唄

ko-hanja/old

唄 • (pae) (hangeul 패, revised pae, McCune–Reischauer p'ae)

pae (romanization)
패 (hangeul)
pae (revised)
p'ae (McCune-Reischauer)

(Buddhism) The sound of reciting the Buddhist scriptures


셋

(biblical) Seth (the third son of Adam and Eve)


하나님

From a dialectal pronunciation of 하느님 (haneunim, “God”) which became popularized because of a folk etymology connecting it to 하나 (hana), and thus to the Christian concept of monotheism.

Shahada
하나님 외에 다른 신은 없습니다. 무함마드는 그분의 사도입니다.
Hananim oe-e dareun sin-eun eopseumnida. Muhammadeu-neun Geubun-ui sado-imnida.
There is no god but God. Muhammad is the messenger of God.


색

Sino-Korean word from 色 (“colour”), from the Middle Korean reading ᄉᆡᆨ〮 (Yale: sóyk), from Middle Chinese 色 (MC srik).

the hanja entry at 色 for Sino-Korean compounds of 색


인

(Buddhism) synonym of 인상(印相) (insang, “mudra”)


인

Ascaris lumbricoides
Ascaris lumbricoides#Translingual

(southwestern Gyeongsang) giant roundworm (Ascaris lumbricoides)


수

Sino-Korean word from 受 (“accept”), from the Middle Korean reading 슈 (Yale: syù).
The sense of "bottom" is orthographic borrowing from Japanese 受け (uke).

obor

the hanja entry at 受 for Sino-Korean compounds of 수

(Buddhism, philosophy) vedanā (sensation in Buddhist philosophy)


넋

First attested in the Seokbo sangjeol (釋譜詳節 / 석보상절), 1447, as Middle Korean 넋 (Yale: nèks).

ko-etym-native

(literary, figurative or shamanism) soul; spirit


신

the hanja entry at 神 for Sino-Korean compounds of 신


천

Sino-Korean word from 天 (“sky, heaven”), from the Middle Korean reading 텬 (Yale: thyèn), from Middle Chinese 天 (MC then).

the hanja entry at 天 for Sino-Korean compounds of 천

(Buddhism) the upper heavenly world over the earthly human world where the heavenly king and heavenly people are supposed to live.


무

Sino-Korean word from 無 (“nothing, not being”), from the Middle Korean reading 무 (Yale: mwù).

ko-etym-sino

개가 불성이 있습니까? — 무!

(Buddhism) Given in response to a koan or a question that mistakenly assumes an affirmative or negative answer.


겁

Sino-Korean word from 劫 (“kalpa”), Chinese transcription of Sanskrit कल्प (kalpa).

(Buddhism) kalpa (a period of 4.32 billion years; used more figuratively to refer to any very long period of time)


거리

First attested in the Seokbo sangjeol (釋譜詳節 / 석보상절), 1447, as Middle Korean 거리〮 (Yale: kèlí).

ko-etym-native

서울굿은 열두거리가 있다.

There are twelve components to a Seoul gut.

(shamanism) a component ceremony of a gut ritual


감로

Sino-Korean word from 甘露, from 甘 (“sweet”) + 露 (“dew”).


고

the hanja entry at 苦 for Sino-Korean compounds of 고


심방

From Jeju 심방 (simbang). Doublet of 승방 (seungbang).

(shamanism) initiated priest of the folk religion of Jeju Island


아비

Sino-Korean word from 阿鼻, from 阿 (“hill”) + 鼻 (“nose”).

(Buddhism) a Buddhist hell, one of the eight fiery hells


거래

Sino-Korean word from 去來, from 去 (“going”) + 來 (“coming”), literally "comings and goings."


치

Sino-Korean word from 癡 (“foolish, stupid”).


애

(Buddhism) taṇhā or "craving", one of the pratītyasamutpāda, the source of human unhappiness


방

—방 (canonical)
-bang (romanization)
房 (hanja)

Sino-Korean word from 房, from the Middle Korean reading 바ᇰ (Yale: pàng).

조왕(竈王) (jowang, “kitchen goddess”) + 방(房) (bang) → 조왕방(竈王房) (jowangbang, “devotee of the kitchen goddess”)

(Seoul shamanism) Attached to deities and rituals to denote a shaman deemed particularly skilled at holding said ritual. [attested since 1745]


법

Sino-Korean word from 法 (“law”), from the Middle Korean reading 법〮 (Yale: pép).


예정

[ˈje̞(ː)d͡ʑʌ̹ŋ]

Sino-Korean word from 豫定, from 豫 (“already”) + 定 (“determination”). Compare Chinese 預定／预定 (yùdìng) and Japanese 予(よ)定(てい) (yotei).

zh-m

預定／预定 (yùdìng)


수도

Sino-Korean word from 修道, from 修 (“cleaning”) + 道 (“way, Dao”).

ko-etym-sino

(religion) asceticism, spiritual discipline


죄

Sino-Korean word from 罪 (“fault”), from the Middle Korean reading 죄〯 (Yale: cwǒy).

the hanja entry at 罪 for Sino-Korean compounds of 죄


연기

Sino-Korean word from 緣起, from 緣 (“dependent”) + 起 (“arising”).

석존 출가의 과제였던 중생고(衆生苦) 생사고(生死苦)가 연기에 의한 것[…]

2009, 해주스님 [haejuseunim], “연기(緣起)의 법칙 [yeon'giui beopchik]”, in Bulkwang Media:

[…] that the question for which the Shakyamuni [Buddha] carried out his renunciation, the suffering of the sentient beings and the suffering of the living and the dying, is caused by dependent origination.

(Buddhism) easy preaching that laymen can understand

(Buddhism) a folktale about how a Buddhist temple was founded


지대

(Buddhism) travel bag or sack carried by monks


가톨릭

(religion, Christianity) Catholicism; the Catholic Church


사내

Sino-Korean word from 寺 (“temple”) + 內 (“interior”).

ko-etym-Sino

(Buddhism) interior of a Buddhist temple facility


선교

Sino-Korean word from 宣 (“proclaiming”) + 敎 (“religion”)

그는 선교를 했다.


