佛學大辭典

佛學大辭典 is an open-source Buddhist studies dictionary listed for Linux in the Education category. It is based on the dictionary compiled by Ding Fubao over eight years and adapted from the Japanese Buddhist dictionary associated with Oda Tokuno. The resulting work is an abridged edition that removes material related to Japanese Buddhism and its bibliographic references, and it was formally published in 1922.

The dictionary contains more than 30,000 entries and over 3.6 million Chinese characters. Users can display a Buddhist term definition at random or choose what to display themselves. Bookmarks help retain selected entries, while URL sharing provides a way to pass a dictionary location to another person. The application also supports theme switching, font adjustment, and ad-free reading.

Its offline browsing function allows the dictionary to be used without a continuing network connection after the initial startup, although that first startup requires internet access. These functions make it suitable for readers consulting Buddhist terminology, students using a reference work, and anyone studying the dictionary’s Chinese content. As an educational dictionary rather than a general-purpose writing tool, its main role is looking up and reviewing definitions.

The Linux listing identifies the platform used for this catalog entry, while the application is described as cross-platform. MirrorNest stores the official build directly on its own storage and scans it for malware before publishing it. The open-source license and direct official-build distribution give readers clear information about the software’s licensing and source of the downloaded package.