普賢菩薩

See also: 普贤菩萨

Chinese

		general; popular; everywhere general; popular; everywhere; universal	worthy (person)	bodhisattva; kind-hearted person; kind and charitable person
trad. (普賢菩薩)		普	賢	菩薩
simp. (普贤菩萨)		普	贤	菩萨

Etymology

普賢 (pǔxián) is a calque of Sanskrit समन्तभद्र (samantabhadra, literally “universally worthy”).

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): Pǔxián Púsà

  (Zhuyin): ㄆㄨˇ ㄒㄧㄢˊ ㄆㄨˊ ㄙㄚˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): pou² jin⁴ pou⁴ saat³

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: Pǔxián Púsà
    • Zhuyin: ㄆㄨˇ ㄒㄧㄢˊ ㄆㄨˊ ㄙㄚˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: Pǔsián Púsà
    • Wade–Giles: Pʻu³-hsien² Pʻu²-sa⁴
    • Yale: Pǔ-syán Pú-sà
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Puushyan Pwusah
    • Palladius: Пусянь Пуса (Pusjanʹ Pusa)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /pʰu²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɕi̯ɛn³⁵ pʰu³⁵ sä⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: pou² jin⁴ pou⁴ saat³
    • Yale: póu yìhn pòuh saat
    • Cantonese Pinyin: pou² jin⁴ pou⁴ saat⁸
    • Guangdong Romanization: pou² yin⁴ pou⁴ sad³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /pʰou̯³⁵ jiːn²¹ pʰou̯²¹ saːt̚³/

Proper noun

普賢菩薩

1. (Buddhism) Samantabhadra bodhisattva

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (普賢菩薩):

• → Japanese: 普賢菩薩(ふげんぼさつ) (Fugen Bosatsu)
• → Korean: 보현보살(普賢菩薩) (Bohyeonbosal)
• → Vietnamese: Phổ Hiền Bồ Tát (普賢菩薩)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
普	賢	菩	薩
ふ Grade: S	けん > げん Grade: S	ぼ Jinmeiyō	さつ Jinmeiyō
goon	kan’on	goon	kan’on

Etymology

From 普 (fu, “universal, wide”) +‎ 賢 (ken, “clever, wise, worthy”) +‎ 菩薩 (bosatsu, “bodhisattva”).

Fugen is a calque of Sanskrit समन्तभद्र (samantabhadra, literally “universally worthy”).

Proper noun

普(ふ)賢(げん)菩(ぼ)薩(さつ) • (Fugen Bosatsu) 

1. (Buddhism) Samantabhadra, the bodhisattva of meditation

   Synonyms: 普賢 (Fugen), 普賢薩埵 (Fugen-satta), 普賢大士 (Fugen Daishi)

See also

• 文殊菩薩(もんじゅぼさつ) (Monju Bosatsu, “Manjushri bodhisattva”)

Korean

Hanja in this term
普	賢	菩	薩

Proper noun

普賢菩薩 • (Bohyeonbosal) (hangeul 보현보살)

1. Hanja form^? of 보현보살 (“Samantabhadra bodhisattva”).

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
普	賢	菩	薩

Proper noun

普賢菩薩

1. chữ Hán form of Phổ Hiền bồ tát (“Samantabhadra bodhisattva”).