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國土身

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Basic Meaning: body of lands

Senses:

  • One of the ten buddhas of the realm of understanding 解境十佛. The land of mountains, rivers, the great earth, grass and trees, just as they are—the body of the Buddha. Seeing the land itself as the body of the Buddha. kṣetra-kāya 〔首楞嚴經 T 945.19.129a23, 入楞伽經 T 671.16.534c4〕 [Charles Muller; source(s): Nakamura, Hirakawa]
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    [Dictionary References]

    Bukkyō jiten (Ui) 314

    Bukkyōgo daijiten (Nakamura) 411b

    Fo Guang Dictionary 4431

    Ding Fubao

    Bukkyō daijiten (Mochizuki) (v.1-6)857b

    Bukkyō daijiten (Oda) 462-3*1558-1-20

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    Entry created: 1993-09-01

    Updated: 2007-10-04