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三十三身

Pronunciations

Basic Meaning: thirty-three forms of Avalokitêśvara

Senses:

  • The thirty-three forms in which Avalokitêśvara 觀音 is said to have presented himself, from that of a Buddha to that of a woman or a rakṣas. Cf. Lotus Sutra 普門品 chapter. [Charles Muller; source(s): Soothill]
    1. a Buddha 佛
    2. a pratyekabuddha 辟支佛
    3. a śrāvaka 聲聞
    4. Mahābrahman 梵王
    5. Indra 帝釋
    6. Īśvaradeva 自在天
    7. Mahêśvara 大自在天
    8. a heavenly general 天大將軍
    9. Vaiśravaṇa 毘沙門天
    10. a king 小王
    11. a rich man 長者
    12. a householder 居士
    13. a prime minister 宰官
    14. a brahman 婆羅門
    15. a bhikṣu 比丘
    16. a bhikṣuṇī 比丘尼
    17. an upāsaka 優婆塞
    18. an upāsikā 優婆夷
    19. a wife or daughter of a rich man 長者婦女
    20. a wife or daughter of a householder 居士婦女
    21. a wife or daughter of a prime minister 宰官婦女
    22. a wife or daughter of a brahman 婆羅門婦女
    23. a boy 童男
    24. a girl 童女
    25. a god 天
    26. a nāga 龍
    27. a yakṣa 夜叉
    28. a gandharva 乾闥婆
    29. an asura 阿修羅
    30. a garuḍa 迦樓羅
    31. a kiṃnara 緊那羅
    32. a mahoraga 摩睺羅迦
    33. a vajradhara 執金剛
    [Charles Muller]
  • 〔止觀輔行傳弘決 T 1912.46.282b16〕 [Charles Muller]
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    [Dictionary References]

    Bukkyō jiten (Ui) 359

    Bulgyo sajeon 411a

    Zengaku daijiten (Komazawa U.) 397d

    Iwanami bukkyō jiten 317

    Japanese-English Buddhist Dictionary (Daitō shuppansha) 255b/282

    Japanese-English Zen Buddhist Dictionary (Yokoi) 582

    Bukkyōgo daijiten (Nakamura) 472a

    Fo Guang Dictionary 513

    Ding Fubao

    Bukkyō daijiten (Mochizuki) (v.1-6)1545a

    Bukkyō daijiten (Oda) 634-1

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    Entry created: 2001-09-08

    Updated: 2007-05-05