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五智所生三身

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Basic Meaning: three bodies produced by each of the five kinds of wisdom

Senses:

  • Each of the five dhyāni-buddhas is accredited with the three forms which represent his 身業 body, 口業 speech, and 意業 mind, e.g., the embodiment of Wisdom is Vairocana, his preaching form is 普賢, and his will form is 不動明王; the embodiment 身 of the mirror is Akṣobhya, his 口 is Mañjuśrī, his 意 is 降三世金剛; and so on; see 五智如來. [Charles Muller; source(s): Soothill]
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    [Dictionary References]

    Ding Fubao

    Bukkyō daijiten (Oda) 550-2

    (Soothill's) Dictionary of Chinese Buddhist Terms 120

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    Entry created: 2001-11-09

    Updated: 2008-07-27