Praveshasamadhi, Praveśasamādhi, Pravesha-samadhi: 1 definition

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Praveshasamadhi 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 Praveśasamādhi can be transliterated into English as Pravesasamadhi or Praveshasamadhi, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

In Buddhism

Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)

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Source: academia.edu: A Study and Translation of the Gaganagañjaparipṛcchā

Praveśasamādhi (प्रवेशसमाधि) refers to any of the following, according to the Gaganagañjaparipṛcchā: the eighth chapter of the Mahāsaṃnipāta (a collection of Mahāyāna Buddhist Sūtras).—

  1. Karmapraveśasamādhi (“the concentration called ‘entering into activities’”),
  2. Ākārapraveśasamādhi (“the concentration called ‘entering into appearance’”) or
  3. Gatipraveśasamādhi (“the concentration called ‘entering into the state of existence’”),
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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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