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Mandala / Altar

 tán
 dan
 
Mandala / Altar Scroll

壇 is the Chinese, Japanese Kanji, and old Korean Hanja for mandala or altar.

This can also mean platform, podium, rostrum, or “objects of worship grouped together.”

In Japanese, this can be the given name Mayumi.

 rì lián
 nichi ren
Nichiren Scroll

日蓮 is the title Nichiren.

This title refers to a Buddhist priest who lived from 1222 to 1282. He is the founder of the Nichiren sect of Buddhism.
According to historical documents, the Nichiren sect was established in 1252. Adding the character 宗 for sect, this would be 日蓮宗 (Nichiren sect), which is also known as the 法華宗 or Lotus sect.

According to Soothill-Hodous...
Nichiren's chief tenets are the three great mysteries 三大祕法, representing the trikāya:
1. 本尊 or chief object of worship, being the great maṇḍala of the worlds of the ten directions, or universe, i.e., the body or nirmāṇakāya of Buddha.
2. 題目 the title of the Lotus Sutra 妙法蓮華經 Myo-ho-ren-ge-kyo, preceded by Namo, or “Adoration to the scripture of the lotus of the wonderful law,” for it is Buddha's spiritual body.
3. 戒壇 the altar of the law, which is also the title of the Lotus as above; the believer, wherever he is, dwells in the Pure-land of calm light 寂光淨土, the saṃbhogakāya.

Wing Chun Fist Maxims (Part 1)

Wing Chun Fist Maxims (Part 1) Scroll

A customer asked me to split these Wing Chun maxims into two parts, so he could order a couplet. I thought this was a good idea, so it's been added here.

The Chinese text of part 1:
1 有手黐手,無手問手
2 來留區送, 甩手直沖
3 怕打終歸打, 貪打終被打
4 粘連迫攻, 絕不放鬆
5 來力瀉力, 借力出擊

A couplet is a set of two wall scrolls that start and finish one phrase or idea. Often, couplets are hung with the first wall scroll on the right side, and the second on the left side of a doorway or entrance. The order in Chinese is right-to-left, so that's why the first wall scroll goes on the right as you face the door.

Of course, couplets can also be hung together on a wall. Often they can be hung to flank an altar, or table with incense, or even flanking a larger central wall scroll. See an example here from the home of Confucius

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Characters

If shown, 2nd row is Simp. Chinese

Pronunciation
Romanization
Simple Dictionary Definition


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tán
    tan2
t`an
    tan
 dan
    だん

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Mandala / Altar
altar; platform; rostrum; (bound form) (sporting, literary etc) circles; world
(1) platform; podium; rostrum; pulpit; (2) (ceremonial) mound; (suffix noun) (3) world (of haiku, art, etc.); (literary) circles; (4) (archaism) mandala; (given name) Mayumi
An altar; an open altar. In the esoteric cult it also means a maṇḍala, objects of worship grouped together.


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shàn
    shan4
shan
 yuzuri
    ゆずり

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Zen / Chan / Meditation
to abdicate
(out-dated kanji) (1) (Buddhist term) dhyana (profound meditation); (2) (abbreviation) Zen (Buddhism); (surname) Yuzuri
To level a place for an altar, to sacrifice to the hills and fountains; to abdicate. Adopted by Buddhists for dhyāna, 禪 or 禪那, i.e. meditation, abstraction, trance. dhyāna is 'meditation, thought, reflection, especially profound and abstract religious contemplation'. M.W. It was intp. as 'getting rid of evil', etc., later as 靜慮 quiet meditation. It is a form of 定, but that word is more closely allied with samādhi, cf. 禪定. The term also connotes Buddhism and Buddhist things in general, but has special application to the 禪宗 q.v. It is one of the six pāramitās, cf. 波. There are numerous methods and subjects of meditation. The eighteen brahmalokas are divided into four dhyāna regions 'corresponding to certain frames of mind where individuals might be reborn in strict accordance with their spiritual state'. The first three are the first dhyāna, the second three the second dhyāna, the third three the third dhyāna, and the remaining nine the fourth dhyāna. See Eitel. According to Childers' Pali Dictionary, 'The four jhānas are four stages of mystic meditation, whereby the believer's mind is purged from all earthly emotions, and detached as it were from his body, which remains plunged in a profound trance.' Seated cross-legged, the practiser 'concentrates his mind upon a single thought. Gradually his soul becomes filled with a supernatural ecstasy and serenity', his mind still reasoning: this is the first jhāna. Concentrating his mind on the same subject, he frees it from reasoning, the ecstasy and serenity remaining, which is the second jhāna. Then he divests himself of ecstasy, reaching the third stage of serenity. Lastly, in the fourth stage the mind becomes indifferent to all emotions, being exalted above them and purified. There are differences in the Mahāyāna methods, but similarity of aim.

日蓮


日莲

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rì lián
    ri4 lian2
jih lien
 nichiren
    にちれん

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Nichiren
(given name) Nichiren; (person) Nichiren (Buddhist priest, 1222-82, founder of the Nichiren sect)
Nichiren, the Japanese founder, in A. D. 1252, of the 日蓮宗 Nichiren sect, which is also known as the 法華宗 or Lotus sect. Its chief tenets are the three great mysteries 三大祕法, representing the trikāya: (1) 本尊 or chief object of worship, being the great maṇḍala of the worlds of the ten directions, or universe, i. e. the body or nirmāṇakāya of Buddha; (2) 題目 the title of the Lotus Sutra 妙法蓮華經 Myo-ho-ren-gwe-kyo, preceded by Namo, or, 'Adoration to the scripture of the lotus of the wonderful law, ' for it is Buddha's spiritual body; (3) 戒壇 the altar of the law, which is also the title of the Lotus as above; the believer, wherever he is, dwells in the Pure-land of calm light 寂光淨土, the saṃbhogakāya.

