Dictionary of East Asian Buddhist Terms

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香 [py] xiang1 [wg] hsiang [ko] hyang [ja] コウ kou ||| (1) Scent, incense, fragrance made from the bark or cuttings of fragrant trees. In India these were originally used to counteract excessive body odor. In Buddhism, the burning or smearing of aromatics becomes an integral part of ritualized offerings to the Buddha or other great saint. There are a large variety of fragrances and methods of application. (2) Odors; the objects of the sense of smell. [Dictionary References] naka393d [Credit] acm(entry) cw(py)

香境 [py] xiang1jing4 [wg] hsiang-ching [ko] hyanggyông [ja] コウコウ koukyou ||| (gandha-visaya). 'odor.' One of the five classes of sense-objects. The object of the olfactory faculty. [Credit] acm(entry) cw(py)

香水 [py] xiang1shui3 [wg] hsiang-shui [ko] hyangsu [ja] コウスイ kousui ||| (1) Fragrant-smelling water. (2) A fluid created by soaking fragrances in water, that is used for → (3) [Buddhism] Fragrant water that is used for offerings to the Buddha. [Credit] acm(entry) cw(py)

香臭 [py] xiang1xiu4 [wg] hsiang-hsiu [ko] hyangch'wi [ja] コウシュウ kyoushuu ||| Odors; the objects of the sense of smell. [Dictionary References] naka394d [Credit] acm(entry)

香語 [py] xiang1yu3 [wg] hsiang-yü [ko] hyang'ô [ja] コウゴ kougo ||| "Incense talk." An abbreviation of 拈香法語. At a sermon or suutra-chanting meeting, the teacher holds a stick of incense in his fingers and expounds the dharma. [Credit] acm(entry) cw(py)

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