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作家

Pronunciations

Basic Meaning: maker

Senses:

  • Author, poet, artist, craftsman. [Charles Muller; source(s): Gakken]
  • Leader, founder, head of school, a term used by the 禪 Chan school; a master skillful in leading trainees. . [Charles Muller; source(s): Soothill, Yokoi]
  • In the Tang or Song dynasty this term denoted a person excellent in making a verse. [Charles Muller; source(s): Yokoi]
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    [Dictionary References]

    Bulgyo sajeon 758a

    Bukkyōgo daijiten (Nakamura) 453a

    Zengaku daijiten (Komazawa U.) 384c

    A Glossary of Zen Terms (Inagaki) 301

    Kattō gosen (Mujaku Dōchū) 908/98

    Koga 157

    Teihon zenrin kushō (Shibayama) 11

    Japanese-English Zen Buddhist Dictionary (Yokoi) 572, 720

    Zengo jiten (Iriya and Koga) 10-P15

    Fo Guang Dictionary 2778

    Ding Fubao {Digital Version}

    Bukkyō daijiten (Oda) 599-2

    Soothill 224

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    Entry created: 2002-05-27

    Updated: 2018-01-05