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繒蓋

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Basic Meaning: a silken canopy

Senses:

  • (Skt. chattra, chatra) Banners and umbrellas; or the umbrella held over to those of nobility. 〔法華經; 無量壽經 T 360.12.273c6〕 . Cf. 天蓋. [Charles Muller; source(s): Hirakawa, Nakamura, FGD]
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    [Dictionary References]

    Bukkyō jiten (Ui) 668

    Zengaku daijiten (Komazawa U.) 717a

    Bukkyōgo daijiten (Nakamura) 879b

    Fo Guang Dictionary 6588

    Ding Fubao {Digital Version}

    Buddhist Chinese-Sanskrit Dictionary (Hirakawa) 0941

    Bukkyō daijiten (Oda) 1093-3

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    Entry created: 2009-02-03