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禪定十門

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Basic Meaning: ten approaches to meditation

Senses:

  • In the Zhiguan dayi 止觀大意 (but also found in earlier prajñāpāramitā literature) these are: four basic meditations 根本四禪, sixteen superior [forms of meditation] 十六特勝, discernment 通明, nine kinds of meditation [on a corpse to quell desire] 九想, eight kinds of abandonment 八背捨, meditation on impurity 大不淨, compassion 慈心, dependent arising 因緣, mindfulness of the Buddha [ʼs name] 念佛, and supranormal cognition 神通. Abbreviated as 禪門. [Charles Muller; source(s): Ui]
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    Bukkyō jiten (Ui) 648

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    Entry created: 2016-09-09