Bao lou guan, Bǎo lóu guān: 3 definitions
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Chinese Buddhism
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寶樓觀 [bao lou guan]—(Contemplation of Treasure Buildings) — [Term] The sixth of the Sixteen Contemplations (十六觀法 [shi liu guan fa]) taught in the Contemplation Sūtra (觀經 [guan jing]). It involves contemplating the appearance of the treasure buildings (寶樓 [bao lou]) and jeweled pavilions (珠閣 [zhu ge]) in the Land of Utmost Bliss (極樂 [ji le]). The Sūtra says: "In the Land of All Treasures (眾寶國土 [zhong bao guo tu]), on each and every boundary, there are five hundred billion treasure buildings (寶樓閣 [bao lou ge]). Within these buildings, there are countless devas (諸天 [zhu tian]) performing celestial music and dances (天伎樂 [tian ji le])."
寶樓觀—【術語】觀經所說十六觀法中第六，觀極樂寶樓珠閣之相也。經曰：「眾寶國土一一界上有五百億寶樓閣，其樓閣中有無量諸天，作天伎樂。」
[shù yǔ] guān jīng suǒ shuō shí liù guān fǎ zhōng dì liù, guān jí lè bǎo lóu zhū gé zhī xiāng yě. jīng yuē: “zhòng bǎo guó tǔ yī yī jiè shàng yǒu wǔ bǎi yì bǎo lóu gé, qí lóu gé zhōng yǒu wú liàng zhū tiān, zuò tiān jì lè.”
[shu yu] guan jing suo shuo shi liu guan fa zhong di liu, guan ji le bao lou zhu ge zhi xiang ye. jing yue: "zhong bao guo tu yi yi jie shang you wu bai yi bao lou ge, qi lou ge zhong you wu liang zhu tian, zuo tian ji le."
寶樓觀 t = 宝楼观 s = bǎo lóu guān p refers to [phrase] “visualization of jewelled towers”; Domain: Buddhism 佛教 [fu jiao]; Notes: A Pureland meditation technique described in 觀無量壽佛經 [guan wu liang shou fu jing] “Sutra on the Visualization of Immeasurable Life,” the sixth of the 十六觀 [shi liu guan] sixteen contemplations (FGDB '寶樓觀 [bao lou guan]'; Inagaki and Stewart 1995, p. 72; T 365) .
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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寶樓觀 [bǎo lóu guān] refers to: “meditation on its jeweled palace”.
寶樓觀 is further associated with the following language/terms:
[Vietnamese] bảo lầu quan.
[Korean] 보루관 / boru gwan.
[Japanese] ホウロウカン / hōrō kan.
Chinese language.
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