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不二門

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Basic Meaning: gate of nonduality

Senses:

  • Ostensive dualities (e.g., birth and death, good and evil) are not two, but really one. This is the last point to check oneʼs mind before one meets the Buddha. The act of passing through the gate of nonduality can remind one of the Buddhist tenet that all things form a unified whole. Syn. 解脫門 (Skt. *advaya-mukha) [Ockbae Chun]
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    [Dictionary References]

    Dai kanwa jiten Vol. 1, p. 245

    A Glossary of Zen Terms (Inagaki) 66

    Zengo jiten (Iriya and Koga) 3-P324

    Buddhist Chinese-Sanskrit Dictionary (Hirakawa) 0033

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    Entry created: 2006-04-17

    Updated: 2007-07-03