Ze mie, Zé miè: 4 definitions
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Ze mie 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.
In Buddhism
Chinese Buddhism
擇滅 [ze mie]—pratisaṃkhyānirodha. nirvāṇa as a result of 擇 [ze] discrimination, the elimination of desire by means of mind and will.
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擇滅 [ze mie]—Zémie — [Term] Another name for Nirvana (涅槃 [nie pan]). Cessation refers to the unconditioned dharma (無為法 [wu wei fa]) that ceases all phenomena. Nirvana is the cessation obtained through the power of discrimination of true wisdom (真智 [zhen zhi]), hence it is called Zémie. The Abhidharmakośa-śāstra (俱舍論 [ju she lun]), Vol. 1, states: "''Zhe' (擇 [ze]) refers to selection or discrimination, which is the distinction of wisdom, because it individually discriminates the Four Noble Truths (四聖諦 [si sheng di]). The cessation obtained through the power of selection is called Zémie, just as a cart pulled by an ox is called an 'ox-cart (牛車 [niu che])'; this term is formed by omitting intermediate words." The Vijñaptimātratā Commentary (唯識述記 [wei shi shu ji]), Vol. 2 (end), states: "This very Suchness (真如 [zhen ru]) is called Zémie, because it is only through the power of wisdom that it can be realized."
擇滅—【術語】涅槃之異名。滅者滅諸相之無為法也。涅槃者是由真智之揀擇力所得之滅法，故曰擇滅。俱舍論一曰：「擇謂揀擇，即慧差別，各別揀擇四聖諦故。擇力所得滅名為擇滅，如牛所駕車名曰牛車，略去中言故作是說。」唯識述記二末曰：「即此真如，名為擇滅，即由慧力方證會故。」
[shù yǔ] niè pán zhī yì míng. miè zhě miè zhū xiāng zhī wú wèi fǎ yě. niè pán zhě shì yóu zhēn zhì zhī jiǎn zé lì suǒ dé zhī miè fǎ, gù yuē zé miè. jù shě lùn yī yuē: “zé wèi jiǎn zé, jí huì chà bié, gè bié jiǎn zé sì shèng dì gù. zé lì suǒ dé miè míng wèi zé miè, rú niú suǒ jià chē míng yuē niú chē, lüè qù zhōng yán gù zuò shì shuō.” wéi shí shù jì èr mò yuē: “jí cǐ zhēn rú, míng wèi zé miè, jí yóu huì lì fāng zhèng huì gù.”
[shu yu] nie pan zhi yi ming. mie zhe mie zhu xiang zhi wu wei fa ye. nie pan zhe shi you zhen zhi zhi jian ze li suo de zhi mie fa, gu yue ze mie. ju she lun yi yue: "ze wei jian ze, ji hui cha bie, ge bie jian ze si sheng di gu. ze li suo de mie ming wei ze mie, ru niu suo jia che ming yue niu che, lue qu zhong yan gu zuo shi shuo." wei shi shu ji er mo yue: "ji ci zhen ru, ming wei ze mie, ji you hui li fang zheng hui gu."
擇滅 t = 择灭 s = zé miè p refers to [phrase] “elimination of desire by will”; Domain: Buddhism 佛教 [fu jiao]; Notes: Sanskrit equivalent: pratisaṃkhyā-nirodha (DB '擇滅 [ze mie]'; Ding '擇滅 [ze mie]'; FGDB '擇滅 [ze mie]'; SH '擇滅 [ze mie]') .
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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擇滅 [zé miè] refers to: “annihilation of defilements through the power of analysis”.
擇滅 is further associated with the following language/terms:
[Related Chinese terms] 令斷; 厭離; 壞; 對治; 已斷滅; 已滅; 已離; 悉斷; 愈; 所棄捨; 所滅; 捨; 捨離; 斷; 斷盡; 斷除; 斷集; 棄; 棄捨; 永斷; 決; 消滅; 滅; 滅惑; 滅盡; 滅除; 無; 盡; 破; 能止; 能滅除; 道; 遠離; 除; 除斷; 除滅; 離滅; 離; 頓斷; 數緣滅; 數緣盡; 數滅; 離繫.
[Sanskrit] prahāṇa; prajñā-viśesa; pratisaṃkhyā-nirodha; savisaṃyoga; visaṃyoga-dravya.
[Pali] paṭisaṃkhā-nirodha.
[Tibetan] so sor brtags 'gog; so sor brtags pas 'gog pa.
[Vietnamese] trạch diệt.
[Korean] 택멸 / taengmyeol.
[Japanese] チャクメツ / chakumetsu.
Chinese language.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with: Ze mie wu wei.
Full-text (+66): Ze mie wu wei, Fei ze mie wu wei, Fei ze mie, Shu yuan jin, Shu mie wu wei, Jiu wu wei, Er mie, Fei zhi yuan jin, Fei shu mie wu wei, Savisamyoga, Trach diet, Phi trach diet, Visamyogadravya, Guo, Apratisamkyanirodha, Li xi guo, Fei qian hou ju de, so sor brtags 'gog pa'i 'dus ma byas kyi chos, Fei shu mie, Wu wei fa.
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