Liu ji fu, Liù jí fú: 3 definitions
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In Buddhism
Chinese Buddhism
六卽佛 [liu ji fu]—Buddha in six forms; (1) 理佛 [li fu] as the principle in and through all things, as pan-Buddha— all things being of Buddha-nature; (2) 名字佛 [ming zi fu] Buddha as a name or person. The other four are the last four forms above.
[The following represents an unverified English translation. For all purposes consult the original Chinese text.]
六即佛 [liu ji fu]—The Sixfold Identity of Buddha
[Categorization/Terms (名數 [ming shu])] Tiantai's Guanhang Shu (天台觀行疏 [tian tai guan xing shu]) categorizes the Sixfold Identity (六即 [liu ji]) based on Buddha:
1. Principle Buddha (理佛 [li fu]): This is the Buddha of the Principle Identity stage (理即位 [li ji wei]). It refers to one who, in the body of a sentient being in the three evil realms, has not cultivated even a trace of good, but possesses only the Buddha-nature (佛性 [fu xing]).
2. Name Buddha (名字佛 [ming zi fu]): This is the Buddha of the Name Identity stage (名字即位 [ming zi ji wei]). It refers to those in human and heavenly realms with past merits, who have merely heard the name of Buddha.
3. Contemplation-Practice Buddha (觀行佛 [guan xing fu]): This is the Buddha of the Contemplation-Practice Identity stage (觀行即位 [guan xing ji wei]).
4. Resemblance Buddha (相似佛 [xiang shi fu]): This is the Buddha of the Resemblance Identity stage (相似即位 [xiang shi ji wei]). It refers to one who, at the stage of the Ten Faiths (十信 [shi xin]), seems to realize the Buddha-principle, identical to true understanding.
5. Partial Realization Buddha (分證佛 [fen zheng fu]): This is the Buddha of the Partial Realization Identity stage (分真即位 [fen zhen ji wei]). It refers to one who, from the First Abode (初住 [chu zhu]) up to the Equal Enlightenment (等覺 [deng jue]) stage, gradually breaks one grade of ignorance (無明 [wu ming]) and realizes one portion of the Middle Way (中道 [zhong dao]).
6. Ultimate Buddha (究竟佛 [jiu jing fu]): This is the Buddha of the Ultimate Identity stage (究竟即位 [jiu jing ji wei]). It refers to one who, at the stage of Wondrous Enlightenment (妙覺 [miao jue]), has perfected the path of enlightenment.
The Principle Buddha (理佛 [li fu]) is the Name Buddha (名字佛 [ming zi fu]), and so on, up to the Ultimate Buddha (究竟佛 [jiu jing fu]). These six Buddhas mutually identify (即 [ji]), hence the term "identity." Currently, the Sixfold Identity is discussed only in relation to Buddha, but in reality, all Ten Realms (十界 [shi jie]) possess the Sixfold Identity. The Miaozong Chao (妙宗鈔 [miao zong chao]) on the Guanjing Shu (觀經疏 [guan jing shu]) states: "It should be known that the meaning of the Sixfold Identity (六即 [liu ji]) is not exclusive to Buddha. All provisional and true practitioners of the Three Vehicles, humans, and devas, down to dung beetles (蛣蜣 [qi qiang]) and the minds and forms of those in hell, must be distinguished by the Sixfold Identity to clarify their initial and final stages. This means from the Principle Dung Beetle (理蛣蜣 [li qi qiang]) up to the Ultimate Dung Beetle (究竟蛣蜣 [jiu jing qi qiang]). Here, we explain the Lord of Teachings, hence the discussion is based on Buddha."
