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已離欲者

Pronunciations

Basic Meaning: one who is free from desire

Senses:

  • Also written as 已離欲人. Those who have abandoned the desire-realm; divided into two classes: (1) 異生 ordinary people who have left desire, but will be born into the six gati; (2) 聖者 the saints, who will not be reborn into the desire-realm; e.g., non-Buddhists and Buddhists. Cf. 未離欲者. Also see 已離欲 (Skt. vīta-rāga; Tib. 'dod pa'i 'dod chags dang bral ba). 〔瑜伽論 T 1579.30.299c21〕 [Charles Muller; source(s): Soothill, Hirakawa, YBh-Ind]
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    [Dictionary References]

    Bukkyō jiten (Ui) 27

    Bukkyōgo daijiten (Nakamura) 30c

    Fo Guang Dictionary 958

    Ding Fubao

    Buddhist Chinese-Sanskrit Dictionary (Hirakawa) 0416

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

    (Soothill's) Dictionary of Chinese Buddhist Terms 103

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    Entry created: 2001-09-08

    Updated: 2007-10-24