Zao, Zǎo, Zào, Zāo, Záo: 34 definitions
Introduction:
Zao means something in Buddhism, Pali, biology. 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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In Buddhism
Chinese Buddhism
1) 早 [zao]—Early; morning.
2) 造 [zao]—Create, make, build. Hurried, careless.
3) 澡 [zao]—To bathe, wash, cleanse.
4) 竈 [zao]—A kitchen-stove.
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.
Biology (plants and animals)
Zao in China is the name of a plant defined with Ziziphus jujuba in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Ziziphus sativa Gaertner (among others).
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Encyclopédie Méthodique, Botanique (Lamarck) (1789)
· De Fructibus et Seminibus Plantarum (1788)
· The Gardeners Dictionary (1754)
· Species Plantarum (1753)
· Systema Vegetabilium, ed. 15 (1819)
· The Gardeners Dictionary (1768)
If you are looking for specific details regarding Zao, for example pregnancy safety, side effects, health benefits, diet and recipes, chemical composition, extract dosage, have a look at these references.
This sections includes definitions from the five kingdoms of living things: Animals, Plants, Fungi, Protists and Monera. It will include both the official binomial nomenclature (scientific names usually in Latin) as well as regional spellings and variants.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with (+7): Zao bai da shi, Zao bai da shi, Zao bai nian, Zao can, Zao chan fa, Zao di li, Zao fan gong de, Zao guan, Zao hua, Zao jia, Zao jing, Zao kang, Zao li su li, Zao li xing xiang fu bao jing, Zao li xing xiang jing, Zao ping, Zao ping tian zi, Zao shen, Zao shu tian, Zao si jian gu.
Full-text (+1224): Zao jing, Zao shen, Zao kang, Mi zao, Zao can, Zao di li, Lao zao, Zao hua, Zao shu tian, Zao bai da shi, Shi zao, Xiu zao ju, Zao ping tian zi, Bao zao, Zao xiang, Suan zao zi, Wen zao, Zao tang, Bu fen qing hong zao bai, Zao ping.
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Search found 24 books and stories containing Zao, Zǎo, Zào, Zāo, Záo, 傮, 凿, 唕, 唣, 喿, 噪, 慥, 早, 枣, 梍, 棗, 澡, 灶, 煰, 燥, 璪, 皁, 皂, 竃, 竈, 簉, 糟, 繰, 艁, 薻, 藻, 蚤, 譟, 趮, 蹧, 躁, 造, 遭, 鑿; (plurals include: Zaos, Zǎos, Zàos, Zāos, Záos). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:
Taisho: Chinese Buddhist Canon
Scroll 5c - Chapter 12: Calamities < [Part 23 - Creation and Destruction of the World]
Scroll 6a - Part 26: Gulissani-sutta < [Part 26 - Middle Length Discourses]
Scroll 45b - Part 173: Bhumija-sutta < [Part 26 - Middle Length Discourses]
The Interactive Relationship and Influence Between Kitchen God Beliefs and... < [Volume 16, Issue 3 (2025)]
One Hundred Years of Echoes < [Volume 15, Issue 1 (2024)]
Round Heaven and Square Earth, the Unity of the Pagoda and Statues—A... < [Volume 15, Issue 7 (2024)]
On the Form and Function of Sanskrit Akṣara in Prajñā-pāramitā-Sūtras and Śāstras < [Volume 80 (2020)]
An annotated syllabary of Sathewok Hakka < [Volume 28 (1963)]
Celestial Beliefs in Ancient Egyptian Religion: Sun and Afterlife < [Volume 25 (1960)]
Hualin International Journal of Buddhist Studies
Dunhuang Non-governmental Organisations Specialising in Undertaking Buddhist... < [Hualin International Journal of Buddhist Studies 4.2 (2021)]
Faxian and Liu Yu’s Inner Circle < [Hualin International Journal of Buddhist Studies 2.1 (2019)]
Popular Reverence and Commercial Publishing in Late Ming Hagiographic Literature < [Hualin International Journal of Buddhist Studies 6.2 (2023)]
Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva (Sutra of the Great Vow)
Chapter 8 - The Praise of Yama and his Followers < [Scroll 2]
Chapter 4 - Karmic Retribution for Beings in Jambudvīpa < [Scroll 1]
Chapter 3 - The Karmic Conditions of Sentient Beings < [Scroll 1]
A Study of the Design Method of Miruk-Jõn Hall Kumsan-Sa Temple in... < [Volume 14, Issue 8 (2022)]
Efficient Utilization of Limonite Nickel Laterite to Prepare Ferronickel by... < [Volume 15, Issue 9 (2023)]
Message for Solidarity < [Volume 13, Issue 22 (2021)]