Dictionary Definition ：
Definition[1]
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The four monastic annual periods — beginning of summer, end of summer, winter solstice, and the new year.
Source
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A Dictionary of Chinese Buddhist Terms, William Edward Soothill and Lewis Hodous
Definition[2]
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四節===（名數）禪林於結夏，解夏，冬至，年朝，謂之四節。義堂日工集曰：「凡稱四節，乃百丈業林也。結解則天竺佛制，冬年則中華俗節。百丈以隨方毘尼，禮貴同俗，遂有四大節之儀。」
Source
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丁福保《佛學大辭典》
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