Yuan chen, Yuán chén, Yuǎn chén: 4 definitions
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Yuan chen 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.
In Buddhism
Chinese Buddhism
緣塵 [yuan chen]—The guṇas, qualities, or sense-data which cause the six sensations of form, sound, odour, taste, touch, and thought.
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緣塵 [yuan chen]—(yuán chén) — [Terminology] Refers to the six dusts (六塵 [liu chen]), such as form (色 [se]) and sound (聲 [sheng]), which are apprehended.
The Shurangama Sutra, Volume 2, states: "Recalling from beginningless time, we have lost our original mind (本心 [ben xin]). Mistakenly recognizing conditioned objects, we discriminate illusory matters (影事 [ying shi])."
Changshui's (長水 [zhang shui]) commentary states: "To realize that the mind which perceives conditioned objects is itself an illusory matter (影事 [ying shi])."
緣塵—【術語】緣色聲等之六塵也。楞嚴經二曰：「念無始來，失卻本心。妄認緣塵，分別影事。」長水之義疏曰：「悟知緣塵之心是影事。」
[shù yǔ] yuán sè shēng děng zhī liù chén yě. léng yán jīng èr yuē: “niàn wú shǐ lái, shī què běn xīn. wàng rèn yuán chén, fēn bié yǐng shì.” zhǎng shuǐ zhī yì shū yuē: “wù zhī yuán chén zhī xīn shì yǐng shì.”
[shu yu] yuan se sheng deng zhi liu chen ye. leng yan jing er yue: "nian wu shi lai, shi que ben xin. wang ren yuan chen, fen bie ying shi." zhang shui zhi yi shu yue: "wu zhi yuan chen zhi xin shi ying shi."
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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元辰 [yuán chén] [yuan chen]—
1. New Year's Day. Jin Dynasty, Yu Chan, "Yangdu Fu": "The year is the first day, yin and yang replace the epoch." Tang Dynasty, Yang Shidao, "Responding to the Imperial Edict on the First Day of the New Year": "The Emperor's plans cover the universe, and the throne belongs to the first day."
2. Auspicious time, auspicious day. "Book of Rites, Monthly Ordinances": "Then choose an auspicious day, and the Son of Heaven personally carries the plow." "Selections of Literature, Zhang Heng, "Thinking of the Profound": "The divination is auspicious and without regret, choose an auspicious day to prepare for the journey."
元辰：1.元旦。晉．庾闡〈揚都賦〉：「歲惟元辰，陰陽代紀。」唐．楊師道〈奉和正日臨朝應詔〉詩：「皇猷被寰宇，端扆屬元辰。」
2.吉辰、良辰。《禮記．月令》：「乃擇元辰，天子親載耒耜。」《文選．張衡．思玄賦》：「占既吉而無悔兮，簡元辰而俶裝。」
yuán chén:1. yuán dàn. jìn． yǔ chǎn 〈yáng dōu fù〉: “suì wéi yuán chén, yīn yáng dài jì.” táng． yáng shī dào 〈fèng hé zhèng rì lín cháo yīng zhào〉 shī: “huáng yóu bèi huán yǔ, duān yǐ shǔ yuán chén.”
2. jí chén,, liáng chén. < lǐ jì． yuè lìng>: “nǎi zé yuán chén, tiān zi qīn zài lěi sì.” < wén xuǎn． zhāng héng． sī xuán fù>: “zhàn jì jí ér wú huǐ xī, jiǎn yuán chén ér chù zhuāng.”
yuan chen:1. yuan dan. jin. yu chan
2. ji chen,, liang chen. < li ji. yue ling>: "nai ze yuan chen, tian zi qin zai lei si." < wen xuan. zhang heng. si xuan fu>: "zhan ji ji er wu hui xi, jian yuan chen er chu zhuang."
1) 遠塵 [yuǎn chén] refers to: “free from stains”.
遠塵 is further associated with the following language/terms:
[Sanskrit] virajaṃ.
[Tibetan] rdul dang bral ba; rdul med; rdul med pa.
[Vietnamese] viễn trần.
[Korean] 원진 / wonjin.
[Japanese] オンジン / onjin.
2) 緣塵 [yuán chén] refers to: “objects that are conditions”.
緣塵 is further associated with the following language/terms:
[Vietnamese] duyên trần.
[Korean] 연진 / yeonjin.
[Japanese] エンジン / enjin.
Chinese language.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Yuan, Chen, Cen.
Starts with: Yuan chen li gou, Yuan chen xing, Yuan cheng, Yuan cheng deng lu, Yuan cheng jiu, Yuan cheng jiu wen, Yuan cheng qu, Yuan cheng shi, Yuan cheng shi xiang, Yuan cheng shi xing, Yuan cheng shi zi xing, Yuan cheng si, Yuan cheng xu.
Full-text (+46): Yuan chen li gou, Yuan chen xing, Ben ming yuan chen, rdul med, rdul med cing dri ma dang bral ba, Li gou, Su yuan, Chu zhuang, Ben ming xing, Yuan xin, Chen Yuan, Wu yue si du, Yuan shen xing, Li gou yan, Nao fan, Long tao hu lue, Ze me, Chen gou, Re wu, Si da tian wang.
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