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舍利

Pronunciations

Basic Meaning: (Skt. śarīra)

Senses:

  • Transliteration of the Sanskrit, meaning ' body;' a dead body. The body looked upon as dead as a contemplative method. [Charles Muller; source(s): Nakamura,Ui, Soothill, Iwanami]
  • The relics of the Buddha or a revered monk. The remains after cremation. Relics or ashes left after the cremation of a buddha or saint; placed in stūpas and worshipped. The white represent bones; the black, hair; and the red, flesh. Also called dhātu-śarīra or dharma-śarīra. the Lotus Sutra and other sutras are counted as relics, Śākyamuniʼs relics are said to have amounted to 八斛四斗 84 pecks, for which Aśoka is said to have built in one day 84,000 stūpas; but other figures are also given. Also transliterated as 舍利羅, 設利羅, 室利羅, and 實利; translated as 佛骨. [Charles Muller; source(s): Soothill, Hirakawa, JEBD, Ui, Yokoi]
  • Śārī, śārikā 奢梨迦; a bird able to talk, interpreted variously, but, M-W says the mynah. Śārikā was the name of Śāriputraʼs mother, because her eyes were bright and clever like those of a mynah; there are other interpretations. Śarīra is also interpreted by grains of rice, etc. and by rice as food (Skt. sārīkā, dhātu, śari; Pāli sarīra, sārī). [Charles Muller; source(s): Soothill]
  • Cf. Karashima (Lokakṣema Glossary): view / hide
      
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    [Dictionary References]

    Bukkyō jiten (Ui) 470, 470

    Bulgyo sajeon 359a

    Zengaku daijiten (Komazawa U.) 477c

    Iwanami bukkyō jiten 387

    Japanese-English Buddhist Dictionary (Daitō shuppansha) 271b/299

    Japanese-English Zen Buddhist Dictionary (Yokoi) 626

    Fo Guang Dictionary 3495

    Ding Fubao

    Bussho kaisetsu daijiten (Ono) ④371b

    Bukkyō daijiten (Oda) 813-3, 177-1-3*813-2*1608-3-15

    Bukkyōgo daijiten (Nakamura) 602c

    Bukkyō daijiten (Mochizuki) (v.1-6)2185c

    Lokakṣemaʼs Aṣṭasāhasrikā Prajñāpāramitā (Karashima) 413

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    Entry created: 1993-09-01

    Updated: 2021-02-22