Dictionary Definition :
Definition[1]
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The rising sun first shines on the highest mountains.
Source
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A Dictionary of Chinese Buddhist Terms, William Edward Soothill and Lewis Hodous
Definition[2]
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===(譬喻)佛出世先說華嚴經,蒙大乘之機,譬如日出先照高山也。止觀一曰:「華嚴曰:譬如日出先照高山,次照幽谷,次照平地。平地不定也,幽谷漸也,高山頓也。」(是以天台宗之意略抄經意之文也)。
Source
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丁福保《佛學大辭典》