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第一義悉檀

Pronunciations

Basic Meaning: highest truth

Senses:

  • The highest siddhânta, the highest universal gift of Buddha, his teaching which awakens the highest capacity in all beings to attain salvation. (Skt. *pāramârtha-siddhânta, pāramârthika-siddhânta). One of the four siddhântas 四悉檀. 〔大智度論 T 1509.25.59b18〕 [Charles Muller; source(s): Nakamura, Soothill, Hirakawa]
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    [Dictionary References]

    Bukkyō jiten (Ui) 710

    Bulgyo sajeon 790a

    Zengaku daijiten (Komazawa U.) 792a

    Bukkyōgo daijiten (Nakamura) 931d

    Fo Guang Dictionary 4760

    Ding Fubao {Digital Version}

    Buddhist Chinese-Sanskrit Dictionary (Hirakawa) 0916

    Bukkyō daijiten (Oda) 1124-2

    Soothill 362

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    Entry created: 2002-10-28

    Updated: 2009-08-19