纲 (綱) gāng

1. gāng noun guiding principle; key link; outline; program
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: (CC-CEDICT '綱'; Guoyu '綱' n 2; Kroll 2015 '綱' 1a, p. 129; Unihan '綱')
2. gāng noun class
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Biology
   Notes: In taxonomy (CC-CEDICT '綱'; Guoyu '綱' n 4; Wikipedia '纲')
3. gāng noun heavy rope; head rope; hawser
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: (CC-CEDICT '綱'; Guoyu '綱' n 1; Kroll 2015 '綱' 1, p. 129; Unihan '綱')
4. gāng noun an elliptical path of celestial transit
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: (Kroll 2015 '綱' 2, p. 129)
5. gāng verb to tie together
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: (Kroll 2015 '綱' 3, p. 129)
6. gāng verb a group of merchant ships
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: (Kroll 2015 '綱' 4, p. 129)
7. gāng noun net rope; pāśa
   Domain: Buddhism 佛教
   Notes: Sanskrit equivalent: pāśa, Japanese: kou (BCSD '綱', p. 934; MW 'pāśa'; SH '綱', p. 427; Unihan '綱')

Contained in

• 僧纲(僧綱) Sōgō; Office of Priestly Affairs
• 八宗纲要(八宗綱要) Essentials of the Eight Traditions; Hasshū kōyō
• 佛陀学纲(佛陀學綱) A guide to the Buddha’s Teachings
• 佛祖纲目(佛祖綱目) Outline of the Buddhas and Patriarchs ; Outline of the Buddhas and Patriarchs
• 世间自然的法则 春花秋月是季节的美景 地水火风是宇宙的条件 江湖河海是大地的活力 人我是非是社会的现象 喜怒哀乐是感受的表情 悲欢离合是自然的状况 老病死生是生命的循环 善恶报应是因果的法则 贫富贵贱是人生的际遇 福禄寿喜是生存的愿望 功成名就是勤奋的成绩 瞋恨嫉妒是情绪的恶习 忠孝仁爱是伦理的要素 成住坏空是事物的无常 礼义廉耻是做人的根本 悲智愿行是修行的纲目 忍辱持戒是自我的要求 信解行证是行者的次第 惭愧忏悔是内心的净化 慈悲喜舍是菩萨的心肠(世間自然的法則 春花秋月是季節的美景 地水火風是宇宙的條件 江湖河海是大地的活力 人我是非是社會的現象 喜怒哀樂是感受的表情 悲歡離合是自然的狀況 老病死生是生命的循環 善惡報應是因果的法則 貧富貴賤是人生的際遇 福祿壽喜是生存的願望 功成名就是勤奮的成績 瞋恨嫉妒是情緒的惡習 忠孝仁愛是倫理的要素 成住壞空是事物的無常 禮義廉恥是做人的根本 悲智願行是修行的綱目 忍辱持戒是自我的要求 信解行證是行者的次第 慚愧懺悔是內心的淨化 慈悲喜捨是菩薩的心腸) The Law of Nature Spring flowers and autumn moon are splendors of the seasons. Earth, water, wind, and fire are elements of the universe. Rivers and oceans are vigors of the Earth. Gossip and conflicts are phenomena of society. Joy, anger, sadness, and happiness are expressions of emotions. Parting sorrows and joyful unions are a natural part of life. Old age, sickness, death, and rebirth are the cycle of life. Good and bad karmic retributions are the rules of cause and effect. Wealth and poverty are blessings of life. Happiness and good fortune are the basic goals in life. Success and fame are the results of hard work and dedication. Hatred and jealousy are the poisons of emotion. Loyalty, dutifulness, benevolence, and kindness are the pillars of ethics. Formation, abiding, deterioration, and extinction are impermanence. Propriety, justice, honesty, and honor are the basis of a human being. Compassion, wisdom, vow, and practice are the essence of attainment. Patience and precepts are ways of self-discipline. Faith, understanding, practice, and realization are steps of cultivation. Shame and repentance are the keys of mind-purification. Kindness, compassion, joy, and equanimity are the spirits of a bodhisattva.
• 纲骨必同(綱骨必同) the main features are the same
• 教观纲宗(教觀綱宗) Jiao Guan Gang Zong

