不立文字 bù lì wén zì

1. bù lì wén zì phrase cannot be set down in words
   Domain: Buddhism 佛教 , Subdomain: Fo Guang Shan
   Notes: (Glossary of Humanistic Buddhism)
2. bùlìwénzì phrase avoiding reliance on written words
   Domain: Buddhism 佛教
   Notes: Quote: a phrase in 景德傳燈錄 “Records of the Transmission of the Lamp” (T 2076; Amies 2021 tr.; see also Daoyuan and Whitfield 2015, p. 67)

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• Lecture 13: Combined Practice of Chan and Pureland 第十三講．禪淨共修 One Hundred Lessons on Monastery Language and Affairs 4: Assemblies and Dharma Services 《僧事百講4－集會共修》 — count: 5
• Humble Opinions on the Stages in Development of Chinese Buddhism 中國佛教階段性的發展芻議 Treatises on Humanistic Buddhism 《人間佛教論文集》 — count: 5
• Humanistic Buddhism and Training in Meditation 人間佛教的定學 Treatises on Humanistic Buddhism 《人間佛教論文集》 — count: 4
• Introduction 前言 Lectures on the Platform Sutra of the Sixth Patriarch 《六祖壇經講話》 — count: 4
• Volume 7: Buddhist General Knowledge - Class 16: Quotes from the Buddha's Teachings 第七冊　佛教常識 第十六課　佛語典故 Fo Guang Buddhist Textbooks 《佛光教科書》 — count: 2
• Chan School - Introduction 禪宗 前言 Buddhism Series 6 - Schools 《佛教叢書6－宗派》 — count: 2
• Writings on the Chan School and Pure Land - What is Chan? 禪門淨土篇 禪是什麼? Humanistic Buddhism Quotations 《人間佛教語錄》 — count: 2
• Standards for Language in Buddhist Monasteries 佛教叢林語言規範 Treatises on Humanistic Buddhism 《人間佛教論文集》 — count: 2
• Chan School - 3. A Work of Art in Meditative Practice and the Influence of Chan Studies 禪宗 參、禪門名著與禪學影響 Buddhism Series 6 - Schools 《佛教叢書6－宗派》 — count: 2
• Section 2 China - Chapter 9: Chan School of Buddhism Gathers Large Numbers of Followers 第二篇　中國篇 第九章　禪宗的風起雲湧 Buddhism Series 5 - Buddhist History 《佛教叢書5－教史》 — count: 2

Collocations

• 禅宗不立文字 (禪宗不立文字) 本指禪宗不立文字 — Treatises on Humanistic Buddhism 《人間佛教論文集》, Standards for Language in Buddhist Monasteries 佛教叢林語言規範 — count: 3
• 所谓不立文字 (所謂不立文字) 佛陀在靈山會上所謂不立文字 — Selected Humanistic Buddhism Prefaces 《人間佛教序文選》, “Platform Sutra of the Sixth Patriarch Commentary” Preface 《六祖壇經註釋》序 — count: 3
• 就是不立文字 (就是不立文字) 好在禪本來就是不立文字 — Selected Humanistic Buddhism Prefaces 《人間佛教序文選》, “Hsing Yun's Chan Stories” Preface 自序《星雲禪話》 — count: 2