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機緣

Pronunciations

Basic Meaning: a motive

Senses:

  • An opportunity. The opportunity related to the mental condition of the person with whom one is interacting. A situation wherein 'oneʼs time has come.' [Charles Muller; source(s): Ui, Nakamura,JEBD, Yokoi,Iwanami]
  • In Chan/Seon/Zen 禪宗 'encounter dialogue' —a rendering coined by John McRae, which refers to the distinctive types of exchanges that appear repeatedly in the discourse records of the classical Chan masters. [Robert Buswell; source(s): Ui]
  • Gong'an 公案; words that are recorded during a 'dharma-battle' between two Chan masters, and passed on to others for later study. [Charles Muller]
  • Sentient beings. [Charles Muller]
  • In Huayan, the good and evil qualities in the constitution of people. [Charles Muller]
  • A term referring to the condition of being guided directly by a Buddha or a great master (especially in Chan); making use of opportunities and according with conditions. [Charles Muller]
  • Potentiality and condition; favorable circumstances; opportunity. [Charles Muller; source(s): Soothill]
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    [Dictionary References]

    Bukkyō jiten (Ui) 168

    Zengaku daijiten (Komazawa U.) 193b

    Iwanami bukkyō jiten 154

    A Glossary of Zen Terms (Inagaki) 189

    Japanese-English Buddhist Dictionary (Daitō shuppansha) 173b/192

    Kattō gosen (Mujaku Dōchū) 960/226

    Koga 78

    Japanese-English Zen Buddhist Dictionary (Yokoi) 372

    Zen Dust (Sasaki) 403

    Bukkyōgo daijiten (Nakamura) 213c

    Fo Guang Dictionary 6253

    Ding Fubao

    Bukkyō daijiten (Oda) 236-2

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    Entry created: 1993-09-01

    Updated: 2017-12-20