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讚歎

Pronunciations

Basic Meaning: to praise

Senses:

  • To extol, to admire (Skt. stotra, varṇa, upadeśya). To extol the virtues of a buddha or bodhisattva. One of the five teachings of mindfulness taught by Vasubandhu 世親, one of the Five Correct Practices 五正行 taught by Shandao 善導 to gain rebirth in the Pure Land. Var. 贊歎, 讚嘆, and 贊嘆. (Skt. sādhu-kāra, anuśaṃsa, arcita, ānandana, udīrayati, upadeśayati, kṣiptavat, parikīrtana, paripācita, praśaṃsanīya, praśaṃsita, praśasta, bhāṇaka, mānayati, varṇa-vādita, varṇa-vādin, varṇasyahartā, varṇita, saṃvarṇana, saṃstava, sat-kāra, stava, stavita, stutavat, stuti, svâdhyāya-kriyā). [Charles Muller; source(s): Ui, Nakamura, Hirakawa]
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    [Dictionary References]

    Bukkyō jiten (Ui) 386

    Bulgyo sajeon 839a

    Zengaku daijiten (Komazawa U.) 404b

    Bukkyōgo daijiten (Nakamura) 498c

    Fo Guang Dictionary 6976

    Ding Fubao

    Buddhist Chinese-Sanskrit Dictionary (Hirakawa) 1103

    Bukkyō daijiten (Mochizuki) (v.1-6)1612b

    Bukkyō daijiten (Oda) 647-3

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

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    Entry created: 1993-09-01

    Updated: 2019-06-10