Three Virtues: 2 definitions
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Three Virtues 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.
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General definition (in Buddhism)
Source: Wisdom Library: Dharma-samgrahaThree Virtues:—A technical term in Buddhism corresponding to the Sanskrit śīla defined in the Dharma-saṃgraha (section 106):
- Meritorious virtue (sambhāra-śīla),
- The virtue of holding to wholesome deeds (kuśalasaṅgrāha-śīla),
- The virtue of seeking the welfare of beings (sattvārthakriyā-śīla).
The Dharma-samgraha (Dharmasangraha) is an extensive glossary of Buddhist technical terms in Sanskrit (e.g., ‘three virtues’). The work is attributed to Nagarguna who lived around the 2nd century A.D.
Source: Buddhist Door: GlossaryThe three virtues of power, 1. the virtue, or potency of the Buddhas eternal, spiritual body, i.e., the Dharmakaya 2. the virtue of his Prajna, knowing all things in their reality 3. the virtue of his freedom from all attachments and his sovereign libertySee also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Three.
Full-text: Mulaguna, Three Obstructions.
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Search found 11 books and stories containing Three Virtues; (plurals include: Three Virtueses). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:
Garga Samhita (English) (by Danavir Goswami)
Verse 4.12.4 < [Chapter 12 - The Story of the Gopīs That In the Holi Festival Displayed Three Transcendental Virtues]
Maha Prajnaparamita Sastra (by Gelongma Karma Migme Chödrön)
1. By the successive practice of the five virtues < [Part 5 - Ways of acquiring Prajñāpmaramitā]
Part 1 - Exertion (vīrya), fourth virtue < [Chapter XXVI - Exertion]
Turning the Wheel of Law < [July – September 1974]
Ramakrishna’s Message for the Modern Age < [January – March, 1987]
The Trials of Siru < [January 1967]
The Great Chronicle of Buddhas (by Ven. Mingun Sayadaw)
Biography (8): Piṇḍola Bhāradvāja Mahāthera < [Chapter 43 - Forty-one Arahat-Mahatheras and their Respective Etadagga titles]
Yoga Vasistha [English], Volume 1-4 (by Vihari-Lala Mitra)
Chapter CXV - Description of the triple conduct of men < [Book VI - Nirvana prakarana part 1 (nirvana prakarana)]
Vimalakirti Nirdesa Sutra (by Charles Luk)