Dictionary Definition :
Definition[1]
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錫杖的別名。
Source
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陳義孝編, 竺摩法師鑑定, 《佛學常見辭彙》
Definition[2]
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The sounding or rattling staff, said to have been ordained by the Buddha to drive away crawling poisonous insects.
Source
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A Dictionary of Chinese Buddhist Terms, William Edward Soothill and Lewis Hodous
Definition[3]
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即錫杖。錫杖上端為金屬製成,上懸鐶,振之則發出聲響,禽獸等類聞聲自然警覺避開,故稱聲杖。據十誦律卷五十六載,佛陀往昔住於寒園林中,有諸多腹行毒蟲,嚙咬諸比丘,佛陀即言應製作有聲之杖,以驅遣毒蟲。(參閱「錫杖」6324)
Source
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佛光電子大辭典
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