Tathagatavishaya, Tathāgataviṣaya, Tathagata-vishaya: 1 definition

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Tathagatavishaya 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 Tathāgataviṣaya can be transliterated into English as Tathagatavisaya or Tathagatavishaya, 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

Tathāgataviṣaya (तथागतविषय) refers to the “realm of the Tathāgata”, according to the Gaganagañjaparipṛcchā: the eighth chapter of the Mahāsaṃnipāta (a collection of Mahāyāna Buddhist Sūtras).—Accordingly, “[...] Entering into the field of the Buddha by the purity of his own field is the following: all dharmas appearing in his six sense organs, all those he enters as being transcendent as realm of the Buddha. Just as the realm of the Tathāgata (tathāgataviṣaya) is unattached and unobstructed, so there is no attachment or obstruction in all realms. In this way, son of good family, the Bodhisattva, entering into the realm of the Buddha, purifies his own realm. [...]”.

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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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