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如聾如啞

Pronunciations

Basic Meaning: as if deaf and dumb

Senses:

  • A phrase in the sixty-fascicle Avataṃsaka-sūtra 華嚴經 referring to Śāriputra 舍利弗 and other śrāvakas 聲聞, who failed to understand the Buddhaʼs teaching of the sutra intended for the great bodhisattvas 大菩薩. Synonymous with 如聾若啞 and 如聾如盲. 〔大智度論 T 1509.25.603c4〕 [Matthew McMullen; source(s): Ui, JEBD, FGD]
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    [Dictionary References]

    Bukkyō jiten (Ui) 841

    Bukkyō daijiten (Oda) 1359-3

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

    Fo Guang Dictionary 2380

    Ding Fubao {Digital Version}

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    Entry created: 2018-05-17