Dictionary Definition :
Definition[1]
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The rain of Buddha-truth which fertilizes all beings.
Source
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A Dictionary of Chinese Buddhist Terms, William Edward Soothill and Lewis Hodous
Definition[2]
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以雨來比喻佛之教法。佛法滋潤眾生,令由迷妄而至證悟,猶如雨之普澤草木,使其生長,而至開花結果,故以雨譬喻之。北本涅槃經卷二(大一二‧三七二上):「無上法雨,雨汝身田,令生法芽。」〔法華經卷一序品、無量壽經卷上〕
Source
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佛光電子大辭典
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p3365
Definition[3]
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dharma-varṣa; dharma-megha, dharma-salila, dharmāmbu, dharmāmbhas, dharmogha, saddharma-varṣa
Source
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佛教漢梵大辭典
Page
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P1966
Definition[4]
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法雨 (fǎ yŭ) ( “the rain of the Dharma” ) Cf. 大法雨(dà fǎ yŭ), 時法雨(shí fǎ yŭ) ;
{《漢語大詞典》5.1038a(佛典)} ; {《大漢和辞典》6.1044c(佛典)} ;
Dharmarakṣa: {67c24} 今者分別 當雨法雨 柔軟法教(v)
{K.28.10} dharma-m-anantavarṣa~
Kumārajīva: {L.5b21} 法雨
Dharmarakṣa: {84b14} 尋興慧雲 而降法雨(v)
{K.128.13} vāri~
Kumārajīva: {L.20a20} 法雨
Dharmarakṣa: {84c20} 以佛(J etc.佛以)法雨 多所安隱 普潤天下 有所成就(v)
{K.130.9} dharmavarṣa~
Kumārajīva: {L.20b6} 法雨
Source
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A Digital Edition of A Glossary of Dharmarakṣa translation of the Lotus Sutra by Seishi Karashima, 1998