Merupradipa, Merupradīpa: 3 definitions
Introduction:
Merupradipa means something in Buddhism, Pali, Hinduism, Sanskrit. 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.
In Buddhism
Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)
Source: academia.edu: A Study and Translation of the GaganagañjaparipṛcchāMerupradīpa (मेरुप्रदीप) refers to the “Light of Meru”, according to the Gaganagañjaparipṛcchā: the eighth chapter of the Mahāsaṃnipāta (a collection of Mahāyāna Buddhist Sūtras).—Accordingly, as Bodhisattva Gaganagañja explains to Bodhisattva Ratnaśrī what kind of concentration should be purified: “[...] (53) [when the Bodhisattvas attain] the concentration called ‘Meru-flag’, they will surpass all other beings; (54) [when the Bodhisattvas attain] the concentration called ‘Light of Meru’ (merupradīpa-samādhi), ten directions will be seen; (55) [when the Bodhisattvas attain] the concentration called ‘Torch of insight’, all manifestations of obstruction or interruption will disappear; [...]”.
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.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit DictionaryMerupradīpa (मेरुप्रदीप).—name of a Buddha in the south: Sukhāvatīvyūha 97.8.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryMerupradīpa (मेरुप्रदीप):—[=meru-pradīpa] [from meru] m. Name of a Tathāgata, [Sukhāvatī-vyūha ii].
Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Pradipa, Meru.
Starts with: Merupradiparaja.
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