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觀自在

Pronunciations

Basic Meaning: to observe all of existence

Senses:

  • Avalokitêśvara Bodhisattva. This is the way the Sanskrit name was translated into Chinese by Xuanzang; see 觀世音 for full details. (Skt. Lokêśvara, Lokaiśavarya, Yoga-vaśavartin; Tib. Spyan ras gzigs) [Charles Muller; source(s): Ui, Nakamura, Hirakawa, YBh-Ind]
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    [Dictionary References]

    Bukkyō jiten (Ui) 155

    Bulgyo sajeon 61a

    Iwanami bukkyō jiten 140

    Bukkyōgo daijiten (Nakamura) 196c

    Buddhist Chinese-Sanskrit Dictionary (Hirakawa) 1065

    Bukkyō daijiten (Mochizuki) (v.1-6)800c,1209b

    Sanskrit-Tibetan Index for the Yogâcārabhūmi-śāstra (Yokoyama and Hirosawa)

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    Entry created: 2001-09-08

    Updated: 2016-04-27