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自他不二

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Basic Meaning: self and other are not two

Senses:

  • Others are the same as oneself and not different. Mahāyāna 大乘 Buddhism believes that human beings start by loving themselves, but they argue that those who protect themselves must also protect the selves of others. The self whose self-protection is also the protection of others is not the self that opposes each other, but the self that becomes clearer through co-operation with others. [自他融合] 〔禪宗永嘉集科註說誼 HBJ 7.176b22〕 (Skt. parātmasamatā, parātmaparivarta) [Charles Muller; source(s): Nakamura, FGD]
  • In Tiantai 天台宗 this is the seventh of the ten gates of nonduality 十不二門. [Charles Muller; source(s): Nakamura, FGD]
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    [Dictionary References]

    Bukkyōgo daijiten (Nakamura) 556d

    Fo Guang Dictionary 2517

    Bukkyō daijiten (Mochizuki) (v.1-6)2372c

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    Entry created: 2022-08-04