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色蘊

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Basic Meaning: aggregate of form

Senses:

  • Constituent of matter; cluster of material existence. The physical aspect of human beings and the world. One of the five aggregates 五蘊. It refers to material existence as opposed to the mental functions represented by the other four aggregates. In the Abhidharmakośa this category consists of the eleven components of the five sense organs, their five objects and unmanifest form. In Yogâcāra, there are also eleven factors in this category, including the five sense organs, their five types of objects, and subtle form 淸淨色 (Skt. rūpa-skandha; rūpa; Pāli rūpa-kkhandha; Tib. gzugs kyi phung po). 〔 成唯識論 T 1585.31.20a3〕 [Charles Muller; source(s): Ui,Nakamura,Yokoi, Hirakawa, YBh-Ind]
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    [Dictionary References]

    Bukkyō jiten (Ui) 444

    Bulgyo sajeon 439a

    Zengaku daijiten (Komazawa U.) 419d

    Japanese-English Zen Buddhist Dictionary (Yokoi) 643

    Bukkyōgo daijiten (Nakamura) 575a

    Fo Guang Dictionary 2549

    Ding Fubao

    Buddhist Chinese-Sanskrit Dictionary (Hirakawa) 1007

    Bukkyō daijiten (Mochizuki) (v.1-6)1738c,1094c

    Bukkyō daijiten (Oda) 691-2

    Sanskrit-Tibetan Index for the Yogâcārabhūmi-śāstra (Yokoyama and Hirosawa)

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    Entry created: 1993-09-01

    Updated: 2021-07-12