Dictionary Definition :
Definition[1]
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A great continent; one of the four great continents of a world; v. 四洲.
Source
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A Dictionary of Chinese Buddhist Terms, William Edward Soothill and Lewis Hodous
Definition[2]
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(界名)大海中須彌山之四方有四大陸。謂之四大洲。俱舍論八曰:「四大洲者:一南瞻部洲、二東勝身洲、三西牛貨洲、四北俱盧洲。」
Source
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丁福保《佛學大辭典》
Definition[3]
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dvīpa.
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 736