下种

(下種, 下种)

To sow the seed; to preach, or teach. Tiantai defines three periods:

(1) [lang id =1028]種 when the seed of Buddha's teaching is sown in the heart;

(2) [lang id =1028]熟 when it ripens;

(3) [lang id =1028]脫 when it is stripped or harvested, i. e when one abandons all things.