Fourteen Difficult Questions: 1 definition
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Fourteen Difficult Questions means something in Buddhism, Pali. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.
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General definition (in Buddhism)
Source: Wisdom Library: Dharma-samgrahaFourteen Difficult Questions:—A technical term in Buddhism corresponding to the Sanskrit avyākṛta defined in the Dharma-saṃgraha (section 137). The Dharma-samgraha (Dharmasangraha) is an extensive glossary of Buddhist technical terms in Sanskrit (e.g., ‘fourteen difficult questions’). The work is attributed to Nagarguna who lived around the 2nd century A.D.
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Full-text: Paripriccha, Samskritadhrma, Avacya, Avacyadharma, Vacya, Astitva, Nastitva, Pratipaksha, Udgrihnati, Udgrihnat, Ashritya, Antadrishti, Anassasika, Assasika, Surya.
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Maha Prajnaparamita Sastra (by Gelongma Karma Migme Chödrön)
The Cūḷamāluṅkya-sutta < [Chapter XXV - Patience Toward the Dharma]
Appendix 8 - Fourteen unanswered questions < [Chapter IV - Explanation of the Word Bhagavat]
III. Are the beings to be known infinite in number? < [Part 2 - Distinguishing the movements of mind of all beings]
A Dictionary Of Chinese Buddhist Terms (by William Edward Soothill)