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五輪觀

Pronunciations

Basic Meaning: meditation on the five elements

Senses:

  • A meditation of the esoteric school on the five elements, earth, water, fire, air, and space, with their germ-words, their forms (i. e. square, round, triangular, half-moon, and spherical), and their colors (i. e. yellow, white, red, black, and blue). The five wheels also represent the five dhyāni-buddhas, see 五智. The object is that 五輪成身 the individual may be united with the Five Buddhas, or Vairocana. Also written 五智輪, 五輪成身觀, 五輪三摩地. 〔禪林寺宗叡僧正目錄 T 2174B.55.1111c25〕 [Charles Muller; source(s): Soothill]
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    [Dictionary References]

    Bukkyō jiten (Ui) 288

    Bukkyōgo daijiten (Nakamura) 377d

    Fo Guang Dictionary 1201

    Ding Fubao

    Bukkyō daijiten (Mochizuki) (v.1-6)1388c,1194a,1989c

    Bukkyō daijiten (Oda) 576-1

    (Soothill's) Dictionary of Chinese Buddhist Terms 127

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    Entry created: 2001-12-14

    Updated: 2007-08-03