Dictionary Definition :
Definition[1]
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mahopāya; the great appropriate means, or expedient method of teaching by buddhas and bodhisattvas ; v. 方便 .
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)佛菩薩廣大之方便也,善巧之教化謂之方便。」
Source
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丁福保《佛學大辭典》
Definition[3]
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mahōpāya, autsukya, mahārambha, vyāyāma.
Source
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佛教漢梵大辭典, 平川彰 Buddhist Chinese-Sanskrit Dictionary, Akira Hirakawa
Page
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P 736