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十六菩薩

Pronunciations

Basic Meaning: sixteen bodhisattvas

Senses:

  • 十六大士 (or 十六正士) The sixteen bodhisattvas; there are two groups, one of the 顯教 exoteric, one of the 密教 esoteric cults; the exoteric list is indefinite; the esoteric has two lists, one is of four bodhisattvas to each of the buddhas of the four quarters of the Diamond Realm; the other is of the sixteen who represent the body of bodhisattvas in a 賢 kalpa, such as the present: E. 彌勒, 不空, 除憂, 除惡; S. 香象, 大精進, 虛空藏智幢; W. 無量光, 賢護, 網明, 月光; N. 無量意 (文殊), 辨積, 金剛藏普賢." 〔法華經 T 262.9.25b2〕 [Charles Muller]
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    [Dictionary References]

    Bukkyō jiten (Ui) 520

    Fo Guang Dictionary 392

    Ding Fubao

    Bukkyō daijiten (Mochizuki) (v.1-6)2411c

    Bukkyō daijiten (Oda) 959-2

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    Entry created: 2001-09-08

    Updated: 2014-10-30