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王法

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Basic Meaning: law of the king

Senses:

  • Royal law, the law by which a king should rule his country (Skt. *rāja-dharma). 〔灌頂經 T 1331.21.512a16〕 [Charles Muller; source(s): Nakamura,Soothill, Hirakawa]
  • Secular law 世法 as distinguished from the Holy Law of the Buddha 佛法. 〔無量壽經 T 360.12.276a4〕 [Thomas Newhall; source(s): Nakamura,Yokoi]
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    [Dictionary References]

    Bukkyō jiten (Ui) 105

    Zengaku daijiten (Komazawa U. ) 124d

    Japanese-English Zen Buddhist Dictionary (Yokoi) 520

    Bukkyōgo daijiten (Nakamura) 126b

    Ding Fubao

    Buddhist Chinese-Sanskrit Dictionary (Hirakawa) 0820

    Bukkyō daijiten (Oda) 1850-3

    (Soothill's) Dictionary of Chinese Buddhist Terms 163

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    Entry created: 2002-03-05

    Updated: 2013-04-08