Also contained in

纲领 、 蜥形纲 、 政纲 、 倍足纲 、 担纲 、 九十五条论纲 、 鞭毛纲 、 建国大纲 、 涡虫纲 、 埃尔朗根纲领 、 八纲 、 提纲挈领 、 纲目 、 本草纲目 、 党纲 、 横纲 、 木兰纲 、 纪纲 、 软骨鱼纲 、 裂殖菌纲 、 大纲 、 教学大纲 、 接合菌纲 、 三纲五常 、 哺乳纲 、 共同纲领 、 超纲 、 通鉴纲目 、 宏纲 、 亚纲 、 蛛形纲 、 纲纪 、 国民政府建国大纲 、 软甲纲 、 上纲上线 、 通鑑纲目 、 绦虫纲 、 三纲 、 圆口纲脊椎动物 、 鸟纲 、 纲纪四方 、 瓣鳃纲 、 蜱螨亚纲 、 纲举目张

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Truncated for common words

• Scroll 1 Si Fen Lu Xingshi Chao Zi Chi Ji 四分律行事鈔資持記 — count: 30
• Scroll 14 Song Biographies of Eminent Monks 宋高僧傳 — count: 19 , has English translation
• Scroll 20 Guang Hong Ming Ji 廣弘明集 — count: 12 , has English translation
• Scroll 28 Guang Hong Ming Ji 廣弘明集 — count: 10 , has English translation
• Scroll 24 Supplement to the Biographies of Eminent Monks 續高僧傳 — count: 9
• Scroll 19 Guang Hong Ming Ji 廣弘明集 — count: 9 , has English translation
• Scroll 1 Si Fen Lu Shan Fan Bu Que Xingshi Chao 四分律刪繁補闕行事鈔 — count: 8
• Scroll 23 Guang Hong Ming Ji 廣弘明集 — count: 8 , has English translation
• Scroll 2 Shi Jian Ji Gu Lue Xu Ji 釋鑑稽古略續集 — count: 8
• Scroll 47 Fa Yuan Zhu Lin 法苑珠林 — count: 8

Collocations

• 纲维 (綱維) 執綱維臣 — Sutra of the Collection of the Six Perfections (Liu Du Ji Jing) 六度集經, Scroll 3 — count: 30
• 玄纲 (玄綱) 宰任玄綱 — Jiemo 羯磨, Scroll 1 — count: 9
• 纲格 (綱格) 教之綱格 — Miaofa Lianhua Jing Xuan Yi 妙法蓮華經玄義, Scroll 10 — count: 8
• 纲纽 (綱紐) 倏然墮裂沈細綱紐 — Great Might Arrived Bodhisattva’s Thinking-of-Buddhas as the Perfect Passage (Śūraṅgama Sūtra) 大佛頂如來密因修證了義諸菩薩萬行首楞嚴經, Scroll 10 — count: 8
• 纲缘 (綱緣) 不了綱緣都迷成敗 — Si Fen Lu Xingshi Chao Zi Chi Ji 四分律行事鈔資持記, Scroll 1 — count: 6
• 纲宗 (綱宗) 之體明其綱宗辨其功用論其教相 — Ren Wang Bore Jing Shu 仁王般若經疏, Scroll 1 — count: 6
• 颓纲 (頹綱) 勇振頹綱 — Mahāratnakūṭasūtra (The Great Treasures Collection Sūtra) 大寶積經, Scroll 1 — count: 4
• 纲中 (綱中) 綱中復為三 — Fahua Xuan Yi Shi Qian 法華玄義釋籤, Scroll 20 — count: 4
• 日月纲 (日月綱) 如日月綱天 — Miaofa Lianhua Jing Xuan Yi 妙法蓮華經玄義, Scroll 8 — count: 3
• 鞋纲 (鞋綱) 其鞋綱斷 — Fo Ben Xing Ji Jing (Abhiniṣkramaṇasūtra) 佛本行集經, Scroll 59 — count: 3