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Basic Meaning: to fall from the pinnacle

Senses:

  • (Skt. *mūrdhabhyaḥ patitaḥ, *mūrdhabhyaḥ pātaḥ) The pinnacle 頂 is the state where one is free from the afflictions of the three realms 三界. 'Falling' means a retrogression to a defiled level of consciousness. Also written 頂退. Specifically refers to the rebirth in an evil destiny by a person who had previously attained the level of the four wholesome roots 四善根 of the śrāvaka path. 〔天台八教大意; 大智度論 T 1509.25.262b4〕 [Charles Muller; source(s): Hirakawa, Nakamura, FGD]
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    [Dictionary References]

    Bukkyōgo daijiten (Nakamura) 964b

    Fo Guang Dictionary 4841

    Ding Fubao {Digital Version}

    Buddhist Chinese-Sanskrit Dictionary (Hirakawa) 1260

    Bukkyō daijiten (Mochizuki) (v.1-6)3715c

    Bukkyō daijiten (Oda) 1202-2

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    Entry created: 2010-08-14