若 ruò

1. ruò verb to seem; to be like; as
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: Middle Chinese: nyak; 若 was used as a verb in this sense, as well as other senses, in literary Chinese (ABC 'ruò' 若 v; Pulleyblank 1995, p. 90; Kroll 2015 '若' 1; GHC '若' 5).
2. ruò adverb seemingly
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Function Words
   Notes: (ABC 'ruò' 若 adv)
3. ruò conjunction if
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: 若 is used as a subordinating conjunction in this sense in Literary Chinese (ABC 'ruò' 若 conj; Pulleyblank 1995, p. 90, 150; Kroll 2015 '若' 2; GHC '若' 9).
4. ruò pronoun you
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: 若 was also used as a singular second person pronoun in Classical Chinese (ABC 'ruò' 若 pronoun; Pulleyblank 1995, p. 77; Kroll 2015 '若' 6; GHC '若' 7).
5. ruò pronoun this; that
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: (Kroll 2015 '若' 4; GHC '若' 8)
6. ruò conjunction and; or
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: (Kroll 2015 '若' 8; GHC '若' 10, 11, 12, 13)
7. ruò conjunction as for; pertaining to
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: (Kroll 2015 '若' 5)
8. rě noun pomegranite
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文 , Concept: Fruit 水果
   Notes: As in 若榴 rěliu (Kroll 2015 '若' rě 2)
9. ruò verb to choose
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: In the sense of 选择 (GHC '若' 1)
10. ruò verb to agree; to accord with; to conform to
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: 若 was used sometimes in this sense in preclassical Chinese. This sense is similar in meaning to 顺从 (Pulleyblank 1995, p. 90; Kroll 2015 '若' 2; GHC '若' 2).
11. ruò adverb thus
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: 若 was used sometimes as an adverb in this sense in preclassical Chinese (Pulleyblank 1995, p. 90).
12. ruò noun pollia
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文 , Concept: Herb 香草
    Notes: The name of the herb 杜若 (Kroll 2015 '若' 9; GHC '若' 3)
13. ruò noun Ruo
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文 , Concept: Deity 神
    Notes: The name of the sea god (GHC '若' 4)
14. ruò adverb only then
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: In the sense of 乃 or 才(GHC '若' 14)
15. rě phonetic ja
    Domain: Buddhism 佛教
    Notes: Sanskrit equivalent: ja, Siddham: 𑖕; the third palatal letter of the Sanskrit alphabet, meaning 'born'; a special character in esoteric chanting described in the 大毘盧遮那成佛神變加持經 “Vairocana Sūtra” as symbolizing 生 jāti 'birth' (MW 'ja'; SH '若', p. 313; Wikipedia '悉曇文字'; Giebel 2005, p. 43; T 848, Scroll 2, 18.0010a10)
16. rě phonetic jñā
    Domain: Buddhism 佛教
    Notes: Sanskrit equivalent: jñā; a letter of the Sanskrit alphabet, meaning 'knowledge'(BCSD '若', p. 1009; Kroll 2015 '若' rě 1)
17. ruò conjunction if; yadi
    Domain: Buddhism 佛教
    Notes: Sanskrit equivalent: yadi (BCSD '若', p. 1009; MW 'yadi'; SH '若', p. 313)

