無盡意菩薩
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Chinese[edit]
to be endless; to be inexhaustible | idea; meaning; wish idea; meaning; wish; desire; Italy (abbrev.) |
bodhisattva; kind-hearted person; kind and charitable person | ||
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trad. (無盡意菩薩) | 無盡 | 意 | 菩薩 | |
simp. (无尽意菩萨) | 无尽 | 意 | 菩萨 |
Etymology[edit]
Calque of Sanskrit अक्षयमति (akṣayamati, literally “inexhaustible intent”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
無盡意菩薩
- (Buddhism) (~菩薩) Akṣayamati bodhisattva
- Synonym: 阿差末
Further reading[edit]
- Ding, Fubao (丁福保) (1922), “無盡意菩薩” in 佛學大辭典 [A Dictionary of Chinese Buddhist Terms].