- 三因
- The six "causes" of the <Abhidharma Kośa> [lang id =1028]倶舍論 as reduced to three in the <Satyasiddhi śāstra> [lang id =1028]成實論, i.e. [lang id =1028]生因 producing cause, as good or evil deeds cause good or evil karma; [lang id =1028]習因 habit cause, e.g. lust breeding lust; [lang id =1028]依因 dependent or hypostatic cause, e.g. the six organs [lang id =1028]六根 and their objects [lang id =1028]六境 causing the cognitions [lang id =1028]六識.* * *﹝出佛性論﹞ 〔一、 應得因〕, 謂依真如空理而修因行, 應得菩提之果, 故名應得因。 (梵語菩提, 華言道。 ) 〔二、 加行因〕, 謂依菩提心, 加功用行, 以此為因, 即能證得法身之果, 故名加行因。 〔三、 圓滿因〕, 謂由加行故, 因行圓滿, 故名圓滿因。* * *正因、 了因、 緣因。 正因是眾生本有的真性; 了因是明白一切真正的道理; 緣因是修種種真實的功德。
Dictionary of Buddhist terms. 2013.