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八正道
bāzhèngdào
the Eight-fold Noble Way (Buddhism)
八相成道
bāxiàngchéngdào
the eight stages of the Buddha's life (Buddhism)
八苦
bākǔ
the eight distresses - birth, age, sickness, death, parting with what we love, meeting with what we hate, unattained aims, and all the ills of the five skandhas (Buddhism)
共業
gòngyè
  1. collective karma (Buddhism)
  2. consequences that all must suffer
典座
diǎnzuò
  1. (Buddhism) the kitchen manager in a monastery
  2. (Buddhism) (historical) monk responsible for various administrative and logistical duties
出息
chūxī
  1. to yield interest, profit etc
  2. to exhale (Buddhism)
初心
chūxīn
  1. (one's) original intention, aspiration etc
  2. (Buddhism) "beginner's mind" (i.e. having an attitude of openness when studying a subject just as a beginner in that subject would)
前世
qiánshì
  1. previous generations
  2. previous incarnation (Buddhism)
前塵
qiánchén
  1. the past
  2. impurity contracted previously (in the sentient world) (Buddhism)
前身
qiánshēn
  1. forerunner
  2. predecessor
  3. precursor
  4. previous incarnation (Buddhism)
  5. jacket front