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世間法

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Basic Meaning: mundane teaching

Senses:

  • The teaching of this world, especially of birth-and-death; in this respect it is associated with the first two of the four truths, i, e. suffering 苦諦, and its accumulated consequences in karma 集諦. Rebirth and karma are mundane teachings. They encourage one to have faith 信 and to maintain discipline 戒 (śīla). The mundane teachings are the teachings suitable for ordinary beings 異生 (pṛthagjana). Cf. 出世法. (Skt. loka-dharma, *laukika-dharma, laukika, *saṃvṛti-dharma; Pāli loka-dhamma; Tib. 'jig rten pa rnams). [Charles Muller, Billy Brewster; source(s): Ui, Nakamura, Hirakawa, YBh-Ind, Iwanami]
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    [Dictionary References]

    Bukkyō jiten (Ui) 619

    Zengaku daijiten (Komazawa U.) 657c

    Iwanami bukkyō jiten 487

    Bukkyōgo daijiten (Nakamura) 818a

    Fo Guang Dictionary 1526

    Ding Fubao

    Buddhist Chinese-Sanskrit Dictionary (Hirakawa) 0069

    Bukkyō daijiten (Oda) 1027-2

    Sanskrit-Tibetan Index for the Yogâcārabhūmi-śāstra (Yokoyama and Hirosawa)

    (Soothill's) Dictionary of Chinese Buddhist Terms 165

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    Entry created: 2002-03-05

    Updated: 2018-11-11