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多聞天

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Basic Meaning: Vaiśravaṇa

Senses:

  • One of the four heavenly kings 四天王, who protects the northern region, ruling over the yakṣas 夜叉 and rākṣasas. See 毘沙門天 (Pāli Vessavaṇa). 〔一切經音義 T 2128.54.373b7〕 [Charles Muller; source(s): Yokoi, JEBD, Hirakawa]
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    [Dictionary References]

    Bukkyō jiten (Ui) 680

    Bulgyo sajeon 136a

    Zengaku daijiten (Komazawa U.) 830c

    Iwanami bukkyō jiten 554

    Japanese-English Buddhist Dictionary (Daitō shuppansha) 313a/348

    Japanese-English Zen Buddhist Dictionary (Yokoi) 755

    Fo Guang Dictionary 2331

    Ding Fubao

    Buddhist Chinese-Sanskrit Dictionary (Hirakawa) 0316

    Bukkyō daijiten (Mochizuki) (v.1-6)4304a, (v.9-10)496c

    Bukkyō daijiten (Oda) 1117-1*1440-3

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    Entry created: 2001-09-08

    Updated: 2011-03-11