선교

Sino-Korean word from 禪 (“Seon”) + 敎 (“teachings”)

(Buddhism) The Zen and non-Zen sects of Buddhism, considered as a group


탑

Sino-Korean word from 塔 (“stupa; tower”), from Sanskrit स्तूप (stūpa).

ko-etym-sino

the hanja entry at 塔 for Sino-Korean compounds of 탑

(Buddhism) a pagoda or such a monument that has evolved from the archaic stupa


조계종

[t͡ɕo̞ɡje̞d͡ʑo̞ŋ]

[t͡ɕo̞ɡe̞d͡ʑo̞ŋ]


모스크

(Islam) mosque (a place of worship for Muslims)


아담

Likely borrowed from Biblical Hebrew אָדָם (adam, “earth, man, soil, light brown”).

bor

(biblical) Adam (first man in the Bible and Qur’an)


고수

Sino-Korean word from 苦受, from Sanskrit उपेक्षा (upekṣā) + वेदना (vedanā, “suffering”)

compound

(Buddhism) the unpleasant mode of sensation


수지

Sino-Korean word from 受 (“accept, bear”) + 持 (“hold”)

ko-etym-Sino

(Buddhism) maintaining and observing Buddhist teachings


아귀

Sino-Korean word from 餓鬼, from 餓 (“to be hungry, to starve”) + 鬼 (“devil, ghost”)

ko-etym-sino

(Buddhism) preta; starving ghost; a famished devil


오락

Sino-Korean word from 五樂, from 五 (“five”) + 樂 (“pleasure”).


육자진언

Sino-Korean word from 六 (“six”) + 字 (“character, letter”) + 眞言 (“mantra”)

ko-etym-Sino

(Buddhism) (Tantric tradition) name of om mani padme hum


육자대명왕진언

ko-noun

육자대명왕진언 • (yukjadaemyeong'wangjineon) (hanja 六字大明王眞言)

yukjadaemyeong'wangjineon (romanization)
六字大明王眞言 (hanja)

Sino-Korean word from 六字大明王眞言, from 六字 (“six characters, letters”) + 大明王 (“a Buddhist deity”) + 眞言 (“mantra”)


오온

Sino-Korean word from 五蘊 (“five skandhas”)


아비달마

Sino-Korean word from 阿毘達磨 (“abhidhamma, a kind of Buddhist scripture”)


방주

Sino-Korean word from 方舟, from 方 (“square”) + 舟 (“boat”)


맞이

맞 (mat, “to welcome, to receive”) + -이 (-i, noun-deriving suffix).

af

(shamanism) short for 맞이굿 (majigut, “welcoming ritual for the gods”)


산신각

(Buddhism) small building within a Korean Buddhist temple ground that houses a mountain god from Korean folk belief (depicted as an old man with a tiger)


정식

[ˈt͡ɕɘ(ː)ŋɕʰik̚]

Sino-Korean word from 正食, from 正 (“proper, rightful”) + 食 (“food, meal”).

ko-sino

(Buddhism) food allowed for monks, including white rice, barley rice, kongbap, barley flour, rice cakes, etc.


연옥

Sino-Korean word from 煉獄, from 煉 (“to refine”) + 獄 (“prison”)


범어

Sino-Korean word from 梵語, from 梵 (“Sanskrit”) + 語 (“language”).


산문

(Buddhism) gate of a temple or monastery


제법

Sino-Korean word from 諸 (“all”) + 法 (“dharma factor; phenomenon”).

[t͡ɕe̞bʌ̹p̚]

(Buddhism, philosophy) all existent phenomena


나찰

nachal (romanization)
羅刹 (hanja)
라찰 (alternative North-Korea)

[na̠t͡ɕʰa̠ɭ]

(Hindu mythology, Hinduism, Buddhism) a rakshasa


나무아미타불

namuamitabul (romanization)
南無阿彌陀佛 (hanja)

(Buddhism) Namo Amitābhāya, a Buddhist chant


윤회

Sino-Korean word from 輪廻, from 輪 (“wheel”) + 廻 (“to circle around”), from Middle Chinese 輪迴 (lwin hwoj)

(South Korea, philosophy, religion, Buddhism) samsara


관음

Sino-Korean word from 觀音 (“Guanyin”), from Middle Chinese 觀音 (kwan ʔim)


대천사

[ˈtɛ(ː)t͡ɕʰʌ̹nsʰa̠]

[ˈte̞(ː)t͡ɕʰʌ̹nsʰa̠]

Sino-Korean word from 大天使, from 大 (“great”) + 天使 (“angel”)


미륵

Sino-Korean word from 彌勒, from Middle Chinese 彌勒 (mjie lok), from Sanskrit मैत्रेय (maitreya)


미륵보살

Sino-Korean word from 彌勒菩薩, from 彌勒 (“Maitreya”) + 菩薩 (“bodhisattva”), from 미륵 (Mireuk) + 보살 (bosal)


진여

(Buddhism, philosophy) suchness, thusness (existence as it is)


천당

[t͡ɕʰʌ̹nda̠ŋ]


라파엘

[ɾa̠pʰa̠e̞ɭ]


아브라함

Borrowed from Hebrew אַבְרָהָם (avrahám).


베드로

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Πέτρος (Pétros).


바오로

Baoro (romanization)
바오로 (alternative)
바울로 (alternative)
바울 (alternative)


야곱

Borrowed from Hebrew יעקב (ya'aqóbh; Modern: Yaakov).


다윗

Borrowed from Biblical Hebrew דּוד (Dāwîḏ).


모세

Borrowed from Biblical Hebrew מֹשֶׁה (moshé).


노아

Ultimately from Hebrew נֹחַ (nóakh, nṓaḥ), via another language.


토마스

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Θωμᾶς (Thōmâs).


임마누엘

Borrowed from Hebrew עִמָּנוּאֵל (imanu'él).


교구

(Buddhism, Won Buddhism, Cheondoism) district


이스마엘

Borrowed from Hebrew יִשְׁמָעֵאל (yishma'él).


대령

Sino-Korean word from 大 (“great”) + 靈 (“soul, spirit”).

[ˈtɛ(ː)ɾjʌ̹ŋ]

[ˈte̞(ː)ɾjʌ̹ŋ]

(religion) oversoul; fundamental spirit of the cosmos


업

Sino-Korean word from 業 (“work; karma”).

잇따른 비운도 내 업이라 생각한다.

Itttareun biun-do nae eob-ira saenggak-handa.

I consider the continuing tragedies, too, to be my karma.

우리 집에 긴업이 들었으니 경사스러운 일일세.

Uri jib-e gineob-i deureosseuni gyeongsaseureoun ir-ilse.

A lucky snake has come into our house, what an auspicious event!

(folk religion, shamanism) [~신(神)] A household spirit of wealth, often thought to appear in the form of various wild animals.


참회

[t͡ɕʰa̠mɦø̞]


선종

[sʰʌ̹ɲd͡ʑo̞ŋ]


카르마

Borrowed from Sanskrit कर्मन् (kárman), from Proto-Indo-Aryan *kárma, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *kárma, from Proto-Indo-European *kʷér-mn̥, from *kʷer- (“to do, make”).


