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眞如所緣緣種子

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Basic Meaning: seeds produced from taking thusness as object of observation

Senses:

  • These are the uncontaminated seeds 無漏種子 produced by taking thusness 眞如 as the object of direct observation. In the Viniścayasaṃgrahaṇī 攝決擇分 section of the Yogâcārabhūmi, these seeds are defined as that which engenders understanding of the the supramundane teaching 出世間法. They stand for the capacity for liberation unencumbered by the habituated tendencies 習氣積集 accumulated through conditioning action (Tib. de bzhin nyid la dmigs pa'i rkyen gyi sa bon). 〔瑜伽論 T 1579.30.589a17〕

    References:

    Yoshimura Makoto 吉村誠. 2006. “Yuishiki gakuha ni okeru shujisetsu no kaishaku ni tsuite: shinnyo shoen'en shuju kara muro shuji he 唯識学派における種子説の解釈について—真如所縁緣種子から無漏種子へ .” Indogaku bukkyōgaku kenkyū 55 (1): 86–92.

    [Billy Brewster; source(s): YBh-Ind]
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    Sanskrit-Tibetan Index for the Yogâcārabhūmi-śāstra (Yokoyama and Hirosawa) {Digital Version}

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    Entry created: 2013-08-30

    Updated: 2018-12-03