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報因

Pronunciations

Basic Meaning: cause of retribution

Senses:

  • The cause of retribution, either good or bad. According to the new translation standards initiated by Xuanzang, this concept was translated as 熟因 (Skt. vipāka-hetu). One of the two causes 二因. [Amanda Goodman]
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    [Dictionary References]

    Bukkyō jiten (Ui) 963

    Bulgyo sajeon 303a

    Bukkyōgo daijiten (Nakamura) 1241b

    Ding Fubao

    Buddhist Chinese-Sanskrit Dictionary (Hirakawa) 0300

    Bukkyō daijiten (Oda) 1578-2

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    Entry created: 2001-07-15

    Updated: 2007-08-16