Dictionary Definition :
Definition[1]
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Tea and hot water, used as offerings to the spirits. 茶毘 v. 荼.
Source
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A Dictionary of Chinese Buddhist Terms, William Edward Soothill and Lewis Hodous
Definition[2]
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每日於佛前、祖先靈牌前供茶湯為禮。又禪宗於新住持晉山時,有點茶湯之禮,先點茶,後點湯。後世喪禮亦用茶湯,出喪起龕之後,午前先奠湯,後奠茶;午後先奠茶,後奠湯。〔敕修百丈清規卷一聖節條、禪林象器箋喪薦門〕
Source
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佛光電子大辭典
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