甘露 [py] gan1lou4 [wg] kan-lou [ko] kamno [ja] カンロ kanro ||| (1) The nectar (am.rta, soma; Pali amata) of the gods, which wards off old age and death. (2) A metaphor for the teaching of the Buddha. (3) Originally, the Sanskrit a-mrta means 'no-death.' (4) Prior to Buddhism, this term "sweet dew" referred to the delicious dew that pervaded the realm during the rulership of a benevolent sage-king. 〔老子、三十二〕 [Dictionary References] naka185c [Credit] acm(entry) cw(py)