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問話

Pronunciations

Basic Meaning: to ask questions

Senses:

  • A term used in Chan/Seon/Zen traditions 禪林 to refer to the questions posed by disciples to their master. Also referred to as 問禪. 〔臨濟錄 T 1985.47.496b27〕 [Matthew McMullen; source(s): Ui, Nakamura, ZGDJT, JEBD, FGD]
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    [Dictionary References]

    Bukkyō jiten (Ui) 1060

    Zengaku daijiten (Komazawa U.) 1233a

    A Glossary of Zen Terms (Inagaki) 239, 240

    Japanese-English Buddhist Dictionary (Daitō shuppansha) 200a/223

    Koga 453

    Zenrin shōkisen (Mujaku Dōchū) 471/457

    Bukkyōgo daijiten (Nakamura) 1371a, 1371b →

    Fo Guang Dictionary 4413

    Ding Fubao {Digital Version}

    Bukkyō daijiten (Mochizuki) (v.9-10)1108b

    Bukkyō daijiten (Oda) 1748-1

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    Entry created: 2018-03-28

    Updated: 2019-03-21