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Readings

Pinyin: xiǎn

Wade-Giles: hsien

Hangul: 현

Korean MC: hyeon

Korean MR: hyŏn

Katakana: ケン

Hepburn: ken

hiển

to express clearly

• To reveal, clarify, express, show, manifest. (Skt. saṃdarśana, abhivyakta, *abhi-vi-añj; *pari-dīp; *ud-bhū; Tib. rjod par byed pa, mngon par gsal bar byed pa, ston pa) [resp. Charles Muller; source(s): Nakamura, Stephen Hodge]
• Open, clear, plain, known, exoteric. (Skt. abhi-dyotana, darśana, prāyaṇa) [resp. Charles Muller; source(s): Soothill]
• Illustrious. [resp. Charles Muller; source(s): Soothill]
• (Skt. darśayati, dyotayati, khyāpayati, prakāśayati, paridīpana, abhivyakti, jñāpana; adhikṛta, abhidyotana,abhi-vy-√añj, abhihitatva, arahas, ākhyāta, āvir-bhāva, āviṣ-√kṛ, āvis, ity arthaḥ, ud-√i, udīrayati, uddhāvana, udbhāvana, udbhāvayati, udbhāvita, unmīlita, upadarśana, upadarśita, upalabhyate, khyāpyate, gṛhyate, grahaṇa, carita, cihnita, jñāna, jñāpita, darśana, darśika, darśita, √dṛś, dṛśyate, dyotaka, dyotana, dyotayitu-kāma, dyotita, draṣṭavya, nidarśana, nidarśayati, nirdeśa, pari-√dīp, paridīpayati, paridīpita, pūta, prakāśa, prakāśaka, prakāśakatva, prakāśatva, prakāśika, prakāśya, prakriyā, prakhyāna, prati-√bhās, pratīyate, pratyāyana, pradarśana, pradarśayati, pra-√vṛt, prasahya, prāpayati, prāyaṇa, vaktavya, varṇa, varṇatas, vācaka, vikhyāpana, vijñapti, vijñāpyate, vijñāyate, viniścaya, vipaśyaka, vibhāvanatā, vimocayati, vivṛta, vivecana, vispaṣṭa, vyakta, vyaktim āpadyate, vyajyate, vyañcana, vyañjaka, vyañjana, saṃketa, saṃprakāśayati, saṃpratyaya, saṃbhāvyate, sūcana, sūcaya(den.), sūcita, √sphuṭ). [resp. Charles Muller; source(s): Hirakawa]

Dictionary References:

Bukkyōgo daijiten (Nakamura), 331d

Buddhist Chinese-Sanskrit Dictionary (Hirakawa), 1270

Sanskrit-Tibetan Index for the Yogâcārabhūmi-śāstra (Yokoyama and Hirosawa)

Copyright © 2010 -- Charles Muller

generated: 2013-09-09