Jia sha yi, Jiā shā yì, Jiā shā yī: 3 definitions
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Jia sha yi means something in Buddhism, Pali. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.
In Buddhism
Chinese Buddhism
迦沙異 [jia sha yi]—kaṣāya, a monk's dyed robe, in contrast with white lay garb.
[The following represents an unverified English translation. For all purposes consult the original Chinese text.]
袈裟衣 [jia sha yi]—Kasaya robe — [Garment (衣服 [yi fu])] Originally from Ancient India (天竺 [tian zhu]), the three types of kasaya (袈裟 [jia sha]) are this garment (衣 [yi]). When it arrived in China (支那 [zhi na]) and Japan (日本 [ri ben]), in addition to the kasaya, there was also a type of monastic garment (僧服 [seng fu]) called 'yi'. See the entry for 'yi'.
袈裟衣—【衣服】天竺本制，三種之袈裟即為衣，來於支那日本，則袈裟之外，有一種稱為衣之僧服也。見衣條。(衣)
[yī fú] tiān zhú běn zhì, sān zhǒng zhī jiā shā jí wèi yī, lái yú zhī nà rì běn, zé jiā shā zhī wài, yǒu yī zhǒng chēng wèi yī zhī sēng fú yě. jiàn yī tiáo.(yī)
[yi fu] tian zhu ben zhi, san zhong zhi jia sha ji wei yi, lai yu zhi na ri ben, ze jia sha zhi wai, you yi zhong cheng wei yi zhi seng fu ye. jian yi tiao.(yi)
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.
Languages of India and abroad
Chinese-English dictionary
1) 袈裟衣 [jiā shā yī] refers to: “monkʼs robe”.
袈裟衣 is further associated with the following language/terms:
[Related Chinese terms] 袈裟; 染衣; 法服.
[Sanskrit] kāṣāya-vastra.
[Pali] kasāya.
[Vietnamese] cà sa y.
[Korean] 가사의 / gasaui.
[Japanese] ケサコロモ / ケサエ.
2) 迦沙異 [jiā shā yì] refers to: “kaṣāya”.
迦沙異 is further associated with the following language/terms:
[Vietnamese] ca sa dị.
[Korean] 가사이 / gasai.
[Japanese] カシャイ / kashai.
Chinese language.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Jia, Yi, Ge, Xie, Sha, Ti.
Full-text (+3): Ca sa y, Kashaya, Kashayavastra, Jin lu jia sha, Jin lan jia sha, Ran yi, Jia sha, Long zi, Fa fu, Qi tiao jia sha, Yi lu yi chu, Na jia sha, Ping jia sha, Wu tiao jia sha, Huo huan bu jia sha, Zi jia, Jian tuo gu zi jia sha, Hei jia sha, De sui, Huai se.
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