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乾慧地

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Basic Meaning: ground of dry wisdom

Senses:

  • The immature stage of wisdom, the first of the ten grounds 十地 in the bodhisattva path. 〔彰所知論 T 1645.32.234c8〕 As the first of the ten stages in the Shared Teaching of the Tiantai path, it is equivalent to the level of outer worldling 外凡位, as well as the three stages of the general and specific applications of the five kinds of mental stabilization 五停心 included in the Tripiṭaka Teaching 藏教. Also known as the stage of analysis 尋伺地. 〔四教儀 T 1931.46.777c11〕 (Skt. śukla-vidarśanā-bhūmi, *śukla-vipaśyanā-bhūmi) [Charles Muller; source(s): Yokoi, Nakamura, Soothill, Hirakawa]
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    [Dictionary References]

    Bukkyō jiten (Ui) 243, 244

    Bukkyō jiten (Ui) 148

    Bulgyo sajeon 13a

    Zengaku daijiten (Komazawa U.) 296a

    Japanese-English Zen Buddhist Dictionary (Yokoi) 361

    Bukkyōgo daijiten (Nakamura) 325c

    Fo Guang Dictionary 4371

    Ding Fubao {Digital Version}

    Buddhist Chinese-Sanskrit Dictionary (Hirakawa) 0079

    Bukkyō daijiten (Mochizuki) (v.1-6)2297c

    Bukkyō daijiten (Oda) 220-2*923-2-3

    Soothill 341

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    Entry created: 2002-10-25

    Updated: 2009-07-10