Tuo du, Tuō dū, Tuó dǔ: 4 definitions

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Tuo du 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.

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Chinese Buddhism

脫闍 [tuo du]—dhvaja, a banner, flag.

Source: archive.org: A Dictionary Of Chinese Buddhist Terms

[The following represents an unverified English translation. For all purposes consult the original Chinese text.]

脫闍 [tuo du]—Tuozhe — [Proper Noun] Dhvaja, translated as "banner" or "standard" (幢 [chuang]). Volume 7 of the Shurangama Sutra (楞嚴經 [leng yan jing]) states: "Write this divine mantra and place it at the four gates of the city, at all caityas, or on top of a dhvaja." Volume 7 of Changshui's Commentary (長水疏 [zhang shui shu]) states: "Tuozhe means 'banner' (幢 [chuang])."

脫闍—【物名】Dhvaja，譯曰幢。楞嚴經七曰：「寫此神咒，安城四門并諸支提或脫闍上。」長水疏七曰：「脫闍云幢。」

[wù míng]Dhvaja, yì yuē chuáng. léng yán jīng qī yuē: “xiě cǐ shén zhòu, ān chéng sì mén bìng zhū zhī tí huò tuō dū shàng.” zhǎng shuǐ shū qī yuē: “tuō dū yún chuáng.”

[wu ming]Dhvaja, yi yue chuang. leng yan jing qi yue: "xie ci shen zhou, an cheng si men bing zhu zhi ti huo tuo du shang." zhang shui shu qi yue: "tuo du yun chuang."

Source: DILA Glossaries: Ding Fubao: Dictionary of Buddhist Studies

1) 脫闍 _t = 脱阇 _s = tuō dū _p refers to [noun] “a pillar with a Buddhist inscription; dhvaja”; Domain: Buddhism 佛教 [fu jiao]; Notes: Sanskrit equivalent: dhvaja (FGDB '馱縛若 [tuo fu ruo]') .

2) 馱睹 _t = 驮睹 _s = tuó dǔ _p refers to [noun] “dhatu; realm”; Domain: Buddhism 佛教 [fu jiao]; Notes: Sanskrit equivalent: dhātu (FGDB '胎藏界 [tai cang jie]'; MW 'dhātu') ..

Source: NTI Reader: Chinese-English Buddhist dictionary

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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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Chinese-English dictionary

脫闍 [tuō dū] refers to: “banner”.

脫闍 is further associated with the following language/terms:

[Related Chinese terms] 幢; 旛.

[Vietnamese] thoát xà.

[Korean] 탈사 / talsa.

[Japanese] ダツシャ / datsuja.

Source: DILA Glossaries: Digital Dictionary of Buddhism

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