DDB: 遍趣行智力 | the power of the knowledge of the gamut of paths pursued (leading into and out of cyclic existence) and their outcomes

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遍趣行智力

Pronunciations

Basic Meaning: the power of the knowledge of the gamut of paths pursued (leading into and out of cyclic existence) and their outcomes

Senses:

One of the ten powers 十力. Syn. 遍處行智力. The Yogâcārabhūmi-śāstra offers a few different ways to interpret this term, including

knowledge of the various predilections of practitioners in terms of sharpness or dullness of spiritual faculties; for example in difference in inclination for śrāvakahood 聲聞性, bodhisattvahood 菩薩性, etc.
knowledge of the courses of sentient beings as they transmigrate through the five destinies 五趣, etc.
knowledge of the various paths that people follow in this worldly life 黨類, such as the courses of brahmans 婆羅門, śramaṇas 沙門, non-Buddhist practitioners 外道, etc.

〔瑜伽論 T 1579.30.570a7〕 (Skt. sarvatra-gāminī-pratipaj-jñāna-bala; Tib. thams cad du 'gro ba'i lam mkhyen pa'i stobs; thams cad du 'gro ba'i lam mkhyen pa'i stobs) [Charles Muller; source(s): Nakamura, Hirakawa, YBh-Ind]

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[Dictionary References]

Bulgyo sajeon 289a

Bukkyōgo daijiten (Nakamura) 1212d

Buddhist Chinese-Sanskrit Dictionary (Hirakawa) 1156

Bukkyō daijiten (Mochizuki) (v.1-6)2403a

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

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Entry created: 2004-02-09

Updated: 2014-03-28