Assignment VIII Flashcards
誦律
song4lv4
vinaya (Buddhist disciplines and precepts)
爾時
er3shi2
at that time
摩耶夫人
Mo2ye1 fu1ren2 Queen Maya (the wife of 淨飯王 and the mother of Shakyamuni)
六牙白象
liu4ya2 bai2xiang4
the six-tusked white elephant
胎
tai1
unborn child, embryo, fetus
飛騰
fei2teng2
to fly and ascend
虛空
xu1kong1
sky
頂禮
ding3li3
bowing by prostrating the whole body to the ground
圍繞
Wéirào
around
(作是夢)已
yi3
after
淨飯王
Jing4fan4wang2 King Suddhodana (husband of 摩耶夫人 and father of Shakyamuni )
召
zhao4
to call over, to invite
相師
xiang4shi1
physiognomist
相法
xiang4fa3
physiognomy
大夫人
da4fu1ren2
main wife
具足
ju4zu2
to have all (the features/signs of)…
丈夫之相
zhang4fu1 zhi1 xiang4
the signs of a great man/being
莊嚴
zhuang1yan2
glorious
莊嚴其身
to make his body glorious
紹
shao4
to succeed to
乘
cheng2, sheng4
ride, ascend; avail oneself of; numerary adjunct for vehicles
金輪
jin1lun2
golden cakra(attribute of a king or a ruler)
伏
fu2
to subdue, to bring under control
出家
chu1jia1
to leave home (and become a monk)
修道
xiu1dao4
to cultivate [one’s own path]
證…位
zheng4…wei4
to realize the stage of
法王
fa3wang2
king of the Dharma (the Buddha)
十方
shi2fang1 ten directions (everywhere)