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弗沙

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Basic Meaning: Puṣya

Senses:

  • (Or puṣpa); also Tiṣya. Name of a heavenly archer (like Kṛśānu) and of the sixth nakṣatra of the old or eighth of the new order; auspicious, fortunate. It is the 鬼 group Cancer γδηθ, the 23rd of the Chinese twenty-eight stellar mansions.γδηθ in Cancer; it has connection with Śiva. [勃沙, 富沙, 逋沙, 補沙至沙; 底砂, 提沙, 帝沙, 底沙] [Charles Muller; source(s): Ui, FGD, Soothill, Hirakawa, Nakamura]
  • *Tiṣya. Name of an ancient Buddha; see 底沙佛. Also the name of the father of Śāriputra. A son of Śuklôdana. [Charles Muller; source(s): Soothill, Hirakawa]
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    [Dictionary References]

    Bukkyō jiten (Ui) 920, 972

    Bulgyo sajeon 167a44

    Zengaku daijiten (Komazawa U.) 1073c, 1155a

    Bukkyōgo daijiten (Nakamura) 1189c, 1249c

    Fo Guang Dictionary 1927

    Ding Fubao

    Buddhist Chinese-Sanskrit Dictionary (Hirakawa) 0435

    Bukkyō daijiten (Oda) 1533-1, 1588-3

    (Soothill's) Dictionary of Chinese Buddhist Terms 188

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    Entry created: 2001-09-08

    Updated: 2016-03-31