Dictionary Definition :
Definition[1]
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乃去往古 (nǎi qù wǎng gŭ) ( “long ago, in the past” )
{not found at 《漢語大詞典》1.627.} ; {not found at 《大漢和辞典》1.339.} ;
Dharmarakṣa: {88b20} 佛告諸比丘:“乃去往古久遠世時,不可計會、無央數劫,有佛號大通衆慧如來……”(p)
{K.156.1} bhūtapūrvaṃ ... atīte ’dhvani
Kumārajīva: {L.22a19} 乃往過去
Dharmarakṣa: {122c6} 乃去往古久遠世時,不可稱限、廣遠無量、不可議劫有佛,號寂趣音王如來……(p)
{K.375.9} bhūtapūrvaṃ ... atīte ’dhvani
Kumārajīva: {L.50b28} 乃往古昔
Source
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A Digital Edition of A Glossary of Dharmarakṣa translation of the Lotus Sutra by Seishi Karashima, 1998