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四邪

Pronunciations

Basic Meaning: four mistaken attachments

Senses:

  • The four kinds of false views seen in Indian non-Buddhist religions; see 四執. 〔瑜伽論 T 1579.30.288c21〕 [Charles Muller; source(s): Nakamura,Yokoi]
  • Also an abbreviation for the four kinds of improperly eaten food 四邪命食. 〔永平淸規〕 [Charles Muller; source(s): Nakamura, Yokoi]
  • Four wrong ways of making a living according to Daoxuan 道宣 (596–667) in his Sifenlu shanfan buque xingshi chao 四分律刪繁補闕行事鈔 which he cites from the Mahāprajñāpāramitā Upadeśa 大智度論:
    1. wrongness of direction 方邪: dispatching envoys to the four directions in pursuit of clothing and food.
    2. wrongness of looking upwards 仰邪: surveying above features of star signs and lunar cycles
    3. wrongness below 下邪: tilling fields, planting seeds and various acts directed downwards
    4. the four ways to eat by way of the mouth 維口食: learning small spells to invite profit to support oneself 〔四分律刪繁補闕行事鈔 T 1804.40.19a12〕
    [Jeffrey Kotyk]
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    [Dictionary References]

    Bukkyō jiten (Ui) 399

    Zengaku daijiten (Komazawa U.) 431d

    Japanese-English Zen Buddhist Dictionary (Yokoi) 639

    Bukkyōgo daijiten (Nakamura) 514c

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    Entry created: 2002-03-08

    Updated: 2014-04-20