야차

yacha (romanization)
夜叉 (hanja)
야채 (alternative)

(Buddhism) yaksha; or, the indigenous Korean dokkaebi


암자

(Buddhism, architecture) a small temple attached to a larger temple

(Buddhism, architecture) small hut for training


단골

(shamanism, Seoul, uncommon) the clientele of a shaman, who regularly consult the shaman for ritual purposes

(shamanism) a hereditary village priest from southern Korea who officiates rituals at a fixed shrine


무명

Sino-Korean word from 無明 (“unenlightenment”).

(Buddhism) avidyā: unenlightenment, ignorance of nirvana and of the fundamental state of existence


마달

(shamanism, southern Seoul) ritual songs and invocations memorized by shamans

말미

ritual prayer; ritual song of Princess Bari


풀이

풀— (pul-, “to unravel”) + -이 (-i, noun-deriving suffix).

suffix

(shamanism) shamanic narrative recounting the origin myth of a divinity


불성

개가 불성이 있습니까?


염불

나무아미타불 나무아미타불

(Buddhism) the repeated recitation of 나무아미타불 (namuamitabul) by Buddhist monks


넋두리

넋 (neok, “soul”) + 두리 (duri, “spinning about”)

compound

(shamanism) a procedure in Korean shamanic funerals in which the shaman speaks with the voice of the deceased and bids farewell to the bereaved family


시왕

(Buddhism) the ten kings who judge the dead in the underworld


공수

(shamanism) speech uttered by a Korean shaman in a trance state, thought to be from a deity or ancestor who has possessed the shaman


말미

Connected to 말명 (malmyeong), a deity invoked at the beginning of rituals.

(Seoul, shamanism) the ritual narration of the tale of Princess Bari


신법

[ɕʰinp͈ʌ̹p̚]

Sino-Korean word from 神 (“god”) + 法 (“law”), with compound/genitive tensing applied.

ko-etym-sino

(shamanism) ritual regulations abided by Korean shamans


천지신명

cheonjisinmyeong (romanization)
天地神明 (hanja)

[t͡ɕʰʌ̹ɲd͡ʑiɕʰinmjʌ̹ŋ]

Sino-Korean word from 天地 (“heaven and earth”) + 神明 (“divine luminosity”).

(Confucianism, folk religion, shamanism) all the gods

Confucianism; folk religion; Confucianism; folk religion


돌하르방

[ˈto̞(ː)ɾɦa̠ɾɯba̠ŋ]

(shamanism) a stone statue used to protect villages in Jeju Island


삼신

삼 (sam, “placenta”) + 신(神) (sin, “deity”). Later given the unetymological hanja form 三神 (literally “triple deity”), despite the fact that it is usually only one deity who is worshipped.

af

(shamanism) [~할머니] the usually female deity of childbirth, often depicted as a crone


세습무

Sino-Korean word from 世襲 (“hereditary”) + 巫 (“shaman”).

ko-etym-sino

(shamanism, academic) a type of village priest in Korean shamanism (Korea's indigenous religion) traditionally found in southern Korea, who inherit their position within priestly lineages and do not have any personal contact with the divine, in contrast to trance-possession shamans of the north who are personally, directly selected by the gods to serve as their oracles; today mostly displaced by the latter even in South Korea


손님네

손님 (sonnim, “guest”) + 네 (-ne, comitative suffix). Literally "the guest folk".

suffix

아무리 세월이 좋아서 주사가 좋고 약이 좋다 해도 손님네 잘 모시야 됩니더.

1978 July 17, 김석출 [gimseokchul], 손님굿 [sonnimgut]:

Though the times are good and the medical shots are good and the medicines are good, we must worship the guest-folk well.

손님네가 무섭고 시럽구나 맏아들로 잡아내고 둘째놈을 잡아내고 셋째 넷째 다섯째며 여섯 아들로 잡아내니

1987, 김동언 [gimdong'eon], “손님거리 [sonnimgeori]”, in 서대석, 박경신 [seodaeseok, bakgyeongsin], editors, 서사무가 2 [seosamuga 2, Shamanic Narrative Chants, Volume II], →ISBN:

How fearful and fickle the guest-folk are! Killing the first son and killing the second, the third, the fourth, the fifth, killing away the six sons...

손님네가 민망하여서 대접받을 대책이 없다 말이지. "여보시오, 노구할매요, 은혜보답을 무엇으로 갚으리까? 아들 있소, 딸이 있소? 외손있소, 친손이 있소? 은금보화를 주오리까, 참 광너븐 논을 불과주어리까?"

1994 December 11, 빈순애 [binsunae], 강릉 단오제 손님굿 노래 [gangneung danoje sonnimgut norae]:

The guest-folk were embarrassed; they had not counted on this hospitality. "Look here, Nogu-halmae, how should we recompense your generosity? Do you have a son or a daughter [to spare from the epidemic]? Do you have grandchildren on your son's or daughter's side [to spare from the epidemic]? Shall we give you gold and treasures, or truly expansive rice paddies?"

(chiefly Gyeongsang and Gangwon, shamanism) the deities of epidemic (historically smallpox in particular), euphemistically referred to as "the guest folk"


시주

(Buddhism) donation to a temple or to monks


중생

[ˈt͡ɕu(ː)ŋsʰɛŋ]

[ˈt͡ɕu(ː)ŋsʰe̞ŋ]


마흐디

(Islam) Mahdi (messianic figure in Islam)


여여하다

ko-adj

여여하다 • (yeoyeohada) (infinitive 여여해 or 여여하여, sequential 여여하니)

