Glossary of Buddhism - R

R

Definition Etymology In other languages
rebirth The process of continuity of life after death
  • Pāli: punabbhava
  • Sanskrit: punarbhava
  • 輪廻
    • Cn: lunhui
    • Jp: rinne
    • Vi: luân hồi
Ratnasambhava
  • Sanskrit: Ratnasambhava
  • Tib: རིན་ཆེན་འབྱུང་གནས Rinchen Jung ne
  • Mn: ᠡᠷᠳᠡᠨᠢ ᠭᠠᠷᠬᠣ ᠢᠢᠨ ᠣᠷᠣᠨ᠂ ᠲᠡᠭᠦᠰ ᠡᠷᠳᠡᠨᠢ;
  • 寶生佛, 宝生如来
    • Jp: Hōshō Nyorai
refuge Usually in the form of "take refuge in the Three Jewels"
  • Pāli: saraṇa
  • Sanskrit: śaraṇa
  • Bur: သရဏဂုံ tharanagon
  • Mn: аврал, avral
  • Tib: skyabs
  • Thai: สรณะ sorana
  • 歸依
    • Cn: guīyī
    • Jp: kie
    • Vi: quy y
Rinpoche, lit. "precious one", An honorific title for a respected Tibetan lama, such as a tulku
  • Tibetan: རིན་པོ་ཆེ་, rin-po-che
  • Mn: римбүчий, rimbuchii
  • 仁波切
    • Cn: rénbōqiē
    • Jp: リンポチェ rinpoche
    • Vi: ??
Rinzai Zen sect emphasizing koan study; named for master Linji Yixuan
  • Japanese: 臨済宗 Rinzai-shū
  • 臨濟宗
    • Cn: Línjì-zōng
    • Vi: Lâm Tế tông
Rohatsu A day traditionally honored as the day of the Buddha's enlightenment. While deep in meditation under a bodhi tree, he attained enlightenment upon seeing the morning star just at dawn; celebrated on the 8th day either of December or of the 12th month of the lunar calendar
  • Japanese: 臘八 Rōhatsu or Rohachi
roshi, lit. "Master", An honorific given to Zen teachers in the Rinzai and Obaku sects.
  • Japanese 老師 Rōshi
  • 禅師
    • Cn: '’chan shī (lit., old master)
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