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地大

Pronunciations

Basic Meaning: element earth

Senses:

  • Earth as one of the four elements 四大, including earth, 水大 water, 火大 fire, and 風大 air (i. e. air in motion, wind); to these 空大 space (Skt. ākāśa) is added to make the 五大 five elements; 識 vijñāna, perception to make the six elements; and 見 darśana, views, to make the seven elements. The esoteric school uses the five fingers, beginning with the little finger, to symbolize the five elements (Skt. pṛthivī, pṛthivī-dhātu; Tib. sa). 〔瑜伽論 T 1579.30.306c5〕 [Charles Muller; source(s): Soothill, Hirakawa, YBh-Ind]
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    [Dictionary References]

    Bukkyō jiten (Ui) 732

    Bulgyo sajeon 818a

    Bukkyōgo daijiten (Nakamura) 564c

    Fo Guang Dictionary 2307

    Ding Fubao

    Buddhist Chinese-Sanskrit Dictionary (Hirakawa) 0291

    Bukkyō daijiten (Mochizuki) (v.1-6)1874b,5070a

    Bukkyō daijiten (Oda) 1220-2

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

    (Soothill's) Dictionary of Chinese Buddhist Terms 207

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    Entry created: 2002-03-19

    Updated: 2007-10-06