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種種智

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Basic Meaning: knowledge of all realms

Senses:

  • Knowledge of all objective things; omniscience. Also written as 種種界智. This implies the perfect function of the ability to correctly discriminate phenomenal events—to correctly apprehend the world in its nonempty aspect; thus it can be seen as analogous to discriminating cognition 量智/分別智 and subsequently attained cognition 後得智. 〔起信論 T 1666.32.577c25 〕 [Charles Muller; source(s): Ui, Yokoi]
  • Power of the knowledge of what sentient beings desire 種種勝解智力, one of the ten powers of the Buddha 十力 (Skt. nānâdhimukti-jñāna-bala, Tib. mos pa sna tshogs mkhyen pa'i stobs). . [Charles Muller; source(s): Ui, Yokoi]
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    [Dictionary References]

    Bukkyō jiten (Ui) 488

    Zengaku daijiten (Komazawa U.) 505a

    Japanese-English Zen Buddhist Dictionary (Yokoi) 706

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    Entry created: 2001-09-08

    Updated: 2016-12-28