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無遮

Pronunciations

Basic Meaning: non-differentiation

Senses:

  • Non restriction, nondiscrimination. Broad-mindedly and tolerantly not cutting off a person and interrupting their speech. Not blocking the way; nonobstruction. Syn. 無蓋 (Skt. nirargaḍa, akampya). [Charles Muller; source(s): Soothill, Hirakawa, Yokoi]
  • A large teaching assembly where offerings of both the provisions and the teaching are made to all without distinction 無遮大會. [Charles Muller]
  • 〔摩訶止觀 T 1911.46.2a16〕 [Charles Muller]
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    [Dictionary References]

    Bukkyō jiten (Ui) 1036

    Zengaku daijiten (Komazawa U.) 1205c

    Japanese-English Zen Buddhist Dictionary (Yokoi) 476

    Bukkyōgo daijiten (Nakamura) 1327b

    Ding Fubao

    Buddhist Chinese-Sanskrit Dictionary (Hirakawa) 0786

    Bukkyō daijiten (Oda) 1702-2

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    Entry created: 1993-09-01

    Updated: 2009-06-21