Dictionary Definition :
Definition[1]
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Dharma workman, a teacher able to mould his pupils.
Source
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A Dictionary of Chinese Buddhist Terms, William Edward Soothill and Lewis Hodous
Definition[2]
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指法門之師匠。法門名德能成就弟子之戒、定、慧三學,猶如世之工匠,能成諸器,故稱法匠。釋氏要覽卷下(大五四‧二九五下):「齊高僧僧印善講經論,稱法匠。」演密鈔卷四:「如世工匠成諸器,阿闍梨法匠能成三乘三學法器。」p3343
Source
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佛光電子大辭典