Empty wheel - Kurrin

Japanese: 空輪 - くうりん

〘Noun〙① Buddhist term. Refers to the lowest base that supports Mount Sumeru , the Buddhist worldview. Above this are said to be the wind wheel, water wheel, and gold wheel, in that order. [Buksozokuki - 31]② = Kudai (great emptiness)① [Soushakyāraṇi Gisan]③ Refers to the thumb. [Soshidhīkāra Kuyoho - 2]④ The jewel-shaped top of a five-ring stupa. ⑤ The part at the top of a pagoda made of nine metal wheels. Spiral. Nine wheels. *Meigoki (1275), 6 "The empty wheels of the Toji tower"⑥ ("Wheel" means "wheel of law") The teachings of emptiness. [Tenpōrin Uhātīsha]

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Japanese:

〘名〙① 仏語。仏教の世界観である、須彌山(しゅみせん)をささえる最下底をいう。この上に順次風輪、水輪、金輪があるとする。〔仏祖統紀‐三一〕② ＝くうだい（空大）①〔総釈陀羅尼義讚〕③ 親指のこと。〔蘇悉地羯羅供養法‐二〕④ 五輪塔の最上部にある宝珠形。⑤ 仏塔の最上部にある金属で作られている九個の輪からなる部分。相輪。九輪。※名語記（1275）六「東寺の塔の空輪」⑥ (「輪」は「法輪」の意) 空の教え。〔転法輪優波提舎〕

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