明镜 (明鏡) míng jìng
míng jìng
set phrase
a clear mirror
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
Notes: Usually, as an analogy for clear thought (CC-CEDICT '明鏡'; Guoyu '明鏡')
Contained in
- 心如明镜(心如明鏡) A Mind Clear as a Mirror
- 身如青山观大地 心似明镜照世间(身如青山觀大地 心似明鏡照世間) My body is like a green mountain that gazes upon the Earth; My mind is like a bright mirror that reflects on this world.
- 譬喻问号(四) 求法似爬山， 是高是远？ 心性似明镜， 照己照人？ 因缘似条件， 够与不够？ 寺院似学校， 有学无学？ 饮食似汤药， 是合不合？ 人身似物品， 有好有坏？ 生命似风灯， 是安是危？ 人心似猿马， 是燥是安？ 欲望似深渊， 可下不可？ 傲慢似高山， 不登为好！(譬喻問號(四) 求法似爬山， 是高是遠？ 心性似明鏡， 照己照人？ 因緣似條件， 夠與不夠？ 寺院似學校， 有學無學？ 飲食似湯藥， 是合不合？ 人身似物品， 有好有壞？ 生命似風灯， 是安是危？ 人心似猿馬， 是燥是安？ 欲望似深淵， 可下不可？ 傲慢似高山， 不登為好！) Metaphors (4) Learning Dharma is climbing a mountain. Is it tall or far? The mind is a bright mirror. Is the reflection you or others? Conditions are terms. Are they sufficient or not? Temples are schools. Do you or do you not learn? Food is like medicine. Is it good for you or not? The body is an object. Is it functioning or not? Life is a candle in the wind. Is it safe or is it in danger? Human mind is a monkey or horse. Is it restless or is it peaceful? Desire is an abyss. Can you go down there or not? Arrogance is a lofty mountain. You may as well stay away!
- 身如青山观天地 心似明镜照大千(身如青山觀天地 心似明鏡照大千) My body is like a green mountain that gazes upon the Earth; My mind is like a bright mirror that reflects on the universe.
- 明镜当台(明鏡當臺) a clear mirror resting on a support
- 明镜台(明鏡台) bright standing mirror
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- Scroll 2 Outline Summary of the Treatise on the Awakening of Faith in the Mahāyāna 大乘起信論裂網疏 — count: 11
- Scroll 109 Mahāratnakūṭasūtra (The Great Treasures Collection Sūtra) 大寶積經 — count: 7 , has English translation
- Scroll 1 Treatise on the Awakening of Faith in the Mahāyāna 大乘起信論 — count: 7
- Scroll 10 Zong Jing Lu 宗鏡錄 — count: 6 , has English translation
- Scroll 1 Notes on the Laṅkāvatāra Sūtra 楞伽阿跋多羅寶經註解 — count: 5
- Scroll 85 Zong Jing Lu 宗鏡錄 — count: 4 , has English translation
- Scroll 16 Zong Jing Lu 宗鏡錄 — count: 4 , has English translation
- Scroll 2 Chan Mi Yao Fa Jing 禪祕要法經 — count: 4
- Scroll 21 Dafang Guang Fo Huayan Jing Sui Shu Yan Yi Chao 大方廣佛華嚴經隨疏演義鈔 — count: 4
- Scroll 396 The Large Sūtra on Perfection of Wisdom 大般若波羅蜜多經 — count: 3 , has parallel version
Collocations
- 犹如明镜 (猶如明鏡) 鮮潔清淨猶如明鏡照其面像 — Pu Yao Jing (Lalitavistara) 普曜經, Scroll 2 — count: 47
- 譬如明镜 (譬如明鏡) 譬如明鏡 — Bei Hua Jing (Karuṇāpuṇḍarīkasūtra) 悲華經, Scroll 2 — count: 41
- 明镜中 (明鏡中) 如明鏡中覩諸色像 — Fang Guang Da Zhuangyan Jing (Lalitavistara) 方廣大莊嚴經, Scroll 2 — count: 20
- 净明镜 (淨明鏡) 猶視淨明鏡 — Fo Ben Xing Jing 佛本行經, Scroll 5 — count: 16
- 明镜见 (明鏡見) 如於明鏡見其面像 — Avataṃsakasūtra (Flower Garland Sūtra) 大方廣佛華嚴經, Scroll 42 — count: 16
- 明镜等 (明鏡等) 明鏡等中所現諸像 — The Large Sūtra on Perfection of Wisdom 大般若波羅蜜多經, Scroll 396 — count: 12
- 明镜现 (明鏡現) 猶如明鏡現其影像 — Gaṇḍavyūhasūtra 大方廣佛華嚴經, Scroll 39 — count: 12
- 明镜照 (明鏡照) 鮮潔清淨猶如明鏡照其面像 — Pu Yao Jing (Lalitavistara) 普曜經, Scroll 2 — count: 10
- 执明镜 (執明鏡) 譬如士夫手執明鏡及淨水鏡 — Saṃyuktāgama 雜阿含經, Scroll 10 — count: 10
- 明镜及 (明鏡及) 譬如士夫手執明鏡及淨水鏡 — Saṃyuktāgama 雜阿含經, Scroll 10 — count: 6