The eponymous hero of the 17th-century Spanish novel by Miguel de Cervantes

Anton Pavlovich Chekhov (1860-1904), Russian writer famous for his short stories and plays

The title character and protagonist of the classic Spanish novel by Miguel de Cervantes; also refers to the novel itself.

The fruit of the chebulic myrobalan tree, used in traditional medicine; also refers to the evergreen tree itself

(bound form) transliteration of the Sanskrit word 'maha', meaning great or vast

one of the early schools of Buddhism; it refers to the Great Assembly or Great Community, from which the Mahayana tradition is said to have developed

The Mahābhārata, one of the two major Sanskrit epics of ancient India; traditionally considered to follow the [[罗摩衍那|羅摩衍那|luo2 mo2 yan3 na4]] in chronological order.

ancient Indian queen and the biological mother of Gautama Buddha

mother of Gautama Buddha; also known as Mahamaya

Great Calming and Contemplation, a foundational text of Tiantai Buddhism compiled from lectures by Master Zhiyi in the 6th century which, along with [[法华玄义|法華玄義|fa3 hua2 xuan2 yi4]] and [[法华文句|法華文句|fa3 hua2 wen2 ju4]], forms the Three Great Parts of the Lotus [[法华三大部|法華三大部|fa3 hua2 san1 da4 bu4]]

an alternative name for the Mahaprajnaparamita Shastra, a major Buddhist commentary on the perfection of wisdom sutras traditionally attributed to Nagarjuna

one of the primary disciples of Gautama Buddha and the first patriarch of Zen or Chan Buddhism

To curse at Buddha and revile the ancestors; used to describe Zen teachers who shock students out of conventional thinking to help them reach enlightenment.

to berate; to excoriate; to chide

to berate; to excoriate; to chide; to scold severely

fruit of the terminalia chebula tree, used in traditional medicine for its astringent properties

to find fault; to blame and demand perfection

(variant form) the sound of laughter; also used in internet slang to express amusement, irony, or a dry laugh

to scold, blame, or censure someone

to loudly scold or harshly criticize someone; also written as [[呵责|呵責|he1 ze2]]

to slander; to defame; to disparage or criticize harshly

to scold; to reproach; to reprimand