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Definition[1]
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The eight roads in the eight directions, bounded with golden cords, mentioned in the Lotus Sūtra as in certain Buddha-realms.
Source
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A Dictionary of Chinese Buddhist Terms, William Edward Soothill and Lewis Hodous
Definition[2]
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(雜名)通達四方四維之道路也。法華經譬喻品曰:「有八交道,黃金為繩以界其側。」
Source
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丁福保《佛學大辭典》
Definition[3]
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aṣṭā-pada.
Source
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佛教漢梵大辭典, 平川彰 Buddhist Chinese-Sanskrit Dictionary, Akira Hirakawa
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P 223
Definition[4]
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八交道 (bā jiāo dào) ( “eightfold networks of roads” ) Cf. 八重交道(bā chóng jiāo dào) etc. ;
{not found at 《漢語大詞典》2.5.} ; {not found at 《大漢和辞典》2.3.} ;
Dharmarakṣa: {86b29} 其佛國土……衆寶爲樹,黄金爲繩,連綿諸樹,有八交道(p)
{K.145.1} aṣṭāpada-
Kumārajīva: {L.20c7} 道側
Source
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A Digital Edition of A Glossary of Dharmarakṣa translation of the Lotus Sutra by Seishi Karashima, 1998