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十種供養

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Basic Meaning: ten types of offerings

Senses:

  • Ten types of objects offered to the Buddha: (１) flowers, (2) incense, (3) a necklace, (4) incense powder, (5) sprinkling of powdering, (6) burning of incense, (7) canopy and banner 蓋瞳, (8) clothing, (9) music, and clasping oneʼs hands in prayer 合掌. 〔法華文句記 T 1719.34.306a10〕 . Another version of this list is found in the Dasheng yizhang 大乘義章: (1) offerings to the body of the Buddha 身供養, (2) offerings of caitya 支提供養, (3) manifested offerings 現前供養, (4) non-manifested offerings 不現前供養, (5) offerings generated from oneʼs own practices 自作供養, (6) offerings generated from oneʼs actions for others 他作供養 (7) offerings of oneʼs possessions 財物供養, (8) supreme offerings 勝供養, (9) untainted offerings 無染供養, and (10) offerings of attaining the path 至處道供養. 〔大乘義章 T 1851.44.738b16〕 [Matthew McMullen; source(s): Yokoi, Nakamura, ZGDJT]
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    [Dictionary References]

    Bukkyō jiten (Ui) 461

    Bulgyo sajeon 539a

    Zengaku daijiten (Komazawa U.) 451b

    Iwanami Bukkyō jiten 366

    Japanese-English Zen Buddhist Dictionary (Yokoi) 305

    Bukkyōgo daijiten (Nakamura) 593a

    Ding Fubao {Digital Version}

    Bukkyō daijiten (Mochizuki) (v.1-6)730b

    Bukkyō daijiten (Oda) 314-2*915-1

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    Entry created: 2017-11-29