阿含

(sa) āgama, [lang id =1028]阿含暮; [lang id =1028]阿鋡; [lang id =1028]阿伽摩 (or [lang id =1028]阿笈摩), the (sa) āgamas, a collection of doctrines, general name for the Hīnayāna scriptures: tr. [lang id =1028]法歸 the home or collecting-place of the Law or Truth; [lang id =1028]無比法 peerless Law; or [lang id =1028]趣無 (la) ne plus ultra, ultimate, absolute truth. The [lang id =1028]四阿含經 or Four (sa) Āgamas are

(1) [lang id =1028]長阿含 <Dīrghāgama>, 'Long' treatises on cosmogony.

(2) <Madhyamāgama>, [lang id =1028]中阿含, 'middle' treatises on metaphysics.

(3) <Saṃyuktāgama>, [lang id =1028]雜阿含 'miscellaneous' treatises on abstract contemplation.

(4) <Ekottarāgama> [lang id =1028]增一阿含 'numerical' treatises, subjects treated numerically. There is also a division of five (sa) āgamas.

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小乘經的總名， 華譯為法歸， 是萬法歸趣於此而無漏的意思。 又譯作無比法， 即無可相比之法。 共分為四部， 即增一阿含、 長阿含、 中阿含、 雜阿含。