yeoyeohada (romanization)
여여해 (infinitive)
여여하여 (infinitive)
여여하니 (sequential)
여여하다 (formal indicative non-past)
여여해 (indicative informal non-past)
여여해요 (indicative informal non-past polite)
여여합니다 (formal indicative non-past polite)
여여했다 (formal indicative past)
여여했어 (indicative informal past)
여여했어요 (indicative informal past polite)
여여했습니다 (formal indicative past polite)
여여하냐 (formal interrogative non-past)
여여해 (informal interrogative non-past)
여여해요 (informal interrogative non-past polite)
여여합니까 (formal interrogative non-past polite)
여여했냐 (formal interrogative past)
여여했어 (informal interrogative past)
여여했어요 (informal interrogative past polite)
여여했습니까 (formal interrogative past polite)
여여하겠다 (assertive formal)
여여하겠어 (assertive informal)
여여하겠어요 (assertive informal polite)
여여하겠습니다 (assertive formal polite)
여여해 (causative formal)
여여해서 (causative informal)
여여하여서 (causative informal)
여여하니 (causative informal polite)
여여하니까 (causative formal polite)
여여하지만 (contrastive formal)
여여한데 (contrastive informal)
여여하더니 (contrastive informal polite)
여여하고 (conjunctive formal)
여여하면 (conditional formal)
여여해야 (conditional informal)
여여하여야 (conditional informal)
여여함 (formal noun-from-verb)
여여하기 (informal noun-from-verb)
여여했음 (formal noun-from-verb past)
여여하였음 (formal noun-from-verb past)
여여했기 (informal noun-from-verb past)
여여하였기 (informal noun-from-verb past)
여여한 (determiner informal present)
여여할 (determiner future informal)
여여하시다 (indicative non-past)
여여하셔 (indicative informal non-past)
여여하세요 (indicative non-past polite)
여여하셔요 (indicative non-past polite)
여여하십니다 (formal indicative non-past)
여여하셨다 (indicative past)
여여하셨어 (indicative informal past)
여여하셨어요 (indicative past polite)
여여하셨습니다 (formal indicative past)
여여하시냐 (interrogative non-past)
여여하셔 (informal interrogative non-past)
여여하세요 (interrogative non-past polite)
여여하셔요 (interrogative non-past polite)
여여하십니까 (formal interrogative non-past)
여여하셨냐 (interrogative past)
여여하셨어 (informal interrogative past)
여여하셨어요 (interrogative past polite)
여여하셨습니까 (formal interrogative past)
여여하시겠다 (assertive)
여여하시겠어 (assertive informal)
여여하시겠어요 (assertive polite)
여여하시겠습니다 (assertive formal)
여여하셔 (causative)
여여하셔서 (causative informal)
여여하시니 (causative polite)
여여하시니까 (causative formal)
여여하시지만 (contrastive)
여여하신데 (contrastive informal)
여여하시더니 (contrastive polite)
여여하시고 (conjunctive)
여여하시면 (conditional)
여여하셔야 (conditional informal)
여여하심 (noun-from-verb)
여여하시기 (informal noun-from-verb)
여여하셨음 (noun-from-verb past)
여여하셨기 (informal noun-from-verb past)
여여하신 (determiner informal present)
여여하실 (determiner future informal)

[jʌ̹jʌ̹ɦa̠da̠]

여여(如如) (yeoyeo) + -하다 (-hada, “to do”, light verb deriving adjectives).

af

'참나'는 본래 청정하고 맑아서 그대로 여여하니, 더럽다 깨끗하다 할 것도 없고 선하다 악하다 할 것도 없습니다.

2014, 대행큰스님 [daehaengkeunseunim], 내 마음속의 보배: 삶의 한가운데서 만나는 지혜 [nae ma'eumsogui bobae: salmui han'gaundeseo mannaneun jihye, The treasure in my heart: Wisdom encountered in the midst of life], Hanmaum Publications:

The self is by nature pure and clean and in a state of suchness by itself; there is nothing in it to say it is filthy or clean, nothing in it to say it is good or evil.

(Buddhism, philosophy) to be in a state of suchness, to be in a state of thusness (existence as it is)


여여

(Buddhism, philosophy) synonym of 진여(眞如) (“suchness, thusness”)


삼라만상

samnamansang (romanization)
森羅萬象 (hanja)

Sino-Korean word from 森羅萬象, from 森羅 (“all-covering forest”) + 萬象 (“ten thousand things”).

ko-etym-sino

시인은 우주 삼라만상 속을 마음대로 드나들면서, 인간의 마음속을 핀셋으로 마음대로 헤집어 보면서

2018, 박영수 [bagyeongsu], “언어의 연금술사들 [eoneoui yeon'geumsulsadeul, Alchemists of the word]”, in 계간 모:든시 [gyegan mo:deunsi], volume 3, pages 96—101:

The poet freely ventures in and out of the myriad things of the world; they rummage freely with a tweezer the hearts of humanity

(literary, poetic or Buddhist) all the myriad things in the world


피안

Sino-Korean word from 彼岸, from 彼 (“that”) + 岸 (“bank”), ultimately calqued from Sanskrit पारमिता (pāramitā).

(Buddhism) pāramitā: the perfected character attained by enlightened ones, a goal of Buddhist adepts


생멸

[sʰe̞ŋmjʌ̹ɭ]

Sino-Korean word from 生滅, from 生 (“emergence”) + 滅 (“destruction”).

삼라만상은 마음의 허깨비라 생멸만을 일삼고 불변치 못 하니라.

samnamansang-eun ma'eum-ui heokkaebira saengmyeol-man-eul ilsamgo bulbyeonchi mot hanira.

As all created things are illusions of the mind, they merely appear and are destroyed; they cannot remain constant.

동음 경쟁이나 유의 경쟁에서 강자가 살아 남고, 약자가 도태되어 퇴화하는 것은 자연의 철리이다. 어휘들의 생멸은 이처럼 숙명적인 충돌과 경쟁의 결과 얻어지는 산물이라고 할 수 있다.

2001, 홍사만 [hongsaman], “어휘 생태계의 역학적 현상 [eohwi saengtaegyeui yeokhakjeok hyeonsang]”, in 새국어생활 [saegugeosaenghwal], volume 11, number 4, National Institute of the Korean Language, pages 110—119:

It is a profound principle of nature that the strong survive, and the weak are displaced and die away, in competitions [between words in a language] of homophony or synonymy. The appearance and disappearance of words may be said to be the outcome of such inescapable conflicts and competition.

(Buddhism or literary) birth and death; appearance and disappearance; production and annihilation

생멸(生滅)하다

to be born and die; to appear and disappear

생멸심(生滅心)

variable, shifting mind of unenlightened beings (Buddhism)


인다라망

indaramang (romanization)
因陀羅網 (hanja)
인타라망(因陀羅網) (alternative)
인타라주망(因陀羅珠網) (alternative)
인드라망 (alternative)

Sino-Korean word from 因陀羅 (“Indra”) + 網 (“net”), ultimately from Sanskrit इन्द्रजाल (indrajāla, “Indra's net”). The re-Sanskritized pronunciation 인드라망 (Indeuramang) has recently become more common over the traditional Sino-Korean-based reading.

der

(Buddhism, philosophy) Indra's net (a metaphor of an infinite net full of jewels where one jewel reflects an infinite number of other jewels, used to illustrate points of Buddhist philosophy)


말나식

[ma̠ɭɭa̠ɕʰik̚]

