陀羅尼

See also: 陀罗尼

Chinese

		phonetic
trad. (陀羅尼)		陀	羅	尼
simp. (陀罗尼)		陀	罗	尼
alternative forms		陁羅尼／陁罗尼

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit धारणी (dhāraṇī).

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): tuóluóní

(Zhuyin): ㄊㄨㄛˊ ㄌㄨㄛˊ ㄋㄧˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): to⁴ lo⁴ nei⁴

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: tuóluóní
  - Zhuyin: ㄊㄨㄛˊ ㄌㄨㄛˊ ㄋㄧˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: tuóluóní
  - Wade–Giles: tʻo²-lo²-ni²
  - Yale: twó-lwó-ní
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: twoluoni
  - Palladius: толони (toloni)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /tʰu̯ɔ³⁵ lu̯ɔ³⁵ ni³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: to⁴ lo⁴ nei⁴
  - Yale: tòh lòh nèih
  - Cantonese Pinyin: to⁴ lo⁴ nei⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: to⁴ lo⁴ néi⁴
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /tʰɔː²¹ lɔː²¹ nei̯²¹/

Middle Chinese: da la nrij

Rime
Character	陀	羅	尼
Reading #	1/1	1/1	1/1
Initial (聲)	定 (7)	來 (37)	娘 (12)
Final (韻)	歌 (94)	歌 (94)	脂 (17)
Tone (調)	Level (Ø)	Level (Ø)	Level (Ø)
Openness (開合)	Open	Open	Open
Division (等)	I	I	III
Fanqie	徒河切	魯何切	女夷切
Baxter	da	la	nrij
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/dɑ/	/lɑ/	/ɳˠiɪ/
Pan Wuyun	/dɑ/	/lɑ/	/ɳᵚi/
Shao Rongfen	/dɑ/	/lɑ/	/niɪ/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/da/	/la/	/ɳji/
Li Rong	/dɑ/	/lɑ/	/nji/
Wang Li	/dɑ/	/lɑ/	/ni/
Bernhard Karlgren	/dʱɑ/	/lɑ/	/ni/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	tuó	luó	ní
Expected Cantonese Reflex	to⁴	lo⁴	nei⁴

Noun

陀羅尼

(Buddhism) dharani (incantation)
Synonym: 總持 / 总持 (zǒngchí)

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (陀羅尼):

→ Japanese: 陀(だ)羅(ら)尼(に) (darani)
→ Korean: 다라니(陀羅尼) (darani)
→ Vietnamese: đà la ni (陀羅尼)

Further reading

Ding, Fubao (丁福保) (1922), “陀羅尼” in 佛學大辭典 [A Dictionary of Chinese Buddhist Terms].

Japanese

Kanji in this term
陀	羅	尼
だ Jinmeiyō	ら Grade: S	に Grade: S
on'yomi

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) だらに [dáꜜrànì] (Atamadaka – [1])^[1]^[2]
(Tokyo) だらに [dàrání] (Heiban – [0])^[1]^[2]
IPA^(key): [da̠ɾa̠ɲ̟i]

Noun

陀(だ)羅(ら)尼(に) • (darani)

(Buddhism) dharani

Derived terms

金剛場陀羅尼経(こんごうじょうだらにきょう) (kongōjōdaranikyō): Kongō Jōdaranikyō
真言陀羅尼(しんごんだらに) (shingondarani)
千手陀羅尼(せんじゅだらに) (senjudarani)
尊勝陀羅尼(そんしょうだらに) (sonshōdarani)
陀羅尼鐘(だらにがね) (daranigane)
陀羅尼呪(だらにじゅ) (daraniju)
陀羅尼助(だらにすけ) (daranisuke)
百万塔陀羅尼(ひゃくまんとうだらに) (hyakumantōdarani): Hyakumantō Darani
六字陀羅尼(ろくじだらに) (rokujidarani)

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN

“^▲陀羅尼”, in 漢字ぺディア [Kanjipedia]‎^[1] (in Japanese), The Japan Kanji Aptitude Testing Foundation, 2015–2026