- 有為
- (有為, 有为)
Active, creative, productive, functioning, causative, phenomenal, the processes resulting from the laws of karma, v. [lang id =1028]有作; opposite of [lang id =1028]無為 passive, inert, inactive, non-causative, laisser-faire. It is defined by [lang id =1028]造作 to make, and associated with (sa) saṃskṛta. The three active things [lang id =1028]三有為法 are [lang id =1028]色 material, or things which have form, [lang id =1028]心 mental and [lang id =1028]非色非心 neither the one nor the other. The four forms of activity [lang id =1028]四有為相 are [lang id =1028]生住異滅 coming into existence, abiding, change, and extinction; they are also spoken of as three, the two middle terms being treated as having like meaning.* * *有因緣造作之法。
Dictionary of Buddhist terms. 2013.