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莊嚴菩提心經

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Basic Meaning: Sutra of the Adorned Mind of Enlightenment

Senses:

  • The Zhuangyan puti xin jing. K 95, T 307; 1 fasc., translation by 鳩摩羅什: between the 4th and 11th years of Hongshi 弘始, Later Qin dynasty 後奏 (CE 402–409) in the Xiaoyao Garden 逍遙園, Chang'an 長安.1 Nanjō 99; Ono. 5:351c. [Charles Muller; source(s): Lancaster]
  • Also called 菩提心經. A variant translation of the 最勝王經淨地陀羅尼品, and containing the same theme as the 大方廣菩薩十地經. Listed in Taishō as 佛說莊嚴菩提心經. Lecturing in Gṛdhrakūṭa in Rājagṛha 王舍城 for the great bhikṣus and bodhisattvas, the Buddha answers the questions put forth by the bodhisattva Thought of Immeasurable Meanings regarding the arousal of the mind intent on enlightenment and the enlightened mind 菩提心. As the discussion continues, he explains the ten pāramitās 十波羅蜜, ten grounds 十地, explaining the samādhis, aspects, and dhāraṇīs attained at each ground. [Charles Muller; source(s): FGD]
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    • Notes

    1. T 2151.55.359a16; T 2151.55.359c1.[back]


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    [Dictionary References]

    The Korean Buddhist Canon: A Descriptive Catalogue {digital}

    Fo Guang Dictionary 4778

    Ding Fubao {Digital Version}

    Bussho kaisetsu daijiten (Ono) ⑤351c*/⑤351d

    Bukkyō daijiten (Oda) 772-2

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    Entry created: 2004-06-30