一切經音義 25.12

English (machine translation) 25.12

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25.12

'Lifespan' [āyuḥ] (The first character has the fanqie shi + jiu [shòu], and is also pronounced shi + you. The Shuowen says: 'Shou means enduring; it means life.' In the inner Buddhist exposition: shou is the allotted span; ming is what sustains it continuously. The Tathāgata's lifespan is established upon the seed of the immaculate consciousness; lifespan is life itself).

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一切經音義 — 慧琳, Classical Chinese