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金輪王

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Basic Meaning: gold wheel-turning sage king

Senses:

  • A golden-wheel king, the highest in comparison with silver, copper, and iron cakravartin. One of the four wheel-turning sage kings 轉輪聖王 who rule over Jambudvīpa 閻浮提. He has dominion over all four continents. [Charles Muller; source(s): Soothill, JEBD]
  • In the Brahmāʼs Net Sutra 梵網經, he is associated with the bodhisattva stages of the ten dedications of merit 十迴向. 〔梵網經菩薩戒本私記 HBJ 1.603b〕 [Charles Muller]
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    [Dictionary References]

    Bukkyō jiten (Ui) 325, 194

    Bulgyo sajeon 102a

    A Glossary of Zen Terms (Inagaki) 193

    Japanese-English Buddhist Dictionary (Daitō shuppansha) 174b/193

    Japanese-English Zen Buddhist Dictionary (Yokoi) 394

    Bukkyōgo daijiten (Nakamura) 423d

    Ding Fubao

    Bukkyō daijiten (Mochizuki) (v.1-6)3827a

    Bukkyō daijiten (Oda) 508-1

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    Entry created: 2001-09-08

    Updated: 2008-05-06