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十八物

Pronunciations

Basic Meaning: eighteen possessions of a monk

Senses:

  • The eighteen things a monk should carry in the performance of his duties (Skt. aṣṭādaśa dravyāṇi): (1) willow twigs 楊枝 (for a toothbrush) (2) soap 澡豆 (3) the three garments 三衣 (4) a water-bottle 甁 (5) a begging-bowl 鉢 (6) mat 座具 (7) staff 錫杖 (8) censer 香爐 (9) water filter 漉水囊 (10) handkerchief (or towel) 手巾 (11) knife 刀子 (12) flint stone 火燧 (13) pincers (tweezers, scissors) 鑷子 (14) folding seat 繩床 (15) sūtra 經 (16) the Vinaya 律 (17) the Buddhaʼs image 佛像 (18) bodhisattva image or images 菩薩像  〔梵網經 T 1484.24.1008a17; 梵網經古迹記 HBJ 3.471a3; 倶舍論 T 1559.29.182b13〕 [Charles Muller; source(s): Nakamura, Hirakawa, Iwanami]
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    [Dictionary References]

    Bukkyō jiten (Ui) 514

    Bulgyo sajeon 544a

    Zengaku daijiten (Komazawa U.) 492d

    Iwanami bukkyō jiten 398

    Bukkyōgo daijiten (Nakamura) 660a

    Fo Guang Dictionary 352

    Ding Fubao

    Buddhist Chinese-Sanskrit Dictionary (Hirakawa) 0216

    Bukkyō daijiten (Mochizuki) (v.1-6)2367a

    Bukkyō daijiten (Oda) 945-2*1842-3

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    Entry created: 2001-09-08

    Updated: 2011-08-15