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Abhidharma, Apitan 阿毗曇, Abhidharma [Apidamo 阿毗達磨] treatises or discussions in the Buddhist canon [lun 論] (3A)

Ajita Kesakambala, Aqiduo chisheqinpoluo 阿耆多翅舍欽婆羅, one of the six heterodoxies of Sakyamuni's lifetime (3E)

Ajodhya, Ayuedi 阿約底, same as Ayodhya, near the Gogra river about 6 li east of Fyzabad and about 150 li from Kanauj (3D)

Aluohan guo 阿羅漢果, Arhat, stage of cultivation at which one has cut off all doubts and enters Nirvana forever; one of the four sagely fruits of Hinayana; This is the ultimate fruit of the Sravakayana (3G)

Anahan guo 阿那含果, Angamin, the first fruit that cannot be returned [buhuan guo 不還果], stage of cultivation at which one has completely cut oneself off from the various doubts of the world of desire and will never return to it; one of the four sagely fruits of Hinayana (3G)

Analü 阿那律, Anuruddha, legendary disciple of the Buddha (3B)

Anan 阿難, Ananda (Purushapura, Peshawar, note 2)

Ananda, Anan 阿難 (Purushapura, Peshawar, note 2)

Anatha-pindika, Jigudu 給孤獨, "Elder of good works" [shanshi changzhe 善施長者], Sudaduo 蘇達多, Sudatta, Xuda changzhe 須達長者, elder of Sravasti and contemporary of the the Buddha (3E)

Angamin, Anahan guo 阿那含果, the first fruit that cannot be returned [buhuan guo 不還果], stage of cultivation at which one has completely cut oneself off from the various doubts of the world of desire and will never return to it; one of the four sagely fruits of Hinayana (3G)

Angulimalas, Yangjuemo 鴦掘魔, Yangjulimoluo 鴦寠利摩羅, assassins (3E)

Adouluotuobuluo 阿(少+兔)羅陀補羅, Anuradhapura (4B)

Anuradhapura, Adouluotuobuluo 阿(少+兔)羅陀補羅 (4B)

Anuruddha, Analü 阿那律] (3B)

Aparasaila, Xi shan zhu bu 西山住部 (3V)

Apidamo 阿毗達磨, Apitan 阿毗曇, Abhidharma, treatises or discussions in the Buddhist canon (3V)

Apidamo fazhilun 阿毗達磨發智論, also called Shuo yiqie you bu fazhilun 說一切有部發智論 (3V)

Apitan 阿毗曇, Abhidharma, Apidamo 阿毗達磨, treatises or discussions in the Buddhist canon (3V)

Apitan 阿毗曇, Abhidharma (3V)

Apitanbi poshalun 阿毗曇毗婆沙論 (3V)

Apitan xin lun 阿毗曇心論 (3V)

Aparasaila, Xi shan zhu bu 西山住部 (3V)

Aqiduo chisheqinpoluo 阿耆多翅舍欽婆羅, Ajita Kesakambala, one of the six heterodoxies of Sakyamuni's lifetime (3E)

Arhat, Aluohan guo 阿羅漢果, stage of cultivation at which one has cut off all doubts and enters Nirvana forever; one of the four sagely fruits of Hinayana; This is the ultimate fruit of the Sravakayana (3G)

ashes remaining after cremation, Sheli 舍利, Sarira, Sarira-dhatu, "bones, skeleton" (3F)

Ashes Pagoda [Tanta 炭塔], built in Nijulutuolin 尼拘盧陀林, east of Rama (3H)

Asiduo 阿私多, Asita, Ayi 阿夷, Asiduoxian 阿私多僊 (Da Tang Xiyu ji) (3G)

Asiduoxian 阿私多僊 (Da Tang Xiyu ji), Asiduo 阿私多, Asita, Ayi 阿夷 (3G)

Asita, Asiduo 阿私多, Ayi 阿夷, Asiduoxian 阿私多僊 (Da Tang Xiyu ji) (3G)

Asoka (3B)

Avalokitesvara, the Bodhisattva, Guanshiyin 觀世音, Guanzizai 觀自在 (3A)

Ayi 阿夷, Asiduoxian 阿私多僊 (Da Tang Xiyu ji), Asita, Asiduo 阿私多 (3G)

Ayodhya, Ayutuo 阿踰陀, earliest capital of Kosala, same as Ajodhya [Ayuedi 阿約底] near the Gogra river about 6 li east of Fyzabad and about 150 li from Kanauj (3D)

Ayutuo 阿踰陀, Ayodhya, earliest capital of Kosala, same as Ajodhya [Ayuedi 阿約底] near the Gogra river about 6 li east of Fyzabad and about 150 li from Kanauj (3D)

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Badili 巴的里], Patiali, in the north-west corner of Etah (modern placename) (3B)

Baerlanpuer 巴耳蘭普爾, Balrampur, in the northern part of the northern states of India (3E)

Bahusrutiya, Duowen bu 多問部 (3V)

bajiezhai 八戒齋, also called bazhai 八齋], eight prohibitions, the eight prohibited activities in which a Buddhist disciple must not engage (3P)

Balianfu 巴連弗, Pataliputra (3R)

