Zan song, Zàn sòng: 5 definitions
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Zan song 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
讚誦 [zan song]—To praise and intone; to sing praises; a tr. of Rigveda.
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.]
讚頌 [zàn sòng] [zan song]—
Praise and extol. For example, "His noble character of sacrificing himself to save others is endlessly praised and extolled by people (人們 [ren men] - rénmen)."
讚頌：讚揚、稱頌。如：「他捨己救人的高尚情操，為人們讚頌不已。」
zàn sòng: zàn yáng,, chēng sòng. rú: “tā shě jǐ jiù rén de gāo shàng qíng cāo, wèi rén men zàn sòng bù yǐ.”
zan song: zan yang,, cheng song. ru: "ta she ji jiu ren de gao shang qing cao, wei ren men zan song bu yi."
讚頌 t = 赞颂 s = zàn sòng p refers to “to bless/to praise”.
贊頌 t = 赞颂 s = zàn sòng p refers to [verb] “to praise”; Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文 [wen yan wen]; Notes: (Guoyu '稱讚 [cheng zan]') .
1) 讚誦 [zàn sòng] refers to: “Maudgalyāyana” [Sanskrit personal name].
讚誦 is further associated with the following language/terms:
[Related Chinese terms] 勿伽羅; 勿伽羅子; 採菽氏; 摩訶羅夜那; 沒力伽羅子; 沒特伽羅子; 目乾連; 目伽略; 目揵蘭; 目犍蘭; 目犍連; 目連.
[Vietnamese] tán tụng.
[Korean] 찬송 / Chansong.
[Japanese] サンショウ / Sanshō.
2) 讚頌 [zàn sòng] refers to: (1) “chant”; (2) “sing”.
讚頌 is further associated with the following language/terms:
[Related Chinese terms] 吟; 吟詠; 吟諷; 歌咏; 歌唄; 歌嘆; 歌頌; 誦; 諷; 諷誦讀; 諷讀誦; 詠; 謌.
[Sanskrit] gita-pāṭha.
[Tibetan] grags pa; tshigs su bcad pa.
[Vietnamese] tán tụng.
[Korean] 찬송 / chansong.
[Japanese] サンジュ / sanju.
Chinese language.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Za, Zan, Songa.
Starts with: Zan song ming lun.
Full-text (+41): Zan song ming lun, Song zan, Ge bei, Yin feng, She de jia mo luo, Sheng duo luo pu sa fan zan, Fu fu he bi, Bei chang, Jing shi, Chuan zan, You kou jie bei, Maudgalyayana, Bing cheng, Jing fa, Feng du song, Feng song du, Sheng kuang, Ge song, Dan zhu er, Di shi tian.
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