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羅剎 is the Chinese version of demon that comes from the ancient Sanskrit word raksha, raksasa (rākṣasa), raksas (rakṣas), or raksasi (rākṣasī).
This title regards malignant spirits and demons. These demons are described in ancient texts as terrifying, with black bodies, red hair, and green eyes, and as devourers of men.
FYI: Sometimes the second character is written in the form shown to the right.
Below are some entries from our dictionary that may match your 刹 search...
Characters If shown, 2nd row is Simp. Chinese |
Pronunciation Romanization |
Simple Dictionary Definition |
刹 see styles |
chà cha4 ch`a cha setsu せつ |
(n,suf) (1) temple (Buddhist); (2) central pillar of a pagoda; (3) (Buddhist term) kshetra (realm, country); ksetra; (female given name) Setsu cha; translit. kṣ. |
剎 刹 see styles |
shā sha1 sha |
to brake See: 刹 |
一刹 see styles |
yī chà yi1 cha4 i ch`a i cha issetsu |
v. 掣. A kṣetra, a land, a Buddha-realm or chiliocosm. |
仏刹 see styles |
bussatsu; bussetsu ぶっさつ; ぶっせつ |
(rare) Buddhist temple |
佛刹 see styles |
fó chà fo2 cha4 fo ch`a fo cha bussetsu |
buddhakṣetra. 佛紇差怛羅 Buddha realm, land or country; see also 佛土, 佛國. The term is absent from Hīnayāna. In Mahāyāna it is the spiritual realm acquired by one who reaches perfect enlightenment, where he instructs all beings born there, preparing them for enlightenment. In the schools where Mahāyāna adopted an Ādi-Buddha, these realms or Buddha-fields interpenetrated each other, since they were coexistent with the universe. There are two classes of Buddhakṣetra: (1) in the Vairocana Schools, regarded as the regions of progress for the righteous after death; (2) in the Amitābha Schools, regarded as the Pure Land; v. McGovern, A Manual of Buddhist Philosophy, pp. 70-2. |
刹利 see styles |
chà lì cha4 li4 ch`a li cha li setsuri |
(刹帝利); 刹怛利耶 kṣatriya. The second, or warrior and ruling caste; Chinese render it as 田主 landowners and 王種 royal caste; the caste from which the Buddha came forth and therefore from which all Buddhas (如來) spring. |
刹土 see styles |
chà tǔ cha4 tu3 ch`a t`u cha tu setsudo |
乞叉; 乞漉 kṣetra, land, fields, country, place; also a universe consisting of three thousand large chiliocosms; also, a spire, or flagstaff on a pagoda, a monastery but this interprets caitya, cf. 制. Other forms are 刹多羅 (or 制多羅 or 差多羅); 紇差怛羅. |
刹塵 刹尘 see styles |
chà chén cha4 chen2 ch`a ch`en cha chen setsujin |
Lands, countless as the dust. |
刹境 see styles |
chà jìng cha4 jing4 ch`a ching cha ching sekkyō |
realm |
刹奈 see styles |
setsuna せつな |
(surname) Setsuna |
刹希 see styles |
satsuki さつき |
(female given name) Satsuki |
刹拏 see styles |
chàn á chan4 a2 ch`an a chan a setsuna |
instant |
刹摩 see styles |
chà mó cha4 mo2 ch`a mo cha mo setsuma |
kṣema, a residence, dwelling, abode, land, property; idem 刹 and 刹竿. |
刹柱 see styles |
chà zhù cha4 zhu4 ch`a chu cha chu setchu |
temple pole |
刹海 see styles |
chà hǎi cha4 hai3 ch`a hai cha hai sekkai |
Land and sea. The flagpole of a monastery, surmounted by a gilt ball or pearl, symbolical of Buddhism; inferentially a monastery with its land. Also 刹柱, 金刹 (or 表刹). |
刹那 see styles |
chàn à chan4 a4 ch`an a chan a setsuna せつな |
(n-adv,n-t) moment (san: ksana); instant; juncture; (female given name) Setsuna kṣaṇa. An indefinite space of time, a moment, an instant; the shortest measure of time, as kalpa is the longest; it is defined as 一念 a thought; but according to another definition 60 kṣaṇa equal one finger-snap, 90 a thought 念, 4,500 a minute; there are other definitions. In each kṣaṇa 900 persons are born and die. |
剎住 刹住 see styles |
shā zhù sha1 zhu4 sha chu |
to stop; to come to a halt |
剎把 刹把 see styles |
shā bǎ sha1 ba3 sha pa |
brake lever; crank handle for stopping or turning off machinery |
剎時 刹时 see styles |
chà shí cha4 shi2 ch`a shih cha shih |
in a flash; in the twinkling of an eye |
剎車 刹车 see styles |
shā chē sha1 che1 sha ch`e sha che |
to brake (when driving); to stop; to switch off; to check (bad habits); a brake |
剎那 刹那 see styles |
chà nà cha4 na4 ch`a na cha na |
an instant (Sanskrit: ksana); split second; the twinkling of an eye See: 刹那 |
十刹 see styles |
jissetsu; jissatsu じっせつ; じっさつ |
{Buddh} (See 京都五山) ten important Rinzai temples, second in significance to the Kyoto Gozan |
古刹 see styles |
kosatsu こさつ |
ancient temple |
古剎 古刹 see styles |
gǔ chà gu3 cha4 ku ch`a ku cha |
old Buddhist temple See: 古刹 |
名刹 see styles |
meisatsu / mesatsu めいさつ |
famous temple |
塔剎 塔刹 see styles |
tǎ chà ta3 cha4 t`a ch`a ta cha |
Buddhist ornamentation decorating the upper story of a pagoda |
塵刹 尘刹 see styles |
chén chà chen2 cha4 ch`en ch`a chen cha jinsetsu |
guṇakṣetra, 'field of qualities,' certain sins. |
寶刹 宝刹 see styles |
bǎo chà bao3 cha4 pao ch`a pao cha hōsetsu |
The precious kṣetra, or Buddha-realm; a monastery. |
寺刹 see styles |
sì chà si4 cha4 ssu ch`a ssu cha jisatsu じさつ |
(rare) Buddhist temple temple |
巨刹 see styles |
kyosatsu きょさつ |
large temple |
The following table may be helpful for those studying Chinese or Japanese...
Title | Characters | Romaji (Romanized Japanese) | Various forms of Romanized Chinese | |
Demon Raksha | 羅剎 / 羅刹 罗刹 | luó chà / luo2 cha4 / luo cha / luocha | lo ch`a / locha / lo cha | |
In some entries above you will see that characters have different versions above and below a line. In these cases, the characters above the line are Traditional Chinese, while the ones below are Simplified Chinese. |
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