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Definition[1]
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Intelligence as the fundamental nature of the universe; Vairocana as cosmic energy and wisdom interpenetrating all elements of the universe, a term used by the esoteric sects.
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A Dictionary of Chinese Buddhist Terms, William Edward Soothill and Lewis Hodous
Definition[2]
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梵語 dharma-dhātu-svabhāva-jñāna。為密教所立五智之一。無盡之諸法,稱為法界;諸法之所依,稱為體;法然不壞,稱為性;能決斷分明無盡諸法之智,稱為法界體性智。以五智配當五部與五佛,則此智即配於佛部五佛中之大日如來。〔祕藏記〕(參閱「五智」1161)
Source
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佛光電子大辭典
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