Simple Path: 1 definition
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Simple Path 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.
In Buddhism
Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)
Source: Wisdom Library: Maha Prajnaparamita SastraThere is a simple path (ekayāna) to go directly to nirvāṇa: this is mindfulness (smṛti) and heedfulness (apramāda) applied to the good dharmas, the path conforming to mindfulness of body (kāyasmṛtyupasthāna).
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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Jnaneshwari (Bhavartha Dipika) (by Ramchandra Keshav Bhagwat)
Verse 9.28 < [Chapter 9 - Raja-vidya and Raja-guhya Yoga]
Maha Prajnaparamita Sastra (by Gelongma Karma Migme Chödrön)
I. Knowledge of the paths < [VI. Acquiring the knowledges of the paths and the aspects of the paths]
The Poetry of Jai Shankar Prasad < [January 1954]