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身命

Pronunciations

Basic Meaning: body and life

Senses:

  • Body 肉身 and lifespan 壽命; oneʼs whole existence. Life in the body, vital breath; bodily life. The body is composed of the four elements 四大, while life is composed of life-force 壽, heat 煖 and consciousness 識. (Skt. kāyajivita, praṇa, kāya-jīvita, sva-śarīra-jīvita, jīvikā, jīvita; ātma-bhāva, āśraya, deha) [Iain Sinclair]
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    [Dictionary References]

    Bukkyō jiten (Ui) 591

    Zengaku daijiten (Komazawa U.) 624c

    Bukkyōgo daijiten (Nakamura) 773d

    Ding Fubao

    Buddhist Chinese-Sanskrit Dictionary (Hirakawa) 1128

    Bukkyō daijiten (Oda) 883-2

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

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    Entry created: 2001-09-08

    Updated: 2011-01-22