...Therefore, mandala originally means "attaining one's true essence." Attaining one's true essence means attaining the highest enlightenment, the supreme perfect enlightenment of the Buddha, and mandalas are said to express this truth. Because mandalas are a state of affairs that is neither too much nor too little, like a circle, they are also translated as "enringusoku." Mandalas also mean a place where enlightenment is attained, and even a training hall, and because a training hall has a platform where Tathagatas and bodhisattvas gather, the meanings of platform and assembly arise from this.... *Some of the terminology explanations that refer to "Enrin Gusoku" are listed below. Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information |
…したがって曼荼羅は本来〈本質を得る〉という意である。本質を得るとは,仏の無上正等覚という最高の悟りを得ることであり,この真理を表現したのが曼荼羅であるとし,これは円輪のように過不足なく充実した境地であるため,円輪具足とも訳される。曼荼羅はまた悟りを得た場所,さらには道場を意味し,道場には壇を設けて如来や菩薩が集まるところから,壇や集合の意味を生ずる。… ※「円輪具足」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。 出典|株式会社平凡社世界大百科事典 第2版について | 情報 |
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