Dictionary Definition :
Definition[1]
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Cause; cause and origin.
Source
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A Dictionary of Chinese Buddhist Terms, William Edward Soothill and Lewis Hodous
Definition[2]
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===(術語)對果而謂為因,對末而謂為源也。華嚴經疏四曰:「因該果海,果徹因源。」
Source
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丁福保《佛學大辭典》