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四大菩薩

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Basic Meaning: four great bodhisattvas

Senses:

  • The four great bodhisattvas of the Lotus Sutra, i. e. Maitreya, Mañjuśrī, Avalokitêśvara 觀音, and Samantabhadra. Another list of previous bodhisattvas is 上行 Viśiṣṭacāritra; 無邊行 Anantacāritra; 淨行 Viśuddhacāritra, and 安立行 Supratiṣṭhitacāritra. 〔大日經 T 848.18.24a15〕 [Charles Muller; source(s): JEBD, Soothill]
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    [Dictionary References]

    Bukkyō jiten (Ui) 415

    Japanese-English Buddhist Dictionary (Daitō shuppansha) 275b/303

    Bukkyōgo daijiten (Nakamura) 527c

    Fo Guang Dictionary 1656

    Ding Fubao

    Bukkyō daijiten (Oda) 726-3

    (Soothill's) Dictionary of Chinese Buddhist Terms 173

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    Entry created: 2002-03-08

    Updated: 2007-09-30