宗鏡錄 65.15

English (machine translation) 65.15

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65.15

Answer: Ātman has the two meanings of master and controller (governor). An ātman has the power of sovereignty and the power of decisive ruling, so its meaning corresponds to self. Master is the substance of the ātman; controller is what belongs to the ātman (ātmīya), or is the function of the ātman. Dharma means providing a standard and holding. Providing a standard means serving as a model that can engender an understanding of the entity; holding means maintaining without abandoning its own characteristic.

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