Yu jia shi, Yú jiā shī, Yú jiā shì: 4 definitions

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Yu jia shi means something in Buddhism, Pali. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.

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Chinese Buddhism

瑜伽師 [yu jia shi]—yogācāra, a teacher, or master of magic, or of this school.

Source: archive.org: A Dictionary Of Chinese Buddhist Terms

[The following represents an unverified English translation. For all purposes consult the original Chinese text.]

瑜伽師 [yu jia shi]—Yogācārya — [Term (術語 [shu yu])] A general name (總名 [zong ming]) for a contemplative practitioner (觀行者 [guan xing zhe]). Yoga (瑜伽 [yu jia]) means "accordance" or "union" (相應 [xiang ying]). "Accordance" has five meanings (五義 [wu yi]); see the entry for Yoga. Among these, it mostly adopts the meaning of yoga as the second practice: a person who corresponds to meditation (禪定 [chan ding]) is called a Yogācārya. Although this name applies to both exoteric and esoteric teachings (顯密二教 [xian mi er jiao]), it is often used to name contemplative practitioners of esoteric teachings. It is, in essence, a specific name derived from a general one.

Volume 2 of Commentary on Vijñaptimātratā (唯識述記 [wei shi shu ji]) states: "This word yoga refers to the accordance with dharma, meaning accordance with principle. Many explanations take only meditation as the accordance. A yoga master is an iśi-śi (依士釋 [yi shi shi], dependent genitive compound). A master who possesses yoga is called a Yogācārya, which is a bahuvrīhi (有財釋 [you cai shi], possessive compound)."

Volume 7 of Great Commentary on the Perfect Enlightenment Sutra (圓覺大鈔 [yuan jue da chao]) states: "Yoga here means 'accordance.' It has five meanings, hence it is not translated separately. Namely, (1) accordance with the object, (2) accordance with practice, (3) accordance with principle, (4) accordance with the result, and (5) accordance with the capacity. Although there are many explanations, here only meditation is taken as the accordance. 'Master' refers to a contemplative practitioner; it is a title for a master, similar to a 'Dhyāna Master'."

Volume 1 of Abhidharmakośa-bhāṣya-ṭīkā on the Karma Chapter (俱舍光記業品 [ju she guang ji ye pin]) states: "Yogācārya is another name (異名 [yi ming]) for a contemplative practitioner."

Sanskrit: Yogācārya.

瑜伽師—【術語】觀行者之總名也。瑜伽為相應之義。相應有五義。見瑜伽條。其中多取第二行瑜伽之義，觀行即禪定相應之人，名為瑜伽師。又此名雖通於顯密二教。然多以名密教之觀行者。蓋總即別名也。唯識述記二本曰：「此言瑜伽，法相應稱，取與理相應。多說唯以禪定為相應，瑜伽之師即依士釋。師有瑜伽名瑜伽師，即有財釋。」圓覺大鈔七本曰：「瑜伽者，此云相應。此有五義，故不別翻。謂一與境，二與行，三與理，四與果，五與機相應也。雖有多說，今唯以禪定為相應也。師者即觀行人，是師之稱，如云禪師。」俱舍光記業品一曰：「瑜伽師，即觀行者異名也。」梵 Yogācārya。(瑜伽)

[shù yǔ] guān xíng zhě zhī zǒng míng yě. yú jiā wèi xiāng yīng zhī yì. xiāng yīng yǒu wǔ yì. jiàn yú jiā tiáo. qí zhōng duō qǔ dì èr xíng yú jiā zhī yì, guān xíng jí chán dìng xiāng yīng zhī rén, míng wèi yú jiā shī. yòu cǐ míng suī tōng yú xiǎn mì èr jiào. rán duō yǐ míng mì jiào zhī guān xíng zhě. gài zǒng jí bié míng yě. wéi shí shù jì èr běn yuē: “cǐ yán yú jiā, fǎ xiāng yīng chēng, qǔ yǔ lǐ xiāng yīng. duō shuō wéi yǐ chán dìng wèi xiāng yīng, yú jiā zhī shī jí yī shì shì. shī yǒu yú jiā míng yú jiā shī, jí yǒu cái shì.” yuán jué dà chāo qī běn yuē: “yú jiā zhě, cǐ yún xiāng yīng. cǐ yǒu wǔ yì, gù bù bié fān. wèi yī yǔ jìng, èr yǔ xíng, sān yǔ lǐ, sì yǔ guǒ, wǔ yǔ jī xiāng yīng yě. suī yǒu duō shuō, jīn wéi yǐ chán dìng wèi xiāng yīng yě. shī zhě jí guān xíng rén, shì shī zhī chēng, rú yún chán shī.” jù shě guāng jì yè pǐn yī yuē: “yú jiā shī, jí guān xíng zhě yì míng yě.” fàn Yogācārya.(yú jiā)

[shu yu] guan xing zhe zhi zong ming ye. yu jia wei xiang ying zhi yi. xiang ying you wu yi. jian yu jia tiao. qi zhong duo qu di er xing yu jia zhi yi, guan xing ji chan ding xiang ying zhi ren, ming wei yu jia shi. you ci ming sui tong yu xian mi er jiao. ran duo yi ming mi jiao zhi guan xing zhe. gai zong ji bie ming ye. wei shi shu ji er ben yue: "ci yan yu jia, fa xiang ying cheng, qu yu li xiang ying. duo shuo wei yi chan ding wei xiang ying, yu jia zhi shi ji yi shi shi. shi you yu jia ming yu jia shi, ji you cai shi." yuan jue da chao qi ben yue: "yu jia zhe, ci yun xiang ying. ci you wu yi, gu bu bie fan. wei yi yu jing, er yu xing, san yu li, si yu guo, wu yu ji xiang ying ye. sui you duo shuo, jin wei yi chan ding wei xiang ying ye. shi zhe ji guan xing ren, shi shi zhi cheng, ru yun chan shi." ju she guang ji ye pin yi yue: "yu jia shi, ji guan xing zhe yi ming ye." fan Yogacarya.(yu jia)

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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1) 瑜伽師 [yú jiā shī] refers to: “meditation master”.

瑜伽師 is further associated with the following language/terms:

[Related Chinese terms] 禪師; 修習行; 修行; 修行者; 坐禪; 坐禪人; 應行; 方便; 瑜伽觀行; 相應; 觀行; 觀行者.

[Sanskrit] yogācāra.

[Pali] yoga-ācariya.

[Tibetan] rnal 'byor spyod pa.

[Vietnamese] du già sư.

[Korean] 유가사 / yuga sa.

[Japanese] ユガシ / yuga shi.

2) 瑜伽釋 [yú jiā shì] refers to: (1) “Yuqie shi” [Chinese text name]; Alternatively: (1) “Explanation of the Stages of Yoga Practice Treatise” [English text name].

瑜伽釋 is further associated with the following language/terms:

[Related Chinese terms] 瑜伽師地論釋; 瑜伽釋論.

[Vietnamese] du già thích.

[Korean] 유가석 / Yuga seok.

[Japanese] ユガシャク / Yuga shaku.

Source: DILA Glossaries: Digital Dictionary of Buddhism

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