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向

Pronunciations

Basic Meaning: to tend toward

Senses:

  • To proceed toward; to enter into religious practice. The point of departure in religious practice. [Charles Muller]
  • The period of practice within a certain level or stage before one has consummated that particular stage. As contrasted with the term 果, or 'consummation.' See, for example 四向. [Charles Muller]
  • The first stage of Dongshanʼs five stages of practice 功勳五位. [Charles Muller]
  • To face, to oppose, meet, to confront, defy. [Charles Muller; source(s): Gakken]
  • Variant of 嚮; the prior, previous. 〔四分律〕 [Charles Muller]
  • (Skt. abhimukha, gama, pratipannaka, pūrvam; agratas, adhikāratā, antike, abhimukhatā, abhimukhī-bhūta, āvarta-gāmin, āhūya, utpanna, ūrdhvam, gamana, gamya, gāmin, nâmayati, nimna, parâyaṇa, pariṇata, pariṇāmana, pārśvam, pratipatti, pratipanna, pravaṇa, prag-bhāra, mukha, vāhana, santike, saṃpuraskṛtya, saṃprasthita; Pāli paṭipanna; Tib. mngon du phyogs pa) [Charles Muller; source(s): Hirakawa, YBh-Ind]
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    [Dictionary References]

    Zengaku daijiten (Komazawa U.) 302d

    Koga 127

    Bukkyōgo daijiten (Nakamura) 229a, 390a

    Buddhist Chinese-Sanskrit Dictionary (Hirakawa) 0245

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

    (Soothill's) Dictionary of Chinese Buddhist Terms 204

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    Entry created: 1997-09-15

    Updated: 2021-08-13