非量

Readings

Pinyin: fēiliáng

Wade-Giles: fei-liang

Hangul: 비량

Korean MC: biryang

Korean MR: piryang

Katakana: ヒリョウ

Hepburn: hiryō

mistaken perception or cognition

• A technical term in Buddhist logic 因明, also written as 似量. One of three types of perception 三量. Something that seems to be a correctly made direct perception 現量 or inference 比量, but which is in fact a mistaken perception or inference (Skt. *apramāṇa). Tib. tshad ma ma yin pa, tshad min (Source: Negi, J.S. Tibetan-Sanskrit Dictionary, 1993-2005)〔集諸法寶最上義論 T 1638.32.153a7〕 [resp. Charles Muller, Achim Bayer; source(s): Nakamura, FGD, Hirakawa]
• Without measure, boundless. (Skt. amārtayā; Tib. drod mi 'dzin pa) 〔瑜伽師地論 T 1579.30.281b14〕[resp. Charles Muller; source(s): YBh-Ind]
• Wrong amount; inappropriate amount. Seen, for example, in regulations regarding sex in the vinayas. (amātra) 〔梵網經古迹記; T 1815.40.705b16〕[resp. Charles Muller, Achim Bayer; ref. YBh-Ind]

Dictionary References:

Bukkyō jiten (Ui), 880

Bulgyo sajeon, 242a

Bukkyōgo daijiten (Nakamura), 1127b

Fo Guang Dictionary, 3712

Buddhist Chinese-Sanskrit Dictionary (Hirakawa), 1253

Bukkyō daijiten (Mochizuki), (v.1-6)4366a,1696c

Sanskrit-Tibetan Index for the Yogâcārabhūmi-śāstra (Yokoyama and Hirosawa), {Digital Version}

Copyright © 2010 -- Charles Muller

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