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道諦

Pronunciations

Basic Meaning: truth of the Way

Senses:

  • The truth of the path leading to the extinction of affliction (Skt. mārga-satya). The fourth of the Four Noble Truths 四諦, which includes the eight kinds of correct practices 八正道. (Skt. *pratipat-satya, mārga; Pāli magga-sacca) [Charles Muller; source(s): Soothill, Yokoi, Hirakawa]
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    [Dictionary References]

    Bukkyō jiten (Ui) 784

    Bulgyo sajeon 177a

    Zengaku daijiten (Komazawa U.) 934c

    Japanese-English Zen Buddhist Dictionary (Yokoi) 106

    Bukkyōgo daijiten (Nakamura) 1016b

    Fo Guang Dictionary 5660

    Ding Fubao

    Buddhist Chinese-Sanskrit Dictionary (Hirakawa) 1161

    Bukkyō daijiten (Mochizuki) (v.1-6)3885c,4856a

    Bukkyō daijiten (Oda) 1175-1

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

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    Entry created: 1993-09-01

    Updated: 2008-05-05