Hepburn: kei

Hepburn: kyō

Hepburn: ibara

thorn

• A sharp pointed object. In the Chan tradition used as a metaphor for "affliction" 煩惱.〔碧巖錄 T 2003.48.140c29〕 (Skt. kaṇṭaka)[resp. Stefan Grace; ref. Hirakaw; source(s): Gakken]
• Synonymous with 棘 and 茨.[resp. Stefan Grace]

Dictionary References:

Buddhist Chinese-Sanskrit Dictionary (Hirakawa), 1014

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