Yun he bei, Yún hé bei: 4 definitions
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Yun he bei 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
云何唄 [yun he bei]—The opening stanza of the Nirvana sutra 3.
[The following represents an unverified English translation. For all purposes consult the original Chinese text.]
云何唄 [yun he bei]—"Yunhe Bai" – [Practices] The Nirvana Sutra (涅槃經 [nie pan jing]), Chapter 3, states: "How (云何 [yun he]) can one ultimately reach Nirvana (涅槃 [nie pan]) through this sutra? We pray that the Buddha (佛 [fu]) will reveal the subtle and secret meanings and expound them widely for all sentient beings (眾生 [zhong sheng])." This is the beginning of a four-line gatha (偈 [ji]), and because it starts with the two characters "云何 [yun he]" (how/what), it is called "Yunhe Bai". "Bai" (唄 [bei]) is an abbreviation of the Sanskrit (梵語 [fan yu]) word "baṇaka" (唄匿 [bei ni]), meaning to recite or chant (諷詠 [feng yong]) with a melody.
云何唄—【行事】涅槃經三曰：「云何於此經，究竟到涅槃，願佛開微密，廣為眾生說。」此四句一偈之首，以有云何二字，謂之云何唄。唄者，梵語唄匿之略，附以音調而諷詠之也。
[xíng shì] niè pán jīng sān yuē: “yún hé yú cǐ jīng, jiū jìng dào niè pán, yuàn fú kāi wēi mì, guǎng wèi zhòng shēng shuō.” cǐ sì jù yī jì zhī shǒu, yǐ yǒu yún hé èr zì, wèi zhī yún hé bei. bei zhě, fàn yǔ bei nì zhī lüè, fù yǐ yīn diào ér fěng yǒng zhī yě.
[xing shi] nie pan jing san yue: "yun he yu ci jing, jiu jing dao nie pan, yuan fu kai wei mi, guang wei zhong sheng shuo." ci si ju yi ji zhi shou, yi you yun he er zi, wei zhi yun he bei. bei zhe, fan yu bei ni zhi lue, fu yi yin diao er feng yong zhi ye.
云何唄 t = 云何呗 s = yún hé bei p refers to [phrase] “how chant”; Domain: Buddhism 佛教 [fu jiao]; Notes: Title of a verse in the ”Mahaparinirvana Sutra” (FGDB '云何唄 [yun he bei]'; SH '云何唄 [yun he bei]'; T 374, Scroll 3; Yamamoto, K., 1974, p. 34) .
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.
Languages of India and abroad
Chinese-English dictionary
云何唄 [yún hé bei] refers to: “esoteric incantation”.
云何唄 is further associated with the following language/terms:
[Vietnamese] vān hà bái.
[Korean] 운하패 / unhapae.
[Japanese] ウンガバイ / ungabai.
Chinese language.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Bai, Yun, Yun he, Bei, He, Ai, E.
Full-text: Bei shi, Chu zhong hou san bei.
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