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止息

Pronunciations

Basic Meaning: to stop the breath

Senses:

  • A Chinese translation of the Sanskrit śamatha 奢摩他. To stop, cease; to stop breathing by self-control; to bring the mind to rest; used for 止. To stifle (Skt. upaśama, nivṛtti, praśrabdha; apa-√hṛ, apravṛtti, āśvāsa, āśvāsatva, na √vā, nirvṛtti, parihartum, pratiprasrabdha, pratiprasrabhyate, *praśama, prasama, prasrabdha, prasrabdhi, vi-√śram, viśrāmaṇa, vihāra, vyapagata, vyāvṛtta, vy-upa-√śam, vyupaśama, śānta, saṃyamana, saṃyamayati, samśodhaka, sraṃsitavat). [Charles Muller; source(s): Ui, Soothill, Hirakawa]
  • A Chinese translation of śramaṇa 沙門. [Charles Muller]
  • In the Lotus Sutra, to give a rest; allow a reprieve, as the good guide does for the travelers wearying along the difficult path. To bring about the cessation of suffering (Skt. apravṛtti; Tib. mi 'jug pa). [Charles Muller; source(s): Nakamura, YBh-Ind]
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    [Dictionary References]

    Bukkyō jiten (Ui) 392

    Bulgyo sajeon 521a

    Bukkyōgo daijiten (Nakamura) 507a

    Buddhist Chinese-Sanskrit Dictionary (Hirakawa) 0682

    Sanskrit-Tibetan Index for the Yogâcārabhūmi-śāstra (Yokoyama and Hirosawa)

    (Soothill's) Dictionary of Chinese Buddhist Terms 158

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    Entry created: 1993-09-01

    Updated: 2015-08-07