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禪要

Pronunciations

Basic Meaning: essence of Chan [Seon/Zen]

Senses:

  • The gist of the Seon teaching. Syn. 禪關  〔禪源諸詮集都序〕 [Ockbae Chun; source(s): Nakamura,Yokoi]
  • In Korea, the academic course in the Seon school, which is one part of the fourfold collection course (四集科 the intermediate second year course) of the sutra school (講院). It is a basic text on the theory and practice of Seon meditation.  [Ockbae Chun]
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    [Dictionary References]

    Bukkyō jiten (Ui) 649

    Bulgyo sajeon 456a

    Zengaku daijiten (Komazawa U.) 707a

    Japanese-English Zen Buddhist Dictionary (Yokoi) 846

    Bukkyōgo daijiten (Nakamura) 857a

    Ding Fubao {Digital Version}

    Bukkyō daijiten (Oda) 1056-2

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    Entry created: 2007-07-29

    Updated: 2011-12-06