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我人

Pronunciations

Basic Meaning: self and person

Senses:

  • The first two of the four marks of the person 我人四相 taught in the Diamond Sutra and Sutra of Perfect Enlightenment. 〔自警文(野雲) HBJ 6.765c10〕 The Sutra of Perfect Enlightenment says: 「一切衆生, 從無始來, 妄想執有我人衆生及與壽命, 認四顚倒, 爲實我體。」 〔圓覺經 T 842.17.919b15〕 [Charles Muller; source(s): Nakamura]
  • In some contexts, it is just used as a general term for the self, mistakenly attached to. 〔觀心覺夢鈔 T 2312.71.69c20〕 [Charles Muller]
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    [Dictionary References]

    Bukkyōgo daijiten (Nakamura) 160b

    Ding Fubao {Digital Version}

    Bukkyō daijiten (Oda) 230-3

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    Entry created: 2010-09-19

    Updated: 2018-02-13