大黑

Readings

Pinyin: dàhēi

Wade-Giles: ta-heh

Hangul: 대흑

Korean MC: daeheuk

Korean MR: taehŭk

Katakana: ダイコク

Hepburn: daikoku

completely black

• Dark black. 〔文殊師利問經 T 468.14.496c05〕[resp. Charles Muller]
• (Skt. mahā-kāla, Tib. nag po chen po) A form of Śiva in his character of destroyer (being then represented black and of terrific aspect) or a place sacred to that form of Śiva.[resp. Charles Muller; source(s): Hirakawa, YBh-Ind, M-W]
• Name of Durgā in her terrific form.[resp. Charles Muller; source(s): Hirakawa, YBh-Ind, M-W]

Dictionary References:

Buddhist Chinese-Sanskrit Dictionary (Hirakawa), 0329

Sanskrit-Tibetan Index for the Yogâcārabhūmi-śāstra (Yokoyama and Hirosawa), {Digital Version}

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