Baluomoluo qili shan 跋邏末羅耆釐山, Bhramara-giri, mountains, the word "giri" means mountain, and Bhramara means "black-peak", Ge si 鴿寺 (Pigeon Monastery) (3U)

bazhai 八齋, also called bajiezhai 八戒齋], eight prohibitions, the eight prohibited activities in which a Buddhist disciple must not engage (3P)

Baijing wang 白淨王, King Baijing, also called King Jingfan 淨飯王, Suddhodana [Shoutuduona 首圖馱那], Sakyamuni's father, who ruled Kapilavastu (3G)

Baliwen 巴利文, Pali (3E)

Balrampur, Baerlanpuer 巴耳蘭普爾, in the northern part of the northern states of India (3E)

Banruo 般若, prajna, intelligence, wisdom, knowledge [zhihui 智慧] (3A)

Banruojing 般若經, prajna paramita sutra (3A)

Baoyun 寶雲 (3V)

Beiduo shu 貝多樹, Patra Tree, Bodhi tree, also called biboluo 畢鉢羅, beiboluo 卑鉢羅, binpoluo 賓波羅 (Pippala or Peepal) tree, the tree where Sakyamuni attained the way, also called the Bodhi tree [Puti shu 菩提樹], or Bodhidruma (3P)

Beiduo 貝多, short form of Beiduoluo 貝多羅, Pattra, meaning the "leaves of a tree" or leaves that can be made for writing on [gong shu xie 供書寫], or that can be written on to make books (3P)

Beiduoluo 貝多羅 (Pattra), often shortened to Beiduo 貝多, meaning the "leaves of a tree" or leaves that can be made for writing on [gong shu xie 供書寫], or that can be written on to make books (3P)

Beifang bang 北方邦, Northern countries of India (modern placename) (3B)

Beishan zhu bu 北山住部, Uttarasaila (3V)

Bisheli, see Pisheli

Bhadrayaniya, Xian wei bu 賢胃部 (3V)

bhagavat, boqiefan 薄伽梵, Shizun 世尊, the "World-honoured one" (3A)

bhikshuni, biqiuni 比丘尼, bichuni 苾芻尼, nun (3A)

Bhramara-giri, Baluomoluo qili shan 跋邏末羅耆釐山, mountains, the word "giri" means mountain, and Bhramara means "black-peak", Ge si 鴿寺 (Pigeon Monastery) (3U)

biboluo 畢鉢羅, beiboluo 卑鉢羅, binpoluo 賓波羅, Pippala or Peepal, tree, the tree where Sakyamuni attained the way, also called the Bodhi tree [Puti shu 菩提樹], or Bodhidruma (3P)

biandi 邊地, border regions (3E)

bichuni 苾芻尼, biqiuni 比丘尼, bhikshuni, nun (3A)

biqiuni 比丘尼, bhikshuni, bichuni 苾芻尼, nun (3A)

Bimbisara, name of king, called Pingsha wang 蓱沙王, (3O)

Bimbisara's Old City, the Old City of King Bimbisara [Pingsha wang jiu cheng 蓱沙王舊城], sometimes called the city of Jushe jieluo buluo 矩奢揭羅補羅 (3O, 3P)

binpoluo 賓波羅, biboluo 畢鉢羅, beiboluo 卑鉢羅, Pippala or Peepal tree, the tree where Sakyamuni attained the way, also called the Bodhi tree [Puti shu 菩提樹], or Bodhidruma (3P)

Bodhi tree, Puti shu 菩提樹, Patra Tree, Beiduo shu 貝多樹, binpoluo 賓波羅, biboluo 畢鉢羅, beiboluo 卑鉢羅, Pippala or Peepal tree, the tree where Sakyamuni attained the way, also called the Bodhidruma (3P)

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Bodhimanda, Puti daochang 菩提道場, Buddhagaya, Fotuoqieya 佛陀伽雅, 11 km south of Gaya (3P)

Bodhidruma, Bodhi tree, Puti shu 菩提樹, Patra Tree, Beiduo shu 貝多樹, binpoluo 賓波羅, biboluo 畢鉢羅, beiboluo 卑鉢羅, Pippala or Peepal tree, the tree where Sakyamuni attained the way (3P)

Boluodubodi 鉢邏闍鉢底 (Da Tang Xiyu ji 6), Prajapati, Daaidao 大愛道, Sakyamuni's aunt (3E)

Boluoxinashiduo 鉢邏犀那恃多 (Da Tang Xiyu ji 6), Pasenadi (Pali), Posini 波斯匿, King Prasenajit, king of Kosala at the time of Sakyamuni, Shengjun 勝軍 (3E)

Brahma, Brahmadeva, fantian 梵天 (3P)

Brahmadeva, Brahma, fantian 梵天 (3P)

Brahman, Poluomen 婆羅門 (3A)

Buddha, Rulai 如來 (a translation of the Sanskrit name Tathagata, one of the names of the "the true way who comes" [ru shi dao lai 如實道來]) (3F)

Buddhabhadra, Fotuobatuoluo 佛陀跋陀羅, Juexian 覺賢 (3V)

Buddhagaya, Fotuoqieya 佛陀伽雅, Fotuo qieye 佛陀伽葉, 11 km south of Gaya, also called Bodhimanda [Puti daochang 菩提道場] (3P)

Bulan jiaye 不蘭迦葉, Purna Kasyapa, one of the six heterodoxies of Sakyamuni's lifetime (3E)

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