Xiao cheng si men, Xiǎo chéng sì mén: 3 definitions
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In Buddhism
Chinese Buddhism
小乘四門 [xiao cheng si men]—Tiantai's division of Hīnayāna into four schools or doctrines: (1) 有門 [you men] Of reality, the existence of all phenomena, the doctrine of being (cf. 發智六足論 [fa zhi liu zu lun], etc.); (2) 空門 [kong men] of unreality, or non-existence (cf. 成實論 [cheng shi lun]); (3) 亦有亦空門 [yi you yi kong men] of both, or relativity of existence and non-existence (cf. 毘勒論 [pi lei lun]); (4) 非有非空 [fei you fei kong] of neither, or transcending existence and non-existence (cf. 迦旃延經 [jia zhan yan jing]).
[The following represents an unverified English translation. For all purposes consult the original Chinese text.]
小乘四門 [xiao cheng si men]—The Four Gates of Hinayana — [Nomenclature] Classified by the Tiantai (天台 [tian tai]) school.
1. The Hinayana Gate of Being (有門 [you men]), as expounded in texts like the Abhidharma Mahāvibhāṣā Śāstra (發智六足論 [fa zhi liu zu lun]).
2. The Hinayana Gate of Emptiness (空門 [kong men]), as expounded in the Satyasiddhi Śāstra (成實論 [cheng shi lun]).
3. The Hinayana Gate of Both Being and Emptiness (亦有亦空門 [yi you yi kong men]), as expounded in the Vileka treatise (毘勒論 [pi lei lun]).
4. The Gate of Neither Being Nor Emptiness (非有非空門 [fei you fei kong men]), as expounded in the Kaccayanagotta Sutta (迦旃延經 [jia zhan yan jing]).
小乘四門—【名數】天台所判。一小乘有門，發智六足論等之所說。二小乘空門，成實論之所說，三小乘亦有亦空門，毘勒論之所說，四非有非空門，迦旃延經之所說。
[míng shù] tiān tái suǒ pàn. yī xiǎo chéng yǒu mén, fā zhì liù zú lùn děng zhī suǒ shuō. èr xiǎo chéng kōng mén, chéng shí lùn zhī suǒ shuō, sān xiǎo chéng yì yǒu yì kōng mén, pí lēi lùn zhī suǒ shuō, sì fēi yǒu fēi kōng mén, jiā zhān yán jīng zhī suǒ shuō.
[ming shu] tian tai suo pan. yi xiao cheng you men, fa zhi liu zu lun deng zhi suo shuo. er xiao cheng kong men, cheng shi lun zhi suo shuo, san xiao cheng yi you yi kong men, pi lei lun zhi suo shuo, si fei you fei kong men, jia zhan yan jing zhi suo shuo.
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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Chinese-English dictionary
小乘四門 [xiǎo chéng sì mén] refers to: “four divisions of lesser-vehicle teachings”.
小乘四門 is further associated with the following language/terms:
[Vietnamese] tiểu thừa tứ môn.
[Korean] 소승사문 / soseung samun.
[Japanese] ショウジョウシモン / shōjō shimon.
Chinese language.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Si men, Xiao, Cheng, Xiao sheng, Ci, Xiao cheng, Shi, Man.
Full-text: Tieu thua tu mon, Kun lei.
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