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擇滅

Pronunciations

Basic Meaning: annihilation [of afflictions] through the power of analysis

Senses:

  • Eliminating afflictions by the practice of analytical meditation. One of two methods of cessation 二滅; one of the six unconditioned dharmas 六無爲 (Skt. pratisaṃkhyā-nirodha, pratisaṃkhyā, prajñā-viśesa, savisaṃyoga, visaṃyoga-dravya, visaṃyoga, prahāṇa; Pāli paṭisaṃkhā-nirodha; Tib. so sor brtags pas 'gog pa, so sor brtags 'gog). Considered to be a synonym for nirvana 涅槃. 〔瑜伽論 T 1579.30.292a19, 成唯識論 T 1585.31.6b29〕 [Charles Muller; source(s): Ui, Nakamura, Hirakawa, YBh-Ind, JEBD, Iwanami]
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    [Dictionary References]

    Bukkyō jiten (Ui) 735

    Bulgyo sajeon 886a

    Iwanami bukkyō jiten 550, 565

    Japanese-English Buddhist Dictionary (Daitō shuppansha) 29a/30

    Bukkyōgo daijiten (Nakamura) 957b

    Fo Guang Dictionary 6225

    Ding Fubao

    Buddhist Chinese-Sanskrit Dictionary (Hirakawa) 0564

    Bukkyō daijiten (Mochizuki) (v.1-6)3640c,1577c,3944a,4146c

    Bukkyō daijiten (Oda) 1204-1

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

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    Entry created: 1993-09-01

    Updated: 2020-04-26