陀罗尼

陀羅尼
tuóluóní
  1. incantation (Sanskrit: dharani)
  2. religious chant (promoting virtue and obstructing evil)

CEDICT

  1. (Buddhism) dharani (incantation)
  2. dharani (incantation)

Wiktionary

一串帮助记忆的语言或声音。为梵语ｄｈāｒａṇī的音译。义译为总持。一般认为它具有神祕的力量，使持诵者获得功德和对佛法不忘的作用。在汉、藏佛经中，陀罗尼皆採音译。其篇幅长短不一。

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Entry Composition

1 陀 tuó
  1. (phonetic)
  2. declivity
  3. steep bank
2 罗 luó
  1. gauze
  2. to collect
  3. to gather
  4. to catch
  5. to sift
3 尼 ní
  1. Buddhist nun
  2. (often used in phonetic spellings)

Related entries

咒 zhòu
  1. incantation
  2. magic spell
  3. curse
  4. malediction
  5. to revile
  6. to put a curse on sb
咒文 zhòuwén
  1. incantation
  2. spell
  3. to curse
咒语 zhòuyǔ
  1. incantation
  2. spell
  3. enchantment
  4. curse
惡毒的巫婆在男人身上施了咒語，把他變成了一隻蟲子。

The wicked witch cast a spell on the man and turned him into a bug.

Source: Tatoeba

真言 zhēnyán
  1. true statement
  2. incantation (translates Sanskrit: dharani 陀罗尼)