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繫縛

Pronunciations

Basic Meaning: to bind up

Senses:

  • To tie down, restrain, restrict. To fasten, tie; tied to (Skt. saṃyoga). [Charles Muller; source(s): Ui,Nakamura]
  • The mind as bound up, impeded, restrained by the afflictions. 繫緣 and 繫著 are similar. The opposite of liberation 解脫 (Pāli bandha). 〔二障義 HBJ 1.807a8 〕 [Charles Muller; source(s): Soothill]
  • To suppress, repress. In Sāṃkhya 數論 philosophy, the power of blindness (Skt. niyama) 〔金七十論〕 [Charles Muller; source(s): Nakamura]
  • A prison, jail 牢獄. 〔安國論〕 [Charles Muller; source(s): Nakamura]
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    [Dictionary References]

    Bukkyō jiten (Ui) 229

    Bulgyo sajeon 41a

    Bukkyōgo daijiten (Nakamura) 302a

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    Entry created: 1997-09-15

    Updated: 2021-03-26