The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions (531 page)

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Chien ai
(universal love)
:
see
JEN
.
Chien-chen
(Chinese Buddhist master)
:
see
GANJIN
.
Ch'ien tzu wen
(Chin., ‘Thousand-Character Text’). An important Chinese primer for children written by Chou Hsing-te in the 6th cent. CE.
Chig
(Jap., ‘rare encounter’). An encounter with a
buddha
or with the
Buddha's
teaching.
Chih
(Cardinal virtue in Confucianism)
:
Ch'i-hai
(ocean of breath)
:
see
CH'I
.
Chih-i
or Chih-che

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