Digital Dictionary of Buddhism

DDB Top Page 
 
 
  XML source

名號

Pronunciations

Basic Meaning: epithet

Senses:

  • A name, or a special title of respect, as is regularly applied to the buddhas and great bodhisattvas (Skt. nāma-dheya, nāman). Also called 尊號 and 嘉號. [Charles Muller; source(s): Nakamura]
  • The name of a Buddha such as Amitâbha, which is received and chanted 南無阿彌陀佛. [Charles Muller]
  • (Skt. adhivacana, nirdeśa, varga, saṃjñā; Pāli nāma-dheya) [Charles Muller; source(s): Hirakawa]
  • CJKV-E
  • Search SAT
  • Search INBUDS Database

    • Feedback

    [Dictionary References]

    Bukkyō jiten (Ui) 1017

    Bulgyo sajeon 211a

    Zengaku daijiten (Komazawa U.) 1190b

    Iwanami bukkyō jiten 771

    Zengo jiten (Iriya and Koga) 19-P189

    Bukkyōgo daijiten (Nakamura) 1299c

    Fo Guang Dictionary 2260

    Ding Fubao

    Buddhist Chinese-Sanskrit Dictionary (Hirakawa) 0244

    Bukkyō daijiten (Mochizuki) (v.1-6)4785c

    Bukkyō daijiten (Oda) 1682-1

    Sanskrit-Tibetan Index for the Yogâcārabhūmi-śāstra (Yokoyama and Hirosawa)

    Copyright provisions

    The rights to textual segments (nodes) of the DDB are owned by the author indicated in the brackets next to each segment. For rights regarding the compilation as a whole, please contact Charles Muller. Please do not reproduce without permission. And please do not copy into Wikipedia without proper citation!

    Entry created: 2001-09-08

    Updated: 2010-04-02