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Character « 呗 »

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Character
呗
(7 stroke)
Traditional
唄
Radical
口
(+4 stroke)
Pinyin
bài
bei

Input methods

WubiKMY
CangjieXRBO
Bishun2512534
Sijiao67082
UnicodeU+5457

呗 (唄) bài

General meaning
Definitions

◎ 〔～唱〕和尚诵经。
◎ 〔梵～〕佛教徒念经的声音。
◎ （唄）

Verb

(1) 佛教经文中的赞偈,为梵语 pāthaka(呗匿)音译之略。印度谓以短偈形式赞唱宗教颂歌。后泛指赞颂佛经或诵经声 [Buddhist singing]

天竺方俗,凡是歌咏法言,皆称为“呗”。至于此土咏经则称为转读,歌赞则号为梵呗。—— 南朝梁· 慧皎《高僧传·经师论》

又如:呗佛(诵经礼佛);呗音(诵经声);呗唱(唱偈颂经);呗偈(赞唱颂偈);呗声(诵经唱偈声);呗赞(赞颂佛的功德)
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