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八種別解脫戒

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Basic Meaning: differentiated rules of liberation for the eight orders

Senses:

  • Differentiated rules of liberation for the eight orders 八衆: monks 比丘; nuns 比丘尼; mendicants 式叉摩那; novices male 沙彌 and female 沙彌尼; laymen devotees male 優婆塞 and female 優婆夷; and the laity who observe the first eight precepts 近住. [Charles Muller; source(s): Nakamura, Soothill, Yokoi]
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    [Dictionary References]

    Bukkyō jiten (Ui) 868

    Bulgyo sajeon 905a

    Zengaku daijiten (Komazawa U.) 1027b

    Japanese-English Zen Buddhist Dictionary (Yokoi) 207

    Bukkyōgo daijiten (Nakamura) 1109a

    Fo Guang Dictionary 307

    Ding Fubao

    Bukkyō daijiten (Oda) 1406-1

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    Entry created: 2001-09-08

    Updated: 2007-09-16