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觀待因

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Basic Meaning: expectation as cause

Senses:

  • One of the ten causes 十因 taught in the Yogâcārabhūmi-śāstra. Causation according to reception. Depending on the arising and abiding of A, various affairs of B attain completion. The A that is awaited is the cause of the waiting. For example, with the hands as cause, there is the action of grasping (Skt. apekṣā-hetu). 〔瑜伽論 T 1579.30.501a10〕 [Charles Muller]
  • (Tib. ltos pa'i rgyu) [Charles Muller; source(s): YBh-Ind]
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    [Dictionary References]

    Bukkyō jiten (Ui) 156

    Bukkyōgo daijiten (Nakamura) 197d

    Ding Fubao {Digital Version}

    Buddhist Chinese-Sanskrit Dictionary (Hirakawa) 1065

    Bukkyō daijiten (Oda) 91-1-17

    Sanskrit-Tibetan Index for the Yogâcārabhūmi-śāstra (Yokoyama and Hirosawa) {Digital Version}

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    Entry created: 2007-04-11