曼荼羅
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See also: 曼荼罗
Chinese
| phonetic | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (曼荼羅) | 曼 | 荼 | 羅 | |
| simp. (曼荼罗) | 曼 | 荼 | 罗 | |
| alternative forms | 曼陀羅／曼陀罗 慢怛羅／慢怛罗 滿拏囉／满拿啰 曼達拉／曼达拉 | |||
Etymology
Borrowed from Sanskrit मण्डल (maṇḍala, “round; circular”).
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄇㄢˋ ㄊㄨˊ ㄌㄨㄛˊ
- Tongyong Pinyin: màntúluó
- Wade–Giles: man4-tʻu2-lo2
- Yale: màn-tú-lwó
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: manntwuluo
- Palladius: маньтуло (manʹtulo)
- Sinological IPA (key): /män⁵¹ tʰu³⁵ lu̯ɔ³⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: maan6 tou4 lo4
- Yale: maahn tòuh lòh
- Cantonese Pinyin: maan6 tou4 lo4
- Guangdong Romanization: man6 tou4 lo4
- Sinological IPA (key): /maːn²² tʰou̯²¹ lɔː²¹/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Middle Chinese: man drae la
Noun
曼荼羅
Descendants
Further reading
- Ding, Fubao (丁福保) (1922),
“曼荼羅” in 佛學大辭典 .
Japanese
| Kanji in this term | ||
|---|---|---|
| 曼 | 荼 | 羅 |
| まん Hyōgaiji (ateji) |
だ Hyōgaiji (ateji) |
ら Grade: S (ateji) |
| on'yomi | ||
| Alternative spellings |
|---|
| 曼陀羅 マンダラ |
Etymology
Ultimately from Sanskrit मण्डल (maṇḍala, literally “circle”). The kanji is ateji (当て字), from Chinese 曼荼羅／曼荼罗 (màntúluó).