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四洲

Pronunciations

Basic Meaning: four continents

Senses:

  • The four inhabited continents of every universe; they are situated south, east, west, and north of the central mountain Sumeru 須彌山; south. is Jambudvīpa 贍部洲; east, Pūrva-videha 毘提訶洲; west, Apara-godānīya 牛貨洲; and north, Uttarakuru 倶盧洲. See 四大洲 (Skt. catur-dvīpa, catur-dvīpaka, dvīpa-catur; Pāli cattāro dvīpā; Tib. gling bzhi). 〔倶舍論 T 1559.29.215a27〕 [Charles Muller; source(s): Soothill, Hirakawa, YBh-Ind, JEBD, Nakamura]
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    [Dictionary References]

    Bukkyō jiten (Ui) 407

    Bulgyo sajeon 385a

    Zengaku daijiten (Komazawa U.) 434a

    Iwanami bukkyō jiten 351

    Japanese-English Buddhist Dictionary (Daitō shuppansha) 289a/320

    Bukkyōgo daijiten (Nakamura) 519d

    Fo Guang Dictionary 1731

    Ding Fubao

    Buddhist Chinese-Sanskrit Dictionary (Hirakawa) 0280

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

    Bukkyō daijiten (Oda) 703-2

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

    (Soothill's) Dictionary of Chinese Buddhist Terms 178

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    Entry created: 2002-03-09

    Updated: 2010-05-05