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五刀

Pronunciations

Basic Meaning: five swords

Senses:

  • The five slayers who were sent in pursuit of a man who fled from his king, e.g., the five skandhas (五蘊, 五陰). 〔一切經音義 T 2128.54.748b2〕 [Charles Muller; source(s): Soothill]
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    [Dictionary References]

    Fo Guang Dictionary 1043

    Ding Fubao

    Bukkyō daijiten (Oda) 555-2

    (Soothill's) Dictionary of Chinese Buddhist Terms 114

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    Entry created: 2001-10-25

    Updated: 2008-07-27