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五障

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Basic Meaning: five hindrances

Senses:

  • (Skt. pañcâvaraṇa; Pāli pañcâvaraṇa):
    1. the hindrances of affliction 煩惱障, of previous karma 業障, of the affairs of this life 生障, of lack of access to accurate teaching 法障, and of the known 所知障.
    2. The five special hindrances for women—the hindrances of inability to be born: (1) a god in the Brahmā heaven 梵天, (2) a god in the Indra heaven 帝釋天, (3) a Mara king 魔王, (4) a wheel-turning king 轉輪聖王, and (5) a buddha 佛.
    3. The hindrances to the five powers 五力: deceit 欺 (which obstructs faith), laziness 怠 (which obstructs zeal), anger 瞋 (which obstructs mindfulness), enmity 恨 (which obstructs meditation), and resentment 怨 (which obstructs wisdom).
    Also written 五礙; 五雲. [Soothill, G. Reeves]
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    [Dictionary References]

    Bukkyō jiten (Ui) 278

    Bulgyo sajeon 618a

    Bukkyō daijiten (Oda) 87-1, 530-3*764-2

    Zengaku daijiten (Komazawa U.) 346a

    Japanese-English Buddhist Dictionary (Daitō shuppansha) 88a/97

    Japanese-English Zen Buddhist Dictionary (Yokoi) 174

    Zengo jiten (Iriya and Koga) 11-P340

    Bukkyōgo daijiten (Nakamura) 368c

    Fo Guang Dictionary 1194

    Ding Fubao

    (Soothill's) Dictionary of Chinese Buddhist Terms 129

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    Entry created: 2001-09-08

    Updated: 2007-07-10