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水神

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Basic Meaning: water-god

Senses:

  • River god; Chinese translation of the Sanskrit name of the god Varuṇa; see 水天. Also 河神 (Skt. varuṇa, toya-daivata, *udaka-devatā). 〔四分律 T 1428.22.581c7〕 [Charles Muller; source(s): Hirakawa, Iwanami]
  • Water deity. One of the four element deities found in the perfected body assembly 成身會 of the vajradhātu-maṇḍala 金剛界曼荼羅. Cf. 四大神. [Cate Pearce; source(s): MDJ]
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    [Dictionary References]

    Iwanami bukkyō jiten 476

    Buddhist Chinese-Sanskrit Dictionary (Hirakawa) 0703

    Bukkyō daijiten (Mochizuki) (v.1-6)1880a,2873c

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    Entry created: 2001-09-08

    Updated: 2015-02-18