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四種曼荼羅

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Basic Meaning: four types of maṇḍala

Senses:

  • The four types of maṇḍala utilized in the Japanese esoteric schools. This configuration is based on a passage from Amoghavajraʼs 不空 Synopsis of the Eighteen Assemblies in the Vajraśekhara Yoga 金剛頂經瑜伽十八會指歸, which describes the four types as: (1) Great maṇḍala 大曼荼羅 depicting configurations of deities, (2) samaya maṇḍala 三昧耶曼荼羅 depicting configurations of icons, (3) dharma maṇḍala 法曼荼羅 depicting configurations of bīja , and (4) three dimensional arrangements of deities called karma maṇḍala 羯磨曼荼羅. 〔金剛頂經瑜伽十八會指歸 T 869.18.287a12〕 [Matthew McMullen; source(s): JEBD, Nakamura, Ui]
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    [Dictionary References]

    Bukkyō jiten (Ui) 406

    Bulgyo sajeon 381a

    Iwanami Bukkyō jiten 353

    Japanese-English Buddhist Dictionary (Daitō shuppansha) 289b/320

    Bukkyōgo daijiten (Nakamura) 519c

    Ding Fubao {Digital Version}

    Bukkyō daijiten (Mochizuki) (v.1-6)1840b,1316a,2033a,2352c,4760b, (v.9-10)284c,344b,959b

    Bukkyō daijiten (Oda) 714-2*1670-1

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    Entry created: 2018-01-28