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閉尸

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Basic Meaning: peśī

Senses:

  • Transliteration of the Sanskrit, meaning a mass or fetus. A piece of flesh; the third of the five or eight phases of the human fetus. The embryo at the third stage of development, i.e. the coagulating stage or the third week after conception. (Pāli pesi; Tib. ltar ltar po). See 胎內五位, 八位胎藏. Also rendered as 蔽尸, 閉手, and 卑尸迦. 〔瑜伽論 T 1579.30.284c27〕 [Charles Muller, Pierce Salguero; source(s): Nakamura, YBh-Ind, Hirakawa]
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    [Dictionary References]

    Bukkyō jiten (Ui) 935

    Bulgyo sajeon 909a46

    Bukkyōgo daijiten (Nakamura) 1205a

    Buddhist Chinese-Sanskrit Dictionary (Hirakawa) 1197

    Bukkyō daijiten (Mochizuki) (v.1-6)4510b

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

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    Entry created: 2001-09-08

    Updated: 2012-05-07