DDB: 了因 |

了因

Readings

Pinyin: liǎoyīn

Wade-Giles: liao-yin

Hangul: 요인

Korean MC: yo-in

Korean MR: yo'in

Katakana: リョウイン

Hepburn: ryōin

liễu nhân

awareness-cause

(Skt. *jñāpaka-hetu, vyañjana-hetu). An awareness, which produces its result — such as enlightenment; as opposed to generative cause 生因. One of the two causes 二因. 〔理門論述記 T 1839.44.77a6-b3.T 1839.44.77a6-b3〕 [resp. Charles Muller, Dan Lusthaus; ref. Hirakawa, Nakamura]
More generally, a cause of understanding; a cause of awareness. 〔大乘起信論義疏 T 1843.44.190b8〕 [resp. Charles Muller]
The reasons for an opposing proposition. 〔入正理論疏〕 [resp. Charles Muller]
Understanding, initial awareness. Initial enlightenment 始覺. In Tiantai 了因佛性, one of the three causes of buddha-nature 三因佛性. The cause for aspiring to Buddhahood; in Tiantai, the function of prajñā-wisdom as one of the threefold qualities of the Buddha nature. The inherent cause for seeking Buddhahood. 〔法華玄義 T 1716.33.695a6〕; 〔四教義, T 1929.46.779c1; 摩訶止觀 T 1911.46.23b11〕. [resp. Paul Swanson, Charles Muller]
les causes de compréhension [resp. Paul Swanson]

Dictionary References:

Bukkyō jiten (Ui), 1107

Bulgyo sajeon, 635a

Bukkyōgo daijiten (Nakamura), 1423d

Fo Guang Dictionary, 163

Ding Fubao

Buddhist Chinese-Sanskrit Dictionary (Hirakawa), 0080

Bukkyō daijiten (Mochizuki), (v.1-6)182b

Bukkyō daijiten (Oda), 1810-2

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