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蝦蟆禪

Pronunciations

Basic Meaning: toad-Chan

Senses:

  • Superficially-enlightened Chan...which causes one to leap with joy at half-truths. This is a metaphorical way of speaking about Chan that is of no value. This is a warning to those people who do not know what Chan really is and who have a partial degree of enlightenment but cannot help others. [Charles Muller; source(s): Soothill, JEBD]
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    [Dictionary References]

    Bukkyō jiten (Ui) 127

    Bulgyo sajeon 916a

    Zengaku daijiten (Komazawa U.) 170c

    Japanese-English Buddhist Dictionary (Daitō shuppansha) 68b/75

    Bukkyōgo daijiten (Nakamura) 162a

    Fo Guang Dictionary 6157

    Ding Fubao {Digital Version}

    Bukkyō daijiten (Oda) 232-2

    Soothill 443

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    Entry created: 2003-02-05

    Updated: 2008-05-02