- 外護
- (外護, 外护)
External protection, or aid, e. g. food and clothing for monks and nuns, contrasted with the internal aid of the Buddha's teaching.* * *外即族親眷屬也。 謂人之修行, 須屏絕緣務, 凡有所需衣服飲食湯藥之類, 必藉族親眷屬左右供給, 庶得身心安隱, 成辦道業, 此族親眷屬所以為外護也。* * *指供給我衣服飲食的親屬檀越, 為二護之一。
Dictionary of Buddhist terms. 2013.