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小聖

Pronunciations

Basic Meaning: lesser-vehicle sage

Senses:

  • The Hīnayāna saint, or arhat. [Charles Muller; source(s): Yokoi, Soothill, Nakamura]
  • Bodhisattvas who have not yet reached the level of the ten bhūmis 十地. [Charles Muller; source(s): Nakamura]
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    [Dictionary References]

    Bukkyō jiten (Ui) 536

    Bulgyo sajeon 476a

    Zengaku daijiten (Komazawa U.) 557b

    Japanese-English Zen Buddhist Dictionary (Yokoi) 697

    Bukkyōgo daijiten (Nakamura) 694c

    Fo Guang Dictionary 940

    Ding Fubao

    Index to the Bussho kaisetsu daijiten (Ono) 324

    Bukkyō daijiten (Oda) 1020-1

    (Soothill's) Dictionary of Chinese Buddhist Terms 100

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    Entry created: 2001-09-08

    Updated: 2009-07-30