八風

八風

1. (literary) winds of all eight directions

   Hyponyms: 明庶風／明庶风, 清明風／清明风, 景風／景风, 涼風／凉风 (liángfēng), 閶闔風／阊阖风, 不周風／不周风, 廣莫風／广莫风, 融風／融风

   • Shuowen Jiezi

     風，八風也。／风，八风也。  ―  Fēng, bāfēng yě.  ―  風／风 (fēng, “wind”): the eight winds.

2. (Buddhism) eight worldly agitations of the heart (clarification of this definition is needed)

   Hyponyms: 利 (lì), 衰, 毀／毁 (huǐ), 譽／誉 (yù), 稱／称, 譏／讥 (jī), 苦, 樂／乐

• Ding, Fubao (丁福保) (1922), “八風” in 佛學大辭典 [A Dictionary of Chinese Buddhist Terms].