（1） Separate essence or body; a separate phenomenon. （2） In Tiantai 天台， the "separate teaching" for bodhisattvas （biejiao 别教）. （3） Any distinct type of teaching--Hi^naya^na， Maha^ya^na， etc.（acm） （4） in the Sanjie 三阶 doctrine biefa refers to the "separate" or "distinct" teachings or the teachings which make distinctions; these teachings are appropriate for the superior beings with the capacity for the ekaya^na and triya^na， distinguished from the pufa 普法 or universal teachings that are appropriate for the blind and ignorant beings of the third level 三阶 capacity.（jh）