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地前

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Basic Meaning: stages in the bodhisattva path that are prior to the ten grounds

Senses:

  • Here 地 refers to the ten grounds 十地 of the bodhisattvas. According to the Awakening of Mahāyāna Faith, practitioners prior to this stage may seem to be enlightened 相似覺, but have actually not fully realized the emptiness of phenomena. Abbreviation of 地前菩薩. 〔梵網經菩薩戒本私記 HBJ.1.591a〕 (Skt. abhūmi-praviṣṭa) 〔成唯識論 T 1585.31.41a26〕 [Charles Muller; source(s): Hirakawa]
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    [Dictionary References]

    Bukkyō jiten (Ui) 732

    Bulgyo sajeon 826a

    Bukkyōgo daijiten (Nakamura) 564a

    Fo Guang Dictionary 2309

    Ding Fubao

    Buddhist Chinese-Sanskrit Dictionary (Hirakawa) 0292

    Bukkyō daijiten (Oda) 1220-2

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    Entry created: 2001-09-08

    Updated: 2007-10-06