Contained in

• 根本般若 fundamental prajna
• 圣八千颂般若一百八名经(聖八千頌般若一百八名經) Aṣṭa sāhasrikā prajñāpāramitā sūtra
• 金刚般若经义疏(金剛般若經義疏) Jingang Bore Shu; Jingang Bore Jing Yishu
• 佛说金刚场庄严般若波罗蜜多教中一分(佛說金剛場莊嚴般若波羅蜜多教中一分) Srīvajramaṇḍālaṁkāramahātantrarāja; Fo Shuo Jingang Chang Zhuangyan Boreboluomiduo Jiao Zhong Yi Fen
• 佛说了义般若波罗蜜经(佛說了義般若波羅蜜多經) The Sutra which gives the Direct Meaning of Perfection of Wisdom; Fo Shuo Liao Yi Boreboluomi Jing
• 舜若 śūnyatā; emptiness; emptiness of inherent existence
• 佛说帝释般若波罗蜜经(佛說帝釋般若波羅蜜多心經) Kauśikaprajñāpāramitāsūtra
• 一尘不染清净地 万善同登般若门(一塵不染清淨地 萬善同登般若門) Without even a speck of dust is this land of purity; Through which all virtues unite is this gate of prajna.
• 能断金刚般若波罗蜜多经(能斷金剛般若波羅蜜多經) Prajnaparamita Diamond Sutra
• 耶若达多(耶若達多) Yajnadatta
• 道行般若波罗蜜经(道行般若波羅蜜經) Sūtra on the Prajñāpāramitā Practice of the Way
• 佛说佛母般若波罗蜜多大明观想仪轨(佛說佛母般若波羅蜜多大明觀想儀軌) Goddess Prajnaparamita Vidya Visualization Ritual; Fo Shuo Fomu Boreboluomiduo Da Ming Guan Xiang Yi Gui
• 六师外道; 1. 珊阇耶毘罗胝子 2. 阿耆多翅舍钦婆罗 3. 末伽梨拘舍梨 4. 富兰那迦叶 5. 迦罗鸠驮迦旃延 6. 尼干陀若提子(六師外道; 1. 珊闍耶毘羅胝子 2. 阿耆多翅舍欽婆羅 3. 末伽梨拘舍梨 4. 富蘭那迦葉 5. 迦羅鳩馱迦旃延 6. 尼乾陀若提子) Six Non-Buddhist Schools: 1. The Sanjaya-Vairatiputra Sect; 2. The Ajita-Kesakambala Sect; 3. The Maskari-Gosaliputra Sect; 4. The Purana-Kasyapa Sect; 5. The Kakuda-Katyayana Sect; 6. The Nirgrantha-Jnatiputra Sect
• 光赞摩诃般若经(光讚摩訶般若經) Perfection of Wisdom in Twenty-Five Thousand Lines; Guang Zan Jing; Pañcaviṃśatisāhasrikāprajñāramitāsūtra
• 摩诃般若经(摩訶般若經) Mahāprajñā sūtra
• 般若波罗蜜多心经幽贊(般若波羅蜜多心經幽贊) A Comprehensive Commentary on the Prajnaparamita Heart Sutra
• 般若体(般若體) Prajna body
• 般若力 the power of wisdom ; Prajnabala
• 般若心经略疏连珠记(般若心經略疏連珠記) A String of Pearls of Remarks on the Prajnaparamita Heart Sutra; Bore Xinjing Lue Shu Lian Zhu Ji
• 若是果未生 when something has not arisen
• 若灯能自照(若燈能自照) if a light illuminates itself
• 方便般若 prajna of skillful means
• 若以色见我(若以色見我) whoever saw me through my physical form
• 金刚能断般若波罗蜜经(金剛能斷般若波羅蜜經) Prajnaparamita Diamond Sutra; Prajñāpāramitā Diamond sūtra; Diamond Sutra; Vajracchedikāprajñāpāramitāsūtra
• 仁王般若般若波罗蜜经(仁王般若波羅蜜經) Renwang Jing; Scripture for Humane Kings
• 金刚般若波罗蜜经略疏(金剛般若波羅蜜經略疏) Jingang Bore Boluomi Lueshu
• 般若灯根本中论颂(般若燈根本中論頌) Lamp of Discernment: Commentary on the Verses of the Middle Way
• 阿练若(阿練若) a forest retreat; a secluded place to practice; araṇya; arañña; aranya
• 若思业若思已业(若思業若思已業) either the action of intending or the action after having intended
• 弗若多罗(弗若多羅) Punyatāra
• 得值若干百千万亿佛(得值若干百千萬億佛) seen many hundreds, many thousands, many hundreds of thousands of Buddhas
• 提云陀若(提雲陀若) Devaprajñā
• 阿若憍陈如(阿若憍陳如) Ājñāta-kāuṇḍinya
• 若言去时去(若言去時去) If you say the act of going is in the path presently being traversed
• 般若波罗蜜多心经(般若波羅蜜多心經) The Heart Sutra ; Prajñāpāramitā Heart Sūtra; Prajñāpāramitāhṛdayasūtra
• 生若值佛受正法 born at a time when the Buddha lived and hear the true Dharma
• 观照般若(觀照般若) prajna of contemplation
• 般若海 The Ocean of Prajna Wisdom
• 仁王般若经疏(仁王般若經疏) Ren Wang Bore Jing Shu
• 能断金刚般若波罗蜜多经论释(能斷金剛般若波羅蜜多經論釋) Vajracchedikāprajñāpāramitāsūtraśāstra; Treatise on the Diamond Sūtra Commentary
• 若要身体好 不要吃太饱 若要人缘佳 诚恳莫骄傲 若要家庭和 关怀最重要 若要事业兴 勤劳去创造(若要身體好 不要吃太飽 若要人緣佳 誠懇莫驕傲 若要家庭和 關懷最重要 若要事業興 勤勞去創造) To be in good health, Don't eat too much. To have good affinities, Be sincere instead of proud. To have a happy family, Show that you care. To succeed in one's career, Strive with diligence.
• 释摩诃般若波罗蜜经觉意三昧(釋摩訶般若波羅蜜經覺意三昧) Exegesis of the Perfection of Wisdom in 25,000 Lines Bodhyanga Samādhi

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• Scroll 2 Si Fen Lu Shan Fan Bu Que Xingshi Chao 四分律刪繁補闕行事鈔 — count: 1645
• Scroll 3 Si Fen Lu Shan Fan Bu Que Xingshi Chao 四分律刪繁補闕行事鈔 — count: 1184
• Scroll 12 The Large Sūtra on Perfection of Wisdom 大般若波羅蜜多經 — count: 1080 , has parallel version
• Scroll 2 Si Fen Lu Xingshi Chao Zi Chi Ji 四分律行事鈔資持記 — count: 1005
• Scroll 142 The Large Sūtra on Perfection of Wisdom 大般若波羅蜜多經 — count: 916 , has parallel version
• Scroll 143 The Large Sūtra on Perfection of Wisdom 大般若波羅蜜多經 — count: 884 , has parallel version
• Scroll 137 The Large Sūtra on Perfection of Wisdom 大般若波羅蜜多經 — count: 864 , has parallel version
• Scroll 1 Si Fen Lu Shan Fan Bu Que Xingshi Chao 四分律刪繁補闕行事鈔 — count: 863
• Scroll 6 Abhidharmavijñānakāyapādaśāstra (Apidamo Shi Shen Zu Lun) 阿毘達磨識身足論 — count: 834
• Scroll 136 The Large Sūtra on Perfection of Wisdom 大般若波羅蜜多經 — count: 833 , has parallel version