大勢至

Chinese

		big; great; huge big; great; huge; large; major; wide; deep; oldest; eldest; doctor	power; force; tendency power; force; tendency; conditions; influence	arrive; most; to arrive; most; to; until
trad. (大勢至)		大	勢	至
simp. (大势至)		大	势	至

Etymology

Calque of Sanskrit महास्थामप्राप्त (mahāsthāmaprāpta).

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): Dàshìzhì

  (Zhuyin): ㄉㄚˋ ㄕˋ ㄓˋ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: Dàshìzhì
    • Zhuyin: ㄉㄚˋ ㄕˋ ㄓˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: Dàshìhjhìh
    • Wade–Giles: Ta⁴-shih⁴-chih⁴
    • Yale: Dà-shr̀-jr̀
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Dahshyhjyh
    • Palladius: Дашичжи (Dašičži)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tä⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʂʐ̩⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵¹/

Proper noun

大勢至

1. (Buddhism) (～菩薩) Mahasthamaprapta bodhisattva

   Synonyms: 大勢 / 大势 (dàshì), 勢至 / 势至, 得大勢 / 得大势

Further reading

• Ding, Fubao (丁福保) (1922), “大勢至” in 佛學大辭典 [A Dictionary of Chinese Buddhist Terms].