DAO TERMINOLOGY - REFERENCE ONLY

 DAO TERMINOLOGY - REFERENCE ONLY

 作揖               DEEP BOW

 跪                 KNEEL DOWN

 叩首               DEEP BOW

 明明上帝           GOD (CREATOR)

 參駕               ARRIVING BOW

 辭駕               LEAVING BOW

 天地國親師         HEAVEN, EARTH, MOTHERLAND, PARENTS, TEACHERS

 諸天神聖           ALL IMMORTALS, SAINTS AND BUDDHAS

 五教聖人           THE SAINTS OF FIVE RELIGIONS

 彌勒祖師           BUDDHA ME LER

 南海古佛           BUDDHA OF NAN-HAI (BUDDHA GUAN-YIN)

 活佛師尊           HOLY TEACHER, (BUDDHA JI-GONG)

 月慧菩薩           BUDDHA YUE-HUE

 各位法律主         LORDS OF JUSTICE

 灶君               LORD OF KITCHEN

 師尊               DIVINE PATRIARCH (HOLY TEACHER)

 師母               DIVINE MATRIARCH

 鎮殿元帥           ZEN DIEN YUNG SHUI (DIVINE ADMIRAL)

 鎮殿將軍           ZEN DIEN JIAN JUN (DIVINE GENERAL)

 教化菩薩           BUDDHISATTVA JIAO HWA (CULTIVATION  BUDDHISATTVA)

 各位大仙           ALL IMMORTALS

 監班院長           DEAN OF HEAVENLY ACADEMY

 護法大仙           GUARDIAN IMMORTAL

 老前人             LAO CHEN REN (THE GREAT PEDECESSOR)

 前人               CHEN REN (PREDECESSOR)

 點傳師             DIEN CHUAN SHR

 引保師             INTRODUCER AND GUARANTOR

 前賢大眾           GENERAL PUBLIC

 自己祖先           OUR ANCESTORS

 金公祖師           PATRIARCH JIN-GONG (THE 17TH PATRIARCH)

 天然古佛           BUDDHA TIAN-RANG (THE 18TH PATRIARCH)

 中華聖母           CHUNG HWA SAINT-MU (THE 18TH MATRIARCH)

 

 

 

獻香禮             INCENSE OFFERING CEREMONY

默念愿懺文         SILENTLY RECITE OF REPENTANCE

 虔心跪在           SINCERELY KNEEL DOWN

 明明上帝蓮下       IN FRONT OF GOD

 幸受真傳           TO RECEIVE DAO

 彌勒祖師           BUDDHA ME LER

 妙法無邊           HAS DHARMA OF WONDER

 護庇眾生           PROTECT ALL SENTIENT BEINGS

 懺悔佛前           I REPENT BEFORE BUDDHA

 改過自新           TO CORRECT MY FAULTS

 同註天盤           REGISTER IN HEAVEN

 凡係佛堂           WHENEVER IN TEMPLE

 顛倒錯亂           THERE'RE PERVERSION AND MISTAKES

 望祈祖師           PRAY TO BUDDHA ME LER

 赦罪容寬           TO FORGIVE US

 南無阿彌十佛天元   BUDDHA ME LER BLESSING UPON US

 謝謝老中大慈大悲   OUR GRATITUDE TO LAO-MU (HEAVENLY MOTHER)

                    FOR HER GREAT COMPASSION

 獻香禮畢           END OF INCENSE OFFERING

 放手鞠躬，退       BOW, STEP BACK

 素食者             VEGETARIAN

 儒家               CONFUCIANISM

 佛經               SUTRA

 聖經               BIBLE

 論語               THE BOOK OF CONFUCIU'S SAYINGS

 孟子               MENCIUS OR THE BOOK OF MENCIUS’SAYINGS

 大學               THE GREAT LEARNING

 中庸               DOCTRINE OF MEAN

 金剛經             DIAMOND SUTRA

 心經               HEART SUTRA

 壇經               PLATFORM SUTRA

 達摩               BODHI DHARMA

 六祖               THE SIXTH PATRIARCH OF DAO (PATRIARCH HUE-NENG)

