Fa jie shen, Fǎ jiè shēn: 4 definitions
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In Buddhism
Chinese Buddhism
法界身 [fa jie shen]—The dharmakāya (manifesting itself in all beings); the dharmadhātu as the buddhakāya, all things being Buddha.
[The following represents an unverified English translation. For all purposes consult the original Chinese text.]
法界身 [fa jie shen]—Dharmakaya-body — [Term (術語 [shu yu])] This refers to the Dharmakaya (法身 [fa shen]), which is one of the Three Bodies of the Buddha (佛三身 [fu san shen]). The Buddha's Dharmakaya is the Buddha-body that pervades the Dharma-realm (法界 [fa jie]) and responds to sentient beings (眾生 [zhong sheng]), hence it is called the Dharmakaya-body. One body manifests as all bodies.
Tan Xuan Ji (探玄記 [tan xuan ji]) Volume 2 states: "Manifesting one body as all bodies is called the Dharmakaya-body." Guan Jing Ding Shan Yi (觀經定善義 [guan jing ding shan yi]) says: "What is meant by 'Dharma-realm' (法界 [fa jie]) is the realm to be transformed (所化境 [suo hua jing]), which is the realm of sentient beings. What is meant by 'body' is the body that transforms (能化之身 [neng hua zhi shen]), which is the body of all Buddhas (諸佛身 [zhu fu shen])."
The Contemplation Sutra of Immeasurable Life says: "All Buddhas and Tathagatas (諸佛如來 [zhu fu ru lai]) are Dharmakaya-bodies, entering into the minds (心想 [xin xiang]) of all sentient beings." Tiantai Guan Jing Shu (天台觀經疏 [tian tai guan jing shu]) states: "The Dharmakaya-body is the retribution-Buddha Dharma-nature body (報佛法性身 [bao fu fa xing shen]). When sentient beings' minds are pure, the Dharmakaya is at ease and free, hence it is said to 'enter into the minds of all sentient beings'."
The Dharma-realm (法界 [fa jie]) refers to the mind-dharma (心法 [xin fa]) of sentient beings. This mind can give rise to all phenomena, hence it is called the Dharma-realm. And now, this Dharma-realm mind gives rise to the Buddha-body of all phenomena. Therefore, the Buddha-body is called the Dharmakaya-body. It is the body born from the Dharma-realm.
Wang Sheng Lun Zhu (往生論註 [wang sheng lun zhu]) Volume 1 states: "The Dharma-realm is the mind-dharma of sentient beings. Because the mind can give rise to all mundane and supramundane (世間出世間 [shi jian chu shi jian]) phenomena, the mind is called the Dharma-realm. The Dharma-realm can give rise to the Tathagata's body with auspicious marks (如來相好身 [ru lai xiang hao shen]), just as forms and so on can give rise to eye-consciousness (眼識 [yan shi]). Therefore, the Buddha-body is called the Dharmakaya-body."
法界身—【術語】佛三身中之法身也。佛之法身為周徧法界眾生而感應之佛身，故名法界身。一身即現一切身也。探玄記二曰：「現一身即一切身，名法界身。」觀經定善義曰：「言法界者是所化境，即眾生界也。言身者是能化之身，即諸佛身也。」觀無量壽經曰：「諸佛如來是法界身，入一切眾生心想中。」天台觀經疏曰：「法界身者，報佛法性身也。眾生心淨法身自在，故言入眾生心想中。」
法界者，眾生之心法也，此心能生諸法，故名法界，而今此法界心生萬法之佛身。故稱佛身曰法界身。即法界所生之身也。往生論註上曰：「法界是眾生心法也，以心能生世間出世間一切諸法，故名心為法界。法界能生諸如來相好身，亦如色等能生眼識，是故佛身名法界身。」
[shù yǔ] fú sān shēn zhōng zhī fǎ shēn yě. fú zhī fǎ shēn wèi zhōu biàn fǎ jiè zhòng shēng ér gǎn yīng zhī fú shēn, gù míng fǎ jiè shēn. yī shēn jí xiàn yī qiè shēn yě. tàn xuán jì èr yuē: “xiàn yī shēn jí yī qiè shēn, míng fǎ jiè shēn.” guān jīng dìng shàn yì yuē: “yán fǎ jiè zhě shì suǒ huà jìng, jí zhòng shēng jiè yě. yán shēn zhě shì néng huà zhī shēn, jí zhū fú shēn yě.” guān wú liàng shòu jīng yuē: “zhū fú rú lái shì fǎ jiè shēn, rù yī qiè zhòng shēng xīn xiǎng zhōng.” tiān tái guān jīng shū yuē: “fǎ jiè shēn zhě, bào fú fǎ xìng shēn yě. zhòng shēng xīn jìng fǎ shēn zì zài, gù yán rù zhòng shēng xīn xiǎng zhōng.”
