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[[mātṛkā]] ([[摩得勒伽]]). The [[Sanskrit]] word [[mātṛkā]] means [[divine mother]]. It refers to all the treatises in the [[Abhidharma-piṭaka]], and those in the [[upadeśa]], which is the twelfth of the twelve categories of the [[Buddha]]’s teachings. | [[mātṛkā]] ([[摩得勒伽]]). The [[Sanskrit]] word [[mātṛkā]] means [[divine mother]]. It refers to all the treatises in the [[Abhidharma-piṭaka]], and those in the [[upadeśa]], which is the twelfth of the twelve categories of the [[Buddha]]’s teachings. | ||
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Revision as of 16:00, 2 November 2013
mātṛkā (摩得勒伽). The Sanskrit word mātṛkā means divine mother. It refers to all the treatises in the Abhidharma-piṭaka, and those in the upadeśa, which is the twelfth of the twelve categories of the Buddha’s teachings.
