Ten Good Deeds

Japanese: 十善 - じゅうぜん

〘Noun〙 Buddhist term. 1. To not commit the ten evil deeds. These are the ten kinds of virtue: not killing, not stealing, not committing adultery , not lying , not speaking ill of others, not speaking slanderously , not double-talking, not greedy, not being angered, and not having wrong views . The Ten Good Deeds. The Ten Good Precepts. The Way of the Ten Good Deeds. *Hokke Gisho (early 7th century) 1. "The Sutra states that one can attain the _five precepts _in _{the lower} body and the ten good deeds in _{the middle} _{body of} heaven." 2. (Based on the Buddhist idea that one receives the position of emperor in this life as a result of the meritorious deeds of 1 in a previous life) Refers to the emperor or the emperor. The ruler of the ten good deeds. Also, the position of the emperor. ※Todaiji Temple Continued Yoroku (around 1281-1300) Buddha Creation Chapter "In the past, the Emperor's wish was to display _twenty virtuous hands, _and _{he built a platform} ." ※Kowaka and Eboshiori (late Muromachi period - early modern period) "There are ten kings, nine gods."

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Japanese:

〘名〙仏語。① 十悪を犯さないこと。不殺生・不偸盗(ちゅうとう)・不邪淫・不妄語・不綺語(きご)・不悪口(あっく)・不両舌・不貪欲・不瞋恚(しんい)・不邪見の一〇種の善をいう。十善業。十善戒。十善業道。※法華義疏（７Ｃ前）一「経既云_下五戒得_二人身_一、十善得_中天身_上」② (前世に①を行なった果報によって、この世で天子の位を受けるとする仏教思想による) 天皇、天子のこと。十善の君。また、天子の位。※東大寺続要録（1281‐1300頃）造仏篇「昔本願皇帝展_二十善手_一築_レ壇」※幸若・烏帽子折（室町末‐近世初）「王は十ぜむ神は九ぜむ」

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