Dictionary Definition :
Definition[1]
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The Buddha-moon, Buddha being mirrored in the human heart like the moon in pure water. Also a meaning similar to 佛日.
Source
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A Dictionary of Chinese Buddhist Terms, William Edward Soothill and Lewis Hodous
Definition[2]
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有二義,即:(一)謂佛之光明猶如清澈瑩明之月光。(二)比喻佛之法身。謂人之心若清淨,則佛亦隨即應現,猶如水中之月,無有障礙。金光明經卷二(大一六‧三四四中):「佛真法身,猶如虛空,應物現形,如水中月,無有障礙,如焰如化,是故我今稽首佛月。」〔大集經卷五十八〕
Source
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佛光電子大辭典
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