Shan jie, Shàn jié, Shān jié, Shàn jiě, Shàn jiè: 5 definitions
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Shan jie means something in Buddhism, Pali. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.
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Chinese Buddhism
善劫 [shan jie]—A good kalpa, bhadrakalpa, especially that in which we now live.
[The following represents an unverified English translation. For all purposes consult the original Chinese text.]
善劫 [shan jie]—Good Kalpa — [Term] Another name for Bhadrakalpa (贤劫 [xian jie]). The Mahāprajñāpāramitā Upadeśa (智度论 [zhi du lun]) explains Bhadrakalpa (贤劫 [xian jie]) in the scripture, stating: "Kalpa (劫簸 [jie bo]), in Qin (ancient Chinese), means 'distinguishing time periods' (分别时节 [fen bie shi jie]). Bhadra (颰陀 [ba tuo]), in Qin (ancient Chinese), means 'good' (善 [shan]). There were tens of millions of kalpas (劫 [jie]) in the past that were empty and devoid of Buddhas. In this kalpa, a thousand Buddhas arise, and because of this, all the Pure Abode Devas (净居天 [jing ju tian]) rejoice. Therefore, it is named the Good Kalpa."
善劫—【術語】賢劫之異名。智度論釋經文之賢劫曰：「劫簸，秦言分別時節。颰陀者，秦言善。有千萬劫過去空無有佛，是一劫中有千佛興，諸淨居天歡喜故。名為善劫。」
[shù yǔ] xián jié zhī yì míng. zhì dù lùn shì jīng wén zhī xián jié yuē: “jié bǒ, qín yán fēn bié shí jié. bá tuó zhě, qín yán shàn. yǒu qiān wàn jié guò qù kōng wú yǒu fú, shì yī jié zhōng yǒu qiān fú xìng, zhū jìng jū tiān huān xǐ gù. míng wèi shàn jié.”
[shu yu] xian jie zhi yi ming. zhi du lun shi jing wen zhi xian jie yue: "jie bo, qin yan fen bie shi jie. ba tuo zhe, qin yan shan. you qian wan jie guo qu kong wu you fu, shi yi jie zhong you qian fu xing, zhu jing ju tian huan xi gu. ming wei shan jie."
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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[The following represents an unverified English translation. For all purposes consult the original Chinese text.]
刪節 [shān jié] [shan jie]—
Remove superfluous words and make the sentences concise. For example: "delete redundant phrases" (浮辭 [fu ci]). Qing Dynasty, Zhao Yi, Oubei Poetry Talks, Volume 10, Cha Chubai's Poetry: "Chubai's (查初白 [cha chu bai]) ancient style poetry is slightly verbose. ...Works such as Watching the Imperial Guards Hunting Tigers (賜觀侍衛射虎 [ci guan shi wei she hu]) and Lou Jingsi's Pacifying the Southern Barbarians Song (樓敬思平蠻歌 [lou jing si ping man ge]), although full of vigor, ultimately need to be pruned."
刪節：刪去蕪辭，使語句精簡。如：「刪節浮辭」。清．趙翼《甌北詩話．卷一○．查初白詩》：「初白古詩，微嫌冗長。……賜觀侍衛射虎、樓敬思平蠻歌等作，雖氣力沛然有餘，究須刪節。」
shān jié: shān qù wú cí, shǐ yǔ jù jīng jiǎn. rú: “shān jié fú cí” . qīng． zhào yì < ōu běi shī huà． juǎn yī○． chá chū bái shī>: “chū bái gǔ shī, wēi xián rǒng zhǎng.……cì guān shì wèi shè hǔ,, lóu jìng sī píng mán gē děng zuò, suī qì lì pèi rán yǒu yú, jiū xū shān jié.”
shan jie: shan qu wu ci, shi yu ju jing jian. ru: "shan jie fu ci" . qing. zhao yi < ou bei shi hua. juan yi○. cha chu bai shi>: "chu bai gu shi, wei xian rong zhang.......ci guan shi wei she hu,, lou jing si ping man ge deng zuo, sui qi li pei ran you yu, jiu xu shan jie."
刪節 t = 删节 s = shān jié p refers to “to abridge/to cut a text down to size for publication”.
1) 善劫 [shàn jié] refers to: “good eon”.
善劫 is further associated with the following language/terms:
[Related Chinese terms] 波陀劫; 賢劫; 颰陀劫.
[Sanskrit] bhadra-kalpa.
[Vietnamese] thiện kiếp.
[Korean] 선겁 / seongeop.
[Japanese] ゼンコウ / zenkō.
2) 善解 [shàn jiě] refers to: “understand well”.
善解 is further associated with the following language/terms:
[Related Chinese terms] 善能通達.
[Sanskrit] suvicitta.
[Tibetan] mkhas pa.
[Vietnamese] thiện giải.
[Korean] 선해 / seonhae.
[Japanese] ゼンゲ / zenge.
3) 善戒 [shàn jiè] refers to: “good morals”.
善戒 is further associated with the following language/terms:
[Sanskrit] suśīla.
[Pali] susīla.
[Tibetan] ngang tshul bzang ba.
[Vietnamese] thiện giới.
[Korean] 선계 / seongye.
[Japanese] ゼンカイ / zenkai.
Chinese language.
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