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五如來

Pronunciations

Basic Meaning: five tathāgatas

Senses:

  • The five tathāgatas, or dhyāni-buddhas; see 五智如來 (Skt. pañca-tathāgata). [Charles Muller; source(s): Nakamura, Soothill, Hirakawa]
  • The five tathāgatas who feed hungry ghosts: (1) Ratnaketu-tathāgata 寶勝如來, who manifests the wisdom of equality in nature. (2) Surūpakāya-tathāgata 妙色身如來, who manifests the mirror-wisdom. (3) Āmṛta-rāja-tathāgata 甘露王如來, who manifests the subtle observing wisdom, (4) Vipulakāya-tathāgata 廣博身如來, who manifests the Dharma-world wisdom. and (5) Abhayaṃkara-tathāgata 離怖畏如來, who manifests cognition with unrestricted activity. [Charles Muller; source(s): FGD]
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    [Dictionary References]

    Bukkyō jiten (Ui) 283, 283

    Bulgyo sajeon 615a

    Japanese-English Zen Buddhist Dictionary (Yokoi) 171

    Bukkyōgo daijiten (Nakamura) 373c

    Fo Guang Dictionary 1075

    Ding Fubao

    Buddhist Chinese-Sanskrit Dictionary (Hirakawa) 0088

    Bukkyō daijiten (Mochizuki) (v.1-6)1270a,1914c

    (Soothill's) Dictionary of Chinese Buddhist Terms 116

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    Entry created: 2001-11-04

    Updated: 2009-08-19