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不落因果

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Basic Meaning: not falling under the law of cause and effect

Senses:

  • From the gong'an story of Baizhang and the fox. One should not make the error of thinking that because of extensive practice or enlightenment, one can avoid the bonds of karma. See 百丈野狐. Also expressed as 'not ignoring the law of cause and effect'  不昧因果. 〔無門關 T 2005.48.293a20〕 [Charles Muller; source(s): Yokoi,]
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    [Dictionary References]

    Bukkyō jiten (Ui) 908

    Zengaku daijiten (Komazawa U.) 1100a

    A Glossary of Zen Terms (Inagaki) 66

    Teihon zenrin kushō (Shibayama) 63

    Japanese-English Zen Buddhist Dictionary (Yokoi) 134

    Bukkyōgo daijiten (Nakamura) 1174a

    Ding Fubao {Digital Version}

    Bukkyō daijiten (Oda) 1544-1

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    Entry created: 2007-06-13