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Definition[1]

謂三乘行人見諦以前之凡位,分外凡、內凡二種。外凡者,但聞教法而信之者,如小乘三賢、大乘十信位即是。內凡者,正行其法而近於聖位者,如小乘四善根、大乘十住以上之位。〔法華玄義卷三〕

Source
佛光電子大辭典
Page
p188
Definition[2]

The two external and internal, or ordinary ranks, 外凡 and 内凡, in the first forty of the fifty-two stages ; the 外凡 are ordinary believers who pursue the stages of 十信; the 内凡 are the zealous, who are advancing through the next three groups of stages up to the fortieth.

Source
A Dictionary of Chinese Buddhist Terms, William Edward Soothill and Lewis Hodous
Definition[3]

內凡和外凡。內凡是快要進入聖位的人;外凡是剛剛聞教起信的人。

Source
陳義孝編, 竺摩法師鑑定, 《佛學常見辭彙》
Definition[4]

(名數)內凡外凡也。三乘之行人,見諦已前為凡位,凡位分為二,但聞教法而信之者為外凡。正行其法,近於聖位者為內凡。小乘之三賢,大乘之十信位,是外凡也。小乘之四善根,大乘之十住已上,是內凡也。法華玄義三曰:「四教並以外凡為教,內凡為行,聖位為證。」

Source
丁福保《佛學大辭典》
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