zǒng​chí

dharani

  • created sense approved 总持/總持 · zǒng​chí · dharani — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    总持 / 總持

    zǒng​chí

    dharani

    incantation or mnemonic formula used in Buddhism to maintain good thoughts and prevent evil ones from arising

    总 (literal) → 总/總 · zǒng · to assemble 持 (literal) → 持 · chí · to maintain

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense