Yu man tuo luo hua, Yǔ màn tuó luó huá: 1 definition
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Chinese Buddhism
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雨曼陀羅華 [yu man tuo luo hua]—Rain of Mandarava Flowers — [Miscellaneous Entry]: An auspicious sign of the Dharma (法 [fa]). Mandarava flowers (曼陀羅華 [man tuo luo hua]) fall from the sky. The Chapter on the Discrimination of Merits (分別功德品 [fen bie gong de pin]) of the Lotus Sutra (法華經 [fa hua jing]) states: "When the Buddha spoke, and these Bodhisattvas-Mahasattvas (菩薩摩訶薩 [pu sa mo he sa]) attained great Dharma benefits (大法利 [da fa li]), in the sky, Mandarava flowers and Mahamandarava flowers (摩訶曼陀羅華 [mo he man tuo luo hua]) rained down, scattering upon the Buddhas (諸佛 [zhu fu]) on their lion-thrones (師子座 [shi zi zuo]) beneath countless billions of jeweled trees (寶樹 [bao shu])." The Amitabha Sutra (佛說阿彌陀經 [fu shuo a mi tuo jing]) states: "Day and night, six times (晝夜六時 [zhou ye liu shi]), heavenly Mandarava flowers (天曼陀羅華 [tian man tuo luo hua]) rain down."
雨曼陀羅華—【雜語】法之奇瑞。自天降曼陀羅華也。法華經分別功德品曰：「佛說是諸菩薩摩訶薩得大法利時，於虛空中，雨曼陀羅華摩訶曼陀羅華，以散無量百千萬億寶樹下師子座上諸佛。」佛說阿彌陀經曰：「晝夜六時，雨天曼陀羅華。」
[zá yǔ] fǎ zhī qí ruì. zì tiān jiàng màn tuó luó huá yě. fǎ huá jīng fēn bié gōng dé pǐn yuē: “fú shuō shì zhū pú sà mó hē sà dé dà fǎ lì shí, yú xū kōng zhōng, yǔ màn tuó luó huá mó hē màn tuó luó huá, yǐ sàn wú liàng bǎi qiān wàn yì bǎo shù xià shī zi zuò shàng zhū fú.” fú shuō ā mí tuó jīng yuē: “zhòu yè liù shí, yǔ tiān màn tuó luó huá.”
[za yu] fa zhi qi rui. zi tian jiang man tuo luo hua ye. fa hua jing fen bie gong de pin yue: "fu shuo shi zhu pu sa mo he sa de da fa li shi, yu xu kong zhong, yu man tuo luo hua mo he man tuo luo hua, yi san wu liang bai qian wan yi bao shu xia shi zi zuo shang zhu fu." fu shuo a mi tuo jing yue: "zhou ye liu shi, yu tian man tuo luo hua."
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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Hua, Tuo, Duo, Yu, Yu, Ao, Luo, Lao, Ta, Man.
Full-text: Yu hua, Si zhong tian hua, Xi jian pu sa, Man tuo luo.
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