Explanation of the Four Tribes

Buddhist language. Refers to bhikkhus, bhiksunis, upasakas, and upasikas. "Liang Shu·Wudi Ji Xia": "(In October of the third year of Zhongdatong) I was lucky enough to visit Tongtai Temple. The emperor ascended the throne and expounded the meaning of the Mahaprajna Nirvana Sutra for the four groups." Volume 19 of Fayuan Zhulin: "All Buddhist dharma in the three generations have four groups." It is also referred to as "four groups" and "four groups". Chen Xuling of the Southern Dynasty's "Stele of Master Fu at Shuanglin Temple in Dongyang": "The four parts are all gathered together, and the sadness is the same as the white carriage." Tang Haishun's "Three Buwei Pian" poem: "The four people look at each other, and the three locust trees pay tribute."

Word analysis

The explanation of four 四ì is a numeral name, three plus one (often capitalized "四" is used on banknotes and documents): four directions. four sides. Si Sequence (i.e. "Four Seasons"). Four body (a. Refers to human limbs; b. Refers to the four types of scripts: regular script, cursive script, official script, and seal script). Siku (the name for the four ancient books, Jing, Shi, Zi and Ji. Also known as the "Four Parts"). 4. The interpretation of "junzi" and "tribes" refers to the masses of subordinates and soldiers; the tribesmen and soldiers. "Three Kingdoms·Wu Zhi·Biography of Wu Fan": "The Bei tribe has been separated, and half of them died." "Book of Zhou·Biography of Foreign Lands·Xu": "The military officials and others said: 'This Xu brigade has been resisting for a long time, and all the tribesmen have died. It is very strong. Those who challenge it will attack it from all sides to divide its power.

’” "Zi Zhi Tong Jian·Liang Yuan Emperor Cheng Sheng"