Sino-Korean word from 末那識, from 末那 (“phonetic representation of Sanskrit”) + 識 (“consciousness”), ultimately from Sanskrit मानसविज्ञान (mānasavijñāna).

ko-etym-sino

(Buddhism, philosophy) manas-vijnana: the seventh of the Eight Consciousnesses, characterized by incessant mental activity in the mind, creating the illusion of the ego

안식

전5식(前五識) (jeonosik, “sense consciousnesses”)


아뢰야식

[a̠ɾø̞ja̠ɕʰik̚]

Sino-Korean word from 阿賴耶識, from 阿賴耶 (“phonetic representation of Sanskrit”) + 識 (“consciousness”), ultimately from Sanskrit आलयविज्ञान (ālayavijñāna).

storehouse consciousness
storehouse consciousness

(Buddhism, philosophy) storehouse consciousness or ālayavijñāna, the last of the Eight Consciousnesses, the ultimate source of mind and existence


삼매

sammae (romanization)
三昧 (hanja)
삼마제(三摩提) (alternative)
삼마지(三摩地) (alternative)

Sino-Korean word from 三昧, from Sanskrit समाधि (samādhi).

(Buddhism) samadhi (concentrated meditative consciousness)

삼매경

a state of total concentration, forgetting everything else


진상

Sino-Korean word from 塵 (“dust”) + 想 (“thought”).

(Buddhism) profane thoughts, distracting thoughts, materialistic thoughts


선심

Sino-Korean word from 善心, from 善 (“kind”) + 心 (“mind”).

(Buddhism) a virtuous, benevolent state of mind


선심

Sino-Korean word from 禪 (“Zen”) + 心 (“mind”).

(Buddhism) a Zen mentality, a meditative state of mind


대한국

Sino-Korean word from 大 (“great”) + 漢 (“Han, Han Chinese”) + 國 (“country”).

강남은 대한국 이 나라는 죠선국이신대[…]

1960s, 『바리공주』김포 지역 필사본 [Princess Bari manuscript from Gimpo]:

Jiangnan is the Great Han country, and this land is the Korean country […]

Gangnam-eun daehan'guk i nara-neun joseon'gug-isindae[…]


세존

(Buddhism) the World-Honored One, an honorific name for the Gautama Buddha

(shamanism) an indigenous agricultural deity often associated with the Buddha


도사

Sino-Korean word from 導師, from 導 (“guidance”) + 師 (“teacher”). The Yanbian sense is a semantic loan from Mandarin 導師／导师 (dǎoshī).

zh-l

導師／导师 (dǎoshī)

(Buddhism) one who guides others to the Buddhist path; an honorific title for Buddhas, bodhisattvas, and monks

(shamanism) An honorific title for various deities in Korean folk religion


법사

Sino-Korean word from 法 (“law; dharma”) + 嗣 (“heir”).

ko-etym-sino

(Buddhism) dharma heir; the inheritor in a dharma lineage


법사

Sino-Korean word from 法事, from 法 (“law; dharma”) + 事 (“affairs”).

(Buddhism) synonym of 불사(佛事) (bulsa, “Buddhist ritual; Buddhism”)


선무당

Univerbation of 선 (seon, “inexperienced, awkward”) + 무당 (mudang, “shaman”).

선무당이 사람 잡는다

a little knowledge is a dangerous thing; the novice shaman kills the person [that they were trying to heal]

선무당이 사람 속인다

(of an incompetent person) to successfully trick someone into believing something; the novice shaman fools a person

선무당이 장구 탓한다

(of a novice) to blame circumstances rather than one's own lack of practice; the novice shaman blames the drums

(shamanism) an inexperienced novice priest or shaman


애동제자

[ˈɛ(ː)do̞ŋd͡ʑe̞d͡ʑa̠]

[ˈe̞(ː)do̞ŋd͡ʑe̞d͡ʑa̠]

애 (ae, “child”) + 동(童) (dong, “child”, Sino-Korean morpheme) + 제자(弟子) (jeja, “disciple”).

compound

맑은 기운의 신내림을 받은지 얼마 안된 무속인 '애동제자'를 고집하는 이들의 수요 또한 적지 않은 것으로 알려졌다.

2019, “송파구 용한 점집 애동제자 '별상아씨당' 사람들에게 시원한 해결방안 제시 [songpagu yonghan jeomjip aedongjeja byeolsang'assidang saramdeurege siwonhan haegyeolbang'an jesi]”, in JoongAng Ilbo:

It has been reported that demand is also not insignificant among those who insist on [consulting the ritual advice of] aedongjeja: Korean shamanic practitioners who have only recently undergone their first trance possession, possessing a clean sort of [divine] energy.

(shamanism) a novice priest or shaman, who has just been initiated and is still being educated


큰무당

Univerbation of 큰 (keun, “great”) + 무당 (mudang, “shaman”).

univerbation

(shamanism) a great, accomplished priest or shaman


신부모

Sino-Korean word from 神 (“divine”) + 父母 (“parent”).

ko-etym-sino

; for more, see Thesaurus:무속인

(shamanism) a senior priest who mentors a novice, guiding them into their new vocation


신자식

[ɕʰiɲd͡ʑa̠ɕʰik̚]

Sino-Korean word from 神 (“divine”) + 子息 (“child”).

; for more, see Thesaurus:무속인

(shamanism) a novice priest who is being mentored by a senior one


강신무

Sino-Korean word from 降神 (“spirit-conjuring”) + 巫 (“shaman”).

(shamanism, academic) a type of shaman or priest in Korean shamanism (Korea's indigenous religion) traditionally found in northern Korea, who are personally directly selected by the gods to serve as their oracles in sessions of trance possession, in contrast to hereditary priests of the south who merely inherit their position and do not have any personal contact with the divine; today the dominant stream of shamanism even in South Korea


무시

Sino-Korean word from 無始, from 無 (“without”) + 始 (“beginning”).

(Buddhism) the eternal without beginning; that which has always existed


타대오

(biblical) Thaddaeus (an apostle of the early Church)


아집

Sino-Korean word from 我執, from 我 (“me; ego”) + 執 (“grab; obsess”).

(Buddhism, philosophy) the belief that the ego exists, in opposition to the Buddhist concept of anattā or non-self


달마

Sino-Korean word from 達摩 (“dharma”), ultimately from Sanskrit धर्म (dhárma). See also Japanese 達磨 (daruma).


영락

Sino-Korean word from 瓔珞 (“jade or pearl necklace”).

(Buddhism) jade or pearl necklace, used to decorate statues and shrines


장광설

janggwangseol (romanization)
長廣舌 (hanja)

[t͡ɕa̠ŋɡwa̠ŋsʰʌ̹ɭ]

Sino-Korean word from 長廣舌 (“long, wide tongue”).

