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大禪定尼

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Basic Meaning: great meditating woman

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  • An abbreviation for 大禪定門尼. An honorary title for a female lay Chan/Seon/Zen practitioner, attached to their ordination name 戒名. Originally this title was only used for high-ranking founding patrons of temples, but depending on the time period and place it was also used for other laypeople regardless of rank. The equivalent title for men is 大禪定門. 〔西源徳芳和尚語録 T 2573.81.486a3〕 [Stefan Grace; source(s): Yokoi, ZGDJT]
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    [Dictionary References]

    Zengaku daijiten (Komazawa U.) 803c

    Japanese-English Zen Buddhist Dictionary (Yokoi) 87

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    Entry created: 2017-08-26

    Updated: 2017-09-16