A Primer in Chinese Buddhist Writings
不 bù
adverb
no (one of the most common negatives); at the end (eg. 5.2) is often the phonetic loan characters of 否 (used to raise a question) and pronounced as fǒu
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
Notes: (Kieschnick and Wiles 2017, vol. 1, p. 17)
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 | 154 |
| Volume One: Foundations | English Translation Key for Volume 1 | 99 |
| Volume Two: The Indian Tradition | Review | 71 |
| Volume Two: The Indian Tradition | A Description of the Hells from the Dīrghāgama: Selected Passages on Hell | 38 |
| Volume Two: The Indian Tradition | The Origin of the Order of Nuns according to the Dharmaguptakavinaya | 23 |
| Volume Two: The Indian Tradition | Further Reading | 12 |
| Volume One: Foundations | Lessons in Grammar - Lesson 4: Negation | 11 |
| Volume Two: The Indian Tradition | Four Problems from the Abhidharma Literature | 10 |
| Volume One: Foundations | Lessons in Grammar - Lesson 9: Grammatical Flexibility | 10 |
| Volume One: Foundations | Lessons in Grammar - Lesson 7: gù 故, reason | 8 |
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