Dictionary of East Asian Buddhist Terms

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毛輪 [py] mao2 lun2 [wg] mao-lun [ko] moryun [ja] モウリン mourin ||| (ke`sa-u.nduka) "Hair circles." A similes used in the way of that of sky-flowers 空華. A metaphor for optical illusion that one sees in the sky as a result of impaired condition of the eyes. [Credit] acm(entry) cw(py)

See the character 毫 in CJKDict

毫 [py] hao2 [wg] hao [ko] ho [ja] ゴウ gou ||| (1) Long, very fine hair; down. (2) The tip of a writing brush. (3) A thousandth of an ounce. (4) The down on plants. (5) An atom. [Credit] acm(entry) cw(py)

毫釐 [py] hao2li2 [wg] hao-li [ko] hori [ja] ゴウリ gouri ||| A very tiny bit. Very slightly. Silk thread comes out of the silkworm's mouth at a thickness called a 糸. Ten 糸 are called one 毫, and ten 毫 are called one 釐. An expression of smallness or insignificance. [Credit] acm(entry) cw(py)

毫釐千里 [py] hao2li2 qian1li3 [wg] hao-li chien-li [ko] hori chôlli [ja] ゴウリセンリ gourisenri ||| The least divergence in the beginning will lead many miles astray. [Credit] acm(entry) cw(py)

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