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孛星

Pronunciations

Basic Meaning: lunar apogee

Senses:

  • Alternative form of 月孛. [Jeffrey Kotyk]
  • (Skt. puṣya) Name of the 6th (or 8th) lunar asterism (also called Sidhya and Tiṣya). [Charles Muller; source(s): Hirakawa, M-W]
  • The conjunction of the moon with Puṣya. [Charles Muller; source(s): Hirakawa, M-W]
  • The Skt. puṣya is transliterated as 弗沙 and 補沙. [Charles Muller; source(s): Ui, DFB, Nakamura]
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    [Dictionary References]

    Bukkyō jiten (Ui) 980

    Bukkyōgo daijiten (Nakamura) 1258a

    Ding Fubao {Digital Version}

    Buddhist Chinese-Sanskrit Dictionary (Hirakawa) 0369

    Bukkyō daijiten (Oda) 1533-1, 1633-2

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    Entry created: 2015-10-30