Shape and color

Japanese: 形色 - ぎょうしき

〘Noun〙 A Buddhist term. ① Refers to people, objects, and other things that have form. Shape and color. ※Hokke Gisaku (before the 7th century) 1 "The sutra also says that the five _lower precepts and _{the ten} virtues are _one and the same, and _{that one} attains _{the body of} _{the Middle Heaven} . These five precepts and _ten virtues are also _one and the _same , and _therefore it is _{said that} _{the three} forms and colors are also _one and the _same , and therefore they are also one and the same." [Supranarima Sutra - The Chapter on Acceptance of One] 2. Divides things that can be seen through the function of the eyes into two categories. Colors such as red and blue are called manifest colors , while things that can be perceived as having a shape, such as long or short, are called visible colors . [Abdhisattva-1]

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Japanese:

〘名〙仏語。① 人や物などかたちあるものをいう。形体と色相。※法華義疏（７Ｃ前）一「且経既云_下五戒得_二人身_一。十善得_中天身_上。此五戒十善、亦由_二如来_一、以_二此義_一為_レ論、応_レ云_三形色亦由_二如来_一也」〔勝鬘経‐摂受章〕② 眼のはたらきの対象としての見られるものを二つに分けて、赤青などの色を顕色(けんじき)というのに対し、長、短など、かたちの捉(とら)えられるもの。〔倶舎論‐一〕

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