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因果應報

Pronunciations

Basic Meaning: to causes and effects are concomitant in their retribution

Senses:

  • Cause and effect are suitably balanced. A good cause has a good effect, and a bad cause, a bad effect. Cause and effect in the moral realm have their corresponding relations, the denial of which destroys all moral responsibility. [Charles Muller; source(s): Soothill, JEBD, Yokoi]
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    [Dictionary References]

    Bukkyō jiten (Ui) 53

    Bulgyo sajeon 728a

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

    Japanese-English Zen Buddhist Dictionary (Yokoi) 260

    Bukkyōgo daijiten (Nakamura) 70a

    Ding Fubao

    Bukkyō daijiten (Mochizuki) (v.1-6)176b

    Bukkyō daijiten (Oda) 93-2

    (Soothill's) Dictionary of Chinese Buddhist Terms 206

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    Entry created: 2002-03-19

    Updated: 2010-06-06