인다라망

Korean

Alternative forms

  • 인타라망(因陀羅網), 인타라주망(因陀羅珠網), 인드라망 (Indeuramang)

Etymology

    Sino-Korean word from 因陀羅 (“Indra”) + 網 (“net”), ultimately from Sanskrit इन्द्रजाल (indrajāla, “Indra's net”). The re-Sanskritized pronunciation 인드라망 (Indeuramang) has recently become more common over the traditional Sino-Korean-based reading.

    Pronunciation

    • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [inda̠ɾa̠ma̠ŋ]
    • Phonetic hangul: [인다라망]
    Romanizations
    Revised Romanization?indaramang
    Revised Romanization (translit.)?indalamang
    McCune–Reischauer?indaramang
    Yale Romanization?intalamang

    Noun

    인다라망 • (indaramang) (hanja 因陀羅網)

    1. (Buddhism, philosophy) Indra's net (a metaphor of an infinite net full of jewels where one jewel reflects an infinite number of other jewels, used to illustrate points of Buddhist philosophy)
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