Ju sheng, Jù shēng: 2 definitions
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Ju sheng 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
倶生 [ju sheng]—Natural, spontaneous, inborn as opposed to acquired.
[The following represents an unverified English translation. For all purposes consult the original Chinese text.]
俱生 [ju sheng]—Innate — [Term] An abbreviation for "co-arising (起 [qi])." It means "arising together with one's birth/life." The arising of human deluded minds or afflictions has two types: one is called conceptual arising (分別起 [fen bie qi]), and the other is called co-arising (起 [qi]). If it arises based on evil teachers, evil doctrines, or evil thoughts, it is conceptual arising (分別起 [fen bie qi]). That which arises naturally in response to objects/circumstances, without relying on these three, is co-arising (起 [qi]). Among these, conceptual arising (分別起 [fen bie qi]) has strong afflictions but is easy to sever, while co-arising (起 [qi]) is weak but conversely difficult to sever. Therefore, at the path of seeing (見道 [jian dao]), one first suddenly severs the afflictions of conceptual arising (分別起 [fen bie qi]), and then at the path of cultivation (修道 [xiu dao]), one gradually severs the afflictions of co-arising (起 [qi]). Cheng Weishi Lun (唯識論 [wei shi lun]) Volume 1 states: "Since beginningless time, due to the internal causal power of false habituation, it has always been co-present with the body. It does not await evil doctrines or evil conceptualizations but operates spontaneously, hence it is called co-arising." The end of Volume 1 of the same commentary states: "Arising together with the body is called co-arising. That which arises later due to erroneous conceptualization is called conceptual arising (分別起 [fen bie qi])."
俱生—【術語】俱生起之略。與吾生俱起之義。人之惑心之起，有二種，一曰分別起。二曰俱生起。若依邪師邪教邪思惟而起者為分別起。不假此三者對於境自然而起者為俱生起。此中分別起，其惑強，卻易斷，俱生起弱而反難斷。因而於見道先頓斷分別起之惑，次於修道漸漸斷俱生起之惑也。唯識論一曰：「無始時來，虛妄熏習內因力故，恒與身俱。不待邪教及邪分別任運而轉，故名俱生。」同述記一末曰：「與身俱起，名曰俱生。後橫計生，名分別起。」
[shù yǔ] jù shēng qǐ zhī lüè. yǔ wú shēng jù qǐ zhī yì. rén zhī huò xīn zhī qǐ, yǒu èr zhǒng, yī yuē fēn bié qǐ. èr yuē jù shēng qǐ. ruò yī xié shī xié jiào xié sī wéi ér qǐ zhě wèi fēn bié qǐ. bù jiǎ cǐ sān zhě duì yú jìng zì rán ér qǐ zhě wèi jù shēng qǐ. cǐ zhōng fēn bié qǐ, qí huò qiáng, què yì duàn, jù shēng qǐ ruò ér fǎn nán duàn. yīn ér yú jiàn dào xiān dùn duàn fēn bié qǐ zhī huò, cì yú xiū dào jiàn jiàn duàn jù shēng qǐ zhī huò yě. wéi shí lùn yī yuē: “wú shǐ shí lái, xū wàng xūn xí nèi yīn lì gù, héng yǔ shēn jù. bù dài xié jiào jí xié fēn bié rèn yùn ér zhuǎn, gù míng jù shēng.” tóng shù jì yī mò yuē: “yǔ shēn jù qǐ, míng yuē jù shēng. hòu héng jì shēng, míng fēn bié qǐ.”
[shu yu] ju sheng qi zhi lue. yu wu sheng ju qi zhi yi. ren zhi huo xin zhi qi, you er zhong, yi yue fen bie qi. er yue ju sheng qi. ruo yi xie shi xie jiao xie si wei er qi zhe wei fen bie qi. bu jia ci san zhe dui yu jing zi ran er qi zhe wei ju sheng qi. ci zhong fen bie qi, qi huo qiang, que yi duan, ju sheng qi ruo er fan nan duan. yin er yu jian dao xian dun duan fen bie qi zhi huo, ci yu xiu dao jian jian duan ju sheng qi zhi huo ye. wei shi lun yi yue: "wu shi shi lai, xu wang xun xi nei yin li gu, heng yu shen ju. bu dai xie jiao ji xie fen bie ren yun er zhuan, gu ming ju sheng." tong shu ji yi mo yue: "yu shen ju qi, ming yue ju sheng. hou heng ji sheng, ming fen bie qi."
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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Starts with: Ju sheng fa, Ju sheng huo, Ju sheng qi, Ju sheng shen, Ju sheng wei lun.
Full-text (+65): Ju sheng qi, Ju sheng huo, Ju sheng fa, Liu zhong ju sheng huo, Ju sheng shen, Fen bie qi, Er fa zhi, Er wo zhi, Ju qi, Tong sheng shen, Er fan nao, Run ye, Run sheng, San zhong si huo, San zhong jian huo, Ju shi tong lun, Bu lu sha na, Jiu pin run sheng, Sheng jin, Xiu dao.
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