月光菩薩

Chinese

		moonlight; moon	bodhisattva; kind-hearted person; kind and charitable person
trad. (月光菩薩)		月光	菩薩
simp. (月光菩萨)		月光	菩萨

Etymology

Calque of Sanskrit चन्द्रप्रभ (candraprabha, literally “moon light”).

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): Yuèguāng Púsà

(Zhuyin): ㄩㄝˋ ㄍㄨㄤㄆㄨˊ ㄙㄚˋ

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: Yuèguāng Púsà
  - Zhuyin: ㄩㄝˋ ㄍㄨㄤㄆㄨˊ ㄙㄚˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: Yuèguang Púsà
  - Wade–Giles: Yüeh⁴-kuang¹ Pʻu²-sa⁴
  - Yale: Ywè-gwāng Pú-sà
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Yuehguang Pwusah
  - Palladius: Юэгуан Пуса (Jueguan Pusa)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɥɛ⁵¹ ku̯ɑŋ⁵⁵ pʰu³⁵ sä⁵¹/

Proper noun

月光菩薩

(Buddhism) Candraprabha bodhisattva

Further reading

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

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