Digital Dictionary of Buddhism
三十七尊四大輪
Pronunciations[py]sānshíqī zūn sìdàlún
[wg]san-shih-ch'i tsun ssu-ta-lun
[hg]삼십칠존사대륜
[mc]samsipchil jon sadaeryun
[mr]samsipch'il chon sadaeryun
[kk]サンジュウシチソンシダイリン
[hb]sanjūshichi son shidairin
[qn]tam thập thất tôn tứ đại luân
Basic Meaning: four large circles of the thirty-seven honored ones
Senses:
The four large circles in each of which the thirty-seven 三十七尊 are represented, in one all hold the diamond-realm symbol, the vajra; in another, the symbol relating to the triple realm of time, past, present, future; in another, the Avalokitêśvara 觀音 symbol; and in another, the symbol of infinite space. [Charles Muller; source(s): Soothill]
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[Dictionary References]
Ding Fubao
Bukkyō daijiten (Oda) 634-3
(Soothill's) Dictionary of Chinese Buddhist Terms 61
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Entry created: 2001-09-08
Updated: 2008-06-08