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最上乘禪

Pronunciations

Basic Meaning: meditation of the supreme vehicle

Senses:

  • One of the five kinds of meditation 五種禪 distinguished by Zongmi in his Chan Preface. Also called 如來禪 and 格外禪. 〔禪源諸詮集都序 T 2015.48.399b19〕 [Charles Muller]
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    [Dictionary References]

    Zengaku daijiten (Komazawa U.) 375a

    A Glossary of Zen Terms (Inagaki) 86

    Bukkyōgo daijiten (Nakamura) 447a

    Fo Guang Dictionary 5042

    Bukkyō daijiten (Mochizuki) (v.1-6)1301c

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    Entry created: 2003-05-14

    Updated: 2007-08-14