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我波羅蜜

Pronunciations

Basic Meaning: self-perfection

Senses:

  • The self pāramitā in the four based on the Nirvana Sutra in which the transcendental self is 自在, i.e. has a real and permanent nature; the four are 常 permanency, 樂 joy, 我 personality, 淨 purity (Skt. ātma-pāramitā). 〔華嚴經 T 278.9.747a23〕 [Charles Muller; source(s): Soothill, Hirakawa]
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    [Dictionary References]

    Bukkyō jiten (Ui) 125

    Ding Fubao {Digital Version}

    Buddhist Chinese-Sanskrit Dictionary (Hirakawa) 0519

    Bukkyō daijiten (Mochizuki) (v.1-6)1967c

    Bukkyō daijiten (Oda) 231-1

    Soothill 238

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    Entry created: 2002-06-10

    Updated: 2007-11-03