毘舍

Readings

Pinyin: píshè

Wade-Giles: p'i-she

Hangul: 비사

Korean MC: bisa

Korean MR: pisa

Katakana: ビシャ

Hepburn: bisha

tỳ xá

(Skt. vaiśya)

• The third of the four Indian castes 四姓—caste of farmers and traders, translated as burghers 居士, or merchants 商賈. 〔四分律 T 1428.22.569c28〕 (Skt. viśva)[resp. Charles Muller; source(s): Hirakawa,Yokoi, Nakamura, JEBD]
• Also veśa, entrance, house, adornment, prostitute. [resp. Charles Muller; source(s): Soothill]

Dictionary References:

Bukkyō jiten (Ui), 885

Bulgyo sajeon, 345a

Zengaku daijiten (Komazawa U.), 1043c

Japanese-English Buddhist Dictionary (Daitō shuppansha), 17b/19

Japanese-English Zen Buddhist Dictionary (Yokoi), 27

Fo Guang Dictionary, 3851

Ding Fubao

Buddhist Chinese-Sanskrit Dictionary (Hirakawa), 0698

Bukkyōgo daijiten (Nakamura), 1134a

Bukkyō daijiten (Mochizuki), (v.1-6)1843b

Bukkyō daijiten (Oda), 1485-2

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