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六地

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Basic Meaning: six grounds

Senses:

  • Six bodhisattvas in the Kṣitigarbha group of the garbhadhātu, each controlling one of the six destinies 六道 of sentient existence. They deal with rebirth in the hells, as hungry ghosts, animals, asuras, men, and devas (Skt. ṣaṭsu bhūmiṣu, ṣaḍ-bhūmika, ṣaṣṭhī, anāgamyântara-dhyāna-bhūmika). 〔瑜伽論 T 1579.30.498a12, 成唯識論 T 1585.31.38a21〕 [Charles Muller; source(s): Soothill, Hirakawa]
  • The sixth of the ten bodhisattva grounds 十地. 〔三論玄義 T 1852.45.11a16〕 [Charles Muller]
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    [Dictionary References]

    Buddhist Chinese-Sanskrit Dictionary (Hirakawa) 0166

    (Soothill's) Dictionary of Chinese Buddhist Terms 133

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    Entry created: 2001-12-22

    Updated: 2021-08-05