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    zu3
tsu
 so
    そ
a stand for food at sacrifice
altar of sacrifice

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zhuó
    zhuo2
cho
 taku(p); shoku
    たく(P); しょく
outstanding
(1) table; desk; (counter) (2) (たく only) counter for tables, desks, etc.; (3) (しょく only) {Buddh} offering table before an altar (sometimes used in tea ceremony); (4) (しょく only) (abbreviation) (See 卓香炉) tabletop incense burner; (given name) Masaru
Lofty, tall erect.

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wěi
    wei3
wei
mound; embankment; the earthen altar to the god of the soil

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bēng
    beng1
peng
side altar inside ancestral temple

上壇


上坛

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shàng tán
    shang4 tan2
shang t`an
    shang tan
 jōdan
upper altar

上祭

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shàng jì
    shang4 ji4
shang chi
 jōsai
To place offerings on an altar; also 下祭.

下祭

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xià jì
    xia4 ji4
hsia chi
 asai
place offerings on the altar

中壇


中坛

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zhōng tán
    zhong1 tan2
chung t`an
    chung tan
 chū dan
middle altar

仏具

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 butsugu; bugu
    ぶつぐ; ぶぐ
Buddhist ritual implements (esp. altar fittings); (surname) Butsugu

仏前

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 butsuzen
    ぶつぜん
(1) (before a) Buddhist altar; before the Buddha; (2) (oft. as 御〜) offering placed on a Buddhist altar; incense money; condolatory offering; (surname) Butsuzen

仏器

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 bukki
    ぶっき
Buddhist altar fittings; (surname) Butsuki

仏壇

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 butsudan
    ぶつだん
Buddhist (household) altar

仏工

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 bukkou / bukko
    ぶっこう
maker of Buddhist images and altar fittings

仏花

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 bukka; butsuka; butsubana
    ぶっか; ぶつか; ぶつばな
flowers or flower arrangements for a butsudan (household Buddhist altar)

仏間

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 butsuma
    ぶつま
Buddhist family chapel; altar room

佛具

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fó jù
    fo2 ju4
fo chü
 butsugu
    ぶつぐ
(surname) Butsugu
Articles used on an altar in worship of Buddha.

佛壇


佛坛

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fó tán
    fo2 tan2
fo t`an
    fo tan
 butsudan
Buddha altar

侍者

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shì zhě
    shi4 zhe3
shih che
 jisha
    じしゃ
attendant; waiter
attendant; valet; altar boy; acolyte
An attendant, e. g. as Ānanda was to the Buddha; assistants in general, e. g. the incense-assistant in a temple.

供す

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 kyousu / kyosu
    きょうす
(v5s,vs-c,vt) (1) (See 供する・1) to offer; to present; to submit; to supply; to make available; (v5s,vs-c,vt) (2) to serve (food and drink); (v5s,vs-c,vt) (3) to offer (to the gods); to set up (before an altar)

供奉

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gòng fèng
    gong4 feng4
kung feng
 gubu
    ぐぶ
to consecrate; to enshrine and worship; an offering (to one's ancestors); a sacrifice (to a god)
(noun/participle) (1) accompanying; being in attendance on; (2) (abbreviation) (See 内供奉) inner offerer (any of the 10 high-ranking monks serving at the inner offering hall)
To offer; the monk who serves at the great altar.

俎豆

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 sotou / soto
    そとう
ancient altar of sacrifice

入壇


入坛

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rù tán
    ru4 tan2
ju t`an
    ju tan
 nyūdan
To go to the altar (for baptism, in the esoteric sect).

內陣


内阵

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nèi zhèn
    nei4 zhen4
nei chen
 naijin
The inner ranks, i. e. the part of a temple near the altar, where the monks sit.

刀俎

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dāo zǔ
    dao1 zu3
tao tsu
sacrificial knife and altar

化壇


化坛

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huà tán
    hua4 tan2
hua t`an
    hua tan
 kedan
The altar of transformation, i. e. a crematorium.

参進

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 sanshin
    さんしん
(1) {Shinto} procession towards the altar (in a wedding); (2) stepping forward (towards an aristocrat)

合壇


合坛

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hé tán
    he2 tan2
ho t`an
    ho tan
 gōdan
United, or common altar, or altars, as distinguished from 離壇 separate altars.

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The following table may be helpful for those studying Chinese or Japanese...

Title CharactersRomaji (Romanized Japanese)Various forms of Romanized Chinese
Mandala
Altar

dantán / tan2 / tant`an / tan
Nichiren日蓮
日莲
nichi ren / nichirenrì lián / ri4 lian2 / ri lian / rilianjih lien / jihlien
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有手黐手无手问手来留区送甩手直冲怕打终归打贪打终被打粘连迫攻绝不放松来力泻力借力出击
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In these cases, the characters above the line are Traditional Chinese, while the ones below are Simplified Chinese.


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