Dictionary Definition :
Definition[1]
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The four heavy stone begging-bowls offered to Śākyamuni by the four devas, which he miraculously combined into one and used as if ordinary material.
Source
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A Dictionary of Chinese Buddhist Terms, William Edward Soothill and Lewis Hodous
Definition[2]
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佛成道之初,四天王來,各獻一青石之鉢,佛受之,以四鉢重疊為一有四際分明之而用之。此為四鉢之由來。〔普曜經卷七〕(參閱「石鉢」2138)
Source
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佛光電子大辭典
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