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摩竭掩室

Pronunciations

Basic Meaning: concealed in the room in Magadha

Senses:

  • This phrase refers to a story in which the Buddha secluded himself from others during a retreat in Magadha 摩竭陀, and in the Chan/Seon/Zen 禪宗 tradition it infers that the Buddhaʼs teachings cannot be encapsulated in words. See 世尊掩室. Cf. 言語道斷. 〔續傳燈錄 T 2077.51.642b22〕 [Stefan Grace, Matthew McMullen; source(s): Ui, ZGDJT, JEBD, Nakamura]
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    [Dictionary References]

    Bukkyō jiten (Ui) 1000

    Zengaku daijiten (Komazawa U.) 1171d

    Japanese-English Buddhist Dictionary (Daitō shuppansha) 193b/216

    Japanese-English Zen Buddhist Dictionary (Yokoi) 443

    Bukkyōgo daijiten (Nakamura) 1278b

    Ding Fubao {Digital Version}

    Bukkyō daijiten (Oda) 1649-1

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    Entry created: 2019-05-08