Yue tou tan, Yuè tóu tán: 4 definitions
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Yue tou tan 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
1) 閱頭檀 [yue tou tan]—Śuddhodana, intp. 'pure food', king of Kapilavastu, husband of Mahāmāyā, and father of Śākyamuni.
2) 閱頭檀 [yue tou tan]—Śuddhodana, v. 首 [shou].
[The following represents an unverified English translation. For all purposes consult the original Chinese text.]
閱頭檀 [yue tou tan]—(Yuètóután) — [Personal Name] Śuddhodana, also rendered as 首圖駄那 [shou tu tuo na] (Shǒutútuónà). Translated as 淨飯 [jing fan] (Jìngfàn) (Pure Rice), or 白淨飯王 [bai jing fan wang] (Bái jìngfàn wáng) (White Pure Rice King). Volume 5 of the Sutra of the Collection of Past Deeds states: "閱檀頭王 [yue tan tou wang] (Yuètántóu Wáng) is called 淨飯王 [jing fan wang] (Jìngfàn Wáng) in the Sui Dynasty language." Volume 4 of Xuanying's Sound and Meaning says: "王 [wang] (Yuètóután Wáng) is translated here as 白淨飯王 [bai jing fan wang] (Bái jìngfàn wáng), or sometimes 淨飯王 [jing fan wang] (Jìngfàn Wáng)." See the entry for 淨飯王 [jing fan wang] (Jìngfàn Wáng).
閱頭檀—【人名】Śuddhodana，又作首圖駄那。譯曰淨飯，白淨飯王。本行集經五曰：「閱檀頭王，隋言淨飯王。」玄應音義四曰：「閱頭檀王，此譯云白淨飯王也，或言淨飯王也。」見淨飯王條。(淨飯王)
[rén míng]Śuddhodana, yòu zuò shǒu tú tuó nà. yì yuē jìng fàn, bái jìng fàn wáng. běn xíng jí jīng wǔ yuē: “yuè tán tóu wáng, suí yán jìng fàn wáng.” xuán yīng yīn yì sì yuē: “yuè tóu tán wáng, cǐ yì yún bái jìng fàn wáng yě, huò yán jìng fàn wáng yě.” jiàn jìng fàn wáng tiáo.(jìng fàn wáng)
[ren ming]Suddhodana, you zuo shou tu tuo na. yi yue jing fan, bai jing fan wang. ben xing ji jing wu yue: "yue tan tou wang, sui yan jing fan wang." xuan ying yin yi si yue: "yue tou tan wang, ci yi yun bai jing fan wang ye, huo yan jing fan wang ye." jian jing fan wang tiao.(jing fan wang)
1) 閱頭檀 t = 阅头檀 s = yuè tóu tán p refers to [proper noun] “Shuddhodana; Suddhodana; śuddhodana”; Domain: Buddhism 佛教 [fu jiao] , Subdomain: India , Concept: Person 人 [ren]; Notes: See 淨飯王 [jing fan wang] (FGDB '淨飯王 [jing fan wang]') .
2) 悅頭檀 t = 悦头檀 s = yuè tóu tán p refers to [proper noun] “Shuddhodana; Suddhodana; śuddhodana”; Domain: Buddhism 佛教 [fu jiao] , Subdomain: India , Concept: Person 人 [ren]; Notes: See 淨飯王 [jing fan wang] (FGDB '淨飯王 [jing fan wang]') ..
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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閱頭檀 [yuè tóu tán] refers to: “Śuddhodana” [Sanskrit personal name].
閱頭檀 is further associated with the following language/terms:
[Related Chinese terms] 淨飯王; 首圖馱那.
[Vietnamese] duyệt đầu đàn.
[Korean] 열두단 / Yeoldudan.
[Japanese] エツズダン / Etsuzudan.
Chinese language.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Tou, Yue, Yao, Tan.
Full-text: Suddhodana, Shou tu tuo na, Jing fan wang, Gan zhe.
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