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奢摩他

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Basic Meaning: (Skt. śamatha)

Senses:

  • A transliteration of the Sanskrit term, which means stabilizing meditation; calming meditation, calm abiding. Stopping the wandering of the mind and focusing it on one object, thus bringing about a condition of quietude. See more under the Chinese translation of 止. (Tib. zhi gnas).Also transliterated as 奢摩陀 and 舍摩他. 〔瑜伽論 T 1579.30.330b21〕 [Charles Muller; source(s): Soothill]
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    [Dictionary References]

    Bukkyō jiten (Ui) 472

    Bulgyo sajeon 360a

    Zengaku daijiten (Komazawa U.) 476c

    Japanese-English Buddhist Dictionary (Daitō shuppansha) 271a/298

    Japanese-English Zen Buddhist Dictionary (Yokoi) 625

    Bukkyōgo daijiten (Nakamura) 607c

    Ding Fubao

    Buddhist Chinese-Sanskrit Dictionary (Hirakawa) 0339

    Bukkyō daijiten (Mochizuki) (v.1-6)1435c,1489a,1759b,3673c,4919c

    Bukkyō daijiten (Oda) 809-3

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

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    Entry created: 1993-09-01

    Updated: 2008-11-18