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初地

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Basic Meaning: first ground

Senses:

  • The first of the ten bodhisattva bhūmis 十地—the ten bodhisattva grounds in the path to perfect enlightenment, usually indicated as the ground of joy 歡喜地. It is this stage that is technically considered to be the first stage of transmundane cognition 出世間 (Skt. ādi-bhūmi, prathamā, prathamī). 〔成唯識論 T 1585.31.7a11〕 [Charles Muller; source(s): Nakamura, Hirakawa]
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    [Dictionary References]

    Bukkyō jiten (Ui) 530

    Bulgyo sajeon 858a

    A Glossary of Zen Terms (Inagaki) 362

    Bukkyōgo daijiten (Nakamura) 679b

    Ding Fubao

    Buddhist Chinese-Sanskrit Dictionary (Hirakawa) 0186

    Bukkyō daijiten (Mochizuki) (v.1-6)778c,2299c

    Bukkyō daijiten (Oda) 852-1

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    Entry created: 1993-09-01

    Updated: 2009-03-03