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韋陀

Dictionary Definition:

圍陀; 毘陀; 皮陀; 吠陀 (or 吠馱); 薜陀; 鞞陀veda; knowledge, tr. 明智, or 明分 clear knowledge or discernment. The four Vedas are theṚg Veda,Yajur Veda,Sāma Veda, andAthara Veda; they were never translated into Chinese, being accounted heretical.

Source: A Dictionary of Chinese Buddhist Terms -- by William Edward Soothill and Lewis Hodous