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Definition[1]
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大戒 (1) "All of the precepts" as opposed to the five, or ten precepts, which are called 小戒. (2) The complete and sudden precepts of the Mahāyāna. (3) A section in part one of the Brahmajālasutta (梵網經).
Definition[2]
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The complete commandments of Hīnayāna and Mahayana, especially of the latter.
Source
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A Dictionary of Chinese Buddhist Terms, William Edward Soothill and Lewis Hodous
Definition[3]
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1.指大小乘的具足戒。2.大乘戒的通稱。
Source
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陳義孝編, 竺摩法師鑑定, 《佛學常見辭彙》
Definition[4]
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(術語)大小乘之具足戒,對於五戒,十戒等。謂之大。又,大乘戒之通名,以與小乘戒區別。
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丁福保《佛學大辭典》