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思心

Pronunciations

Basic Meaning: mental inclination

Senses:

  • (Skt. āśaya-bala) The power of mental orientation. Negatively, it is the ignorant mental orientation that leads to mistaken activity. Positively, it is one of the ten powers 十力 of bodhisattvas . 〔法句經; 觀心覺夢鈔 T 2312.71.74b5〕 [Charles Muller; source(s): Hirakawa, Nakamura]
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    [Dictionary References]

    Bukkyōgo daijiten (Nakamura) 540d

    Buddhist Chinese-Sanskrit Dictionary (Hirakawa) 0473

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    Entry created: 2014-09-17

    Updated: 2020-03-02