Digital Dictionary of Buddhism

DDB Top Page 
 
 
  XML source

灑甘露

Pronunciations

Basic Meaning: to sprinkle sweet dew

Senses:

  • Sweet dew 甘露 is the nectar, or ambrosia (Skt. soma, amṛta) of the Vedic gods, which wards off old age and death 不死藥, but in Buddhism becomes a metaphor for the Buddhadharma 佛法. 〔證道歌 T 2014.48.396b5〕 [Charles Muller; source(s): ZGDJT]
  • Search SAT
  • Search INBUDS Database

    • Feedback

    [Dictionary References]

    Zengaku daijiten (Komazawa U.) 0467b

    Copyright provisions

    The rights to textual segments (nodes) of the DDB are owned by the author indicated in the brackets next to each segment. For rights regarding the compilation as a whole, please contact Charles Muller. Please do not reproduce without permission. And please do not copy into Wikipedia without proper citation!

    Entry created: 2018-08-21