Dictionary Definition :
Definition[1]
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指觀世音菩薩為應各類眾生之根機,而示現三十三種相。(參閱「三十二應」511、「三十三身」513)
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佛光電子大辭典
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p861
Definition[2]
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Great pity universally manifested, i.e. Guanyin, who in thirty-three manifestations meets every need.
Source
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A Dictionary of Chinese Buddhist Terms, William Edward Soothill and Lewis Hodous
Definition[3]
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(術語)謂大悲之觀音菩薩現三十三身。而普應眾機也。
Source
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丁福保《佛學大辭典》