Bodhisattabhumi, Bodhisattabhūmi, Bodhisatta-bhumi: 1 definition
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Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)
Source: Wisdom Library: Maha Prajnaparamita SastraBodhisattabhūmi (बोधिसत्तभूमि):—Ten bodhisattabhūmis, according to the Daśabhūmikasūtra, or Daśabhūmīśvara, the Sanskrit text of which has been edited by J. Rahder, 1926, and by R, Kondō, 1936.
- Pramuditā (rab tu dgaḥ ba, houan hi or ki hi): the joyous bhūmi.
- Vimalā (dri ma med pa, li keou): the stainless bhūmi.
- Prabhākarī (ḥod ḥphro ba can, tseng yao or yen houei): the bhūmi of fiery prajñā).
- Sudurjayā (śin tu dbyans dkaḥ ba, nan cheng or ki nan cheng): the bhūmi difficult to conquer.
- Abhimukhī (mṅon du gyur ba, hien tsai): the bhūmi of presence.
- Dūraṃgamā, (riṅ du soṅ ba, chen jou or yuan hing): the far-going bhūmi.
- Acalā (mi gyo ba, pou tong): the unshakable bhūmi.
- Sādhumatī (legs paḥi blo gros, chan ken or chan houei) the bhūmi of good prajñā.
- Dharmamegha (chos kyi sprin, fa yun): the cloud of Dharma bhūmi.
This classification is derived from the Avataṃsaka (of which it forms a chapter) and related texts:
Mahayana (महायान, mahāyāna) is a major branch of Buddhism focusing on the path of a Bodhisattva (spiritual aspirants/ enlightened beings). Extant literature is vast and primarely composed in the Sanskrit language. There are many sūtras of which some of the earliest are the various Prajñāpāramitā sūtras.
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Partial matches: Bhumi, Bodhisattva.
Full-text (+2): Rucira, Baddhamana, Abhisheka, Rupavati, Pushpamandita, Durjaya, Janmanidesha, Duraroha, Cittavistara, Durangama, Yauvarajya, Vimala, Prabhakari, Arcishmati, Sudurjaya, Sadhumati, Pramudita, Abhimukhi, Duramgama, Dharmamegha.
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