辟支佛

Chinese

		phonetic	Buddha; Buddhism
simp. and trad. (辟支佛)		辟支	佛

Etymology

Phonetic borrowing from Sanskrit प्रत्येक बुद्ध (pratyeka buddha) > Pali pacceka buddha.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): bìzhīfó, pìzhīfó

  (Zhuyin): ㄅㄧˋ ㄓ ㄈㄛˊ, ㄆㄧˋ ㄓ ㄈㄛˊ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: bìzhīfó
    • Zhuyin: ㄅㄧˋ ㄓ ㄈㄛˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: bìjhihfó
    • Wade–Giles: pi⁴-chih¹-fo²
    • Yale: bì-jr̄-fwó
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: bihjyfor
    • Palladius: бичжифо (bičžifo)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /pi⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ fu̯ɔ³⁵/
      
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: pìzhīfó
    • Zhuyin: ㄆㄧˋ ㄓ ㄈㄛˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: pìjhihfó
    • Wade–Giles: pʻi⁴-chih¹-fo²
    • Yale: pì-jr̄-fwó
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: pihjyfor
    • Palladius: пичжифо (pičžifo)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /pʰi⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ fu̯ɔ³⁵/

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• Middle Chinese: bjiek tsye bjut

Rime
Character	辟	支	佛
Reading #	1/3	1/1	1/1
Initial (聲)	並 (3)	章 (23)	並 (3)
Final (韻)	昔 (123)	支 (11)	物 (60)
Tone (調)	Checked (Ø)	Level (Ø)	Checked (Ø)
Openness (開合)	Open	Open	Closed
Division (等)	III	III	III
Fanqie	房益切	章移切	符弗切
Baxter	bjiek	tsye	bjut
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/biᴇk̚/	/t͡ɕiᴇ/	/bɨut̚/
Pan Wuyun	/biɛk̚/	/t͡ɕiɛ/	/biut̚/
Shao Rongfen	/biæk̚/	/t͡ɕjɛ/	/biuət̚/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/biajk̚/	/ciə̆/	/but̚/
Li Rong	/biɛk̚/	/t͡ɕie/	/biuət̚/
Wang Li	/bĭɛk̚/	/t͡ɕǐe/	/bĭuət̚/
Bernard Karlgren	/bʱi̯ɛk̚/	/t͡ɕie̯/	/bʱi̯uət̚/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	bí	zhī	fú
Expected Cantonese Reflex	bik6	zi1	fat6

Noun

辟支佛

1. (Buddhism) Pratyekabuddha (an enlightened being whose path to enlightenment lies outside the Buddhist tradition or community; one who becomes enlightened without the teachings of the Buddha)

   • 所謂辟支佛出現世間甚為難得；如來弟子漏盡阿羅漢出現世間甚為難得。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
     所谓辟支佛出现世间甚为难得；如来弟子漏尽阿罗汉出现世间甚为难得。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]

     From: Gautama Saṅghadeva, translator, c. late 4th century. Ekottara Āgama (增壹阿含經). Based on the English translation by Thích Huyền-Vi, Bhikkhu Pāsādika, and Sara Boin-Webb.

     Suǒwèi pìzhīfó chūxiàn shìjiān shènwéi nándé; Rúlái dìzǐ lòujìn āluóhàn chūxiàn shìjiān shènwéi nándé. [Pinyin]

     It is extremely rare for a Pratyekabuddha and for a completely passion-free disciple of the Tathāgata, for an Arhat, to appear in the world.

Further reading

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