- 藏
- Treasury, thesaurus, store, to hide; the Canon. An intp. of (sa) piṭaka, a basket, box, granary, collection of writings. The [lang id =1028]二藏 twofold canon may be the sutras and the (sa) vinaya; or the Hīnayāna and Mahāyāna scriptures. The [lang id =1028]三藏 or (sa) tripiṭaka consists of the sutras, (sa) vinaya, and (sa) śāstras ((sa) abhidharma). The [lang id =1028]四藏 fourfold canon adds a miscellaneous collection. The [lang id =1028]五藏 fivefold collection is sutras, (sa) vinaya, (sa) abhidharma, miscellaneous, and spells, or, instead of the spells, a bodhisattva collection. There is also an esoteric fivefold canon, the first three being the above, the last two being the (sa) prājñāpāramitā and the (sa) dhāraṇīs.* * *蘊積的意思, 經典能蘊積教義, 所以叫做藏。
Dictionary of Buddhist terms. 2013.