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諡號

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Basic Meaning: posthumous title

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  • Generic name for the posthumous title. Posthumous titles given to priests were great master 大師, bodhisattva 菩薩, national preceptor 國師, meditation master 禪師, reverend 和尙, dharma-master 法師, excellent personage 上人, etc. See also 法號, 師號. [Charles Muller; source(s): Nakamura, jebd]
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    [Dictionary References]

    Bukkyō jiten (Ui) 432

    Bukkyō daijiten (Mochizuki) (v.9-10)307a

    Zengaku daijiten (Komazawa U.) 427c

    Iwanami bukkyō jiten 347

    Japanese-English Buddhist Dictionary (Daitō shuppansha) 276b/304

    Zenrin shōkisen (Mujaku Dōchū) 237/207, 634/630

    Japanese-English Zen Buddhist Dictionary (Yokoi) 637

    Bukkyōgo daijiten (Nakamura) 549a

    Fo Guang Dictionary 6313

    Bukkyō daijiten (Mochizuki) (v.1-6)1769c

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    Entry created: 2007-12-26