Maravishaya, Māraviṣaya, Mara-vishaya: 1 definition
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Maravishaya means something in Buddhism, Pali. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.
The Sanskrit term Māraviṣaya can be transliterated into English as Maravisaya or Maravishaya, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Buddhism
Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)
Source: academia.edu: A Study and Translation of the GaganagañjaparipṛcchāMāraviṣaya (मारविषय) refers to the “sphere of Māra”, according to the Gaganagañjaparipṛcchā: the eighth chapter of the Mahāsaṃnipāta (a collection of Mahāyāna Buddhist Sūtras).—Accordingly, “Then the Bodhisattva Gaganagañja said this to the congregation of Bodhisattvas: ‘Sons of good family, may all of you elucidate the gates into the dharma of transcending the path of the works of Māra’ [...] The Bodhisattva Kāñcanaparvatarāja thereupon said: ‘Giving up your sphere is to be attached to the sphere of Māra (māraviṣaya). Knowing that everywhere is the sphere of the Buddha is to know the sphere of the Buddha. If you do not see the sphere of the Buddha, how can you see your own sphere? In that way the Bodhisattva who has transcended the sphere has also transcended the sphere of māra. This is the gate into the dharma of transcending the sphere of Māra’”.
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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