居:長期居留。《三國演義》第九回:「雖蒙太師憐愛,但恐此處不宜久居,必被呂布所害。」《文明小史》第四九回:「老兄久居香港,於中外交涉一切,熟悉得很,兄弟佩服之至。」

jiǔ jū: zhǎng qī jū liú. < sān guó yǎn yì> dì jiǔ huí: “suī méng tài shī lián ài, dàn kǒng cǐ chù bù yí jiǔ jū, bì bèi lǚ bù suǒ hài.” < wén míng xiǎo shǐ> dì sì jiǔ huí: “lǎo xiōng jiǔ jū xiāng gǎng, yú zhōng wài jiāo shè yī qiè, shú xī dé hěn, xiōng dì pèi fú zhī zhì.”

jiu ju: zhang qi ju liu. < san guo yan yi> di jiu hui: "sui meng tai shi lian ai, dan kong ci chu bu yi jiu ju, bi bei lu bu suo hai." < wen ming xiao shi> di si jiu hui: "lao xiong jiu ju xiang gang, yu zhong wai jiao she yi qie, shu xi de hen, xiong di pei fu zhi zhi."

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僦居 [jiù jū] [jiu ju]—
Living in rented accommodation (租屋居住 [zu wu ju zhu]). From Duan Anjie's (段安節 [duan an jie]) "Miscellaneous Records of Music Bureau" (樂府雜錄 [le fu za lu]), chapter "Bìlì" (觱篥 [bi li]) from the Tang (唐 [tang]) Dynasty: "Within a few months, [he] arrived in the capital (京 [jing]) and visited Yu Chiqing (尉遲青 [wei chi qing]). His residence (所居 [suo ju]) was in Changle Fang (常樂坊 [chang le fang]), so [he] rented accommodation nearby."

僦居:租屋居住。唐.段安節《樂府雜錄.觱篥》:「不數月,到京,訪尉遲青,所居在常樂坊,乃側近僦居。」

jiù jū: zū wū jū zhù. táng. duàn ān jié < lè fǔ zá lù. bì lì>: “bù shù yuè, dào jīng, fǎng wèi chí qīng, suǒ jū zài cháng lè fāng, nǎi cè jìn jiù jū.”

jiu ju: zu wu ju zhu. tang. duan an jie < le fu za lu. bi li>: "bu shu yue, dao jing, fang wei chi qing, suo ju zai chang le fang, nai ce jin jiu ju."

Source: moedict.tw: Mengdian Mandarin Chinese Dictionary

九居 [jiǔ jū] refers to: “nine abodes”.

九居 is further associated with the following language/terms:

[Related Chinese terms] 九門.

[Vietnamese] cửu cư.

[Korean] 구거 / gu geo.

[Japanese] クコ / ku ko.

Source: DILA Glossaries: Digital Dictionary of Buddhism
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