偈頌
Chinese
forceful; martial; Buddhist hymn; gatha; Buddhist verse | to praise | ||
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simp. and trad. (偈頌) | 偈 | 頌 |
Pronunciation
Etymology
Borrowed from Sanskrit गाथा (gāthā, “verse”) 偈陀 + native Chinese 頌 (“praise”).
Noun
偈頌
- (Buddhism) hymn, the metrical part of a sūtra