New Vocabularies & Phrases

1. nirvana (or nivarna) 涅槃 - e.g. Nirvana is beyond concepts.
2. maroon 暗紅色(喇嘛顏色)
- e.g. Seeing my shaved head and maroon skirt, he gathered that I was a Buddhist.
3. saffron 橙黃色
- e.g. Saffron or maroon robes and a peaceful smile are all it takes to be a Buddhist.
4. edict 教律 -e.g. But the seals are not edicts or commandments.
5. commandment 戒律 - e.g. But the seals are not edicts or commandments.
6. moralistic 教條的 - e.g. One sees that there is nothing moralistic or ritualistic about them.
7. ritualistic 儀軌的 - e.g. One sees that there is nothing moralistic or ritualistic about them.
8. secular (=worldly) 世俗的 - e.g. They are secular truths based on wisdom.
9. be meant to be (=should) 原本就是
- e.g. The message of the four seals is meant to be understood literally.
10. fooling around 玩耍、鬼混
- e.g. A few puffs of a cigarette and a little fooling around don't prevent someone from
becoming a Buddhist.