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佛骨

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Basic Meaning: buddhaʼs bones

Senses:

  • The remains of the Buddha after cremation. More commonly rendered with the transliterated form of the Sanskrit śarīra 舍利. [Charles Muller; source(s): Nakamura]
  • A bone of the Buddha, especially the bone against whose reception by the emperor Xianzong the famous protest 諫迎佛骨 of Hanyu 韓愈 was made in 819. [Charles Muller; source(s): Soothill]
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    [Dictionary References]

    Bukkyō jiten (Ui) 923

    Bukkyōgo daijiten (Nakamura) 1192b

    Ding Fubao

    Bukkyō daijiten (Oda) 1554-3

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    Entry created: 1997-09-15

    Updated: 2011-08-30