San zhi san qing, Sān zhǐ sān qǐng: 1 definition
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Chinese Buddhism
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三止三請 [san zhi san qing]—Three Stops and Three Requests—[Account] At the beginning of the Chapter on Expedient Means (方便品 [fang bian pin]) of the Lotus Sūtra (法華經 [fa hua jing]), the Buddha first praised the Tathāgata's (如來 [ru lai]) two kinds of wisdom. Considering the true aspect of all phenomena (諸法實相 [zhu fa shi xiang]) to be extremely profound and subtle (甚深微妙 [shen shen wei miao]), he desired to speak but stopped. Next, Śāriputra (舍利弗 [she li fu]) requested [the Buddha] to speak on behalf of the assembly. This interaction between the Buddha (佛 [fu]) and Śāriputra involved three instances of the Buddha stopping and three instances of Śāriputra requesting. The Buddha thereupon acceded to the third request and extensively expounded the Wonderful Dharma (妙法 [miao fa]). This is called the Three Stops and Three Requests.
三止三請—【故事】法華經方便品之初，先讚嘆如來之二智，以諸法實相為甚深微妙欲說而止，次舍利弗代眾請說之。如此佛與舍利弗交互各三止三請，佛遂容第三請，廣說妙法。謂之三止三請。
[gù shì] fǎ huá jīng fāng biàn pǐn zhī chū, xiān zàn tàn rú lái zhī èr zhì, yǐ zhū fǎ shí xiāng wèi shén shēn wēi miào yù shuō ér zhǐ, cì shě lì fú dài zhòng qǐng shuō zhī. rú cǐ fú yǔ shě lì fú jiāo hù gè sān zhǐ sān qǐng, fú suì róng dì sān qǐng, guǎng shuō miào fǎ. wèi zhī sān zhǐ sān qǐng.
[gu shi] fa hua jing fang bian pin zhi chu, xian zan tan ru lai zhi er zhi, yi zhu fa shi xiang wei shen shen wei miao yu shuo er zhi, ci she li fu dai zhong qing shuo zhi. ru ci fu yu she li fu jiao hu ge san zhi san qing, fu sui rong di san qing, guang shuo miao fa. wei zhi san zhi san qing.
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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Qing, Jing, Kui, Zhi, Di, Can, Shan, Ti.
Full-text: San zhi.
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