(Buddhism, original meaning) the eloquent tongue of the Buddha


승탑

[sʰɯŋtʰa̠p̚]

(Buddhism) small stupa for storing sarira, scriptures and other religious items


서왕모

(Chinese religion, Chinese mythology) Queen Mother of the West (goddess)


장자

[ˈt͡ɕa̠(ː)ŋd͡ʑa̠]

Sino-Korean word from 長者 (“elder; senior”).

오늘날 사람들이 부자를 꺼리는 것은 그들이 장자의 삶과는 거리가 멀기 때문이다.

2017 February 6, “부자와 장자의 차이 [bujawa jangjaui chai]”, in Beopbo sinmun:

The reason people today dislike the rich is because they live a life much removed from that of the old supporters of Buddhism.

(Buddhism) wealthy patron of Buddhism (especially in ancient India)


석존

[sʰʌ̹k̚t͡ɕ͈o̞n]

[…] that the question for which the honored Shakyamuni carried out his renunciation, the suffering of the sentient beings and the suffering of the living and the dying, is caused by dependent origination.

(Buddhism, honorific) the honored Shakyamuni (i.e. the historical Buddha)


방생

[ˈpa̠(ː)ŋsʰɛŋ]

Sino-Korean word from 放生 (“freeing captive animals”).

(Buddhism) buying captive fish or birds to set them free (an act of charity in Buddhism)


재가승

[ˈt͡ɕɛ(ː)ɡa̠sʰɯŋ]

[ˈt͡ɕe̞(ː)ɡa̠sʰɯŋ]

Sino-Korean word from 在家僧, from 在家 (“being at home”) + 僧 (“monk”)

(Buddhism) a monk not residing in a monastery (considered heterodox)


염라

(Buddhism, Chinese mythology, Korean mythology) [~왕(王), 대왕(大王)] Yama (god of the underworld)


마하

maha (romanization)
摩訶 (hanja)
마가(摩訶) (alternative)

Sino-Korean word from 摩訶, Middle Chinese transcription of Sanskrit महा (mahā).

(Buddhism, chiefly as a prefix) greatness


염력

[ˈjɘ(ː)mɲʌ̹k̚]

Sino-Korean word from 念力 (“telekinesis”).


전단

Sino-Korean word from 栴檀, Middle Chinese transcription of Sanskrit चन्दन (candana).

(Buddhism) sandalwood (commonly used in Buddhist carving and woodwork)


감수

(Buddhism, philosophy) vedanā (sensation in Buddhist thought)


에서

Eseo (romanization)
에사우 (alternative)
에사오 (alternative)

bor

Hebrew עֵשָׂו (ʿēśāw)


긴업

Univerbation of 긴 (gin, “long”) + 업(業) (eop, “spirit of wealth”). "Long" is euphemistic for "snake"; compare 긴 것 (gin geot, “snake”, literally “long thing”).

univerbation

우리 집에 긴업이 들었으니 경사스러운 일일세.

A lucky snake has come into our house, what an auspicious event!

(folk religion, shamanism) auspicious rat snake; the household spirit of wealth, in the physical form of a rat snake


나사로

From Ancient Greek Λάζαρος (Lázaros), from Hebrew אֶלְעָזָר.

der

Hebrew אֶלְעָזָר


요의

Sino-Korean word from 了 (“to complete”) + 義 (“righteousness”).

ko-etym-sino

(Buddhism) fully explicating the Buddhist truth


낙수

Sino-Korean word from 樂 (“pleasure”) + 受 (“sensation”).

(Buddhism, philosophy) the physically pleasurable (sukhā) type of sensation (vedanā)


무지내

Unclear; the hanja form, apparently meaning "the shaman knows sound of songs," is clearly unetymological.

(Jeolla dialect, shamanism) knowledgeable shaman/indigenous priest


오욕

Sino-Korean word from 五 (“five”) + 欲 (“desire”).

wp

불교_용어_목록_(오)#오욕


이중

Sino-Korean word from 二 (“two”) + 衆 (“crowd, group”).

ko-etym-sino

(Buddhism) the sangha and the lay believers


무에진

(Islam) muezzin (the person who issues the call to prayer from one of the minarets of a mosque)


자카트

[t͡ɕa̠kʰa̠tʰɯ]


출가

(Buddhism) join the sangha, become a monk


공적

[ko̞ŋd͡ʑʌ̹k̚]

Sino-Korean word from 空寂 (“quiet, deserted”).


공덕

Sino-Korean word from 功德 (“merits and virtues”).

(Buddhism) supererogation; virtue accumulated by good deeds, which will return as good fortune in the afterlife


사화

Sino-Korean word from 四 (“four”) + 華 (“poem”).

Nelumbo nucifera
Nelumbo nucifera#Translingual

(Buddhism) the four lotus (Nelumbo nucifera) flowers that came down from heaven as the first ancestors of humanity when Shakyamuni spoke of the Lotus Sūtra


사화

(Buddhism) used to compare death to the extinguishing of a fire


십악

(Buddhism) the Ten Evil Acts in East Asian Buddhist doctrines


십선

Sino-Korean word from 十善 (“ten good acts”).


산화

Sino-Korean word from 散花, from 散 (“scattered”) + 花 (“flower”).

(Buddhism) the scattering of flowers as an offering to the Buddha


무간지옥

Sino-Korean word from 無間地獄, from 無間 (“endless”) + 地獄 (“hell”).

(Buddhism) Avīci (the lowest of the eight hells)


아비지옥

Sino-Korean word from 阿鼻地獄, from 阿鼻 (“Avīci”) + 地獄 (“hell”).


명신

Sino-Korean word from 明神, from 明 (“bright”) + 神 (“deity”).

(religion) august divinity; wise god; etc.


마도

(Buddhism) the world of evil spirits and demons; the dark side


삼독

Sino-Korean word from 三毒 (“three poisons”).

(Buddhism) three poisons (the three root kleshas in Buddhism)


삼도천

Sino-Korean word from 三途川, from 三 (“three”) + 途 (“way”) + 川 (“river”).

Vaitarna
w:Vaitarna River (mythological)

(Buddhism) the Sanzu River (a mythological river in Japanese Buddhist tradition similar to the Hindu Vaitarna or Ancient Greek Styx)


조왕

Sino-Korean word from 竈 (“oven”) + 王 (“king”).


법락

Sino-Korean word from 法樂, from 法 (“principle”) + 樂 (“enjoy”).

