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Definition[1]
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The six 'hours' or periods in a day, three for night and three for day, i. e. morning noon, evening; night, midnight, and dawn. Also, the six divisions of the year, two each of spring, summer, and winter.
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A Dictionary of Chinese Buddhist Terms, William Edward Soothill and Lewis Hodous
Definition[2]
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晝三時與夜三時,合稱為六時。晝三時是晨朝日中日沒;夜三時是初夜中夜後夜。
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陳義孝編, 竺摩法師鑑定, 《佛學常見辭彙》
Definition[3]
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六時===(名數)晝三時夜三時合為六時也。晝三時為晨朝日中日沒,夜三時為初夜中夜後夜。阿彌陀經曰:「晝夜六時雨天曼陀羅華。」西域記二曰:「六時合成一日一夜,晝三夜三。」【又】西天之法分一歲為六時。西域記二曰:「又分一歲為六時。正月十六日至三月十五日,漸熱也。三月十六日至五月十五日,盛熱也。五月十六日至七月十五日,雨時也。七月十六日至九月十五日,茂時也。九月十六日至十一月十五日,漸寒也。十一月十六日至正月十五日,盛寒也。」
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丁福保《佛學大辭典》
Definition[4]
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Six Periods of Day and Night 六時 Six periods in a day, three for day and three for night, i.e. morning, noon, evening, night, midnight, dawn.
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漢英-英漢-英英佛學辭典字庫
Definition[5]
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ṣaṭsu kāleṣu, ṣaḍ-ṛtu, ṣaṭ-kṛtvas.
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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 225