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印可

Pronunciations

Basic Meaning: certification

Senses:

  • Authorization, approval, acceptance, confirmation. Accurate determination (Skt. adhimukti, avadhāraṇa; Tib. nges par 'dzin pa). 〔 成唯識論 T 1585.31.50a28〕 [認定] [Charles Muller, Dan Lusthaus; source(s): Ui, Nakamura, Hirakawa]
  • Formal approval of the enlightenment of the disciple by the teacher. An acknowledgment of the discipleʼs ability to be a teacher in her/his own right. Especially seen in Chan 禪宗 and Esoteric 密教 Buddhism, but also later used in the performing arts. [印信許可, 印定許可] [Charles Muller; source(s): Ui, Nakamura, JEBD, Yokoi, Iwanami]
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    [Dictionary References]

    Bukkyō jiten (Ui) 51

    Bulgyo sajeon 728a

    Zengaku daijiten (Komazawa U.) 55a

    Iwanami bukkyō jiten 46

    A Glossary of Zen Terms (Inagaki) 131

    Japanese-English Buddhist Dictionary (Daitō shuppansha) 129b/141

    Kattō gosen (Mujaku Dōchū) 902/83

    Koga 27

    Record of Linji: Rinzairoku (Yanagida) 276-3

    Japanese-English Zen Buddhist Dictionary (Yokoi) 261

    Zen Dust (Sasaki) 197, 232

    Bukkyōgo daijiten (Nakamura) 68b

    Fo Guang Dictionary 2204

    Ding Fubao

    Buddhist Chinese-Sanskrit Dictionary (Hirakawa) 0221

    Bukkyō daijiten (Mochizuki) (v.1-6)174c

    Bukkyō daijiten (Oda) 92-2

    Sanskrit-Tibetan Index for the Yogâcārabhūmi-śāstra (Yokoyama and Hirosawa)

    (Soothill's) Dictionary of Chinese Buddhist Terms 203

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    Entry created: 1993-09-01

    Updated: 2021-02-15