Xian yi qie se shen san mei, Xiàn yī qiè sè shēn sān mèi: 1 definition

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現一切色身三昧 [xian yi qie se shen san mei]—Samadhi of Manifesting All Form Bodies (, Xiàn Yīqiè Sèshen Sānmèi).

[Term] 術語 [shu yu] (Shùyǔ): Briefly called Samadhi of Universal Manifestation (普現三昧 [pu xian san mei], Pǔxiàn Sānmèi). It is the name of a samadhi, like how Wonderful Sound Avalokiteshvara (妙音觀音 [miao yin guan yin], Miàoyīn Guānyīn) freely manifests the 色身 [se shen] (sèshen), or form bodies, of 一切眾生 [yi qie zhong sheng] (yīqiè zhòngshēng), all sentient beings. The Lotus Sutra (法華經 [fa hua jing], Fǎhuá Jīng), Chapter on Medicine King (藥王品 [yao wang pin], Yàowáng Pǐn), states: "This Bodhisattva Sarvasattvapriyadarśana (一切眾生喜見菩薩 [yi qie zhong sheng xi jian pu sa], Yīqiè Zhòngshēng Xǐjiàn Púsà) delights in practicing 苦行 [ku xing] (kǔxíng), asceticism. (omission) He attained the Samadhi of Manifesting All Form Bodies."

現一切色身三昧—【術語】略稱普現三昧。如妙音觀音自在示現一切眾生色身之三昧名。法華經藥王品曰:「是一切眾生喜見菩薩,樂習苦行。(中略)得現一切色身三昧。」

[shù yǔ] lüè chēng pǔ xiàn sān mèi. rú miào yīn guān yīn zì zài shì xiàn yī qiè zhòng shēng sè shēn zhī sān mèi míng. fǎ huá jīng yào wáng pǐn yuē: “shì yī qiè zhòng shēng xǐ jiàn pú sà, lè xí kǔ xíng. (zhōng lüè) dé xiàn yī qiè sè shēn sān mèi.”

[shu yu] lue cheng pu xian san mei. ru miao yin guan yin zi zai shi xian yi qie zhong sheng se shen zhi san mei ming. fa hua jing yao wang pin yue: "shi yi qie zhong sheng xi jian pu sa, le xi ku xing. (zhong lue) de xian yi qie se shen san mei."

Source: DILA Glossaries: Ding Fubao: Dictionary of Buddhist Studies
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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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