普賢菩薩 - Wiktionary

See also: 普贤菩萨

Chinese

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general; popular; everywheregeneral; popular; everywhere; universal	worthy (person)	bodhisattva; kind-hearted person; kind and charitable person
trad. (普賢菩薩)		普	賢	菩薩
simp. (普贤菩萨)		普	贤	菩萨

Etymology

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Wikipedia has articles on:

• 普賢菩薩 / 普贤菩萨 (Chinese)
• Samantabhadra (English)

普賢 (pǔxián) is a calque of Sanskrit समन्तभद्र (samantabhadra, literally “universally worthy”).

Pronunciation

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• Mandarin (Pinyin): Pǔxián Púsà (Zhuyin): ㄆㄨˇ ㄒㄧㄢˊ ㄆㄨˊ ㄙㄚˋ
• Cantonese (Jyutping): pou2 jin4 pou4 saat3

• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)+
    • Hanyu Pinyin: Pǔxián Púsà
    • Zhuyin: ㄆㄨˇ ㄒㄧㄢˊ ㄆㄨˊ ㄙㄚˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: Pǔsián Púsà
    • Wade–Giles: Pʻu3-hsien2 Pʻu2-sa4
    • Yale: Pǔ-syán Pú-sà
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Puushyan Pwusah
    • Palladius: Пусянь Пуса (Pusjanʹ Pusa)
    • Sinological IPA (key): /pʰu²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɕi̯ɛn³⁵ pʰu³⁵ sä⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
    • Jyutping: pou2 jin4 pou4 saat3
    • Yale: póu yìhn pòuh saat
    • Cantonese Pinyin: pou2 jin4 pou4 saat8
    • Guangdong Romanization: pou2 yin4 pou4 sad3
    • Sinological IPA (key): /pʰou̯³⁵ jiːn²¹ pʰou̯²¹ saːt̚³/

Proper noun

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普賢菩薩

1. (Buddhism) Samantabhadra bodhisattva

Descendants

[edit] Sino-Xenic (普賢菩薩):

• → Japanese: 普賢菩薩(ふげんぼさつ) (Fugen Bosatsu)
• → Korean: 보현보살(普賢菩薩) (Bohyeonbosal)
• → Vietnamese: Phổ Hiền Bồ Tát (普賢菩薩)

Japanese

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Japanese Wikipedia has an article on:普賢菩薩Wikipedia ja

English Wikipedia has an article on:SamantabhadraWikipedia

Kanji in this term
普	賢	菩	薩
ふGrade: S	けん > げんGrade: S	ぼJinmeiyō	さつJinmeiyō
goon	kan'on	goon	kan'on

Etymology

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From 普 (fu, “universal, wide”) +‎ 賢 (ken, “clever, wise, worthy”) +‎ 菩薩 (bosatsu, “bodhisattva”).

Fugen is a calque of Sanskrit समन्तभद्र (samantabhadra, literally “universally worthy”).

Proper noun

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普(ふ)賢(げん)菩(ぼ)薩(さつ) • (Fugen Bosatsu) 

1. (Buddhism) Samantabhadra, the bodhisattva of meditation Synonyms: 普賢 (Fugen), 普賢薩埵 (Fugen-satta), 普賢大士 (Fugen Daishi)

See also

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• 文殊菩薩(もんじゅぼさつ) (Monju Bosatsu, “Manjushri bodhisattva”)

References

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• “普賢▲菩▲薩”, in 漢字ぺディア [Kanjipedia]‎[1] (in Japanese), The Japan Kanji Aptitude Testing Foundation, 2015–2026

Korean

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Hanja in this term
普	賢	菩	薩

Proper noun

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普賢菩薩 • (Bohyeonbosal) (hangeul 보현보살)

1. hanja form? of 보현보살 (“Samantabhadra bodhisattva”)

Vietnamese

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chữ Hán Nôm in this term
普	賢	菩	薩

Proper noun

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普賢菩薩

1. chữ Hán form of Phổ Hiền bồ tát (“Samantabhadra bodhisattva”)