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二祖三佛忌

Pronunciations

Basic Meaning: the anniversaries of the two patriarchs and of the three life events of the Buddha

Senses:

  • The taboo days of the anniversaries of the death of the two patriarchs 二祖 (Bodhidharma 達磨 and the founder 開祖 of that particular Chan/Seon/Zen school 禪宗) and of the three major events 三佛忌 in the life of the Buddha (birth 誕生, enlightenment 成道, and entering into nirvāṇa 涅槃). [Stefan Grace; source(s): JEBD, Nakamura, ZGDJT]
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    [Dictionary References]

    Bukkyō jiten (Ui) 818

    Bulgyo sajeon 721a

    Zengaku daijiten (Komazawa U.) 981c

    Japanese-English Buddhist Dictionary (Daitō shuppansha) 222a/247

    Zenrin shōkisen (Mujaku Dōchū) 516/504

    Japanese-English Zen Buddhist Dictionary (Yokoi) 506

    Bukkyōgo daijiten (Nakamura) 1048c

    Bukkyō daijiten (Oda) 1329-2

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    Entry created: 2017-03-31

    Updated: 2017-04-01