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娑婆

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Basic Meaning: sahā

Senses:

  • Transliteration of the Sanskrit, meaning 'the secular world' — 'that which bears,' the earth 地; interpreted as bearing, enduring; the place of good and evil; a universe, or great chiliocosm. This world that we live in. The corrupt world. The world in which Śākyamuni teaches. Where all are subject to transmigration and which a Buddha transforms. It is divided into three regions 三界 and Mahābrahmā Sahāmpati is its lord. Other forms include 娑婆世界; 娑界; 娑媻; 娑訶; 沙訶; 索訶, and 浮生. [Charles Muller; source(s): Soothill]
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    [Dictionary References]

    Bukkyō jiten (Ui) 471

    Bulgyo sajeon 363a

    Zengaku daijiten (Komazawa U.) 475d

    Iwanami bukkyō jiten 385

    A Glossary of Zen Terms (Inagaki) 327

    Japanese-English Buddhist Dictionary (Daitō shuppansha) 266b/294

    Bukkyōgo daijiten (Nakamura) 603d

    Fo Guang Dictionary 4077

    Ding Fubao

    Buddhist Chinese-Sanskrit Dictionary (Hirakawa) 0363

    Bukkyō daijiten (Mochizuki) (v.1-6)2173c,5041b

    Bukkyō daijiten (Oda) 808-2

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    Entry created: 1993-09-01

    Updated: 2016-02-11