福

Readings

Pinyin: fú

Wade-Giles: fu

Hangul: 복

Korean MC: bok

Korean MR: pok

Katakana: フク

Hepburn: fuku

phúc

merit

• Fortune, blessing; meritorious virtues, goodness; meritorious behavior. The good rewards that result from practicing the dharma. The fruits of good actions. (Skt. puṇya; Pāli puñña) [resp. Charles Muller; source(s): Nakamura]
• The good karma experienced in the desire realm. [resp. Charles Muller]
• Charity, giving. [resp. Charles Muller]
• (Skt. dakṣiṇā; anuśaṃsa, *anuśaṃsā, kuśala, guṇa, dhanya, dhanyâkara, dharma, puṇya-skandha, bhāga, bhāgya, bhāgyatā, bhūti, śiri, śubha, *śrī, saṃpatti, svasti) [resp. Charles Muller; source(s): Hirakawa]

Dictionary References:

Record of Mazu: Baso no goroku (Iriya), 106-5

Bukkyōgo daijiten (Nakamura), 1186d

Fo Guang Dictionary, 5850

Buddhist Chinese-Sanskrit Dictionary (Hirakawa), 0896

Bukkyō daijiten (Mochizuki), (v.1-6)1423c

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

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