Dictionary Definition :
Definition[1]
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指小乘與大乘之始,為天台宗之說法。(一)佛陀在鹿野苑說阿含經,此乃小乘教之始。(二)佛陀在寂滅道場說華嚴經,此則為大乘教之始。
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佛光電子大辭典
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p200
Definition[2]
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The two beginnings, i.e. of Hīnayāna, by the preaching of the 阿含 Āgama sūtras; and of Mahāyāna by the preaching of the 華嚴 Avatamsaka sūtra.
Source
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A Dictionary of Chinese Buddhist Terms, William Edward Soothill and Lewis Hodous
Definition[3]
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(名數)佛於寂滅道場說華嚴經,為大乘之始。於鹿園說阿含經,為小乘之始。謂之二始。
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丁福保《佛學大辭典》