謝恩               TO SHOW OUR GRATITUDE

 三天法會           THREE-DAY SEMINAR

 辦事人員           TEMPLE STAFF

 壇主               TEMPLE HOST

 修道               CULTIVATE DAO

 辦道               PROPAGATE DAO

 行功了愿           FULFILL ONE'S VOWS TO ACCUMULATE MERITS

 象天               THE EARTHLY WORLD

 氣天仙             ASCENDED MASTER IN ETHEREAL PLANE

 氣天               ETHEREAL PLANE

 理天               ABSOLUTE HEAVEN

 十五條佛規         THE FIFTEEN BUDDHA'S PRECEPTS

 尊敬仙佛           RESPECT BUDDHAS AND IMMORTALS

 尊前提後           RESPECT CHEN SHEN (PREDECESSORS) AND GUIDE HO SHUE (PEOPLE WHO COME AFTER)

 齋莊中正           TO BE DIGNIFIED AND UPRIGHT

 循規蹈矩           FOLLOW THE PRECEPTS AND BEING PROPER

 責任負起           TAKING THE RESPONSIBILITY

 重聖輕凡           VALUE THE SACRED AND DISCOUNT THE WORLDLY

 謙恭和藹           TO BE HUMBLE, RESPECTFUL, HARMONIOUS AND KIND

 勿棄聖訓           DO NOT DISCARD HOLY TEACHINGS

 莫著形象           DO NOT ATTACH TO FORMS AND IMAGES

 手續必清           ALL TRANSACTIONS MUST BE CLEAR

 出告反面           REPORT TO PREDECESSORS WHEN LEAVING AND

                    RETURNING                   

 不亂系統           DO NOT DISTURB THE DAO LINEAGE

                    (NOT HOP AROUND TEMPLES)

 愛惜公務           TO VALUE AND TREASURE PUBLIC PROPERTIES

 活潑應事           TO BE AGILE AND VIVACIOUS WITH ISSUES

 謹言慎行           BE CAUTIOUS WITH ONE'S WORDS AND ACTIONS

 六條大愿           THE SIX GREAT VOWS

 重聖輕凡           TO VALUE THE SACRED AND TO DISCOUNT THE WORLDLY

 財法雙施           TO CONTRIBUTE MONEY AND SPREAD DAO

                    MESSAGE TO OTHERS

 清口茹素           T0 BE A VEGETARIAN

 捨身辦道           TO DEVOTE ONESELF IN PROPAGATING DAO

 開設佛堂           TO ESTABLISH DAO TEMPLE

 開荒下種           TO PIONEER DAO

 三施               THE THREE KINDS OF GIVING

 財施               MONETARY GIVING

 法施               SPREADING DAO MESSAGE

 無畏施             COURAGEOUS GIVING

 內聖外王           TO CULTIVATE INNER VIRTUES AND OUTER MERITS

 玄關               HEAVENLY GATE

 口訣               HOLY MANTRA

 合同               HAND SEAL (UNIFICATION)

 道親               DAO RELATIVES

 講師               INSTRUCTOR

 前賢               PREDECESSORS

 後學               HO SHUE

 三寶               THREE TREASURES

 三曹普渡           TO PROPAGATE DAO IN THE THREE REALMS

 青陽               GREEN PERIOD

 紅陽               RED PERIOD

 白陽               WHITE PERIOD

 獻供禮             TEA AND FRUIT PRESENTATION

 成道               ACHIEVE ATTAINMENT OR ACHIEVE BUDDHAHOOD

 請壇禮             INVITATION OF GOD AND BUDDHAS' CEREMONY

 因果               CAUSE AND EFFECT

 六道輪迴           THE SIX REALMS OF REINCARNATIONS

 超生了死           TRANSCENDING THE CYCLE OF LIFE AND DEATH

 仁義禮智信         BENEVOLENCE, RIGHTEOUSNESS, PROPRIETY,

                    WISDOM, FAITH

 躲劫避難           TO AVOID DISASTERS AND CALAMITIES

 開悟               ENLIGHTENMENT

 法喜               DAO JOY

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