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轉輪王

Pronunciations

Basic Meaning: wheel-turning king

Senses:

  • A great king who governs the entire realm with authority and effectiveness. An abbreviation of 轉輪聖王 (Skt. cakra-vartin, rājā...cakra-vartī, cakra-vartitva, cakravarti-nṛpa, cakravartîśvara, rāja-śrī). 〔瑜伽論 T 1579.30.289a16〕 [Charles Muller; source(s): Hirakawa, Nakamura, JEBD]
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    [Dictionary References]

    Bukkyō jiten (Ui) 762

    Bulgyo sajeon 769a

    Zengaku daijiten (Komazawa U.) 903c

    Iwanami bukkyō jiten 599

    A Glossary of Zen Terms (Inagaki) 281, 400

    Japanese-English Buddhist Dictionary (Daitō shuppansha) 317b/353

    Japanese-English Zen Buddhist Dictionary (Yokoi) 773

    Zengo jiten (Iriya and Koga) 13-P358

    Bukkyōgo daijiten (Nakamura) 991a

    Ding Fubao

    Buddhist Chinese-Sanskrit Dictionary (Hirakawa) 1138

    Bukkyō daijiten (Mochizuki) (v.1-6)3826a

    Bukkyō daijiten (Oda) 1259-1

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

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    Entry created: 1997-09-15

    Updated: 2008-12-14