Dictionary Definition :
Definition[1]
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五教之一,即佛成道之後十二年間在鹿野苑宣講阿含經的時期。
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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The period when the Buddha taught Hīnayāna doctrine in the Lumbini garden during the first twelve years of his ministry.
Source
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A Dictionary of Chinese Buddhist Terms, William Edward Soothill and Lewis Hodous