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Basic Meaning: self-established

Senses:

  • Independently existent (Skt. sva-tantra, svayaṃ svayaṃ-bhuvaḥ). [Charles Muller; source(s): Nakamura, Hirakawa]
  • Free, unfettered, liberation; not trapped by compulsions. A synonym for the state of enlightenment. Same as 自在. 〔臨濟錄; 六祖壇經〕 [Charles Muller]
  • To do as one pleases in a selfish manner. [Charles Muller]
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    [Dictionary References]

    Zengaku daijiten (Komazawa U.) 479b

    Iwanami bukkyō jiten 389

    Koga 180

    Zengo jiten (Iriya and Koga) 19-P176

    Bukkyōgo daijiten (Nakamura) 559b

    Fo Guang Dictionary 2517

    Buddhist Chinese-Sanskrit Dictionary (Hirakawa) 0984

    Bukkyō daijiten (Mochizuki) (v.9-10)354b

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    Entry created: 1997-09-15

    Updated: 2008-12-11