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勝進分

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Basic Meaning: the advancing portion

Senses:

  • The portion of one of the stages of practice (such as the ten bhūmis 十地 or five stages 五位) wherein one has already well-entered into the stage and is now advancing toward the next stage. This is as contrasted to 自分, which refers to oneʼs initial attainment of the particular stage (Skt. viśeṣa-bhāgīya). 〔二障義 HBJ 1.805a 〕 〔瑜伽論 T 1579.30.817c2〕 修行の一つ一つの位について、自分と勝進分とがある。自分とは位に至ったところ、位を得たところをいい、勝進分とは、上の階位に進もうとするところをいう。進む部分。 〔五教章〕 下ラ三一す三七ウ [Charles Muller; source(s): Nakamura]
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    [Dictionary References]

    Bukkyō jiten (Ui) 555

    Bukkyōgo daijiten (Nakamura) 723d

    Buddhist Chinese-Sanskrit Dictionary (Hirakawa) 0208

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    Entry created: 1997-09-15