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四大洲

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Basic Meaning: four continents

Senses:

  • These four make up the world in which humans, animals, etc. exist. They are:
    1. 南贍部洲 The Southern Continent of Jambudvīpa,
    2. 東勝身洲 the Eastern Continent of Pūrva-videha,
    3. 西牛貨洲 the Western Continent of Avara-godānīya, and
    4. 北倶盧洲 the Northern Continent of Uttarakuru. These four continents are arranged around Mount Sumeru, which itself is ringed by a number of seas and mountain ranges. Below this world are the eight hells.
    Same as 四洲 and 四天下. [Charles Patton]
  • (Skt. cātur-mahā-dvīpa, catvārodvīpāḥ; catur-dvīpaka, catur-dvīpika, cātur-dvīpa, cāturdvīpaka, cāturdvīpika; Tib. gling bzhi) 〔倶舍論 T 1559.29.214b14〕 [Charles Muller; source(s): Hirakawa, YBh-Ind]
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    [Dictionary References]

    Bukkyō jiten (Ui) 415

    Bulgyo sajeon 357a

    Zengaku daijiten (Komazawa U.) 444d

    Iwanami bukkyō jiten 361

    Bukkyōgo daijiten (Nakamura) 527a

    Ding Fubao

    Buddhist Chinese-Sanskrit Dictionary (Hirakawa) 0278

    Bukkyō daijiten (Mochizuki) (v.1-6)1803b

    Bukkyō daijiten (Oda) 726-1

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

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    Entry created: 1999-02-02

    Updated: 2010-05-05