Dictionary Definition :
Definition[1]
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The after condition of rebirth; later born; youth.
Source
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A Dictionary of Chinese Buddhist Terms, William Edward Soothill and Lewis Hodous
Definition[2]
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即未來之生。相對於「前生」、「今生」。又作來世、來生、後世。佛教立三世因果輪迴轉生,以今生為前生之後生,而今生之苦樂多由前生之業因,後生之苦樂亦由今生之善惡業所造,故對今生之造業須謹慎行之,特別於淨土門期望證悟佛果者,更不可造次。〔法華經卷三藥草喻品、勝鬘經如來真實義功德章、往生禮讚偈〕
Source
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佛光電子大辭典
Page
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p3803
Definition[3]
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後生 (hòu shēng) ( “the life (or lives) after this” )
{《漢語大詞典》3.958b(北齊代)} ; {《大漢和辞典》4.840b(佛典)} ;
Dharmarakṣa: {91b5} 長益樂地獄 好憙畜生處 後生墮餓鬼 億數難思議(v)
{K.177.1-}
Kumārajīva: {not found at L.24c8}
Source
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A Digital Edition of A Glossary of Dharmarakṣa translation of the Lotus Sutra by Seishi Karashima, 1998