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第一義空

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Basic Meaning: emptiness of the ultimate truth

Senses:

  • It means that the concept of 'ultimate truth' 第一義 is 'empty,' which is to say, devoid of any ultimately real referent. In other words, 'there is no such thing as ultimate truth,' even if the concept has some conventional usefulness (Skt. paramârtha-śūnyatā). Synonymous with 不思議空. One of the eighteen emptiness-based views 十八空. 〔梵網經 T 1484.24.999c17〕 [Griffith Foulk; source(s): Ui,Nakamura,Soothill, Hirakawa, JEBD]
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    [Dictionary References]

    Bukkyō jiten (Ui) 710

    Bulgyo sajeon 790a

    Zengaku daijiten (Komazawa U.) 792a

    Japanese-English Buddhist Dictionary (Daitō shuppansha) 38b/41

    Bukkyōgo daijiten (Nakamura) 931d

    Fo Guang Dictionary 4759

    Ding Fubao

    Buddhist Chinese-Sanskrit Dictionary (Hirakawa) 0916

    Bukkyō daijiten (Mochizuki) (v.1-6)3191c,2357a

    Bukkyō daijiten (Oda) 1124-2

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    Entry created: 2001-09-08

    Updated: 2024-01-17