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三止三請

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Basic Meaning: three refusals and three requests

Senses:

  • A reference to when the Buddha was preaching the Lotus Sutra 法華經. At the beginning of the Chapter on Skillful Means 方便品, it firstly highly praises the Tathāgataʼs two kinds of wisdom 二智, but the ultimate reality behind all things is very profound and wondrously sophisticated, so the Buddha is hesitant to preach until Śāriputra 舍利弗 earnestly requests on behalf of all disciples. Thus, the Buddha and Śāriputra made three refusals and requests to each other, and after the third request from Śāriputra, the Buddha agreed to expound the Dharma in detail. 〔法華經 T 262.9.7a5〕 [Jialing Mei; source(s): Ui, ZGDJT, Yokoi, Nakamura, FGD]
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    [Dictionary References]

    Bukkyō jiten (Ui) 351

    Zengaku daijiten (Komazawa U.) 0395d

    Japanese-English Zen Buddhist Dictionary (Yokoi) 588

    Bukkyōgo daijiten (Nakamura) 464d

    Fo Guang Dictionary 535

    Ding Fubao {Digital Version}

    Bukkyō daijiten (Mochizuki) (v.9-10)271c

    Bukkyō daijiten (Oda) 621-3

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    Entry created: 2021-06-18