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Definition[1]
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指佛陀所宣說之大法。蓋大法之聲,猶如鼓音,能警醒人,令離生死之長夜,故稱大法鼓。法華經序品(大九.三下):「吹大法螺,擊大法鼓。」(參閱「法鼓3417」)
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佛光電子大辭典
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p801
Definition[2]
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The Great Law drum; v. 大法鼓經 Mahābherīhāraka-parivarta; tr. by Gunabhadra A.D. 420‐479.
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A Dictionary of Chinese Buddhist Terms, William Edward Soothill and Lewis Hodous
Definition[3]
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佛陀的大法能警醒生死之漫漫長夜,故以鼓喻之。
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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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(譬喻)大法能警醒生死之長夜。故以譬於鼓。法華經序品曰:「吹大法螺,擊大法鼓。」
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丁福保《佛學大辭典》
Definition[5]
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大法鼓 (dà fǎ gŭ) ( “the Drum of the great Dharma” ) Cf. 法鼓(fǎ gŭ) ;
{not found at 《漢語大詞典》2.1350.} ; {not found at 《大漢和辞典》3.439.} ;
Dharmarakṣa: {65c12} 今者,如來當敷大法,演無極典,散大法雨,擊大法鼓,吹大法螺,講無量法(p)
{K.16.11} mahā-dharma-dundubhi-
Kumārajīva: {L.3c13} 大法鼓
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A Digital Edition of A Glossary of Dharmarakṣa translation of the Lotus Sutra by Seishi Karashima, 1998