Zhen fa gong yang, Zhēn fǎ gōng yǎng: 1 definition
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真法供養 [zhen fa gong yang]—True Dharma Offering — [Term] This refers to the offering of the true Dharma (真實之法供養 [zhen shi zhi fa gong yang]). The Chapter on Medicine King Bodhisattva (藥王品 [yao wang pin]) of the Lotus Sutra (法華經 [fa hua jing]) states that when Medicine King Bodhisattva (藥王菩薩 [yao wang pu sa]) was formerly Bodhisattva Sarvasattvapriyadarśana (一切眾生喜見菩薩 [yi qie zhong sheng xi jian pu sa]), he burned his body as an offering (燒身供養 [shao shen gong yang]) to Tathagata Candrasuryavimalaprabhāśrī (日月淨明德如來 [ri yue jing ming de ru lai]). At that time, all Buddhas simultaneously praised him, saying: "Excellent! Excellent! Good man! This is true diligence (真精進 [zhen jing jin]); this is called a true Dharma offering to the Tathagata (如來 [ru lai])." Great Master Tiantai (天台大師 [tian tai da shi]), while practicing the Lotus Sutra Samadhi (法華三昧 [fa hua san mei]) at Samantabhadra's Bodhimaṇḍa (普賢道場 [pu xian dao chang]), suddenly attained great enlightenment upon reaching the phrase "this is true diligence."
真法供養—【術語】真實之法供養也。法華經藥王品言，藥王菩薩往昔為一切眾生喜見菩薩時，燒身供養日月淨明德如來時，諸佛同時讚之曰：「善哉善哉！善男子！是真精進，是名真法供養如來。」天台大師於普賢道場修法華三昧至此是真精進之句豁然大悟。
[shù yǔ] zhēn shí zhī fǎ gōng yǎng yě. fǎ huá jīng yào wáng pǐn yán, yào wáng pú sà wǎng xī wèi yī qiè zhòng shēng xǐ jiàn pú sà shí, shāo shēn gōng yǎng rì yuè jìng míng dé rú lái shí, zhū fú tóng shí zàn zhī yuē: “shàn zāi shàn zāi！ shàn nán zi！ shì zhēn jīng jìn, shì míng zhēn fǎ gōng yǎng rú lái.” tiān tái dà shī yú pǔ xián dào chǎng xiū fǎ huá sān mèi zhì cǐ shì zhēn jīng jìn zhī jù huō rán dà wù.
[shu yu] zhen shi zhi fa gong yang ye. fa hua jing yao wang pin yan, yao wang pu sa wang xi wei yi qie zhong sheng xi jian pu sa shi, shao shen gong yang ri yue jing ming de ru lai shi, zhu fu tong shi zan zhi yue: "shan zai shan zai! shan nan zi! shi zhen jing jin, shi ming zhen fa gong yang ru lai." tian tai da shi yu pu xian dao chang xiu fa hua san mei zhi ci shi zhen jing jin zhi ju huo ran da wu.
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: Yang, Zhen, Fa, Qin, Gong.
Full-text: Fa hua hu mo, Zhiyi.
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