總持

Readings

Pinyin: zǒngchí

Wade-Giles: tsung-ch'i

Hangul: 총지

Korean MC: chongji

Korean MR: ch'ongji

Katakana: ソウジ

Hepburn: sōji

tổng trì

to hold to the good

• Trying to prevent evil activity; to completely retain the Buddhist teachings. Total retention; perfect memory of all that one has been taught. (Skt. saṃgṛhīta, dhṛti, dhāraṇa, ādhāraṇa) [resp. Charles Muller; source(s): Hirakawa, Nakamura]
• A Chinese translation of dhāraṇī 陀羅尼. 〔無量壽經〕[resp. Charles Muller]

Dictionary References:

Bukkyō jiten (Ui), 666

Bulgyo sajeon, 861a

Bukkyōgo daijiten (Nakamura), 877b

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generated: 2013-03-30