Ni min tuo luo, Ní mín tuó luó: 4 definitions
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In Buddhism
Chinese Buddhism
尼民陀羅 [ni min tuo luo]—Nimindhara, or Nemiṃdhara 尼民達羅 [ni min da luo] maintaining the circle, i. e. the outermost ring of the seven concentric ranges of a world, the 地持山 [de chi shan] the mountains that hold the land. Also the name of a sea fish whose head is supposed to resemble this mountain.
[The following represents an unverified English translation. For all purposes consult the original Chinese text.]
尼民陀羅 [ni min tuo luo]—Nemiṃdhara — [Place name] (地名 [de ming]) Also the name of Nemindhara Mountain (尼民達羅山 [ni min da luo shan]). It is the outermost of the Seven Golden Mountains (七金山 [qi jin shan]). Xuanying's Pronunciation and Meaning (玄應音義 [xuan ying yin yi]) Volume 24 states: "Nemindhara (尼民達羅 [ni min da luo]), formerly called Nemiṃdhara, is translated as 'Earth-holding Mountain' (地持山 [de chi shan]). It is also a fish name; it is said that there is a fish in the sea named Nemindhara (尼民達羅 [ni min da luo]), and this mountain peak's shape resembles that fish's head, hence it is also named this." Huiyuan's Pronunciation and Meaning (慧苑音義 [hui yuan yin yi]) Volume B states: "Nemindhara Mountain (尼民陀山 [ni min tuo shan]) is translated as 'Holding the Edge' (持邊 [chi bian]), because that mountain is the outermost edge among the Seven-layered Golden Mountains (七重金山 [qi zhong jin shan])."
尼民陀羅—【地名】又 Nemiṁdhara 尼民達羅山之名。七金山最外之山也。玄應音義二十四曰：「尼民達羅，舊言尼民陀羅，此云地持山。又魚名，言海中有魚名尼民達羅，此山峰形似彼魚頭，復名也。」慧苑音義下曰：「尼民陀山，此翻為持邊，以彼山是七重金山中最外邊故。」
[de míng] yòu Nemiṁdhara ní mín dá luó shān zhī míng. qī jīn shān zuì wài zhī shān yě. xuán yīng yīn yì èr shí sì yuē: “ní mín dá luó, jiù yán ní mín tuó luó, cǐ yún de chí shān. yòu yú míng, yán hǎi zhōng yǒu yú míng ní mín dá luó, cǐ shān fēng xíng shì bǐ yú tóu, fù míng yě.” huì yuàn yīn yì xià yuē: “ní mín tuó shān, cǐ fān wèi chí biān, yǐ bǐ shān shì qī zhòng jīn shān zhōng zuì wài biān gù.”
[de ming] you Nemimdhara ni min da luo shan zhi ming. qi jin shan zui wai zhi shan ye. xuan ying yin yi er shi si yue: "ni min da luo, jiu yan ni min tuo luo, ci yun de chi shan. you yu ming, yan hai zhong you yu ming ni min da luo, ci shan feng xing shi bi yu tou, fu ming ye." hui yuan yin yi xia yue: "ni min tuo shan, ci fan wei chi bian, yi bi shan shi qi zhong jin shan zhong zui wai bian gu."
尼民陀羅 t = 尼民陀罗 s = ní mín tuó luó p refers to [proper noun] “Nemiṃdhara”; Domain: Buddhism 佛教 [fu jiao]; Notes: Name of a mountain range in Indian mythology (SH '九山八海 [jiu shan ba hai]', p. 17) .
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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尼民陀羅 [ní mín tuó luó] refers to: “Nimiṃdhara” [Mythical place name].
尼民陀羅 is further associated with the following language/terms:
[Related Chinese terms] 地持山; 尼民達羅山; 持邊山.
[Vietnamese] ni dān đà la.
[Korean] 니민타라 / Nimintara.
[Japanese] ニミンダラ / Nimindara.
Chinese language.
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Partial matches (+0): Tuo, Duo, Lao, Luo, Mi, Min, Ni, Ta.
Starts with (+0): Ni min tuo luo shan wang.
Full-text (+0): Chi bian shan, Ni min tuo luo shan wang, Ni min tuo, Nemindhara, Ni dan da la, Ni dan da la son vuong, Jiu shan ba hai, De chi shan, Ni min da luo shan, Shi shan wang.
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