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五種印

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Basic Meaning: five kinds of signs

Senses:

  • The five kinds of signs of the Buddha image in ancient India: (1) the Buddhaʼs sermon 轉法輪印, (2) meditation 定印, (3) enlightenment 證誠印, (4) fulfillment of a vow 滿願印, and (5) fearlessness 施無畏印. [Charles Muller; source(s): Yokoi]
  • The signs of the five kinds of vision, see 五眼. [Charles Muller; source(s): Soothill]
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    [Dictionary References]

    Bukkyō jiten (Ui) 272

    Zengaku daijiten (Komazawa U.) 344b

    Japanese-English Zen Buddhist Dictionary (Yokoi) 174

    Bukkyōgo daijiten (Nakamura) 364a

    Ding Fubao

    Bukkyō daijiten (Oda) 532-2

    (Soothill's) Dictionary of Chinese Buddhist Terms 124

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    Entry created: 2001-12-09

    Updated: 2007-08-03