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六慧

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Basic Meaning: six kinds of wisdom

Senses:

  • The six kinds of wisdom. Each is allotted seriatim to one of the six stages of the path 六位:
    1. 聞慧 the wisdom of hearing and apprehending the truth of the middle way is associated with the 十住;
    2. 思慧 of thought with the 十行;
    3. 修慧 of observance with the 十廻向;
    4. 無相慧 of either extreme, or the mean, with the 十地;
    5. 照寂慧 of understanding of nirvana with 等覺慧;
    6. 寂照慧 of making nirvana illuminate all beings associated with 佛果 Buddha-fruition.
    They are a 別教 Differentiated School series and all are associated with 中道 the school of the 中 or middle way. 〔瑜伽論 T 1579.30.529a23〕 [Charles Muller; source(s): Soothill]
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    [Dictionary References]

    Bukkyō jiten (Ui) 1131

    Bulgyo sajeon 692a

    Bukkyōgo daijiten (Nakamura) 1449c

    Fo Guang Dictionary 1309

    Ding Fubao

    Bukkyō daijiten (Oda) 1845-2

    (Soothill's) Dictionary of Chinese Buddhist Terms 135

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    Entry created: 2001-12-24

    Updated: 2007-09-17