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天魔

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Basic Meaning: Deva-māra

Senses:

  • One of the four/five Māras 四魔/五魔, who dwells in the sixth heaven. Paranirmita-vaśavartin 他化自在天, at the top of the Kāmadhātu, with his innumerable host, whence he constantly obstructs the Buddha-truth and its followers. He is also styled 殺者 the slayer; also Pāpīyān 波旬, the evil one, explained by 惡愛 sinful love or desire, as he sends his daughters to seduce the saints. He is the special Māra of the Śākyamuni period; other buddhas suffer from other Māras. Abbreviation of 天子魔; also called 他化自在天魔 and 自在天魔 (Skt. deva-putra-māra, māra, deva-māra; Tib. lha'i bu'i bdud; Pāli deva-putta-māra). 〔瑜伽論 T 1579.30.447c20; 涅槃經〕 [Charles Muller; source(s): Nakamura, Soothill, YBh-Ind, Hirakawa, Yokoi, Iwanami]
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    [Dictionary References]

    Bukkyō jiten (Ui) 760

    Bulgyo sajeon 842a

    Zengaku daijiten (Komazawa U.) 902b

    Iwanami bukkyō jiten 599

    A Glossary of Zen Terms (Inagaki) 399

    Japanese-English Zen Buddhist Dictionary (Yokoi) 771

    Bukkyōgo daijiten (Nakamura) 985a

    Ding Fubao

    Buddhist Chinese-Sanskrit Dictionary (Hirakawa) 0335

    Bukkyō daijiten (Mochizuki) (v.1-6)1085c,1997b, (v.9-10)1017b

    Bukkyō daijiten (Oda) 1257-3*1642-3-29

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

    (Soothill's) Dictionary of Chinese Buddhist Terms 148

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    Entry created: 2002-02-03

    Updated: 2010-12-03