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佛性論

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Basic Meaning: Buddha-nature Treatise

Senses:

  • The Foxing lun, 4 fasc.; T 1610.31.787a1–813a. Dubiously attributed to Vasubandhu 世親, translated by Paramârtha 眞諦 in the Chen 陳 dynasty, during 557–569 CE, at Zhizhisi 制旨寺. This treatise discusses the theory of the Buddha-nature in great detail in sixteen chapters, from the four aspects of:
    1. dependent arising;
    2. breaking attachment;
    3. manifestation of essence; and
    4. discriminated aspects.
    In the course of explaining how it is that all sentient beings have the buddha-nature, the mistaken views of non-Buddhists 外道 and lesser-vehicle practitioners 小乘 are refuted. The author cites extensively from the Śrīmālā-sūtra 勝鬘經, the Lotus Sutra 法華經 and the Yogâcārabhūmi-śāstra 瑜伽師地論. (Skt. *Buddha-dhātu-śāstra, *Buddhatva-śāstra 〔大乘起信論義記 T 1846.44.243c14 〕

    [Chinese Buddhist Canonical Attributions Database]

    [European Language Translations]

    [Charles Muller; source(s): Hirakawa, JEBD]
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    The Korean Buddhist Canon: A Descriptive Catalogue {digital}

    Japanese-English Buddhist Dictionary (Daitō shuppansha) 24b/25

    Fo Guang Dictionary 2634

    Ding Fubao

    Buddhist Chinese-Sanskrit Dictionary (Hirakawa) 0117

    Bussho kaisetsu daijiten (Ono) ⑨296b/⑨296b*

    Bukkyō daijiten (Mochizuki) (v.1-6)4457a

    Bukkyō daijiten (Oda) 1557-1

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    Entry created: 1993-09-01

    Updated: 2018-10-13