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五股

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Basic Meaning: five-pronged vajra

Senses:

  • (五股杵 or 五股金剛); also 五鈷 and 五古. The five-pronged vajra or thunderbolt emblem of the 五部 five groups and 五智 five wisdom powers of the vajradhātu; doubled it is an emblem of the ten pāramitās. In the esoteric cult the 五股印 five-pronged vajra is the symbol of the 五智 five cognitive powers and the 五佛 five buddhas, and has several names 五大印, 五智印, 五峯印; 金剛慧印, 大羯印, and 大率都婆印, and has many definitions. 〔大日經 T 848.18.28a8〕 [Charles Muller; source(s): Soothill]
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    [Dictionary References]

    Bukkyō jiten (Ui) 269

    Bulgyo sajeon 603a

    Zengaku daijiten (Komazawa U.) 338d

    Japanese-English Buddhist Dictionary (Daitō shuppansha) 84a/92

    Bukkyōgo daijiten (Nakamura) 359b

    Ding Fubao

    Bukkyō daijiten (Oda) 524-3

    (Soothill's) Dictionary of Chinese Buddhist Terms 121

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    Entry created: 2001-11-10

    Updated: 2009-08-05