fǎ jiè zhě, zhòng shēng zhī xīn fǎ yě, cǐ xīn néng shēng zhū fǎ, gù míng fǎ jiè, ér jīn cǐ fǎ jiè xīn shēng wàn fǎ zhī fú shēn. gù chēng fú shēn yuē fǎ jiè shēn. jí fǎ jiè suǒ shēng zhī shēn yě. wǎng shēng lùn zhù shàng yuē: “fǎ jiè shì zhòng shēng xīn fǎ yě, yǐ xīn néng shēng shì jiān chū shì jiān yī qiè zhū fǎ, gù míng xīn wèi fǎ jiè. fǎ jiè néng shēng zhū rú lái xiāng hǎo shēn, yì rú sè děng néng shēng yǎn shí, shì gù fú shēn míng fǎ jiè shēn.”
[shu yu] fu san shen zhong zhi fa shen ye. fu zhi fa shen wei zhou bian fa jie zhong sheng er gan ying zhi fu shen, gu ming fa jie shen. yi shen ji xian yi qie shen ye. tan xuan ji er yue: "xian yi shen ji yi qie shen, ming fa jie shen." guan jing ding shan yi yue: "yan fa jie zhe shi suo hua jing, ji zhong sheng jie ye. yan shen zhe shi neng hua zhi shen, ji zhu fu shen ye." guan wu liang shou jing yue: "zhu fu ru lai shi fa jie shen, ru yi qie zhong sheng xin xiang zhong." tian tai guan jing shu yue: "fa jie shen zhe, bao fu fa xing shen ye. zhong sheng xin jing fa shen zi zai, gu yan ru zhong sheng xin xiang zhong."
fa jie zhe, zhong sheng zhi xin fa ye, ci xin neng sheng zhu fa, gu ming fa jie, er jin ci fa jie xin sheng wan fa zhi fu shen. gu cheng fu shen yue fa jie shen. ji fa jie suo sheng zhi shen ye. wang sheng lun zhu shang yue: "fa jie shi zhong sheng xin fa ye, yi xin neng sheng shi jian chu shi jian yi qie zhu fa, gu ming xin wei fa jie. fa jie neng sheng zhu ru lai xiang hao shen, yi ru se deng neng sheng yan shi, shi gu fu shen ming fa jie shen."
法界身 ts = fǎ jiè shēn p refers to [noun] “dharmakaya”; Domain: Buddhism 佛教 [fu jiao]; Notes: See 法身 [fa shen] (FGDB '法界身 [fa jie shen]'; SH '法界身 [fa jie shen]', p. 271) .
Chinese Buddhism (漢傳佛教, hanchuan fojiao) is the form of Buddhism that developed in China, blending Mahayana teachings with Daoist and Confucian thought. Its texts are mainly in Classical Chinese, based on translations from Sanskrit. Major schools include Chan (Zen), Pure Land, Tiantai, and Huayan. Chinese Buddhism has greatly influenced East Asian religion and culture.
Languages of India and abroad
Chinese-English dictionary
法界身 [fǎ jiè shēn] refers to: “body of the dharma realm”.
法界身 is further associated with the following language/terms:
[Vietnamese] pháp giới thān.
[Korean] 법계신 / beopgye sin.
[Japanese] ホッカイシン / hokkai shin.
Chinese language.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches (+0): Fa jie, Fa, Jie, Shen, Chen.
Starts with (+0): Fa jie sheng chun, Fa jie sheng zhen yan.
Full-text (+0): Bian fa jie shen, Pu men fa jie shen, Yi shen, Phap gioi than, Bien phap gioi than, Wu zhong fa shen, Xin xiang, Chen sha, Tong ru lai zhuang yan ju, Zi zheng shen, Shi xin shi fu, Xi fang jing tu, Shi wu ai, Jiu fang bian, Ji shen mi tuo wei xin jing tu.
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