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四執金剛

Pronunciations

Basic Meaning: four vajra-rulers

Senses:

  • Alternative name for the deities of the four elements 四大神 in the vajradhātu-maṇḍala 金剛界曼荼羅. Cf. 執金剛 〔大日經 T 848.18.11c19〕 [Charles Muller; source(s): Ui, Nakamura, Soothill]
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    [Dictionary References]

    Bukkyō jiten (Ui) 407

    Bukkyōgo daijiten (Nakamura) 520a

    Fo Guang Dictionary 1757

    Ding Fubao

    (Soothill's) Dictionary of Chinese Buddhist Terms 173

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    Entry created: 2002-03-08

    Updated: 2015-02-18