阿蘭若

(阿蘭若, 阿兰若)

(sa) āraṇya; from (sa) araṇya, 'forest.'[lang id =1028]阿蘭若迦 (sa) āraṇyaka, one who lives there. Intp. by [lang id =1028]無諍聲 no sound of discord; [lang id =1028]閑靜 shut in and quiet; [lang id =1028]遠離 far removed; [lang id =1028]空 [lang id =1028]寂 uninhabited and still; a lonely abode 500 bow-lengths from any village. A hermitage, or place of retirement for meditation. Three kinds of occupants are given: [lang id =1028]達磨阿蘭若迦 (sa) dharma-āraṇyaka; [lang id =1028]摩祭阿蘭若迦 (sa) mātaṅga-āraṇyaka, and [lang id =1028]檀陀阿蘭若迦 (sa) daṇḍaka-āraṇyaka. Other forms are: [lang id =1028]阿蘭那 or [lang id =1028]阿蘭攘; [lang id =1028]阿蘭陀 or [lang id =1028]陁; [lang id =1028]阿練若 or [lang id =1028]阿練茄; [lang id =1028]曷刺 M028515.

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華譯為寂靜處， 是比丘所居住的寺院的總稱。