There are 5 total results for your 馬鳴 search.
| Characters | Pronunciation Romanization |
Simple Dictionary Definition |
馬鳴 马鸣 see styles |
mǎ míng ma3 ming2 ma ming memyou / memyo めみょう |
(person) Asvaghosa (approx. 80-150 CE) 阿濕縛窶抄Aśvaghoṣa, the famous writer, whose patron was the Indo-Scythian king Kaniṣka q. v., was a Brahmin converted to Buddhism; he finally settled at Benares, and became the twelfth patriarch. His name is attached to ten works (v. Hōbōgirin 192, 201, 726, 727, 846, 1643, 1666, 1667, 1669, 1687). The two which have exerted great influence on Buddhism are 佛所行讚經 Buddhacarita-kāvya Sutra, tr. by Dharmarakṣa A. D. 414-421, tr. into English by Beal, S.B.E.; and 大乘起信論 Mahāyāna śraddhotpāda-śāstra, tr. by Paramārtha, A.D．554, and by Śikṣānanda, A. D. 695-700, tr. into English by Teitaro Suzuki 1900, and also by T. Richard, v. 起. He gave to Buddhism the philosophical basis for its Mahāyāna development. There are at least six others who bear this name. Other forms: 馬鳴; 阿濕縛窶抄馬鳴比丘; 馬鳴大士; 馬鳴菩薩, etc. |
馬鳴讚 see styles |
mǎ míng zàn ma3 ming2 zan4 ma ming tsan |
Buddhacarita |
馬鳴大士 see styles |
mǎ míng dà shì ma3 ming2 da4 shi4 ma ming ta shih |
Aśvaghoṣa |
馬鳴菩薩 see styles |
mǎ míng pú sà ma3 ming2 pu2 sa4 ma ming p`u sa ma ming pu sa |
Aśvaghoṣa Bodhisattva |
馬鳴菩薩讚 see styles |
mǎ míng pú sà zàn ma3 ming2 pu2 sa4 zan4 ma ming p`u sa tsan ma ming pu sa tsan |
Buddhacarita |
Entries with 2nd row of characters: The 2nd row is Simplified Chinese.
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