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空三昧

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Basic Meaning: samādhi of emptiness

Senses:

  • The state of meditative absorption in which all phenomena are seen to be empty of inherent nature (Skt. śūnyatā-samādhi; Tib. stong pa nyid kyi ting nge 'dzin). One of the three kinds of samādhi 三三昧. Also written 空三摩地. 〔五分律 T 1421.22.193c12 〕 [Charles Muller; source(s): YBh-Ind, JEBD, Soothill]
  • Cf. Karashima (Lokakṣema Glossary): view / hide
      
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    [Dictionary References]

    Bulgyo sajeon 53a

    Zengaku daijiten (Komazawa U.) 242c

    A Glossary of Zen Terms (Inagaki) 311

    Japanese-English Buddhist Dictionary (Daitō shuppansha) 189a/211

    Ding Fubao

    Buddhist Chinese-Sanskrit Dictionary (Hirakawa) 908

    Bukkyō daijiten (Mochizuki) (v.1-6)1512c

    Bukkyō daijiten (Oda) 281-2

    Lokakṣemaʼs Aṣṭasāhasrikā Prajñāpāramitā (Karashima) 292

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    Entry created: 2001-09-08

    Updated: 2008-04-27