故  (1) Reason, cause, circumstances. (2) Therefore, consequently. (3) Especially, intentionally. (4) Old, ancient, formerly, prior. [古].

Old, of old; from of old; cause; purposely; to die; tr. pūrva.

A Dictionary of Chinese Buddhist Terms, William Edward Soothill and Lewis Hodous

世親釋五卷十五頁云：故者：是由此因義。

朱芾煌《法相辭典》字庫

 

故 (gù) 　( “still, yet” )

{《漢語大詞典》5.428b(史記)} ; {《大漢和辞典》5.492a(呂覧)} ;

cf. GXC.460, ZXYL.202f.

Dharmarakṣa: {113c10} 又如來成佛已來甚久，故佛説言：“得佛未久”(p)

{K.319.4-}

Kumārajīva: {not found at L.42c8}

Dharmarakṣa: {119a25} 彼人若令眼根清淨，而以肉眼覩諸所有，滿三千大千世界諸味、石蜜、叢樹，下至無可大地獄中，上至三十三天一切普見，悉能攝取。故曰肉眼(p)

{K.354.9-}

Kumārajīva: {not found at L.47c10} 

A Digital Edition of A Glossary of Dharmarakṣa translation of the Lotus Sutra by Seishi Karashima, 1998