Jue zhi, Jué zhī, Juē zhí, Jué zhì: 7 definitions
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Chinese Buddhism
覺支 [jue zhi]—The various branches or modes of enlightenment; for the seven 覺支 [jue zhi] v. 七菩提分 [qi pu ti fen].
[The following represents an unverified English translation. For all purposes consult the original Chinese text.]
覺支 [jue zhi]—(Juézhī) — [Technical Term] Discerning the correctness or deviation of mental states (心術 [xin shu]) is called an awakening method (覺法 [jue fa]). Since there is more than one such awakening, it is referred to as a 'limb' or 'factor' (支 [zhi]). The old translation is Bodhi-anga (菩提分 [pu ti fen]), where Bodhi (菩提 [pu ti]) means 'awakening'.
覺支—【術語】覺察心術之偏正，謂之覺法，其覺非一，故云支。舊譯稱菩提分（菩提譯覺）。
[shù yǔ] jué chá xīn shù zhī piān zhèng, wèi zhī jué fǎ, qí jué fēi yī, gù yún zhī. jiù yì chēng pú tí fēn (pú tí yì jué).
[shu yu] jue cha xin shu zhi pian zheng, wei zhi jue fa, qi jue fei yi, gu yun zhi. jiu yi cheng pu ti fen (pu ti yi jue).
1) 覺知 t = 觉知 s = jué zhī p refers to [noun] “Awareness”; Domain: Buddhism 佛教 [fu jiao] , Subdomain: Fo Guang Shan; Notes: (Glossary of Humanistic Buddhism).
2) 覺支 t = 觉支 s = jué zhī p refers to [noun] “aid to enlightenment; branch of enlightenment; aspect of enlightenment; bodhyaṅga; bojjyanga”; Domain: Buddhism 佛教 [fu jiao]; Notes: Sanskrit equivalent: bodhyaṅga, Pali: bojjyaṅga or bojjyanga, Japanese: kakushi (BL 'bodhyaṅga', p. 139; FGDB '覺支 [jue zhi]'; JEBD 'Bodai-bun'; Red Pine 2012, loc. 5613) ..
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[The following represents an unverified English translation. For all purposes consult the original Chinese text.]
覺知 [jué zhī] [jue zhi]—
To perceive; to be aware of.
From 《史記 [shi ji]．卷一一八 [juan yi yi ba]．淮南王傳 [huai nan wang chuan]》 (Shǐjì, Volume 118, Biography of the King of Huainan):
「吏 [li]，使長安尉奇等往捕開章 [shi zhang an wei qi deng wang bu kai zhang]。」 (Lì juézhī, shǐ Cháng'ān wèi Qí děng wǎng bǔ Kāizhāng.)
The officials (吏 [li]) became aware, and sent Qi (奇 [qi]), the Commandant of Chang'an (長安尉 [zhang an wei]), and others to arrest (捕 [bu]) Kaizhang (開章 [kai zhang]).
From 《五代史平話 [wu dai shi ping hua]．周史 [zhou shi]．卷下 [juan xia]》 (Wǔdài Shǐ Pínghuà, History of Zhou, Volume Two):
「非尋常行道所由之徑 [fei xun chang xing dao suo you zhi jing]，民間皆不 [min jian jie bu]。」 (Fēi xúncháng xíngdào suǒ yóu zhī jìng, mínjiān jiē bù juézhī.)
It was not an ordinary (尋常 [xun chang]) path (徑 [jing]) taken (由 [you]) by travelers (行道 [xing dao]), and the common people (民間 [min jian]) were all unaware (不 [bu]) of it.
覺知：知覺。《史記．卷一一八．淮南王傳》：「吏覺知，使長安尉奇等往捕開章。」《五代史平話．周史．卷下》：「非尋常行道所由之徑，民間皆不覺知。」
jué zhī: zhī jué. < shǐ jì． juǎn yī yī bā． huái nán wáng chuán>: “lì jué zhī, shǐ zhǎng ān wèi qí děng wǎng bǔ kāi zhāng.” < wǔ dài shǐ píng huà． zhōu shǐ． juǎn xià>: “fēi xún cháng xíng dào suǒ yóu zhī jìng, mín jiān jiē bù jué zhī.”
jue zhi: zhi jue. < shi ji. juan yi yi ba. huai nan wang chuan>: "li jue zhi, shi zhang an wei qi deng wang bu kai zhang." < wu dai shi ping hua. zhou shi. juan xia>: "fei xun chang xing dao suo you zhi jing, min jian jie bu jue zhi."
1) 覺知 [jué zhī] refers to: “awaken to”.
覺知 is further associated with the following language/terms:
[Related Chinese terms] 悟; 平等覺; 得菩提; 成佛; 成正覺; 所證; 無上菩提; 無上覺; 現前等覺; 現正等覺; 現等覺; 等覺; 菩提; 覺; 覺如; 覺寤; 證; 證得; 證知; 阿毘三佛; 知; 了; 受; 語; 啓; 得解; 開悟; 開覺.
[Sanskrit] abhisaṃbodha; abhisaṃbodhanatā; anubudhī; jānīmaḥ...paśyāmaḥ; mata-jñāta; mata-vijñāta; prati-saṃ-vid; pratisaṃveda-yāti; pratisaṃvedayati; prativedayati; pratividdhā.
[Tibetan] rtogs pa; thugs su chud pa.
[Vietnamese] giác tri.
[Korean] 각지 / gakji.
[Japanese] カクチ / kakuchi.
2) 覺支 [jué zhī] refers to: “factors of enlightenment”.
覺支 is further associated with the following language/terms:
[Related Chinese terms] 菩提分; 菩提分法; 道品.
[Sanskrit] saṃbodhy-aṅga.
[Pali] bojjhaṅga; saṃbojjhaṅga.
[Tibetan] byang chub kyi yan lag.
[Vietnamese] giác chi.
[Korean] 각지 / gakji.
[Japanese] カクシ / kakushi.
3) 覺智 [jué zhì] refers to: “to be aware of”.
覺智 is further associated with the following language/terms:
[Pali] jānāti.
[Vietnamese] giác trí.
[Korean] 각지 / gakji.
[Japanese] カクチ / kakuchi.
4) 決智 [jué zhì] refers to: “decision”.
決智 is further associated with the following language/terms:
[Related Chinese terms] 決定智.
[Sanskrit] niścaya-jñāna.
[Vietnamese] quyết trí.
[Korean] 결지 / gyeolji.
[Japanese] ケッチ / ketchi.
Chinese language.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Jiao, Di, Zhi, Jue, Ti.
Starts with: Jue zhi qian nian qi e.
Full-text (+487): Qi deng jue zhi, Ze fa jue zhi, Chu jue zhi, Qi jue zhi, Nian jue zhi, Xi jue zhi, Ding jue zhi, Qi pu ti fen, Qing an jue zhi, Jing jin jue zhi, Qi jue fen, Pu ti fen, Zheng jue zhi, Qi bian jue zhi, San shi qi jue zhi, She jue zhi, Jian wen jue zhi, Jue zhi qian nian qi e, Jue fen, San shi qi dao pin.
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