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風力所轉

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Basic Meaning: [that which is] turned [by the] power of the wind

Senses:

  • A physical change in the phenomenal world. According to ancient Indian thought, both the animate and inanimate worlds consist of four elements 四大, i.e., earth, water, fire, and wind. Among these four, wind represents mobility. Accordingly, breath, digestion, excretion, and physical movement are all generated by the wind element. For example in Vimalakīrti-nirdeśa-sūtra it is said: "This body is insubstantial, being housed in the four elements. This body is empty, transcending self and the qualities of self. This body is ignorant, like plants and rocks. This body is inactive, being turned by the power of the wind." (translated in McRae 2004, 83) 〔維摩經 T 475.14.539b24〕

    References:

    Paul, Diana Y,  John R McRae, eds. 2004. The Sutra of Queen Śrīmālā of the Lionʼs Roar ; The Vimalakīrti Sutra. Berkeley, Calif.:  Numata Center for Buddhist Translation and Research.

    [Erez Joskovich; source(s): ZGDJT, Yokoi, Ina-Z]
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    [Dictionary References]

    Zengaku daijiten (Komazawa U.) 1060a

    Japanese-English Zen Buddhist Dictionary (Yokoi) 139

    A Glossary of Zen Terms (Inagaki) 67

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    Entry created: 2019-01-09