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禪頭

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Basic Meaning: chief meditator

Senses:

  • The leader of the training monks in a Chan monastery. See 首座. [Charles Muller; source(s): Yokoi, Nakamura, FGD]
  • A transliteration of the Skt. jantu (*jentī), meaning sentient beings 衆生. 〔雜阿含經〕 [Charles Muller; source(s): Hirakawa, FGD]
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    [Dictionary References]

    Zengaku daijiten (Komazawa U.) 689c, 692d, 696c

    A Glossary of Zen Terms (Inagaki) 377

    Zenrin shōkisen (Mujaku Dōchū) 254/224

    Japanese-English Zen Buddhist Dictionary (Yokoi) 837

    Bukkyōgo daijiten (Nakamura) 856b

    Fo Guang Dictionary 6482

    Ding Fubao {Digital Version}

    Buddhist Chinese-Sanskrit Dictionary (Hirakawa) 0898

    Bukkyō daijiten (Oda) 1064-1

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    Entry created: 2008-05-09