阿字 a zì
a zì
set phrase
the letter a
Domain: Buddhism 佛教
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Notes: Japanese: aji; the first letter of the Sanskrit alphabet, symbolizing the unity of the world and unproduced nature of things in Esoteric teachings (Ding '第一句'; DJBT '阿字', p. 3; JEDB '阿字', p. 5)
Contained in
- 阿字门(阿字門) the teaching of the character a
- 阿字観 contemplation on the letter a; ajikan
- 阿字月轮观(阿字月輪觀) contemplation on the letter a in the disk of the moon
- 大毘卢遮那经阿闍梨真实智品中阿闍梨住阿字观门(大毘盧遮那經阿闍梨真實智品中阿闍梨住阿字觀門) Ācārya's True Knowledge Chapter of the Vairocana Sutra: Contemplation on the Letter A; Da Piluzhena Jing Asheli Zhenshi Zhi Pin Zhong Asheli Zhu A Zi Guan Men
- 阿字本不生 the letter a indicates an unproduced nature
Word is mentioned most frequently in
Truncated for common words
- Esoteric School - 4. Esoteric School Practices and Stages of attainment 密宗 肆、密宗的行持果位 Buddhism Series 6 - Schools 《佛教叢書6－宗派》 — count: 5
- 10. Buddhist Education and Entertainment - 1. Sports 拾、佛教育樂篇 一、體育活動 Buddhism Series 7 - Organization and Ceremonies 《佛教叢書7－儀制》 — count: 1
- 3: The Thirty Three Manifestations of Avalokiteśvara (eight bodies, Vajrapāṇi) 三．三十三身（八部身，執金剛身） The Universal Gate : a Commentary on Avalokitesvara's Universal Gate Sutra 《觀世音菩薩普門品講話》 — count: 1
Collocations
- 阿字观 (阿字觀) 阿字觀 — Buddhism Series 6 - Schools 《佛教叢書6－宗派》, Esoteric School - 4. Esoteric School Practices and Stages of attainment 密宗 肆、密宗的行持果位 — count: 4