San mei ye zhi, Sān mèi yé zhì: 4 definitions
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In Buddhism
Chinese Buddhism
三昧耶智 [san mei ye zhi]—samaya wisdom. In esoteric teaching, the characteristic of a Buddha's or bodhisattva's wisdom, as shown in the maṇḍala.
[The following represents an unverified English translation. For all purposes consult the original Chinese text.]
三昧耶智 [san mei ye zhi]—Samaya-jnana—[Term] In Esoteric Buddhism (密教 [mi jiao]), it is a name for Buddha's wisdom (佛智 [fu zhi]). There are two aspects: general and specific.
1. Generally, it refers to the wisdom of the Five Buddhas. When explained, Vajrabodhi (金剛智 [jin gang zhi]) translated it as Prajñā-pāramitā-jñāna (平等性智 [ping deng xing zhi]) based on the meaning of equality. Amoghavajra (不空 [bu kong]) translated Samaya-jnana in the Prajñāpāramitā-naya-śataka (理趣經 [li qu jing]), while Vajrabodhi (金剛智 [jin gang zhi]) translated the Prajñāpāramitā-naya-śataka as Prajñā-pāramitā-jñāna (平等性智 [ping deng xing zhi]). Furthermore, Amoghavajra (不空 [bu kong]) took the meaning of original vow (本誓 [ben shi]) and translated it as vow-wisdom (誓智 [shi zhi]). This means that this wisdom, unlike in Exoteric Buddhism (顯教 [xian jiao]) where self-attainment and self-realization are not permitted, must be received from a Buddha through Abhiṣeka (灌頂 [guan ding]). This is the Buddha's original vow (本誓 [ben shi]). Amoghavajra's (不空 [bu kong]) translation of the Prajñāpāramitā-naya-śataka (理趣經 [li qu jing]) says: "Bhagavan (薄伽梵 [bao jia fan]), having achieved the supremely excellent Samaya-jnana empowered by all Tathagatas' Vajra, has already received the precious crown of Abhiṣeka (灌頂 [guan ding]) from all Tathagatas, becoming the lord of the Three Realms (三界 [san jie])." Vajrabodhi's (金剛智 [jin gang zhi]) Prajñāpāramitā-naya-śataka (理趣經 [li qu jing]) says: "Bhagavan (薄伽梵 [bao jia fan]), having wonderfully and perfectly achieved various rare and excellent merits of the Prajñā-pāramitā-jñāna (平等性智 [ping deng xing zhi]) upheld by the Tathagatas' Vajra, has already skillfully obtained the precious crown of Abhiṣeka (灌頂 [guan ding]) from all Tathagatas, the supreme Dharma King, transcending the Three Realms (三界 [san jie])." Amoghavajra's (不空 [bu kong]) commentary on the Prajñāpāramitā-naya-śataka (理趣釋 [li qu shi]) states: "Samaya-jnana is a vow (誓 [shi]), and also a Mandala (曼荼羅 [man tu luo]). Do not let future supreme victors not receive it from a master, but rather intend to receive it by themselves. Therefore, it is known that to cultivate the supreme vehicle (最上乘 [zui shang cheng]), one must receive Samaya (三昧耶 [san mei ye]) from a master before one can practice."
2. Specifically, it refers to the third of the Five Wisdoms (五智 [wu zhi]), Prajñā-pāramitā-jñāna (平等性智 [ping deng xing zhi]). The preface of the Vajraśekhara Sūtra (金剛頂經 [jin gang ding jing]) states: "The Samaya (三昧耶 [san mei ye]) of the wisdom of equality (平等智 [ping deng zhi]) of all Tathagatas."
