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善因善果

Pronunciations

Basic Meaning: good causes, good effects

Senses:

  • Good actions have good results. Wholesome retribution produced by wholesome conduct. Yogâcāra Buddhism explains this action of cause and effect 因果 as occurring through the perfuming and ripening of seeds 種子 in the store consciousness 阿賴耶識. [Charles Muller; source(s): JEBD]
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    [Dictionary References]

    Bukkyō jiten (Ui) 640

    Zengaku daijiten (Komazawa U.) 671d

    Japanese-English Buddhist Dictionary (Daitō shuppansha) 336a/373

    Japanese-English Zen Buddhist Dictionary (Yokoi) 839

    Bukkyōgo daijiten (Nakamura) 847d

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    Entry created: 2004-06-04

    Updated: 2010-05-07