This book provides a comprehensive guide to commonly used honorifics, terms, and units in the Chinese language. It serves as a valuable resource for individuals who are using Chinese terms to write their stories', offering explanations and examples...
Ksitigarbha / Kṣitigarbha (地藏 dìzàng) : A great Bodhisattva who resides in the Underworld and vowed to forego Buddhahood until all souls are saved (achieve enlightenment). His name can mean "Earth Treasury", "Earth Store", "Earth Womb", or "the one who encompasses the earth".
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Kunlun (昆仑 / 昆仑山) : A mystical mountain in Chinese mythology. A dwelling place of Gods, Immortals, and mythical creatures. Somewhat analogous to Hinduism's/Buddhism's Sumeru. Not to be confused with the real-world Kunlun Mountains.
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Laughing Buddha (布袋 bùdài) : A Buddha commonly depicted as a very fat and jovial monk - symbolizing happiness, good fortune, and abundance. He is sometimes conflated with the prophesized Maitreya Buddha, who is a savior-like figure and the successor of Gautama Buddha.
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Laughing Buddha
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Maitreya Buddha
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Gautama Buddha
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Life Tablet (命简 mìngjiǎn) : Also known as a Life Slip. A magical item which is intangibly connected to a cultivator. If the cultivator dies, their life tablet will subsequently shatter - no matter how far away it is. In some novels, sects keep track of their disciples' statuses using life tablets.
