梵文          Sanskrit (Old Indian)
英文          English
中文          Chinese


佛            Buddha
佛教          Buddhism
禪佛教        Zen Buddhism

釋迦牟尼      Sakymuni              founder of Buddhism

禪            Dhyana (Sanskrit)     meditation
              Chan (Chinese)        Chinese romanization of 禪
              Zen (Japanese)        Japanese romanization of 禪

祖            Patriarch
    初祖           First Patriarch
    六祖           Sixth Patriarch   

菩薩          Bodhisattva
羅漢          Arhat  

禪師          Zen Master
尼姑          nun
和尚          monk
居士          lay buddhist

唐僧  玄奘    Huan-Tsang [Xuan-Zang]

阿彌陀佛


佛經          Sutra, scripture
    金鋼經           Diamond Sutra