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Basic Meaning: esoteric scriptures

Senses:

  • The foundational texts of the esoteric school, i.e. the Mahāvairocana-sūtra 大日經 and Vajraśekhara-sūtra 金剛頂經 and various sūtras, especially but not exclusively those with mantras; another group is the first two and the *Susiddhi-kara-mahā-tantra-sādhanôpāyika-paṭala 蘇悉地經. [Charles Muller; source(s): Nakamura, Soothill]
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    [Dictionary References]

    Bukkyō jiten (Ui) 1016

    Bukkyōgo daijiten (Nakamura) 1296d

    Ding Fubao {Digital Version}

    Bukkyō daijiten (Oda) 1678-2

    Soothill 347

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    Entry created: 2002-12-19

    Updated: 2008-07-31