十方
Chinese
ten | square; quadrilateral; place square; quadrilateral; place; region; direction; side; method; way; prescription; power; upright; just | ||
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simp. and trad. (十方) | 十 | 方 |
Pronunciation
Noun
十方
- (Buddhism) the ten positions: four cardinal directions (north, south, east and west), the four ordinal directions, and the zenith and nadir
Derived terms
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Descendants
Sino-Xenic (十方):
- → Japanese: 十方 (jippō)
- → Korean: 십방(十方) (sipbang)
- → Vietnamese: thập phương (十方)
See also
- 四方 (sìfāng)
- 八方 (bāfāng)
Further reading
- Ding, Fubao (丁福保) (1922), “十方” in 佛學大辭典 [A Dictionary of Chinese Buddhist Terms].