Intention

Japanese: 意 - い

〘noun〙① Something that is thought in one's mind. Thought. Opinion. ※Ryounshu (814) Wasaemon no Kamiyoshi, the Left Commander of the Army, wrote "A Night's Tale of Akiya, the Chokushu Lu Cho, Hayagan no Saku (Emperor Saga)" " _Unable _to sleep all night, I am lost in thought." ※Haikai Kyoraisho (1702-04) Comment on the Master "Looking at it from the Master's point of view" [Wei Zhi - Biography of Lu Bu] ② Something that is decided in one's mind. Hope. Also, thoughts and feelings to try. Aim. Will. ※Taiheiki (late 14th century) 17 "He said that whether I should live or be killed, I should do as I please." ※Edo Hanjoki (1832-36) 4 "I wish to follow my will and follow my heart, and if the Emperor enjoys it, I will also enjoy it." [Wei Shu - Biography of Li Yanzhi] ③ Explanation. Meaning. Also, the point that is being expressed in a piece of writing. Main idea. *Yomihon Harusame Monogatari (1808), Kaizoku: "I know that you are the one who _has consistently _adopted this name. Therefore, you should call it Tsuranuki. This is a supplementary sound, and there is no meaning in it." [Bunshin Choryu - Shoki] ④ Affection. Affection. *Shuncho (1903), Tayama Katai, vol. 11: "It is already clear that the girl has some feelings about this body." ⑤ A Buddhist term. The function of the mind that thinks about various things. It is also used to mean the mind. The basis of this function is also called the root of the mind, the place of the mind, or the realm of the mind. *Shōmangyō-gishō (611), Ten Great Awards: "The first five precepts are _{the two} sets of precepts of discipline and _ritual . Those who practice ritual are of the same type. Those who practice ritual are of the appearance. These five precepts should be _refrained from with _evil intentions." [Abdhisattva-IV]

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Japanese:

〘名〙① 心に思うこと。考え。意見。※凌雲集（814）和左衛督朝臣嘉通秋夜寓直周廬聴早雁之作〈嵯峨天皇〉「終宵不_レ寝意無_レ窮」※俳諧・去来抄（1702‐04）先師評「先師の意を以て見れば」〔魏志‐呂布伝〕② 心に決めたこと。望み。また、しようとする考えや気持。こころざし。意志。※太平記（１４Ｃ後）一七「生て置ん共、殺されんとも、意に任す可しと仰せられければ」※江戸繁昌記（1832‐36）四「願はくは意と為って心に随ひ、君楽しめば則ち妾も亦楽しみ」〔魏書‐李琰之伝〕③ わけ。意味。また、文章などで言おうとしている点。主旨。※読本・春雨物語（1808）海賊「汝が名、以_レ一貫_レ之と云語をとりたる者とはしらる。さらば、つらぬきとよむべけれ。之は助音、之には意ある事無し」〔文心雕龍‐書記〕④ 好意。愛情。※春潮（1903）〈田山花袋〉一一「娘の此身に多少の意を有して居ることは最早明白である」⑤ 仏語。あれこれと考える心のはたらき。また、心の意にも用いる。そのはたらきのよりどころを意根、意処、意界ともいう。※勝鬘経義疏（611）十大受章「第一初五戒名為_二摂律儀戒_一。律者類也。儀者容儀。此五戒止_二於意悪_一」〔倶舎論‐四〕

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