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法寶

Pronunciations

Basic Meaning: Dharma treasure

Senses:

  • The Buddhist teachings taken as one of the three objects of veneration, or Three Treasures 三寶 (Skt. dharma-ratna, sad-dharma; Tib. chos dkon mchog). [Charles Muller; source(s): Ui, Nakamura, YBh-Ind, Hirakawa, JEBD]
  • The personal articles of a monk or nun—robe, almsbowl, etc. [Charles Muller; source(s): Soothill]
  • Fabao (7th century). A specialist on the Abhidharmakośa-bhāṣya 倶舍論 based at Daciensi 大慈恩寺 and author of the Jushelun shu 倶舍論疏 (T 1822). His interpretation of the Abhidharmakośa was criticized by his contemporary, Puguang 普光, who was Xuanzangʼs leading disciple on Abhidharmic matters. [Billy Brewster, Dan Lusthaus]
  • Cf. Karashima (Lokakṣema Glossary): view / hide
      
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    [Dictionary References]

    Chūgoku bukkyōshi jiten (Kamata) 353

    Bukkyō jiten (Ui) 959, 959

    Bulgyo sajeon 273a

    Zengaku daijiten (Komazawa U.) 1142a

    Japanese-English Buddhist Dictionary (Daitō shuppansha) 107b/118

    Bukkyōgo daijiten (Nakamura) 1236d

    Fo Guang Dictionary 3432

    Ding Fubao

    Buddhist Chinese-Sanskrit Dictionary (Hirakawa) 0719

    Index to the Bussho kaisetsu daijiten (Ono) 600

    Bukkyō daijiten (Mochizuki) (v.1-6)1648b

    Bukkyō daijiten (Oda) 1613-1

    Sanskrit-Tibetan Index for the Yogâcārabhūmi-śāstra (Yokoyama and Hirosawa)

    Lokakṣemaʼs Aṣṭasāhasrikā Prajñāpāramitā (Karashima) 153

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    Entry created: 2001-09-08

    Updated: 2020-06-03