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善法

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Basic Meaning: good dharma(s)

Senses:

  • Good phenomena; good actions; good teachings; good practices. [Charles Muller; source(s): Nakamura]
  • Disciplines 戒律, meditative practices 禪 and so forth, the cultivation of which leads one to enlightenment. This includes things such as the three studies 三學, six perfections 六波羅蜜, ten wholesome forms of behavior 十善業, etc. 〔梵網經菩薩戒本私記 HBJ 1.601c〕 (Skt. kuśala, kuśala-dharma, su-dharma; Tib. chos dge ba, dge ba, dge ba'i chos, chos bzangs) [Charles Muller; source(s): YBh-Ind]
  • A reference to the eleven wholesome mental factors 十一善 taught in the Yogâcāra system. [Charles Muller; source(s): YBh-Ind]
  • (Skt. kalyāṇa-dharma, kuśala-mūla; kalyāṇa-dharman, kuśalaṃkarma, kuśala-mūla-dharma, dharma, dhārmika, mauna-pada, ṣukla-dharma, śubha, śubha-dharma, sādhu, sudharma, sudharman) [Charles Muller; source(s): Hirakawa]
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    [Dictionary References]

    Bukkyō jiten (Ui) 644

    Bulgyo sajeon 454a

    Zengaku daijiten (Komazawa U.) 703a

    Zengo jiten (Iriya and Koga) 6-P176

    Bukkyōgo daijiten (Nakamura) 851d

    Fo Guang Dictionary 4883

    Ding Fubao

    Buddhist Chinese-Sanskrit Dictionary (Hirakawa) 0262

    Bukkyō daijiten (Oda) 1068-1

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

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    Entry created: 2001-09-08

    Updated: 2009-07-29