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鐵輪王

Pronunciations

Basic Meaning: iron wheel-turning sage king

Senses:

  • One of the wheel-turning sage kings 轉輪聖王. He is said to be the ruler of the southern continent of Jambudvīpa 南閻浮提. [Charles Muller; source(s): JEBD]
  • In the Brahmāʼs Net Sutra 梵網經, these kings are associated with the stages of the ten faiths 十信位. 〔梵網經菩薩戒本私記 HBJ 1.603b〕 [Charles Muller]
  • Iron-wheel king, ruler of the south and of Jambudvīpa, one of the 四輪王. 〔翻譯名義集 T 2131.54.1094b12〕 [Charles Muller; source(s): Soothill]
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    [Dictionary References]

    Bukkyō jiten (Ui) 753

    Bulgyo sajeon 850a

    Zengaku daijiten (Komazawa U.) 885d

    Japanese-English Buddhist Dictionary (Daitō shuppansha) 318a/353

    Japanese-English Zen Buddhist Dictionary (Yokoi) 778

    Bukkyōgo daijiten (Nakamura) 978c

    Ding Fubao

    Bukkyō daijiten (Mochizuki) (v.1-6)3133b,3827a

    Bukkyō daijiten (Oda) 1243-3

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    Entry created: 2001-09-08

    Updated: 2008-05-06