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心城

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Basic Meaning: citadel of the mind

Senses:

  • The citadel of the mind, i. e. as guardian over action; also interpreted as the body (Skt. citta-nagara). 〔瑜伽論 T 1579.30.383b3〕 [Charles Muller; source(s): Nakamura, Soothill, Hirakawa]
  • Meditative stabilization of the mind; to limit the motion of the mind through concentration 禪定, 心亭. [Charles Muller; source(s): Nakamura, Soothill, Hirakawa]
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    [Dictionary References]

    Bukkyō jiten (Ui) 588

    Zengaku daijiten (Komazawa U.) 614d

    Bukkyōgo daijiten (Nakamura) 767b

    Fo Guang Dictionary 1405

    Ding Fubao

    Buddhist Chinese-Sanskrit Dictionary (Hirakawa) 0463

    Index to the Bussho kaisetsu daijiten (Ono) 350

    Bukkyō daijiten (Oda) 874-3

    (Soothill's) Dictionary of Chinese Buddhist Terms 150

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    Entry created: 2002-02-06

    Updated: 2010-05-08