如意寶珠

Chinese

		according to [one's] wishes; to be as one wishes; to be satisfactory	precious pearl
trad. (如意寶珠)		如意	寶珠
simp. (如意宝珠)		如意	宝珠

Etymology

Calque of Sanskrit चिन्तामणि (cintāmaṇi)

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): rúyì bǎo zhū

  (Zhuyin): ㄖㄨˊ ㄧˋ ㄅㄠˇ ㄓㄨ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: rúyì bǎo zhū
    • Zhuyin: ㄖㄨˊ ㄧˋ ㄅㄠˇ ㄓㄨ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: rúyì bǎo jhu
    • Wade–Giles: ju²-i⁴ pao³ chu¹
    • Yale: rú-yì bǎu jū
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: ruyih bao ju
    • Palladius: жуи бао чжу (žui bao čžu)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʐu³⁵ i⁵¹ pɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂu⁵⁵/

Noun

如意寶珠

1. (Buddhism) a fabulous gem supposed to fulfill all desires of its possessor

   Synonyms: 辛塔瑪尼／辛塔玛尼, 如意珠, 如意寶／如意宝

Further reading

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