Liu jian, Liù jiàn, Liū jiān: 5 definitions

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In Buddhism

Chinese Buddhism

1) 六劍 [liu jian]—The six swords (or arrows), i. e. the six senses, v. 六塵 [liu chen], which are defined as the qualities of sight, sound, smell, taste, touch, and mind.

2) 六箭 [liu jian]—The six swords (or arrows), i. e. the six senses, v. 六塵 [liu chen], which are defined as the qualities of sight, sound, smell, taste, touch, and mind.

3) 六箭 [liu jian]—The six arrows, i. e. the six senses; v. 六塵 [liu chen].

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

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

六劍 [liu jian]—Six Swords — [Metaphor (譬喻 [pi yu])] These six phenomena: form (色 [se]), sound (聲 [sheng]), smell (香 [xiang]), taste (味 [wei]), luxurious clothes (華服 [hua fu]), and evil thoughts (邪念 [xie nian]), are like sword blades. These are the six dusts (六塵 [liu chen]). The Sutra of the Collection of the Six Perfections (六度集經 [liu du ji jing]), Volume 5, states: "I take the nation as a den of resentment, and form, sound, smell, taste, luxurious clothes, and evil thoughts as six swords that cut my body and six arrows that pierce my body."

六劍—【譬喻】色，聲，香，味，華服，邪念之六法，譬如劍刃，即六塵是也。六度集經五曰：「吾以國為怨窟，以色聲香味華服邪念為六劍截吾身六箭射吾體。」

[pì yù] sè, shēng, xiāng, wèi, huá fú, xié niàn zhī liù fǎ, pì rú jiàn rèn, jí liù chén shì yě. liù dù jí jīng wǔ yuē: “wú yǐ guó wèi yuàn kū, yǐ sè shēng xiāng wèi huá fú xié niàn wèi liù jiàn jié wú shēn liù jiàn shè wú tǐ.”

[pi yu] se, sheng, xiang, wei, hua fu, xie nian zhi liu fa, pi ru jian ren, ji liu chen shi ye. liu du ji jing wu yue: "wu yi guo wei yuan ku, yi se sheng xiang wei hua fu xie nian wei liu jian jie wu shen liu jian she wu ti."

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

六箭 [liu jian]—Six Arrows — [Metaphor] The dharmas of the six sense-objects (六塵 [liu chen]) such as form and sound, etc., can harm the wisdom-life (慧命 [hui ming]) of sentient beings, hence they are likened to arrows. Chapter 5 of the Sutra of the Collection of the Six Perfections (六度集經 [liu du ji jing]) says: "I take the country as a den of enemies, and I take form, sound, smell, taste, luxurious clothing, and evil thoughts (邪念 [xie nian]) as six swords (六劍 [liu jian]) cutting my body and six arrows shooting my body."

六箭—【譬喻】色聲等六塵之法，能害眾生之慧命，故以箭為譬。六度集經五曰：「吾以國為怨窟，以色聲香味華服邪念為六劍截吾身六箭射吾體。」

[pì yù] sè shēng děng liù chén zhī fǎ, néng hài zhòng shēng zhī huì mìng, gù yǐ jiàn wèi pì. liù dù jí jīng wǔ yuē: “wú yǐ guó wèi yuàn kū, yǐ sè shēng xiāng wèi huá fú xié niàn wèi liù jiàn jié wú shēn liù jiàn shè wú tǐ.”

[pi yu] se sheng deng liu chen zhi fa, neng hai zhong sheng zhi hui ming, gu yi jian wei pi. liu du ji jing wu yue: "wu yi guo wei yuan ku, yi se sheng xiang wei hua fu xie nian wei liu jian jie wu shen liu jian she wu ti."

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

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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.

Languages of India and abroad

Chinese-English dictionary

溜肩 _ts = liū jiān _p refers to “sloping shoulders”.

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

1) 六箭 [liù jiàn] refers to: “six arrows”.

六箭 is further associated with the following language/terms:

[Vietnamese] lục tiễn.

[Korean] 육전 / yukjeon.

[Japanese] ロクゼン / rokusen.

2) 六劍 [liù jiàn] refers to: “six swords”.

六劍 is further associated with the following language/terms:

[Vietnamese] lục kiếm.

[Korean] 육검 / yukgeom.

[Japanese] ロッケン / rokken.

Source: DILA Glossaries: Digital Dictionary of Buddhism

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