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Readings

Pinyin: dǐngdài

Wade-Giles: ting-tai

Hangul: 정대

Korean MC: jeongdae

Korean MR: chŏngdae

Katakana: チョウダイ

Hepburn: chōdai

đỉnh đái

to carry on top of the head

• The utmost expression of respect, shown to a buddha (Skt. śirasôdvahatā, aṃsena pariharati; Tib. spyi bo la khyer ba). In the Sutra of Brahmā's Net, this metaphor is used to indicate an attitude of faith. 〔梵網經菩薩戒本私記 HBJ.1.589c〕[resp. Charles Muller; source(s): Nakamura, YBh-Ind,Hirakawa]

Dictionary References:

Bukkyōgo daijiten (Nakamura), 964b

Foguang Dictionary, 4842

Buddhist Chinese-Sanskrit Dictionary (Hirakawa), 1260

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

Copyright © 2010 -- Charles Muller

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