San zhong bing ren, Sān zhǒng bìng rén: 1 definition

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Chinese Buddhism

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三種病人 t = 三种病人 s = sān zhǒng bìng rén p refers to [phrase] “three kinds of invalids”; Domain: Buddhism 佛教 [fu jiao] , Subdomain: Chan School; Notes: Quote: a phrase used in Koan 88 of the 碧巖錄 [bi yan lu] ”The Blue Cliff Record” (retranslated from Ch’ung-hsien, K’o-ch’in, and Thomas F. Cleary trans. 1998, p. 386; T 2003, scroll 9; FGDB '玄沙三種病人 [xuan sha san zhong bing ren]') .

Source: NTI Reader: Chinese-English Buddhist dictionary
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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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