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寂定

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Basic Meaning: meditation

Senses:

  • Concentration, calm abiding. Tranquil concentration; contemplation in which disturbing illusion is eliminated. Syn. 禪定 (Skt. śānta; praśānta, samādhi, viraja-samādhi, śānta-samādhi, samāhita). 〔瑜伽論 T 1579.30.629a13〕 [Charles Muller; source(s): Nakamura, Soothill, Hirakawa]
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    [Dictionary References]

    Zengaku daijiten (Komazawa U.) 469d

    Bukkyōgo daijiten (Nakamura) 618a

    Fo Guang Dictionary 4503

    Ding Fubao

    Buddhist Chinese-Sanskrit Dictionary (Hirakawa) 0383

    Bukkyō daijiten (Oda) 978-2

    Sanskrit-Tibetan Index for the Yogâcārabhūmi-śāstra (Yokoyama and Hirosawa)

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    Entry created: 1993-09-01

    Updated: 2007-10-21