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四天下

Pronunciations

Basic Meaning: four continents

Senses:

  • The four quarters or continents of the world. See 四洲 and 四大洲 (Skt. cātur-dvīpa, cāturdvīpaka, cāturdvīpika, mahā-pṛthivī). [Charles Muller; source(s): Nakamura, Hirakawa,Yokoi]
  • Cf. Karashima (Lokakṣema Glossary): view / hide
      
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    [Dictionary References]

    Bukkyō jiten (Ui) 416

    Bulgyo sajeon 387a

    Zengaku daijiten (Komazawa U.) 456d

    A Glossary of Zen Terms (Inagaki) 355

    Japanese-English Zen Buddhist Dictionary (Yokoi) 671

    Zengo jiten (Iriya and Koga) 13-P422

    Bukkyōgo daijiten (Nakamura) 527d

    Ding Fubao

    Buddhist Chinese-Sanskrit Dictionary (Hirakawa) 0279

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

    Bukkyō daijiten (Oda) 748-1

    (Soothill's) Dictionary of Chinese Buddhist Terms 173

    Lokakṣemaʼs Aṣṭasāhasrikā Prajñāpāramitā (Karashima) 465

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    Entry created: 2002-03-08

    Updated: 2011-04-18