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禪帶

Pronunciations

Basic Meaning: meditation belt

Senses:

  • According to the Fo Guang Dictionary, a piece of cloth wrapped around the abdomen during meditation to prevent it from becoming cold. Also written 善助. 〔四分律〕 Nakamura defines it as a cloth wrapped around the knees that aids the meditator in settling his mind. 〔釋氏要覧〕 [Jeffrey Kotyk; source(s): Yokoi, Nakamura, FGD]
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    [Dictionary References]

    Bukkyō jiten (Ui) 648

    Bulgyo sajeon 453a

    Bukkyōgo daijiten (Nakamura) 856a

    Zengaku daijiten (Komazawa U.) 694d

    Zenrin shōkisen (Mujaku Dōchū) 704/706, 776/783

    Japanese-English Zen Buddhist Dictionary (Yokoi) 846

    Fo Guang Dictionary 6477

    Ding Fubao {Digital Version}

    Bukkyō daijiten (Mochizuki) (v.9-10)531a

    Bukkyō daijiten (Oda) 1063-2

    Bukkyōgo daijiten (Nakamura) 856a

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    Entry created: 2012-07-17