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無相門

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Basic Meaning: approach of liberation from signs

Senses:

  • The gate of signlessness 無相門. One of the 'three gates of liberation'  三解脫門: insight into the 'signlessness'  無相門 of the ultimate reality, conceived as the 'gate,' 'approach,' or 'key'  門 to 'liberation'  解脫 from suffering in the round of rebirth. See 無相三昧 and 無相解脫門 (Skt. *animitta-dvāra). [Griffith Foulk, Ockbae Chun]
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    [Dictionary References]

    Buddhist Chinese-Sanskrit Dictionary (Hirakawa) 0769

    Bukkyō daijiten (Mochizuki) (v.1-6)1498c

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    Entry created: 2007-02-03

    Updated: 2010-04-03