A Buddhist term. One of the ideas that appears in the Prajnaparamita Sutra and the Lotus Sutra. A Chinese translation of the Sanskrit word dharmatā. The true form behind all phenomena. It is also the true and ultimate form of all existence. This idea runs throughout Mahayana Buddhist thought, and it is said that one cannot attain true meaning in life as a human being unless one grasps the true form behind phenomena. It is also said that the true nature of all phenomena is manifested by not being attached to phenomena and mental activity and not seeing them as real things (emptiness contemplation). After the Chinese Tendai sect, this translation was often interpreted as "all phenomena are true nature." This means that "phenomenal existence is the manifestation of true existence and is the true form." After that, the term "true nature of all phenomena" was interpreted as having various meanings in various sects of Chinese and Japanese Buddhism, and its meaning was not necessarily consistent. [Akira Sakabe] Source: Shogakukan Encyclopedia Nipponica About Encyclopedia Nipponica Information | Legend |
仏教用語。『般若経(はんにゃきょう)』『法華経(ほけきょう)』などに現れる思想の一つ。サンスクリット語のダルマターdharmatāなどの漢訳語。現象としてのあらゆる存在の背後にある、ありのままの真実のすがた。またすべての存在の真実究極のすがた。この思想は大乗仏教思想に一貫して流れ、現象の背後にある真実の相を把握しなければ、人間としての真の生きがいを体得することはできないという。また、現象としての存在、および心作用に執着することなく、実体として見ないという立場(空観(くうがん))によって、諸法実相が顕現するとされる。中国天台宗以後、この訳語をもとに、「諸法は実相なり」と読解されることがしばしば行われた。この意味は、「現象としての存在は、そのまま真実在の現れであり、真実の相である」ということである。その後、この「諸法実相」の語は、中国・日本仏教の各宗において、種々の意義をもつものとして解され、その意義はかならずしも一定していない。 [坂部 明] 出典 小学館 日本大百科全書(ニッポニカ)日本大百科全書(ニッポニカ)について 情報 | 凡例 |
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