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無願三昧

Pronunciations

Basic Meaning: wishless samādhi

Senses:

  • The desireless samādhi, in which one realizes that there is nothing to seek—in which one realizes that objects are not to be grasped as objects of perception and desire. One of the three kinds of samādhi 三三昧. 〔無量壽經宗要 T 1747.37.128c22〕 [Charles Muller]
  • Cf. Karashima (Lokakṣema Glossary): view / hide
      
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    [Dictionary References]

    Bukkyō jiten (Ui) 1033

    A Glossary of Zen Terms (Inagaki) 311

    Bukkyōgo daijiten (Nakamura) 1318a

    Ding Fubao {Digital Version}

    Bukkyō daijiten (Mochizuki) (v.1-6)1512c

    Bukkyō daijiten (Oda) 1695-3

    Lokakṣemaʼs Aṣṭasāhasrikā Prajñāpāramitā (Karashima) 522

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    Entry created: 2006-06-19

    Updated: 2008-01-08