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自在天

Pronunciations

Basic Meaning: Mahêśvara

Senses:

  • See 大自在天 (Skt. Īśvara; Īśāna, para-nirmita-vaśa-vartin, pāśu-pata, vaśa-vartin, vaśin; Tib. dbang phyug pa) [Charles Muller; source(s): Nakamura, Soothill, Hirakawa, Yokoi, Iwanami, YBh-Ind]
  • The Para-nirmita-vaśa-vartins 他化自在天 who reside at the pinnacle of the desire realm. [Charles Muller; source(s): Nakamura]
  • The brahmanistic sacrifice to Mahêśvara (Skt. pāśu-pata). [Charles Muller]
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    [Dictionary References]

    Bulgyo sajeon 756a

    Zengaku daijiten (Komazawa U.) 429a

    Iwanami bukkyō jiten 349

    Japanese-English Zen Buddhist Dictionary (Yokoi) 286

    Bukkyōgo daijiten (Nakamura) 552b

    Ding Fubao {Digital Version}

    Buddhist Chinese-Sanskrit Dictionary (Hirakawa) 0984

    Bukkyō daijiten (Mochizuki) (v.1-6)1047a,3467a, (v.1-6)3229a,4740a

    Bukkyō daijiten (Oda) 893-3

    Soothill 218

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    Entry created: 2002-05-10

    Updated: 2011-09-28