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打七

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Basic Meaning: to undertake seven

Senses:

  • To undertake a seven-day retreat of intensive meditation, such as a 禪七 or a 佛七. In practice, sometimes this term is used to refer to retreats of differing lengths of time, and the number of days of such retreats is often a multiple of seven. 〔碧巖錄 T 2003.48.190a20〕 [Douglas Gildow]
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    Fo Guang Dictionary 1931

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    Entry created: 2010-07-22