能止方便 néng zhǐ fāngbiàn
néng zhǐ fāngbiàn
phrase
expedient means that are able to prevent [unwholesome dharmas from arising]
Domain: Buddhism 佛教
Notes: Quote: as mentioned in the 起信論 “Awakening of Faith” attributed to Aśvaghoṣha (Aśvaghoṣa and Hakeda 2006, p. 82; FGDB '四種方便'; T 1666, 32.0580c12)
Word is mentioned most frequently in
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- Scroll 7 Shi Moheyan Lun 釋摩訶衍論 — count: 2
- Scroll 1 Treatise on the Awakening of Faith in the Mahāyāna 大乘起信論 — count: 1 , has English translation
- Scroll 1 The Common End of Myriad Good Practices (Wanshan Tonggui Ji) 萬善同歸集 — count: 1
- Scroll 3 Notes on the Meaning of Treatise on the Awakening of Faith in the Mahāyāna 大乘起信論義記 — count: 1 , has English translation
- Scroll 17 Notes on the Treatise on the Awakening of Faith in the Mahāyāna 起信論疏筆削記 — count: 1