Gen bai, Gēn bài: 3 definitions
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Gen bai means something in Buddhism, Pali. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.
In Buddhism
Chinese Buddhism
根敗 [gen bai]—Decay of the powers, or senses.
[The following represents an unverified English translation. For all purposes consult the original Chinese text.]
根敗 [gen bai]—根败 [gen bai] (gēn bài) — [A term] The five faculties (五根 [wu gen]), such as the eyes, are damaged and rendered unusable.
The Vimalakirti Sutra (维摩经 [wei mo jing]), Chapter on the Buddha's Path (佛道品 [fu dao pin]), states: "For example, just as a person with impaired faculties can no longer find enjoyment in the five desires (五欲 [wu yu]), similarly, those who hear about others severing defilements gain no further benefit from the Buddha's Dharma."
Huiyuan's Commentary (慧远疏 [hui yuan shu]) on the same sutra states: "'Eyes, etc.' are called 'faculties'; 'impairment of faculties' is called 'failure'; a person whose faculties are impaired is called a 'person with impaired faculties,' unable to perceive forms (色声 [se sheng]), sounds, etc."
根敗—【雜語】眼等五根敗壞而不為用也。維摩經佛道品曰：「譬如根敗之士其於五欲不能復利，如是聞諸斷結者，於佛法中無所復益。」同慧遠疏曰：「眼等名根，根壞名敗，根壞之人名根敗士，於色聲等不能照矚。」
[zá yǔ] yǎn děng wǔ gēn bài huài ér bù wèi yòng yě. wéi mó jīng fú dào pǐn yuē: “pì rú gēn bài zhī shì qí yú wǔ yù bù néng fù lì, rú shì wén zhū duàn jié zhě, yú fú fǎ zhōng wú suǒ fù yì.” tóng huì yuǎn shū yuē: “yǎn děng míng gēn, gēn huài míng bài, gēn huài zhī rén míng gēn bài shì, yú sè shēng děng bù néng zhào zhǔ.”
[za yu] yan deng wu gen bai huai er bu wei yong ye. wei mo jing fu dao pin yue: "pi ru gen bai zhi shi qi yu wu yu bu neng fu li, ru shi wen zhu duan jie zhe, yu fu fa zhong wu suo fu yi." tong hui yuan shu yue: "yan deng ming gen, gen huai ming bai, gen huai zhi ren ming gen bai shi, yu se sheng deng bu neng zhao zhu."
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
根敗 [gēn bài] refers to: “loss of one's faculties”.
根敗 is further associated with the following language/terms:
[Vietnamese] căn bại.
[Korean] 근패 / geunpae.
[Japanese] コンパイ / konpai.
Chinese language.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with: Gen bai huai zhong.
Full-text: Gen bai huai zhong, Bai mao gen, Shi de, Bai gen, Cai gen tan, Wu gen se, Nu guo.
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