四依

The four necessaries, or things on which the religious rely.

(1) [lang id =1028]行四依 The four of ascetic practitioners-- rag clothing; begging for food; sitting under trees; purgatives and diuretics as moral and spiritual means; these are also termed [lang id =1028]四聖種.

(2) [lang id =1028]法四依 The four of the dharma: i. e. the truth, which is eternal, rather than man, even its propagator; the sutras of perfect meaning i. e. of the [lang id =1028]道實相 the truth of the 'middle' way; the meaning, or spirit, not the letter; wisdom [lang id =1028]智, i.e. Buddha-wisdom rather than mere knowledge [lang id =1028]識. There are other groups. Cf. [lang id =1028]四事.

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１．指行四依， 即冀掃衣、 常乞食、 樹下坐、 腐爛藥。 此四種法， 是入道之緣， 是上根利器之所依止， 故名行四依。 ２．指法四依， 即依法不依人、 依了義經不依不了義經、 依義不依語、 依智不依識。