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功勳

Pronunciations

Basic Meaning: merits of effort

Senses:

  • Merit [benefit] of spiritual practice; virtue of practice (Skt. guṇa). Depending on the context in Chan, can be used disparagingly, in the sense that the practitioner is still contriving in practice. In the five stages scheme 洞山五位 of Yuanzheng 元證, it is the highest of the five. 〔撫州曹山元證禪師語錄 T 1987.彌沙塞部和醯五分律.532a27〕 [Ockbae Chun]
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    [Dictionary References]

    Bukkyōgo daijiten (Nakamura) 260b

    Zengaku daijiten (Komazawa U.) 307d

    Koga 125

    Japanese-English Zen Buddhist Dictionary (Yokoi) 407

    Fo Guang Dictionary 1569

    Buddhist Chinese-Sanskrit Dictionary (Hirakawa) 0200

    Bukkyōgo daijiten (Nakamura) 260b

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    Entry created: 2007-01-05

    Updated: 2010-01-18