臘八

Readings

Pinyin: làbā

Wade-Giles: la-pa

Hangul: 납팔

Korean MC: nappal

Korean MR: napp'al

Katakana: ロウハチ

Katakana: ロウハツ

Hepburn: rōhachi

Hepburn: rōhatsu

lạp bát

the eighth day of the last month of the year

• The day of the Buddha's enlightenment. The 8th of December.See 成道會. [resp. Charles Muller; source(s): Soothill, JEBD]

Dictionary References:

Bukkyō jiten (Ui), 1130

Bulgyo sajeon, 121a

Zengaku daijiten (Komazawa U.), 1314c

Iwanami bukkyō jiten, 845

Japanese-English Buddhist Dictionary (Daitō shuppansha), 236b/262

Koga, 493

Japanese-English Zen Buddhist Dictionary (Yokoi), 551

Bukkyōgo daijiten (Nakamura), 1448c

Fo Guang Dictionary, 6687

Ding Fubao, {Digital Version}

Bukkyō daijiten (Oda), 1774-1

Soothill, 472

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