六即佛—【名數】天台觀行疏就佛而判六即：一、理佛，即理即位之佛，於三惡之眾生身，無一毫之修善，唯具佛性者。二、名字佛，即名字即位之佛。宿福之人天，僅聞佛之名字者。三、觀行佛，即觀行即位之佛。四、相似佛，即相似即位之佛，於十信之位，彷佛證佛理而與真解同者。五、分證佛，即分真即位之佛，由初住至已上等覺，漸次破一品之無明，證一分之中道者。六、究竟佛，即究竟即位之佛，於妙覺之位，覺道究竟者。理佛即是名字佛，乃至即是究竟佛也。彼此六佛互相即，故云即。今但就佛而論六即，就實則十界悉具六即。觀經疏妙宗鈔上曰：「應知六即之義不專在佛，一切假實三乘人天，下至蛣蜣地獄色心，皆須六即辨其初後，所謂理蛣蜣乃至究竟蛣蜣，今釋教主故就佛辨。」
[míng shù] tiān tái guān xíng shū jiù fú ér pàn liù jí: yī,, lǐ fú, jí lǐ jí wèi zhī fú, yú sān è zhī zhòng shēng shēn, wú yī háo zhī xiū shàn, wéi jù fú xìng zhě. èr,, míng zì fú, jí míng zì jí wèi zhī fú. sù fú zhī rén tiān, jǐn wén fú zhī míng zì zhě. sān,, guān xíng fú, jí guān xíng jí wèi zhī fú. sì,, xiāng shì fú, jí xiāng shì jí wèi zhī fú, yú shí xìn zhī wèi, fǎng fú zhèng fú lǐ ér yǔ zhēn jiě tóng zhě. wǔ,, fēn zhèng fú, jí fēn zhēn jí wèi zhī fú, yóu chū zhù zhì yǐ shàng děng jué, jiàn cì pò yī pǐn zhī wú míng, zhèng yī fēn zhī zhōng dào zhě. liù,, jiū jìng fú, jí jiū jìng jí wèi zhī fú, yú miào jué zhī wèi, jué dào jiū jìng zhě. lǐ fú jí shì míng zì fú, nǎi zhì jí shì jiū jìng fú yě. bǐ cǐ liù fú hù xiāng jí, gù yún jí. jīn dàn jiù fú ér lùn liù jí, jiù shí zé shí jiè xī jù liù jí. guān jīng shū miào zōng chāo shàng yuē: “yīng zhī liù jí zhī yì bù zhuān zài fú, yī qiè jiǎ shí sān chéng rén tiān, xià zhì qī qiāng de yù sè xīn, jiē xū liù jí biàn qí chū hòu, suǒ wèi lǐ qī qiāng nǎi zhì jiū jìng qī qiāng, jīn shì jiào zhǔ gù jiù fú biàn.”
[ming shu] tian tai guan xing shu jiu fu er pan liu ji: yi,, li fu, ji li ji wei zhi fu, yu san e zhi zhong sheng shen, wu yi hao zhi xiu shan, wei ju fu xing zhe. er,, ming zi fu, ji ming zi ji wei zhi fu. su fu zhi ren tian, jin wen fu zhi ming zi zhe. san,, guan xing fu, ji guan xing ji wei zhi fu. si,, xiang shi fu, ji xiang shi ji wei zhi fu, yu shi xin zhi wei, fang fu zheng fu li er yu zhen jie tong zhe. wu,, fen zheng fu, ji fen zhen ji wei zhi fu, you chu zhu zhi yi shang deng jue, jian ci po yi pin zhi wu ming, zheng yi fen zhi zhong dao zhe. liu,, jiu jing fu, ji jiu jing ji wei zhi fu, yu miao jue zhi wei, jue dao jiu jing zhe. li fu ji shi ming zi fu, nai zhi ji shi jiu jing fu ye. bi ci liu fu hu xiang ji, gu yun ji. jin dan jiu fu er lun liu ji, jiu shi ze shi jie xi ju liu ji. guan jing shu miao zong chao shang yue: "ying zhi liu ji zhi yi bu zhuan zai fu, yi qie jia shi san cheng ren tian, xia zhi qi qiang de yu se xin, jie xu liu ji bian qi chu hou, suo wei li qi qiang nai zhi jiu jing qi qiang, jin shi jiao zhu gu jiu fu bian."
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
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六卽佛 [liù jí fú] refers to: “buddha in six forms”.
六卽佛 is further associated with the following language/terms:
[Vietnamese] lục tức phật.
[Korean] 육즉불 / yuk jeuk bul.
[Japanese] ロクソクブツ / roku soku butsu.
Chinese language.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Fo, Liu, Ji, Fu.
Full-text: Guan xing fu, Xiang shi ji fu, Li ji fu, Li fu, Xi yin, Si bu ke qing, Jin lan yi.
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