常见佛教英语

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 V enerable

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 five commandments 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 Avalokitesvara Buddhisattva 佛像Buddha statue

释迦牟尼佛Shakyamuni Buddha

弥勒佛Maitreya Buddha

迦叶佛Kasyapa Buddha

阿弥陀佛Amitaba Buddha

毗庐舍那佛Vairocana Buddha

药师佛Bhaisajya Buddha/medicine Buddha

三世佛Buddhas of Three Periods:

Kasyapa Buddha of the past

Shakyamuni Buddha of the present,

Maitrya Buddha of the future

菩萨Buddhisattva

观世音菩萨Avalokitesvara Buddhisattva

菩贤菩萨Samandhabatra Buddhisattva

大势智菩萨Mahasthamaprapta Buddhisattva

文殊菩萨Manjusri Buddisattva

地藏菩萨ksitigahba Buddhisattva

善财童子Sudhana

罗汉Arhan

西方三圣：阿弥陀佛、观音菩萨、大势至菩萨

Amitaba Buddha

Avalokitesvara Buddhisattva

Mahasthamaprapta Buddhisattva

达摩Budhidharma

摩腾Kasyapa Matanga

竺法兰Gobharana/Dharmaraksa

佛学院Buddhist College

僧伽Sangha

僧、尼（比丘、比丘尼）monk、nun /Bhiksu, Bhiksuni

方丈/主持Abbot

首座Chief monk