- 龍
- (龍, 龙)
A dragon, dragon-like, imperial; tr. for (sa) nāga, which means snake, serpent; also elephant, elephantine, serpent-like, etc., cf. [lang id =1028]那.* * *龍者神靈之物, 孔雀經及大雲等經, 各列諸龍并龍王名字不一, 皆言其能護持佛法也。* * *梵語叫做伽, 八部眾之一, 有神通力, 能變化雲雨。
Dictionary of Buddhist terms. 2013.