There are 7 total results for your 尼犍 search.
| Characters | Pronunciation Romanization |
Simple Dictionary Definition |
尼犍 see styles |
ní jiān ni2 jian1 ni chien nikon |
nirgrantha, 尼健; 尼乾 (尼乾陀); 尼虔, freed from all ties, a naked mendicant, tr. by 離繋, 不繋, 無結 devotees who are free from all ties, wander naked, and cover themselves with ashes. Mahāvīra, one of this sect, called 若提 Jñāti after his family, and also 尼乾陀若提子 Nirgrantha-jñātiputra, was an opponent of Śākyamuni. His doctrines were determinist, everything being fated, and no religious practices could change one's lot. |
尼犍子 see styles |
ní jiān zí ni2 jian1 zi2 ni chien tzu nikenshi |
naked mendicant |
尼犍度 see styles |
ní jiān dù ni2 jian1 du4 ni chien tu ni kendo |
bhikṣuṇī-khaṇḍa, a division of the Vinaya, containing the rules for nuns. |
尼犍道 see styles |
ní jiān dào ni2 jian1 dao4 ni chien tao nikendō |
the path of the Nirgrantha |
尼犍陀弗咀羅 尼犍陀弗咀罗 see styles |
ní jiān tuó fú jǔ luó ni2 jian1 tuo2 fu2 ju3 luo2 ni chien t`o fu chü lo ni chien to fu chü lo Nikenda hotara |
Nirgrantha-putra, idem Jñāti. |
大薩遮尼犍子 大萨遮尼犍子 see styles |
dà sà zhē ní jiān zǐ da4 sa4 zhe1 ni2 jian1 zi3 ta sa che ni chien tzu Daisatsusha Nikenshi |
Mahāsatya-nirgrantha. An ascetic who is said to have become a disciple of the Buddha. |
摩尼犍大龍王 摩尼犍大龙王 see styles |
mó ní jiān dà lóng wáng mo2 ni2 jian1 da4 long2 wang2 mo ni chien ta lung wang Maniken dairyūō |
Maṇiskandhanāga. The nāga king in whose hand is the talismanic pearl. |
Entries with 2nd row of characters: The 2nd row is Simplified Chinese.
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