常见佛教英语.doc

常见佛教英语
佛教 Buddhism
三大语系佛教 Three languages of Buddhism:
汉语系佛教 Chinese Language Buddhism
藏语系佛教 Tibetan Language Buddhism
巴利语系佛教 Pali Language Buddhism
大乘佛教 Mahayana Buddhism
上座部佛教 Theravada Buddhism
金刚乘/密宗 Vajrayana Buddhism(Lamaism)
中国佛教 Chinese Buddhism
佛经 Sutra
经、律、论 Sutras, Vinaya, Sastra
大藏经 Tripitaka Sutra
三宝(佛、法、僧) Triratna (Buddha, Dharma,Sangha)
“三宝”加被 May “Triratna”bless
法师 Master/Venerable
长老 Thero/Venerable
大长老 Mahathero/ Most Venerable
方丈/主持 Abbot
佛教宗派 Buddhist School
佛教仪式: Buddhist Ceremony/Buddhist Service for
和平祈祷法会 Buddhist Praying Ceremony for World Peace
礼佛 pay respect for Buddha
颂经 Sutra Chanting
香炉 Incense burner
上香 To offer incense to Buddha
因果 Cause and effect
成道/成佛 To obtain the Buddha-hood
觉悟 To get enlightenment
三皈五戒 The ceremony for lay Buddhists to go to the Buddha for refuge, go to the Dharma for refuge, go to the Sangha for refuge and to follow the mandments of Buddhism(no killing,no stealing,no sexual misconduct,no lying,no intoxicant)
诸恶莫做,众善奉行,自净其意,既是佛教
“To do no evil, to do only good, to purify the will, is the
doctrine of all Buddhas”
做功德 To make contribution to
普渡终生 To save all living beings from sufferings
四谛 Four noble truths
八正道 Eight noble paths
善哉 Sadhu (good or excellent)
佛教寺院 Monastery/Buddhist Temple
山门 The Front Gate
大雄宝殿 The Main Shrine Hall
圆通殿 The Hall of Universal Understanding
观音殿 The Hall of Avalokitesvara Buddhisatva
藏经阁 The Tripitaka Sutra Pavilion
罗汉堂 The Hall of Arhan
祖师殿 The Hall of Patriarch
四大天王 Four deva-kings, the protectors of Buddhism
韦驮 Vitasoka/Vigatasoka, the protector of Buddhism
斋堂 Monastic Dinning Hall
客堂 Monastic Reception
四大名山: Four holy mountains of Chinese Buddhism
五台山 Wutai Mountain is the Holy Place of Manjusri Buddhisattva
峨嵋山 Ermei Mountain is the Holy Place of Mahasthama Buddhisattva
九华山 Jiuhua Mountain is the holy place of Ksitigarbha Buddhisattva
普陀山 Putuo Mountain is the holy place of A