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Definition[1]
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The Huayan sutra 華嚴經 in its older sixty chuan version is said to have been delivered at eight assemblies in seven places; the newer eighty chuan at nine assemblies in seven places; cf. 九處.
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A Dictionary of Chinese Buddhist Terms, William Edward Soothill and Lewis Hodous
Definition[2]
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(雜語)佛說華嚴經,依舊譯六十卷經,則為七處八會,依新譯八十卷經則為七處九會也。【參見: 華嚴經】
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丁福保《佛學大辭典》