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| − | '''Three Illuminations''' (三明). In the Mahāparinirvāṇa Sūtra (T12n0375, 0675b7–9), the three illuminations are | + | '''[[Three Illuminations]]''' ([[三明]]). In the [[Mahāparinirvāṇa Sūtra]] (T12n0375, 0675b7–9), the [[three illuminations]] are |
| − | (1) illumination of Bodhisattvas, which is prajñā-pāramitā; | + | ([[1]]) [[illumination]] of [[Bodhisattvas]], which is [[prajñā-pāramitā]]; |
| − | (2) illumination of Buddhas, which is the Buddha-eye; | + | (2) [[illumination]] of [[Buddhas]], which is the [[Buddha-eye]]; |
| − | (3) illumination that ends one’s ignorance, which is ultimate emptiness (compare with Three Clarities). | + | (3) [[illumination]] that ends one’s [[ignorance]], which is [[ultimate]] [[emptiness]] (compare with [[Three Clarities]]). |
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Revision as of 23:49, 5 September 2013
Three Illuminations (三明). In the Mahāparinirvāṇa Sūtra (T12n0375, 0675b7–9), the three illuminations are
(1) illumination of Bodhisattvas, which is prajñā-pāramitā;
(2) illumination of Buddhas, which is the Buddha-eye;
(3) illumination that ends one’s ignorance, which is ultimate emptiness (compare with Three Clarities).
