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四海

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Basic Meaning: four seas

Senses:

  • The seas in the four cardinal directions around Mount Sumeru 須彌山, meaning 'the whole world.' Each sea is associated with one of the four continents　四大洲 of Jambu-dvīpa in the south 南贍部洲, Pūrva-videha in the east 東勝身洲, Apara-godānīya in the west 西牛貨洲, and Uttarā-kuru in the north. Humans are said to live in Jambu-dvīpa．See also 九山八海. [Charles Muller; source(s): Ui, Nakamura, Soothill, Iwanami]
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    [Dictionary References]

    Bukkyō jiten (Ui) 394

    Zengaku daijiten (Komazawa U.) 417a

    Iwanami bukkyō jiten 340

    A Glossary of Zen Terms (Inagaki) 83

    Bukkyōgo daijiten (Nakamura) 509d

    Ding Fubao

    Bukkyō daijiten (Oda) 686-3

    (Soothill's) Dictionary of Chinese Buddhist Terms 178

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    Entry created: 2002-03-09

    Updated: 2018-04-11