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三身三德

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Basic Meaning: three bodies and three merits

Senses:

  • The three bodies 三身 are the Dharma-body 法身, reward-body 報身, and response-body 應身; the three merits 三德 are 法, 般, and 解, i.e. the virtue, or merit, of the (a) Dharma-body being absolute independence, reality; of (b) reward-body, being 般若 prajñā or wisdom; and of (c) response-body, being 解脫德 liberation, or nirvana. 〔觀無量壽佛經疏妙宗鈔 T 1751.37.204a25〕 [Charles Muller; source(s): Soothill]
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    [Dictionary References]

    Bukkyō jiten (Ui) 365

    Bukkyō daijiten (Oda) 629-3

    Fo Guang Dictionary 557

    Ding Fubao

    (Soothill's) Dictionary of Chinese Buddhist Terms 78

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    Entry created: 2001-09-08

    Updated: 2008-07-12