Dictionary Definition :
Definition[1]
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Obedience to the commandments, external fulfillment of them; also called 表色, in contrast with 無作戒, 無表色 the inner grace; moral action in contrast with inner moral character.
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A Dictionary of Chinese Buddhist Terms, William Edward Soothill and Lewis Hodous
Definition[2]
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又作表色。受戒時,表之於身、口之作業,稱為作戒;反之,領納於身內之業體,則稱無作戒,或稱無教。〔四分律刪繁補闕行事鈔卷中一〕(參閱「表色」3513)
Source
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佛光電子大辭典
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