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止惡修善

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Basic Meaning: removing evil and cultivating goodness

Senses:

  • A general characterization for the religious—and especially Buddhist—lifestyle. The removal of evil 止惡 is generally understood to be based upon the practice of the precepts 戒律, with the cultivation of goodness 修善 being associated with the practices of the eightfold path 八正道, the six perfections 六波羅蜜 and so forth. Also expressed as 斷惡修善. 〔菩薩戒義疏 T 1811.40.566c26〕 [Charles Muller; source(s): Iwanami]
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    [Dictionary References]

    Iwanami bukkyō jiten 335

    Bukkyōgo daijiten (Nakamura) 506b

    Fo Guang Dictionary 1476

    Bukkyō daijiten (Mochizuki) (v.1-6)1712c

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    Entry created: 2007-01-13