| 单词 |
lila |
| 释义 |
lila India.|ˈliːla|
[ad. Skr. līlā play, sport, amusement.]
In Hindu mythology, the cosmic dance or playful activity of the Supreme Spirit manifested in the Universe (see quots.); also, the name of an Indian dance representing this.
1828H. H. Wilson in Asiatick Researches XVI. 115 His [sc. Krishna's] feats, in which his juvenile characters are regarded, are his Lílá, or sport. 1861― Ess. & Lect. Relig. Hindus I. 124 In this description of creation..the deity [sc. Krishna] is still spoken of as a young man... The acts of divinity are his Lílá, or sport. 1917L. L. P. Noble in A. Coomaraswamy Dance of Śiva (1924) 63 The Spirit..is all rapture, all bliss, in this play (līlā) Free, divine, in this love struggle. 1924A. Coomaraswamy Dance of Śiva 62 The conception of the world process as the Lord's pastime or amusement (līlā) is also prominent in the Saiva scriptures. 1926Indian Art & Lett. II. 78 The Svabhāva, or nature of Being-Power, is Līlā, or Play, a term which means free spontaneous activity. 1962A. Huxley Island x. 167 Shiva-Nataraja dances the dance of endless becoming and passing away. It's his lila, his cosmic play. 1967Singha & Massey Indian Dances xi. 109 Their dance is the lila or play of cosmic forces and serves as a preface to the drama which is to follow. 1972N. Hein Miracle Plays of Mathurā iv. 70 Not only Vishnu's creation of the cosmos is viewed as līlā, but also his actions within the cosmos when he enters his creation in the form of his various incarnations. |
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