轉藏

Chinese

Pronunciation 1

to revolve; to turn; to circle about
to revolve; to turn; to circle about; to walk about; to convey; to forward (mail); to transfer; to shift
 
storehouse; depository; Buddhist or Taoist scripture
storehouse; depository; Buddhist or Taoist scripture; Zang; Tibet; to hide away; to conceal; to harbor; store; accumulate
 
trad. (轉藏)
simp. (转藏)

Noun

轉藏

  1. (Buddhism) prayer wheel
Synonyms
  • 轉輪藏转轮藏
  • 輪藏轮藏

Pronunciation 2

to revolve; to turn; to circle about
to revolve; to turn; to circle about; to walk about; to convey; to forward (mail); to transfer; to shift
 
storehouse; depository; Buddhist or Taoist scripture
storehouse; depository; Buddhist or Taoist scripture; Zang; Tibet; to hide away; to conceal; to harbor; store; accumulate
 
trad. (轉藏)
simp. (转藏)
alternative forms 轉狀转状
轉𰹬转𰹬

Noun

轉藏

  1. (Hokkien, Taoism) a Taoist ritual of turning round a lantern-shaped model of a prayer wheel and then burning it (conducted for saving the soul of a deceased, often a woman who has died during or after childbirth)