Yi ri san shi, Yī rì sān shí: 4 definitions

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Chinese Buddhism

一日三時 [yi ri san shi]—The three divisions of a day, morning, noon, evening.

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

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

一日三時 [yi ri san shi]—"One day, three periods" — [Technical term] (術語 [shu yu]): Refers to morning (晨朝 [chen chao]), midday (日中 [ri zhong]), and dusk (黃昏 [huang hun]). A day is divided into three periods for daytime and three periods for nighttime. This is an ancient Indian custom. The Amitabha Sutra (阿彌陀經 [a mi tuo jing]) states: "During the six periods of day and night, Mandarava flowers (曼陀羅華 [man tuo luo hua]) rain down."

一日三時—【術語】晨朝、日中、黃昏也。一日分晝三時,夜三時。印度古代之風。阿彌陀經曰:「晝夜六時,雨天曼陀羅華。」

[shù yǔ] chén cháo,, rì zhōng,, huáng hūn yě. yī rì fēn zhòu sān shí, yè sān shí. yìn dù gǔ dài zhī fēng. ā mí tuó jīng yuē: “zhòu yè liù shí, yǔ tiān màn tuó luó huá.”

[shu yu] chen chao,, ri zhong,, huang hun ye. yi ri fen zhou san shi, ye san shi. yin du gu dai zhi feng. a mi tuo jing yue: "zhou ye liu shi, yu tian man tuo luo hua."

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

一日三時 t = 一日三时 s = yī rì sān shí p refers to [phrase] “the three periods of a day”; Domain: Buddhism 佛教 [fu jiao]; Notes: Namely: morning, noon, and evening (FGDB '一日三時 [yi ri san shi]'; SH '一日三時 [yi ri san shi]', p. 6) .

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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一日三時 [yī rì sān shí] refers to: “three divisions of a day”.

一日三時 is further associated with the following language/terms:

[Vietnamese] nhất nhật tam thời.

[Korean] 일일삼시 / iril samsi.

[Japanese] イチニチサンジ / ichinichi sanji.

Source: DILA Glossaries: Digital Dictionary of Buddhism
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