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303 Glossary an-tang (庵堂) C nunnery bai shen (拜神) C praying to gods bai-shi (拜师) C taking on a spiritual master bang (帮) C guild bu-shi (布施) C alms-giving, donation bu-xiao (不孝) C un?lial cai-gu (菜姑) C vegetarian aunts chi (qi) [WG] (气) C energy Chuang-Mu (床母) C Consort of the Cot chu-jia (出家) C renunciation ci-tang (祠堂) C ancestral hall Da-Bei-Fa-Hui (大悲法会) C Great Repentance Religious Service Da-Bei-Fa-Shi (大悲法事) C Rites of Compassion Da-Bei-Zhou (大悲咒) C Great Repentance Sutra Da-Bo-Gong (大伯公) C Great Paternal Uncle daimoku [J] (大题) C Sutra dana [P] C alms-giving dao (道) C The "Way" Da-Shi-Ye (大士爷) C A Chinese deity da-xi (大戏) C Chinese classical opera dharma [P] C Buddhist scriptural knowledge dharmacari [P] C practitioner of dharma Di (地) C Earth di-yu (地狱) C Underworld, Hell Di-Zang-Wang-Jing (地藏王经) C Kistagarbha Sutra Di-Zhang-Wang-Pu-Sa (地藏王菩萨) C Kistagarbha MahaBodhisattva Dukkha [P] C sufferings fa-hui (法会) C religious service fa-ming (法名) C religious name feng-shui (风水) C geomancy

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304 STATE, SOCIETY AND RELIGIOUS ENGINEERING: TOWARDS A REFORMIST BUDDHISM IN SINGAPORE fo-dao (佛道) C The "Buddha" way fo-shen (佛身) C Buddha body fu (符) C charm/amulet fu-lu-zhu (副炉主) C deputy stove master gen (根) C roots gong (工) C labourers, artisans gong (宫) C a religious place gong-de (功德) C meritorious deeds gong-de-tang (功德堂) C memorial hall gong-yang (供养) C merit making Guan-gong (关公) C another name for Guan-di Guan-yu (关羽) C another name for Guan-di Guan-Di (关帝) C a dei?ed hero Guan-Di-Miao (关帝庙) C Guan-di Temple Guan-Shi-Yin-Pu-Sa (观世音菩萨) C Goddess of Mercy guanxi (关系) C social connections Guan-Yin (观音) C Goddess of Mercy Guan-Yin-Niang-Niang (观音娘娘) C Goddess of Mercy Guan-Yin-Pu-Sa (观音菩萨) C Guan-Yin bodhisattva Guan-Yin-Tang (观音堂) C Guan-Yin Temple gu-hun (孤魂) C lonely spirits gui-jie (鬼节) C Hungry Ghost Festival hai-qing (海青) C a black robe worn during religious services by the Buddhists Hou-Bo-Gong (后伯公) C God of the Back Portion hun (魂) C soul jiang-jing (讲经) C expounding Buddhist sutra Ji-Le-Shi-Jie (极乐世界) C Heavenly Western Paradise jin-gang-jing (金刚经) C Heart Sutra jin-zhi (金纸) C Golden joss paper Jiu-Wang-Ye (九王爷) C Nine Emperor God jun-zi (君子) C Gentleman kai-shan-lao-ren (开山老人) C pioneers in opening the lands kongsi (gongsi) (H) (公司) C trading ?rms Kong-Zi (孔子) C Confucius kow-tow (kou-tou) (H) (叩头) C prostration

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305 Glossary Kuan-Ze-Zun-Wang (宽泽尊王) C a Chinese deity kuei (kui) [WG] (魁) C guardian spirit Lianhe Zaobao (联合早报) Liu-bei (刘备) C a Chinese hero lu-zhu (炉主) C Stove master Ma-zu (妈祖) C another name for Tian Hou, Empress of the Heaven miao (庙) C temple ming-yun (命运) C life destiny, fate mitra [P] C Buddhist friends mu-bei (木杯) C wooden blocks mui-tsai (mei-jie) [C] (妹姐) C sisterhood mu-yu (木鱼) C a wooden gong myo-ho [J] (妙法) C mystical powers nam-mo [H] (南摩) C monks or nuns who conduct last rites of services to the dead Namo-Guan-Shi-Yin-Pu-Sa (南无观世音菩萨) C Mantra "Namo Guan-Shi-Yin-Pu-Sa" Namo-O-Mi-To-Fo (南无阿弥陀佛) C Mantra "Namo Amitabha" namyo-ho-renge-kyo [J] (南无妙法莲华经) C mystical power of the Lotus Stura nian-jing (念经) C reciting sutras nong (农) C farmers nu-ti-shen (女替身) C female substitute O-Mi-To-Fa-Hui [H] (阿弥陀法会) C Amitabha religious service O-Mi-To-Fo [H] (阿弥陀佛) C Amitabha Buddha O-Mi-To-Jing [H] (阿弥陀经) C Amitabha Sutra po (魄) C soul Preta [P] C hungry ghosts qi (气) C energies qian (签) C destiny sticks Qian-Shou-Qian-Yan Guan-Shi-Yin-Pu-Sa (千手千眼观世音菩萨) C Thousand Hands and Thousand Eyes Guan-Yin Bodhisattva qian-si (签丝) C papers carrying messages of the destiny sticks Qing-Shui-Zu-Shi-Gong (清水祖师公) C Clear Water Ancestor ren-jian (人间) C The Human Plane of Existence samsara [P] C cycles of suffering