毗 | [ pí ] to adjoin, to border on |
毗濕奴 | [ pí shī nú ] Vishnu (Hindu deity) |
毗耶娑 | [ pí yē suō ] Vyasa, Indian sage and scribe, supposed author of epic 摩訶婆羅多|摩诃婆罗多[Mo2 he1 po2 luo2 duo1] and a major figure in it |
毗連 | [ pí lián ] to adjoin |
毗鄰 | [ pí lín ] bordering, adjacent to |
⇒ 藍毗尼 | [ lán pí ní ] Lumbini, Nepal, birthplace of Siddhartha Gautama 釋迦牟尼|释迦牟尼[Shi4 jia1 mou2 ni2] founder of Buddhism (also written 嵐毘尼|岚毗尼[Lan2 pi2 ni2], 臘伐尼|腊伐尼[La4 fa2 ni2], 林微尼[Lin2 wei1 ni2]) |
⇒ 達羅毗荼 | [ dá luó pí tú ] Dravidian (general term for South Indian people and languages) |