Dictionary Definition :
Definition[1]
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samaya; the original covenant or vow made by every Buddha and Bodhisattva.
Source
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A Dictionary of Chinese Buddhist Terms, William Edward Soothill and Lewis Hodous
Definition[2]
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諸佛菩薩在因地時所建立的根本誓約。
Source
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陳義孝編, 竺摩法師鑑定, 《佛學常見辭彙》
Definition[3]
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本誓 (běn shì) ( “a former vow” )
{not found at 《漢語大詞典》4 717b(梁代) DK.6.31.} ;
Dharmarakṣa: {128b18} 妙音菩薩……示本行、所學。聞之,亘然各成所志,不遠本誓(p)
{K.435.1-}
Kumārajīva: {not found at L.56b6}
Source
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A Digital Edition of A Glossary of Dharmarakṣa translation of the Lotus Sutra by Seishi Karashima, 1998
Definition[4]
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===(術語)梵語三昧耶Samaya,一譯本誓,原為因本之義。諸佛菩薩在因地所立之根本誓約,謂之本誓。二教論下曰:「各各以本誓加持。」往生禮讚曰:「本誓重願不虛。」理趣釋曰:「三昧耶者名為本誓。」
Source
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丁福保《佛學大辭典》