1. pronoun why; how; when; what; where
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: An interrogative pronoun used in preclassical Chinese (CC-CEDICT '曷'; Guoyu '曷' pronoun; Kroll 2015 '曷' 1, p. 156; Pulleyblank 1995, p. 95; Unihan '曷')
  2. adverb why not
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: (Guoyu '曷' adv 2; Kroll 2015 '曷' 2, p. 156)
  3. adverb how can it be that
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: in the sense of 難道 (Guoyu '曷' adv 3)
  4. foreign e
    Domain: Buddhism 佛教
    Notes: Sanskrit equivalent: a, Japanese: katsu; see 阿 (BCSD '曷', p. 612; FGDB '阿'; SH '曷', p. 304; Unihan '曷')

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  • Scroll 1 Sanskrit Great Compassion Mantra (Fan Dabei Shen Zhou) 番大悲神呪 — count: 61
  • Scroll 1 White Canopy Buddha Crown Summary Dharani Sutra (Fo Shuo Dabai Sangai Zong Chi Tuoluoni Jing) 佛說大白傘蓋總持陀羅尼經 — count: 18
  • Scroll 3 Śravanasyaputranadagupilāyakalparāja (Fo Shuo Zuishang Mimi Na Na Tian Jing) 佛說最上祕密那拏天經 — count: 15
  • Scroll 1 Śravanasyaputranadagupilāyakalparāja (Fo Shuo Zuishang Mimi Na Na Tian Jing) 佛說最上祕密那拏天經 — count: 15
  • Scroll 35 Mahāsaṃnipātasūtra (Great Compilation) 大方等大集經 — count: 13 , has parallel version
  • Scroll 5 Jin Guang Ming Zui Sheng Wang Jing Shu 金光明最勝王經疏 — count: 13
  • Scroll 2 Great Peahen Queen of Spells (Mahāmāyūrividyārājñī) 佛說大孔雀呪王經 — count: 13
  • Scroll 37 Mahāsaṃnipātasūtra (Great Compilation) 大方等大集經 — count: 13 , has parallel version
  • Scroll 1 Miscellaneous Mantras Sutra (Zhongzhong Za Zhou Jing) 種種雜呪經 — count: 12
  • Scroll 1 Fo Shuo Sha He Biqiu Gongde Jing 佛說沙曷比丘功德經 — count: 12