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普賢三昧

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Basic Meaning: concentration of Samantabhadra

Senses:

  • The meditative practice of the bodhisattva Samantabhadra 普賢菩薩. (1) In exoteric 顯教 Buddhism it means repentance 懺悔 for oneʼs evil deeds and realizing the true nature of things through the worship of Samantabhadra. However, in esoteric 密教 Buddhism it is believed that if one purifies the body, speech, and thought by chanting the invocations and performing the rituals according to the prescriptions of Samantabhadra and Vajrapāṇi, one can become Samantabhadra himself. (2) Samantabhadra is a representative bodhisattva who presides over and instructs in samādhi 三昧, in contrast to Mañjuśrī 文殊 who is wisdom itself. 〔華嚴經探玄記 T 1733.35.155b9〕 Cf. 法華三昧 [Charles Muller; source(s): Nakamura, FGD, JEBD]
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    [Dictionary References]

    Bukkyō jiten (Ui) 913

    Bulgyo sajeon 306a

    Zengaku daijiten (Komazawa U.) 1069b

    Japanese-English Buddhist Dictionary (Daitō shuppansha) 60b/67

    Bukkyōgo daijiten (Nakamura) 1180a

    Fo Guang Dictionary 5001

    Ding Fubao {Digital Version}

    Bukkyō daijiten (Oda) 1519-3

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    Entry created: 2007-06-03

    Updated: 2010-01-08