The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions (2227 page)

see
DAIKOKU
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(Aram., tranquillity). A formal promise, in Judaism, to marry at some future date. The promise is generally confirmed in writing, and the date of the
marriage
and the size of the dowry would be specified. The betrothal is an important stage in marriage, and some authorities, such as
Elijah b. Solomon
, consider that it is better to marry and divorce immediately than to break a betrothal.

 
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(Jap.). ‘Four great vows’ in Zen Buddhism. They are part of the
bodhisattva
vow as recited three times at the end of
zazen
:

(i) 
shuj
muhen seigando
, ‘beings are countless, I vow to save them all’;
(ii) 
bonn
mujin seigandan
, ‘passions are countless, I vow to eradicate them’;
(iii) 
homon muryo seigangaku
, ‘
dharma
gates are many, I vow to enter them all’;
(iv) 
butsud
muj
seiganjo
, ‘the way of the Buddha is unsurpassable, I vow to actualize it’.

 
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Shih
.

1
Phenomenal world: see
HUA-YEN
.
2
Song Lyrics: see
SHIH CHING
.

 
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see
HISTORIES IN CHINA
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