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因中無果

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Basic Meaning: effects are not [necessarily] inherent in their causes

Senses:

  • The theoretical position that causes do not always contain the character of their effects (Skt. asat-kārya). This position was held by the Vaiśeṣika school 勝論宗. As distinguished from the 因中無果 position held by the Sāṃkhyas. 〔中論 T 1564.30.6c17〕 [Charles Muller]
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    [Dictionary References]

    Bukkyō jiten (Ui) 54

    Japanese-English Buddhist Dictionary (Daitō shuppansha) 128b/140

    Bukkyōgo daijiten (Nakamura) 72a

    Fo Guang Dictionary 2272

    Bukkyō daijiten (Mochizuki) (v.1-6)184c,2819b

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    Entry created: 2003-04-18

    Updated: 2007-12-20