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丙丁童子來求火

Pronunciations

Basic Meaning: the god of fire comes seeking fire

Senses:

  • This is a metaphor for seeking oneʼs Buddha-nature outside of oneʼs self. For more details on this term, which refers to a gongan 公案 story appearing in the Biyanlu 碧巖錄 (as well as other texts), see the entry for 玄則禪師. 〔碧巖錄 T 2003.48.147b17〕 [Stefan Grace; source(s): Yokoi, ZGDJT]
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    [Dictionary References]

    Zengaku daijiten (Komazawa U.) 1054b

    Koga 412

    Teihon zenrin kushō (Shibayama) 193

    Japanese-English Zen Buddhist Dictionary (Yokoi) 48, 212

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    Entry created: 2017-04-06

    Updated: 2018-02-20