Primer

A Primer in Chinese Buddhist Writings

xiāng, xiàng

xiāng, xiàng noun mutually; characteristic, mark (this is why 相師 lit. “master of marks” means fortune teller).
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: (Kieschnick and Wiles 2017, vol. 1, p. 31)

Texts that the word is most frequently mentioned in

Collection Document Title Occurrences
Volume One: Foundations The Scripture of the Great Origin (Dàběn jīng 大本經): Selected passages from the Dàběn jīng 28
Volume One: Foundations English Translation Key for Volume 1 17
Volume Two: The Indian Tradition Review 11
Volume Two: The Indian Tradition A Description of the Hells from the Dīrghāgama: Selected Passages on Hell 7
Volume One: Foundations Lessons in Grammar - Lesson 8: zhě 者 4
Volume Two: The Indian Tradition Four Problems from the Abhidharma Literature 4
Volume One: Foundations Lessons in Grammar - Lesson 6: suǒ 所 3
Volume One: Foundations Lessons in Grammar - Lesson 7: gù 故, reason 3
Volume One: Foundations Lessons in Grammar - Lesson 9: Grammatical Flexibility 2
Volume Two: The Indian Tradition Further Reading 2
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