U linh. Invisible spirits, the spirits in the shades, the soul of the departed.

U mê. Stupid, idiot. Làm u mê, to stupefy, besot, deaden, bestialize.

U minh. Mysterious, beyond comprehension; the shades.

U nghi. The mysterious form, the spirit of the dead.

Uẩn. Skandha (S). Accumulation, heap; group, aggregates of the existence.

Uẩn tính. Character of skandha.

Uẩn xứ giới. The five skandhas uẩn, twelve àyatana or bases xứ, eighteen dhàtu or elements giới.

Uất. Dense, oppressive, anxious; translit u sounds.

Uất đà ma. Uttama (S). Highest, chief, greatest.

Uất đà la. Uttara (S). Upper, higher, superior; subsequent; result; excess; the north.

Uất đà la tăng. Uttaràsanga (S). An upper or outer garment; the seven-patch robe of a monk; also used for the robe flung toga-like over the left-shoulder.

Uất đà già. Udraka-Ràmaputra (S). A Brahman ascetic to whom miraculous powers are ascribed, for a time mentor of Sàkyamuni when he left home. Also Uất đầu lam phất, Uất đà la.

Uất đan việt. The northern of the four continents around Meru. Also Bắc cu lô châu.

Uế. Dirty, filthy, unclean.

Uế độ. The foul earth, impure land.

Uế thân. Filthy body.

Uy âm vương Phật. Bhìsmagarjitasvara-ràja (S). A former Buddha.

Ứng. Respond, correspond, answer, reply;

Ứng cúng. Arhat (S). Worthy of worship.

Ứng hóa. Nirmàna means formation, with Buddhists, transformation, or incarnation. Responsive incarnation, or manifestation, in accordance with the nature or needs of different beings.

Ứng hóa lợi sinh. Revelation or incarnation for the benefit of the living.

Ứng hóa thân. Nirmànakàya (S). The Buddha incarnate, the transformation body.

Ứng khí. Pàtra (S). The begging bowl, the utensil corresponding to the dharma. Also ứng lượng khí.

Ứng tụng. Geya (S). Corresponding verses, i.e. a prose address repeated in verse

Ương quật lị ma la. Angulimàla (S). The killer who was converted by Buddha. Also Chỉ man, Vô não.

Ưu. Sorrow, grief, anxiety, melancholy; to mourn, grieve; translit u, yu.

Ưu bi. Grief; sadness.

Ưu hải. The ocean of sorrow.

Ưu hỏa. The fires of sorrow or distress.

Ưu hoạn. To be afflicted with a calamity, with misfortune.

Ưu thế. The world of trouble and sorrow.

Ưu thụ. Sorrow, one of the five emotions.

Ưu. Abundant, excessive; exceptional, extra; at ease; an actor; chiefly translit u sounds.

Ưu ba cúc đa. Upagupta (S). The fourth Indian Patriarch. Another name of Moggaliputta-Tissa.

Ưu ba đề xá. Upadesa (S). Section of the Canon

Ưu ba kiết. Upakùta (S).

Ưu ba li. Upàli (S). A barber of sùdra caste, who became a disciple of Sàkyamuni, was one of the three sthaviras of the first Synod, and reputed as the principal compiler of the Vinaya, hence his title Trì giới Keeper of the Laws.

Ưu bà di. Upàsikà (S). Female lay disciples who engage to observe the first five precepts.

Ưu bà đà da. Upàdhyàya (S). A spiritual teacher. A genaral term for monk. Also hòa thượng, thân giáo sư.

Ưu bà quật đa. Upagupta (S). A sùdra by birth, who entered upon monastic life when 17 years old. He was renowned as almost a Buddha, lived under King Asoka, and is reputed as the fourth patriarch, 200 years after the nirvàna. Also Ưu ba cúc đa.

Ưu bà tắc. Upàsaka (S). Originally mening a servant, one of low caste, it became the name for a Buddhist layman who engages to observe the first five precepts, a follower, disciple, devotee.

Ưu bát la. Utpala (S). The blue lotus, to the shape of whose leaves the Buddha's eyes are likened; also applies to other water lilies. Name of a dragon king; also one of the cold hells, and one of the hot hells.

Ưu đà di. Udàyin (S). To rise, shine forth; a disciple of Sàkyamuni, to appear as Buddha Samantaprabhàsa Phổ Minh Như Lai.

Ưu đa la. Uttara (S) Upper, superior, higher, further.

Ưu đà na. Udàna(ya) (S). Voluntary discourses, a section of the canon. Also Tự thuyết.

Ưu đàm. Udumbara (S). The glomarous fig tree, symbol of the arrival of a Buddha on the Earth.

Ưu đàm bát hoa. The udumbara tree; supposed to produce fruit without flowers; once in 3,000 years it is said to flower, hence is a symbol of the rare appearance of Buddha. The Ficus glomerula.

Ưu điền vương. Udayana (S). Name of a king. Also Ưu đà diên vương.

Ưu lâu tần loa Ca diếp. Uruvilvà Kàsyapa (S). One of the principal disciple of Sàkyamuni, so called because he practiced ascetism in the Uruvilvà forest, or, because he had on his breast a mark resembling the fruit of the papaya (uruvilvà) He is to reaapear as Buddha Samantaprabhàsa.

Ưu tất xoa. Upeksà (S). The state of mental equilibrum in which the mind has no bent or attachment, and neither meditates nor acts, a state of indifference. Explained by xả abandonment. Also xả tướng, hành xả