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如來禪

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Basic Meaning: tathāgata meditation

Senses:

  • One of the four kinds of meditation 四種禪 mentioned in the T 670 and T 671 versions of the Laṅkâvatāra-sūtra 楞伽經, and one of the five kinds of meditation outlined in Zongmiʼs Chan Preface 禪源諸詮集都序. It means the Chan transmitted from the Buddha, and indicates experiencing the enlightenment of the Buddhaʼs meditation, and working for others' benefit. Also known as the pure Chan of the Tathāgata 如來淸淨禪 and the Chan of the supreme vehicle 最上乘禪. Distinguished from 'patriarchal Chan'  祖師禪. 〔雲門廣錄 T 1988.47.554c15〕 [Charles Muller; source(s): Ui, Nakamura, JEBD, Yokoi, Iwanami]
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    [Dictionary References]

    Bukkyō jiten (Ui) 840

    Bulgyo sajeon 577a

    Zengaku daijiten (Komazawa U.) 994d

    Iwanami bukkyō jiten 642

    A Glossary of Zen Terms (Inagaki) 266, 354

    Japanese-English Buddhist Dictionary (Daitō shuppansha) 225a/250

    Japanese-English Zen Buddhist Dictionary (Yokoi) 511

    Zengo jiten (Iriya and Koga) 16-P38

    Bukkyōgo daijiten (Nakamura) 1065c

    Fo Guang Dictionary 2360

    Ding Fubao {Digital Version}

    Bukkyō daijiten (Mochizuki) (v.1-6)1301c,2943a,2966a

    Bukkyō daijiten (Oda) 1358-2

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    Entry created: 2003-05-14

    Updated: 2023-08-06