Dictionary Definition :
Definition[1]
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To touch anything unclean and become unclean.
Source
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A Dictionary of Chinese Buddhist Terms, William Edward Soothill and Lewis Hodous
Definition[2]
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謂觸於不淨物。印度婆羅門法中,嚴立觸穢之條制,且有祓除之法。大日經疏卷二十(大三九‧七八○上):「觸穢時者(謂失淨法,如沙門犯戒也。或謂有時犯逸不覺,人截其髮,或絡身繩斷,或三奇杖折,或食時為首陀觸等)」
Source
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佛光電子大辭典
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