A Primer in Chinese Buddhist Writings
相 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 |
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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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