Dictionary Definition :
Definition[1]
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指釋尊超九劫而先成佛。據大寶積經卷一一一載,釋尊與彌勒雖同時發心,然釋尊依勇猛之精進力,超越彌勒九劫而先成佛。
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佛光電子大辭典
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p134
Definition[2]
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The nine kalpas; though Śākyamuni and Maitreya started together, the zeal of the first enabled him to become Buddha nine kalpas sooner; see 大賓積經 111.
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A Dictionary of Chinese Buddhist Terms, William Edward Soothill and Lewis Hodous
Definition[3]
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(雜語)釋尊與彌勒雖同發心,而釋尊由勇猛之精進力,便超九劫,而先成佛。見寶積經一百十一。
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丁福保《佛學大辭典》