三昧耶智—【術語】在密教為佛智之稱，此有總別二者：一、總名五佛之智，而解之則金剛智以平等之義而譯為平等性智。不空譯理趣經之三昧耶智，金剛智譯理趣經以為平等性智也。又不空取本誓之義，譯為誓智。謂此智如顯教不許自得自證，必就灌頂佛受之。是佛之本誓也。不空譯之理趣經曰：「薄伽梵，成就特勝一切如來金剛加持三昧耶智，已得一切如來灌頂寶冠，為三界主。」金剛智之理趣經曰：「薄伽梵，妙善成就如來金剛住持平等性智種種希有殊勝功德，已能善獲一切如來無上法王灌頂寶冠，過三界。」不空之理趣釋上曰：「三昧耶智者誓也，亦曼荼羅也。勿令將來最上勝者不從師受，而專意自受者也。是故得知修最上乘必須師受三昧耶，然後可修行也。」二、別名於五智中之第三平等性智。金剛頂經一序：「一切如來平等智三昧耶。」
[shù yǔ] zài mì jiào wèi fú zhì zhī chēng, cǐ yǒu zǒng bié èr zhě: yī,, zǒng míng wǔ fú zhī zhì, ér jiě zhī zé jīn gāng zhì yǐ píng děng zhī yì ér yì wèi píng děng xìng zhì. bù kōng yì lǐ qù jīng zhī sān mèi yé zhì, jīn gāng zhì yì lǐ qù jīng yǐ wèi píng děng xìng zhì yě. yòu bù kōng qǔ běn shì zhī yì, yì wèi shì zhì. wèi cǐ zhì rú xiǎn jiào bù xǔ zì dé zì zhèng, bì jiù guàn dǐng fú shòu zhī. shì fú zhī běn shì yě. bù kōng yì zhī lǐ qù jīng yuē: “báo jiā fàn, chéng jiù tè shèng yī qiè rú lái jīn gāng jiā chí sān mèi yé zhì, yǐ dé yī qiè rú lái guàn dǐng bǎo guān, wèi sān jiè zhǔ.” jīn gāng zhì zhī lǐ qù jīng yuē: “báo jiā fàn, miào shàn chéng jiù rú lái jīn gāng zhù chí píng děng xìng zhì zhǒng zhǒng xī yǒu shū shèng gōng dé, yǐ néng shàn huò yī qiè rú lái wú shàng fǎ wáng guàn dǐng bǎo guān, guò sān jiè.” bù kōng zhī lǐ qù shì shàng yuē: “sān mèi yé zhì zhě shì yě, yì màn tú luó yě. wù lìng jiāng lái zuì shàng shèng zhě bù cóng shī shòu, ér zhuān yì zì shòu zhě yě. shì gù dé zhī xiū zuì shàng chéng bì xū shī shòu sān mèi yé, rán hòu kě xiū xíng yě.” èr,, bié míng yú wǔ zhì zhōng zhī dì sān píng děng xìng zhì. jīn gāng dǐng jīng yī xù: “yī qiè rú lái píng děng zhì sān mèi yé.”
[shu yu] zai mi jiao wei fu zhi zhi cheng, ci you zong bie er zhe: yi,, zong ming wu fu zhi zhi, er jie zhi ze jin gang zhi yi ping deng zhi yi er yi wei ping deng xing zhi. bu kong yi li qu jing zhi san mei ye zhi, jin gang zhi yi li qu jing yi wei ping deng xing zhi ye. you bu kong qu ben shi zhi yi, yi wei shi zhi. wei ci zhi ru xian jiao bu xu zi de zi zheng, bi jiu guan ding fu shou zhi. shi fu zhi ben shi ye. bu kong yi zhi li qu jing yue: "bao jia fan, cheng jiu te sheng yi qie ru lai jin gang jia chi san mei ye zhi, yi de yi qie ru lai guan ding bao guan, wei san jie zhu." jin gang zhi zhi li qu jing yue: "bao jia fan, miao shan cheng jiu ru lai jin gang zhu chi ping deng xing zhi zhong zhong xi you shu sheng gong de, yi neng shan huo yi qie ru lai wu shang fa wang guan ding bao guan, guo san jie." bu kong zhi li qu shi shang yue: "san mei ye zhi zhe shi ye, yi man tu luo ye. wu ling jiang lai zui shang sheng zhe bu cong shi shou, er zhuan yi zi shou zhe ye. shi gu de zhi xiu zui shang cheng bi xu shi shou san mei ye, ran hou ke xiu xing ye." er,, bie ming yu wu zhi zhong zhi di san ping deng xing zhi. jin gang ding jing yi xu: "yi qie ru lai ping deng zhi san mei ye."
三昧耶智 ts = sān mèi yé zhì p refers to [phrase] “samaya wisdom”; Domain: Buddhism 佛教 [fu jiao] , Subdomain: Esoteric Buddhism; Notes: A characteristic of a Buddha's or bodhisattva's wisdom (SH '三昧耶智 [san mei ye zhi]', p. 67) .
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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三昧耶智 [sān mèi yé zhì] refers to: “samaya wisdom”.
三昧耶智 is further associated with the following language/terms:
[Vietnamese] tam muội da trí.
[Korean] 삼매야지 / sammaeya ji.
[Japanese] サンマヤチ / zanmaiya chi.
Chinese language.
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