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翹足

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Basic Meaning: to stand on tiptoe

Senses:

  • To stand on one leg. To lift up oneʼs foot. When Śākyamuni first met Dīpaṃkara Buddha 然燈佛 (or by some accounts Tiṣya Buddha 弗沙佛) in a previous life, he was very much impressed by his sanctity. He therefore chanted hymns of praise standing on one leg for seven days. From this anecdote the meaning perfection of zeal (vīrya-pāramitā 進滿) is derived (Skt. eka-cara, pāde pādam ādhāya). 〔正法眼藏; 四教儀 T 1931.46.777b25〕 [Charles Muller; source(s): Hirakawa, Gakken, Nakamura, JEBD, M-W, Yokoi]
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    [Dictionary References]

    Bukkyō jiten (Ui) 192

    Zengaku daijiten (Komazawa U.) 226a

    Japanese-English Buddhist Dictionary (Daitō shuppansha) 95a/105

    Japanese-English Zen Buddhist Dictionary (Yokoi) 189

    Bukkyōgo daijiten (Nakamura) 248a

    Buddhist Chinese-Sanskrit Dictionary (Hirakawa) 0952

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    Entry created: 2009-02-19