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四大不調

Pronunciations

Basic Meaning: to be ill

Senses:

  • To be out of sorts. The inharmonious working of the four elements in the body, which causes the 440 ailments; cf. 四蛇 and 不調 (Skt. dhātu-vaiṣamya, dhātu-saṃkṣobha). [Charles Muller; source(s): Soothill, Hirakawa]
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    [Dictionary References]

    Bukkyō jiten (Ui) 415

    Bulgyo sajeon 356a

    Zengaku daijiten (Komazawa U.) 444c

    A Glossary of Zen Terms (Inagaki) 333

    Japanese-English Zen Buddhist Dictionary (Yokoi) 634

    Bukkyōgo daijiten (Nakamura) 527b

    Fo Guang Dictionary 1651

    Ding Fubao

    Buddhist Chinese-Sanskrit Dictionary (Hirakawa) 0278

    Bukkyō daijiten (Mochizuki) (v.1-6)1883a,1983a

    Bukkyō daijiten (Oda) 726-3

    (Soothill's) Dictionary of Chinese Buddhist Terms 173

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    Entry created: 2002-03-08

    Updated: 2010-05-19