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正因

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Basic Meaning: direct cause

Senses:

  • As distinguished from a secondary cause or condition (Skt. hetu; Tib. yang dag pa'i rgyu). A correct cause; a cause that leads to the correction of delusion and evil. [Charles Muller; source(s): Ui,Nakamura, YBh-Ind, Hirakawa]
  • As one of three causes of Buddha-nature 三因佛性 in Tiantai 天台宗, it is the direct cause of Buddha-nature 正因佛性, the aspect of oneʼs fundamental mind as thusness. 〔天台四教儀 T 1931.46.779c22〕 [Charles Muller; source(s): Nakamura]
  • In Buddhist logic 因明, a valid reason, or correct reasoning. See under 九句因. [Charles Muller]
  • les causes principales [Paul Swanson]
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    [Dictionary References]

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    Bulgyo sajeon 782a

    Zengaku daijiten (Komazawa U.) 526c

    Bukkyōgo daijiten (Nakamura) 697b

    Ding Fubao

    Buddhist Chinese-Sanskrit Dictionary (Hirakawa) 0683

    Bukkyō daijiten (Mochizuki) (v.1-6)106c,172b,2719c

    Bukkyō daijiten (Oda) 765-2

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

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    Entry created: 2001-09-08

    Updated: 2020-12-25