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Definition[1]
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The four kinds of faith given in the Awakening of Faith, i. e. (1) in the 眞如 q. v. as the teacher of all Buddhas and fount of all action; (2) in Buddha, or the Buddhas; (3) in the Dharma; and (4) in the Sarogha.
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A Dictionary of Chinese Buddhist Terms, William Edward Soothill and Lewis Hodous
Definition[2]
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四種信心===﹝出起信論﹞
〔一、信根本〕,謂真如之法,諸佛所師,眾行之源,能愛樂者,即是信於根本,故云信根本。
〔二、信佛〕,謂信佛有無量功德,常念親近,供養恭敬,發起善根,求一切智,故云信佛。
〔三、信法〕,謂信受諸佛所說之法,有大利益,常念修行,故云信法。
〔四、信僧〕,謂信僧能正修行,自利利他,常樂親近,求學其道,故云信僧。
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明,一如《三藏法數》字庫
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Definition[3]
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四種信心===(名數)一信根本,真如之法為諸佛之師,眾行之源,故云根本。信樂真如之法也。二信佛,信樂佛之大功德也。三信法,信樂法之大利益也。四信僧,信樂僧之大行也。見起信論。
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丁福保《佛學大辭典》
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