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大王

Pronunciations

Basic Meaning: great king(s)

Senses:

  • Applied to the four guardians of the universe 四大天王 (Skt. mahā-rāja, mahā-rājika, rājâdhirāja; Tib. rgyal po). Mahārāja is transliterated as 摩賀羅惹. [Charles Muller; source(s): Nakamura, YBh-Ind, Hirakawa]
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    [Dictionary References]

    Zengaku daijiten (Komazawa U.) 785d

    Bukkyōgo daijiten (Nakamura) 913b

    Ding Fubao

    Buddhist Chinese-Sanskrit Dictionary (Hirakawa) 0319

    Bukkyō daijiten (Oda) 1169-1

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

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    Entry created: 2001-09-08

    Updated: 2010-04-02