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五念門

Pronunciations

Basic Meaning: five gates of mindfulness

Senses:

  • The fivefold practice leading to rebirth in the Pure Land. This doctrine was developed by Vasubandhu 世親 in his Treatise on the Pure Land 淨土論:
    1. Worship of the image of Amitâbha 禮拜門.
    2. Invoking the name of Amitâbha 讚歎門.
    3. Vowing to be reborn in the Pure Land 作願門.
    4. Meditating on the glories of the Pure Land 觀察門.
    5. Transferring oneʼs own accumulated merit to all sentient beings 迴向門.
    〔淨土論 T 1524.26.231b10〕 [JEDict]
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    [Dictionary References]

    Bukkyō jiten (Ui) 283, 283

    Bulgyo sajeon 605a

    Iwanami bukkyō jiten 278

    Japanese-English Buddhist Dictionary (Daitō shuppansha) 85b/94

    Bukkyōgo daijiten (Nakamura) 373c

    Fo Guang Dictionary 1109

    Ding Fubao

    Bussho kaisetsu daijiten (Ono) ③274c*, ③274d

    Bukkyō daijiten (Mochizuki) (v.1-6)1270c

    Bukkyō daijiten (Oda) 557-2

    (Soothill's) Dictionary of Chinese Buddhist Terms 118

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    Entry created: 2001-11-08

    Updated: 2007-06-02