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維口食

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Basic Meaning: making a living by fortune telling

Senses:

  • Improper means of existence by spells, fortune-telling, etc. one of the four cardinal improper ways of earning a livelihood 四邪命食. 〔行事鈔 T 1804.40.19a15〕 [Charles Muller; source(s): Soothill]
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    [Dictionary References]

    Bukkyō jiten (Ui) 1074, 34

    Zengaku daijiten (Komazawa U.) 22b

    Japanese-English Zen Buddhist Dictionary (Yokoi) 258

    Bukkyōgo daijiten (Nakamura) 43b, 1384c

    Fo Guang Dictionary 5890

    Ding Fubao {Digital Version}

    Bukkyō daijiten (Oda) 1763-3

    Soothill 427

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    Entry created: 2003-01-29

    Updated: 2008-04-29