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七士身

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Basic Meaning: sevenfold human body

Senses:

  • The body animated by the eternal ātman. This 'immortal 常住 body' is composed of seven constituents: earth 地, water 水, fire 火, wind 風, suffering 苦, pleasure 樂, and vitality 命  〔 發智論 T 1544.26.1027c28〕 . The sevenfold human body is said to be indomitable and invulnerable to being cut by knives, just like Mt. Iṣikā 伊師迦山. 〔大毘婆沙論 T 1545.27.991a28〕 . From the perspective of the Sarvâstivādin 說一切有部 editors of the Jñānaprasthâna and the Mahāvibhāṣā, this is one of the species of tīrthika (non-Buddhist 外道) views. (Zhu, 64)

    References:

    Zhu, Feihuang 朱芾煌, ed. 1967. Yuqie faxiang cidian 瑜伽法相辞典 . Taipei:  Liuli jingfang yinxing 臺灣琉璃經房印行.

    [Billy Brewster; source(s): Zhu]
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    Entry created: 2018-04-17