(Buddhism) chanting sutras or singing hymns before the altar


삼락

Sino-Korean word from 三樂, from 三 (“three”) + 樂 (“pleasure”).

군자삼락

(Buddhism) the three pleasures of a junzi, as described by Mengzi (the joy of being born as a heavenly being, the joy of meditation, and the joy of nirvana)


상락

Sino-Korean word from 常樂, from 常 (“always”) + 樂 (“enjoy”).

(Buddhism) constant pleasure (a state of being in nirvana)


오종락

Sino-Korean word from 五種樂, from 五 (“five”) + 種 (“type”) + 樂 (“pleasure”).


백팔번뇌

baekpalbeonnoe (romanization)
百八煩惱 (hanja)

[pɛk̚pʰa̠ɭbʌ̹nnø̞]

Sino-Korean word from 百八煩惱, from 百 (“one hundred”) + 八 (“eight”) + 煩惱 (“klesha”).

(Buddhism) the one hundred and eight afflictions or karmic bonds of mortals


팔식

[pʰa̠ɭɕʰik̚]

Sino-Korean word from 八識, from 八 (“eight”) + 識 (“mind”).


사성제

[ˈsʰa̠(ː)sʰʌ̹ŋd͡ʑe̞]

Sino-Korean word from 四聖諦, from 四 (“four”) + 聖諦 (“noble truths”).


팔고

Sino-Korean word from 八苦, from 八 (“eight”) + 苦 (“suffering”).

(Buddhism) eight Duḥkhas (the eight kinds of suffering)


팔정도

[pʰa̠ʎd͡ʑʌ̹ŋdo̞]

Sino-Korean word from 八正道, from 八 (“eight”) + 正道 (“correct path”).

noble eightfold path
noble eightfold path

(Buddhism) the noble eightfold path (the path to the end of suffering, involving eight steps)


사고팔고

[ˈsʰa̠(ː)ɡo̞pʰa̠ɭɡo̞]

Sino-Korean word from 四 (“four”) + 苦 (“suffering”) + 八 (“eight”) + 苦 (“suffering”).

(Buddhism) the four and eight kinds of suffering


구산팔해

Sino-Korean word from 九 (“nine”) + 山 (“mountain”) + 八 (“eight”) + 海 (“sea”).

(Buddhism) nine mountains and eight seas (the basic units that make up one universe in Buddhist cosmology)


수행

Sino-Korean word from 修行 (“asceticism”).


혜능

[ˈçe̞(ː)nɯŋ]


무종

Sino-Korean word from 無 (“not have”) + 終 (“end”).


응보

Sino-Korean word from 應報, from 應 (“respond”) + 報 (“revenge”). See also Chinese 報應 /报应 (bàoyìng).


보응

Sino-Korean word from 報應 (“retribution”).


불은

Sino-Korean word from 佛 (“Buddha”) + 恩 (“kindness, mercy, charity”).

(Buddhism) the grace, mercy, kindness, charity, or blessings of Buddha


아비규환

Sino-Korean word from 阿鼻叫喚, from 阿鼻 (“Avīci”) + 叫喚 (“Raurava, clamoring, screaming”).

(Buddhism) Avīci and Raurava, two of the hot hells in Buddhist thought


천기

Sino-Korean word from 天 (“heaven, sky”) + 旗 (“flag, banner”).


백일재

Sino-Korean word from 백일(百日) (baegil, “one hundred days”) + 齋 (“religious festival or ceremony”).

(Taoism, Buddhism) a Buddhist memorial service held on the hundredth day after someone's death


성은

[ˈsʰɘ(ː)ŋɯn]


사미

Sino-Korean word from 沙彌 (“novice Buddhist monk”).


선녀

[ˈsʰɘ(ː)nɲʌ̹]

(Buddhism) a pious woman; a woman with a good character


라자브

[ɾa̠d͡ʑa̠bɯ]

(Islam) Rajab (the seventh month in the Islam calendar)


무악

Sino-Korean word from 巫樂, from 巫 (“shaman”) + 樂 (“music”).


삼체

(Buddhism) alternative spelling of 삼제(三諦) (samje)


수지하다

ko-verb

수지하다 • (sujihada) (infinitive 수지해 or 수지하여, sequential 수지하니, hanja 受持하다)

sujihada (romanization)
수지해 (infinitive)
수지하여 (infinitive)
수지하니 (sequential)
受持하다 (hanja)
수지한다 (formal indicative non-past)
수지해 (indicative informal non-past)
수지해요 (indicative informal non-past polite)
수지합니다 (formal indicative non-past polite)
수지했다 (formal indicative past)
수지했어 (indicative informal past)
수지했어요 (indicative informal past polite)
수지했습니다 (formal indicative past polite)
수지하느냐 (formal interrogative non-past)
수지해 (informal interrogative non-past)
수지해요 (informal interrogative non-past polite)
수지합니까 (formal interrogative non-past polite)
수지했느냐 (formal interrogative past)
수지했어 (informal interrogative past)
수지했어요 (informal interrogative past polite)
수지했습니까 (formal interrogative past polite)
수지하자 (formal hortative)
수지해 (hortative informal)
수지해요 (hortative informal polite)
수지하십시다 (formal hortative polite)
수지해라 (formal imperative)
수지하여라 (formal imperative)
수지해 (imperative informal)
수지해요 (imperative informal polite)
수지합시오 (formal imperative polite)
수지하겠다 (assertive formal)
수지하겠어 (assertive informal)
수지하겠어요 (assertive informal polite)
수지하겠습니다 (assertive formal polite)
수지해 (causative formal)
수지해서 (causative informal)
수지하여서 (causative informal)
수지하니 (causative informal polite)
수지하니까 (causative formal polite)
수지하지만 (contrastive formal)
수지하는데 (contrastive informal)
수지하더니 (contrastive informal polite)
수지하고 (conjunctive formal)
수지하면 (conditional formal)
수지해야 (conditional informal)
수지하여야 (conditional informal)
수지하려고 (formal motive-form)
수지함 (formal noun-from-verb)
수지하기 (informal noun-from-verb)
수지했음 (formal noun-from-verb past)
수지하였음 (formal noun-from-verb past)
수지했기 (informal noun-from-verb past)
수지하였기 (informal noun-from-verb past)
수지한 (determiner formal past)
수지하는 (determiner formal present)
수지할 (determiner formal future)
수지하신다 (formal indicative non-past)
수지하셔 (indicative informal non-past)
수지하세요 (indicative informal non-past polite)
수지하셔요 (indicative informal non-past polite)
수지하십니다 (formal indicative non-past polite)
수지하셨다 (formal indicative past)
수지하셨어 (indicative informal past)
수지하셨어요 (indicative informal past polite)
수지하셨습니다 (formal indicative past polite)
수지하시느냐 (formal interrogative non-past)
수지하셔 (informal interrogative non-past)
수지하세요 (informal interrogative non-past polite)
수지하셔요 (informal interrogative non-past polite)
수지하십니까 (formal interrogative non-past polite)
수지하셨느냐 (formal interrogative past)
수지하셨어 (informal interrogative past)
수지하셨어요 (informal interrogative past polite)
수지하셨습니까 (formal interrogative past polite)
수지하시라 (formal imperative)
수지하셔 (imperative informal)
수지하세요 (imperative informal polite)
수지하십시오 (formal imperative polite)
수지하시겠다 (assertive formal)
수지하시겠어 (assertive informal)
수지하시겠어요 (assertive informal polite)
수지하시겠습니다 (assertive formal polite)
수지하셔 (causative formal)
수지하셔서 (causative informal)
수지하시니 (causative informal polite)
수지하시니까 (causative formal polite)
수지하시지만 (contrastive formal)
수지하시는데 (contrastive informal)
수지하시더니 (contrastive informal polite)
수지하시고 (conjunctive formal)
수지하시면 (conditional formal)
수지하셔야 (conditional informal)
수지하시려고 (formal motive-form)
수지하심 (formal noun-from-verb)
수지하시기 (informal noun-from-verb)
수지하셨음 (formal noun-from-verb past)
수지하셨기 (informal noun-from-verb past)
수지하신 (determiner formal past)
수지하시는 (determiner formal present)
수지하실 (determiner formal future)

