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婆藪天

Pronunciations

Basic Meaning: (Skt. vasu-deva)

Senses:

  • Translated as 世天. Monier-Williams: "(1) The name of the gods (as the 'good or bright ones,' esp. of the Ādityas, Maruts, Aśvins, Indra, Ushas, Rudra, Vāyu, Viṣṇu, Śiva, and Kubera). (2) The name of a particular. class of gods (whose number is usually eight, and whose chief is Indra, later Agni and Viṣṇu); they form one of the nine Gaṇas or classes enumerated under Gaṇa-devatā, q. v. the eight Vasus were originally personifications, like other Vedic deities, of natural phenomena, and are usually mentioned with the other Gaṇas common in the Veda, viz. the eleven Rudras and the twelve Ādiyas, constituting with them and with Dyaus, Heaven, and Pṛthivī, (Earth)" 〔月燈三昧經 T 639.15.569a27〕 [Charles Muller; source(s): Ui, Hirakawa, FGD, M-W]
  • A reference to Vasubandhu 世親. [Charles Muller; source(s): Ui]
  • In Hinduism the name of the father of Kṛṣṇa 訖哩瑟拏神 — Viṣṇu 毘紐天. [Charles Muller; source(s): FGD]
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    [Dictionary References]

    Bukkyō jiten (Ui) 858

    Fo Guang Dictionary 4472

    Buddhist Chinese-Sanskrit Dictionary (Hirakawa) 0366

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    Entry created: 2021-03-20