the former four stages are collectively called ' shijoryo ' (shizen ), and the latter four stages are collectively called ' shimushikijo ' (four concentrations of the formless realm ). 前の4つを「四静慮(四禅)」、後の4つを「四無色定」としている。
these are collectively called ' shimushikijo ' (four concentrations of the formless realm ) and are followed by kushidaijo (nine successive stages of concentration ) and hyakuhachi zanmai (one hundred eight kinds of samadhi ). これが、「四無色定」であり、さらに九次第定、百八三昧とつづく。
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Adjective
having no physical form; "belief in a world filled with...formless but often malevolent beings"
having no definite form or distinct shape; "amorphous clouds of insects"; "an aggregate of formless particles"; "a shapeless mass of protoplasm" Synonyms: amorphous, shapeless,