Yuan jue san guan, Yuán jué sān guān: 1 definition
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Chinese Buddhism
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圓覺三觀 [yuan jue san guan]—The Threefold Contemplation of Perfect Enlightenment — [Terminology] The Sutra of Perfect Enlightenment (圓覺經 [yuan jue jing]) expounds three types of contemplation methods, referred to as the Threefold Contemplation of Perfect Enlightenment:
1. Samatha Contemplation (奢摩他觀 [she mo ta guan]). Samatha (奢摩他 [she mo ta]), translated as "cessation" or "stillness," involves exclusively stilling the mind's thoughts to enter Nirvana (涅槃 [nie pan]).
2. Samapatti Contemplation (三摩鉢底觀 [san mo bo di guan]). Samapatti (三摩鉢底 [san mo bo di]), translated as "observation" or "insight," involves observing illusory phenomena to realize the pure practice of transformation.
3. Dhyana Contemplation (禪那觀 [chan na guan]). Dhyana (禪那 [chan na]), translated as "meditation" or "contemplation," involves not adhering to stillness or illusion, but contemplating to realize the true reality of the Middle Way (中道 [zhong dao]).
These three contemplations, when practiced individually, in combination, or in various overlapping ways, form twenty-five types, which are called the Twenty-five Pure Samadhi Wheels (二十五清淨定輪 [er shi wu qing jing ding lun]) (the Sutra elaborates on each of these twenty-five types).
The Sutra verse states: "Namely, Samatha (奢摩他 [she mo ta]), Samadhi (三摩提 [san mo ti]), and Dhyana (禪那 [chan na]) — these three methods, practiced suddenly or gradually, comprise twenty-five types. All Tathagatas in the ten directions and practitioners of the three times have without exception attained Bodhi (菩提 [pu ti]) through these methods."
圓覺三觀—【名數】圓覺經說三種之觀法，謂為圓覺之三觀：一、奢摩他觀。奢摩他，譯言止，專靜止心念而入於涅槃也。二、三摩鉢底觀。三摩鉢底，譯言觀。觀如幻之相而證幻化之淨行也。三、禪那觀。禪那，譯言思惟。不取靜相及幻化，思惟而證中道之實相也。此三觀單復重疊，而為二十五種，稱之為二十五清淨定輪（經於二十五種一一說之）。經偈曰：「所謂奢摩他、三摩提禪那、三法頓漸修，有二十五種。十方諸如來，三世修行者，無不因此法，而得成菩提。」
[míng shù] yuán jué jīng shuō sān zhǒng zhī guān fǎ, wèi wèi yuán jué zhī sān guān: yī,, shē mó tā guān. shē mó tā, yì yán zhǐ, zhuān jìng zhǐ xīn niàn ér rù yú niè pán yě. èr,, sān mó bō dǐ guān. sān mó bō dǐ, yì yán guān. guān rú huàn zhī xiāng ér zhèng huàn huà zhī jìng xíng yě. sān,, chán nà guān. chán nà, yì yán sī wéi. bù qǔ jìng xiāng jí huàn huà, sī wéi ér zhèng zhōng dào zhī shí xiāng yě. cǐ sān guān dān fù zhòng dié, ér wèi èr shí wǔ zhǒng, chēng zhī wèi èr shí wǔ qīng jìng dìng lún (jīng yú èr shí wǔ zhǒng yī yī shuō zhī). jīng jì yuē: “suǒ wèi shē mó tā,, sān mó tí chán nà,, sān fǎ dùn jiàn xiū, yǒu èr shí wǔ zhǒng. shí fāng zhū rú lái, sān shì xiū xíng zhě, wú bù yīn cǐ fǎ, ér dé chéng pú tí.”
[ming shu] yuan jue jing shuo san zhong zhi guan fa, wei wei yuan jue zhi san guan: yi,, she mo ta guan. she mo ta, yi yan zhi, zhuan jing zhi xin nian er ru yu nie pan ye. er,, san mo bo di guan. san mo bo di, yi yan guan. guan ru huan zhi xiang er zheng huan hua zhi jing xing ye. san,, chan na guan. chan na, yi yan si wei. bu qu jing xiang ji huan hua, si wei er zheng zhong dao zhi shi xiang ye. ci san guan dan fu zhong die, er wei er shi wu zhong, cheng zhi wei er shi wu qing jing ding lun (jing yu er shi wu zhong yi yi shuo zhi). jing ji yue: "suo wei she mo ta,, san mo ti chan na,, san fa dun jian xiu, you er shi wu zhong. shi fang zhu ru lai, san shi xiu xing zhe, wu bu yin ci fa, er de cheng pu ti."
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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Partial matches: Yuan, Guan, Jiao, Chuan, Jue, Can, Shan.
Full-text: Chan na guan.
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