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因果不二門

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Basic Meaning: nonduality of cause and effect

Senses:

  • One of the ten nondualities 十不二門 of Tiantai 天台宗 teaching. The innate nature of human beings is not essentially different from various virtues of the Buddha. In this case, cause means ordinary human beings 凡夫 and other practitioners who have reached only the level of virtual enlightenment 等覺 or less; effect means Buddhahood 佛果. 〔十不二門 T 1927.46.703a11〕 [Charles Muller; source(s): JEBD, Nakamura]
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    [Dictionary References]

    Bukkyō jiten (Ui) 53

    Japanese-English Buddhist Dictionary (Daitō shuppansha) 129a/141

    Bukkyōgo daijiten (Nakamura) 70c

    Ding Fubao {Digital Version}

    Bukkyō daijiten (Oda) 93-2

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    Entry created: 2010-06-22