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尼連禪

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Basic Meaning: Nairañjanā

Senses:

  • The Nīlājan that flows past Gaya, "an eastern tributary of the Phalgu." (Eitel) One of the two rivers 兩河. Also translated as 龍河. [尼連河, 連河, 尼連禪那; 希連禪河] 〔四分律 T 1428.22.781a18〕 [Charles Muller, Charles Patton; source(s): Soothill, Hirakawa]
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    [Dictionary References]

    Ding Fubao

    Buddhist Chinese-Sanskrit Dictionary (Hirakawa) 0401

    Bukkyō daijiten (Oda) 1361-1

    (Soothill's) Dictionary of Chinese Buddhist Terms 185

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    Entry created: 2002-03-11

    Updated: 2011-10-02