From 수지(受持) (suji, “adhisthana”) + -하다 (-hada, “to do”, suffix deriving light verbs).

af

-하다<t:to do><pos:suffix deriving light verbs>

(Buddhism) to receive adhisthana (to accept the Buddhist sutras or precepts and engrave them on one's mind)


성덕

[ˈsʰɘ(ː)ŋdʌ̹k̚]

Sino-Korean word from 性德, from 性 (“character, nature”) + 德 (“virtue”).

ko-etym-Sino

(Buddhism) innate virtue possessed by all living things


안나반나

annabanna (romanization)
安那般那 (hanja)
안반(安般) (alternative)

Sino-Korean word from 安那般那, borrowed from Sanskrit आनापानस्मृति (ānāpānasmṛti, “mindfulness of breathing”).

bor+

आनापानस्मृति

(Buddhism) anapanasati (meditation exercise involving mindful breathing)


안반

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

nonlemma

안나반나(安那般那) 안나반나#Korean

(Buddhism) clipping of 안나반나(安那般那) (annabanna)


이조

Sino-Korean word from 二祖, from 二 (“two; second”) + 祖 (“progenitor, ancestor”).

ko-sino

(religion) the second Patriarch, especially 혜가(慧可) (Hyega) of Zen Buddhism


일무

Sino-Korean word from 佾舞, from 佾 (“row and line in line dance”) + 舞 (“dance”).

(dance, religion) line dance performed during ancestral rites at shrines, with equal numbers in the rows and lines of dancers


일인

Sino-Korean word from 一因, from 一 (“one; first”) + 因 (“cause, reason”).

(Buddhism) the first हेतु (hetu, “cause”) (inherent nature possessed by all Buddhas and sentient beings)


천인

Sino-Korean word from 天人, from 天 (“sky, heaven”) + 人 (“human”).

(Buddhism) beings in the devaloka and the human realm


정재

[t͡ɕʌ̹ŋd͡ʑɛ]

[t͡ɕʌ̹ŋd͡ʑe̞]

Sino-Korean word from 淨齋, from 淨 (“clean, clear”) + 齋 (“religious vegetarian diet”).


정재

[t͡ɕʌ̹ŋd͡ʑɛ]

[t͡ɕʌ̹ŋd͡ʑe̞]

Sino-Korean word from 淨財, from 淨 (“clean, clear”) + 財 (“money, property”).

(religion) sanctified, devotional property also used to help others


천안

[t͡ɕʰʌ̹na̠n]


선남선녀

tlb

(four-character idiom from Classical Chinese)

seonnamseonnyeo (romanization)
善男善女 (hanja)

[선(ː)남선(ː)녀]

Sino-Korean word from 선남(善男) (seonnam, “pious man”) + 선녀(善女) (seonnyeo, “pious woman”). Compare Chinese 善男信女 (shànnán xìnnǚ).

ko-etym-sino

(Buddhism, original sense) Buddhist believers at large


유심

Sino-Korean word from 唯心, from 唯 (“only”) + 心 (“mind”)

(Buddhism, in particular) the "mind-only" idealism of Yogachara and his followers


나락

Sino-Korean word from 那落／奈落, derived from Sanskrit नरक (naraka).


범자

Sino-Korean word from 梵字, from 梵 (“Brahmanic, Indian”) + 字 (“letter”).

(Buddhism) Siddham character; Sanskrit character


유심성교

yusimseonggyo (romanization)
唯心聖敎 (hanja)

Orthographic borrowing from Chinese 唯心聖教 /唯心圣教 (Wéixīn Shèngjiào).

obor

(religion) The Holy Church of the Heart-Only


보리심

Sino-Korean word from 菩提心, from 菩提 + 心, from Chinese 菩提心 (pútíxīn), from Sanskrit बोधिचित्त (bodhicitta).


지천사

[t͡ɕit͡ɕʰʌ̹nsʰa̠]


아만

Sino-Korean word from 我慢, partial calque of Sanskrit आत्ममान (ātmamāna), from आत्मन् (ātman, “self”) and मान (māna, “arrogance”).


백련교

Baengnyeon'gyo (romanization)
白蓮敎 (hanja)

[pɛŋɲʌ̹nɡjo]

(historical, religion) White Lotus (a religious and political movement that originated in China in the late 13th century)


종말론

[t͡ɕo̞ŋma̠ɭɭo̞n]

Sino-Korean word from 終末論, from 終末 (“end”) + 論 (“discussion”).

ko-etym-sino

(religion) eschatology (study of the end times)


삼교

Sino-Korean word from 三敎, from 三 (“three”) + 敎 (“teachings; religions”).

(religion, Confucianism, Taoism, Buddhism) the three principal philosophies originated from China:


육계

(Buddhism) ushnisha, the fleshy swelling or top-knot on the head in depictions of the Buddha.


육계

(Buddhism) ṣaḍdhātu, the Six Elements (earth, water, fire, wind, space and consciousness)

(Buddhism) the Six Paths, three evil and three good


가애

(Buddhism) hindrance, obstacle, obstruction