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陰界

Pronunciations

Basic Meaning: aggregates and realms

Senses:

  • The five skandhas 五蘊 and the eighteen dhātus 十八界. 〔梵網經 T 1484.24.1000a25〕 [Charles Muller; source(s): Soothill, Yokoi]
  • Netherworld. Equivalent to 陰間. [Jeffrey Kotyk]
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    [Dictionary References]

    Zengaku daijiten (Komazawa U.) 130d

    A Glossary of Zen Terms (Inagaki) 272

    Japanese-English Zen Buddhist Dictionary (Yokoi) 517

    Ding Fubao {Digital Version}

    Bukkyō daijiten (Oda) 153-2

    Soothill 366

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    Entry created: 2002-10-29

    Updated: 2012-03-27