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贝叶经

bèi yè jīng

释义

1. sutra written on leaves of pattra palm tree

贝叶经 的构成词

• 经 经 jīng: classics
• 叶 叶 xié: to be in harmony
• 叶 叶 yè: leaf
• 贝 贝 bèi: cowrie
• 贝叶 贝叶 bèi yè: pattra palm tree (Corypha umbraculifera), whose leaves were used as paper substitute for Buddhist sutras