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五師

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Basic Meaning: five masters

Senses:

  • The five masters or teachers, i. e. respectively of the sutras 經師, the Vinaya 律師, the śāstras 論師, the abhidharma 法師, and meditation 禪師. [Charles Muller; source(s): Ui, Soothill]
  • The five teachers who preserve and transmit the scriptures: a custodian (of the sutras), reader, intoner, expounder, and copier. [Charles Muller; source(s): Soothill]
  • A further division is made of teachers of a different era 異世五師 and teachers of the same era 同世五師. The first group includes Mahākāśyapa 迦葉, Ānanda 阿難, Madhyântika 末田地, Śāṇavāsa 舍那婆斯, and Upagupta 優婆掘多; another group listed with the Vinaya is Upāli 優波離, Dāsaka 大象拘, Soṇaka 蘇那拘, Siggava 悉伽符 (私伽婆), and Moggaliputra Tissa 目犍連子帝須. The five of the same era are variously stated: the Sarvâstivādas say they were the five immediate disciples of Upagupta, i. e. Dharmagupta, etc. 〔三論玄義 T 1852.45.9b17〕 [Charles Muller; source(s): Ui, Soothill]
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    [Dictionary References]

    Bukkyō jiten (Ui) 270

    Bulgyo sajeon 610a

    Fo Guang Dictionary 1131

    Ding Fubao

    Bukkyō daijiten (Mochizuki) (v.1-6)1188a,2168a,3073c

    Bukkyō daijiten (Oda) 528-2

    (Soothill's) Dictionary of Chinese Buddhist Terms 117

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    Entry created: 2001-11-06

    Updated: 2021-07-28