Guan fa, Guān fǎ, Guān fá: 6 definitions
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In Buddhism
Chinese Buddhism
觀法 [guan fa]—Methods of contemplation, or obtaining of insight into truth, cf. 六觀法 [liu guan fa] and 止觀 [zhi guan].
[The following represents an unverified English translation. For all purposes consult the original Chinese text.]
觀法 [guan fa]—(Guān fǎ) — [術語 [shu yu] (shùyǔ)] The method of contemplating truth in the mind. It is the same as 觀心 [guan xin] (guānxīn).
The 止觀 [zhi guan] (Zhǐguān) states: "Though contemplation of phenomena is correct, attachment in the mind (著心 [zhe xin] (zhuó xīn)) makes it akin to evil."
The 止觀大意 [zhi guan da yi] (Zhǐguān dàyì) states: "While 慧文 [hui wen] (Huìwén) merely listed inner contemplation of seeing and hearing, by the time of 南嶽 [nan yue] (Nányuè) and 天台 [tian tai] (Tiāntái), further due to the 法華三昧 [fa hua san mei] (Fǎhuá Sānmèi), 陀羅尼 [tuo luo ni] (tuóluóní) were developed, expanding the gate of meaning, and contemplation of phenomena became complete and comprehensive."
(Related term: 觀心 [guan xin])
觀法—【術語】於心觀念真理之法也。同於觀心。止觀曰：「觀法雖正，著心同邪。」止觀大意曰：「慧文但列內觀視聽而已，洎乎南嶽天台。復因法華三昧，發陀羅尼，開拓義門，觀法周備。」(觀心)
[shù yǔ] yú xīn guān niàn zhēn lǐ zhī fǎ yě. tóng yú guān xīn. zhǐ guān yuē: “guān fǎ suī zhèng, zhe xīn tóng xié.” zhǐ guān dà yì yuē: “huì wén dàn liè nèi guān shì tīng ér yǐ, jì hū nán yuè tiān tái. fù yīn fǎ huá sān mèi, fā tuó luó ní, kāi tà yì mén, guān fǎ zhōu bèi.” (guān xīn)
[shu yu] yu xin guan nian zhen li zhi fa ye. tong yu guan xin. zhi guan yue: "guan fa sui zheng, zhe xin tong xie." zhi guan da yi yue: "hui wen dan lie nei guan shi ting er yi, ji hu nan yue tian tai. fu yin fa hua san mei, fa tuo luo ni, kai ta yi men, guan fa zhou bei." (guan xin)
觀法 t = 观法 s = guān fǎ p refers to [noun] “techniques for insight; vipaśyanā”; Domain: Buddhism 佛教 [fu jiao]; Notes: See also 毘鉢舍那 [pi bo she na] (Ding '觀法 [guan fa]'; FGDB '觀法 [guan fa]'; SH '觀法 [guan fa]', p. 490) .
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.
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Chinese-English dictionary
觀法 [guān fǎ] refers to: “contemplating phenomena”.
觀法 is further associated with the following language/terms:
[Related Chinese terms] 觀; 見法; 法觀.
[Sanskrit] anupaśyanā; bhāvanā-dharma; dharma-nidhyāna; dharmānupaśyanā; sarva-dharma-parikṣā; ātma-parīkṣā.
[Vietnamese] quan pháp.
[Korean] 관법 / gwanbeop.
[Japanese] カンボウ / kanbō.
Chinese language.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Fa, Guan, Chuan.
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Full-text (+242): Shi zhong guan fa, Liu guan fa, Jing xin jie guan fa, Shi zhong suo guan fa, Shi cheng guan fa, Da cheng zhi guan fa men, Guan fa zhi hui, Guan xin wu chang, Guan fa wu xiang, Zhi guan fa men, Po fa bian, Bian chu, Shi liu guan fa, Suo guan fa, Guan fa kong, Ti kong wu sheng guan fa, Di guan fa wang fa, Si wei lue yao fa, Lao jie, Zhi hui dui guan fa.
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