般舟三昧
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Chinese
| phonetic | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (般舟三昧) | 般 | 舟 | 三 | 昧 | |
| simp. #(般舟三昧) | 般 | 舟 | 三 | 昧 | |
Etymology
From Sanskrit प्रत्युत्पन्न समाधि (pratyutpanna samādhi, literally “present samadhi”).
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄅㄛ ㄓㄡ ㄙㄢ ㄇㄟˋ
- Tongyong Pinyin: bojhou sanmèi
- Wade–Giles: po1-chou1 san1-mei4
- Yale: bwō-jōu sān-mèi
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: bojou sanmey
- Palladius: бочжоу саньмэй (bočžou sanʹmɛj)
- Sinological IPA (key): /pu̯ɔ⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂoʊ̯⁵⁵ sän⁵⁵ meɪ̯⁵¹/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Middle Chinese: ban|pan|paen tsyuw sam|samH mwojH
Proper noun
般舟三昧
- (Buddhism) an uninterrupted religious practice for a period of time (named for the eponymous Pratyutpanna Samādhi Sūtra).
Further reading
- Ding, Fubao (丁福保) (1922),
“般舟三昧” in 佛學大辭典 .
