Ragadhatu, Rāgadhātu, Raga-dhatu: 1 definition
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In Buddhism
Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)
Source: academia.edu: A Study and Translation of the GaganagañjaparipṛcchāRāgadhātu (रागधातु) refers to the “realm of desire”, according to the Gaganagañjaparipṛcchā: the eighth chapter of the Mahāsaṃnipāta (a collection of Mahāyāna Buddhist Sūtras).—Accordingly, “[...] Having entered into the way of the realm of the dharma, he knows the fact that there is no duality of the realm of desire (rāgadhātu) and the realm of the dharma; why?—because the desire has the nature of the realm of the dharma; there is no duality of the realm of aversion and the realm of the dharma; why?—because aversion has the nature of the realm of the dharma; there is no duality of the realm of delusion and the realm of the dharma; why?—because delusion has the nature of all dharmas; there is no duality of the realm of vices and the realm of the dharma; why? [...]”.
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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