謗

Readings

Pinyin: bàng

Wade-Giles: pang

Hangul: 방

Korean MC: bang

Korean MR: pang

Katakana: ホウ

Hepburn: hō

báng

to slander

• To speak ill of, vilify, defame, denigrate, belittle (a person) 誹謗. (Skt. pratigha, pratikṣepa, anudhvaṃsayati, dūṣaka, anu-√dhvaṃs, abhy-ā-√khyā, abhy-ā-√cakṣ, avajñāṃ pra-√kṛ, avasāda, ākrośaka, ākrośika, ākrośitavya, kṣati, √kṣip, durbhāṣita, dūṣaya, -dviṣ, nikṣepa, nindaka, nindana, paṃsaka, prati-√kruś, pratikṣipta, pratikṣeptṛ, prati-√kṣip, pratihata, vidviṣa, vivādin, vyākhyāti). [resp. Charles Muller; source(s): Stephen Hodge, Nakamura, Soothill, Hirakawa]
• In the context of logical argumentation, to contest; object; repudiate, refute (the validity of a doctrine or view), such as when one repudiates the Mahāyāna teaching, or doctrine of emptiness, etc. To deny the existence of something. (Skt.*apa-vad, apavāda, apavādaka, apavādika, apavādita, apavādin, apa-√vad; Tib. skur pa 'debs pa). [resp. Charles Muller; source(s): Nakamura]
• In the Vinaya texts, the term is often used more in the sense of "accuse" (or an accusation), which may, depending on the circumstances, be either done with due cause, or be baseless. In either case, it is considered to be an offense, but the seriousness of the offense is contingent upon the veracity of the charge (Skt. abhyākhyāna). [resp. Charles Muller]

Dictionary References:

Bukkyōgo daijiten (Nakamura), 1243b

Buddhist Chinese-Sanskrit Dictionary (Hirakawa), 1094

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

Copyright © 2010 -- Charles Muller

generated: 2014-01-06