What does pagoda mean?

Pagoda is also a flowing picture. Translate words through Brahma pronunciation. It means Buddha. Originally refers to the founder of Buddhism, Sakyamuni. In ancient times, stupa was misinterpreted as pagoda, so it was also called pagoda.

There are two different explanations: first, the transliteration of Sanskrit Buddha is the same as that of Buddha, that is, Buddha; Second, the transliteration of Sanskrit Buddhastupa is omitted, that is, stupa. (Chinese transliteration is "Buddha blocks waves").

1, also called "? Floating map ". Buddhist language. Transliteration of Sanskrit Buddha. Buddha, Buddha.

"The History of the Later Han Dynasty, Biography of the Western Regions and Tianzhu": "He is weaker than the Yue people, and he is arrogant and does not fight, so it becomes a custom." Li Xian's Note: "The stupa is the Buddha."

Jin's "Records of Ming Di in the Later Han Dynasty": "Those who cut towers are Buddhas. There is a Buddha in Tianzhu, the western region. Buddhists speak Chinese. I will be enlightened. "

"Biography of Renjie in the New Tang Dynasty": "The pagoda was built later and cost millions."

2. Buddhist language. Transliteration of Sanskrit Buddha. Buddhist.

In the Southern Dynasties, Liang Fanzhen wrote "On Immortals": "Pagodas are harmful to politics, and mulberry customs. The wind is shocking and foggy, and it continues. "

"The New Tang Book Li Yi Biography": "Yi Jian will die eventually, so don't bury him in a thick way, don't act rashly."

Qing Weijing's Biography of Mr. Xiangshan: "On: Mr. Wang's learning is mixed with pagoda and old stone."

Chen Kangqi's Biography of Lang Qian in Qing Dynasty, Volume I: "The Lama seems to go out with the pagoda, and his head is different."

3. Buddhist language. Transliteration of Sanskrit Buddha. Of monks.

Tang Hanyu's Preface to Sending Fu: "Wen Fu Chang, Fu Tu also."

Preface to Wang Yucheng's "A Portrait of Liu Zanshan" in Song Dynasty: "(Liu Yi) Tang had a mother, so he couldn't go home if he thought about her face. She wrote down the truth vividly and asked her brother to take it back to comfort her hope of leaning against the door. "

Liu Dakui's A Visit to Huangshan Mountain in Qing Dynasty: "If there is a pagoda, leaning against the door takes the bowl as a lonely place."

4. Buddhist language. Transliteration of Sanskrit Buddha. Refers to the stupa.

Li Daoyuan of the Northern Wei Dynasty wrote in "Notes on Water Classics and Rivers I": "Ashoka rose from the pagoda in the Buddha mud jar, and the twin trees and twin towers are no longer there."

Song Sushi's "Five Hundred Arhats in the Temple of the City of Recommend": "The iron tower is built with ten steps and is 120 feet high."

Ming Yuan Keli's "Jia Zi's Midsummer Visit to the Sea City": "Those who are in a confused state, such as the cover, the flag, the pagoda, the language of the doll, the spring trees, the jagged distance, the bridges and continents, are intermittent, flickering and flickering, are really inexhaustible painters."

Qing Li Yu's "A Story in a Building": "You are merciful and I sincerely convert, which is better than building a seven-level pagoda."

5. Buddhist language. Transliteration of Sanskrit Buddha. It used to be called the umbrella top or the flag top. It is named because it looks like the top of the tower.

"The Book of Jin Wei Zhi": "The umbrella system, the crown prince and three concubines are all blue and purple, and the gold floats."

"Ming History Thief Biography Li Zicheng": "The standard camp is black on a white background, and the single language is big mane silver tower."

6. Buddhist language. Transliteration of Sanskrit Buddha. A valuable color made by rolling dice in Bo Opera.

Song and Wu's book "Ghosts and Ghosts Can Change" said: "Zhang Yigong defends Hongzhou, tastes customers and gambles on wine. It is self-occupied, such as the future auxiliary stage, that is, Cheng Gui Mining. I threw a face of Buddha, so I kept my dice secret until it was still there. "

Song Yuanwen's Review of Unearthed Urns Volume 6: "Another blogger took 123456 as a floating picture ... If he cast his son in this name, how could he take 123456 as a floating picture?" ?

7. Futu Town.

Futu Town is located in the middle of Yangxin County, Hubei Province. Before the Ming Dynasty, it was called "Fautu City", which has a history of more than 700 years. The town is 30km east of the Yangtze River, 20km south of Jiujiang100km, 20km west of Yueshi, 45km north of Huangshi and 0km away from Wuhan100km, with a total area of 230 square kilometers. Administer 19 administrative villages and 2 16 production teams with 83,000 people. It was listed as one of the provinces in 2002.

Buddhists in China regard pagodas as pagodas. Guanyin holds a stupa, hence the name Fu Tu Guanyin. In the Ming Dynasty, there were two print collections, fifty-three examples of Ci Rong and thirty-two stages of Guanyin. Its statue features: Guanyin stands on the lotus, with a nine-level pagoda in his right hand and a fearless seal in his left hand. The Chinese translation of stupa is "blocking waves". Ancient Indian Buddhists built pagodas to bury Buddhist relics, which later became an important symbol of Buddhism. Buddhists worship the relic, the Buddha's hair, the Buddha's fingers and the Buddha's teeth. Seeing the relic is like seeing the Buddha himself. The stupa is also called merit gathering.

Building a pagoda is considered to be a matter of architectural value. Pagodas and pagodas are also regarded as treasures and artifacts by Buddhism. For example, King Duo (Pishamton) among the four heavenly kings, the treasure in his hand is the pagoda of pagodas. In the Sanskrit Sutra of Great Compassion, Samanlo punishes procrastination. This is the appearance of avalokitesvara bodhisattva, the god of Vishnu. The deity holds the pagoda of pagoda, which is intended to protect practitioners and attract ten Buddhas, so that all evil forces will stay away from the wind, and all evil spirits will stay away when they hear its voice.

The Journey to the West transferred the image of Vishnu Tota to the famous Li Jing in the early Tang Dynasty and became the famous "Tota Li Tian King". In the folk, pagodas are also considered to give blessings and protect wealth. Therefore, this Guanyin method is deeply worshipped among the people.