Dictionary Definition :
Definition[1]
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Bubble and shadow, such is everything.
Source
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A Dictionary of Chinese Buddhist Terms, William Edward Soothill and Lewis Hodous
Definition[2]
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比喻世法之虛假不實,猶如泡沬與影像。蓋水泡空幻無常,風拂便滅;影像虛託而成,並無實體可言。故佛典多引以為喻,詮顯世間事物之虛幻不實。金剛經(大八‧七五二中):「一切有為法,如夢幻泡影,如露亦如電,應作如是觀。」
Source
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佛光電子大辭典
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