Dictionary Definition :
Definition[1]
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諸佛有總願和別願二種,如四弘誓願是總願,如藥師十二願和彌陀四十八願是別願。
Source
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陳義孝編, 竺摩法師鑑定, 《佛學常見辭彙》
Definition[2]
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Universal vows common to all buddhas, in contrast with 別願 specific vows, e.g. the forty-eight of Amitābha.
Source
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A Dictionary of Chinese Buddhist Terms, William Edward Soothill and Lewis Hodous