Ban na po, Bàn nà pó: 1 definition
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Chinese Buddhism
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半娜婆 [ban na po]—(Bàn nà pó) — [Botany] Fruit name.
Ke Hong's Yinyi (Pronunciation Glossary) Volume 1 says: "半娜 [ban na] (Bàn nà), pronounced 'na' (according to the fǎnqiè method using 奴 [nu] and 可 [ke]), is also named (Bàn nà pó), also called 般捺婆 [ban na po], and also called 波那婆 [bo na po]. Xiyu Ji (Records of the Western Regions) says: Its fruit is as large as a 冬瓜 [dong gua] (dōng guā) (winter melon); when ripe, it is yellow-red. When cut open, there are dozens of small fruits inside, larger than a 鸡卵 [ji luan] (jī luǎn) (chicken egg). And upon further cutting, its juice is yellow-red, and its taste is sweet and delicious."
Xuanying's Yinyi (Pronunciation Glossary) Volume 24 says: "(Bàn nà pó), formerly called 波那婆 [bo na po]. The fruit's shape is like a 冬瓜 [dong gua] (dōng guā) (winter melon), and its taste is very sweet."
婆 [po] (Pó) is an error for 娑 [suo] (Suō).
梵 [fan] (Fàn) Panasa (Sanskrit).
半娜婆—【植物】果名。可洪音義一曰：「半娜，奴可反，亦名半娜婆，亦云般捺婆，亦云波那婆。西域記云：其果大如冬瓜，熟則黃赤，剖之中有數十小果，大於雞卵。又更剖之，其汁黃赤，其味甘美。」玄應音義二十四曰：「半娜婆，舊云波那婆。果形如冬瓜，其味甚甘也。」婆為娑之誤。梵 Panasa。
[zhí wù] guǒ míng. kě hóng yīn yì yī yuē: “bàn nà, nú kě fǎn, yì míng bàn nà pó, yì yún bān nà pó, yì yún bō nà pó. xī yù jì yún: qí guǒ dà rú dōng guā, shú zé huáng chì, pōu zhī zhōng yǒu shù shí xiǎo guǒ, dà yú jī luǎn. yòu gèng pōu zhī, qí zhī huáng chì, qí wèi gān měi.” xuán yīng yīn yì èr shí sì yuē: “bàn nà pó, jiù yún bō nà pó. guǒ xíng rú dōng guā, qí wèi shén gān yě.” pó wèi suō zhī wù. fàn Panasa.
[zhi wu] guo ming. ke hong yin yi yi yue: "ban na, nu ke fan, yi ming ban na po, yi yun ban na po, yi yun bo na po. xi yu ji yun: qi guo da ru dong gua, shu ze huang chi, pou zhi zhong you shu shi xiao guo, da yu ji luan. you geng pou zhi, qi zhi huang chi, qi wei gan mei." xuan ying yin yi er shi si yue: "ban na po, jiu yun bo na po. guo xing ru dong gua, qi wei shen gan ye." po wei suo zhi wu. fan Panasa.
Chinese Buddhism (漢傳佛教, hanchuan fojiao) is the form of Buddhism that developed in China, blending Mahayana teachings with Daoist and Confucian thought. Its texts are mainly in Classical Chinese, based on translations from Sanskrit. Major schools include Chan (Zen), Pure Land, Tiantai, and Huayan. Chinese Buddhism has greatly influenced East Asian religion and culture.
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Partial matches: Ban, Po, Bo, Na.
Full-text: Banna, Ban na sha, Ban.
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