佛教相关英语词汇
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佛教相关英语词汇：
佛教
Buddhism
三大语系佛教
Three languages of Buddhism:
汉语系佛教
Chinese LanguageBuddhism
藏语系佛教
Tibetan LanguageBuddhism
巴利语系佛教
Vajrayana Buddhism(Lamaism)
中国佛教
Chinese Buddhism
佛经
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：
BuddhistCeremony/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
Toobtain the Buddha-hood
觉悟
To get enlightenment
三皈五戒
The ceremony for lay Buddhists to go to the Buddha for refuge, goto the Dharma for refuge, go to the Sangha forrefuge and to follow the five commandments of Buddhism(no killing，no stealing，no sexualmisconduct，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 thedoctrine of all Buddhas”
做功德
To make contribution to
普渡终生
To save all living beings from sufferings
Amitabha 阿弥陀佛
Avalokiteshvara 观音
Bhodisattva 菩萨
释迦牟尼佛Buddha Sakyamuni
观音菩萨AvalOkiteSVar
affinities 因缘* （with emphasis on good relationships）
All living beings have the Buddha-nature; all can become Buddhas. 一切众生，皆有佛性，皆堪作佛。*
almsgiver / giving host 施主**
attain to wisdom 开智慧*
attendant 侍者*
blessing / blessedness 福（It depends on where to use.）
（bring forth）Bodhi resolve, Bodhi-mind, Bodhichitta/Bodhicitta or resolve for enlightenment （发）菩提心*
Bodhimanda 道场= Way-place *
Buddhist Canon = Tripitaka 三藏*
calligraphy 书法*
cause and effect 因果*
causes and conditions 因缘（with emphasis on the theory, eg. 12 causes and conditions）* couplet 对联*
cycle of rebirth 轮回*
cymbals 钹
draw straws 抽签*
eight virtues of filiality, fraternity, loyalty, trustworthiness, propriety, righteousness, incorruptibility, a sense of shame
八德：孝，悌，忠，信，仁，义，廉，耻
Four-armed Gwan Yin （Avalokiteshvara）四臂观音
four-stage Arahat 四果罗汉*
Kashaya 袈裟*
left-home people 出家人*
repent and reform 忏悔*
Teaching Transmitter 教授和尚*
turn on the wheel of rebirth 轮回*