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十數

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Basic Meaning: ten numbers for śrāmaṇeras

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  • A list of ten numbered teachings that a śrāmaṇera is to study based on the Mahāsāṃghika Vinaya and noted in Daoxuanʼs Sifenlǜ shanfan buque xingshi chao 四分律刪繁補闕行事鈔. Part of the East Asian ordination ceremony and usually paired with the Five Virtues 五德.
    1. one and all beings depend on food 一切衆生皆依仰食
    2. name and form 名色
    3. pain, itching, and sensation 痛痒想
    4. four noble truths 四諦
    5. five aggregates 五陰
    6. six sense-bases 六入
    7. seven factors of enlightenment (mindfulness, investigation of phenomena, energy, delight, tranquility, concentration, equanimity) 七覺意
    8. eightfold noble path 八正道
    9. nine abodes of beings 九衆生居
    10. ten universal standpoints of contemplation 十一切入
    [Jeffrey Kotyk]
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    [Dictionary References]

    Dai kanwa jiten Vol. 2, p. 1576

    Nanshan Vinaya Dictionary {digital version}

    Zengaku daijiten (Komazawa U.) 488b

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    Entry created: 2012-12-30