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一字禪

Pronunciations

Basic Meaning: one-word Chan

Senses:

  • One-letter Zen. Meditation on one letter which the Chan master gives to his disciples. Used especially by Yunmen 雲門. See also 一字關. 〔碧巖錄 T 2003.48.146a17〕 [Charles Muller; source(s): JEBD]
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    Bulgyo sajeon 742a

    Zengaku daijiten (Komazawa U.) 30b

    Japanese-English Buddhist Dictionary (Daitō shuppansha) 124a/135

    Fo Guang Dictionary 40

    Ding Fubao {Digital Version}

    Bukkyō daijiten (Mochizuki) (v.1-6)141b,1527a

    Bukkyō daijiten (Oda) 71-1

    Bukkyōgo daijiten (Nakamura) 47c

    Soothill 005

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    Entry created: 2003-02-08

    Updated: 2007-12-09