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立雪

Pronunciations

Basic Meaning: to stand in the snow

Senses:

  • To wait in the snow, as the second Chan 禪宗 patriarch 二祖 Huike 慧可 is said to have done while waiting to be taken in as a disciple by Bodhidharma 達磨. [Charles Muller; source(s): Nakamura, Ui]
  • For the case of Confucianism, see 程門立雪 in the CJKV-E dictionary. [Charles Muller; source(s): Mathews]
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    [Dictionary References]

    Bukkyō jiten (Ui) 1102

    Bukkyōgo daijiten (Nakamura) 1421c

    Bukkyō daijiten (Oda) 1790-3

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    Entry created: 2016-02-24