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Definition[1]

The bridge of Buddha-truth, which is able to carry all across to nirvāna.

Source
A Dictionary of Chinese Buddhist Terms, William Edward Soothill and Lewis Hodous
Definition[2]

(一)比喻佛法能使人渡過生死之大河,猶如橋樑。長阿含經卷二(大一‧一二下):「佛為海船師,法橋渡河津;大乘道之輿,一切渡天人。」新華嚴經卷十三(大一○‧六五下):「眾生無知不見本,迷惑癡狂險難中,佛哀愍彼建法橋。」 
 (二)為法橋上人位之略稱。乃日本僧位之一種,授律師之職,負責統領僧尼。始制於日本貞觀六年(864)。時有傳燈大法師最教、願曉、明哲、光善等任法橋上人位律師;慧叡、真慧、正進、道昌、道詮、興照、常曉等任法橋上人位權律師。〔三代實錄卷八、卷四十八、扶桑略記卷二十、卷二十三〕

Source
佛光電子大辭典
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