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大乘法界無差別論

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Basic Meaning: Treatise on Non-Distinction in the Great Vehicle Dharma Realm

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  • The Dasheng fajie wu　chabie　lun. Takasaki gives the Sanskrit title as *Mahāyāna-dharmadhātu-aviśeṣa-śāstra, but Lancaster and Hirakawa render as *Mahāyāna-dharmadhātu-nirviśeṣa-śāstra. 1 fasc., K 639, T 1627. By Sthiramati 堅慧; translation by Devaprajña 提雲般若: 14th day, 10th month, 2nd year of Tianshou 天授, Tang 唐 dynasty (691) in Da zhoudong Monastery 大周東寺, 1 or by an anonymous translator.2 Nanjō 1318; Ono. 7:343a. Also called Fajie wu chabie lun 法界無差別論． Because it is attributed to Sāramati in the Chinese Tripiṭaka, from its contents, it seems quite consistent with the Ratnagotravibhāga 究竟一乘寶性論 T 1611. The main point of doctrine in this work is the bodhicitta which is synonymous with citta-prakṛti in the Ratnagotravibhāga, being another term for tathāgatagarbha. The text describes this bodhicitta under 12 divisions, namely: result (phala, 果), cause (hetu, 因), self-nature (svabhāva, 自性), different names (paryāya, 異名), non-distinction (abheda, 無差別), state (avasthāprabheda, 分位), undefiled (asaṃkliṣṭa 無染), permanent (nitya 常恆), associated (yoga, 相應), not creating benefit (anarthakriyā, 不作義利) , creating benefit (arthakriyā, 作義利) , and sameness in nature (ekatva/ eka-dhātu, 一性). Related texts:　T 353, T 374, T 1611, T 1627, T 1666, T 1838.

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    [Roujia Zeng; source(s): Hirakawa, Lancaster, Ui, FGD, DZKDJT]
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    • Notes

    1. T 2153.55.408b6[back]

    2. T. 1627-896b:18.[back]


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    [Dictionary References]

    Bukkyō jiten (Ui) 699

    Fo Guang Dictionary 817

    Buddhist Chinese-Sanskrit Dictionary (Hirakawa) 0324

    Bussho kaisetsu daijiten (Ono) ⑦342d*

    Bukkyō daijiten (Mochizuki) (v.1-6)3282a

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    Entry created: 2016-03-25

    Updated: 2018-10-13