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The Tiantai division of the schools of Buddhism into four, three termed 權temporary, i. e. 藏, 通 and 別 q.v. v. e fourth is the 實 or圓real or perfect School of SaIvation by faith to Buddhahood, especially as revealed in the Lotus Sutra, see 一實.
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A Dictionary of Chinese Buddhist Terms, William Edward Soothill and Lewis Hodous
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指天台宗之化法四教。四教之中,藏、通、別教三種係權施未了之教,故稱為三權;對此而言,圓教為真實了義之教,故稱一實。法華文句卷三上(大三四‧三六上):「三權是矩是方,一實是規是圓。」〔法華玄義卷七〕(參閱「化法四教」1325)
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佛光電子大辭典
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(術語)天台宗所立藏通別圓四教中,前之藏通別曰三權,後之圓教為一實。玄義七上曰:「因中則有三權一實,在果則四實而無權。」四教儀集注上曰:「設三種權,扶一圓實。」
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丁福保《佛學大辭典》